Our week: Playgroup, week 12
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Back to our picture. Turn to another page briefly, then ask about one familiar thing from the first picture. Turn back straight away to look together. Name it again and recall its action. Another look is always allowed; there is no need to answer from memory alone.
You need: The same book or drawings
Talk: Can you show me that wave?
We noticed:
Game (optional): What's Missing?
Writing & pencil control
Do: Choose where to stop. Point to a nearby finishing place on the surface. Make a short water path towards it and pause. Your child may choose a different end or direct you. Finish before arms tire. Dry any drips and put the cloth and water away yourself.
You need: The damp towel and surface
Talk: Where will your path bend?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Trace It
Numbers & shapes
Do: Posting box. An adult prepares smooth-edged round and square openings and large matching shapes, removing staples and scraps. Stay beside your child as they turn and post the shapes. Use pieces too large to fit in the mouth and remove anything that is mouthed or damaged.
You need: An open cardboard box and large cardboard shapes prepared by an adult
Talk: Does it fit? Can you turn it?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Shapes & Colors
Science & our world
Do: Find the familiar pair. Put the four drawings face up. Help your child find two that show the same thing. Name a home space where you use each object. If they want another turn, cover one picture with your hand, then reveal it together; there is no memory test to pass.
You need: Two large drawings of a cup and two of a book
Talk: Where do we like to read together?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Memory Match
Thinking & feelings
Do: You hide it for me. Offer your child a turn to cover the toy while you watch. Ask them to show you where it is, then reveal it together. Keep the towel on the toy only. Finish by putting both away; no longer wait or harder hiding place is needed.
You need: The same toy and towel
Talk: What can you still see?
We noticed:
Game (optional): What's Missing?
Moving & making
Do: Stir our pretend daal. Pretend to stir daal while your child holds the bowl steady with help. Swap the holding and stirring jobs. Listen to the spoon sliding gently around the bowl. Let your child tell or show you when the pretend food is ready.
You need: A large smooth spoon and an empty unbreakable bowl
Talk: What are we pretending to make?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Five Senses
A possible rhythm: one or two strands a day, on the days that suit you. Swap days freely. Games are optional and never replace the home activity.
Something we would like to repeat: