31st March, 2020 - Tuesday

Please play the following morning greeting message from Ms. Najla:

Song of the day: here

Short story read by Ms. Najla:

                             

Activity 1:

Mathematics (Counting/Measurement)

Materials: A jug, a cup, water, paper, pencil

Beginning: Show the jug to the child and ask him/her how many cups of water does he/she think may fill the jug? Once the child gives an estimate, ask him/her to draw as many tally marks as his/her estimate on a paper.

Middle: Ask the child to fill the cup with water (from the tap or another big container) and start pouring it in the jug, one cup at a time. Ask the child to count the number of cups of water as he/she is pouring it.

End: In the end ask the child to draw as many tally marks as the number of cups he/she poured into the jug.

Duration of the activity: 15 minutes

Extension: The child compares if it took more or less cups to fill the jug than his/her estimate.

Brain Break activity:

Activity 2:

Science (Experiment)

Materials: 2 cups cornstarch, 3 drops food coloring,and 1 cup of water

Beginning: Let the child know that you will be making something gooey that is a little bit like slime. It can feel like a solid when you hold it in a ball, but it becomes liquidy when you let your hand go loose. It takes the shape of whatever is holding it. Introduce the materials to him/her.

Middle: Mix the cornstarch and water until your oobleck is formed.

(Tip: If you would like to color your oobleck, add your food coloring to the water and then mix with the cornstarch)

End: Give the child a five minutes warning before the end of the activity and let him/her help you clean up afterwards.

Duration of the activity: 15-20 minutes

Video fro reference: here

Extension: Add toys in the oobleck and introduce vocabulary words like gooey, slimy, solid, liquid as the child explores moving the toys in the oobleck.