I use the following activities on a weekly basis;
Read books and tell stories – we also try to make up our own stories
Watch TV or DVD’s (limited)
Jigsaw puzzles appropriate for child’s age
Lacing card – we make our own using card and a hole punch
Baking and cooking
Playdough
Computer/Internet (supervised)
Playstation/Wii games (limited)
Drawing and colouring – using stencils to draw around
Seasonal activities – making cards, calendars, Chinese lanterns
Visit local places – park, library, shops, garden centre, zoo
Role play – dress up and make your own play
Make a mask – teddy bears, animals, tv characters
Counting games – worksheets for older children
Board games – junior scrabble, snakes and ladders, frustration plus lots more
Card games – snap, patience, old maid, uno
Outside play – skipping, hop scotch, catch, trampoline, water play, sand pit, watching wildlife
Planting seeds and watching them grow in the greenhouse
Printing – with vegetables, cotton reels, string, fingers, leaves, sponge, feet, hands
Junk modeling – cereal boxes, yogurt pots, sweet wrappers, kitchen roll tubes
Sewing – using large count aida from craft shops
Musical instruments – recorder, toy drums, xylophone, keyboard
Weekly themes – letters, books, weather, festivals
Print out colouring pictures
Story/Song sacks (Nursery rhymes, The Gruffalo, The Very Hungry Caterpillar)
• I will build learning into everyday activities. I will listen to and hold interesting conversations with the children ensuring I support and compliment what children learn at home and school. I will ensure I discuss with the parents about their child’s progress, development and daily routine.
• I will ensure I provide play and other activities that allow children to experiment and see how various materials behave and can be used. In this way children can learn to solve problems, learn to think imaginatively and develop the seven C’s – confidence, communication, concentration, competence, co-operation, creativity and co-ordination.
