Objective

By the end of this lesson, your 2-year-old homeschool student will have a fun and engaging experience exploring the world of police through art, music, and sensory activities.

Materials and Prep

Materials:

• Blue construction paper
• Yellow paint
• Toy police car
• Toy police hat
• Rice or sand for sensory bin
• Police-themed music playlist

Prep: Set up the sensory bin with rice or sand, have the art supplies ready, and prepare the music playlist.

Activities

1. Create a Police Car Painting: Let your child dip toy police car wheels in yellow paint and roll them on blue construction paper to create tire track patterns.

2. Sensory Bin Investigation: Hide small toy police figures in the sensory bin and encourage your child to search for them using their senses of touch and sight.

3. Dance Party to Police Music: Play police-themed music and have a dance party with your child, encouraging them to move like police officers on duty.

Talking Points

• Police officers help keep us safe. They wear a special hat and drive a police car. You can pretend to be a police officer too!
• When we look for the hidden police figures in the sensory bin, we use our eyes and hands to find them. Can you find the police officer?
• Let's dance like police officers to the music. We can march, clap our hands, and move around just like the police do when they are working.