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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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 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…
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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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 Portrait
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 Five
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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