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Have fun driving cars and learning your name at the same time!

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How to do a 4 Strand Braid or Plait - Craft Basics with Red Ted Art

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Gather some leaves from outside and use them to create art. You could.......

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Gather some leaves from outside and use them to create art. You could.......

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- Put them underneath paper and then shade over top.
- Stick them onto paper to form a picture.
- Paint them and use them as stamps.

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Prediction: make a prediction, what do you think will happen?

What does the word dissolve mean?

What did you notice? Draw a picture of your observation.

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Skittles Science Experiments for Kids to do at home!!!

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6 Kids Yoga poses that begin with the letter S! 🐍🏄‍♀️⭐️🥪🦈🕷

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Let's Make Words | Phonics Song for Kids | Onsets & Rimes | Jack Hartmann

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What Letter Is It? | Random Order | Phonics Song for Kids | Phonemic Awareness | Jack Hartmann

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Find things around the house you can use to practise division as sharing and division of grouping. You could use raisins, grapes, lego bricks etc…

Link to video on division as grouping and sharing:

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Find something in your house you could use to measure with. They all need to be the same size e.g. counters, lego bricks, paper clips etc…. Choose different objects, such as a pen or book. Estimate how many counters etc… long it will be and then use them to measure what it actually is. Can you find different things round your house which are longer/shorter.

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Read and write numbers from 1-20 in numbers and in words

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Read and write numbers from 1-20 in numbers and in words

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Make 1-20 number cards and one to twenty word cards out of paper.

Have a go at matching up the numbers and words. Play the memory game, by turning all your cards over and taking it in turns to pick 2 cards. If the number and word matches, you get to keep both cards. The winner is the person with the most pairs at the end.

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Find things you can cut into halves and quarters, e.g a pizza, a cake, an apple.

Ask your grown up to draw some circles on a page. Can you split them into halves and quarters?

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Fractions of shapes and fraction vocabulary

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It's no secret that kids should practice healthy habits-eat their broccoli, floss their teeth and go to bed on time. That's one of the reasons you, as the parent, are around: to help guide your children through life and make sure they are able to live it to the fullest (and healthiest!)

It may come as a shock to you but in 2012, more than one-third of children and adolescents were considered obese, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. If the current movement toward childhood obesity remains steady, more than 70 million kids are projected to be obese by 2025!

With stats like those, it's hard to argue with the fact that children need more health parameters than just an 8:00 p.m. bedtime. It's important that kids eat healthy, but it's also important that they are exercising on a regular basis as well.

"Not only is physical activity integral to a child's physical health, but it is also critical for their mental health," says Mary Muhs, Dean of the Rasmussen College School of Education. She explains that physical activity pumps blood through the body and provide energy for thinking and creating, which leads to increased performance in the classroom.

So how can you get those kiddos up and about? Keep reading for some entertaining ideas.

15 fun fitness activities for kids

Getting kids to "work out" can be challenging. But there's no need to stick to run-of-the-mill, boring exercises like jumping jacks, push-ups and sprints. We put together a list of some fun and creative fitness activities for kids that will get them moving in no time at all.

1. Go on a bear hunt

Did you ever sing the classic bonfire song at summer camp, " I'm Going on a Bear Hunt "? While this song can easily be sung while sitting on a tree stump at camp, there's also opportunity to make the whole song more active. Act out the different motions: swim across the lake, climb up the tree and stomp over the bridge. This activity gets especially entertaining when you're scurrying away from the bear at the end.

2. Play follow the leader

This classic game never gets old, and you don't need any equipment to play. Let your kiddos take turns being the leader, directing the others to match their every move. Encourage them to get active by hopping, skipping, crawling, shuffling and using their imaginations.

3. Have a dance party

Pop in your favorite tunes, crank up the volume and get moving and grooving! For extra fun, kill the lights and turn on some fun lighting, like a disco ball or some lava lamps. Kids can compete for best dance move, or you can simply make up a dance to an entire song.

4. Create a scavenger hunt

Hide things all over the backyard or throughout the house and have kids race to find each clue. If you want to sneak even more exercise into this activity, include requirements with each clue, like "Do four cartwheels before moving on," or "Make up a funny dance." This activity is fun because it can be elaborate and long or short and sweet.

