Tuesday- 7th April
Good morning KG1B :)
Love you rituals:
Activity 1 Science (20 minutes)
Straw Stems
Straw Stems
Materials: Straws, celery stick or leaves with easily visible veins (e.g. petunia flower petals), kitchen towels, food color, water, a glass and 2 transparent containers.
Beginning:
Last week we looked at the different parts of a plant.
Today, we will see how the stem of a plant acts like a straw, pulling up water from the bottom
to the flower!
Today, we will see how the stem of a plant acts like a straw, pulling up water from the bottom
to the flower!
Middle:
This experiment is in three parts.
Ask your child to fill the transparent container with water and a few drops of food coloring.
Ask them to place the celery stick (or leaves) into the container, making sure a part of it is
outside the container also.
Ask them to place the celery stick (or leaves) into the container, making sure a part of it is
outside the container also.
Ask your child to do the same with the kitchen towel in the second container.
Ask your child to drink water from a straw. Discuss what happens to the water.
Suggest that water moves up the straw from the glass into their mouth.
Suggest that water moves up the straw from the glass into their mouth.
Come back to the transparent containers after 10 minutes. You may:
- Ask them to observe what has happened to the celery stick/leaves/kitchen roll.
- Acknowledge their thinking and build on it.
- Connect the straw drinking to the stem experiment by stating
water and gets colored all the way to the top.
Extension: You may ask your child to grow their own plant. Give them a transparent cup or container.
Line the bottom with cotton wool and soak it with water. Place a few lentil or bean seeds in it.
Your child should check on the plant once a day to ensure it has water and wait for the stem
and roots to sprout!
Line the bottom with cotton wool and soak it with water. Place a few lentil or bean seeds in it.
Your child should check on the plant once a day to ensure it has water and wait for the stem
and roots to sprout!
End:
Let your child know that this experiment may take longer and they may need to check on it
later on in the day. For now, give them a 5 minute notice and ask them to clear up their work area.
later on in the day. For now, give them a 5 minute notice and ask them to clear up their work area.
Activity 2 Literacy (10 minutes)
Letter J
Materials: Shaving cream and a plastic tray
Beginning:
Let’s think of the words ‘Jam’, ‘Jacket’, ‘Jar’, ‘Juice’, ‘Jeans’ and our friend ‘Jolina’!
What do these words have in common?
Give time to your child to form the connection between the words (the letter J).
What do these words have in common?
Give time to your child to form the connection between the words (the letter J).
Middle:
Today, we will be learning how to write the letter ‘J’.
Squeeze out a dollop of shaving cream onto the tray. Ask your child to spread it.
Use these words to describe the letter as you make the letter on the tray.
You say, “Start with a straight, big line. When you reach the bottom, curve the line to the left.
Finally, add a small little line across the first line.”
You may demonstrate to your child as you say these words.
A video doing the same is attached (here).
You say, “Start with a straight, big line. When you reach the bottom, curve the line to the left.
Finally, add a small little line across the first line.”
You may demonstrate to your child as you say these words.
A video doing the same is attached (here).
Extension: Ask your child to sound out and write words starting with the letter J such as ‘Jam’, ‘Jog’, ‘Jet’.
End:
Give your child a 5 minute notice on the activity finishing.
Remind them to clean the tray and return it to its usual place.
Remind them to clean the tray and return it to its usual place.
Activity 3 Fine motor skills (5 minutes)
Place a collection of seeds/lentils (anything smaller than a chickpea) into a bowl.
One of these items should be less in number so they are not so easily spotted in the bowl
(let’s call it material A). Ask your child to ‘fish out’ only material A using their thumb and two
fingers (tripod grasp).
One of these items should be less in number so they are not so easily spotted in the bowl
(let’s call it material A). Ask your child to ‘fish out’ only material A using their thumb and two
fingers (tripod grasp).
Ask them to use the seed to make different letters.
Dance and movement:
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