Monday
To complete today's activities, you will need:
something to draw on
something to draw with
something to build with
Family drawing
Learning goal: Children sense and respond to a feeling of belonging.
1. Watch the video.
2. Draw your family.
3. If you have any pets, draw them also.
4. Find somewhere to display your picture, perhaps on the fridge or in your bedroom.
Looking at your picture will remind you of who you care about and who cares about you.
Belonging
Duration: 1:40
Describing things
Learning goal: Children respond verbally and non-verbally to what they see, hear, touch, feel and taste.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Image by Valiphotos from Pixabay
Now it's your turn. Think of different things, or find things in your home, that you can:
see
hear
smell
feel.
Find a leaf.
Is it the same colour as the ones in the video?
Does it smell?
Does it feel crunchy, smooth or spiky?
Want to learn more?
If you have a pet:
Look at your pet. What size is it? What is its hair or fur like?
Touch your pet. How does it feel?
Smell your pet. How does it smell?
Listen to your pet. What sounds does it make?
Speaking Spanish
Learning goal: Children broaden their understanding of the world in which they live.
Watch the video and listen to the Spanish words.
Brain break
Duration: 4:11
What language or languages do you speak?
If you speak a language other than English, do you know the words for the different sports mentioned in the video; basketball, soccer, swimming, table tennis and athletics?
Dancing
Learning goal: Children engage in physical activity to stay healthy.
Watch the video and join in.
Dancing
Duration:24:12
Building challenge
Learning goal: Children persist to complete a task.
You will need:
something to build with, such as Lego, Duplo, blocks or empty boxes.
What to do:
Choose one or more of these challenges to complete:
build two towers, each out of different materials. Make the towers exactly the same height
build a home for a snake
build a shed for a long, thin car and a tall car
build a bridge
build a house with four windows and two doors.
Extra learning activities
Learning how to do a perfect composition with a camera is easy with Dorothea beside you. View Art with Mati and Dada - Dorothea Lange, series 1, episode 30.