Scavenger Hunt

Time to go on a scavenger hunt!

Get a bag or a basket and hunt around the house until you find the following items:

A recipe book

A wooden toy

Something square

Three  different building blocks

Your favourite cuddly toy

Five different coloured pens/pencils

One pair of matching socks

Two spoons

A piece of fruit

 

Once you have gathered all the items, give your teddy a cuddle while enjoying your piece of fruit then put all the items back where you found them!

Challenge

Now plan a scavenger hunt for your family!

People Who Help Us

Over the next few weeks we will be celebrating and exploring People Who Help Us and the different jobs they do. If you have a family member that has one of the following jobs it would be lovely if they sent a photo and a brief description of their job to Mrs McConnalogue so that we can share it on our blog.

Medical Staff

Police Officer

Fire Fighter

Vet

Teacher

Dentist

If there is a job that is not on the list that you would like added just let us know. We look forward to hearing from you!

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

Activities

Today our activities are all going to be linked to Science!

When it starts to get dark go out and see how many stars you can count.

Explore  the phases of the moon and make them out of paper/playdough (or biscuits).

Use junk to build your own space rocket.

Explore how the earth orbits the sun by placing playdough in the middle of a round tin and moving a marble around it.

Use playdough and a pebble to explore how craters are made.

Challenge

Learn the names of the planets of the solar system and find out some facts about them.

Time

Does anyone know what day of the week it is? Lets keep those skills fresh by singing the days of the week song. Remember to wave when you say the name of today!

Activities

Look for a calendar and see what the date is today.

Find the month of your birthday and see what day it will be on this year.

Create a schedule for your day/week.

Draw four trees showing what they would look like in each season.

Each day you could share with your family the day, date and month.

Challenge Time!

Learn the days of the week in a different language. You could even learn to sign them!

Insect Hunt

While we are enjoying some good weather it is time to get outside in our gardens and go on an insect hunt! Remember that many insects like to hide and that they can often be found under stones or pieces of wood. Also keep an eye out for those that can fly!

Activities

See if you can name the insects you have found use books or websites to help you.

Count how many legs your insect has

Draw pictures of the insects you have found.

Find out three facts about your favourite insect.

Use natural materials to create your own insect.

Read books about insects

We found a ladybird in our garden!

Fine Motor Fun – Playdough

Playdough is fabulous for developing fine motor skills so today we are going to explore the many different ways you can use it. If you have some ready made playdough great, if not this is the recipe that the children follow in the nursery :

2 cups plain flour

1 cup of salt

1 teaspoon or cream of tartar

1 tablespoon of sunflower oil

2 cups of hot water

Food colouring

Mix all ingredients together, put into microwave and give it 30 seconds at a time on full power until it is the correct consistency

 

You can make it more interesting by changing the colour, adding a scent or changing the texture.

There are also a number of cooked and uncooked recipes online that might better match the ingredients you have to hand.

Other materials that can be used include:

moon dough

Plastercine

clay

The firmer the material the greater the challenge!

Below are some suggestions for activities however there are many that can be set up and enjoyed, what will you try first?

Rolling – different rolling pins can create different effects. No rolling pin? Use something cylindrical like a tin or roll the playdough into balls or tubes with your hands.

Role Play – use the playdough as part of a bakery, pizza shop, garden centre or other role play idea

Loose Parts – add beads, dried pasta, sticks, buttons, whatever to the dough to create different sculptures.

2D shapes – use cutters or other tools to make some 2D shapes.

Printing – small world toys can be used to create different prints, you can even make dinosaur fossils!

Letters and numbers – make them out of playdough or roll the playdough into balls and use them for counting

Pinching and Squeezing – create a pinch pot

We are so looking forward to seeing what you create with your playdough!

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