Parent's Guide: Fun Activities for Early Learning
This parent guide bundles three separate early-learning activities, blending sounds into words, understanding prepositions like 'near' and 'far,' and practicing basic math, into one set of hands-on games rather than a single printed page. Combining these skills in short, varied activities matches how preschoolers actually learn best: through play, repetition, and movement rather than sitting through one long task.
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Curriculum
- Cognitive - Attention > Observation Skills
How to use this worksheet
Start with the blending activity, using flashcards to show individual sounds and asking your child to blend them together into a whole word. Move to the preposition activity, using toys or Lego blocks to demonstrate positions like 'near,' 'far,' 'under,' and 'on top of,' asking your child to place objects according to your instructions. For the math activity, use paper chits or small objects to set up simple counting or basic addition problems appropriate to your child's current level. Rotate between the three activities in short bursts, following your child's interest and energy rather than a strict order.
Materials needed
- Toys
- Flashcards
- Paper chits
- Lego blocks
- Blank paper
- Craft supplies
Extension activities
- 1Create more flashcards with different letter blends for extra blending practice.
- 2Practice addition and subtraction using snacks, buttons, or other small objects as counters.
- 3Draw pictures of things that are near and far from each other and label them.
- 4Set up an obstacle course using Lego blocks or furniture to practice preposition vocabulary physically.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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