term 3 2 montessori learning ideas
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FMS-T3-W2-3to6-19Jul21Pre-Primary (3-6 years)
Term 3
From Your Teachers Hello 3 – 6 children and parents, We hope you’re enjoying all the suggested activities in the Montessori at Home Learning so far. We have changed the format slightly. You will find:
• a weekly working plan with daily suggestions
• a daily resource list outlining the materials needed for the day
• printable resources and online learning platforms
• regular schedules for Zoom conferences with the 5 year-olds and small group conferences with the 3-4 year olds. Look out for the zoom link soon. It will be a regular day and time each week to help you in establishing a routine.
We would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to all the families for their partnership in establishing a Montessori home learning environment. We understand the effort that it takes to implement at home distance learning and we appreciate each families effort in trying to create a Montessori prepared environment for their child in the home.
It won’t be long until we’re back together. You and your child are front of mind each day as we work to build quality Montessori content for our at Home Distance Learning packs.
Warm regards, Christine and Ayesha, Bonnie and Ellen, Natasha and Mag Pre-primary (3 – 6 years) staff.
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An activity from each learning area has been planned for each day. Prepare and place the activities on the shelf so that your child can choose from the activities. Some activities your child may be able to engage with independently with minimal help and some you may have to introduce to your child before they are able to complete them independently.
To help you set up the activities for the week you will find a list of resources that you will need at the beginning of each day. It is suggested that you organise the resources each night so that they are ready for the next day.
Monday learning ideas for 3-6 year olds
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Language
1. Salt dough ingredients: • 1 cup plain flour • ½ cup salt • ¼ cup water • Mixing bowl • Cling film • Rolling pin • Round edged knife • Baking tray • Paintbrushes • Acrylic paints
2. EPIC installed: on laptop or iPad with – Class code: ypp4790
3. Phonetic reading short ‘a’ Print out and cut out the cards and labels.
Mathematics
1. Number Cube: • Empty milk cartons (any size
will do) • Sticky tape • Sturdy paper • Clear contact paper • Scissors • Texta • 6 small objects for counting
(pompoms, beans, pencils, buttons, shells or straws )
2. Addition Wheels • Print out Addition wheels PDF • Print out Addition Chart 1
Science
1. Leaf Shapes • Printed copy of the leaf shape -
cordate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
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Practical Life
1. Flower arranging • Tray • Blunt scissors drying towel • Small jug • Funnel • Sponge • A variety of different sized jars
or vases • An assortment of flowers in a
bucket or container • Doilies • basket to fetch the flowers from
the garden/balcony
• Scissors. • Printed copy of Aboriginal
numbers. • Blank paper. • Paint colours. • Paintbrushes. • Jar of Water. • Glue stick. • Textas.
Extension for 5 year-olds • Download the App, ‘Intro to
Geo’ by Montessorium (optional).
Language for 3-6 year olds Salt Dough Letters
1.What you will need: • 1 cup plain flour • ½ cup salt • ¼ cup water • Mixing bowl • Cling film • Rolling pin • Round edged knife • Baking tray • Paintbrushes • Acrylic paints
2. Steps to complete today: • Mix the salt and flour in a bowl. Add the water and
knead the mixture until it becomes smooth and elastic. Cover the dough with cling film and let it rest for 30 minutes.
• Pre-heat the oven to 120oc. Roll out the dough so that its about 10mm thick. Roll dough and make letter shapes.
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Go to Epic! - Class code: ypp4790
Read out loud and sing-a-long!
Once you have listened to the story, maybe you could try and draw a picture of your
bedroom.
Read out loud and sing along. Try doing the actions.
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Mathematics for 3-6 year olds Number Cube - Dice
1.What you will need: • Empty milk cartons (any size will do) • Sticky tape • Sturdy paper • Clear contact paper • Scissors • Texta • 6 small objects for counting (pompoms, beans,
pencils, buttons, shells or straws )
2. What to do: • Choose two milk cartons which are the same size. • Measure the base of one carton and mark a cutting
line that same distance up the side of the carton. • Cut along the line. • Cut the other carton in the same way.
You should now have two open-ended cubes.
• Push one cube open-end-down into the other cube. • Tape around the cut edges. Wrap the entire cube in a
sheet of paper. • On each face of the cube use a permanent marker to
make a different number of dots (or use dot stickers) from one to six. Cover the cube in clear contact paper.
• Give your child six small objects to count with. Show her how to throw the die in the air and count out the same number of objects as dots on top of the cube.
• If you like, substitute with maybe raisins or small pieces of cereal for the objects to count with. Count
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Science for 3-6 year olds Leaf Scrunch
1.What you will need: • Dry leaves • Liquid Amber type leaves or Plane tree type leaves. • Small box (empty shoe box) • Contact paper.
2. What to do: • Collect dry leaves in a bag on an autumn walk with
your child. • At home, tip the leaves into a box and let your child
scrunch the leaves with their hands. • Use some of the colourful pieces to make a collage on
a piece of clear contact paper.
3 Creating a Leaf Booklet
A different leaf shape has been assigned every day.
Collect all the pages.
You will be able to create your own leaf booklet when this activity is finished.
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Science for 3-6 year olds The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: Cordate
1.What you will need: • Printed copy of the leaf shape - cordate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. What to do: • Explore your environment and try and find the shape of
your leaf- cordate.
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Science for 3-6 year olds3 The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: Cordate
• Stick the leaf on the blank cordate template. • With a green pencil, colour in the leaf shape. • Alternatively, you can trace the leaf on a blank piece of
paper. • With your writing pencil, write the name of the leaf on
the paper.
Flower Arranging
1. What you will need: • Tray • Blunt scissors drying towel • Small jug • Funnel • Sponge • A variety of different sized jars or vases • An assortment of flowers in a bucket or container • Doilies • basket to fetch the flowers from the garden/balcony
Practical Life for 3-6 year olds4 2. What to do: • Gather the materials and collect the flowers. • Lay materials and flowers onto the paper towel on your
work table. • Choose a vase. • Use funnel if needed by holding funnel slightly above
aperture of vase. • Carefully pick out chosen flowers. Holding stem of one
flower in left hand above paper towel carefully pick off leaves from stem and place on paper towel.
• Use scissors to cut stem to give enough room to fit into your chosen vase.
• Place flower carefully in vase. • Place cut off stem on paper towel. Replace scissors. • Choose another flower and repeat as above. • Choose a doily (if any) and take it to a suitable place in
your environment. • Carry the vase and centre it slowly on the doily. • Clean any water spills using the drying towel.
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Indigenous Education - Guringai Language
Guringai language is the local Aboriginal language of Forestville. Today, we will learn the Aboriginal names for numbers 1-3:
• 1 One - wogul (wo-gul). • 2 Two - bulla (bool-la). • 3 Three - burrong (burr-ong).
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the labels • Scissors to cut the labels.
2. What to do: • Cut out the labels and match the
numbers to the Aboriginal names.
