Today is Wacky Wednesday!!! I can't wait to see you all with you "Crazy Hat" at 1:30 p.m. in our weekly group meeting!
Small Group Activity: Number tunnels
Approximate Time: 10 minutes
(There are Nos. written on the curve)
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Materials Needed:
● Small toy cars, or a small ball
● Arched papers taped on the floor as shown in the picture
● Write numbers on top of the arch
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Vocabulary: under, 1, 2, 3,
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How to start the activity:
● Tell your child that you are going to push cars under tunnels. Demonstrate and say that you will pass your car under tunnel No. 1 and show your child No.1. Show your child the other numbers.
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What to do in the middle:
● Continue supporting your child to identify the numbers by mentioning the tunnel no. to pass the car under.
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Extension:
Have cut out numbers of 4 - 6 and ask your child what number comes after no.3. Make the tunnels and continue with the game
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How to finish the activity:
● Give the child a 5 minutes warning.
● Tell your child you’ll have one more turn and it will be time to go to the next part of the day.
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Small Group Activity: Sponge painting
Approximate Time: 15 minutes
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Materials Needed:
● Sponge
● Paper
● Tempera paint/food color
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Vocabulary: print, press, pattern, design, sponge painting
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How to start the activity:
● Prepare the materials with your child
● Ask your child what she/he thinks they will do with the materials
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What to do in the middle:
● Watch your child use the materials and imitate what she/he is doing. Use words like, “You are making prints by pressing the sponge on your paper.” If they choose to use their hands, that is okay.
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Extension:
On a separate paper make a pattern using the different colors that you and your child may be using.
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How to finish the activity:
● Give 5 minutes warning.
- Clean up together and wash hands
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