Entertain your kids with these super simple science experiments from TTS’s Home Learning Collection which can be done with everyday objects from your kitchen.
During the coronavirus pandemic, Pippins staff began assembling this Home Resources area to help support our families through lockdown. We wanted to ensure that all the children in our community continued to have access to fun, enriching activities and learning experiences, even while the government was asking most of us to stay at home. To date, we have posted over 150 resources in this area, which you can use at home with your children. These activities are meant to engage and inspire you and your children, not to make extra work for you. Therefore, please pick and choose only those activities that you feel are most suitable for your family.
Happy playtime!
Entertain your kids with these super simple science experiments from TTS’s Home Learning Collection which can be done with everyday objects from your kitchen.
This puppet making activity from Small Talk by the National Literacy Trust combines reading, playing, and a craft project.
You will need:
A book your child likes
Paper and crayons
Child-safe scissors
Sellotape
Lollipop sticks, straws or an old spoon
Now time to make your puppets:
Step 1: Ask your child to choose a character or object they like from the book.
Step 2: Get them to draw a picture of it, or find a picture online that you can print and colour. Then help your child cut it out and stick it to the lollipop stick (or whatever you’re using as the stick for your puppet).
Step 3: Read the book aloud and encourage your child to use the puppet when the character or object appears.
Visit Kids Yoga Stories for 5 different ocean animals that your child can pretend to be, while practicing some yoga poses.
While your kids are practicing their dolphin and tortoise poses, head over to National Geographic Kids for some fun facts about jellyfish, great white sharks, seahorses, and turtles.
Get your kids learning maths, science, art and more with this collection of ideas from TTS’s Home Learning Collection, which are all based on the 5 Little Speckled Frogs nursery rhyme.
Grab your favourite cuddly toy and join Dantastic for a space adventure! This video features songs, dancing, and a children’s story acted out by Dantastic Productions – with plenty of help from your kids at home.
Before starting, help your kids collect a couple of chairs, a sheet or blanket and a bit of tin foil so that can make their own rocket ship along with Dantastic.
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 involved in makinHome Learning Collection.
You will need:
2 cups plain flour
3/4 cup salt
2 cups warm water
food colouring (optional)
Get your kids learning maths, science, art and more with this collection of ideas from TTS’s Home Learning Collection, which are all based on the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star nursery rhyme.
Try this simple game from Small Talk by The National Literacy Trust to help your child develop their concentration and problem solving.
First, gather some of your child’s favourite toys, books and objects. They can help you with this. Put them together and talk about what’s there.
Next, ask your child to close their eyes and turn around. Remove some of the items. Then get them to open their eyes and see if they can list what’s missing.
You can play this game the other way around, with your child removing the items and testing your memory.
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.
