Tuesday

To complete today's activities, you will need:

something to draw on

something to draw with

soft toy

book or journal to write in

paper or plastic cups

small toy or Lego piece

Overview of today's activities:

  • Activity 1: Wanda's literacy and numeracy walk (45 minutes)

  • Activity 2: Memory game (10 minutes)

  • Activity 3: Aerobic activity (20 minutes)

Break

  • Activity 4: My likes (20 minutes)

  • Activity 5: Shared story - Hello and welcome in Gamilaaray (15 minutes)

Please note, these times are an approximation only.

Wanda's literacy and numeracy walk

Learning goal: Children engage with literacy and numeracy in their community.

1. Watch the video of Wanda going for a walk in her local community.

Words and numbers walk

Duration: 05:55

2. Choose your own travelling buddy to take on a walk with an adult.

3. As you walk, look for symbols, writing and numbers. Talk with the person you are walking with about what each means.

3. Draw or take photos of what you see.

4. When you are back home, ask someone in your family to write what you say about your walk in your journal.

5. Let your teachers know what you and your buddy have been up to when you get back to preschool or daycare.

6. Did you see any symbols, writing or numbers like the photos below on your walk?

Old fashioned mail box showing text, 'one' and 'mail'.
Close shot photo of the button and arrow and traffic lights for pedestrians to touch.
Yellow and black sign above a drain indicating 'danger'.
Sign saying 'End school zone' and a large numeral '60' indicating the speed limit.
Road sign indicating disabled only parking.
Road sign indicating a shared bike and pedestrian pathway.
Road sign showing a camera icon and saying 'speed cameras used in NSW'.
Red octagon-shaped road sign saying 'stop'.

Too hard?

  • Point to the photos that show things you have seen before. Talk with someone about what each means.

Too easy?

  • When you see a new sign or symbol, challenge yourself to read and understand what it means.

  • Think of an important thing people need to know and create a sign for this.

Memory game

Learning goal: Children develop cognitive skills through a memory game.

Transition to school activity

There are new things to learn and remember when you start school, so it's good to play memory games as practice.

What you need:

  • 3 paper or plastic cups

  • a small toy or Lego brick.

How to play:

1. Ask someone to play this game with you so you can take it in turns.

Three paper cups upside down and a piece of Lego on a table.

2. Place 3 cups upside down on a table.

Three paper cups, the middle one is being lifted and a Lego brick placed underneath.

3. Put a toy or Lego brick under one of the cups.

Three paper cups, upside down being moved into different positions on the table.

4. Ask the other person to watch closely as you move the cups around (make sure you remember which cup you put the toy or Lego under).

Three paper cups on a table. The cup on the far left is being lifted to reveal a Lego brick underneath.

5. Stop after a couple of moves. Ask the other person to guess which cup the toy or Lego brick is under.

Too hard?

  • Play the game with 2 cups.

Too easy?

  • Play the game with 5 or more cups.

Aerobic activity

Learning goal: Children show enthusiasm for participating in active, physical play.

Aerobic activities are good for your heart and make you stronger. They make your heart beat faster so you pant and puff.

1. Watch this video to see children doing different aerobic activities.

2. Pick an aerobic activity to get your heart beating faster, for example:

  • running

  • skipping

  • climbing

  • dancing

  • bike riding

  • soccer

  • basketball.

FirstCry Parenting (30 May 2019) ' Top 7 Aerobics Exercises for Kids ' [video], YouTube, accessed on 14 October 2021.

A child riding a bike.
A child walking across a log.
Two children walking hand in hand in the bush.
A child laying on a boogie board in the ocean.

Too hard?

  • What activity can you do to get your heart beating faster? Do this aerobic activity.

Too easy?

  • Combine 2 or more of the aerobic activities into one fun game, for example, do ten skips and then kick a ball at a target.

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.

My likes

Learning goal: Children recognise and identify the things they like to do.

1. Watch this video to see and hear about the things Sylvana likes to do.

My likes

Duration: 01:05

My likes.wmv

2. Make a picture collage (an artwork made up of lots of smaller pictures) of the things you like to do and that make you happy. Use photos or small drawings of yourself doing things you like.

Too hard?

  • Tell someone what you like to do.

Too easy?

  • Ask an adult if you can use their mobile phone or another device to take a picture of all the things you like to do. Use these photos to create a picture collage on the device.

Shared story - Hello and welcome in Gamilaraay

Learning goal: Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from them.

1. Listen to the story.

Penguin Books Australia (2 March 2021) 'Hello and Welcome by Gregg Dreise' [video], YouTube, accessed 12 October 2021.

2. Did you hear Gregg say some words in Gamilaraay, an Aboriginal language? Practice saying these words in Gamilaraay:

  • Yarma (Yaama) = hello

  • Gurra = welcome

Too hard?

  • Talk with someone about the story.

Too easy?

  • Investigate how the didgeridoo makes its amazing sounds.

Extra learning activities

Child voice