23rd March, 2020 - Monday

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Activity 1:
Mathematics: Data Analysis 

Materials: crayons/markers/coloring pencils (whatever is available at home), paper, pencil

Beginning: Put ten crayons/coloring pencils in front of the child and ask him/her to count them.

Middle: Once the child has counted all the ten crayons/coloring pencils, ask him/her to draw as many tally marks on the paper as the number of crayons/coloring pencils in front of him/her.

End: Once the child has drawn the tally marks, gradually increase the number of crayons/coloring pencils and keep asking the child to draw as many tally marks as the number of crayons/coloring pencils he/she has counted. You can go upto thirteen crayons/coloring pencils.

Extension: If the child is able to draw as many tally marks as the number of crayons, encourage him/her to write the total number in the form of a numeral (For example, ‘10’ for ten tally marks).

Duration of the activity: 15 minutes

Brain Break Activity:

Activity 2:

Science: Sorting

Beginning: Place different kinds of pasta altogether in one bowl and ask the child what he/she can do with the different kinds of pasta. Bring their attention to the different shapes of the pasta

Middle: Encourage the child to sort the pasta into different groups according to their shape (spiral with spiral, shell shapes with shell shaped, macaroni with macaroni)

End: Give a 3 to 5 minutes warning before ending the activity. Count the pasta while cleaning up.

Extension: Ask the child to predict which group has the most pasta in it and which one has the least. Let them count to see if the count is close to their prediction.

Duration of the activity: 10 - 15 minutes

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