7 Fun Things To Do
Step away from gadgets and television to:
1. Dilly dally and explore your parks, rivers and anywhere you can see wildlife
2. Make your own drawings and stories of the characters from a book
3. Have fun with rhymes to learn new words and spelling
4. Create a survival kit for if you are lost
5. Draw a map of your neighborhood and all the places you can go for help
6. Play charades to learn about different animals
7. Writing is fun and you can come up with your own duckling stories
1. Dilly dally and explore your parks, rivers and anywhere you can see wildlife
2. Make your own drawings and stories of the characters from a book
3. Have fun with rhymes to learn new words and spelling
4. Create a survival kit for if you are lost
5. Draw a map of your neighborhood and all the places you can go for help
6. Play charades to learn about different animals
7. Writing is fun and you can come up with your own duckling stories
7 Ways To Interact
If you're reading Dilly Dally Sally to your child, you can:
1. Teach them to count and do simple mathematics with the number of ducks on each page
2, Play what is the name of the object eg. tree, bridge and boat
3. Play what is the name of the animal
4. Take turns reading alternate lines or pages
5. Discuss the ways in which Sally solves her problem
6. See if they can identify all the words that rhyme
7. Explore the idea of danger and what is dangerous for a duckling
1. Teach them to count and do simple mathematics with the number of ducks on each page
2, Play what is the name of the object eg. tree, bridge and boat
3. Play what is the name of the animal
4. Take turns reading alternate lines or pages
5. Discuss the ways in which Sally solves her problem
6. See if they can identify all the words that rhyme
7. Explore the idea of danger and what is dangerous for a duckling
Word Games
Word games are fantastic for developing vocabulary and supporting childen's spelling. Make your own wordle with paper and pen. Colour in squares with green, yellow and grey, just like the digital version. Start with simple words and subjects like words that you can find in Dilly Dally Sally.
You can also create your own wordles online. Here are some that I have done for you to play:
For more ideas, you can also take a look at these websites:
You can also create your own wordles online. Here are some that I have done for you to play:
For more ideas, you can also take a look at these websites:
- Creative projects from your kitchen table, sofa or phone at the Institute of Imagination
- Home art activities for kids at the Royal Academy
- Activities for non-sporty kids at Active for Life
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