Welcome to another week of Lakewood at Home. It’s Monday and looks like it might be wet. Here are a few invitations for engaging busy 2’s and 3’s.
Sensory/fine motor Invitation: What items in your house can you use as a musical instrument that isn’t already an instrument?
Have your child explore items in your house that make noise that they can use to create music.
Intent: This intent is to further the investigation into sound and things that make noise. How can different types of materials make different sounds? The middlers enjoy exploring the music wall outside on the playground which includes various pots and pans. This activity incorporates fine motor development by using their hand muscles to move the pots, pans, and utensils to make different sounds.
Art Invitation: Finger paint!
Paint with your hands. Make handprints. What can you create while painting only using your hands? Can you use a painted handprint and create a drawing based on that?
Intent: We encourage middlers to paint at school with paint brushes. How does it feel when you use your hands to paint? Explore the feeling of the paint and the differences of how your art can be created with different utensils.
Outdoor/Nature/Gross Motor Invitation: Go on a bug hunt outside. Put on your raincoat and boots, if you have a magnifying glass bring it with you! What bugs can you find? How many different bugs can you find? How many ants can you count?
Intent: Get outside and enjoy the weather and beautiful spring scenery. We want to encourage the middlers to use all of their big body muscles to enhance gross motor development.
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