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Week of Words… 13th May

By Emily on May 12, 2013

Monday 13th May: Purple food

Eat lots of purple food today:  grapes, purple jelly, blackberries, eggplant, purple cauliflower – maybe not all at once…

Tuesday 14th May: Purple collagepurple

Cut out lots of purple things from junk mail and catalogues to make a purple collage.

Wednesday 15th May: Bathroom words

Tour your bathroom and learn the names of the objects in it: bath, toilet, shower, sink, tap/faucet, plug, soap, towel, washer.

Thursday 16th May: Bath play

Make funny hair and beards with the bubbles from a huge bubble bath. If you’re brave, add some food colouring!

Friday 17th May: Air transport

Visit the airport to see planes take off and land. Where are the people going? Where did they come from? Who works on a plane?

 Saturday 18th May: Air transportair transport

Look in a book to find other things that fly: Hot air balloons, jets,  gliders, rockets, space ships, etc.

Sunday 19th May: The Letter Y

Search for Y’s in junk mail, catalogues and newspapers and cut them out.  Stick them in the shape of a Y.

Have fun!

Emily

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Week of Words… 6th May

By Emily on May 5, 2013

Monday 6th May: Baby Play

Play babies with your dollies – feed them, bathe them, and put them to bed.

Tuesday 7th May: Baby Playbaby doll pretend play

Pretend to be a baby – take turns at being the baby and the Mummy.

Wednesday 8th May: Crawling

Baby is growing up and now crawling!  Can you crawl fast? Can you crawl slow?  How long until it hurts your knees?

Thursday 9th May: The Letter H

Cut out letter H’s from papers. Look at how the capital H and the little h are different shapes. Stick them in the shape of an H.

Friday 10th May: H is for Hair

Draw faces on paper plates.  Cut wool to different lengths and stick them on the faces to make crazy hair styles.

Saturday 11th May: H is for…letter h

Look through a picture book to find the animals that start with H:  horse, hippo, hamster, hawk, hedgehog, hen, hyena, etc.

Sunday 12th May: Purple

Search through your child’s wardrobe, the dress up box and your own wardrobe to find as many purple clothes as you can wear at once.

Have fun!

Emily

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Week of Words… 29th April

By Emily on April 28, 2013

Monday 29th April: Square

Search your house to find things that are square:  TV, windows, books, tables, etc.

Tuesday 30th April: Self Portraitchild drawing

Ask your child to draw you a picture. Discuss the body parts they drew, and compare it to last month’s picture.

Wednesday 1st May: Nature Walk

Go round the block and look at the trees and sky. What changes are there from last month? Collect some treasures to bring home.

Thursday 2nd May: Rough

Search your house and garden for things that feel rough and bumpy:  sand paper, rocks, fabric,  concrete, bricks, etc.

Friday 3rd May: Smooth

Search again around your house and garden to find things that feel smooth: paper, walls, leaves, bench tops, etc.

Saturday 4th May: Number Fivefive

Count to five a lot today – five fingers, five toes, five colours, five animals, five foods, etc.

Sunday 5th May: Number Five

Find the number 5 in junk mail and catalogues and cut it out. Practice writing the number 5.

Have fun!

Emily

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