Course 4

Course 4

Activity 1

Creative art activity: Constructing a 3 dimensional pencil

Duration: 20 –30 minutes

What do you need?

  • An empty kitchen towel roll
  • Some yellow paint in a shallow dish

*Caregiver to prepare above, as well as the following ahead of time:

  • Sponge or paint brush
  • Pre-drawn shapes on colour paper:-White or brown paper: a large circle; Black paper: a small circle; Pink paper: a circle (Parent to use the kitchen towel roll holder).
  • Sponge or paint brush
  • Glue

What to do:

  1. Firstly have your child sponge paint the kitchen towel roll yellow.
  2. Then allow it to dry by positioning it in a warm sunny area to dry
  3. Your child must then begin to cut out the various pre-drawn shapes out of the colour pages.
  4. Caregiver to provide support to learner to construct the finished pencil by positioning each shape and colour (as shown) using glue to support.
  5. Discuss the following spatial concepts with your child as he/she builds: top, on top of it/ above; bottom/ underneath, in front, at the back of/behind

Activity 2

Language/Music

Duration: 5-10 minutes

Song: Little Jack Horner

Use the following video below to access the song 

What to do: 

  1. Have your child watch the clip and listen to the words.
  2. Then encourage him/her to sing along as you sing along too. (Remember to use different tones and expressions while you sing)

**The following reasons are why singing nursery rhymes and songs are so important for your child:

  • Children learn new words
  • Develop their non-verbal communications skills
  • Learn early math skills
  • Children understand how words are formed
  • Enables children to copy actions
  • It boasts children language communication and literacy skills
  • Helps develop children’s social, skills
  • Children learn about different beats and rhythms
  • Provides the opportunity for children to value language and become confident learners.
  • Creates a close relationship between adult and child

Activity 3

Story: The Three Little Pigs 

Duration: 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 have your child try and retell the story to youJ
  3. Ask him/her simple questions relating to the story afterwards. 
  4. Have your child retell you the story and ask you questions afterwards with a special focus on story sequence.