Cultural (Art, Music, Geography) for 3-6 year olds5 wogul
2 two1 one
burrong
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Layered Abstract Art Layered Abstract Art is a process and a gradual build-up of the materials used. This activity is designed to be completed over three days.
1. What you will need: • Blank white paper. • Assortment of paint colours. • Paintbrushes. • Jar of water to clean paintbrushes. • Child-safe scissors. • Glue Stick • Textas
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2. What to do: • Think of a design you want to create. • Concentrate on the colours you want to use. • Choose one or more colours to create the background. • Cover the entire page with paint. • Allow to dry
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Short vowel ‘a’ reading labels and matching to the picture.
1. What you will need: • Print out of the pink reading sheet. • scissors
2. Steps to complete today: • Print out of the pink reading sheet. • Cut out the pictures and the word cards. • Place the pictures in a line. • Put the words cards in a pile. • Choose the first word card, sound it out and match it
to the picture. • Use the Moveable Alphabet App to make 3 letter
words with the picture cards.
• Extension: Turn over the labels and write your own labels for the pictures by sounding out.
6 Other ways to make words using pegs or Scrabble tiles:
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Addition Facts with Addition Chart 1
1.What you will need: • Addition chart 1 printed out
from week 1. • Pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: • Use your finger chart to find
the addition facts that are on your addition wheel print out.
• Complete one addition wheel from your addition printout.
• Check your own answers with your control of error art.
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Cultural (Art, Music, Geography for 5 year olds) Geography: Australasia
You will need to download the App from your app store:
1. Steps to complete today: • Open the App. Press the play button on
Australasia. • Complete the first two sections (circles)
on the App.
Section 1- Introduces the countries you will be working with. The App will select six countries randomly.
Section 2- Identify and review the countries. All completed sections can be repeated at any time.
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Language
1. Small World Play • Animal figurines. • Natural objects such as sticks,
sand, water, rocks, leaves. • Any construction toys you have
at home such as Lego, blocks, trains, vehicles.
• A tray or box to hold your world.
2.Puzzle words • Print out of puzzle words
Mathematics
1. 3 - 4 year old Math ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3 - 4 year old maths activities.
2. Addition Wheels • Print out Addition wheels PDF • Print out Addition Chart 1 from
week 1
Science
1. Leaf Shapes • Printed copy of the leaf shape • - ovate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
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Practical Life
1. Dusting • Tray/basket, • dusting cloth, • small soft brush, • dust mask / bandana (optional)
Cultural
numbers. • Scissors.
paper. • Paint (optional) • Textas (optional) • Scissors • Glue stick
3. Extension for 5 year-olds • Download the App, ‘Intro to
Geo’ by Montessorium (optional).
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Language for 3-6 year olds Small World Play
1. What you will need: • Animal figurines. • Natural objects such as sticks, sand, water, rocks,
leaves. • Any construction toys you have at home such as Lego,
blocks, trains, vehicles. • A tray or box to hold your world.
2. Steps to complete today: • Find a container that will hold your small world. • Decide what kind of small world you will make – ocean,
desert, roadworks, beach. • Find a natural substance for your ground. • Add objects that would be found in your small world. • Enjoy playing and making up stories about who lives
there and what adventures happen to them. • Remember to share your world on transparent
classroom!
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Mathematics for 3-6 year olds 5 Fun and Educational Early years Maths Activities
1. What you will need: • Instructions to follow are in the video link.
2. What to do: • Click the link and view entire video • Attempt one of the 5 maths activities.
Here is the link:
Science for 3-6 year olds The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: Ovate
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the leaf shape - ovate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. What to do: • Explore your environment and try and find the shape of
your leaf- ovate.
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Science for 3-6 year olds3 The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: ovate
• Stick the leaf on the blank ovate template. • With the green pencil, colour in the leaf shape. • Alternatively, you can trace the leaf on a blank piece of
paper • With your writing pencil, write the name of the leaf on
the paper.
Dusting a table or shelf
1. What you will need: • Tray/basket • dusting cloth • small soft brush • dust mask / bandana (Optional)
2. What to do: • Starting at the top left hand corner, wipe right hand
across table from left to right edge. • Repeat until the end of the table. Look to see how
much dust you have on the cloth • Move to the back of the table and repeat action to
finish wiping the last two edges of the table. • Shake the cloth outside and place in the washing
basket. • Wash hands and repeat with another table or one of
your workspace shelves.
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Indigenous Education - Guringai Language
Guringai language is the local Aboriginal language of Forestville. Today, we will learn the Aboriginal names for numbers 4-6:
• 4 Four - bulla bulla (boola boola) • 5 Five - warrangal (warran-gal) • 6 Six - keerawall (gira-wall)
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the labels • Scissors to cut the labels.
2. What to do: • Cut out the labels and match the
numbers to the Aboriginal names.
bulla bulla
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Layered Abstract Art What coloured paper will you use? If using blank white paper, what design will you create on the paper? What shapes are you thinking of cutting out? Are you cutting out different sized shapes?
1. What you will need: • Your completed and dry background painting. • Coloured paper/Blank white paper. • Paint (optional). • Textas (optional). • Scissors to cut out the shapes.
2. What to do: • Think of some shapes you can cut out • With scissors, cut out these shapes from the
coloured paper. Alternatively, cut the shapes out from the blank white paper and colour/paint them.
• Use your glue stick to glue the shapes on the background you painted yesterday.
• Allow to dry.
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Introducing list 1.
1. What you will need: • Print out of the puzzle words and cut out each label.
2. Steps to complete today: • Read the list with your child. • Model making up a sentence with each puzzle word. • Ask your child to read the word, cover the word, write
the word – for as many as they can. • Place the words around the house for the week – on
the fridge or write them on Lego or blocks and add to the tower as you learn more words.
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Mathematics for 5 year olds Addition Facts with Addition Chart
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1. What you will need: • Addition chart 1 printed out. • Pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: • Use your finger chart to find the
addition facts that are on your addition wheel print out.
• Complete 1 addition wheel from your addition printout.
• Check your own answers with your control of error chart.
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Cultural (Art, Music, Geography) for 5 year olds Geography: Australasia
You will need to download the App from your app store:
1. Steps to complete today: • Open the App. Press the play button on
Australasia. • Complete sections (circles) three and
four on the App.
Section 3: Tap and locate the chosen six countries on the map.
Section 4: Draw lines to match the name to the country.
All completed sections can be repeated at any time.
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Language
1. Sandpaper Letters • Print out of the ‘a’ from the
sandpaper letters
Mathematics
1. 3 - 4 year old Math ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3-4 year old maths activities.
2. Addition Wheels • Print out Addition wheels PDF • Print out Addition Chart 1
Science
1. Leaf Shapes • Printed copy of the leaf shape
- linear. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. Extension for 5 year-olds • Tray for experiment. • Empty Plastic Bottle. • Bowl. • Jug. • Water. • Cloth for spills • Paper • Writing pencil • Straw (optional)
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bathroom • Tea towels from the kitchen • Cloths or handkerchief.
