Senior Project: Professionalism
3 Year olds. Box car
A simple box can turn a child into a creative genius who can learn to do wonderful things with his mind and body!
Materials
• Large box about half the size of your child • Scissors or X-acto knife • Duct tape • Washable markers, crayons, paint, stickers, decals, fringe, and other decorative materials • Book about cars and trucks
Instructions
• Read a book about cars and trucks together and study the pictures. • Cut the top and bottom off a large box, leaving the sides intact. • Use duct tape to cover any rough edges and to reinforce corners, if needed. • Help your child decorate the outside of the box to look like a car or truck using felt-tip pens, paint, stickers, and so on. • When the car is finished, let your child take a drive around the house or yard. • For added fun, set up roads by laying down rope as a guide, and set up stop signs along the route.
Safety
Use caution with the scissors or X-acto knife with your child close by.
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Learning Skills
• Body awareness • Creativity and imagination • Fine and gross motor development • Spatial relationships
3 Year olds. Mighty Megaphone
Sometimes all it takes to inspire your child to use more words is something to talk into - like a Mighty Megaphone!
Materials
• Paper-towel tube • Stickers, printed contact paper, or washable markers
Instructions
• Find an empty paper-towel tube. • Decorate the tube with stickers, contact paper, or washable markers. • Show your child how to work the Mighty Megaphone by first talking without it, then using the megaphone. • Have him tell you stories using his megaphone!
[pic]Learning Skills
• Cognitive/thinking skills • Creativity and imagination • Dramatic play • Emotional expression • Language and vocabulary development
3 Year olds. All-about-Me Book
Help your child
A simple box can turn a child into a creative genius who can learn to do wonderful things with his mind and body!
Materials
• Large box about half the size of your child • Scissors or X-acto knife • Duct tape • Washable markers, crayons, paint, stickers, decals, fringe, and other decorative materials • Book about cars and trucks
Instructions
• Read a book about cars and trucks together and study the pictures. • Cut the top and bottom off a large box, leaving the sides intact. • Use duct tape to cover any rough edges and to reinforce corners, if needed. • Help your child decorate the outside of the box to look like a car or truck using felt-tip pens, paint, stickers, and so on. • When the car is finished, let your child take a drive around the house or yard. • For added fun, set up roads by laying down rope as a guide, and set up stop signs along the route.
Safety
Use caution with the scissors or X-acto knife with your child close by.
[pic]
Learning Skills
• Body awareness • Creativity and imagination • Fine and gross motor development • Spatial relationships
3 Year olds. Mighty Megaphone
Sometimes all it takes to inspire your child to use more words is something to talk into - like a Mighty Megaphone!
Materials
• Paper-towel tube • Stickers, printed contact paper, or washable markers
Instructions
• Find an empty paper-towel tube. • Decorate the tube with stickers, contact paper, or washable markers. • Show your child how to work the Mighty Megaphone by first talking without it, then using the megaphone. • Have him tell you stories using his megaphone!
[pic]Learning Skills
• Cognitive/thinking skills • Creativity and imagination • Dramatic play • Emotional expression • Language and vocabulary development
3 Year olds. All-about-Me Book
Help your child