5. Use a Wii Fit

What a wonderful world of technology we live in today. Instead of letting your kids sit for hours in front of the television playing video games, leverage that love for technology and get them going with a Wii Fit game! There are all sorts of fun and active kids' games out there such as Just Dance Kids, Nickelodeon Fit and many more!

6. Draw a maze on the driveway

Chalk can help you create beautiful masterpieces, but it can also assist in some fun fitness activities. Draw an elaborate, detailed maze all over the driveway, then let your little ones run (or race) through it! This activity encourages fitness and creativity at the same time!

7. Animal walks

Use your imaginations to come up with different types of animal walks! Imitate bears walking, or run fast like a cheetah. Waddle like a penguin, or pretend to swim through the ocean like a dolphin.

8. Sock skating

If you have hard surfaces in your house, put on some socks and slide around. Kids can practice spinning and seeing who can slide the farthest. Pretend you are professional ice skaters in the middle of a frozen pond in the winter. Be careful of corners, however, and watch for splinters!

9. Have pillow fight

It's an age-old activity, and pretty much every little kid's dream! We recommend using pillows other than the feather-filled versions, unless you enjoy having a house covered in feathers.

10. Make an obstacle course

Using couch cushions, pots and pans, and plenty of other household objects, construct an engaging and challenging obstacle course. Kids can climb under blankets stretched between the couch and coffee table, or they can somersault across the living room. Take this kind of play outside if you want more room to move around.

11. Push mom over

Stand firmly on the ground and see if your kids can push you over! This works best if you have little kids-otherwise, you might actually get pummeled. This exercise inevitably ends in giggles as kids push and pull, trying to budge you from your iron stance.

12. Wheelbarrow or crab walk races

These tough, yet funny positions are both fun to attempt and hilarious to watch. Have kids race from one end of the yard to another, or time a pair to see how long it takes them to wheelbarrow around the house three times.

13. Clean-up race

What could be better than fun exercises for kids that benefit both their bodies and your house? Pick a room or assign the whole house and see which kid can clean up the most. This exercise is practical enough that you could employ a "clean-up race" in your kids' rooms every day.

14. Go for a hike or nature walk

Who says walking long distances has to be boring? Pick a scenic trail, strap on your hiking boots and explore the outdoors! If you don't live in a mountainous area, go for a nature walk in a park, by a pond, or in the woods and investigate the landscape. Do a little research beforehand, and the exercise doubles as an academic lesson.

15. Red light, green light

It's an oldie, but a goody! Play the " red light, green light " game in the backyard, and help kids exercise and learn about following directions. Add color visuals by making a red or green sign to help children learn about color as well!

It's time to get movin'

Now you know that exercise doesn't have to be boring. Start implementing these ideas into your child's routine and emphasize the importance of being active. These activities may seem silly, but you'll start laying the groundwork for a healthy, happy life.

"By keeping active, even in the simplest ways, children can support each part of their body and their brain for optimum learning and growth," Muhs says.

Your concern for your own kids' well-being may be a sign you should direct your passion towards other children. Here are 9 other signs that you should be teaching preschool!

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It's no secret that kids should practice healthy habits-eat their broccoli, floss their teeth and go to bed on time. That's one of the reasons you, as the parent, are around: to help guide your children through life and make sure they are able to live it to the fullest (and healthiest!)

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Today I'm sharing a collection of 27 inspiring nature art ideas for kids of all ages from preschooler and up.

Nature makes a fantastic art medium because it's versatile, beautiful, colourful, textural and environmentally friendly. Plus, it's free! Can't beat that.
You might also like these frog crafts and activities
I love getting my kids outdoors to experience and appreciate nature. It sends them the message that our world and the environment is important, and it also gives them a break from the sensory overload that comes with our consumer-driven, indoor, digital lifestyle.

You don't need to do 'activities' to get outside and experience nature, kids will naturally play and create their own games, memories and experiences.

Still, it can add to the fun to create something together with your child, or set up an area where they can create on their own like the mud kitchen I've featured in this round up. Both art and nature help kids (and adults) to relax and unwind, so by combining them it must be even more so. At least that's my theory!

Are you feeling inspired to go outside and create some nature art? I hope so.

