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English Week 4
Day 1: How are Rainbows made?
(Science experiment )
Learning Goals
Respond to questions about a read or told story.
Talk about what they like about a variety of songs.
Respond to adult questions and share personal theories.
Ask questions about why things happen.
Objectives
Child will be able to understand tools as a source of supporting exploration and discovery e.g. torchlight, mirror.
Child will be able to guess and make predictions of outcomes with simple reasoning to explain a phenomenon.
Child will conduct simple experiment to test out ideas and predictions.
What do you need?
Rainbow Experiment:
Small Mirror that can fit into a glass of water.
Glass of water
Flashlight
Dark Room with a white wall to reflect the rainbow.
How can you work with your child?
How are Rainbows made?
Begin a discussion by asking your child a few questions to get him/her thinking. “Have you ever seen a rainbow in the sky?" "Was it on a rainy day?" "What did it look like? Can you name the colours?"
Listen to the story: The Rainbow Fish
Invite your child to share his/her theories as to how a rainbow is made. Listen to your child and if possible write what he/she has said so you will be able to revisit it later.
Watch the video: How is a Rainbow formed?
Pause as and when necessary to explain to your child what is happening and for him/her to share his/her understanding.
The Rainbow Fish story
How is a Rainbow formed?
2. Rainbow experiment
Use a mirror in water. Place a small mirror in a glass full of water. Place the glass of water so the sun will shine on the mirror. Turn the glass until the rainbow is reflected against the wall. Find the colors of the rainbow.
Make sure the room is dark with a white wall.
Shine the flashlight into the water, moving it around until a rainbow can be viewed.
Answer any questions your child may have during and/or after the experiment. Revisit child’s initial prediction and ask him what he/she now knows about how rainbows are formed.
3. Rainbow Colours song
End with playing and singing the Rainbow Colours song.
What's next?
Extension 1:
Invite your child to draw and name the different colours of the rainbow.
Extension 2:
Invite child to recall the Rainbow experiment in sequence through drawing to reinforce ordinal numbers 1st, 2nd ...
Day 2: Rainbow Toast Cheese Recipe
(Cooking Experience)
Learning Goals
String words together into simpler sentences (using appropriate sentence structure).
Listen for a purpose and follow simple ‘instructions.
Use simple mathematical language e.g. first, second, next...equal, same, different...
Objectives
Child will be able to String words together into simple sentences (using appropriate sentence structure).
Child will be able to display eye hand coordination.
Child will be able to listen to simple instructions and follow it.
What do you need?
Food coloring (4-7 colours)
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Bread
Butter
Spoon or fork
4 bowls
Before cooking
Revisit yesterday’s experience. Ask child what he/she recalls about rainbows and what experiment he/she did.
Revisit the rainbow video from yesterday’s activity. Recall the 7 colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
Sing In the Rainbow song.
In the Rainbow song
How can you work with your child?
Making Rainbow Grilled Cheese Recipe:
(Reference: https://www.ehow.com/how_12343473_rainbow-grilled-cheese-recipe.html )
Invite your child to make a simple rainbow grilled cheese toast. Ask him what the colours of the rainbow are? (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)
Show your child the recipe and go through the steps (remember to use ordinal numbers for each step as a reinforcement from last week’s activities).
First Step: Separate the Cheese into Bowls
Invite your child to help separate the cheese into the same number of bowls as you have food coloring. It isn’t necessary to use all the 7 colours of the rainbow hence you may decide to have four bowls (4 colours of the rainbow).
Use mathematical language like ‘equal' amount of cheese in each bowl. “Do they look the same?”
Second Step: Add Food Colouring
Invite your child to add in just a few drops of food coloring to the cheese and stir the color in with a spoon or fork. Say “Let’s stir the first bowl. Then move on to the second.......” Continue until all bowls have been stirred thoroughly.
Last Step: Make the Sandwich
Let your child butter one side of the bread and place it on a toast pan. Start adding the colorful cheese in any design or order he/she likes. Top it off with another buttered piece of bread.
Help your child place it in the toaster and let it turn golden brown.
Be careful when removing it from the toaster. Let it cool a little and enjoy eating it together!
What's next?
Extension 1:
Invite the child to repeat the sequence. You may guide by asking “What did you do first?” “What did you do second?” “What happened next?” etc....
Extension 2:
Invite child to draw the sequence and number them 1 2 3 … (Provide support where necessary)
Day 3: Dance to classical music with scarves or ribbons
(Music and Movement)
Learning Goals
Listen for a purpose and follow simple ‘instructions.’
Demonstrate gross motor skills and movements.
