By Emily on June 16, 2013
Monday 17th June: Excited
How does it feel when your tummy is full of butterflies and your face is happy? What do you get excited about?
Tuesday 18th June: Letter for a friend
Draw a special picture for a friend. Fold it and put it in an envelope. Address it, stamp it and post it in a post box.
Wednesday 19th June: Shed words
Tour the garage at your house to learn vocabulary, eg boxes, shovel, hoe, rake, bike, etc. Discuss shed safety too!
Thursday 20th June: Letter Z
Print Z’s from your computer in different fonts, colours and sizes and arrange in a big Z shape. Look how they use Z’s in books to show snoring.
Friday 21st June: Zoo
Visit the zoo! Or, print animal pictures and sort them into groups. Draw some big circles on a large piece of paper for enclosures.
Saturday 22nd June: Z is for…
Look at the Z page in an alphabet book. See if you can find some of the pictures in your house, eg. Zip, zig zag, zebra, etc.
Sunday 23rd June: Farm play
Set up a farm with stuffed animal toys a farm set. Feed the animals, clean up, move the hay, cut some wheat, collect the eggs…
Have fun!
Emily
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By Emily on May 28, 2013
Monday 27th May: Scared
How does it feel when your chest is tight and you are frightened. Talk about ways to be brave and get help.
Tuesday 28th May: Dairy food
Talk about all of the food made from milk. Look through the fridge (or supermarket) to find the butter, ice cream, cheese, yoghurt, etc.
Wednesday 29th May: Classical Music
Find a CD or tune into the classic radio station for some orchestral music to dance to.
Thursday 30th May: Dinner
What do you like to eat for dinner? What do you NOT like eating for dinner? Are there any foods that you never eat at dinner time?
Friday 31st May: Self Portrait
Ask your child to draw you a picture. Discuss the body parts they drew, and compare it to last month’s picture.
Saturday 1st June: Nature Walk
It’s winter! Walk round the block to look at the trees and flowers. What changes are there from last time? Bring home treasures!
Sunday 2nd June: Rain
If there’s no rain today, make some with a hose or the shower. Explore how an umbrella or rain coat keeps you dry in the rain.
Have fun!
Emily
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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 collage
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 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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