Hola!
Have you noticed that all the recent sunshine, along with some rain, means that there is lots of greenery around? I have. That is what inspires today’s post.
- Go around the house and collect as many green items as you can find. Can you lay them out on the floor or table in an interesting way? How many did you find altogether? Are they all the same shade of green?
2. Look for shades of green on your walk and take photos. You may see leaves on trees or other plants; street signs; cars; front doors… How many green things did you spot?
3. Use some natural green treasures you have found to make pictures outdoors.
4. How many green foods can you name in two minutes? Can your adult think of any more? Why don’t you make something green to eat in the next few days?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes/dotf-pea-and-mint-soup
https://www.healthylittlefoodies.com/pea-fritters/
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/pea-feta-toasts
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cheesy-broccoli-pasta-bake
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/asparagus-risotto
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/green-burgers
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/green-bean-minestrone
5. Why don’t you experiment with paints or food colouring to find out which two primary colours (red, yellow, blue) mix to make green? Can you make different shades of green? Why don’t you use your different greens to paint a picture – dino, jungle etc – or to ice biscuits if you are using food colouring?
6. Practise listening skills and learn some words in German, including the word for ‘green’.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio/lingo-show-german-green
7. Join the Numberblocks with their ten green bottles. Maybe you can use plastic bottles from the recycling bin to set up, number and play your own games with, including ‘ten pin bowling’. You make up the rules and record any scores next to players’ names.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08r41qb/numberblocks-series-2-ten-green-bottles
8. Do you recognise all of the green things in this song?
9. Do you have a book with lots of green on the cover? It may be a story or information book. Why don’t you read it together?
Here is a short rhyming story. Can you hear the rhyming words?
10. On traffic lights, green means ‘go’. Can you play the traffic light game in your garden or at the park?
GREEN – run
AMBER – jog on the spot
RED – stop
ROUNDABOUT – go round in a circle
LEFT/RIGHT TURN – support you child to turn in the right direction
SPEED BUMP – jump
Please see below for information on this year’s Summer Reading Challenge
