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Preschool at Home: Activity Card
Week 1, activity 1
Music and Movement: Dinosaur Roar Play the clip and copy the moves (or make moves of your own!)
You could stand in front of a mirror to see how scary your
dinosaurs moves are, or if you have space you could stomp like a
dinosaur. Learning outcomes
• Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a
range of purposes.
• Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from
these texts.
• Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of
media
Key Concepts Music and dance are a great way for all children to express
themselves. Learning moves to dances and the words to
songs helps with counting, concentration and memory. Allow
your child to express themselves through dance and make up
their own moves too.
Resources Justine Clarke: Dinosaur Roar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L
z0FWR_69Pg
Questions to ask:
• Can you stomp with your left
then stomp with your right leg?
• Let’s count to 10 stomps?
• How loud can you roar?
• Let’s stomp as quietly as we can?
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 2
Egg Carton Dinosaur Hat Watch the video and start creating your own dinosaur hat from an
egg carton.
Children may need help with cutting the egg carton and using the
staples. Remember that it doesn’t have to look exactly like the
example, children love to add their own flair. Remember, Dinosaurs
don’t have to be Green! Learning outcomes
• Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity,
cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm,
persistence, imagination and reflexivity.
Key Concepts Creative experiences focus on children’s fine motor skills,
concentration and imagination
Resources Paint, textas or pencils, scissors,
cardboard egg carton, staples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T
H5zzcUfDAk
Questions to ask:
What is your favourite colour?
Can you make a roar like a dinosaur?
Which is your right hand, and which is
your left, what hand do you use to
colour in?
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 3
I am a Dinosaur Watch the 30-minute video about different Dinosaurs, what they
ate, where they lived, if they could fly, run or swim and what their
strengths and weakness were. Cast to your TV or watch on an iPad
or desktop computer.
Learning outcomes
Children develop a love for learning such as curiosity, cooperation,
confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence,
imagination and reflexivity.
Key Concepts Children are very interested in their world and can be very
fascinated by certain topics like Dinosaurs. This can be
expanded to learning about other animals or plants or where
animals live or sleep.
Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=QNU4rzWI7z8
Questions to ask:
How many dinosaurs’ names do you
know?
Do dinosaurs still exist?
Which dinosaur was the strongest?
What did dinosaurs eat?
How many things can we find around
the house that start with D?
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 4
Simple Fine Motor Activity Watch the video before starting this exercise. You will be using
items around the house for this exercise that will help with
practicing fine motor skills. Children will squeeze and open the
peg/tongs/chopsticks to grip and release the object from one spot
to another. Learning outcomes
Strengthening of the hand to improve your child’s “pencil grip”.
Key Concepts
• Learning experiences using commonly found
house hold items
• Pencil grip
• Early writing skills
Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=MD86MGSBd8w&feature=emb_
logo
• Pegs, chopsticks or tongs
• Small objects to pick up
such as cotton balls, Lego
blocks, marbles etc
• Something to hold the
items in, perhaps a small
bowl or box
• A tray/box or plate to use
for collected objects.
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 5
In the Kitchen – How to make Playdough No cooking is required for this one! Just get the ingredients and
have fun encouraging your child to explore, experiment and take
some risks in their learning.
Learning outcomes
Children are confident and involved learners, they are active
participants in their learning. Children demonstrate an increasing
understanding of measurement and number using vocabulary to
describe size, length, volume, capacity and names of numbers
Key Concepts
• Play based learning
• Children taking risks in their learning
• Early numeracy skills
Resources Ingredients
• 2 cups of flour
• 1 cup of salt
• 2 cups of boiling water (from kettle)
• 1 tablespoon of oil
• 1 tablespoon of cream of tarter
• Food colouring
Method
• Add flour, salt, oil and cream of tartar into a bowl
• Add boiling water and food colouring
• Mix together
• Knead until good consistency
• Add more flour if needed
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 6
Math at Home This is an easy activity that gets children thinking about maths
concepts using different containers and jugs you have around the
house. Pour water between different jugs and ask what your child
observes. Get them to help with pouring the water if they can.
