Transportation Over the past week the students have shown a strong interest learning about transportation. The students have been driving cars down tracks and flying toy planes around the class. So, it is only fitting that we learn about moving machines. Below we have provided some activities you can do with your child at home. We have divided it into areas we focus within the class. Drawing- working on fine motor activities and preprinting writing Story and Song- developing language skills Movement – Learning different ways to move our bodies to help develop our gross motor skills Counting – Learning to count from 0 to 10 and finding different ways to count objects Feel free to incorporate the activities into your daily routine at home. Some suggestions may be
Drawing Use different lines and shapes to make a boat Story and Song ABC Boats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJVQtFdTPrM&list=PLALmCH7_Guv1KdInMcLjig1YjGy2i9huz Blippi and Boats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBax68QdHuY Question? How many different types of boats can you name? Movement Counting
Use the ten frame to count different objects around the house In February we focused on learning about the concepts of love and kindness. We talked about how we show these to each other. We read the story “My Heart is filled with Happiness” and then spent time talking about the many things that fill our own hearts with happiness. The students shared many examples such as dancing with Mrs. Shirley, drumming with Mr. Darcy, storytelling with elders, playing with our friends, and reading stories
The students also learned about ways of showing love to ourselves. One way we demonstrated this was by making a classroom calming space. We found a big cardboard box in the school and at first the students just used it as a tunnel. We decided to transform it into a ‘Calming Box’ by adding relaxing elements. With the students’ help, the Calming Box came to life with colours, stickers, ribbons, a light, music, and windows. |