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MAY DAY
Make May baskets.
(Art)
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Show your child her baby pictures.
(History)
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Brush your eyelashes on your child's cheek for a "butterfly kiss"
(Love)
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Cinco de Mayo Day
Dance to mariachi music.
(Movement)
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Take turns dropping clothespins into a coffee can (Coordinations)
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Use sign language to say "Come here," and "Bye-bye"
(Sign Language)
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Spray shaving cream on a tray and let your child draw numerals in
it.
(Math)
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Wiggle like worms. (Movement)
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Ask your child to guess what a papaya will look like inside before
you cut it open. (Thinking Skills)
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Sing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm." (Music)
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Mother's Day
Let your child decorate a cardboard pictuce frame for Mom. (Art)
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On a walk, call out "Blue Car!" See who can spot the first
one.
(Colors)
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Let your child use shapes cut from cardboard to make rubbings. (Shapes)
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Help your child make a paper-plate clock. (Art/Math)
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Ask an older relative to teach a game from his or her childhood.
(History)
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Let your child use a crayon to "write" on a plastic lid.
Erase with a tissue. (Writing)
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Trace around several leaves. Have your child match the leaves to their
tracings. (Drawing/
Matching)
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Start a compost bin for holding fruit and veggie scraps. (Science)
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Give your child a set of plastic measuring cups to nest together.
(Thinking Skills)
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Take turns rolling a small ball across the floor with your nose. (Coordination)
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Show your child how to twist pipe cleaners into bracelets or rings.
(Creativity)
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Ask your child to explain how to make macaroni and cheese. (Recall)
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Try guessing how long a roll of paper towels will last. (Estimating)
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Memorial Day Explain old family photos to your child. (History)
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Plant sunflower seeds, and watch for them to sprout. (Science)
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Let your child spear cheese cubes on pretzel sticks for a snack. (Cooking)
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Count round things you see in the room. (Shapes/
Numbers)
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