Learning outcomes
Children make predictions and generalisations about their daily
activities, aspects of the natural world and environments, using
patterns they generate or identify and communicate these using
mathematical language.
Key Concepts • Explore mathematical concepts such measurement and volume • Mathematical vocabulary • Hypothesizing and estimating
Resources
• A range of containers, cups
and jars; water; towel for
clean-up.
Questions to ask:
“I wonder which will hold more?”
“Why do you think that”
“How much does it hold?”
Talk about ways you can test these
theories.
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 7
Meditation It’s time to stop and relax, find a quiet place in your home or grab
some headphones to block out the noise and distraction of the
other family members in your house. Lie down somewhere you
feel nice and comfortable. Parents note: You may choose to do this
activity while younger siblings are asleep, maybe just before
bedtime if you are having trouble with getting your child to sleep.
It’s best on a nice full belly so later in the afternoon, after lunch
and after children have participated in other activities for the day.
You could do it with your child and encourage other children in the
family, including school age children to join in.
Learning outcomes
Children make predictions and generalisations about their daily
activities, aspects of the natural world and environments, using
patterns they generate or identify and communicate these using
mathematical language.
Key Concepts We want children to be healthy and happy both physically and
mentally. These uncertain times can create stress for children.
It’s important to stop, relax and concentrate on refocussing
our mind. Mediation is very important for allowing children
time to breath and helps with concentration.
Resources
• An iPad, iPhone or laptop
• Open the link to play
• https://www.abc.net.au/kidslist
en/soundwalks/summer-
camping-on-kangaroo-island-
south-australia/10499382
• Headphones (to block out noise
if needed)
• A comfortable spot in the house
(bed, couch, bean bag, rug)
Questions to ask:
Encourage your child to try hard to
listen to the words and follow the
instructions.
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 8
Nature Scavenger Hunt Learning from home is not limited to indoor and sit-down types of
experiences. Outdoor play is good for your child’s physical health,
development and self-confidence. It’s great fun too. What are you
waiting for? Go outside and play! Learning outcomes
Play spaces in natural environments include plants, trees, rocks,
mud, water and other elements from nature. These spaces invite
open-ended interactions, spontaneity, risk-taking, exploration,
discovery and connection with nature (Raising Children Network;
The Australian Parenting Website, 2020)
Key Concepts Nature play, environmental awareness, outdoor exploration,
problem solving, healthy lifestyle choices, physical activity
A few things to
remember… • Encourage your child to play outside
several times a day.
• Look for natural resources that be
used for open-ended and art/craft
activities – everything you need can
be found outdoors.
• Outdoor play ideas include ball play,
nature walks, bike rides and more.
Remember to observe social
distancing when outside. Playgrounds
are unavailable to use, so visit the
park instead.
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 9
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Video presentation of Eric Carlisle’s popular book The Very Hungry
Caterpillar with follow up drawing activity.
Drawing activity – ask your child to share their ideas and thoughts
of the story in the form of drawing. Once they have completed the
task, encourage them to share their story with you.
Learning outcomes
Literacy is the capacity, confidence and disposition to use language
in all its forms.
Key Concepts Story recounting, Sequencing, Expressing ideas through art
and language, Early literacy skills
Resources Watch this on the TV, a tablet or
computer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=75NQK-Sm1YY
Questions to ask:
“What do you think will happen to
the caterpillar?”
“I wonder why he eats so much
food?”
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 10
Pretend Play Time for children to play out being characters, animals, mums or
dads, vets, shop owners or even superheros. Allow children
uninterrupted time to use their imagination. Children will often be
able to play on their own but it is also an opportunity for siblings to
play together. Or your child may need you to visit their pretend
shop to buy some groceries or sit at their pretend restaurant so
they can take your order. Learning outcomes
• Children relate to and contribute to their world range of
purposes.
