Day: April 8, 2020

DIY activities, Educational Games

Pre-writing activities

Nicole Hili

Here are some fun activities which help develop the pincer grasp, hand-eye co-ordination and fine-motor skills while also having some fun.

Play-dough and drinking straws

write different letters on play-dough and encourage the child to trace the letter with cut-up straws. (Make sure that the letter is large enough to still be recognisable when traved with the straws).

Blocks

Children can’t get enough of blocks. Improve their literacy skills by encouraging them to build letters using blocks. Click here to get free printable letter cards.

DIY Salt Tray

  • Get an empty tray.
  • Tape different coloured sheets on the bottom of the tray.
  • Add salt to the tray. (Optional: add food colouring to the salt).
  • Make flashcards containing numbers or letters.
  • Encourage the child to write the letter/number in the salt tray, either using their fingers/unsharpened pencil in order to practice writing.

General Information, Story-telling

Our Life In Quarantine

Nicole Hili

I have been missing the children very dearly and have been wondering what you have all been up to. Therefore, I thought that we could create a book where we all share some pictures that show some of the work we have done during our time in quarantine.

How to log in to website. Click here to go to the Book Creator Website.

Next steps:

  1. Click sign in.
  2. Click on Student sign in.
  3. Sign in with a Google/Office 365 account.
  4. Once you do so, a pop up will show up asking you for a code.
  5. Input this code: 6PXPYFR
  6. Click on: + New Book to create your own page.
Step 2-3 – Sudent sign in and sign in with a google/office 365 account

Step 4-5: input code: 6PXPYFR
Step 6: Click on + New Book

After doing so, you can input your pictures and even add a short sentence explaining what is happening. I am looking forward to seeing what you have come up with. After I have recieved all of your pages, I will combine them all into one book and post it on this blog.