Hi everyone
Hope all is well with you and your families.
Here are some more activities to try this week if you wish. Ask your family to help you.
SENSORY SOUND BOTTLES
You will need:
Plastic bottles with lids
Selection of items e.g. nuts and bolts, large ball playdough, cup sand, cup lentils, cup pasta, cup rice, water (half fill bottle), leaves, buttons, twigs, gravel, in fact anything you have to hand that will fit through the narrow bottle top.
Glue or sellotape (optional)
1 Put items, or liquid, into bottle
2 Secure lid with glue or sellotape
3 As you shake and spin the bottle listen to the noise inside. Is it……….
‘clink, clank’
‘rustle, rustle’
‘splash, splash’
‘thud, thud’
‘swish, swish’
PAINTED STONES
You will need:
A selection of large smooth stones or pebbles
Thick paint
Paintbrush
Newspaper and apron
Varnish
1 Lay newspaper on table to keep it clean. Put on apron.
2 Paint chosen design on stone and allow to dry.
3 Protect with a layer of varnish or non washable PVA glue or else paint will wash away in the rain.
4 Place stones around garden to decorate.
CAR RAMP RUN
You will need:
Long paper tube (halved longways)
a rectangle of cardboard shaped into ramp (see picture)
Selection of cars
1 Lean ramp against sofa or chair
2 Hold car at top of ramp and let go
3 How far does it go?
4 Try another car. Does it travel as far?
5 Make the ramp steeper. How far does the car go now?
6 Try different ramp surfaces e.g. a strip of carpet or bubble wrap
7 Try racing two cars
8 You could use small balls or marbles instead of cars
9 Have fun!
HOKEY COKEY
We enjoy singing the Hokey Cokey in class but try it differently this time – Sing it in Scots
‘Ye pit yer richt erm in’
It’s not as easy as you think!
Post a comment or photograph to let us know what you have been doing. We’d love to hear from you.
Have Fun! Stay Safe!