Some ideas to begin: • Wash your hands before you start • Prepare fruit and vegies, e.g. wash and tear lettuce, scrub and peel vegies • Chop soft food, such as bananas • Pour liquids into dry ingredients • Beat eggs • Measure and tip ingredients...
You will need: • Paper and pen or pencil to make a shopping list You can: • Involve your child in making a shopping list of what you need to buy • When you are at the supermarket, ask your child to find some of the items on your list You can...
You will need: • A large bowl or tub • Equipment for pouring, scooping, filling, tipping etc • Water (cold or warm) • An area where spillage is okay This activity needs close supervision You can: • Set up the area with water and equipment • Let...
You will need: Eyes to see what is all around you You can: • Look for colours, patterns and shapes all around you Point these out to your child and encourage your child to do this with you • Find colours, patterns and shapes • Around the home...
You will need: • A recipe • Cooking utensils and oven • Ingredients You can: • Choose and read the recipe together • Get out all the ingredients and talk about each step with your child. Use the correct terms for ingredients, measurements and...
You will need: • To count in your environment When: • Getting dressed: count fingers, toes, eyes, nose, ears, buttons, shoes, socks etc • Playing sports/games: count catches, goals, hits of the ball, number of skittles tumbled, balls thrown in a...
You will need: • A container for collecting things in • To visit places such as a garden, park or beach where you can collect things Collect: acorns, shells, pine cones, leaves, pebbles, pumice, sticks, stones, large buttons Children will need to...
