Ava Wonder Academy — parent activity cards

Print or open on a phone. Each card turns screen play into a short real-world connection.

Stuffie picnic feelings

Strand: pretend_play_sel

Standards: NAEYC: imaginative play; CASEL SEL: social awareness

Offline: Give one stuffie a gentle hug and ask how it feels.

Talk: Stuffies like gentle helping.

Guinea pig snack helper

Strand: animal_care_math

Standards: Head Start ELOF: counting/cardinality; NAEYC: caring relationships

Offline: Count three pretend snacks for a guinea pig or stuffie.

Talk: One carrot, two carrots, three carrots.

Polywog pond path

Strand: nature_science

Standards: NGSS K-LS1 precursor: living things have needs; NAEYC: curiosity and inquiry

Offline: Look for something that lives near water.

Talk: Polywogs live in water.

Ava helper superpower

Strand: practical_life_identity

Standards: Montessori: care of environment; Head Start ELOF: initiative and curiosity

Offline: Ask a grown-up for one tiny helping job.

Talk: Helping can be small and real.

December star

Strand: personal_identity

Standards: CASEL SEL: self-awareness; Head Start ELOF: sense of identity

Offline: Say: I am Ava, and I am growing.

Talk: A warm star is a birthday light.

Blue color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one blue thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Blue can look like sky.

Red color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one red thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Red can look like apple.

Yellow color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one yellow thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Yellow can look like sun.

Green color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one green thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Green can look like leaf.

Purple color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one purple thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Purple can look like grape.

Orange color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one orange thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Orange can look like pumpkin.

Pink color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one pink thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Pink can look like flower.

Blue color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one blue thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Blue can look like sky.

Red color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one red thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Red can look like apple.

Yellow color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one yellow thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Yellow can look like sun.

Green color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one green thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Green can look like leaf.

Purple color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one purple thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Purple can look like grape.

Orange color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one orange thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Orange can look like pumpkin.

Pink color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one pink thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Pink can look like flower.

Blue color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one blue thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Blue can look like sky.

Red color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one red thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Red can look like apple.

Yellow color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one yellow thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Yellow can look like sun.

Green color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one green thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Green can look like leaf.

Purple color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one purple thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Purple can look like grape.

Orange color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one orange thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Orange can look like pumpkin.

Pink color tablet

Strand: sensorial

Standards: Montessori: sensorial discrimination; NAEYC: active hands-on media connection

Offline: Find one pink thing and touch it gently.

Talk: Pink can look like flower.

Number rods 1

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 1 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 1.

Number rods 2

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 2 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 2.

Number rods 3

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 3 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 3.

Number rods 4

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 4 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 4.

Number rods 5

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 5 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 5.

Number rods 6

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 6 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 6.

Number rods 7

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 7 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 7.

Number rods 8

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 8 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 8.

Number rods 9

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 9 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 9.

Number rods 10

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 10 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 10.

Number rods 11

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 11 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 11.

Number rods 12

Strand: quantity

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Put 12 small objects in a row.

Talk: Touch one berry each time: count to 12.

Sandpaper letter A

Strand: language

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Trace A with your finger in the air.

Talk: This is A. Trace it in the air.

Sandpaper letter B

Strand: language

Standards: Developmentally appropriate preschool practice

Offline: Trace B with your finger in the air.

Talk: This is B. Trace it in the air.