Explore a wide range of large muscle movements (locomotor) with increasing control and coordination.
Objectives
Child will demonstrate listening skills and move accordingly.
Child will be able to listen to and understand simple instructions.
What do you need?
Scarves, ribbons
Tissues
Classical music
Tissue dance:
Have your child place a tissue on his/her head and turn on his/ her favorite songs. The rules are simple: he/she can do any movement he/she likes, as long as that tissue stays put.
How can you work with your child?
Dance to classical music with scarves or ribbons:
Grab a silk scarf (or a similar substitute like a sarong, ribbons) and turn on the Mozart String Quartet music. Encourage your child to sway however the music moves him/her.
Your child will be party to the magical sounds of violins and violas all while calming down.
Switch to pop, jazz, rock music and see how your child’s movements change accordingly.
Revisit the Rainbow Song introduced on Monday.
What's next?
Extension 1:
Continue with this experience anytime you feel your child needs to get moving.
Extension 2:
Give your child a kinesthetic challenge with Body Part Dancing.
Turn on your child’s favorite tune and call out a body part, the only one that will be featured in dancing until the next is called.
For example, you can call out “mouth!” and dancing proceeds by puckering lips, wagging tongues etc. After a while, call out another body part like, “fingers!” and on and on.
Give those winding arms and those wild leg spasms your kid loves so much a break; think of new limbs to feature.
Day 4: Memory Games
Learning Goals
Asks questions to confirm or clarify an understanding.
Demonstrate delight in problem solving situations and are keen to pursue a task to perfection
Objectives
Child will demonstrate understanding of simple instructions.
Child will be able to demonstrate memory (recalling and remembering) skills.
Child will be able to process information and demonstrate understanding.
What do you need?
No materials needed, just you and your child!
The main aim of this experience is to give your child opportunities to begin to think backwards and to develop effective memory.
How can you work with your child?
Memory Game:
A simple game you can play literally anywhere – your house, the car, the doctor’s office, the parking lot of the mall…
Explain the memory game to your child. “We are going to play a simple memory game like the one we played last week (Week 2 Thursday). Give time for your child to recall and share what he/she remembers.
“This time I will need you to look at my face and remember what you see and where you see it e.g. earrings, clip on hair etc... Once your child has shown his/her understanding of what is required of him/her go ahead and play the game indicated below.
How to Play:
If playing outdoors:
If you outside, ask your child to close his or her eyes.
Rearrange something about yourself. For example, take off/put on your glasses or take off one earring or even rearrange a lock of your hair.
Ask your child to open his or her eyes and figure out what has changed. You can even put a time to it.
If playing indoors:
Alternatively, if you are at home, ask him or her to leave the room, rearrange items in the room and ask to figure out the difference. Start with a specific spot e.g. tell your child to look at everything that is on the table and then have him/her leave the room and ask what the difference is. You can expand on the place ones your child becomes comfortable with the game.
Change sides with your child i.e. this time you will leave the room and figure out the difference.
What's next?
Extension 1: Memory Train
Play with the whole family (Remember to keep it simple so your child enjoys the process and has fun!)
The game starts with a player saying, “I am going shopping. I pick up a….”
The next person repeats the phrase and adds another item. The second and third player does the same.
The game continues with each player mentioning all the previous items and then adding another item when it is his or her turn. Players drop out of the game if they make a mistake.
The player able to repeat the phrase for the longest time wins. You can use any line to begin with, like “I am going on vacation. I am taking my….” or “I am going on a picnic. I am packing my….”
Day 5: Homemade Name Puzzle
(Literacy)
Learning Goals
Listen attentively.
Show understanding of questions.
Objectives
Child will demonstrate ability to listen to and follow simple instructions.
Child will be able to identify own name.
Child will be able to identify family’s name with assistance.
What do you need?
Card stock/Thick paper cards
Marker
How can you work with your child?
Invite your child to write his/her name on 2 pieces of card stock.
Leave one whole and invite your child to cut the other one between each letter. Demonstrate if necessary.
3. Place the whole strip and the pieces of strip at the table and invite your child to put the separate pieces together to make his/her name.
4. Make it challenging by inviting child to write her/his full name. Provide support where necessary.
5. Move on to the rest of the family’s names.
What's next?
Extension 1: Making Letters /Numbers with loose parts
Collect recycled materials:
Bottle caps
Twigs, sticks, dried leaves
Toothpicks
Ice cream sticks
Buttons
Rocks
Shells
Seeds etc...
Invite your child to create letters of the alphabet with loose parts. This is excellent in helping your child to recall formation of letters.
Use loose parts to form numbers.
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