Children's Activities for Learning Every Day

Activities for Infants/Toddlers

Puppet Play (early infant; sensory experiences)
Opposite Game (middle infant, sensory experiences)
Empty and Full (middle infant, sensory experiences)
Empty and Full (middle infant, sensory experiences)
Shape Book (late infant, sensory experiences)
Painting the Sidewalk (Late infant, sensory experiences)
Talking Tubes (early one-year-old, sensory experience)
Loud and Soft (early one-year-old, sensory experiences)
Rise Dig (middle one-year-old, science adventures, sensory experiences)
Favorite Foods (middle one-year-old, sensory experiences)
Jars and Lids (late one-year-old, daily living skills)
Stringing Beads (late one-year-old, sensory activity)
Wash the Baby (late one-year-old, daily living skills)
My Home Book (early two-year-old, language/pre-reading)
Matching (early two-year-old, language/pre-reading)
Hammering (middle two-year-old, daily living skills)
Self Portrait (late two-year-old language, pre-reading)
Finger Paint Recipe (late two-year-old, sensory experiences)
Sponge Squeeze (late two-year old, daily living skills)

Activities for Preschoolers

Bubble Fun (early two-year-old, sensory experiences)
Bowling (early two-year-old, sensory experiences)
Eye-Dropper Painting (middle two-year-old, science adventures)
Clay (middle two-year-old, sensory experiences)
Spaghetti Collage (late two-year-old, sensory experiences)
Menu Mania (late two-year-old, language/pre-reading)
Shaving-Cream Letters (early three-year-old, language/pre-reading)
Window Washing (early three-year-old, daily living skills)
Frozen Paint (middle three-year-old, science adventures)
M&M Sorting (middle three-year-old, fun with numbers)
Designer Tablecloth (late three-year-old, daily living skills)
Give Me 10 (late three-year-old, fun with numbers)
Sizing Spaghetti (early four-year-old, fun with numbers)
Evaporation (early four-year-old, science adventures)
Sound Search (middle four-year-old, language/ pre-reading)
Fruit-and-Vegetable Prints (middle four-year-old, exploring our world)
Post Office (late four-year-old, language/pre-reading)
Making Pizza (late four-year-old, daily living skills)

The Importance of Early Education and Care

Ninety percent of a child’s brain develops before he or she enters kindergarten. That means the first five years of life are critical.

Ensuring that all children have the kind of early care and education that will build a foundation for success in school and life is the mission of 4C for Children and Productive Parenting.

Use these activities developed by Productive Parenting to help your child’s brain “grow” through a variety of skills from eye/hand coordination to creative expression to concepts that lay the groundwork for literacy, math and science. We hope these activities will whet your appetite for more and lead you to visit www.ProductiveParenting.com where you can sign up for e-mailed activities appropriate for your child.

And remember, 4C for Children is your resource for early education and care. You can call one of our parent services specialists anytime (800-256-1296 x1330) for help in finding and choosing quality early education and care options for your child. The parents and family section of our Web site also offers a variety of resources for parents, including a blog especially for parents of young children.

This Every Day Learning project has been made possible by a grant from the Robert C. and Adele R. Schiff Family Foundation.