Dear Parents

Discusses how to explore the great outdoors, take care of animals, and how to prevent others from getting sick. Topics include:

  • Ask your child to be observant while in nature
  • Encourage children to use their five senses when describing things
  • Explore the world in all kinds of weather
  • Take care of little critters for a while so the child can watch and observe it
  • Hold onto drawings and pictures of animals so everyone can talk about how it changes as it grows, what they do, how they sound, etc
  • Point out animal homes in nature so you can talk about what lives there and how they made their home
  • Use fun language to describe germs, and show them how germs spread by using glitter, marker, or sparkles to show how germs stick to things
  • Make up fun songs to remind people how long and frequently to wash hands
  • Encourage children to make fund drawings around the house to remind them to use tissues