Wednesday, 1st April

Note: Dear parents and caregivers,

I look forward to the zoom meeting with all my students this evening! Also, go on the 'Counseling Team' tab to watch an informative video on 'Resilience' from Ms. Suad, please.

Thank you!



Play the following morning greeting from Ms. Nazish:

Click here for today's song

Activity 1:

Science: Making Slime

Duration: 10 minutes

Materials: 2 tbsp of white glue, 1 tbsp washing soap (Persil), bowl, spoon

Beginning: Let your child mix the ingredients with the spoon. 

Middle: Talk about the texture and use vocabulary: liquid, smooth, jelly-like substance 

End: Give 3-5 mins warning. Let him/her touch, feel and smell the slime. 

Purpose: This activity gives the opportunity to discover and to develop new skills as they form predictions and make observations. 

Extension: Let your child experiment with some ideas using slime. For example, The child may test the stickiness by seeing how many items can be picked up with their slime OR 

your child may use the magnifying glass to see the slime very closely. Ask them what they see.

Brain Break:

How many sit-ups can you do in 15 seconds?

Activity Two:

Mathematics: Make shapes with yarn

Duration: 10 minutes

Materials: different sizes of yarn/string/shoelace (string or shoelace would be easier to use)

Beginning: Give your child the pieces of yarn/string/shoelace. Talk about the sizes and use a vocabulary: long and short. Say, “I wonder what we can do with the yarn?”

Middle: First you may take a piece of yarn and make any shape for example circle. Wait for your child's response and encourage him/her to make the same shape using different sizes of yarn.

End: Compare your shapes. Talk about similarities and differences. Give 3 minutes warning before the end of the activity. Acknowledge your child’s ideas. 

Extension: Composing different shapes like a house with square and triangle/ circles to make a caterpillar etc)

Yarn

Making shapes

Materials Needed for Tomorrow's Activities:

Activity One:

Magnet, paper clips, (wooden stick/rod/ pencil), glue, string, marker, scissors to cut out a fish shape 1-inch, minimum 10 pieces, (if you don’t have individual magnets at home, you could use an old fridge magnet the size of a coin. Or you can use tongs) Optional: laundry basket, light blue blanket/ bedsheet.

Activity Two:

Playdough, straws, googly eyes, scissors. Optional (backup): pipe cleaners, buttons, small sticks, rolling pin, plastic knife.