Hi Sungazers, I hope you’re all safe and well. We are looking forward to being together again soon and having lots of fun in classroom. In the meantime here are some exciting activities for you to try at home with the family under close supervision. Next week is ‘Science Week’ so I’ve included a little ‘Hocus Pocus’ for your enjoyment.
Science – Make a potion
Rinse all plastic containers thoroughly and fill each container with water.
Add a splash of food colouring to each container of water, you an also add some washing up liquid.
Demonstrate making a potion by adding leaves, petals etc, collected from the garden. Mix the different colours to make a potion.
Allow your child to experiment mixing colours and adding different items.
Observe and talk about any floating and sinking opportunities.
See example below –
You will need:
A tray, some plastic bowls
Petals, leaves etc
Soap dispensers, plastic Bottles, and containers
Water
Food Colouring
Health and Wellbeing – Nature Hunt
Draw or write the names of 4 or 5 outdoor items on a piece of paper – eg, a leaf, a twig, a stone, a feather etc.
Place the list in a gift bag with a pen and place it beside the front door.
Take the gift bag outside with the list and go on a nature hunt to find the items listed.
Place the items in the bag and tick off the list.
Alternatively you could have a bag already filled with the items and ask your child to find matching items while on your walk or in the garden.
You will need:
A gift bag
Paper
A pen
Literacy – Outdoor Water Painting
Enjoy the benefits of the outdoors while developing your fine motor skills. Whether you’re making marks, overwriting or writing, grab a paint brush and a container of water. You can use water and a brush to paint onto the shed, the path, the fence etc. Even painting water onto a cardboard box is very effective. Start by making marks then, write letters/numbers, draw pictures. You can even ask your child to overwrite/write their name. Siblings and parents can join in, make it as easy or as challenging as you wish.
See photos below –
You will need:
A container of water
A paint brush
Numeracy – Mini Golf (can be done indoors or outdoors)
Place a cup on its side.
Lay out a mini golf course using cushions to weave in and out (see picture).
Use hard back books to make tunnels or ramps.
Place the ball and club/stick at the starting point.
Demonstrate moving the ball around the course and hitting it into the cup to score.
Take turns , count while one person writes/records how many attempts to get the ball in the cup.
Change the course by adding a trampette, (count the bounces)
Move or remove cushions, tunnels (books) and the hole (cup) to make it easier or more challenging – see photo below.
You will need:
A cup
Cushions
A few large hardback books
A small ball
A tube or a stick (something to use to hit the ball)
Paper and a pen to write scores on – Post It notes.
