• Read together; develop the love of reading through books.
• Teach child basic self-care skills. eg. washing hands, brushing teeth, buttoning and zipping shirts, jackets, and pants, tying shoe laces.
• Familiarize child with the different parts of his/her body.
• Assist him/her in recognizing left and right.
• Encourage him/her to write and recognize his/her first and last names.
• Teach child his/her home phone number and address.
• Assist child in developing gross motor coordination. eg. hopping, skipping, running, galloping, throwing, catching, etc.
• Familiarize child with parents' occupations and other occupations.
• Familiarize child with community.
• Expose child to many things and experiences in his/her environment.
• Develop an awareness of colors and shapes of familiar objects.
• Expose child to educational toys and games that will broaden his/her experiences.
• Talk with your child often and encourage him/her to speak clearly using sentences.
• Have children use words of position and direction, eg. top/bottom, front/back, over/on/under, etc.
• Introduce child to the letters of the alphabet.
• Encourage him/her to recognize all upper and lower case letters.
• Teach children to recognize and name the numerals 0 - 10.
• Encourage your child to watch Sesame Street and other suitable programs on TV.
• Give your child some explanation of lunch money. eg. Identify coins - quarter, dime, nickel, penny.
• Recognize and name the following colors: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, black, purple, brown, gray, pink, and white.
• Give child simple oral directions.
• Encourage child to follow directions closely.
• Encourage child to create stories.
• Involve child in cutting and pasting activities.
• Have crayons, pencil and paper available at home.

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