Play & Learn - Activities for Preschoolers - What's Missing? (2024)

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Play & Learn - Activities for Preschoolers - What's Missing? ›

Put three or four objects on a plate and tell your child to look at them. Ask them to close their eyes (or put a pillow over them) and take one item away. When your child opens their eyes, ask them to guess what item is missing. You can focus on letters, numbers, shapes, or kitchen items.

Simply gather items from around your house, let your child examine them, and then hide one and have your child guess which one is hidden. What's Missing helps children build working memory, language skills, and ability to think flexibly.

Gather a small collection of items (around three or four) that you can chat about together. Give your toddler time to look at each of them and describe them before secretly taking one away. Can your child recognise what's gone missing?

Put three or four objects on a plate and tell your child to look at them. Ask them to close their eyes (or put a pillow over them) and take one item away. When your child opens their eyes, ask them to guess what item is missing. You can focus on letters, numbers, shapes, or kitchen items.

Alternatively, the person who is supposed to guess leaves the room while another child hides. Once everyone else is in a seat, the leader or teacher will say, "Turn around (or come back in) and see who's missing." The child will then try to figure out who's missing. Rules may vary on how many guesses the child gets.

Have fun with your toddler with the missing word game. Choose nursery rhymes or songs that they know very well. While you are doing something together, start reciting the rhyme but pretend you don't know what word comes next or put in a wrong word here and there.

The children take a piece of paper and pencil and walk around the room, feeling each object through the sock (no peeking!) and trying to guess what it is. They should write down their answers against the correct number. When they have finished, the objects are revealed, correct answers added up, and a winner declared.

What's Missing? is a party game of imagination and art in which players have to draw so that their friends can guess a picture. But instead of drawing the actualpicture, they will draw everything around it! Players all draw a random image card and draw a picture around it in 10 seconds.

What is the game for short memory? ›

Examples include chess, checkers, and Solitaire. Brain Teasers: Brain teasers involve solving brainteasers and word puzzles. Examples include riddles, word searches, and word jumbles.

Shuffle the cards and lay them face down in rows on the table. The first player turns over 2 cards. If the pictures match, the player keeps the cards and tries again for another match. If they do not match the cards are turned over again and the player to the left takes a turn.

All young children learn through meaningful hands-on experiences—through touching, doing, and moving.

A three-year-old loves to pour, mix, mash and squeeze. At this age, a child will learn to hold his or her crayon better; thus our classrooms are equipped with fat pencils and crayons to help with pretend writing and drawing. The gross motor skill development of this age group will learn to throw and catch a large ball.

What's Missing? is a party game of imagination and art in which players have to draw so that their friends can guess a picture. But instead of drawing the actualpicture, they will draw everything around it! Players all draw a random image card and draw a picture around it in 10 seconds.

In this game one person writes a letter or draws a shape on a piece of paper or index card with a white candle. The shape or message made of wax can't be seen well until it's painted. The magic part happens as your child paints over the paper and a shape or letter suddenly appears!