Tuesday

To complete today's activities, you will need:

something to draw on

something to draw with

something to build with

playing cards

Stretching and warm up

Learning goal: Children understand that stretching and moving is part of being healthy.

Watch the video and copy the superhero stretches.

Pretend you are a superhero
Duration: 1:24

Who are your favourite super heroes? Pretend to run, fly or jump like them.

Taking photos

Learning goal: Children use information and communication technologies to make sense of their world.

  1. Go to Play School Story Time to listen to the story, ‘Costa Georgiadis: Emily Green’s Garden’.

  2. After listening to the story, think about the plants in the area you live. You might be able to see some out the window, in your backyard or you might have some growing inside your house.

  3. Ask someone to help you take a photo of each of the plants you can see.

  4. How many photos did you take? Did you take any photos of trees? Do any of the plants have flowers on them?

A section of a tree trunk with beige and grey patches.

"eucalyptus tree" by siaronj is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Catching

Learning goal: Children catch using two hands.

You will need:

  • a big ball, balloon or small, soft cushion.

What to do:

  1. Watch the video to see how the children catch a ball.

  2. Ask someone to play with you.

  3. Stand close together and throw and catch with each other.

  4. How many times can you catch without dropping?

  5. If you are going well, take a step backwards each time you catch the ball.


NSW Health (14 June 2017), 'Catch - Munch & Move' [video], NSW Health Channel, YouTube, accessed 18 August 2021.

Guess my number

Learning goal: Children recognise numbers.

You will need:

  • playing cards

  • Lego or blocks.

What to do:

  1. Watch the video to learn how to play, ‘Guess my number’.

  2. Arrange playing cards from the smallest number to the largest number, like in the video. If you don’t have playing cards, make your own.

  3. Point to each card and say the number.

  4. Make groups of lego or blocks, and match them with the number card, like in the video.

  5. Play the game with someone in your family.

'Guess my number'
Duration: 2:02

Maps

Learning goal: Children make connections between symbols and directions using a map.

Watch the video and join in the activity.

On the map in the video, did you find:

  • the hospital?

  • the fire station?

  • the dentist?

After watching the video, draw a map of your bedroom, backyard or favourite park.

All about maps!
Duration: 10:29

Extra learning activities

Learn to count through the song, 'Five little monkeys’ and the story, 'Let’s count goats' with these literacy and numeracy activities.

Child voice