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Observation skills the 🌼 🫑 🍅

Kelli Green

Blueberry bush is bursting 🫐

Blueberry bushes are a low maintenance way for children to experience growing fruits at 🏡

Go for a hike, stop by Jaemor Farms for ice cream and pick up a blueberry bush 🫐

Homemade boardgame for

✂️ used their fine motor skills to cut on the line to turn one square into four squares.

✂️ They designed their board and learned to lay out all their pieces to make sure everything fit before they glued.

✂️ Glue skills were practiced - squeezing out a thin line of glue that outlines the square and an X in the middle to keep the squares edges glued down.

✂️ Lessons were learnt to apply glue to the correct side…

Let the games begin!
🎲 try a regular dice
🎲 try a dice with numbers
🎲 need calmer play? try 🃏

As you play with your child, number skills will grow - identifying numbers and counting laying the foundation for other games 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣5️⃣6️⃣7️⃣8️⃣9️⃣🔟

Bright from the Start

🍅 🫑 🍆

Let’s grow! 👩‍🌾

Mixing it up to make some 🫧

are learning about the 5 food groups and how each food group fuels their body.

We talk about how our bodies are 🚀 and food is the fuel to help us to take off!

If we are eating from all the 5 foods groups our 🚀 will go far and super fast.

Parents can use the characters to have their child plan a meal and grow their understanding of healthy 🍽️

Reggie Veggie - corn
Farrah Fruit - clementine
Jane Grain - taco
Dean Protein - tofu
Mary Dairy - mexican cheese

Quality Care for Children

“I did it” moments build confidence, patience and problem solving skills

peeling a clementine for lunch

Children enjoy helping prepare a meal 👨‍🍳👩‍🍳

used spaghetti, farfalle, bread, pretzel sticks, popcorn, graham crackers, rice, and a nose to create Jane Grain one of the five food groups.

Creating 💐 🌺 🌼 art

🌺 paint construction paper green and use thumb and pointer fingers to rip into 🍃

🌺 rip scrap paper to make 🌼

🌺 thin layer of glue on top of lid

🌺 create a collage flower

🌺 dry overnight and best part was peeling it off

🌺 place the flower on the paper and once the leaves are tucked underneath, fill the back of the flower with glue and press down

🌺 big brown background paper was painted with dot sponges and rollers

Art created over several days or weeks is the culture here

Parents, this book will show you what to look for as your child grows and develops. Ask your child to find the koalas. Each page with a 🐨 also has a ⭐️ and milestone at the bottom just for you. See if your 3-year-old is able to do some of the same things as Joey.

Read the books online to discover important milestones in your one, two or three year old’s growth and development.

www.cdc.gov/AmazingBooks

Centers for Disease Control
Bright from the Start