Monday, April 6th> Activities

Good Morning my dear Toddlers!

Small Group Activity: Planting Approximate Time: 10 minutes

Materials Needed: ●      Chickpeas or lentil seed or wheat ●      Cotton ●      Cup/plate ●      water

Vocabulary: roots, seed, stem, leaves, growing, light, water.

How to start the activity: ●      Tell the child that today we are going to plant some chickpeas, and you need his/her help to water it so the plants can grow day after day.

What to do in the middle:  ●      Start planting the seeds by setting a cotton base on the cup/plate. Spread the seeds on top of the cotton and ask them questions like, “I wonder what the plants need to grow?” I wonder what you will notice tomorrow. I wonder how high the stem will grow. Observe and notice every day with your child and talk about the changes that they can see.

Extension:(to further challenge the child you may add the following steps) ●      Plant two cups of chickpeas and leave one in a dark place and the other near the daylight. Challenge them to observe and compare the difference between both plates.

How to finish the activity:  ●      Give the child a 5 minutes warning. ●      Tell the child that is time to clean up. Let him/her help you to put the materials away and remind him/her that every day will water the plants.

Small Group Activity: Patterning         Approximate Time: 10 minutes

Materials Needed: ●      Duct Tape (Or any available tape) ●      Soft balls/small legos

Vocabulary: pattern, stick, stack

How to start the activity: ●      Tell the child that today we are going to stick a soft ball on the tape. Let the child observe how you place the tape between the door or wall.

What to do in the middle:  ●      Encourage the child to stick the ball on the tape. ●      Count how many balls the child is sticking. ●      Challenge him/her to do it in a pattern like, blue, red, blue, red. (Whatever color available)

Extension:(to further challenge the child you may add the following steps) ●      The child can bring Legos or toys and stick them on the tape. Then you can count how many objects he/she stacked. You can challenge them to do a pattern like red, blue, yellow, red, blue, yellow.

How to finish the activity:  ●      Give the child a 5 minutes warning. ●      Tell the child that is time to clean up. Let him/her help you to put the materials away.