Good morning!
Today’s post is inspired by a traditional tale – The Magic Porridge Pot.
- Read/listen to the story together. Talk about it. Who was in the story? What happened? Did you have a favourite part? What would you have done if you were in the town? If you had a magic pot, what would it be able to do?
- Why don’t you become an author illustrator and create your own story about a magic pot/car/house/unicorn…?
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Do you know any other stories where porridge features? Why don’t you look through your books and try to find and read Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
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Did you notice that the old lady’s words made a rhyme? Did you hear the rhyming words? pot, hot, lot… Words rhyme when they have the same sound pattern at the END of the word. Try to spot rhyming words in other stories this week.
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Have you eaten porridge before? Why don’t you make some in the next few days? Think about what you could add to your porridge to make it extra tasty. Talk about healthy and less healthy choices. Find some ingredients that your child can chop, mash, sprinkle or grate to develop their fine motor skills. Why not record your favourite toppings by writing them down or drawing pictures?
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Use porridge oats to do some simple baking, measuring out the ingredients together and using the five senses to describe taste, smell and texture. Here are some ideas:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/oats
https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/collections/oat-recipes/
- Porridge and other foods give us energy to move. Try to play in the garden today or find other ways to be physically active. Have a go at Jaime’s ‘porridge pose’!
- Provide your child with a range of bowls/jugs/spoons and a few ‘ingredients’ such as water, dried beans or oats. Allow them to explore capacity, dissolving and mixing and to use their imaginations! Or take the play outside and add some muddy puddles into the mix!
