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Ngā Kete Kōrero: Feedback on design of trial books

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Fun Stuff for Kids and Teens | Smithsonian Institution

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Entertaining activities, games, and fun stuff to do online from the Smithsonian's museums, research centers, and zoo.

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Now students can follow the latest news. All tailored to their reading level. To explore the kids' website, select a grade and discover new stories each week.

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If you're looking for some fun science experiments for kids then you've come to the right place. Check out our free experiments section, full of fascinating hands-on experiments that are a great way to enjoy the world of science.

Learn interesting science and technology facts by experimenting with different materials that react in surprising ways. You'll find many experiments can be done using simple ingredients found around the house (with adult supervision of course). Basic materials can help you perform experiments that are simple, safe and perfect for kids. Enjoy our fun science experiments, make cool projects, show friends & family what you've discovered and most importantly, have fun!

Raw or Boiled Egg?

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Fun Science Experiments for Kids - Cool Projects & Easy Ideas for Children

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Welcome to our Discover section! This is where you can discover some of the coolest facts for kids from around our planet. From animals and geography to science, nature and history, there are so many amazing facts for kids just waiting to be discovered by young explorers like you!

Uncover curious creatures from both land and sea, ancient mysteries and civilisations, incredible destinations and natural wonders - prepare to be wowed by our wonderful world.

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Welcome to our hub for out-of-the-box learning.

Whether you've been forced to home-school the kids during the outbreak or you just have a child that loves to learn 24/7, we've put together a great range of online and at-home resources to aid their growing education.

Find printable math and spelling activities, watch some fun videos, find online resources for curious kids and more, right here!

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Explore the natural environment through waiata

Te Kōtare contains many stories and figures from our natural environment to encourage kaitiakitanga - care of our unique Aotearoa environment - along side a love of learning te reo Māori.

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Waiata Māori for children, teachers and whānau. This collection of waiata by the late Jenny Shearer, with support from the Ministry of Education, are distributed with curriculum notes to all Early Childhood Centers, Kura and Primary Schools across Aotearoa. Music, animated video, translations and chords are available on this site for everyone to enjoy and ...

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Maths at our house

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This section provides some ideas for how you can raise awareness and share mathematics using everyday experiences and resources found around your home. It includes ideas for supporting your children's learning in all areas of mathematics: geometry, measurement, statistics, algebra and number.

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Tips for parents

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Kia ora and welcome to Tiny Adventures where you will discover simple and fun activities for whānau in tricky times, just like COVID-19. Tiny Adventures range from one minute up to an hour activities. They are simple, low-cost and designed to develop attachment and brain development of your tamariki.

How much time do you have?

Just a minute | 5 minutes | Fifteen | An hour

You'll need: 2 cups frozen berries, 1 medium banana, 1 cup low-fat strawberry or vanilla yogurt, 1/2 cup fruit juice, 1 tablespoon of maple syrup

You'll need: 340g of spaghetti pasta and your favourite tasty extras... see below!

You'll need: Your favourite bread, spreads or fillings, and biscuit cutters or a knife

1. Make your toast or sandwiches as you normally would.

2. Choose the biscuit cutter shapes you'd like to use.

3. Use your cutters (or knife) to cut your toast or sammies into cool shapes.And ta-da! Super sammies and toast! Enjoy.

You'll need: One cup of water, 1/4 cup dishwashing liquid, 2 teaspoons of corn syrup (optional), a clean container, and a pipe cleaner or some bendy wire

1. Bubble mix: Gently stir the water, dishwash and syrup together, then pour the mix into your container.

2. Bend one end of your wire so that it forms a small circle. Or find something with a closed circle, like scissor and whisk handles, or a tea strainer

3. Dip the wand into your bubble mix. Can you see some in your circle?!

4. If so, gently blow through the circle...bubble magic!

Easy option: Buy your first bubble mix and just top it up when you run out.

You'll need: Eyes, the sky, clouds, a great imagination

You'll need: Food you can eat without plates - like little sandwiches, sliced apples, raisins and yoghurt pottles. Drink bottles, a large blanket, sun cream and your favourite friends or teddies

1. Decide on a picnic spot.It could be your back yard!

2. When you arrive, spread out your blanket and unpack your food.

3. Make sure everyone's comfy, then enjoy!

Extra: If it's wet, have the picnic inside, in a hut made of blankets!

