Activity 1
Balloon creativity art
Duration of activity: 15-20 minutes
What do you need?
- Flour
- Water
- Red food colouring
- A balloon
- One sheet of newspaper
What to do:
- Caregiver is to mix flour, water and a drop of red food colouring to make a paste. Learner can assist by stirring mixture at the end, to be part of the process. A lovely opportunity to discuss the concept of mixing again.
- Caregiver is to blow the balloon up to to a small size for your child to hold it comfortably in the palm of his/her hands.
- Spread newspaper on table table surface/working area.
- Place the balloon and paste in the newspaper and instruct your child to dip the balloon into the paint and begin printing/painting on paper by pressing balloon down. Speak about the colour red and fun ballo n painting theycare doing.
- Have some good messy fun with your child.
Activity 2
Language/Music
Duration: 5-10 minutes
Sing (Mary had a Little Lamb)
Use the following video to access the song /or simply sing this familiar tune to your child
What to do:
- Make sure to sing along and dance with your child, this song as an awesome rhythm.
- Expand on your child’s vocabulary and language by considering the words in the song and teaching them to your child: example: lamb-baby sheep; fleece –wool; following- going after; against the rules- not allowed; etc.
- Do the above after your child knows the song and has sung it many times.
Activity 3
Mathematics: Counting and finding colour objects
Duration: 10-15 minutes
What do you need?
- 3 red objects – Bottle caps o r Lego blocks
What to do:
- Have your child physically count the objects by touching them 1,2,3, *(Parent to assist)
- Next have them go and search for 3 red objects in the house *(Parent would have ensure that these items would be readily spotted, by pre-arranging this. )
- Ask your child to count the objects found out loud.
- Now count with your child by physically have them touchimg each object as they count from 1-3