Preschool at Home Experiences

Week 3, activity 1

Let’s look at shapes There are lots of shapes around your house, today we are

looking at four different shapes: Circles, triangle, square and

rectangle. On four different pieces of paper (or one large

piece of paper) get an adult or sibling to draw each one of

the shapes, then with something like Lego, gems, pebbles or

buttons lets follow the lines to make the shapes.

Learning outcomes

Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

Key Concepts: Creativity and imagination, Fine Motor Development, Hand-Eye Coordination and Control, Concentration, Language development, Mathematics – patterns

Resources Paper or cardboard

Pen or texter

Buttons, pebbles, Lego

Questions to ask:

Turn over the page and make your

own shapes or squiggles

Let’s do it in patterns if you have

multiple colours

Let’s do rainbow colours

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Week 3, activity 2

Monster Feet If you have two empty tissues boxes, let’s make some monster

feet! Cut out the plastic in the top opening of the tissue box (an

adult might need to help do this part.)

1. Paint boxes whatever color you want or paste colored paper

2. Cut out toes from construction paper and glue to the bottom of the box.

Learning outcomes

Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners.

Key Concepts: Creativity and imagination, Fine

Motor Development, Hand-Eye Coordination and Control, Concentration, Language development.

Resources

• 2 tissue boxes

• Paint

• Paper

• glue

Paper

Questions to ask:

What shape is a tissue box?

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Week 3, activity 3

Yoga Time to make shapes with our bodies through Yoga.

Yoga is great for our body and our minds. Follow the guided video on 7

different Yoga poses or shapes

Make sure you are in comfortable clothes, you have enough room and if

you have one, grab your exercise mat.

Learning outcomes

4.3 Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context

to another

Key Concepts:

Strength, concentration, fitness, balance

Resources

Play this clip on your iPad, iPhone,

computer or TV (5 minutes)

Questions to ask:

What shapes did you make with your

body?

Which was your favourite pose?

Which was the hardest pose to do?

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Week 3, activity 4

Counting Songs Play the clip and see if you can follow the actions while counting

the objects before they move. Children will need to listen to the

song and point to the objects before they change. Learning outcomes Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these

texts. Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of

media. Children incorporate elements of numeracy in their play.

Children enjoy singing chants, songs and rhymes.

Key Concepts Singing chants and rhymes is a fun way for children to learn

about numbers and counting in a fun and engaging way. It

enhances concentration, co-ordination and listening skills.

Resources Play this clip on your iPad, iPhone,

computer or TV

Follow up:

Find a variety of objects around your

house to count. For example:

“How many chairs at the kitchen

table?”

“How many pieces of fruit is in the

fruit bowl?”

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Week 3, activity 5

Fun and Fizzy Science This is a fizzy, fun and easy science experiment that uses bi carb soda,

white vinegar and food colouring. Bi carb is a base and Vinegar is an acid -

what happens when the two come together? Hint: they neutralise each

other which create bubbles. Follow the links to see it for yourself. There

are two links; the first one is a simple experiment which only requires

three ingredients, the second link also encourages fine motor skills (check

if you have everything you need for this) Learning outcomes 4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem

solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and

investigating.

Resources Experiment 1: Play this clip on your iPad, iPhone, computer or TV

You will need cups, food colouring, bi carb, white vinegar, and a tray to catch

any mess.

Resources Experiment 2: Play this clip on your iPad,

iPhone, computer

Bottle cap fine motor activities

Small dropper, different size lids, food colour,

bi carb, vinegar

Key Concepts

Why is messy play important? Read this

article to learn more.

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Week 3, activity 6

The Fish Race Game This game can be played with up to four players or on your own. You can

use a chalk board, white board or cardboard to get started:

Cut out four fish (or use dots), then stick them on your board with sticky

tape in a row, Draw 12 circles along the board and a finish line at the end.

Roll a dice or cut out numbers from 1-6 take turns rolling the dice. Move

your fish along the dots to match the number on your dice, The first one to

the end wins.

Learning Outcome

5.4 Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work.

Learning outcomes Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these

texts. Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of

Children enjoy singing chants, songs and rhymes.

Key Concepts

This game encourages simple adding, number recognition and counting

Resources

Chalk board, white board or

cardboard, paper, scissors, dice, sticky

tape or Blu-Tack.

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Week 3, activity 7

Let’s read aloud The Day the Crayons Quit

You can choose to show this online book or read one from your

collection, selecting one in your own home language is great to do.

Learning outcomes Literacy is the capacity, confidence and disposition to use language

in all its forms.

Key Concepts Reading enhances children’s speech and communication Helps to understand concepts Improves vocabulary and memory.

Resources Play this clip on your iPad, iPhone,

computer or TV.

What’s next

Once you have read the book, grab

your crayons or pencils and draw a

picture using as many colours as you

have.

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Week 3, activity 8

How much weight can your bridge hold?

Ring Toss

Lego and construction Playing with Lego or construction blocks is a great way to learn

basic measurements, height, length, width and mathematics.

We have included some Lego activities, but allowing children time to build on their own also encourages imagination.