You'll need: Some soft sand (or dirt) and large sticks

1. Go to the beach! Find a flat patch of sand near the water.

2. If you can, write your name or special messages.

3. Use your sticks to draw pictures.

4. Share what you like about each other's then watch them wash away.

You'll need: A hot day, a patch of lawn, a sprinkler and your togs

1. Easy fun: Set up the sprinkler and run through it!

2. Water Olympics: Have baton relays,jump the sprinkler or play catch!

3. Play freeze: Run and dance around the lawn and through the sprinkler, until the leader yells 'Freeze!'3

4. Car wash: Pretend you are cars zoomingthrough the water to get clean!

You'll need: Two or more people

Extra: Talk about heart rate and why being active is good for us!

You'll need: Stale bread and crusts, some hungry local ducks!
Extra: See how far you can throw each piece. Or break off lots of little pieces then throw them all in. A bread scramble!

You'll need: A sock for each person, a pen, stickers, or buttons and glue (optional)

1. Use your sock like a glove, putting your thumb in the heel and fingers in the toe.

2. Music: Have your puppets sing a song!

3. Story: Get your puppets to act out a story.

4. Chat: Use your puppets to chat about your favourite things.

Extra: Give your puppet a name?

Draw, sew or glue on some eyes and hair

You'll need: Cardboard, paper, crayons, pencils, glue, leaves, glitter - whatever you have!

1. Fold your paper in half.

2. Decorate the front with a special design, collage or picture

3. Write a message on the inside (get help if you need it).

4. Give your card to someone special!

Extra: Talk about other (free!) ways you can show people you care.

You'll need: 1 cup of cornflour, 1 cup of water, a muffin tin, food colouring and paintbrushes

1. Mix the cornflour and water together then split the mixture among your muffin cups.

2. Add a few drops of different foodcolouring to each cup.

3. Then use your paint brushes to decorate your driveway or footpath.

4. You could draw each other, blue puddles to jump in, or the letters of your names.

Short on time? Normal chalk is great too!

You could have a sing along... in the car, in the bath, before or after meals, in bed, when the ads are on. When else?

1. Songs with actions: Incy Wincy Spider, The Hokey Tokey, The Wheels on the Bus, Row Row Row Your Boat

2. Other well known songs: Twinkle Twinkle, Old McDonald, Baa-Baa Black Sheep, Six in a Bed, How Much is That Doggy in the Window?

3. Make up songs: Pick a tune and sing about your day! E.g. "Today I woke up and it was sunny! Then we ate some cereal and it was yummy!"

4. What other songs can you sing along to?

You'll need: Music and your dancing shoes!

1. Bop to the beat: See if you can tap, clap, high five, or march to the beat!

2. Teach a new move: Copy each other's spins, twists, turns and shakes then put your moves together!

3. Play zoo guess who: Take turns dancing as your favourite animals

You'll need: Your imaginations!

1. The adult starts. E.g. "I would like to go to the zoo..."

2. Then the child adds something: "...to see a zebra!"

3. The adult repeats: "I would like to go to the zoo to see a zebra..."

4. And the child adds: "that is black and white!"

5. Continue until someone forgets!

Extra: Add funny voices!

You can use: Funny clothes, glasses, hats, hairstyles, makeup

Extras: Choose a new name. Talk in funny voices. Make a dress up box!

You'll need: Autumn leaves and your walking shoes or gummies.

Great idea: If you take a change of clothes getting wet won't matter at all!

Taking turns, use the starters below to talk about the things you love.

1. "I love remembering when we..."

2. "I love your..."

3. "I love it when we..."

4. "I love it when you..."

5. "I love this photo because..."

Getting tired? Turn a daily routine into a fun tiny adventure!
You could have a jokey journey when you're going to the supermarket, getting into the car, or nearly home from a big walk

You'll need: Flowers, scissors, a rubber band, some ribbon (optional)

1. Pick a selection of flowers from your garden.

2. Arrange the flowers so they sit together.

3. Tie a rubber band around the bunch then trim the ends.

4. Add a ribbon if you have one.

5. Give your flowers to someone kind, or someone you care about.2

You'll need: An empty egg carton, paints or felt pens and if you want, things to stick on.

Extra: Give your new friend a name and glue on wool for hair, or give him sticky up pipe-cleaner antennae.

You'll need: A paper towel roll (or sellotape and a piece of paper), a torch, and good flexibility!

You'll need: A mess to tidy! A little goofiness and some friendly competition!

1. You'll need: A muffin tin, 12 slices of wholemeal bread (crusts removed), your favourite fillings (see below) and some grated cheese.

