Thursday 19th

Good Morning KG1B :)

Lets start with a love you ritual:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVM9JKbIIqU

Activity one:

Literacy (20 minutes)

Playdough Letters 

 Beginning: Today we are going to use the playdough to revise and write letters ‘D and L’ in it.

Middle:

·         Give playdough to your child, ask him/ her to create letters Dd and Ll using it.

·         State and imitate what your child is doing

·         Use the language ‘straight line’ and ‘curve’

·         Ask them to do objects starting with /d/ and/or /l/ using playdough.

End: Give your child 5 minutes warning to end the activity.

Math: (5-7minutes)

Ask your child to predict how many bites it takes him / her to finish his snack, for example apple.
Count the bites. Ask them to record the number of bites taken and compare it with a sibling or the
caretaker.  

Fine motor skills: (10 minutes)

Give a yarn and beads (if not available then penne pasta) and ask your child to create a
bracelet or necklace. You may provide the child with different colors of beads or pasta and they
may sort them according to the color or make a pattern. 

Brain Smart Song (5 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFmu1y-TUhw



An article and video from lovely coordinators Ms. Zarmeena and Ms. Asma:

Daily Routine in Early Years

A regular daily routine is a framework for teaching and learning. It frees children and adults from worrying about what comes next, and it enables them to use their creative energies on the task at hand. The HighScope daily routine in our Early Years is designed to accomplish several key goals with the help of picture cards. It provides a consistent, predictable sequence of events that gives children a sense of control over what happens next and a stable and secure psychological environment within which they are free to make choices and initiate activities.

It was developed to help participants in HighScope programs to understand the importance of a consistent environment for children, and to provide them with the strategies for successful implementation of a daily routine in their settings. At the same time, there is enough flexibility that children feel neither rushed nor slowed down in carrying out their activities. Most important, children make choices - within reasonable limits – during each part of the day. Because the activities build on the children’s interest and abilities, they know they have a say in the learning experience. Children in HighScope programs feel that the daily routine belongs to them.

Creating a daily family routine/schedule cards at home would benefit the children to transit from one activity to another smoothly. You can make the family routine cards with your child to keep a consistency at home.

You may print out the daily routine visuals online from the link shared below or you may take pictures of your child doing an activity and use them as routine cards, or you can also help your child draw their own visual routine cards.

- https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-c-081-visual-timetable-for-home

Ms Zarmeena Aamir,

Early Years Coordinator 

Have a wonderful weekend :)