July 3rd (Brigance Screener – Cuts with scissors) Draw a large square on a piece of paper and have your child cut this out using a pair of child friendly scissors. Next, move on to drawing a diamond and allow your child to cut this out. Watch for the form of your child’s hand around the scissors and model the correct way to hold and manipulate scissors if necessary. After your child cuts around these objects successfully, increase the difficulty of the object by drawing rounded shapes such as circles and ovals. July 4th (Brigance Screener –Walks backwards…toe to heel four steps) Show your child how to walk backward by walking a straight line down the middle of your floor. If you wish to have a line to guide your steps, lay out pieces of paper or a long measuring stick. After you try, encourage your child and praise their effort. If they fall, encourage them to get up and try again. Increase difficulty by asking them to move several steps backward at a time. July 5th (Brigance Screener – recognizes five colors) Buy some Jell-O from the local supermarket and set up a color mixing experiment with your child. Buy red Jell-O, yellow Jell-O, blue Jell-O and green Jell-O. As you mix up the individual packs, ask your child to identify the color of each pack. Next, use a measuring cup to dip a cup of both the red Jell-O and the blue Jell-O and mix them together into one small bowl. Ask your child what color he/she thinks this will produce. Also, mix a cup of the yellow Jell-O with a cup of the red Jell-O and ask your child what color he/she thinks this will produce. When the Jell-O hardens show them the purple and orange Jell-O that was produced by mixing colors. July 6th (Brigance Screener – knows his/her mother/father or caregivers name) Get out some family photos and ask your child “Where is _____?” using your first name instead of calling yourself “Mommy” or “Daddy”. Do this with other family members by using their name instead of “Sissy”, “Bubby”, “Grandma”, “Papaw”, etc.
July 3rd (Brigance Screener – Cuts with scissors) Draw a large square on a piece of paper and have your child cut this out using a pair of child friendly scissors. Next, move on to drawing a diamond and allow your child to cut this out. Watch for the form of your child’s hand around the scissors and model the correct way to hold and manipulate scissors if necessary. After your child cuts around these objects successfully, increase the difficulty of the object by drawing rounded shapes such as circles and ovals. July 4th (Brigance Screener –Walks backwards…toe to heel four steps) Show your child how to walk backward by walking a straight line down the middle of your floor. If you wish to have a line to guide your steps, lay out pieces of paper or a long measuring stick. After you try, encourage your child and praise their effort. If they fall, encourage them to get up and try again. Increase difficulty by asking them to move several steps backward at a time. July 5th (Brigance Screener – recognizes five colors) Buy some Jell-O from the local supermarket and set up a color mixing experiment with your child. Buy red Jell-O, yellow Jell-O, blue Jell-O and green Jell-O. As you mix up the individual packs, ask your child to identify the color of each pack. Next, use a measuring cup to dip a cup of both the red Jell-O and the blue Jell-O and mix them together into one small bowl. Ask your child what color he/she thinks this will produce. Also, mix a cup of the yellow Jell-O with a cup of the red Jell-O and ask your child what color he/she thinks this will produce. When the Jell-O hardens show them the purple and orange Jell-O that was produced by mixing colors. July 6th (Brigance Screener – knows his/her mother/father or caregivers name) Get out some family photos and ask your child “Where is _____?” using your first name instead of calling yourself “Mommy” or “Daddy”. Do this with other family members by using their name instead of “Sissy”, “Bubby”, “Grandma”, “Papaw”, etc.
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