Our week: Playgroup, week 2
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Rhyme time with actions. Say one nursery rhyme every day this week with actions (Twinkle Twinkle, Humpty Dumpty, Five Little Ducks). By the end, pause on the last word of a line and let them fill it in.
You need: Nothing
Talk: Which animal says 'moo'? 'Quack'? 'Baa'?
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Game (optional): Rhyme Families
Writing & pencil control
Do: Tear and stick. Tear paper into pieces bigger than your child's palm and let them tear some too. Stick them onto a big shape you have drawn: a sun, a fish, a tree. Stay beside them and put the scraps away when you finish.
You need: Old newspaper or coloured paper, a glue stick, a big sheet of paper
Talk: What did you draw? Tell me about it.
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Game (optional): Trace It
Numbers & shapes
Do: Colour of the day. Choose a colour each morning: wear something that colour, find a fruit or vegetable that colour, and look for it on the way to the shop.
You need: Clothes and food you already have
Talk: What colour is a banana? The sky? Grass?
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Game (optional): Shapes & Colors
Science & our world
Do: Hand and foot prints. Draw around their hand and foot. Count the fingers and toes together, then let them colour them in. Put it on the wall with their name.
You need: Paper, a pencil, washable paint or crayons
Talk: Can you wiggle your fingers? Stamp your feet? Nod your head?
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Game (optional): Five Senses
Thinking & feelings
Do: My turn, your turn. Roll a ball back and forth saying 'my turn, your turn'. Build a tower one block each. Praise waiting: 'You waited for your turn!'
You need: A ball, or blocks for a tower
Talk: What can we do when we feel sad?
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Game (optional): Feelings Friends
Moving & making
Do: Reach near and far. Sit together on the floor. Put the toy near your child's hand, then a little further away but within comfortable reach. Say 'near' and 'far' as they reach. Then place it beside your knee and say 'beside'. If your child prefers to stand, offer your hand and keep both feet on the floor.
You need: One large soft toy with no loose parts
Talk: Is the ball near you or far away?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Position Quest
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: