Mount Carmel at Home - 24/04/2020
Welcome to Mount Carmel at Home. These sessions will enable parents to carry out fun and educational home learning activities with their children. We recommend establishing a routine and setting aside a time in day for home learning. It is preferable to do these activities in the morning when children are more alert than towards the end of the day when they can be tired and less cooperative.
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The sound of the week is "G" - https://youtu.be/26uXtUYssuo?t=281
Today’s activities for preschool children
Activity 1 - How Does a Boat Float?
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Method |
Fill up a tub with water and talk about the items you’ve chosen together. Do you think they’ll float or sink? Why do boats float? Test the items one by one and talk about why it floated/sunk. To extend this activity, use a drinking straw to blow the floating objects around just like the wind would blow a boat. If your child shows an understanding and interest, you can talk to them about ‘molecules’ and that everything in the world is made of molecules. You can’t see them, but if the molecules are squished together then the object won’t float. Here is a great link to help you explain: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71870/why-do-things-float-water |
What did we learn? | Communication and Language: Listens and responds to ideas expressed by others in conversation or discussion. Personal, Social and Emotional: Explains own knowledge and understanding, and asks appropriate questions of others Characteristics of Effective Learning: Showing curiosity about objects, events and people. Seeking challenge Using senses to explore the world around them |
Activity 2 - Cotton Bud Names
What you’ll need | Paper, paint and cotton buds |
Method | Get creative with some cotton bud painting! Using a cotton bud to make marks with paint is a great way to finesse those fine motor skills. Using a light coloured pen or pencil, write your child’s name large on a piece of paper and have them go over the letters with dots of paint using the tip of a cotton bud. |
What did we learn? | Communication and Language: Listens and responds to ideas expressed by others in conversation or discussion. Personal, Social and Emotional: Explains own knowledge and understanding, and asks appropriate questions of others Characteristics of Effective Learning: Showing curiosity about objects, events and people. Seeking challenge Using senses to explore the world around them |
Activity 3 - Spring Rubbings Challenge
What you’ll need | The spring rubbings challenge sheet (or you can just use your own paper), crayons. |
Method | Go for a walk or into the garden and ask your child to search for the items on the sheet. Once you have gathered them, place them under the paper and show your child how to hold the crayon on its side and rub over the item, to make the image come through. |
What did we learn? | Physical development: Moving and handling – Starting to show a preference for a dominant hand. Understanding of the world: Can talk about some of the things they have observed such as plants, animals and natural found objects. |