Dear Families,
“Imagine It, Make It” is the title of our new theme, which is an exploration of imagination and
creativity. Children will share their feelings and ideas through art, dance, dramatic play, building,
and music—all of which are important aspects of your child’s development.
Here are a few ideas you can use to encourage art appreciation and creative expression at home.
• Listen to different types of music with your child and talk about how the music makes both of you
feel.
• Set up a large pad of drawing paper with crayons, markers, chalk or paint so your child can create
artwork. You can also use brown paper sacks from the grocery store for children to draw on.
• Help your child make up imaginative “Once upon a time” stories.
• Hang up a sheet for a stage curtain and have your child put on a play with friends or siblings.
We will also encourage children to take initiative during the theme. This will help them develop the
life skill of being willing and eager to try new things. Sing, move, draw, paint, build, and make music
with your child!
Literacy Tip
Literacy Tip In the early stages of learning how to write, your child will draw scribbles and symbols
instead of writing letters and words. Ask your child to tell you what the scribbles and symbols mean.
Connecting School to Home
Children will be making patterns in math with two different colors, shapes, or objects. Identifying
patterns is important for many areas of the curriculum, including the creative arts.
Set aside time for imaginative play with your child, for example, play school, doctor’s office, or
grocery store together using simple props.
Big Day for Pre-K Book Suggestions
Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson
Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson
It's Picture Day Today! by Megan McDonald
A Day with No Crayons by Elizabeth Rusch
All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle
Shape Space by Cathryn Falwell
The Toolbox by Anne Rockwell
Farmer Dillo Shapes Things Up by Jesse Adams
Yesterday I Had the Blues by Jeron Ashford Frame
The Squiggle by Carole Lexa Shaefer
The Big Blue Spot by Peter Holwitz
Patrick Paints a Picture by Saviour Pirotta
All About Sound by Lisa Trumbauer
Museum ABC or My First ABC by The NY Metropolitan Museum of Art
Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood
