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Week 1
Day 1:
Scavenger Hunt: Colours and Sorting Activity
(Math & Language)
Learning Goals
Demonstrate the ability to identify colours.
Display ability in sorting items according to colours, size, texture…
Objectives
Find items by colour.
Sorting items into groups – size, shape, colour, texture etc.
What do you need?
Any items at home
Basket to put items in (optional)
How can you work with your child?
Call out a colour and have your child look for items around your house, that matches this colour.
Provide a basket or a mat, where your child can place the items found.
At the end of the game, invite your child to sort the items according to colour, size or texture.
E.g.
Can you put all the blue items together?
Can you put all the big items together?
Can you put all the small and red items together?
What's next?
Call out the colour, as well as the texture, and have your child look for these items.
E.g. you can say – Look for an item that is blue and smooth.
You can intentionally place items around the house that fits the colour and texture you will be calling out.
Invite your child to sort the items and explain why he/she has sorted them this way.
Day 2:
Create a Family Book
(Language and Literacy - Part 1)
Learning Goals
Demonstrate ability to listen to and follow simple instructions.
Able to use complete sentences to response.
Demonstrate fine-motor skills.
Source: lanekids.org
Objectives
Child will be able to describe what he/she already knows about families by sharing relevant details and facts about their own families.
Child will be able to understand instructions and follow them accordingly.
Child will be able to identify his/her family members.
What do you need?
Family photos including grandparents, uncles and aunties etc.
Stapler
Glue
How can you work with your child?
Explain to your child that he/she is going to be discussing families.
Discuss: what family means to him/her.
Potential discussion questions (simplify the questions and/or language if necessary) include:
Who is a part of a family, what are some things family members do for or with each other?
What events do they share with each other?
What are some places they go together?
How are families the same and how are they different?
How do you feel about your family?
List on paper some details your child has shared.
Show your child the family photos and walk him/her through some of the pictures.
6. Identify the people in the pictures and explain each individual person's role in the family. Make sure to describe a special event in your family and the people who participates in the event.
7. Explain to your child that he/she will create a book about his/her family including relevant details, like the people and their role in the family. You can create a book by stapling multiple pieces of paper together.
8. Invite your child to draw or paste the pictures of each family member into the ‘book’ they will create. Invite him/her to choose 1 picture where the whole family is together for the cover page of the book.
What's next?
Continue working on this project and give your child time to complete choosing and sticking the photos into the book. (1 photo on 1 page)
Day 3:
Family Book & Writing Experience
(Language and Literacy - Part 2)
Learning Goals
Child demonstrates eye-hand coordination.
Child demonstrates fine motor skills.
What do you need?
Completed family book from Day 2
Writing tools – pencil, crayon etc.
Objectives
Child will be able to use simple words to describe what he/she already knows about families.
Child will be able to copy write or follow the dotted letters.
Child will demonstrate understanding by following simple instructions.
How can you work with your child?
Go through the completed family book where your child has pasted the family photos of his/her choice.
Invite your child to label the people in his/her drawings e.g. Dad, Mum, Grandma etc... You may write what your child has said on a piece of paper and encourage your child to write over it or copy it onto the family book.
Tip: Support your child's writing by listing the names of common family members on a piece of paper (e.g., uncle, cousin, grandmother, etc.) You may choose to dot the letters so that your child can trace over each letter.
What's next?
Invite your child to present his/her family book to the rest of the family members.
Encourage your child to mention specific details about the picture, like the people, place, and things in the picture.
Encourage your family to ask simple questions, for example: Who is this person? I think you should label this person. Why have you chosen this photo?
Day 4:
Simple Origami Hat
(Art)
Learning Goals
Child will demonstrate listening skills.
Child will demonstrate understanding by following instructions.
Child will demonstrate eye-hand coordination skills.
Child will demonstrate fine motor skills.
Child will demonstrate creativity.
Objectives
Child will be able to follow simple instructions.
Child will be able to listen and follow the steps with support from adult.
Child will ask for help as and when needed.
Child will be able to design his/her hat independently.
Source: www.origamiway.com
What do you need?
Rectangular paper
Colour pencils, markers, or crayons
How can you work with your child?
Inform your child that he/she is going to be making an origami hat.
Note: Please be patient with your child and give him/her as much support as possible, especially if it is his/her first-time exploring Origami.
Model each step and support your child where necessary.
Use mathematical language: Ordinal numbers (e.g. first, second, third etc…)
Instructions for folding the origami hat (you can find the detailed instructions with reference images at https://www.origamiway.com/origami-hat.shtml):
Step 1: Get a regular piece of rectangular paper.
Step 2: Fold the paper in half lengthwise, then unfold.
Step 3: Fold the paper in half again from top to the bottom.
Step 4: Fold the left and right corners to the center to form a triangle.
Step 5: Fold up the bottom flap along the base of the triangle.
Step 6: Turn the paper over, and repeat Step 5. The hat is done!
Provide markers, colour pencils etc. and invite your child to design his/her hat.
What's next?
Invite your child to make a hat for everyone in the family!
Day 5:
Wiggle Game
(Physical Development)
Learning Goals
Child will demonstrate gross motor skills
Child will demonstrate listening and understanding skills.
Child will demonstrate creativity.
Objectives
Child will use words to clarify instructions.
Child will use his/her creativity to demonstrate his movements.
What do you need?
Open space
Think of some movements you can instruct your child to do
How can you work with your child?
Inform your child that we will be playing a wiggle game to get their body moving. Model the movements first before proceeding to give instructions to your child.
Some examples of movements are:
Touch the sky and then your feet five times in a row.
Pretend you’re playing the drums.
Fly around the room like a bird.
What's next?
Make the movement a little more challenging that the whole family can enjoy:
toe touches
jumping rope
shape your body into the alphabet
stretch your arms
pretend you are in a band
flap your wings
stand like a flamingo
hop like a bunny
jog in place while you sing
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