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To complete today's activities, you will need:
something to draw on
something to draw with
scissors
glue or tape
recyclable or craft materials
coins - either real or toy money
items which can be used in a toy shop
Happy and sad
Happy and sad
Learning goal: Children identify feelings and how they and others respond to those feelings.
Look at these children’s faces.
How do you think each is feeling?
Why might each child be feeling that way?
"Peace and Unity for the New Year" by daystar297 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
"Peace and Unity for the New Year" by daystar297 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
"Junior Nutty Professor" by ksunderman is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Junior Nutty Professor" by ksunderman is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Outdoor portrait of a cute little indian boy" by Nithi clicks is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Outdoor portrait of a cute little indian boy" by Nithi clicks is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Get something to draw on.
On one side, draw something that makes you happy.
On the other side, draw something that makes you sad.
Tell someone about your picture.
Join in singing, 'If you're happy and you know it'.
Super simple songs- Kids songs (25 January 2019), 'If you're happy and you know it' [video], YouTube, Accessed 27 August 2021.
Too hard?
Too hard?
Play with someone in your family, take it in turns making happy and sad faces.
Try to guess what feeling the other person's face is showing.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Change the words of, 'If you are happy and you know it' to make a new song about a different feeling.
Make your face show you are feeling tired, angry, surprised or confused.
Birdie and the virus
Birdie and the virus
Learning goal: Children understand personal care and hygiene to keep themselves and others safe.
Listen to the story about Birdie and the virus.
Children's Health Queensland (2020) 'Birdie and the virus' [video]. Queensland Government.
This story is also available in different languages.
2. How do you feel when you can't go out and play with your friends?
3. Listen to this song to remind you how we can all help stop the spread of disease.
Children's Health Queensland. (2020). 'Birdie and the virus sing along' [video]. Queensland Government.
4. Finally, watch Isabella washing her hands.
Dancing
Dancing
Learning goal: Children engage in increasingly complex movement and coordination through dance.
Practice moving in different ways:
march
slide
gallop
shake.
Play the song and follow the instructions to move in different ways.
"Dancing" by MiikaS is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Too hard?
Too hard?
Play the song or your favourite piece of music and have fun moving in any way you want.
Too easy?
Too easy?
How else can you move?
Play your favourite piece of music and make up a dance moving in many different ways.
Take a break
Take a break
Here are some things you might like to do:
have a drink of water and a healthy snack
play or have a rest
go to the toilet and wash your hands.
"Boy with glass of water, 2000" by Seattle Municipal Archives is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio. pexels.com
"Washing hands" by magnusfranklin is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Collage
Collage
Learning goal: Children use creative arts to express ideas and make meaning.
What you need:
a collection of recyclable or craft materials, for example:
- cardboard or paper
- scraps of fabric or wool
- old magazines or shop catalogues
- wrapping paper or ribbon
- foam, straws or stickers.
scissors
sticky tape or glue.
What to do:
Look at your materials and think about what kind of artwork you could make with them.
Glue or tape the materials onto the cardboard or paper to create your artwork.
Tell someone about what you have created and ask them to write down what you say.
Too hard?
Too hard?
Ask someone to help you with gluing and taping down the materials.
Too easy?
Too easy?
In your artwork, recreate a character or scene from a favourite book or TV show.
Coins
Coins
Learning goal: Children develop an understanding of coins through play.
2. Ask someone in your home to help you find each of the Australian coins.
3. Sort the coins into groups. How did you sort them? Try sorting the coins in a different way.
4. Does anyone in your house have coins from a different country? Ask them to tell you the names of these coins.
Too hard?
Too hard?
Match the coins which are exactly the same together.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Draw or do a crayon rubbing of each coin to make a picture of it.
Write the names of each of the coins next to them.
Line the coins up in order, from the least valuable to the most valuable.
Shop play
Shop play
Learning goal: Children become aware of the relationship between symbols and real objects.
What you need:
things to "sell" in your shop, for example, empty food boxes, tins or small toys
paper, pencil and sticky tape
toy money or real coins in a small box
shopping bags.
What to do:
Get someone to help you write the prices on the different items.
Display your items in a box or on a shelf.
Invite someone in your family to come to the shop to buy some things.
Extra learning activities
Extra learning activities
Learn to count through song and story.
Open the Early childhood literacy and numeracy resource or view the document below.
Child voice
Child voice
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