Cultural
shape painting • Textas • Printed copy of the Australian
flag • Coloured pencils or water
colours.
2. Extension for 5 year-olds • Download the App, ‘Intro to
Geo’ by Montessorium (optional).
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Introducing the letter ‘a’
1. What you will need: • Print out of the ‘a’ from the sandpaper
letters. 2. Steps to complete today: • Trace the sandpaper letter print out,
keeping your finger on the sand colour. • Think of some words that begin with
the letter ‘a’ • Find some objects at home that begin
with the letter ‘a’. Make a collection of them and add to it throughout the week.
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Basket of objects that begin with the sound of the letter.
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Mathematics for 3-6 year olds 5 Fun Number Recognition and Counting Activities
1. What you will need: • Instructions to follow are in the video link.
2. What to do: • Click the link and view entire video • Attempt one of the 5 counting activities.
Here is the link:
Science for 3-6 year olds The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: Linear
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the leaf shape - linear. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. What to do: • Explore your environment and try and find the shape of
your leaf- linear.
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Science for 3-6 year olds3 The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: linear
• Stick the leaf on the blank linear template.
• With the green pencil, colour in the leaf shape.
• Alternatively, you can trace the leaf on a blank piece of paper
• With your writing pencil, write the name of the leaf on the paper.
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Folding
1. What you will need: • Hand towels from the bathroom • Tea towels from the kitchen • Cloth or handkerchief.
2. What to do: • Place cloth carefully and flat on table • Using right hand pointer finger lift corner of towel/cloth
from bottom left to top right hand corner. • Using right hand pincer grip, take bottom right hand
corner and lift up bottom right hand corner of towel over the hand to top left hand corner to meet the corners.
• Place left hand pointer finger at bottom left of folded towel and right hand pointer at bottom of right hand side folded cloth.
• Turn towel 45 degrees making the towel horizontal. • Unfold and try practicing with another towel or cloth.
Watch this Montessori video on folding clothes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDmZLFhVj-8
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The flag of Australia has three elements on a blue background:
• the Union Jack • Southern Cross • The Commonwealth or Federation Star
The Union Jack represents the history of British settlement. The Commonwealth or Federation Star is a seven-pointed star representing the six original states with the seventh point representing the territories of Australia. The Southern Cross is a constellation of five stars that can only be seen from the southern hemisphere.
Fun Facts! • Australia is the only continent in the world that does
not have an active volcano! • Canberra was selected as Australia’s capital city
because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should be the capital.
• An Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on eBay!!!!!
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Colour in the flag of Australia using pencils or water colours.
Layered Abstract Art
If using blank white paper, what design will you create on the paper?
What shapes are you thinking of cutting out?
Are you cutting out different sized shapes?
1. What you will need: • Your completed background painting with
shapes. • Textas.
2. What to do: • It’s time to use your textas! With your textas,
add some detail to your artwork. • You can detail to your work with dots, lines,
patterns, shapes, pictures.
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Language for 5 year olds Logical Adjective Challenge!
If you are able, read the noun card (black) and find the adjective card (blue) that sounds like it matches.
1. What you will need: • Print out of the the Logical Adjectives • Scissors.
2. Steps to complete today: • Cut out the cards. Place all the noun cards (black)
on the right hand side underneath each other in line.
• Place the adjective cards (blue) in a pile on top of each other.
• Select an adjective card from the top of the pile and starting from the top of the nouns, move it down the line, reading the two cards together until you think they sound right e.g. pretty flowers.
• Make your own list or write a sentence using the adjective and noun e.g. The pretty flowers smelt sweet.
7 pretty flowers freckled face
pink tower flowing river
hooked beak crashing waves
lovely baby tiny dog
striped tiger spotted bird
Chart 1
1. What you will need: • Addition chart 1 printed out. • Pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: • Use your finger chart to find
the addition facts that are on your addition wheel print out.
• Complete 1 addition wheel from your addition printout.
• Check your own answers with your control of error chart.
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Air Occupies Space Experiment
1. What you will need: • Tray for experiment. • Empty Plastic Bottle. • Bowl. • Jug. • Water. • Cloth for spills. • Straw (optional)
9 2. Steps to complete today: • Place jug, bowl and empty bottle on
the tray. • Obtain the jug and fill the jug with
water. Pour the water in the bowl. • Take the empty plastic bottle and turn it
upside. Place the bottle vertically in the bowl of water and push down. What happens?
• Tilt the bottle slightly. What happens? (Bubbles of air should be visible and the plastic bottle should be filling up with water).
• If you have straws at home, you could also blow air into the water. What happens to the water? Why?
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Cultural (Art, Music, Geography) for 5 year olds Geography: Australasia
You will need to download the App from your app store:
1. Steps to complete today: • Open the App. Press the play button on
Australasia. • Complete section (circles) five on the
App.
Section 5: Introduction to the flags of the six countries selected by the App.
All completed sections can be repeated at any time.
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Language
1. 3 - 4 year old literacy ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3-4 year old language activities.
2.Handwriting ‘a’ • Print out of rainbow cursive ‘a’ • Coloured pencils. • Sandpaper ‘a’ printout.
3.Handwriting in cursive • Cursive booklet • Pencil
Mathematics
1. 3 - 4 year old Math ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3-4 year old maths activities.
2. Addition Wheels • Print out Addition wheels PDF • Print out Addition Chart 1
Science
1. Leaf Shapes • Printed copy of the leaf shape -
hastate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. Extension for 5 year-olds • Tray for experiment. • Empty Plastic Bottle. • Bowl. • Jug. • Water. • Cloth for spills • Paper • Writing pencil
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Practical Life
1. Make your own bed • Favourite cuddly • Pillow • Top sheet • Blanket • Doona
Cultural
1. Art • Blank white paper. • Variety of crayon colours. • Water colour paints. • Paintbrushes. • Printed copy of the flag of
Papua New Guinea. • Coloured pencils or water
colours.
2. Extension for 5 year-olds • Download the App, ‘Intro to
Geo’ by Montessorium (optional).
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Language for 3-6 year olds Writing the letter ‘a’ in cursive
1. What you will need: • Print out of rainbow cursive ‘a’ • Or Letter hunt ‘a’ • Coloured pencils • Sandpaper ‘a’
2. Steps to complete today: • Print out the cursive rainbow writing
template. • With coloured pencils, trace inside the lines
to write the letter ‘a’ • Do this with as many colours as you can. • Remember not to colour in the letter but to
write the letter with one line. • Use your sandpaper ‘a’ printout from
yesterday to help you if you need to trace before writing.
• If you are using the Letter Hunt printout then write the letter in the circle, colour all the ‘a’, and then finish the line of ‘a’ at the top.
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Mathematics for 3-6 year olds Number Counting Games
1. What you will need: • Instructions to follow are in the video link.
2. What to do: • Click the link and view entire video • Attempt one of the counting games.
Here is the link:
Science for 3-6 year olds The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: hastate
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the leaf shape - hastate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. What to do: • Explore your environment and try and find the shape of
your leaf-hastate.
