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30 mins
Opposites/Concepts
Getting Started: Go Outside for a walk and try to find things that are hard and soft, loud and quiet,…
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Getting Started: Go Outside for a walk and try to find things that are hard and soft, loud and quiet,…
Read MoreLoud & Quiet, In & Out
Up & Down, Under & Over
Push & Pull, Top & Bottom
Big & Small, Floating & Sinking
Hard & Soft
This is as delicious as it is easy! Getting Started: First of all, make sure everyone’s hands are clean. Now…
Read MoreAre you feeling peckish?
Would you like something nice to eat?
With oats, an egg and a banana
We can make an easy treat!
Getting Started Lay the paper down somewhere smooth and dry. Get one of the children to lie down on the…
Read MoreMost drawings are smaller than real life
But it doesn’t have to be,
If I lie down on a piece of paper
You can draw a life-sized me!
Getting Started The more pairs you have the better. Pile them all into your large box, tub, barrel or bath….
Read MoreA pear is a kind of fruit
But pairs are what come in twos,
Like socks and gloves and eyes and ears
Like arms and legs and shoes!
Getting Started: Mix up water and food colouring in each spray bottle. It’s best to do the spraying outside. Set…
Read MoreWe’re going to make great pictures
Hip, hip, hip hurray!
But this time not with brushes
‘cos we’re going to use a spray!
Getting Started: Each container is going to have its own colour bubbles. You do this by putting water a and…
Read MoreIt’s fun to mix up paint and soap
And make multicoloured bubbles,
But when you make a picture of it
Then your fun just doubles!
Getting Started: You can draw with chalk inside or outside, so long as it’s not raining. Children love drawing and…
Read MoreSometimes it’s fun to listen
Sometimes it’s fun to talk...
But I’ve more fun than ever
When I draw with chalk!
Getting Started: This is a good way to show children how to use a knife and chopping board properly. You…
Read MoreEven when I’m happy
Chopping onions makes me cry...
It doesn’t happen with carrots
And I’ve always wondered why?
Getting Started: The first thing to do is to remove the cloth from the old umbrella. Be very careful as…
Read MoreThe earth is third rock from the Sun
Mercury’s much nearer,
A model Solar System
Will make it all much clearer!
Getting Started: Carefully stir the sugar into the cup of boiling water so that it dissolves fully. Mix in a…
Read MoreThere are many kinds of crystal
Like diamonds, salt and ice...
If you’d like to make some
Just follow my advice!
Getting Started: The idea is to keep your book balanced on top of your head for as long as possible…
Read MoreIf...
"Balance a book
on top of your head"
Sounds an easy thing to do...
Try walking a bit without letting it drop
And you’ll see that isn’t true!
Getting Started: First mark out your course, where are you going to start the race? Where is the finish line?…
Read MoreIn Wheelbarrow Racing
the hardest thing,
Is trying not to laugh...
If you can stay serious long enough
You’ll win by a length and a half!
Getting Started: Find a suitable space between two trees, poles or walls. Stretch the rope or net between the two…
Read MoreWhen you’ve learned the rules of Volleyball
They’re very hard to forget...
Just string a rope between two trees
And throw the ball across the net!
Getting Started: Your first two decisions are: ‘Indoor or outdoor’? and ‘How many clues’? Without the kids watching work out…
Read MoreFollow along the treasure trail
By solving every clue...
Who’s going to find the treasure?
Will it be me or will it be you?
Getting Started: Before you leave the house have a bit of a chat about what you’re going to be looking…
Read MoreHow well do you know your neighbourhood?
How well do you know your street?
Make a note of the things you discover
And the interesting people you meet.
Getting Started: Tie some string to the bottom of a big pinecone. Smear the cone with peanut butter, roll it…
Read MoreWhat birds are in your area?
Probably more than you think...
Find out by building a restaurant
Where they can eat and drink!
Getting Started: First make your butterfly food. Mix a cup of sugar with four cups of water and stir it…
Read MoreWho lives under the hedgerow?
What will you find in the park?
There are birds and beasts and beetles
In the daylight and the dark!
Getting Started Pour water into the tall glass/bottle until it’s two thirds full, then add a few drops of food…
Read MoreOil will float on water
At least that’s what I think,
Here’s a little game to play
Can you make it sink?
Getting Started: Put four tablespoons of water into the tall glass and add a few drops of food dye. Now…
Read MoreSome liquids sink while others float
But you really wouldn’t know...
So let’s make them different colours
Then the different layers will show!
SQUARE TO CUBE: Start of with something simple – like a square. Take four short drinking straws and four marshmallows….
Read MoreSome shapes are weak and wobbly
Others are really strong,
So if you’re building a skyscraper
Which shapes are right or wrong?
Encourage your child to draw pictures about family events or excursions and keep them in a special. Anyone can tell…
Read MoreOnce upon a time there was you!
You were looking for something to do,
I said “Write a story that’s full of laughter”
And we all lived happily ever after!
As Boxie’s Grandpa always says “You’re never alone when you have a book and you’ve no reason to be bored…
Read MoreA book is a truly magic thing
Whatever its title or name...
Everyone can read the story
But no two will see it the same
The night sky is wonderful. There’s something there for everyone, from the scientists to philosophers, from poets to pilots! Getting…
Read MoreThe Moon grows bigger
The Moon grows smaller,
Nights get shorter
Shadows grow taller.
It happens very slowly
It happens bit-by-bit,
You won’t even notice
Unless you’re watching it!
