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To complete today's activities, you will need:
something to draw on
something to draw with
optional - paint
optional - paintbrush
Overview of today's activities:
Overview of today's activities:
Activity 1: Different school activities (10 minutes)
Activity 2: If you find a feather (15 minutes)
Activity 3: Fun exercises - Part 3 (30 minutes)
Break
Activity 4: 2D pattern blocks (20 minutes)
Activity 5: Other peoples' feelings (10 minutes)
Please note, these times are an approximation only.
Different school activities
Different school activities
Learning goal: Children understand the range of activities they can engage with at school.
At school you will be able to join in many different activities. Some of them you will do with your whole class, others you will be able to choose to do.
1. Watch the video.
Zar Pro (15 August 2013) 'Promotional video for Carlingford Public School' [video], YouTube, accessed 11 November 2021.
2. What activities did you see the children doing at school?
3. Which of these activities are you interested in doing at school?
If you find a feather
If you find a feather
Learning goal: Children show an increasing appreciation for the natural environment.
The natural world is full of wonders. This book has poems about the wonders of the natural world.
1.Have you ever found a feather and wondered about it or looked at the moon and noticed how it shines on earth in silvery tones?
2. Choose one of the poems from the collection below to listen to.
3. Draw or paint a picture about the natural wonder in the poem you listened to.
4. Talk to someone about the natural wonder in your picture and ask them to write down your words.
Too hard?
Too hard?
Listen to the first poem in the book, 'If you find a feather'. Find a feather and tickle it on your face. How does it feel?
Too easy?
Too easy?
Ask for help to write a list of describing words for your favourite natural wonder in the book. You will hear describing words in the poem, and can also think of some of your own.
Fun exercises - Part 3
Fun exercises - Part 3
Learning goal: Children learn about how exercise makes their bodies feel healthy and strong.
1. Watch the video and copy the exercises.
Little Sports (22 December 2020) '30 Minutes Physical Activities For Kids At Home' [video], You Tube , accessed on 21 October 2021.
2. Answer the following questions after doing the exercises:
Are you puffed?
Is your heart beating harder?
Do you feel thirsty?
What movements did you find easy to do?
What movements did you find hard to do?
Too hard?
Too hard?
Do a short section or just some of the exercises.
Put on music and move your body.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Create your own sequence of exercises.
Teach a friend the routine.
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
2D pattern blocks
2D pattern blocks
Learning goal: Children use the creative arts to express meaning.
1. Drag shapes into the work area. See what you can make with the shapes.
2. Copy one or more of these pictures using the shape board above.
3. Create your own picture.
Too hard?
Too hard?
Arrange real shapes or blocks to make a picture.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Rotate each shape by clicking in the middle of it until an arrow appears. Click the arrow to make the shape rotate.
Make a repeating pattern that uses 3 different shapes.
Make a picture that uses 8 triangles, 6 squares and 4 hexagons.
Other people's feelings
Other people's feelings
Learning goal: Children are aware of the needs of others.
1. Watch the video.
ABC Kids (17 April 2021) 'Learn About Feeling, KEEKO' [video], YouTube, accessed 13 October 2021.
In the video, Keeko got hurt then Dog and Bird tried to comfort him, but Keeko didn't like it.
2. Answer the following questions and talk to someone about them:
Have you seen someone get hurt?
Did they feel sad or did they cry?
Who helped them feel better?
What could you do to help someone who is sad or hurt?
Too hard?
Too hard?
Think about what makes you feel better.
Next time someone in your family is hurt or sad, ask them it they would like a hug to help them feel better.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Think of a time when you or someone else has been hurt.
Draw a picture to show what happened and think about the facial expression on the person who was hurt.
Draw something in the picture that could make them feel better.
Extra learning activities
Extra learning activities
For families, the Australian Government parenting website, Raising Children has some helpful information on the growth and development of preschool aged children.
Child voice
Child voice
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