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Science for 3-6 year olds3 The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: hastate
• Stick the leaf on the blank hastate template.
• With the green pencil, colour in the leaf shape.
• Alternatively, you can trace the leaf on a blank piece of paper
• With your writing pencil, write the name of the leaf on the paper.
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Make your own bed !
1. What you will need: • Your own bed • a favourite cuddly.
2. What to do: • When you wake up or after getting dressed, had your
breakfast, brushed your teeth, you can make your bed. • Puff up your pillow • Fold over the top sheet (If any) • Fold over your doona and maybe place your favourite
friend on your pillow.
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The flag of Papua New Guinea consists of four colours:
• Red • Yellow • White • Black
The red and black represents the traditional colours found in the Papua New Guinean’s art and clothing. The yellow bird in flight symbolises freedom and the country’s birth. The white stars on the flag represent the Southern Cross.
Fun Facts! • There are over 800 languages spoken in Papua New
Guinea! • Papua New Guinea has the third largest rainforest in
the world.
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Colour in the flag of Papua New Guinea using pencils or water colours.
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Crayon Abstract Art
1. What you will need: • A piece of blank white paper. • Variety of crayon colours. Alternatively,
you can use non-toxic oil pastels. • Water colour paints. • Paintbrushes.
2. What to do: • Draw some shapes with the crayons on
a piece of paper. • With your paintbrush, gently brush and
cover your crayon markings on the paper.
• Watch your crayon markings pop right through the water colours!
• Allow to dry.
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Chart 1
1. What you will need: • Addition chart 1 printed out. • Pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: • Use your finger chart to find
the addition facts that are on your addition wheel print out.
• Complete 1 addition wheel from your addition printout.
• Check your own answers with your control of error chart.
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Science for 5 year olds Air Occupies Space Experiment
1. What you will need: • Tray for experiment. • Empty Plastic Bottle. • Bowl. • Jug. • Water. • Cloth for spills. • Paper • Pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: Does the outcome change if you:
• Add food colour to the water? • use a different sized plastic bottle? • use a different shaped plastic bottle? • change the temperature of the water? • add salt to the water?
Draw a picture of the experiment and write down what you found out.
9 Going further: Set up the experiment again but this time we are changing some of the elements to see if it will change the outcome.
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Cultural (Art, Music, Geography) for 5 year olds Geography: Australasia
You will need to download the App from your app store:
1. Steps to complete today: • Open the App. Press the play button on
Australasia. • Colour in 3 flags in section (circle) six on the
App.
Section 6: Choose three flags to colour in on the App.
All completed sections can be repeated at any time.
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Language
1. 3 - 4 year old literacy ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3-4 year old language activities.
2. Phonetic reading and Writing, Short ‘a’
• Print out of the phonetic picture cards with blank labels underneath.
• pencil
Mathematics
1. 3 - 4 year old Math ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3-4 year old maths activities.
2. Skip Counting by 2’s • Hundred Board printout from
Week 1 Learning from Home Pack
• Coloured pencil
Science
1. Leaf Shapes • Printed copy of the leaf shape • - deltoid. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
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Practical Life
1. Pegging on the line • Small drying rack • Basket of wooden pegs (or
plastic) • Face washers • Smaller items from the washing
machine in a small basket that will be easy for your child to carry.
Cultural
‘Composition A’ by Piet Mondrian.
• Printed copy of the flag of Marshall Islands.
• Coloured pencils or water colours.
2. Extension for 5 year-olds • Download the App, ‘Intro to
Geo’ by Montessorium (optional).
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Language for 3-6 year olds1 Alphabet Games
1. What you will need: • Instructions to follow are in the video link.
2. What to do: • Click the link and view entire video • Attempt one of the alphabet games.
Here is the link:
Mathematics for 3-6 year olds Learning Math Indoor Activities
1. What you will need: • Instructions to follow are in the video link.
2. What to do: • Click the link and view entire video • Attempt one of the 5 counting activities.
Here is the link:
Science for 3-6 year olds The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: deltoid
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the leaf shape - deltoid. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. What to do: • Explore your environment and try and find the shape of
your leaf- deltoid.
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Science for 3-6 year olds3 The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: deltoid
• Stick the leaf on the blank deltoid template.
• With the green pencil, colour in the leaf shape.
• Alternatively, you can trace the leaf on a blank piece of paper
• With your writing pencil, write the name of the leaf on the paper.
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Pegging on the Line
1. What you will need: • Small drying rack • Basket of wooden pegs • Socks • Face washers • Smaller items from the washing machine in
a small basket that will be easy for your child to carry.
• Sunshine and wind (if possible)
2.What to do: • Help hang out the washing • Hang out the smaller items on the drying
rack. • Maybe start with socks.
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Flags of the World - Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands are a chain of volcanic islands located in the Pacific Ocean. The flag consists of three colours:
• Blue • White • Yellow
The blue represents the ocean. The colour white symbolises peace. The colour orange represents the courage of the people of Marshall Islands.
Fun Facts! • The two stripes on the flag represent the sunrise and
sunset over the islands. • The clear blue waters surrounding the Marshall
Islands is home to over 1000 species of fish!
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Colour in the flag of the Marshall Islands using pencils or water colours.
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Piet Mondrian Composition A, 1923
Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist known for his abstract art.
1. What you will need: • A printed copy of the painting.
2. Analyse and interpret the painting: • What colours do you see? • What shapes can you see? • How do you feel when you see this
painting? • What title would you give this painting? • If you were creating this painting again,
what would you change about it? • What is your favourite part of the
painting? • Does this painting remind you of
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Language for 5 year olds Encoding Phonetic Words
Writing short ‘a’ phonetic words. Children will sound out and write the letters to make the words that have the short vowel ‘a’ in the middle of the word.
1. What you will need: • Print out of the phonetic picture
cards with blank labels underneath.
• pencil
2. Steps to complete today: • Say the name of the picture. • Say the word slowly, emphasising
each individual letter sound. • Write the word under the label. • Challenge! Write a word family list
e.g. can, man, fan, ran.
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Mathematics for 5 year olds Skip counting by 2’s on the
Hundred Board
1. What you will need: • Hundred Board printed out. • Colour pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: • Colour in every second number
e.g 2, skip 3, then colour 4, skip 5, then colour 6 etc.
• See how far you can go counting by 2’s.
• I wonder if you will colour in 100 or 99 at the end?
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Skip counting by 2’s Challenge !
• Connect the dots using multiples of 2 (2, 4, 6...).
• Start with Number 2 and finish with number 260.
• Finished? Awesome! Do you know who this person is?
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Cultural (Art, Music, Geography) for 5 year olds Geography: Australasia
You will need to download the App from your app store:
1. Steps to complete today: • Open the App. Press the play button on
Australasia. • Complete section (circle) six on the App.
• Section 6: Colour the remaining three flags on the App.
