Cooking
This activity allows children to practice measuring and mixing ingredients like flour, water, and salt to create a dough-like mixture, great for sensory and fine motor skills.
What is making playdough?
This type of play engages children with a mixture of dry and wet materials like cornstarch and water, creating a squishy, slippery experience
What is oobleck
This is the ability to recognize and name one's own emotions.
What is self-awareness?
Engaging in music and movement supports the development of both the left and right sides of this organ.
What is the brain?
This outdoor activity involves children running, jumping, and trying to avoid being touched by another child, promoting speed, agility, and social interaction.
What is tag?
This activity encourages children to practice stirring and pouring as they combine oranges, bananas, strawberries, apples, etc.. to create a simple and healthy snack
What is making a fruit salad
This sensory experience's primary focus is playing musical instruments or listening to different noises like rain or animal sounds.
What is a sound exploration activity?
A preschooler showing concern when a friend is upset is demonstrating this key social skill.
What is empathy?
Singing songs with rhymes and repetition helps develop this early literacy skill.
What is phonemic awareness?
This outdoor game encourages children to run and stop on command, promoting listening skills and large motor coordination.
What is "Red Light, Green Light"?
This cooking activity involves children exploring the process of mixing dry ingredients like flour and sugar with wet ingredients like eggs and milk, creating a simple batter
What is pancakes
This activity helps children develop their senses by having them identify different scents, such as flowers, fruit, or spices.
What is a smell-identifying activity?
This term describes a child's ability to control impulses and express emotions appropriately.
What is self-regulation?
Moving to music strengthens the connection between the brain and this part of the body.
What are muscles?
This activity involves children throwing, catching, or kicking a ball with a partner or group, helping to develop hand-eye coordination and teamwork.
What is ball play or catch?
This activity involves letting children create their own snack mixes by combining dry ingredients such as cereal, nuts, and dried fruits into a bowl.
What is trail mix
This activity involves children squishing, squeezing, or shaping materials like slime or foam, offering a soothing experience while stimulating their sense of touch.
What is tactile?
When a child learns to take turns and share toys with friends, they are developing this skill.
What is cooperative play?
Learning songs and dance steps strengthens this skill, which helps children recall information.
What is memory?
This outdoor activity involves children running in a straight line while carrying a small object, like a spoon with a ball, to promote balance and focus.
What is a relay race or spoon race?
This cooking activity encourages children to help prepare a snack by using fruits, yogurt, and juice, while learning about blending and healthy choices
What is making smoothies?
This sensory activity involves using different materials like sandpaper, velvet, or silk to help children identify textures by touch.
What is a texture touch board or texture matching?
This type of peer conflict resolution strategy teaches children to talk about their feelings and find a fair solution.
What is problem-solving or conflict resolution?
Music and movement encourage deep breathing, which helps develop this system in the body.
What is the respiratory system?
In this game, children race to reach a designated finish line while completing various tasks along the way, like hopping or spinning.
What is a fun run or obstacle course/ race?