Please play the following morning greeting message from Ms. Najla:
Song of the week: School Family
Activity 1:
Mathematics: Patterning
Materials: forks, spoons
Beginning: Let the children know that they will be making patterns. You can start forming an alternating pattern with a fork and a spoon (Fork - spoon - fork - spoon)
Middle: Ask the child to continue the pattern you started.
End: Encourage the child to make his/her own pattern. ( It can be a simple pattern: Fork-spoon-fork-spoon-fork-spoon ..
Or
It can be a complex pattern:
Fork-fork-spoon-fork-fork-spoon-fork-fork-spoon … )
Duration of the activity: 15 mins
Activity 2:
Science: Make playdough
Materials:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup salt
- 4 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 2 cups warm water
- 2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil
- Food coloring (optional)
- Quart sized bags to store
Procedure: Let the children mix and knead all the ingredients together.
Duration of the activity: 20 mins
This is a multipurpose activity that helps children measure (Mathematics), experiment and predict (Science) and use the muscles in their hands to knead and squeeze (Fine motor skills)
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Helpful information for the parents
Daily Routine in
Early Years
A regular daily routine is a framework for teaching and
learning. It frees children and adults from worrying about what comes next, and
it enables them to use their creative energies on the task at hand. The
HighScope daily routine in our Early Years is designed to accomplish several
key goals with the help of picture cards. It provides a consistent, predictable
sequence of events that gives children a sense of control over what happens
next and a stable and secure psychological environment within which they are
free to make choices and initiate activities.
It was developed to help participants in HighScope programs
to understand the importance of a consistent environment for children, and to
provide them with the strategies for successful implementation of a daily
routine in their settings. At the same time, there is enough flexibility that
children feel neither rushed nor slowed down in carrying out their activities.
Most important, children make choices - within reasonable limits – during each
part of the day. Because the activities build on the children’s interest and
abilities, they know they have a say in the learning experience. Children in
HighScope programs feel that the daily routine belongs to them.
Creating a daily family routine/schedule cards at home would
benefit the children to transit from one activity to another smoothly. You can
make the family routine cards with your child to keep a consistency at home.
You may print out the daily routine visuals online from the
link shared below or you may take pictures of your child doing an activity and
use them as routine cards, or you can also help your child draw their own
visual routine cards ⇒ here
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Daily routine video ⇓
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Ms Zarmeena Aamir
Early Years Coordinator
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