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Activity One:
Literacy, Science, Pretend play
Duration: 10 – 15 minutes
Materials and Preparation:
Magnets, paper clips, (wooden stick/rod/ pencil), glue, string, marker, scissors to cut out a fish shape
out of paper or cardboard (minimum of 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 even use tongs instead of a fishing rod.
Optional: Laundry basket, light blue blanket/ bedsheet.
Magnets, paper clips, (wooden stick/rod/ pencil), glue, string, marker, scissors to cut out a fish shape
out of paper or cardboard (minimum of 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 even use tongs instead of a fishing rod.
Optional: Laundry basket, light blue blanket/ bedsheet.
-Glue the magnet to the end of the string and at the other end glue/ tie a knot to the
wooden stick/rod to form a fishing rod.
wooden stick/rod to form a fishing rod.
-Write a letter on each fish using a marker e.g. H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T.
-Place a paperclip on each cutout fish and scatter them on a blue blanket.
-You can give the child the choice to stand or sit inside the laundry basket to pretend they are in a boat fishing.
Beginning:
Tell the child a short story about how some baby fish got lost in the ocean and ask them if they could
help the fish get back to their mummy’s. Then say “We have lots of fish, I wonder how we can rescue
them?” encourage them to give you suggestions and follow their lead.
Tell the child a short story about how some baby fish got lost in the ocean and ask them if they could
help the fish get back to their mummy’s. Then say “We have lots of fish, I wonder how we can rescue
them?” encourage them to give you suggestions and follow their lead.
Middle:
While the child is collecting the fish encourage the child to say the letters and phonic sound on the fish,
they collected. You could also ask them about what other creatures live in the ocean, ask them what they
look like, do they look the same/different, do they have legs or tails? encouraging them to explain.
While the child is collecting the fish encourage the child to say the letters and phonic sound on the fish,
they collected. You could also ask them about what other creatures live in the ocean, ask them what they
look like, do they look the same/different, do they have legs or tails? encouraging them to explain.
End:
Once the child is almost finished collecting all the fish, give them a 5-minute warning letting them know
that it’s almost time to clean up. Encourage them to help with the cleaning up process and you could ask
them if they have any ideas where they could keep the fish in case they would like to play the game
again.
Once the child is almost finished collecting all the fish, give them a 5-minute warning letting them know
that it’s almost time to clean up. Encourage them to help with the cleaning up process and you could ask
them if they have any ideas where they could keep the fish in case they would like to play the game
again.
(This activity helps to improve your child’s hand-eye coordination, letter recognition, sorting magnetic and
non-magnetic objects.)
non-magnetic objects.)
Extension: Ask the child what other words begin with the letters that they fished out
Vocabulary Words: fishing, fishing rod, boat, lake, alphabet, letters, sound, word
Vocabulary Words: fishing, fishing rod, boat, lake, alphabet, letters, sound, word
Brain Break:
How many of the following animals can you move like?
How many of the following animals can you move like?
Activity Two:
Fine Motor, Art, Science (Natural and physical world)
Duration: 15 – 20 minutes
Materials: play dough, straws, googly eyes, scissors. Optional (backup): pipe cleaners, buttons
small sticks, rolling pin, plastic knife.
small sticks, rolling pin, plastic knife.
Beginning: Tell the child we have play dough, straws, a pair of scissors and googly eyes, “I wonder
what bug you will make?” The child might say what bug he/she will make.
what bug you will make?” The child might say what bug he/she will make.
Middle: Encourage and notice what the child is making, ask questions like, “I wonder how many legs
your bug will have, can it fly or crawl, etc?” work alongside the child, you can either copy the same
thing the child is doing or make your own.
your bug will have, can it fly or crawl, etc?” work alongside the child, you can either copy the same
thing the child is doing or make your own.
End: Give the child a 5-minute warning and encourage them to help you clean up.
(This activity helps to improve the child’s fine motor skills, encourages creativity, lets the child use
their imaginations, improves their attention span and encourages them to think critically about
different types of bugs and their similarities and differences.)
their imaginations, improves their attention span and encourages them to think critically about
different types of bugs and their similarities and differences.)
Extension: Try making houses for the insects with the play dough (Web for a spider, a leaf for a
ladybird, etc.)
Vocabulary Words: Insects, bugs, legs, antennae, play dough, roll, squeeze, flatten, head,
body etc.
ladybird, etc.)
Vocabulary Words: Insects, bugs, legs, antennae, play dough, roll, squeeze, flatten, head,
body etc.
Materials Needed for Sunday's activities:
Activity One:
Playdough
Activity Two:
Aluminum foil
Playdough
Activity Two:
Aluminum foil
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