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To complete today's activities, you will need:
something to draw on
something to draw with
sticky tape
scissors
small ball or marble
approx. 12 objects, such as stones or pegs
cardboard tubes, small pipes or cardboard
Overview of today's activities
Overview of today's activities
Activity 1: Tiwi language (10 minutes)
Activity 2: Ball run (30 minutes)
Activity 3: Action songs (10 minutes)
Break
Activity 4: Shared story (30 minutes)
Activity 5: More, less and the same (15 minutes)
Please note - time in brackets is an approximation only.
Tiwi language
Tiwi language
Learning goal: Children learn about the wider world and develop respect for other cultures.
Listen to this podcast.
Malcolm will tell you about some of the things he does with his family.
He will also teach you some words in Tiwi language.
kly-2020-02-03-episode08.mp3Rudi Bremer (host) (23 March 2020) 'Beach in Tiwi ' [podcast], Little Yarns, ABC Kids Listen, accessed 10 September 2021.
Ball run
Ball run
Learning goal: Children solve a problem through investigation and creative play.
Make a ball or marble run:
Gather together some cardboard tubes, pipes, blocks or cardboard.
Build a run or pathway for your ball to travel along. You might:
choose to tape tubes and folded cardboard together
start with a ramp for your ball to roll down and into a pathway made of blocks.
How far did your ball travel? How can you get it to travel further?
Watch this video for fun!
5MadMovieMakers (14 July 2015) 'Marble run on the beach' [video], YouTube, accessed 10 September 2021.
Too hard?
Too hard?
Roll a ball on flat ground then roll a ball on a small hill. What do you notice?
Ask someone to help you build your ball run.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Extend your creation so the ball travels a longer distance.
Adjust your creation so it starts from a different height.
Action songs
Action songs
Learning goal: Children sing songs and perform accompanying actions.
Join in with these songs. Sing along and copy the actions.
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
Shared story - Why can't I be a dinosaur?
Shared story - Why can't I be a dinosaur?
Learning goal: Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media.
Listen to this story.
ABC Kids (31 December 2017), 'Why can't I be a dinosaur?' [video], YouTube, accessed 6 September 2021.
Draw or paint Nellie dressed as a dinosaur.
Do you have a favourite outfit you like to wear?
How do you feel when you wear your outfit?
Too hard?
Too hard?
Try on a collection of hats. See if you can make a face expression that matches the hat.
After listening to the story, dress up in your favourite costume.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Do you think Emily should have been allowed to go to the wedding dressed as a dinosaur?
Why do you think this?
More, less and the same
Learning goal: Children compare the quantity of collections.
Watch this video.
Play this game with someone in your family:
Each person takes a handful of small objects from a container.
Put the objects on the floor or table in front of you.
Compare each person's collection.
Who has more? Who has less? Or are the collections the same?
Too hard?
Too hard?
Practice counting with someone and do one clap for each number.
Touch each object as someone counts for you.
Say the number then do that many claps. Eg 'Five' then do five claps.
Count how many objects are in each collection. Use your finger to touch each object as you count.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Play the game again, but this time take two handfuls of objects.
Extra learning activities
Extra learning activities
Do you have a curious mind? If so, you might be interested in the ABC podcasts, 'Imagine This'.
Child voice
Child voice
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