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Here are 21 beautiful and inspiring ways for kids to create art using nature. Nature art encourages kids to get outside, think creatively and have fun!

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Read these instructions and have fun ordering numbers and making a subtraction tower.

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Constructionism and instructionism are modern day educational approaches that educators around the world are talking about. Instructionism refers to the ideology that for better education one must improve instruction. Constructionism focuses on giving children good things to with an aim that they can learn better by doing.
Relying on Tools for Effective Constructionism
Modern day learning tools and education toys are extremely rich in offering to children a chance to do as they learn concepts. Within STEM skills, these tools allow them to learn math and science as a part of something that is real. For instance, learning math at school is very unlike how math is used in the real world. Out in the world engineers, scientists and bankers are using math to build bridges, understand how the world around works and to make money.

Within a classroom, however, children seldom make something with math. They simply sit in class and write numbers on a board or a piece of paper. With tools such as LEGO, educators can give children a chance to use math to actually create something interesting. With LEGO, it is possible to change a child's relationship with math to make it more like the one a banker, scientist or engineer has with the subject.
LEGO in the Classroom
Students and adults of all ages absolutely enjoy playing with LEGO. While many think of them as play, these coloured plastic blocks offer fantastic support for learning. Here are a few activities that you could introduce in your class room for enhanced Math learning. We hope these will get you thinking about many more ways to introduce math concepts to little children across all ages.

To play this game, all you need is the LEGO DUPLO set or the classic blocks along with a die. Have every player build a tower with 10 LEGO bricks. Depending on how advanced the class is, you may choose to use more or less bricks for the tower. Also, this game is perfect for a large group of students who are about the same age and have the same ability level. Have each player roll the die and take that many LEGO bricks off their tower. Ask the class to take turns rolling the die and removing the blocks until there are none left. The student to unstack their tower first is the winner.

This is a great activity for students to understand math through play. Ask them to speak out the math equation or elaborate to you the reason behind why they are removing X number of bricks. For instance, if a student with 10 bricks rolls a 3, ask him to say "10-3=7" or "I had 10 LEGO bricks, I had to take off 3 and now I have 7 in my tower.

Multiplication

LEGO is a great way to introduce multiplication in very hands on manner, making learning more conceptual rather than only memorization.Children count the studs on LEGO bricks to figure out the multiplication equation. For example, a standard LEGO break with 8 studs, is actually 4 across, and 2 down, making it 4×2=8. Similarly, using two LEGO bricks one has 4×4=16, or if placed differently 8×2=16.

Fractions (Grade 3 through 8)

LEGO bricks are great manipulatives and an excellent tool to review a variety of math concepts. Students often find the concept of fractions rather challenging to understand. LEGO bricks help physically elaborate the difference between a whole and its part.This idea can eventually be expanded to aid students practice additions of fractions.

Some classroom management tips

Prepare LEGO sets in advance for each child to use before the session. Have assorted coloured bricks in each bag, to avoid quibbles for specific brick colours.

Have each student use the same set during each class. This will give the student ownership of the material.

Provide lids with edges for children to work on so that LEGO bricks don't fall off the table. Alternatively, work on the floor.

As educators, it is upon to find tools that enable children to use the knowledge they learn and not just store it in their brains because it may be useful several years down the line. We all like to learn concepts because we can use what we have learned as a form of instant gratification. Introducing LEGO in the classroom helps achieve just that.

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What are some of the animals and their sounds that you heard in the story?
Which animal is your favourite?

Draw a picture of your favourite animal and write a sentence describing it.

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Ten Magic Butterflies - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

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Have a discussion with someone in your whanau. What does the word "unique" mean?

Design your own sandwich and draw a picture. Write a list of all the ingredients you will put in your sandwich and describe the taste.

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🥪 Kids Book Read Aloud: CARLA'S SANDWICH by Debbie Herman and Sheila Bailey

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What does it mean to be selfish? Have a discussion with someone in your family. Can you think of an example?

Write about what happened at the end of this story? Why did the crocodile have a change of heart?

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The Selfish Crocodile By Faustin Charles Illustrated By Michael Terry

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Practise writing some letters or basic worrds in a small tray of sand/salt/flour/rice.
How many can you write?