This document describes an education project where a group made activity bags for preschool students and parents. The group met with teachers at the Early Childhood Center who said they wanted to involve parents more. So the group created 8 activity bags with books, materials, and activities for parents and children to do together at home. The bags aim to improve skills like letter recognition, counting, coloring, and sequencing while also encouraging quality time between parents and children.

1. Intro to Education
Dr. Shirey
EMPACTS project
Fall 2012

2. The Group:

3. Where and what?
Our group chose to work at the Early Childhood Center
in Springdale. We met with Mrs. Angela DeYoung
and Mrs. Audrey Pasqual with their preschool class
of three and four year olds. Our group’s main focus
for our project was to ask the teachers what they
need help with in their classroom. We know that
teachers are always busy and hardly have extra
time. The teacher, Mrs. DeYoung, and her assistant,
Mrs. Pasqual, said that they would like to do
something that would involve the parents. Our group
decided to make activity bags that the students can
rent from the classroom, and take home and do the
activities with their parents. Since the teachers are
too busy with their class and lesson plan, our group
decided to make the activities ourselves.

4. Why?
 We chose to do these activity bags because it
is very important to involve the parents in the
child’s learning process. We felt that by
making these activities, the parents would
become more encouraged to spend time with
their children. Many if not all of the students at
the ECC live on a very low income. They also
may not be getting the quality attention they
need at home. Therefore by making these
activities we hope to increase the time spent
between the parents and their child. Here are
a few of our activities:

5. Activity Bag #6: Albert’s
Alphabet
 In this activity the
parents and child
will read the book
together. After
reading or while
reading the students
can use the letters
for letter recognition
and fine motor skills.

6. Activity Bag #4: Count on
Me!
 In this activity bag,
the student and
parent will read the
book together. After
reading or while
reading, the
students can use
the materials for
number recognition,
addition, and
subtraction.

7. Activity Bag #2: If You Give a
Moose a Muffin
 In this activity the
parents and child
read the book
together and use the
materials to help tell
the story. This
teaches the
students to pay
attention and uses
fine motor skills

8. Activity Bag #3: Dog’s Colorful
Day
 In this activity the
family will read the
book together. The
activity that follows
uses skills such as
fine motor, color
recognition, and
sequencing. The child
along with their
parents can color the
spots on the dog as
told in the story or
however the child
likes.
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9. Activity Bag #8: Silly Sally
 In this activity bag the
parents and students
will read the book and
use the included
materials to help tell
the stories. In this
activity the students
will increase fine
motor skills,
sequencing, and
teaches them to pay
attention.

10. Activity Bag #1: Cleo’s Alphabet
Book
 In this activity
book the parent
and child is to
read the book and
place the letters in
order on the
magnetic board.
This teaches the
student letter
recognition.

11. Activity Bag #5: If You Take a
Mouse to School
 In this activity bag
the students along
with their parents
read the story. After
reading, the
students can use
the playdough to
strengthen fine
motor skils.

12. Activity Bag #7: The Very
Hungry Caterpillar
 In this activity the
family will read the
book. After reading
the book the
students will use the
cards to strengthen
their skills in
sequencing, number
recognition,
counting, and
learning days of the
week.
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