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Parent's Guide: Fun Activities for Early Learning!

This parent's guide gathers a set of adaptable, no-worksheet activities that build early reading, science exploration, and creative thinking for children ages 3-5. Because the activities span different domains — from a family memory book to sink-or-float experiments — this guide supports well-rounded early learning that goes beyond pencil-and-paper practice into hands-on discovery.

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Curriculum

  • Phonics - Letter Sounds > Beginning Sounds

How to use this worksheet

Read through the activity suggestions and pick one that fits your available time and materials, such as playdough exploration or a sink/float experiment. Gather the simple materials needed, like paper, playdough, or a few household objects for testing. Walk through the activity together, letting your child lead the exploration and ask questions as you go. Rotate through different activities from the guide across the week to keep learning varied and engaging.

Materials needed

  • Paper
  • Pencils
  • Playdough
  • Objects for Sink/Float

Extension activities

  • Start a family memory book together, adding a new page or drawing each week.
  • Test five household objects for sink or float in a basin of water and record the results.
  • Explore the parts of a leaf using playdough to model roots, stem, and veins.
  • Create a simple puzzle of the months or days of the week using cut-up paper strips.
Hemsweta Jain (Teacher Cheena), founder of RaisoActive

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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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