Course 5

Course 5

Activity 1

Scooping dried beans

Duration: 5-7 minutes

What do you need?

  • Two or more different beans
  • Measuring spoons
  • Small containers/cups
  • Muffin tin 

What to do:                                                          

  • Have your child use the tools as well as his/her hands to explore textures and the sounds made while pouring and scooping.
  • Just let your child have fun mixing, scooping, dumping, pouring, exploring and playing.
  • To bring in a number concept, you may ask him/her for one or some more 

Activity 2

Gross motor activity: Hula hoops                                                               

Duration: 5 -10 minutes

What do you need?

  • Hula hoop x2 but one would work just fine

What to do:

  1. Caregiver holds the hula hoop up vertically while your child is resting on the ground. Have your child climb through. Easy? 
  2.  Now lift it up just a bit, can your child change the way he/she moves their body to get through easily?
  3. Continue to challenge your child by raising the hoop a little each time.

The above exercise helps to develop gross motor skills. The climbing movement assist with developing co-ordination and movement planning skills.

Activity 3

Mathematic: Walking ducks

Duration: 5-10 minutes

What do you need?

  • *This one takes a bit more prep* 

Start by tracing and cutting out 5 ducklings on sturdy board or; if you have a rubber duck set, well even better! You can then just use a white board marker to draw the dots onto the ducks.

(Template has been provided to be printed and cut out) – Download it here => template.pdf

  • Add dots from 1 – 5 on each your ducks using a marker
  • 5 clothing pegs with numbers 1 – 5 written on them.

What to do:

  1. Touch count the dots with your child and have him/her match the corresponding marked peg to the ducks.
  2. Remember to show your child where to hold the peg and how to push down to try and pinch the peg open. This can still be very challenging for your child, but with repeated practice opportunities, he/she will begin to get it right. 
  3. Focus on the number concept; matching the numbers; concepts of open and closed (You could pretend that the pegs are little fish that open and close their mouths.
  4. Remember to play with your child and have fun.