pam buchanan fun learning activities to try at home national parents council conference 13 june 2015
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Pam BuchananFun Learning Activities to Try at Home
National Parents CouncilConference 13 June 2015
rock, paper, scissors
semut orang gajah
…from Sumatra
ANT MAN ELEPHANT
semut orang gajah
Worth doing…?
Do I want to share this? Does it inspire me to do something else…?
The hidden treasure…?
Some Maths…Size
ComparisonsPrediction
StrategyTiming
Counting
And there’s...Fine motor skillsSocial skillsEmotional skillsLanguage Skills
Ant-Human-Elephant inspired me to…
And then…
That starting point might lead me to…
Developed by NALA, working with…→ Early Childhood Ireland
→ Irish National Teachers Organisation
→ Library organisations
→ Irish Assoc. of Speech and Language Therapists
→ National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
→ Young Ballymun
And many more…
What’s on the website?
• Instructions for games• E-books • Apps• Videos to watch with your children• Links to other websites• Good tips on talking• Lots of interesting starting points!
TIP:
Don’t get sucked into the internet for hours…!
Music!
Make a themed Treasure Box….
Julia’s Maths Box
And finally…
Once upon a time….
Pam BuchananFun Learning Activities to Try at Home
National Parents CouncilConference 13 June 2015
Links
• www.NALA.ie• www.helpmykidlearn.ie
Links to images used:
• http://www.freegameaccess.com/play-rock-paper-siz.htm• https://vimeo.com/23100757 Inggy Yuliani’s video of students playing Semut, Orang, Gajah• http://kixcereal.com/kix-cereal-food-art-a-fruity-butterfly-snack/ • http://pinstake.com/butterfly-face-mask-for-kids-animal-theme-party/