• All completed sections can be repeated at any time.
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Term 3
From Your Teachers Hello 3 – 6 children and parents, We hope you’re enjoying all the suggested activities in the Montessori at Home Learning so far. We have changed the format slightly. You will find:
• a weekly working plan with daily suggestions
• a daily resource list outlining the materials needed for the day
• printable resources and online learning platforms
• regular schedules for Zoom conferences with the 5 year-olds and small group conferences with the 3-4 year olds. Look out for the zoom link soon. It will be a regular day and time each week to help you in establishing a routine.
We would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to all the families for their partnership in establishing a Montessori home learning environment. We understand the effort that it takes to implement at home distance learning and we appreciate each families effort in trying to create a Montessori prepared environment for their child in the home.
It won’t be long until we’re back together. You and your child are front of mind each day as we work to build quality Montessori content for our at Home Distance Learning packs.
Warm regards, Christine and Ayesha, Bonnie and Ellen, Natasha and Mag Pre-primary (3 – 6 years) staff.
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An activity from each learning area has been planned for each day. Prepare and place the activities on the shelf so that your child can choose from the activities. Some activities your child may be able to engage with independently with minimal help and some you may have to introduce to your child before they are able to complete them independently.
To help you set up the activities for the week you will find a list of resources that you will need at the beginning of each day. It is suggested that you organise the resources each night so that they are ready for the next day.
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Language
1. Salt dough ingredients: • 1 cup plain flour • ½ cup salt • ¼ cup water • Mixing bowl • Cling film • Rolling pin • Round edged knife • Baking tray • Paintbrushes • Acrylic paints
2. EPIC installed: on laptop or iPad with – Class code: ypp4790
3. Phonetic reading short ‘a’ Print out and cut out the cards and labels.
Mathematics
1. Number Cube: • Empty milk cartons (any size
will do) • Sticky tape • Sturdy paper • Clear contact paper • Scissors • Texta • 6 small objects for counting
(pompoms, beans, pencils, buttons, shells or straws )
2. Addition Wheels • Print out Addition wheels PDF • Print out Addition Chart 1
Science
1. Leaf Shapes • Printed copy of the leaf shape -
cordate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
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Practical Life
1. Flower arranging • Tray • Blunt scissors drying towel • Small jug • Funnel • Sponge • A variety of different sized jars
or vases • An assortment of flowers in a
bucket or container • Doilies • basket to fetch the flowers from
the garden/balcony
• Scissors. • Printed copy of Aboriginal
numbers. • Blank paper. • Paint colours. • Paintbrushes. • Jar of Water. • Glue stick. • Textas.
Extension for 5 year-olds • Download the App, ‘Intro to
Geo’ by Montessorium (optional).
Language for 3-6 year olds Salt Dough Letters
1.What you will need: • 1 cup plain flour • ½ cup salt • ¼ cup water • Mixing bowl • Cling film • Rolling pin • Round edged knife • Baking tray • Paintbrushes • Acrylic paints
2. Steps to complete today: • Mix the salt and flour in a bowl. Add the water and
knead the mixture until it becomes smooth and elastic. Cover the dough with cling film and let it rest for 30 minutes.
• Pre-heat the oven to 120oc. Roll out the dough so that its about 10mm thick. Roll dough and make letter shapes.
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Go to Epic! - Class code: ypp4790
Read out loud and sing-a-long!
Once you have listened to the story, maybe you could try and draw a picture of your
bedroom.
Read out loud and sing along. Try doing the actions.
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Mathematics for 3-6 year olds Number Cube - Dice
1.What you will need: • Empty milk cartons (any size will do) • Sticky tape • Sturdy paper • Clear contact paper • Scissors • Texta • 6 small objects for counting (pompoms, beans,
pencils, buttons, shells or straws )
2. What to do: • Choose two milk cartons which are the same size. • Measure the base of one carton and mark a cutting
line that same distance up the side of the carton. • Cut along the line. • Cut the other carton in the same way.
You should now have two open-ended cubes.
• Push one cube open-end-down into the other cube. • Tape around the cut edges. Wrap the entire cube in a
sheet of paper. • On each face of the cube use a permanent marker to
make a different number of dots (or use dot stickers) from one to six. Cover the cube in clear contact paper.
• Give your child six small objects to count with. Show her how to throw the die in the air and count out the same number of objects as dots on top of the cube.
• If you like, substitute with maybe raisins or small pieces of cereal for the objects to count with. Count
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Science for 3-6 year olds Leaf Scrunch
1.What you will need: • Dry leaves • Liquid Amber type leaves or Plane tree type leaves. • Small box (empty shoe box) • Contact paper.
2. What to do: • Collect dry leaves in a bag on an autumn walk with
your child. • At home, tip the leaves into a box and let your child
scrunch the leaves with their hands. • Use some of the colourful pieces to make a collage on
a piece of clear contact paper.
3 Creating a Leaf Booklet
A different leaf shape has been assigned every day.
Collect all the pages.
You will be able to create your own leaf booklet when this activity is finished.
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Science for 3-6 year olds The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: Cordate
1.What you will need: • Printed copy of the leaf shape - cordate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. What to do: • Explore your environment and try and find the shape of
your leaf- cordate.
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Science for 3-6 year olds3 The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: Cordate
• Stick the leaf on the blank cordate template. • With a green pencil, colour in the leaf shape. • Alternatively, you can trace the leaf on a blank piece of
paper. • With your writing pencil, write the name of the leaf on
the paper.
Flower Arranging
1. What you will need: • Tray • Blunt scissors drying towel • Small jug • Funnel • Sponge • A variety of different sized jars or vases • An assortment of flowers in a bucket or container • Doilies • basket to fetch the flowers from the garden/balcony
Practical Life for 3-6 year olds4 2. What to do: • Gather the materials and collect the flowers. • Lay materials and flowers onto the paper towel on your
work table. • Choose a vase. • Use funnel if needed by holding funnel slightly above
aperture of vase. • Carefully pick out chosen flowers. Holding stem of one
flower in left hand above paper towel carefully pick off leaves from stem and place on paper towel.
• Use scissors to cut stem to give enough room to fit into your chosen vase.
• Place flower carefully in vase. • Place cut off stem on paper towel. Replace scissors. • Choose another flower and repeat as above. • Choose a doily (if any) and take it to a suitable place in
your environment. • Carry the vase and centre it slowly on the doily. • Clean any water spills using the drying towel.
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Indigenous Education - Guringai Language
Guringai language is the local Aboriginal language of Forestville. Today, we will learn the Aboriginal names for numbers 1-3:
• 1 One - wogul (wo-gul). • 2 Two - bulla (bool-la). • 3 Three - burrong (burr-ong).
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the labels • Scissors to cut the labels.
2. What to do: • Cut out the labels and match the
numbers to the Aboriginal names.
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Layered Abstract Art Layered Abstract Art is a process and a gradual build-up of the materials used. This activity is designed to be completed over three days.
