Get your kids using their imaginations and creativity with this collection of ideas from TTS’s Home Learning Collection, which are all based on the Wheels on the Bus nursery rhyme.
Get your kids using their imaginations and creativity with this collection of ideas from TTS’s Home Learning Collection, which are all based on the Wheels on the Bus nursery rhyme.
Get your kids learning maths, science, phonics, art and more with this collection of ideas from TTS’s Home Learning Collection, which are all based on the Incy Wincy Spider nursery rhyme.
This simple craft from the Woodland Trust is a great way to introduce your child to the concept of symmetry. All you need is a piece of paper and some paint.
Fold the paper in half, or draw a line down the middle. Then get your child to splodge paint on one half of the paper only. Fold the paper in half so that the paint spreads onto both sides. Then, carefully open the paper back up to reveal your butterfly!
Explain to your child that a butterfly’s wings are symmetrical, meaning they are the same on both sides – just like their painted butterfly. If you have them, you can use a clothes peg or wooden craft stick to add a butterfly body, and some colourful pipe cleaners for antennae.
Help your child practice their numbers with this great Maths Water Balloon Toss game from Primary Playground. Use some chalk to draw numbers 1-10 (or whichever numbers your child is learning to recognise) onto your driveway, patio or the pavement outside your house. Draw a circle around each number (tip: make the circles large and spaced well apart to help your child aim). Then give your child water balloons or a sponge and water bucket, call out a number, and have them toss the balloon/sponge to see if they can hit the right number!
These two silly videos from GoNoodle, called Banana Banana Meatball and Meow Moo Moo, are all about patterns, and they have some fun, silly dance moves that your kids can follow along with.
Cut some colourful paper into large shapes and place them around your house. Then ask your child to find them. For example, you could say, ‘Find 2 circles in the kitchen.’
As your child becomes more comfortable recognising the various shapes, try asking them to look around the room and find a household object for each shape. In this version of the game, two circles in the kitchen could be a clock and a pot, for example.
Visit PBS for full game instructions and ideas on how to support your child’s learning with this activity.
Download and print the Shape Matching Game pieces from Primary Playground, then take turns with your child to match the pictures of real-life objects to their shape. Add more complex shapes as your child’s confidence grows.
Turn addition, subtraction and counting into a game for your budding Einstein with this clever scavenger hunt from Primary Playground.
Do you have a set of alphabet and numbers fridge magnets at home? Print this Letters & Numbers Sort Page from Primary Playground, post it on your fridge, and let your child practice recognising and sorting their letters from their numbers.
