Imaginative Play

What happened: 

Jackson sat down to play with a truck. Immediately, Ally came and lay down beside him. 

 Jackson handed her a little gas pump to invite her to play along.

They said very little but they played well together.  They moved the pieces around the pump house and figured out how everything on it works.   

Opportunities and Possibilities:

We will put out more cars and trucks to be used in the pump house.  We will also build villages and roads and make the pump house a main gas station in the town.  We will expand it further by getting books about pump houses. 

What it means:

Jackson is choosing activities that interest him, and he is willing to invite someone else in to share his discoveries.  He is intrigued by all the parts of the pump house.  Using trial and error he is able to use them all properly.  Free based play helps Jackson discover something he really enjoys playing with, and he is developing social skills at the same time.  

Dear Family,

Today Jackson had a sweet moment where he learned from play and made a new friend.  Is he always so willing to invite others into his world?

Family Activity Pack

Activity Name: Healthy Eating

Instructions:                                            

This activity pack is planned for your family to help encourage the home-school connection and to help your family stayed involved in what your child is learning. This month we are learning about taking care of our bodies.  We have provided this take-home pack for your family to enjoy. Please return it to school the following Monday.

                                                                                                                

Materials in Carry Home Bag:  

2 Books:  

Cookie by Lisa Woomer- This is a fun book for children 3-7 years old and full of pictures. Your children will enjoy learning healthy eating habits with Cookie and learn the pitfalls of a poor diet. Toddlers and preschoolers will enjoy looking at the pictures; older kids can read it on their own or with you. They will learn what happens when you eat the same thing, all the time.

Super Snacks - Seasonal Sugarless Options by Jean Warren- Is a powerful book that helps form healthier eating habits and gives your children simple recipes that they can make and enjoy.

Snack Journal

“What to do”/“What kids learn” worksheet with dry erase marker

Small feedback notebook

Please check mark all items to make sure they are returned to the school.

 

WHAT TO DO:

Read the “Cookie” Book with your child.

Talk about eating healthy and what that means.

Ask your child questions to make sure they understand what it means to eat healthy. Offer suggestions like do you think carrots or jelly beans are better? Why?

Have your child write a list of their favorite snacks. Next to their favorite unhealthy snacks write a list of options they may like.

Look through the Super Snack book with your child. Let them pick out things that you can make together.

Make a list of healthy snacks to choose from that they can have when they want to snack. Keep those things on hand instead of junk food.

Keep track of your child’s healthy eating for 5 days. Ask how they feel about their choices.

WHAT KIDS LEARN:

Using fun and interesting books for children can help children form healthier eating habits.  Parents and teachers can encourage children to eat healthy by telling them stories and doing activities that demonstrate healthy eating habits.

The children will learn to make better snack choices.

The book “Cookie” will help your children see what happens when we eat the same foods over and over. When Cookie makes better choices she is much healthier.

Making healthier snacks can help your children see how tasty healthy snacks can be.

Keeping healthy snacks on hand can help children with their weight and help them make better choices.

Eliminating sugar from your children’s diets can help them have more energy for more physical activity.

 

 

MY SNACK JOURNAL

                                            Check mark one

Snacks I like         Healthy/Unhealthy   Better Choice