Prepare Connect
Connecting learning to home.
0-2 years
Picture and Object Cards App (Literacy)
Instructions
Download the free application on the App Store “Flashcards App – Baby Flash Cards in English” OR Baby FlashCards for Kids on Android
2. Click on the “Animals” topic or any topic of your liking.
3. Ask your child what they see by using open-ended questions. E.g. What is this animal? What sound does this animal make?
Making Playdough (Sensory)
Playdough is a great sensory experience and you can add various textures and scents to the dough if you choose.
Children can use various cookie cutters, rollers etc to manipulate the dough!
Don’t know how to make play-dough? Watch us do it!
Nursery Rhymes (Music and Movement)
Visit our Spotify playlist for a variety of nursery rhymes and songs you can sing and dance to!
Finger Painting (Sensory)
Resources
- A plastic plate or plastic cups to put small blobs of paint in/on.
- An old tshirt that can get paint on it!
- Large piece of paper
Steps:
1.Encourage your child to dip their fingers into the paint and transfer this onto the paper to create their artwork!
You can join in too!
2-3 years
Hopscotch (Numeracy)
Instructions
What you will need:
- Chalk
- Bean bag or a small stone/ block
Steps:
- Draw a hopscotch track
- Write the numbers in each section
- Throw the beanbag into a section
- Hop or Jump into each section saying the number out loud
- Take turns to jump all the way until 10.
Follow the Dance Moves (Music and Movement)
Follow the Dance Moves
Look at the online program:
Go Noodle and enjoy trying to mimic the dance moves along with your child. This activity promotes whole body coordination, appreciation of movement, encourages your child to follow directions, and is lots of fun! https://www.gonoodle.com