1. What you will need: • Blank white paper. • Assortment of paint colours. • Paintbrushes. • Jar of water to clean paintbrushes. • Child-safe scissors. • Glue Stick • Textas
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2. What to do: • Think of a design you want to create. • Concentrate on the colours you want to use. • Choose one or more colours to create the background. • Cover the entire page with paint. • Allow to dry
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Short vowel ‘a’ reading labels and matching to the picture.
1. What you will need: • Print out of the pink reading sheet. • scissors
2. Steps to complete today: • Print out of the pink reading sheet. • Cut out the pictures and the word cards. • Place the pictures in a line. • Put the words cards in a pile. • Choose the first word card, sound it out and match it
to the picture. • Use the Moveable Alphabet App to make 3 letter
words with the picture cards.
• Extension: Turn over the labels and write your own labels for the pictures by sounding out.
6 Other ways to make words using pegs or Scrabble tiles:
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Addition Facts with Addition Chart 1
1.What you will need: • Addition chart 1 printed out
from week 1. • Pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: • Use your finger chart to find
the addition facts that are on your addition wheel print out.
• Complete one addition wheel from your addition printout.
• Check your own answers with your control of error art.
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Cultural (Art, Music, Geography for 5 year olds) Geography: Australasia
You will need to download the App from your app store:
1. Steps to complete today: • Open the App. Press the play button on
Australasia. • Complete the first two sections (circles)
on the App.
Section 1- Introduces the countries you will be working with. The App will select six countries randomly.
Section 2- Identify and review the countries. All completed sections can be repeated at any time.
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Language
1. Small World Play • Animal figurines. • Natural objects such as sticks,
sand, water, rocks, leaves. • Any construction toys you have
at home such as Lego, blocks, trains, vehicles.
• A tray or box to hold your world.
2.Puzzle words • Print out of puzzle words
Mathematics
1. 3 - 4 year old Math ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3 - 4 year old maths activities.
2. Addition Wheels • Print out Addition wheels PDF • Print out Addition Chart 1 from
week 1
Science
1. Leaf Shapes • Printed copy of the leaf shape • - ovate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
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Practical Life
1. Dusting • Tray/basket, • dusting cloth, • small soft brush, • dust mask / bandana (optional)
Cultural
numbers. • Scissors.
paper. • Paint (optional) • Textas (optional) • Scissors • Glue stick
3. Extension for 5 year-olds • Download the App, ‘Intro to
Geo’ by Montessorium (optional).
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Language for 3-6 year olds Small World Play
1. What you will need: • Animal figurines. • Natural objects such as sticks, sand, water, rocks,
leaves. • Any construction toys you have at home such as Lego,
blocks, trains, vehicles. • A tray or box to hold your world.
2. Steps to complete today: • Find a container that will hold your small world. • Decide what kind of small world you will make – ocean,
desert, roadworks, beach. • Find a natural substance for your ground. • Add objects that would be found in your small world. • Enjoy playing and making up stories about who lives
there and what adventures happen to them. • Remember to share your world on transparent
classroom!
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Mathematics for 3-6 year olds 5 Fun and Educational Early years Maths Activities
1. What you will need: • Instructions to follow are in the video link.
2. What to do: • Click the link and view entire video • Attempt one of the 5 maths activities.
Here is the link:
Science for 3-6 year olds The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: Ovate
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the leaf shape - ovate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. What to do: • Explore your environment and try and find the shape of
your leaf- ovate.
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Science for 3-6 year olds3 The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: ovate
• Stick the leaf on the blank ovate template. • With the green pencil, colour in the leaf shape. • Alternatively, you can trace the leaf on a blank piece of
paper • With your writing pencil, write the name of the leaf on
the paper.
Dusting a table or shelf
1. What you will need: • Tray/basket • dusting cloth • small soft brush • dust mask / bandana (Optional)
2. What to do: • Starting at the top left hand corner, wipe right hand
across table from left to right edge. • Repeat until the end of the table. Look to see how
much dust you have on the cloth • Move to the back of the table and repeat action to
finish wiping the last two edges of the table. • Shake the cloth outside and place in the washing
basket. • Wash hands and repeat with another table or one of
your workspace shelves.
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Indigenous Education - Guringai Language
Guringai language is the local Aboriginal language of Forestville. Today, we will learn the Aboriginal names for numbers 4-6:
• 4 Four - bulla bulla (boola boola) • 5 Five - warrangal (warran-gal) • 6 Six - keerawall (gira-wall)
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the labels • Scissors to cut the labels.
2. What to do: • Cut out the labels and match the
numbers to the Aboriginal names.
bulla bulla
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Layered Abstract Art What coloured paper will you use? If using blank white paper, what design will you create on the paper? What shapes are you thinking of cutting out? Are you cutting out different sized shapes?
1. What you will need: • Your completed and dry background painting. • Coloured paper/Blank white paper. • Paint (optional). • Textas (optional). • Scissors to cut out the shapes.
2. What to do: • Think of some shapes you can cut out • With scissors, cut out these shapes from the
coloured paper. Alternatively, cut the shapes out from the blank white paper and colour/paint them.
• Use your glue stick to glue the shapes on the background you painted yesterday.
• Allow to dry.
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Introducing list 1.
1. What you will need: • Print out of the puzzle words and cut out each label.
2. Steps to complete today: • Read the list with your child. • Model making up a sentence with each puzzle word. • Ask your child to read the word, cover the word, write
the word – for as many as they can. • Place the words around the house for the week – on
the fridge or write them on Lego or blocks and add to the tower as you learn more words.
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Mathematics for 5 year olds Addition Facts with Addition Chart
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1. What you will need: • Addition chart 1 printed out. • Pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: • Use your finger chart to find the
addition facts that are on your addition wheel print out.
• Complete 1 addition wheel from your addition printout.
• Check your own answers with your control of error chart.
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Cultural (Art, Music, Geography) for 5 year olds Geography: Australasia
You will need to download the App from your app store:
1. Steps to complete today: • Open the App. Press the play button on
Australasia. • Complete sections (circles) three and
four on the App.
Section 3: Tap and locate the chosen six countries on the map.
Section 4: Draw lines to match the name to the country.
All completed sections can be repeated at any time.
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Language
1. Sandpaper Letters • Print out of the ‘a’ from the
sandpaper letters
Mathematics
1. 3 - 4 year old Math ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3-4 year old maths activities.
2. Addition Wheels • Print out Addition wheels PDF • Print out Addition Chart 1
Science
1. Leaf Shapes • Printed copy of the leaf shape
- linear. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. Extension for 5 year-olds • Tray for experiment. • Empty Plastic Bottle. • Bowl. • Jug. • Water. • Cloth for spills • Paper • Writing pencil • Straw (optional)
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bathroom • Tea towels from the kitchen • Cloths or handkerchief.
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shape painting • Textas • Printed copy of the Australian
flag • Coloured pencils or water
colours.
2. Extension for 5 year-olds • Download the App, ‘Intro to
Geo’ by Montessorium (optional).
