Look What I Can Do!

What you need:

• photos of your child
• oak tag paper
• hole punch
• small binder rings
• glue sticks
• markers or crayons
• stickers or small rubber stamps

What to do:

1. Tell your child you will be making a book about his physical skills. What does he know how (and love) to do: Balance a book on his head? Stand on one leg? Do a headstand?
2. Photograph your child engaged in these activities.
3. Invite your child to glue the photos (one per page) to the upper half of a sheet of oak tag. Underneath each photo write: "I can ______."  Ask your child to help you fill in the blanks.
4. Encourage your child to use stickers or rubber stamps to decorate the pages, and design a cover for the book. Make up a title and write it on the cover.

Learning benefits:

• Promotes fitness and health
• Encourages physical development
• Teaches vocabulary and early reading skills
• Provides writing practice