Preschool at Home Experiences Week 3, activity 1 Let’s look at shapes There are lots of shapes around your house, today we are looking at four different shapes: Circles, triangle, square and rectangle. On four different pieces of paper (or one large piece of paper) get an adult or sibling to draw each one of the shapes, then with something like Lego, gems, pebbles or buttons lets follow the lines to make the shapes. Learning outcomes Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners Key Concepts: Creativity and imagination, Fine Motor Development, Hand-Eye Coordination and Control, Concentration, Language development, Mathematics – patterns Resources Paper or cardboard Pen or texter Buttons, pebbles, Lego Questions to ask: Turn over the page and make your own shapes or squiggles Let’s do it in patterns if you have multiple colours Let’s do rainbow colours
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Preschool at Home ExperiencesPreschool at Home Experiences Week 3, activity 2 Monster Feet If you have two empty tissues boxes, let’s make some monster feet! Cut out the plastic
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Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 3, activity 1
Let’s look at shapes There are lots of shapes around your house, today we are
looking at four different shapes: Circles, triangle, square and
rectangle. On four different pieces of paper (or one large
piece of paper) get an adult or sibling to draw each one of
the shapes, then with something like Lego, gems, pebbles or
buttons lets follow the lines to make the shapes.
Learning outcomes
Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
Key Concepts: Creativity and imagination, Fine Motor Development, Hand-Eye Coordination and Control, Concentration, Language development, Mathematics – patterns
Resources Paper or cardboard
Pen or texter
Buttons, pebbles, Lego
Questions to ask:
Turn over the page and make your
own shapes or squiggles
Let’s do it in patterns if you have
multiple colours
Let’s do rainbow colours
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 3, activity 2
Monster Feet If you have two empty tissues boxes, let’s make some monster
feet! Cut out the plastic in the top opening of the tissue box (an
adult might need to help do this part.)
1. Paint boxes whatever color you want or paste colored paper
2. Cut out toes from construction paper and glue to the bottom of the box.
Learning outcomes
Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners.
Key Concepts: Creativity and imagination, Fine
Motor Development, Hand-Eye Coordination and Control, Concentration, Language development.
Resources
• 2 tissue boxes
• Paint
• Paper
• glue
Paper
Questions to ask:
What shape is a tissue box?
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 3, activity 3
Yoga Time to make shapes with our bodies through Yoga.
Yoga is great for our body and our minds. Follow the guided video on 7
different Yoga poses or shapes
Make sure you are in comfortable clothes, you have enough room and if
you have one, grab your exercise mat.
Learning outcomes
4.3 Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context
Lego and construction Playing with Lego or construction blocks is a great way to learn
basic measurements, height, length, width and mathematics.
We have included some Lego activities, but allowing children time to build on their own also encourages imagination.
Learning outcomes 4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry
Key Concepts: Language, mathematics, measurement,
imagination, fine motor skills
Questions to ask
“Is that bigger or smaller than the
other one?”
“How many blocks did you use to
make it that high?”
“How many blocks did you use to get
it all the way across?”
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 3, activity 9
Cooking in the kitchen
Cooking is a great learning tool for children (and a great way to pass the time!) You could make muffins or get them to help you prepare for dinner. You may like to include other siblings into this activity by setting the children at a kitchen table or around a bench and each child can take a turn. If cooking isn't possible try getting children to help layer a sandwich or cut a banana, spread butter on their toast or pour their own milk. Children can learn measurement, quantities and weight even just by watching you cook.
Learning outcomes Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence,
and creativity.
Key Concepts
Children learn about measurements, quantities and weights when cooking.
Resources Play this clip on your iPad, iPhone, computer or TV. Before you do your cooking experience, you may like children to sit and enjoy this episode of