Let’s get started
Today we will explore keep things safe through play. Grown-ups can model it first; children can respond by pointing, moving, speaking, or drawing. There is no speed test.
Learn together
- Watch together: Sort safe and unsafe pretend choices with adult guidance.
- Try it as a team: Practice together with words or puppets. Pause, repeat and let the child lead.
- Try once more in a new way: Listen to the other person. Celebrate the attempt, not perfect results.
Watch and try an example
Sort safe and unsafe pretend choices with adult guidance.
Show what you noticed
- Show or tell a grown-up what you noticed while we explored keep things safe. An adult may enter the child's words.
- Try it again: Sort safe and unsafe pretend choices with adult guidance. Tell your grown-up which part was fun or surprising.
- Draw, point, move, or talk to show what you learned about keep things safe. Adults can record an observation instead of requiring writing.
Five optional ways to revisit this week
Choose a few minutes on any days that suit your child; these are ideas, not mandatory daily assignments.
- Day 1 · Discover: Sort safe and unsafe pretend choices with adult guidance. What did the child notice about keep things safe? A parent may record their spoken answer.
- Day 2 · Repeat: Repeat keep things safe together slowly. Encourage the child to choose the materials or lead the play. Describe how the child participated in keep things safe today.
- Day 3 · Change it: Explore keep things safe again in a different place or with another set of safe materials. What changed when you tried the activity differently?
- Day 4 · Pretend: Invite the child to explain or act out keep things safe for a toy animal or family member. Which part could the child explain, show, or imitate?
- Day 5 · Celebrate: Let the child choose one favorite part of keep things safe to repeat, draw or talk about. What is one skill, observation, or question to remember next time?
Family play extension
Family play extension: Sort safe and unsafe pretend choices with adult guidance. Take a picture or save a drawing if your family wishes. This week's theme is stories we tell.
Reflect and grow
What did you enjoy or notice about keep things safe? Let your grown-up write down your answer if you prefer to speak.