Course 3

Course 3


Activity 1

Creative Activity: Constructing a mouth and tooth 

What do I need?

  • Mini Marshmallows or mini cotton wool balls
  • Colour paper – pre- traced oval onto pink paper and a pre-traced tongue on the red paper *(Parent to prepare beforehand)
  • Glue 
  • Scissors 

What must I do?

  1. Explain to your child that he/she will be constructing a mouth structure.
  2. Have your child cuts out the pre-traced oval (representing the gums) and tongue  
  3. Next the oval is to be folded in half 
  4. The top half will be the top of the mouth and the bottom half will be the bottom of the mouth.
  5. Instruct your child to either count out 32 mini marshmallows or form 32 mini cotton wool balls and divide them into 2 equal groups of 16 
  6. Beginning with the bottom of the mouth by gluing the 16 marshmallows/cotton wool balls to the bottom half. (Your child should in the middle, at the folded line)
  7. First allow it to dry before gluing the other half of the teeth (marshmallows/cotton wool balls) to the top of the mouth.
  8. Lastly have the tongue glued on the bottom part of the mouth and paste a short strip of paper on top (as shown on image) so that he/she can easily open and close the mouth.

Activity 2

Language/Music 

Duration: 10-15 minute

Sing: Stop and block those germs 

 (Please click on the audio link to access the song)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rlpcwpvpKXfGuHrz3VQhuyEtFpD-PWHY/view?usp=sharing

What to do: 

  1. Have your child listen while you introduce the song and sing to them
  2. Then encourage him/her to sing along as you sing along too. (Remember to use different tones and expressions while you sing)
  3. Encourage your child to carry out the actions while singing 

*Did you know?

Music helps students to memorize learning material. When accompanied by music, new information becomes easier to remember. 

Activity 3

Story: Germs are not for sharing 

Duration of activity: 7-10 minutes

What do we need?

  • Copy of the story for your child to either listen to or read along by use of a book/pictures

What to do:

  1. Tell your child the story/have him/her watch and listen to it via a book; pictures or visual-audio device
  2. Remember to tell your child to listen carefully and then try and retell the story to you
  3. Ask him/her simple questions relating to the story afterwards. 
  4. Have your child draw a picture of anything he/she remembers about the story.