At home ideas to keep the KIDS busy!
At home ideas to keep the kids busy!
Here’s some details I’ve come up with so far as a mama and teacher by trade, this world we face ahead ain’t easy even from someone who spends their days in a classroom! Here’s some tips I have picked up so far….
Preparing an activity the night before is key! While the kids are in bed, set up a little activity to get them started in the morning…Think like it’s December, and you have to come up with some creative idea for your “Elf on the Shelf” … you now have parent-homework ;)
Here’s some quick ideas to start your morning…
-Leave a game set up and ready to begin (ex. JENGA, Mousetrap, BOGGLE, card games, crossword, SODUKU, memory)
-Whiteboards with markers (practice alphabet, multiplication, spelling everything they see in the kitchen)
-Magnet blocks
-LEGO
-Building blocks
-Colouring books
-Play dough
-Pipe cleaner creations
-Beads
-New colouring pages…(search “printable colouring pages” on Google)
-Magazines to cut up and paste on cardboard
-Math questions (ask a neighbour friend to create a worksheet and drop off in the mailbox)
-Writing/Reading Worksheet (also free printables)
-CD & book read aloud
-Sensory bin (dry beans, pasta, rocks, leaves, wine corks ;)… something less maintenance for the morning)
-Take observation notes from the science experiment you have going for the week (ex. celery in coloured water, growing seeds, rotting apple core)
-Cookbooks to sticky note their favourite recipes they would like to cook
-Chores (ex. Unload dishwasher, sweep floor, fold laundry)
-Count the money left on the counter and record on a sheet
-Indoor scavendgar hunt (ex. Count the number of stairs in the house, the number of doors, number of tiles in the kitchen, collect objects that pinch or that bend).
A few cute videos to share!
Check this out… Ripleys Aquarium has a live shark cam….
http://ripleyaquariums.com/canada/shark-camera
Some cute penguins wondering around the aquarium in Chicago…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DVfTGFBJ8a8
The Ministry of Ontario has now officially shared some online resources that are suited for elementary to secondary it’s called; Learn at Home . Find supplementary resources for elementary and secondary students to practice math and literacy skills and learn at home.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/learn-at-home
Pour des autres idees!... et en Francais!
Brought to you by Camp Tournesol…FREE French Workbook…and more offered on their site! Printable activities that keep the French Language growing.
https://www.camptournesol.ca/wp-content/uploads/Workbook-A-La-Maison.pdf
https://www.camptournesol.ca/ressources/
Great creative ideas here for any language!
Let’s all keep in mind… this ain’t easy! We aren’t all born to be care-givers and teachers, so let’s come together to make this process a little easier and share what does work! Stay healthy, humble and kind J
Please check out our new branch for outdoor and environmental education on Instagram; Simply Green Learning.
XO Nina
Your Guide to
Home-Schooling
(for the non homeschoolers)
8 am - MOVEMENT-Family workout-Yoga-Stretching
9 am- NUMERACY
10 am- OUTDOOR-adventure-exploration-activity
11 am- READING-WRITING-LANGUAGE
Noon- HEALTH-Baking-Cooking-LUNCH
1 pm- SCIENCE-Experiments-Hands on sensory
2 pm- ARTS-Creative-Music
3 pm- SOCIAL-Facetime-Video call- Game