Cognitive
- identifying upper-case letters through small group activities
- counting various items
- one-to-one correspondence
- identifying numbers 1-20
- arranging items from largest to smallest
- learning parts of the body
- learning 1st, 2nd, 3rd..
Gross Motor
- Jumping broad jumps
- Hopping on one foot
- skipping on alternate feet
- building with large blocks
- playing games such as soccer on the WII
- hammering golf-tees in play-doh
Fine Motor
- lace beads
- cut with scissors
- using clothes pins
- peeling stickers
- building with small blocks
- placing buttons in small slits in cups
- writing with chalk, crayons, small pencils
Language
Receptive language skills:
- pointing to items upon request
- following 3 step directions
- ordering items in sequence of events
Expressive language skills:
- retelling events in a story
- answering why, when, where questions
- singing
- finger-plays
Social/Emotional
- taking and waiting for your turn
- competing with peers
- teaching kids to use words during conflict
- role-modeling appropriate language and tone when speaking to others
- sharing toys
- regulating emotions through conscious discipline
Sensory Integration
- playing with fun-foam
- rolling and squeezing play-doh
- finger and hand painting
- playing in water, dirt, rice, beans, etc.
- mixing
