Author: Mrs Sobocinski

Today we are thinking about Police Officers. The job of a Police Officer is to prevent crime and to keep people safe.

Activities

Make fingerprint pictures

Draw and decorate a police badge

Build a police station out of blocks

Use a magnifying glass to hunt for clues around your home and garden

Challenge!

Talk to your family about what to do if you ever become lost

There are different patterns all around us, in our homes and out in nature. Today we are going to go on a pattern hunt and then make some patterns of our own!

Activities

Go on a pattern hunt around your home, how many different patterns can you find?

Draw one of the patterns you have found in your home

Make a pattern using Lego blocks

When exploring the garden can you find naturally occurring patterns?

Use natural materials to create a repeating pattern

Potato print a 2D shape pattern

Challenge!

Fill a page with drawings of as many different patterns as you can think of!

One, two, three, four, Five

One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right.

Activities

Today we are going to think all about numbers and counting!

Play a game of dominoes, if you don’t have any, why not make some?

Use chalk to draw a game of hopscotch and have fun playing it

Find a flower in the garden and count how many petals it has

Create a number line using natural  materials

Count how many soft toys you have

Challenge!

Look at playing cards and see how quickly you can  count the symbols on the cards.

 

Think about all the toys and games that you have to play with, which are your favourite ones?

Today you are going to find out from family members the types of toys and games that they enjoyed playing with when they were younger.

Ask family members of different ages and see if there are any similarities or differences.

In this last post in the series we are going to look at some day to day activities that can help develop fine motor skills.

Activities

Fastening and unfastening buttons, zips and belts

Jigsaw puzzles

Using a knife and fork correctly

Block play

Drawing and colouring

Technology and using a mouse

Pegging out the laundry

Tightening and loosening nuts and bolts

Peeling and placing stickers

Challenge!

Create a fine motor skills box or area where you can work on your skills each day

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat

Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?

I’ve been to London to visit the Queen.

Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you there?

“I frightened a little mouse under her chair”.

Activities

Draw a picture of the cat’s visit to the Queen.

Find London on a map. Can you also find Glasgow?

Find out three interesting facts about cats.

Can you use paper and tape to build a model chair?

Read a story about cats.