At school, children will explore and observe different pasta shapes, using their senses to notice similarities and differences. They will then design and create their own art pieces by gluing pasta onto paper. Once their creations have dried, students will paint their artwork and describe their designs, building language skills as they share their ideas.

At home, invite your child to explore different types of pasta you may have in your kitchen. Encourage them to sort the pasta by shape or size and talk about what they notice. You can then help your child create their own pasta art by gluing pieces onto paper. Once it dries, they can paint or color their design and describe their artwork, sharing their ideas and creativity with you.

Durante el tiempo de grupo, invite a los niños a reflexionar sobre la historia preguntando: “¿Qué te recuerda esta historia?” Anímelos a compartir conexiones personales, experiencias o sentimientos en español. Apoye a los estudiantes modelando oraciones completas, introduciendo nuevo vocabulario y haciendo preguntas adicionales para ampliar su pensamiento y uso del lenguaje.

Después de leer un cuento juntos, pregúntele a su hijo/a: “¿Qué te recuerda esta historia?” Motívelo/a a hablar sobre sus propias experiencias o recuerdos en español. Puede apoyar su desarrollo del lenguaje haciendo preguntas sencillas, ayudándole a usar nuevas palabras y ampliando sus oraciones mientras comparte sus ideas.

At school, children will plan their fruit kebab by drawing the order of the fruits first, helping them practice sequencing and patterning skills. Then, they will carefully place the fruits onto a skewer, paying attention to colors, sizes, and order as they build. Teachers will support students by asking questions about patterns, counting pieces, and comparing sizes to strengthen early math concepts.

At home, invite your child to plan their fruit kebab by drawing or talking about the order of fruits they want to use. As they build their kebab, encourage them to count the pieces, identify colors, and create simple patterns (e.g., apple–banana–apple). You can also ask questions about which fruit is bigger or smaller to support their understanding of early math skills.

At school, children choose and cut fruits for their popsicles, count the pieces, and pour juice into molds. Before freezing, they draw the steps they followed, observing how liquids turn into solids.

Invite your child to select and cut fruits, pour juice into molds, and draw the process. Discuss how the juice changes from liquid to solid in the freezer. This activity help your child observe how liquids turn into solids, practice counting and sequencing, strengthen fine motor skills through cutting and pouring, and use science vocabulary to describe their observations.

Children discuss how differences make them unique. In this activity, children learn that it is okay to like different things and have different ideas. During a handcarft activity, each child shares a favorite topping of a pizza, and together we create a paper pizza showing everyone’s unique choices. By reviewing our paper pizza, children see that we can have different preferences while still belonging to the same group, reinforcing that differences make each person special and valued.

Point out that it is okay for things to be different and for people to like different things and have different feelings about things.