Fine motor skills and sensory play activities support student's motor planning, coordination skills and sensory processing. Here are some ideas you can try out throughout the day as breaks. You can even incorporate them into your child's home learn to promote play-based learning!
Fine motor
Playdough
https://theimaginationtree.com/monster-dough/
Threading and beading (you can use beads, pasta, cheerios, thread wool through colanders, get creative!)
Sorting (buttons, counters, froot loops, m&m's... anything!)
https://www.learning4kids.net/2015/05/05/sorting-shapes-in-our-sensory-bin/
Making patterns
https://theimaginationtree.com/making-patterns-with-lego-and-egg/
Practice the pincer grip (using thumb and index finger) using lego, pegs, beans and even marshmallows
Create a collage by ripping and gluing paper, news paper, left over wrapping and foil
ENGLISH
Wushka - Digital Reading Program for Beginning to Fluent Readers (ask your teacher for username and password if you do not have it).
Storyline Online is a children's literacy website created by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, which provides free storytelling videos and resources for parents and teachers to foster a love of reading in children.
Click here to access Epic. Get your username and password from your teacher.
MATHS
Maths Games PBS kids - Learn about math and play games with your favorite characters like Odd Squad, Curious George, Peg + Cat, and Dinosaur Train
Cool Kindergarten Maths -This set of kindergarten fun math games online focuses on math skills like: counting, addition, subtraction, problem solving, composing and decomposing
Math Games offers online games and printable worksheets to make learning math fun. Kids from pre-K to 8th grade can practice math skills
Click here for Everyday Maths. Go to the Kindy link on the page and access activities and games. GO
Click here for maths playground 100's chart.
ADDITIONAL SUBJECT AREAS
Click here to access online excursions. Click on the Early Stage 1 link,
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
Birdie and the virus - A story for young children about recovering from a virus.
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DIGITAL MATHS MANIPULATIVES TO USE ONLINE
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Click here to access Digital Counters to use online.