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Introducing the letter ‘a’
1. What you will need: • Print out of the ‘a’ from the sandpaper
letters. 2. Steps to complete today: • Trace the sandpaper letter print out,
keeping your finger on the sand colour. • Think of some words that begin with
the letter ‘a’ • Find some objects at home that begin
with the letter ‘a’. Make a collection of them and add to it throughout the week.
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Mathematics for 3-6 year olds 5 Fun Number Recognition and Counting Activities
1. What you will need: • Instructions to follow are in the video link.
2. What to do: • Click the link and view entire video • Attempt one of the 5 counting activities.
Here is the link:
Science for 3-6 year olds The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: Linear
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the leaf shape - linear. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. What to do: • Explore your environment and try and find the shape of
your leaf- linear.
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Science for 3-6 year olds3 The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: linear
• Stick the leaf on the blank linear template.
• With the green pencil, colour in the leaf shape.
• Alternatively, you can trace the leaf on a blank piece of paper
• With your writing pencil, write the name of the leaf on the paper.
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Folding
1. What you will need: • Hand towels from the bathroom • Tea towels from the kitchen • Cloth or handkerchief.
2. What to do: • Place cloth carefully and flat on table • Using right hand pointer finger lift corner of towel/cloth
from bottom left to top right hand corner. • Using right hand pincer grip, take bottom right hand
corner and lift up bottom right hand corner of towel over the hand to top left hand corner to meet the corners.
• Place left hand pointer finger at bottom left of folded towel and right hand pointer at bottom of right hand side folded cloth.
• Turn towel 45 degrees making the towel horizontal. • Unfold and try practicing with another towel or cloth.
Watch this Montessori video on folding clothes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDmZLFhVj-8
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The flag of Australia has three elements on a blue background:
• the Union Jack • Southern Cross • The Commonwealth or Federation Star
The Union Jack represents the history of British settlement. The Commonwealth or Federation Star is a seven-pointed star representing the six original states with the seventh point representing the territories of Australia. The Southern Cross is a constellation of five stars that can only be seen from the southern hemisphere.
Fun Facts! • Australia is the only continent in the world that does
not have an active volcano! • Canberra was selected as Australia’s capital city
because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should be the capital.
• An Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on eBay!!!!!
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Colour in the flag of Australia using pencils or water colours.
Layered Abstract Art
If using blank white paper, what design will you create on the paper?
What shapes are you thinking of cutting out?
Are you cutting out different sized shapes?
1. What you will need: • Your completed background painting with
shapes. • Textas.
2. What to do: • It’s time to use your textas! With your textas,
add some detail to your artwork. • You can detail to your work with dots, lines,
patterns, shapes, pictures.
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Language for 5 year olds Logical Adjective Challenge!
If you are able, read the noun card (black) and find the adjective card (blue) that sounds like it matches.
1. What you will need: • Print out of the the Logical Adjectives • Scissors.
2. Steps to complete today: • Cut out the cards. Place all the noun cards (black)
on the right hand side underneath each other in line.
• Place the adjective cards (blue) in a pile on top of each other.
• Select an adjective card from the top of the pile and starting from the top of the nouns, move it down the line, reading the two cards together until you think they sound right e.g. pretty flowers.
• Make your own list or write a sentence using the adjective and noun e.g. The pretty flowers smelt sweet.
7 pretty flowers freckled face
pink tower flowing river
hooked beak crashing waves
lovely baby tiny dog
striped tiger spotted bird
Chart 1
1. What you will need: • Addition chart 1 printed out. • Pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: • Use your finger chart to find
the addition facts that are on your addition wheel print out.
• Complete 1 addition wheel from your addition printout.
• Check your own answers with your control of error chart.
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Air Occupies Space Experiment
1. What you will need: • Tray for experiment. • Empty Plastic Bottle. • Bowl. • Jug. • Water. • Cloth for spills. • Straw (optional)
9 2. Steps to complete today: • Place jug, bowl and empty bottle on
the tray. • Obtain the jug and fill the jug with
water. Pour the water in the bowl. • Take the empty plastic bottle and turn it
upside. Place the bottle vertically in the bowl of water and push down. What happens?
• Tilt the bottle slightly. What happens? (Bubbles of air should be visible and the plastic bottle should be filling up with water).
• If you have straws at home, you could also blow air into the water. What happens to the water? Why?
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Cultural (Art, Music, Geography) for 5 year olds Geography: Australasia
You will need to download the App from your app store:
1. Steps to complete today: • Open the App. Press the play button on
Australasia. • Complete section (circles) five on the
App.
Section 5: Introduction to the flags of the six countries selected by the App.
All completed sections can be repeated at any time.
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Language
1. 3 - 4 year old literacy ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3-4 year old language activities.
2.Handwriting ‘a’ • Print out of rainbow cursive ‘a’ • Coloured pencils. • Sandpaper ‘a’ printout.
3.Handwriting in cursive • Cursive booklet • Pencil
Mathematics
1. 3 - 4 year old Math ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3-4 year old maths activities.
2. Addition Wheels • Print out Addition wheels PDF • Print out Addition Chart 1
Science
1. Leaf Shapes • Printed copy of the leaf shape -
hastate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. Extension for 5 year-olds • Tray for experiment. • Empty Plastic Bottle. • Bowl. • Jug. • Water. • Cloth for spills • Paper • Writing pencil
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Practical Life
1. Make your own bed • Favourite cuddly • Pillow • Top sheet • Blanket • Doona
Cultural
1. Art • Blank white paper. • Variety of crayon colours. • Water colour paints. • Paintbrushes. • Printed copy of the flag of
Papua New Guinea. • Coloured pencils or water
colours.
2. Extension for 5 year-olds • Download the App, ‘Intro to
Geo’ by Montessorium (optional).
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Language for 3-6 year olds Writing the letter ‘a’ in cursive
1. What you will need: • Print out of rainbow cursive ‘a’ • Or Letter hunt ‘a’ • Coloured pencils • Sandpaper ‘a’
2. Steps to complete today: • Print out the cursive rainbow writing
template. • With coloured pencils, trace inside the lines
to write the letter ‘a’ • Do this with as many colours as you can. • Remember not to colour in the letter but to
write the letter with one line. • Use your sandpaper ‘a’ printout from
yesterday to help you if you need to trace before writing.
• If you are using the Letter Hunt printout then write the letter in the circle, colour all the ‘a’, and then finish the line of ‘a’ at the top.
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Mathematics for 3-6 year olds Number Counting Games
1. What you will need: • Instructions to follow are in the video link.
2. What to do: • Click the link and view entire video • Attempt one of the counting games.
Here is the link:
Science for 3-6 year olds The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: hastate
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the leaf shape - hastate. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. What to do: • Explore your environment and try and find the shape of
your leaf-hastate.
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Science for 3-6 year olds3 The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: hastate
• Stick the leaf on the blank hastate template.
• With the green pencil, colour in the leaf shape.
