Dear Parents,
Our Main Theme for Term 3 is
We will be covering insects, creepy crawlies, pets, sea creatures, farm & wild animals in this Term.
Here are some suggestions* to bring these units into your home :
- Take a walk with your child and see how many insects and spiders you can find. use a clean jar with a lid to observe the creature close up. However, please release them after the observation.
- To develop fine motor skills, provide magazines and newspapers for your child to cut or tear out pictures of animals. Create an animal alphabet book or a collage to hang in your child's bedroom.
- Visit a pet shop to observe some pets with your child. At the same time note all of the pet supplies available.
- To promote environmental awareness, tell your child where do milk, eggs, cheese come from when you are with your child in a supermarket or market.
- Plan a trip with your child to the zoo, bird park or crocodile farm etc..
- Set a kitchen timer for three to five minutes. Then look out the window and see how many birds you can see. For each bird, drop a button in a jar. When the timer goes off, count how many buttons are in the jar. This game will strengthen your child's observation skills and increase his understanding of number concept
Have fun !
*Extracted from Reference Book : Creative resources for the early childhood classroom by Judy Herr & Yvonne Libby.