Bonjour!
We hope you had a fun yet restful weekend. Welcome to another (short) week of posts with an in-service day on Thursday and holiday on Friday.
Here are today’s suggestions:
May is the National ‘Share a Story’ month. The theme this year is ‘The Planet we Share’ – this can include stories about people and animals, giving a wide set of stories to be shared and celebrated. Here are some ideas for you to try in order to celebrate this month.
1. Create a wish tree of all the things the children want to achieve for themselves or the future of the planet.
2. Watch and listen to (or read the book if you have a copy) of Handa’s Surprise. This is one of my favourite stories!
https://youtu.be/XyIV_xYi0as
3. Can you find fruits in your house and put them in order of weight? Size?
Can you sort them by which you like the most to your least favourite?
4. How many animals can you count in the story? Which is your favourite? Can you find out some facts about that animal in a book or online? Why not draw a picture of it?
5. Fruit tasting – can you taste and feel different fruits? Use interesting words to describe the taste, feel and smell.
6. Draw your favourite fruit and try to write the sound it begins with.
7. Can you balance a basket or something similar on your head like Handa? Walk around the house or garden and see how long you can balance it for!
8. The story is set in South West Kenya. Can you find this on a map? Find out more online. How is it similar or different to where we live? Think about the houses that people live in, the clothes they wear, the toys that children play with, the food they eat, the language they speak… anything that you are interested in!
9. Listen to these different Kenyan children singing. Can you sing your own singing and clapping songs?
https://youtu.be/wrDFYiU9Cd8
10. This video shows music with dancing. Can you try some of the stomping, jumping, spinning and other moves? Can you create your own dance to this or some other music?
https://youtu.be/anli6AYKGnk
