• “Simon Says, Do the Opposite”
• Freeze Tag (ages 3 and up)
• Red Light, Green Light (ages 3 and up)
• Hide and Seek (ages 3 and up)
• Memory or Matching games (ages 3 and up)
• Cranium Hullaballoo (movement game for ages 4 and up) Uno (a card game for ages 5 and up)
• Set (a card game for ages 6 and up)

• Breathing exercise: 5 Finger Breathing, Belly Breathing or Four Square Breathing
• Rainbow Walk: Find all the colors in the rainbow as you take a walk with your child.
• Gratitude List (orally or in writing)
• Mindful Coloring: Teach your child how to let thoughts and feelings go as they focus on breathing and on the colors in their artwork. 
  Help them learn to stay in the moment.

• Play games

“What were they thinking!”

In this game, the participant considers what someone else might have been thinking when they carried out an action. You can ask your child to play the game when they are processing what someone did or said to them at school.

• Role Play

Encourage role-play and putting on plays. This is an excellent way for children to experiment with taking another’s perspective.
Take time to ask your child what the character is feeling and why. Have your child explain what the character wants. 
Repeat many times throughout the story as those feelings and desires change.

Examples:

How does Tinkerbell feel about Wendy? 
How do you know? 
What is Piglet feeling right now?
What does Spiderman want? 
How can he get it?

MATH GAMES:

• Chutes and Ladders
• High Ho! Cherry O!
• Monopoly
• Zingo! Number Bingo
• Trouble

SCIENCE:

observe, hypothesize (guess/ predict), and explain whether or not their guess was right.

• What will happen when we mix these two ingredients together?
• What will happen to the plant if we don’t water it for two weeks?
• Which car will go faster on the track? (Hot Wheels / Match Cars) and why?

SORTING:

• Sort toys by type (puzzles, stuffed animals, blocks, cars) and put them away.
• Sort crayons by colors (especially the big box with colors like “sea foam” is it blue or green?)
• Invite your child to sort laundry and pair socks Sort figurines by characteristic (Does this dinosaur eat meat or plants?)