Course 5

Course 5

Activity 1

Creative Activity: Build a bear 

Duration: 20-30 minutes 

What to do I need?

  • Pre traced shapes: *Parent to prepare ahead of activity or download it here =>bear trace.pdf
  • Two small rectangles; Two small squares; One big circle; Another small circle and 4 even smaller circles; Triangle; Big Oval; Small oval (use picture as your guide)
  • A4 paper 
  • Glue 
  • Scissors 
  • Marker
  • Crayons 

What to do:

  1. *Parent to prepare: Pre-traced shapes as indicated above 
  2. Learner then proceeds to cut above shapes out of paper
  3. Then have learner construct the bear by assembling all the shapes (See example, *Parents to assist only when necessary). Discuss the various parts and positions of shapes as your child builds. 
  4. After your child has positioned shapes correctly (by using the picture provided as reference), have him/her use the glue or glue stick to paste shapes together as assembling happens.
  5. Next, use the marker to draw eyes in onto the 2 circles (representing eyes)
  6. Lastly, your child can colour in the completed picture.
  7. Crayons 

**Art develops your child’s cognitive skills:

Art can help children learn and practice skills like patterning. They can also practice critical thinking skills by making a mental plan or picture of what they intend to create and following through on their plan**

Activity 2

Mathematics/ Fine motor activity: Wax drawing 

Duration 10-15 minutes 

What do I need? 

  • Candle 
  • A4 paper 
  • Sponge/paint brush 
  • Food colouring 

Did you know?

**Doing artwork can develop Math skills. Children can learn, create and begin to understand concepts like size, shape, making comparisons, counting and spatial reasoning**

What to do:

  • Child writes the number 2 symbol on the A4 paper using the candle.
  • Parent then mixes the food colouring with water.
  • Have your child paint the food colouring mixture over the page using either a sponge or paint brush.
  • The number 2 will appear on the page.
  • Proceed to ask your child to draw items that come in pairs of 2 (example: 2 shoes; 2 ears; 2 eyes; 2 hands etc. on the page.

Activity 3

Firework experiment 

Duration: 15-20 minutes 

What do I need?

  • Two plastic cups 
  • Food coloring 
  • Lukewarm water (Parents to assist)
  • Oil (vegetable)
  • Tablespoon 
  • Fork 

What to do: (*parents to assist child)

  1. Have your child fills the plastic cup ¾ of the way to the top with lukewarm water 
  2. In a separate cup, add a few tablespoons of oil and add 4 drops of food colouring (different colours) 
  3. Using a fork, give the oil and food colouring mixture a good mix to break up the colour beads into smaller ones 
  4. Now have your child carefully pour the oil and food colouring mixture into the cup of lukewarm water and wait for the magic to happen! 

Remember: **Doing science projects and experiments nurture children’s intellectual curiosity and problem solving skills**