Key Concepts Music and dance are a great way for all children to express
themselves. Learning moves to dances and the words to
songs helps with counting, concentration and memory. Allow
your child to express themselves through dance and make up
their own moves too.
Resources Things you already have around the
house.
Old Keyboard, pen and paper (working
in an office)
Pots and pans, bowls and cutlery form
the cupboard (Chef)
Cups and saucers (tea party)
Perishable items from your pantry;
tins, packaged items or canned items.
Pieces of paper cut up at money or
rocks from the garden (to make a
shop)
Questions to ask:
If children are feeling upset, excited or
angry this can come out in the roles
they choose to play. You may ask
them to tell you about their play and
why they choose that character or
event.
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 11
Make your own bubbles! Make your own bubbles. Take a drop or two of dish washing soap
on a plate. Add a little water and mix it slowly until small bubbles
or suds start to form. Ask the kids to dip the straw into the suds
and blow gently and slowly. Just watch as a big bubble starts to
form on the plate.
Learning outcomes
Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem
solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and
investigating.
Key Concepts Making bubbles is a easy science concept.
Resources Dishwashing soap, drinking straws
Questions to ask:
The game can also become a fun
competition of who makes the
biggest or the longest-lasting
bubble. They could also use their
hands instead of straws.
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 12
Sock toss This is like basketball inside the house, except you use socks
instead of ball and a clothes basket instead of the basketball hoop.
1: Roll up the socks into tiny balls and tie them up.
2: Place the clothes basket a few feet away from where you are
standing.
3: Take turns to throw the socks into the basket.
4: Move one step back each time you get the sock into the basket.
Sock toss Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and
physical wellbeing.
Key Concepts This activity encourages children to get off the couch and
move, it works to develop eye hand co-ordination and
counting.
Resources
• Colourful bunch of socks
• A bucket or clothes hamper
• Space to play
Questions to ask:
“How many did you get in and how
many did you miss?”
“What colours did you get into the
basket?”
Try it over arm and under arm.
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 13
Cooking at home Cooking is a great learning tool for children and a great way to pass
the time. You could make muffins or get them to help you prepare
for dinner. You may like to include other siblings into this activity
by setting the children at a kitchen table or around a bench and
each child can take a turn. If cooking isn't possible try getting
children to help layer a sandwich or cut a banana, spread butter on
their toast or pour their own milk.
Key Concepts Cooking build self-confidence, encourages imagination,
improves maths and science. It encourages self-help skills
Resources Before you do your cooking
experience. You may like Children to
sit and enjoy this episode of “I can
Cook”, which talks about washing our
hands and safety in the kitchen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
WsQHqyKKlME
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 14
Music and movement: Aussie Animals Let's learn about Aussie Animals
Play the clip and copy the moves (or make moves of your own!)
Learning outcomes
Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range
of purposes.
Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these
texts.
Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media Key Concepts Music, song and dance can be a great way for children to
learn about the things around them while getting some
exercise. This activity is a song and a dance that teaches
children about Australian animals and how they move
Resources Using a phone, iPad or computer
select the link and give yourselves
some space to dance and sing
Aussie Animals:
https://www.abc.net.au/abckids/early
-education/aussie-animals/11970542
Questions to ask:
“How many animals did they sing
about?”
“Show me how a Kangaroo
jumps?”
Where does a Koala live?
Preschool at Home Experiences
Week 1, activity 15
Learning with Leaves On a walk in your community or while you're in your own backyard,
collect as many leaves as you can. Look for different shapes,
colours and sizes. While collecting leave you can discuss how we
are now in Autumn and that there are 4 seasons in a year.
Then bring the leaves inside and allow the children to colour on
them or create shapes with them
Learning outcomes
Learning Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute
to their world
2.4 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the
environment
Resources Pen or texter to draw on the leaves
Questions to ask:
“How many brown leaves can you
collect in 2 minutes?”
“Order these leaves from smallest
to largest”
“What season comes after
Autumn?”
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