Montgomery County Public Schools Preschool

Amazing Summer At-Home PreK
Learning Opportunity that is FREE for children entering Kindergarten.

Sign up today: https://www.waterford.org/upstart/summer-learning-path/

Summer Learning Path - Waterford.org The Summer Learning Path is an academic response to COVID-19 for PreK children. Find out more about this innovative response.

Here is a great opportunity for children/families:

Enjoy a free day of play with your family on June 4, 2022, at Wonder Universe in Christiansburg, VA. United Way of Southwest Virginia, fiscal agent for Ready Region Southwest, will be providing free, all-day museum admission to families from 9:30am-12:00pm and then again from 2:00pm-5:00pm. Wonder Universe is a nonprofit children's museum that offers 18 unique and engaging exhibits to families in Southwest Virginia.

Please join us on June 4, 2022, for a day full of games, activities, giveaways, and more!

-United Way of Southwest Virginia
Learn More About Wonder Universe!
https://wonderuniverse.org/visit

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Now Enrolling Preschool!
Inscripciones Ahora!
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Using new vocuabulary and asking questions builds your child's vocabulary, thinking and reasoning skills. Try this next time it's snack time. For example if you are picking out a fruit for a snack ask "Is this orange sweet or sour? Is this apple crisp or mushy?" Use words your child might not understand yet and ask him to use his own words to describe tastes. Later when you eat the fruit talk about the taste and texture. You can do this with any snack.

Play Play Play! It's the best thing you can do for your baby, toddler, preschooler, and school age child! Take a look at this age by age guide to playing wity your kid.
https://www.todaysparent.com/family/family-life/how-to-play-with-your-kid/

An age-by-age guide to playing with your kid If playing with your kid doesn’t come naturally to you, you’re not alone.

Just Play! Your child's brain is developing faster than ever between birth to five. How can you foster that brain growth? Just Play! Play and interact with your child. It is not helpful for your child to play on their own. You are an integral part of that brain development. Learn more here:
https://centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/baby-through-preschool-articles/growing-through-play-the-importance-of-play-in-your-childs-development/

Growing through Play: Tips for Playing with Young Children Children learn much through play. Learn tips for playing with young children to make the most of your time together.

Montgomery County Public Schools, Head Start, and Mixed Delivery Preschool Application is coming soon for the 2022-2023. The application should be availalbe on the MCPS Preschool Website and Head Start website by the end of January.
https://www.mcps.org/cms/one.aspx?pageId=249902
https://newrivercommunityaction.org/head-start-2/ #1620328499938-0f5f2e17-b8c9

Preschool Emily Altizer - Administrator of Literacy Programs and Preschool Phone (540) 382-5100, extension 1044 Email: [email protected]

Start the new year with brain building tips to help prepare your child for school.

M&M Christmas Candy Math
First cut out Christmas trees out of constrution paper and write a number in the center. Do this through number 10 (so you will need 10 Christmas tree cutouts). Then ask your preschooler to count out the number of M&Ms and match them to the tree.

Let's build with marshmellows. Marshmellow begins with the letter Mm. Talk about that with your preschooler as you give them toothpicks and marshmellows to build with. Let them get creative to see what them come up with. Don't forget to ask them questiosn about their creation.

Ornament Sorting
As you are decorating for Christmas this year get out some muffin pans and have your preschooler sort the ornaments.

Wrapping Paper Cutting Fun
Use left over wrapping paper for your preschooler to cut pictures out. This is great fine motor and scissor cutting practice. Once pictures are cut out they can match pictures or create patterns.

Does your preschooler need to strengthen fine motor skills? Practice scissor cutting with this Christmas gift tag activity.

This was a popular activity last year so we thought we would share it again.

Christmas Tree Letter Matching. This is super easy. Just create a tree with white yardsale dots. Write uppercase letter on white dots. Then on colored yardsale dots write lowercase letters. Now let your preschooler begin matching letters.

Let's make turkeys.

Ten Little Turkeys: Have fun singing and counting.
https://youtu.be/BI6oChbUdP8

Thanksgiving Songs for Children - Ten Little Turkeys - Turkey Kids Songs by The Learning Station Your kids will enjoy our popular Thanksgiving kids song “Ten Little Turkeys" (10 Little Turkeys) from, “Children’s Favorites Autumn Songs”. Download CD: http...

Order by Size and Length: Your preschooler is learning about ordering objects by size. You can practice this at home. Do you have cookie cutters of different sizes? Ask your preschooler to order them smallest to largest.

Do you have building blocks at home? Ask your preschooler to build a tower smaller than them, taller than them, same size as them, etc... Have fun!

Read Aloud: Biggest, Strongest, Fastest.
After reading get your child's brain thinking. Ask them open ended questions such as How does the author tell us how the amimals move? Which animals move the fastest? Can you move like that animal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o62SJh_CEyY

Biggest Strongest Fastest

MCPS might be able to offer a 3-year-old preschool starting in August. We are opening up the waitlist now. You can complete our online form to have your child placed on the waiting list by visiting https://buff.ly/3mi6agi

Children must turn 3 on or before September 30, 2022.

Community: In preschool we have been learning about the community. One of the stories your child may have read in their class is "Dot the Fire Dog". You and your preschooler can listen to the story here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKaoliNBK4A

Dot the Fire Dog Read Aloud Dot the Fire DogWritten by Lisa DesiminiMy Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3aJvO4APlease support the authors and publishers of these amazing books by purchasin...

MCPS might be able to offer a 3-year-old preschool starting in August. We are opening up the waitlist now. You can complete our online form to have your child placed on the waiting list by visiting https://buff.ly/3mi6agi

Children must turn 3 on or before September 30, 2022.