16th April, 2020 - Thursday

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Activity 1:
Language & literacy / Fine motor skills: Tracing letters on shaving cream

Materials: shaving cream, tray

Vocabulary: long and short line, big and small curve, round, up, down, side to side, name each letter, upper or lower case.

Beginning: Tell your child that today we will trace our name on the shaving cream.

Middle: Spray some shaving cream on a large tray. Spread it out with a hand to form a layer. Start tracing your name.

End: Give 3 minutes warning. Let your child help you clean up the tray.

Duration: 10 minutes

Extension: Your child could trace letters other than his/her names.
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Activity 2:
Mathematics / Fine motor skills: Numerals in newspaper or magazine

Materials: newspaper or magazine, paper, glue, scissors

Vocabulary: cut, round, hold, edge, name numbers

Beginning: Show your child the materials and ask him/her, “I wonder what we will do today?” Wait for the response. Tell him/her that today we will find numbers and cut them out.

Middle: Together look for numbers, name it and cut it out.

End: Let him/her paste the cutout numbers on the paper. Give 3 minutes warning.

Duration: 15 minutes 

Extension: Your child could write those numbers with a pencil.

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