Learning outcomes 4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry

Key Concepts: Language, mathematics, measurement,

imagination, fine motor skills

Questions to ask

“Is that bigger or smaller than the

other one?”

“How many blocks did you use to

make it that high?”

“How many blocks did you use to get

it all the way across?”

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Week 3, activity 9

Cooking in the kitchen

Cooking is a great learning tool for children (and a great way to pass the time!) You could make muffins or get them to help you prepare for dinner. You may like to include other siblings into this activity by setting the children at a kitchen table or around a bench and each child can take a turn. If cooking isn't possible try getting children to help layer a sandwich or cut a banana, spread butter on their toast or pour their own milk. Children can learn measurement, quantities and weight even just by watching you cook.

Learning outcomes Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence,

and creativity.

Key Concepts

Children learn about measurements, quantities and weights when cooking.

Resources Play this clip on your iPad, iPhone, computer or TV. Before you do your cooking experience, you may like children to sit and enjoy this episode of

“I can Cook”.

What’s next

Pretend play helps children learn, you

could let your children pretend to do

cooking with some real utensils, bowls and

cups from the kitchen or you could grab

some pots and pans and make some

music.

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Week 3, activity 10

Counting Songs Play the clip and see if you can follow the actions while counting

the objects before they move. Children will need to listen to the

song and point to the objects before they change.

Learning outcomes Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these

texts. Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of

media. Children incorporate elements of Numeracy in their play.

Children enjoy singing chants, songs and rhymes.

Key Concepts Singing chants and rhymes is a fun way for children to learn

about numbers and counting in a fun and engaging way. It

enhances concentration, co-ordination and listening skills.

Resources Play this clip on your iPad, iPhone,

computer or TV.

Follow up:

Find a variety of objects around

your house to count. For example

How many chairs at the kitchen

table?

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Week 3, activity 11

Eye spy (something the colour) This is a fun and great way to spend some time, it can be done

during your daily walk, around the house or even in the backyard.

To make it age appropriate for everyone in the house, you can

change it to be “eye spy with my little eye something [colour]”

Learning outcomes 4.3 Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one

context to another

Key Concepts This game encourages children to take turn, ask questions

and look around for colours in their environment

Questions to ask

“What letter do you think your object

starts with?”

“How many things can you find in the

room that are the same colour?”

Follow up:

You can change up the game by

writing down all the names of the

colours on cards, you select a card but

don’t show anyone!! Then you must

find something in your environment

that is that colour.

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Week 3, activity 12

Let’s learn about bugs & insects

Bugs come in many shapes, colours and sizes and some have lots of

legs. Use the attached worksheets to learn interesting facts about

bugs, do some drawing activities and counting activities. An adult

or older sibling will need to help read the information. There are

seven to choose from, you can do one or do them all.

Learning outcomes Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these

texts. Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of

media. Children incorporate elements of Numeracy in their play.

Children enjoy singing chants, songs and rhymes.

Key Concepts This activity encourages children to listen and ask questions.

Children are very curious about their world and love learning

new facts.

Resources Drawing activities for children are

available here. There are plenty of fun

facts to read too.

Follow up:

Watch the video on experience card

13 to learn more about bugs and

insects

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Week 3, activity 13

We’re going on a BUG HUNT

Bugs are so much fun to learn about. Watch the attached clip to

find out some very interesting things about bugs. How many legs

do they have? What colour are they? How many are there?

Learning outcomes Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these

texts. Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of

media. Children incorporate elements of numeracy in their play.

Children enjoy singing chants, songs and rhymes.

Key Concepts When children learn new facts it makes them feel more

connected to their world. Children like to relay this

information and it encourages them ask questions.

1. Resources

Watch this video on your phone, iPad

or computer.

Questions to ask:

“Do you have a favourite Bug or

insect?”

“Which insect would you like to learn

more about?”

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Week 3, activity 14

Make your own bug

Here are some instructions on how to turn an egg cartoon into an

bug, you can follow the instructions or be creative and make your

own bug, it could be any colour you like.

Learning outcomes 5.4 Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems

work.

Instructions Cut one cup from a cardboard egg carton

Use a sharp pencil to poke a hole in the left side and in the right side of

the cup (two holes). We will use these holes to thread the legs

through later (you will need an adult to help).

Paint the cup black or any colour you like, and it let dry

Thread the four pipe cleaners through the holes to make eight legs

(you can use string, ribbon too)

Draw or glue on eyes

1. Resources • cardboard egg carton - you will need

one ‘cup’ from a carton

• scissors

• black paint (or another colour if you want to make a creative spider)

• paint brush

• Four pipe cleaners -- to make the legs

• sharp pencil (optional you can use string, paper, cardboard)

• wiggly eyes (optional you can draw eyes on)

• glue

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Week 3, activity 15

Music and movement It’s time to get up and dance! What type of dancing bug will

you be?

Learning outcomes 3.2 Children take increasing responsibility for their own

health and physical wellbeing.

Key Concepts Dancing is a great way for children to express themselves, it

encourages co-ordination and concentration.

1.

2. Resources Play this clip on your iPad, phone, computer or TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUbYq93cYdE