Language & early literacy
Talk about stories and explore the sounds in words.
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Age 3
Preschool family curriculum
Curiosity becomes a way to learn. Explore stories, early math, science, friendships, and creative expression.
What we’re helping your child practice
This home-learning curriculum offers practice across connected areas of development. It supports family involvement alongside your child’s classroom learning. Ask your teacher which experiences fit your child’s current interests and goals.
Early math
Count small groups and compare shapes and quantities.
Science & discovery
Ask questions, predict, and describe observations.
Social & emotional growth
Express feelings and solve simple social problems with help.
Creativity & coordination
Use drawing, movement, and pretend play to share ideas.
A full year of learning together
Nine four-week units give you a complete 36-week sequence. Each week has a focused experience to revisit in short, playful sessions. Open a unit to see the goal, materials, and activities.
An adult should supervise activities and choose materials appropriate to the child’s age and abilities. Keep small objects out of reach of young children. Offer seated, visual, spoken, signed, or hands-on participation as needed. Stop or take a break when your child signals they are finished.
Weeks 1–4All about me
Learning goal: Use descriptive language and celebrate identity.
Gather: Paper, crayons, and family photos.
Week 1
Draw a self-portrait and describe it.
Week 2
Tell a story about a family photo.
Week 3
Compare handprints using bigger and smaller.
Week 4
Create an “I like” page with drawings or dictated words.
Notice and share: What did your child choose, try, say, show, or ask? What support helped? Share one example with their teacher and ask what to practice next.
Weeks 5–8Stories and sounds
Learning goal: Build listening and sound awareness.
Gather: A favorite picture book.
Week 5
Predict what might happen from a book cover.
Week 6
Clap the parts of familiar names.
Week 7
Find playful rhyming pairs in a song.
Week 8
Retell a story using beginning, middle, and end pictures.
Notice and share: What did your child choose, try, say, show, or ask? What support helped? Share one example with their teacher and ask what to practice next.
Weeks 9–12Counting and shapes
Learning goal: Connect number words with small groups.
Gather: Large blocks and paper shapes.
Week 9
Count up to five blocks, touching each once.
Week 10
Find circles and squares around home.
Week 11
Compare two small groups using more and fewer.
Week 12
Build a shape picture and describe its parts.
Notice and share: What did your child choose, try, say, show, or ask? What support helped? Share one example with their teacher and ask what to practice next.
Weeks 13–16My senses
Learning goal: Observe and describe the world.
Gather: Safe household objects and textured fabric.
Week 13
Describe an object you can see and touch.
Week 14
Listen for sounds indoors and outdoors.
Week 15
Compare two safe fabrics using descriptive words.
Week 16
Draw something you noticed on a supervised walk.
Notice and share: What did your child choose, try, say, show, or ask? What support helped? Share one example with their teacher and ask what to practice next.
Weeks 17–20Growing things
Learning goal: Explore change and care for living things.
Gather: A plant, paper, and crayons.
Week 17
Observe a plant and name its parts.
Week 18
Draw what you predict will change.
Week 19
Help water a plant with adult guidance.
Week 20
Compare drawings and discuss what changed.
Notice and share: What did your child choose, try, say, show, or ask? What support helped? Share one example with their teacher and ask what to practice next.
Weeks 21–24Building and solving
Learning goal: Explore balance, design, and persistence.
Gather: Large blocks, cardboard, and toy figures.
Week 21
Build a tower and describe its shape.
Week 22
Make a bridge for a toy figure.
Week 23
Change one part when a structure falls.
Week 24
Explain your finished design with words or drawings.
Notice and share: What did your child choose, try, say, show, or ask? What support helped? Share one example with their teacher and ask what to practice next.
Weeks 25–28Feelings and friendship
Learning goal: Practice cooperation and supported problem-solving.
Gather: Paper faces and a soft toy.
Week 25
Draw a face showing a feeling.
Week 26
Practice a calm-down breath together.
Week 27
Act out asking to join a game.
Week 28
Solve a pretend sharing problem with two possible choices.
Notice and share: What did your child choose, try, say, show, or ask? What support helped? Share one example with their teacher and ask what to practice next.
Weeks 29–32Our community
Learning goal: Notice people, places, and helping roles.
Gather: Paper and safe pretend-play props.
Week 29
Name helpers your family knows.
Week 30
Draw a place you visit together.
Week 31
Play a pretend shop using large blocks as goods.
Week 32
Create a thank-you picture for a community helper.
Notice and share: What did your child choose, try, say, show, or ask? What support helped? Share one example with their teacher and ask what to practice next.
Weeks 33–36Create and share
Learning goal: Combine ideas in a child-led project.
Gather: Crayons, paper, books, and large blocks.
Week 33
Choose a favorite theme from earlier units.
Week 34
Plan a picture, story, or structure.
Week 35
Make the project and describe a challenge.
Week 36
Share it with family and choose something to explore next.
Notice and share: What did your child choose, try, say, show, or ask? What support helped? Share one example with their teacher and ask what to practice next.
A simple rhythm for each week
- Explore: Introduce the activity and let your child look, listen, or try.
- Practice: Return to it on another day with the same familiar materials.
- Connect: Notice the same idea in a story, walk, conversation, or daily routine.
- Share: Invite your child to show what they enjoyed, using their preferred way to communicate.
Simplify by offering one step, two choices, or a picture cue. Add a challenge by asking your child to explain, predict, or choose what to try next. Use your family’s home language throughout.