To get ready for our field trip to Güegüete, the children will learn how to take care of nature and animals in simple, meaningful ways. Through stories, songs, and fun activities, they will explore ideas like not picking plants, being gentle with animals, and keeping nature clean. This helps them understand that they can be kind and helpful when they visit new places, just like little nature helpers!

At home, children can continue learning by helping take care of a small part of nature.

Invite your child to water a plant, pick up litter in the yard or park, or feed a pet with your guidance. Talk to them about how these small actions help animals and plants stay healthy and happy. These everyday moments build empathy and a lifelong love for the environment!

In this activity, the children will explore rhythmic patterns using percussion instruments, claps, taps, and body movements. This approach helps them understand the beat and tempo of a rhythm. They will also identify and create their own patterns and variations in sequences.

At home, you can try a 'Rhythm Parade' with your child. Begin by clapping a simple rhythm like 'clap, clap, pause, clap' and encourage your child to repeat it. Use household items such as pots, pans, or wooden spoons as percussion instruments to mimic the pattern. Add body movements, such as stomping and waving, to create a sequence like 'clap, stomp, clap, wave.' Encourage your child to invent their own rhythm, experimenting with different speeds and volumes. Then, march around the room or yard, maintaining the rhythm and movements, while taking turns leading the 'parade' with new rhythms for everyone to follow. Afterward, discuss which patterns and movements your child enjoyed most.

Children will explore different instruments and sounds by playing and listening carefully. They will then sort the sounds based on their qualities—such as loud or soft, high or low, fast or slow. This activity helps develop auditory discrimination and categorization skills in a fun and interactive way.

At home, students can continue this learning by paying attention to everyday sounds. Invite your child to go on a “sound hunt” around the house or outside, identifying and sorting the sounds they hear. You can also create simple instruments using household items and have fun classifying the sounds they make. It’s a great way to turn everyday moments into meaningful learning experiences!

In this creative activity, children will listen to different types of music and imagine what shape each sound might have. A calm, slow song might inspire a smooth, curvy shape, while a fast, energetic beat might look more like sharp zigzags. After drawing what they hear, children will use materials like clay, paper strips, or blocks to build the shapes they imagined. 

At home, children can continue exploring this idea by listening to their favorite songs and drawing or building the shapes the music makes them imagine. You can play different styles of music—classical, pop, or even nature sounds—and ask your child, “What shape does this sound have?” Provide materials like crayons, string, playdough, or recycled items so they can bring those shapes to life. It’s a fun way to connect music, imagination, and creativity together!

Part of communicating well is listening or paying attention when others are speaking. In this lesson, learners will develop attentive listening skills. They will work together to practice ways to use the whole body to listen.

Model good listening habits by asking children simple questions and waiting patiently for the response. For example, you might ask: “How was your lunch?” and then quietly face the kid and listen to their answer without interrupting.