• Alternatively, you can trace the leaf on a blank piece of paper
• With your writing pencil, write the name of the leaf on the paper.
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Make your own bed !
1. What you will need: • Your own bed • a favourite cuddly.
2. What to do: • When you wake up or after getting dressed, had your
breakfast, brushed your teeth, you can make your bed. • Puff up your pillow • Fold over the top sheet (If any) • Fold over your doona and maybe place your favourite
friend on your pillow.
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The flag of Papua New Guinea consists of four colours:
• Red • Yellow • White • Black
The red and black represents the traditional colours found in the Papua New Guinean’s art and clothing. The yellow bird in flight symbolises freedom and the country’s birth. The white stars on the flag represent the Southern Cross.
Fun Facts! • There are over 800 languages spoken in Papua New
Guinea! • Papua New Guinea has the third largest rainforest in
the world.
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Colour in the flag of Papua New Guinea using pencils or water colours.
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Crayon Abstract Art
1. What you will need: • A piece of blank white paper. • Variety of crayon colours. Alternatively,
you can use non-toxic oil pastels. • Water colour paints. • Paintbrushes.
2. What to do: • Draw some shapes with the crayons on
a piece of paper. • With your paintbrush, gently brush and
cover your crayon markings on the paper.
• Watch your crayon markings pop right through the water colours!
• Allow to dry.
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1. What you will need: • Addition chart 1 printed out. • Pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: • Use your finger chart to find
the addition facts that are on your addition wheel print out.
• Complete 1 addition wheel from your addition printout.
• Check your own answers with your control of error chart.
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Science for 5 year olds Air Occupies Space Experiment
1. What you will need: • Tray for experiment. • Empty Plastic Bottle. • Bowl. • Jug. • Water. • Cloth for spills. • Paper • Pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: Does the outcome change if you:
• Add food colour to the water? • use a different sized plastic bottle? • use a different shaped plastic bottle? • change the temperature of the water? • add salt to the water?
Draw a picture of the experiment and write down what you found out.
9 Going further: Set up the experiment again but this time we are changing some of the elements to see if it will change the outcome.
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Cultural (Art, Music, Geography) for 5 year olds Geography: Australasia
You will need to download the App from your app store:
1. Steps to complete today: • Open the App. Press the play button on
Australasia. • Colour in 3 flags in section (circle) six on the
App.
Section 6: Choose three flags to colour in on the App.
All completed sections can be repeated at any time.
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Language
1. 3 - 4 year old literacy ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3-4 year old language activities.
2. Phonetic reading and Writing, Short ‘a’
• Print out of the phonetic picture cards with blank labels underneath.
• pencil
Mathematics
1. 3 - 4 year old Math ideas • Laptop or iPad to view
YouTube link to 3-4 year old maths activities.
2. Skip Counting by 2’s • Hundred Board printout from
Week 1 Learning from Home Pack
• Coloured pencil
Science
1. Leaf Shapes • Printed copy of the leaf shape • - deltoid. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
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Practical Life
1. Pegging on the line • Small drying rack • Basket of wooden pegs (or
plastic) • Face washers • Smaller items from the washing
machine in a small basket that will be easy for your child to carry.
Cultural
‘Composition A’ by Piet Mondrian.
• Printed copy of the flag of Marshall Islands.
• Coloured pencils or water colours.
2. Extension for 5 year-olds • Download the App, ‘Intro to
Geo’ by Montessorium (optional).
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Language for 3-6 year olds1 Alphabet Games
1. What you will need: • Instructions to follow are in the video link.
2. What to do: • Click the link and view entire video • Attempt one of the alphabet games.
Here is the link:
Mathematics for 3-6 year olds Learning Math Indoor Activities
1. What you will need: • Instructions to follow are in the video link.
2. What to do: • Click the link and view entire video • Attempt one of the 5 counting activities.
Here is the link:
Science for 3-6 year olds The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: deltoid
1. What you will need: • Printed copy of the leaf shape - deltoid. • Glue stick or sticky tape. • Writing pencil. • Green pencil. • Blank paper (optional).
2. What to do: • Explore your environment and try and find the shape of
your leaf- deltoid.
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Science for 3-6 year olds3 The Leaf Cabinet - Leaf Shape: deltoid
• Stick the leaf on the blank deltoid template.
• With the green pencil, colour in the leaf shape.
• Alternatively, you can trace the leaf on a blank piece of paper
• With your writing pencil, write the name of the leaf on the paper.
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Pegging on the Line
1. What you will need: • Small drying rack • Basket of wooden pegs • Socks • Face washers • Smaller items from the washing machine in
a small basket that will be easy for your child to carry.
• Sunshine and wind (if possible)
2.What to do: • Help hang out the washing • Hang out the smaller items on the drying
rack. • Maybe start with socks.
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Flags of the World - Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands are a chain of volcanic islands located in the Pacific Ocean. The flag consists of three colours:
• Blue • White • Yellow
The blue represents the ocean. The colour white symbolises peace. The colour orange represents the courage of the people of Marshall Islands.
Fun Facts! • The two stripes on the flag represent the sunrise and
sunset over the islands. • The clear blue waters surrounding the Marshall
Islands is home to over 1000 species of fish!
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Colour in the flag of the Marshall Islands using pencils or water colours.
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Piet Mondrian Composition A, 1923
Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist known for his abstract art.
1. What you will need: • A printed copy of the painting.
2. Analyse and interpret the painting: • What colours do you see? • What shapes can you see? • How do you feel when you see this
painting? • What title would you give this painting? • If you were creating this painting again,
what would you change about it? • What is your favourite part of the
painting? • Does this painting remind you of
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Language for 5 year olds Encoding Phonetic Words
Writing short ‘a’ phonetic words. Children will sound out and write the letters to make the words that have the short vowel ‘a’ in the middle of the word.
1. What you will need: • Print out of the phonetic picture
cards with blank labels underneath.
• pencil
2. Steps to complete today: • Say the name of the picture. • Say the word slowly, emphasising
each individual letter sound. • Write the word under the label. • Challenge! Write a word family list
e.g. can, man, fan, ran.
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Mathematics for 5 year olds Skip counting by 2’s on the
Hundred Board
1. What you will need: • Hundred Board printed out. • Colour pencil.
2. Steps to complete today: • Colour in every second number
e.g 2, skip 3, then colour 4, skip 5, then colour 6 etc.
• See how far you can go counting by 2’s.
• I wonder if you will colour in 100 or 99 at the end?
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Skip counting by 2’s Challenge !
• Connect the dots using multiples of 2 (2, 4, 6...).
• Start with Number 2 and finish with number 260.
• Finished? Awesome! Do you know who this person is?
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Cultural (Art, Music, Geography) for 5 year olds Geography: Australasia
You will need to download the App from your app store:
1. Steps to complete today: • Open the App. Press the play button on
Australasia. • Complete section (circle) six on the App.
• Section 6: Colour the remaining three flags on the App.
• All completed sections can be repeated at any time.
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