We will have theme 'Patterns' for our next and last Thursday zoom meeting on 30th April, 2020 (Tomorrow) at 3:30 pm.
Song: here
Activity 1: Mathematics: Balloon number hunting
Materials: balloon or (Foil), marker, paper
Vocabulary: number, count, more, less, hunt, order, under, beside, behind, front, top, bottom
Beginning: Start writing numbers (1 – 5) on the balloons. Let your child help you to write numbers or let him/her draw tally marks. Then hide them all over the house.
Middle: Tell your child, “Today we are going on a balloon hunting.” Let him/her search and collect balloons.
End: Give 3 minutes warning. Your child may identify and name the numbers. He/she may count the tally marks and say the total number.
Duration: 10 - 15 minutes
Extension: Your child could hunt up to 10 number balloons or he/she may compare tallies on the balloons and stating which balloon has more/less tallies.
Brain Break:
Activity 2: Science & Fine motor skills: Ice painting
Materials: Bowl, ice cubes, paint, paint brush
Vocabulary: experiment, ice cube, cold, melting, round, back and forth, paint, temperature
Beginning: Place the materials on the table. Let your child explore, touch, feel and describe. Then say, “Today we will paint the ice cubes.”
Middle: Let him/her experiment. You may ask, “I wonder what will happen to the paint color once you paint the ice.” Wait for the response. Say, “I can see the ice is melting.” or “The color of ice is changing.”
End: Give 3 minutes warning. You may describe his/her actions and acknowledge your child ideas.
Duration: 15 minutes
Extension: Next time your child could freeze the colored ice cubes by adding food color and water in the ice tray. Put your popsicle sticks into the color water. Once frozen, he/she may paint it on the paper.
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