Learn At Home: Enjoying School Activities Outside the Classroom

Learn At Home: Enjoying School Activities Outside the Classroom

Due to the winter weather and the pandemic, some families may believe they are limited in their enjoyment. We enjoy it when families take their learning outside of the classroom, which is why we created our "Learn at Home" option. Our "Learn at Home" resource gives families weekly activities for each age group that they may do at home and can be customised to match Educational Playcare's curriculum or any of your child's interests!

Infants

1. Read books and make the stories come to life for them by changing your voice for different characters.
2. Practice tummy time. Give them toys or books that they can reach for and explore with.
3. Play with toys that play music or with instruments. Have them listen to the different sounds that each instrument makes.
4. Play peek-a-boo. This is also a great activity to do while practicing tummy time.
5. Sing songs like the Itsy-Bitsy Spider or This Little Piggy.
6. For older infants, add dishes or a tea pot to a sensory bin (a short container will work) with a little water.
7. Make a spider web basket using a laundry basket and yarn. Place small objects in the bin and have your children reach through the web to get the objects.
8. Create artwork using toy cars and taste-safe paint.
9. If the weather gives you an unseasonably warm winter day, go outside for a walk and get some fresh air. During your walk, point out the trees, cars, and clouds you to your baby to help them learn about their surroundings.

Young Toddlers

1. Read books with the children. Make the stories come to life for them by changing your voice to match the different characters. During this age, they may start to act out parts of the stories as well.
2. Get the children outside for fresh air if the weather allows. If there is snow, build a snowman together.
3. Have a tea party with the children. Use kitchen utensils and pretend to drink tea.
4. Create a sensory bin (a short container will work) for your children to use. Add a variety of materials depending on your child’s interests.
5. Make taste-safe play dough with your children and pretend to make muffins like the Muffin Man.
6. Use recycled materials to build castles with your children.
7. Practice fine motor skills while making Cheerio necklaces (or fruit loops)
8. Provide the children with paper and writing materials to practice their drawing skills. (This is the beginning of literacy development in children)