Math Activities
| The answer is 12. What might the question be? Can you think of 5 different possible questions? |
| Cover a book. Find a group of the same item (e.g., Pokemon cards, Lego blocks, Shreddies cereal) and use them to completely cover the surface of a book without any gaps or overlaps. How many did you use? Now choose a different group of items and do the same thing. What do you notice? |
| Complete the design! Place a piece of yarn on the floor. Have someone use items in your house (e.g., Lego blocks, pasta noodles, buttons etc.) to create a pattern on one half. Create the other half for a symmetrical design! |
| Describe this pattern and write the next three numbers: 45, 42, 39 |
| Conduct a survey to plan a family event – e.g., “What kind of activity would you like to do most?”, “What type of food do you enjoy most?”, “Would you prefer the weekend or a weekday?” |
Literacy Activities
| Read or listen to a story. Write a different ending to the story and share it with someone. |
| Using the letters from the name of your favourite character (e.g. JUNIE BEATRICE JONES) make as many words as you can. How could you sort your words? (e.g. word endings, beginning sounds). |
| Choose 3 objects in your home. Write down 3 clues for each, that describe the object. Hide the objects and read your clues one at a time to someone else. See if they can guess your objects by using the clues that you give them. |
| Using a topic of your choice, research (online, in books, by asking an adult or someone who knows about the topic). Write out five facts you learned and tell them to a friend or family member. |
| Create a 6 to 8 frame comic strip based on a topic of choice. Draw pictures and use speech and thought bubbles to show what the characters are saying and thinking. |
| DPA/ Outdoor Learning |
| Stand Up: Sit on the ground back to back with a partner with your knees bent and elbows linked. Now stand up together! Try it in threes and fours, too. |
| Make Salt Dough: You will need: 1 cup salt, 2 cups of flour, ¾ cup of water Instructions: 1. In a large bowl mix salt and flour together. 2. Gradually stir in water. Mix well until it forms a doughy consistency. 3. Turn the dough onto the bench and kneed with your hands until smooth and combined. 4. Make your creations using the salt dough. 5. Place the salt dough creations into the oven at 180C. The amount of time needed to bake depends on the size and thickness of the salt dough creations. |
| Listen: Sit still back to back with someone and listen quietly with your eyes closed. List all the things you can hear over three minutes. Do you hear the same things? |
| Chair Aerobics: Position a chair so you have enough room to stretch out your legs. Make sure you are sitting on the edge of the chair with a straight back. Play music with a strong beat and follow these actions: Hiking: Swing your arms and reach left and right while tapping your toes and lifting your knees. Swimming: Move your arms as if doing the front or back crawl and kick your legs in a flutter kick. Cycling: Hold on to the seat of your chair and pedal your legs as if riding a bike. Paddling: Use an imaginary paddle to paddle a canoe. |
| Making Mud Pies: Collect dirt and outdoor materials from nature. In a bake dish or metal pie plate, create a mud pie by adding some water to the dirt. Use other objects found in nature to decorate your mud pie. You’ll need: water, soil/dirt, sticks, an old mixing spoon, a towel/ rag, and natural items such as rocks, shells, leaves, grass, and flowers. |
| Spring Collections: Choose an item from nature that you can see in your yard. From your window, guess how many you might find. Check your guess by collecting the items and counting your total. Now use your collection and imagination to create something new! |
| Reading: Place a blanket under a tree and enjoy reading a book. |