2. Preheat your oven to 180°C, grease your tin and press in your bread slices.

3. Evenly spoon in your favourite fillings:

Spag-tom nom nom: Mix a chopped tomato and a can of spaghetti.

Eggy-licious: Beat 2 eggs with 1/2 a cup of milk, then add cooked veggies and maybe some ham.

Mince or beans: What a yummy way to use your leftovers!

4. Top with grated cheese then bake for 15 minutes.

Tip: Cool for a few minutes before serving.

You'll need: Great manners and the desire to say "thanks" in different languages. Try the word slowly, try it together, then see if you can say it on your own.
Country Word How to say it
Japanese Arigatou ardei-ga-toe

German Danke DAHN-keh

Samoan Fa'afetai Far-ah-FAY-tie

Spanish Gracias GRAH-see-iss

Māori Kia ora KEY-a-or-a

French Merci MER-see

Tongan Mālō Mah-loh

Portuguese Obrigado (male) ob-ree-GAH-doo

Portuguese Obrigada (female) ob-ree-GAH-dah

Fijian Vinaka Vin-AH-ca

Chinese Xiè xiè Shee shee

You'll need: Lots of milk bottle tops along with an ice-cream container, a bowl and tongs, or a little picture / photo.

You'll need: Sore feet or shoulders, a cozy space and if you want, some moisturiser or massage oil.

You'll need: Eggs (or flat stones with round edges), paints and if you want, things you can glue on.

You'll need: An empty plastic bottle, two yoghurt pottles, or a paper towel roll, some noisy fillings (such as stones, rice, dried beans or macaroni), and some decorations.

Extra fun: Can you shake and sing? See our Little Big-Band card for more ideas.

You'll need: Knees to slap, hands to clap, drums to tap, or your own hand-made shakers (see our Make A Shaker card).

Extra for experts: Can you think of a name for your band? Who could you perform a waiata for?

You'll need: Sharp eyes, leaves, paper, and paints, crayons or glue.

Extra for experts: Draw a tree trunk then glue leaves on as branches.

You'll need: A bagel or apple, peanut butter, bird seed (or cornflakes / popcorn) and string.

1. Put your bird seed, or crushed cornflakes / popcorn in a bowl.

2. Cut your bagel in half - or carefully core your apple.

3. Put lots of peanut butter on your bagel or the outside of your apple.

4. Then dip it into your bird seed and press firmly so it sticks.

5. Tie your string through the bagel or core hole, then hang your feeder outside and keep watch for any birds who come to nibble!

You'll need: Things to hide (such as stickers, I love you notes, photos, recipe ingredients, or special treats), and some helpful clues.
Quick hunts

1. Take turns hiding things and giving clues...

2. When the person goes the wrong way say "cold, colder..." and when they go the right way say "warm, warmer, very very hot!"

Special hunts

1. Hide your things then give the hunters their first hand-drawn (or written) clue.

2. This clue will lead to the first treat and the next clue, until all treats are found!

Extra for experts
Have a night-time hunt with torches or have two teams racing to find what's hidden.

You'll need: Paper and felts to make 'play money' (or Monopoly money), and different things to buy and sell.

Extra: Give your store a name and make a shop-sign or a poster to advertise it.

You'll need: Some cardboard (e.g. the back of a cereal box), a big picture or photo, glue, a pencil and some scissors.

You'll need: A few balloons, a felt pen, a fly swat or paper plate, strong lungs and quick hands.

1. Flying balloon: Blow up your balloons, then when they are nearly full let them go!

2. Balloony doodles: Draw a picture on your balloon then blow it up and watch it change size.

3. Bats and swats: Grab a fly swat (or make a balloon bat by taping a stick to a paper plate), then try hitting your balloon with it.

4. Volley-balloon: Blow up your balloon then tap it to each other without letting it touch the floor. Can you keep two balloons in the air?

Blow up your balloon then tap it to each other without letting it touch the floor. Can you keep two balloons in the air?

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You'll need: A clock with a second hand (or an egg-timer) and your imagination...

1. Take turns choosing list ideas and watching the clock.

2. You could make a one minute list of...

* Fruit and veggies

* All the people you know

* Your favourite places

* The things you like to eat

* The places you'd like to go

* Animals or sea creatures

* Colours

* Anything you like!

Extra for older kids: If you can, write your answers down and see who can come up with the most.

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Kia ora and welcome to Tiny Adventures where you will discover simple and fun activities for whānau in tricky times, just like COVID-19. Tiny Adventures range from one minute up to an hour activities. They are simple, low-cost and designed to develop attachment and brain development of your tamariki.

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