December Activity: Christmas tree craft & game!

 

September activity: Managing screen time as a family!

 

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August Activity: Let's learn & talk about emotions

 

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July Activity: Home Obstacle Course

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June Activity: Create a schedule together!

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May Activity: Bake Butter Cookies

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Preparation for HBL: 70 activities to consider

Preparing for school closure? Here's a list of things for you to consider doing with your kids while we all stay safe at home!

70 Things to do with Kids

March Activity - Let's learn about colors!

December Activity - Let's make a card!

Hi parents! Welcome back to our site! Did you manage to enjoy a cup of milo made by your child last month? Let us know how it went in the comments section! In this month’s activity, we will be teaching our children how to make a Christmas card!

You will need the following materials for this activity:

1) Card template (download it here)
2) Colour Pencils
3) Stickers
4) Blank papers

Here’s how you can carry out the activity:

Before we begin, you can download our card template and print it out first.

Step 1: Fold the card into half, and encourage your child to follow you.

Step 2: Using the colour pencils, trace the outline of the tree and stars and encourage your child to trace on their own as well.

Step 3: Follow the dotted lines and trace out the words. Allow your child to try on their own and provide hand on hand support when needed. 

Step 4: Write a message inside the card. Encourage your child to try writing on their own and provide support if needed.

Step 5: Colour and design the front of the card! For parents who are looking to carry this activity out in another way, you can use stickers to design the card instead of colouring them in. Alternatively, you can use the blank paper and draw in the design freehand. Be creative and have fun!

Try this activity with your child today and let us know in the comments section below how it went! Have an enjoyable time with your child!

November Activity - Let’s make a drink

Hi parents! Welcome back to our site! Did your child enjoy sorting out the cash last month? Let us know how it went in the comments section! In this month’s activity, we will be teaching our children how to make a drink!

You will need the following materials for this activity:

1) Milo
2) Powder Condensed Milk
3) Spoon Picture of the spoon to serve as visuals (you can download this here)
4) Cup

Here’s how you can carry out the activity:

Throughout the activity, encourage your child to read the instructions and carry it out.

Step 1: Add 2 spoons of milo into the cup. At this stage, you can use 2 cards with the picture of the spoon on it to serve as a visual cue.

Step 2: Add 1 spoon of condensed milk into the cup.

Step 3: Add hot water into the cup. Remind your child to be careful here and not scald themselves.

Step 4: Stir everything in the cup well.

For parents who are looking to carry this activity out in another way, you can start by using a milo packet and get your child to learn how to stir first.

Try this activity with your child today and let us know in the comments section below how it went! Have an enjoyable time with your child!

October Activity - Let's Sort Out The Cash

Hi parents! Welcome back to our site! Did your child enjoy zipping up the zips last month? Let us know how it went in the comments section! In this month’s activity, we will be teaching our children the value of money!

You will need the following materials for this activity:

1) Different types of notes and coins ($10, $2 notes, $1, 50₵ coin)
2) Paper plates
3) Value of money written on the labels

Here’s how you can carry out the activity:

Step 1: Prepare an assortment of different coins and notes and put the labels on the empty paper plates.

Step 2: Demonstrate to your child how to match the money to the correct label.

Step 3: Invite your child to try on their own. For parents who are looking to carry this activity out in another way, you can prepare labels with higher and more complicated values ($2.50, $4, $20).

Try this activity with your child today and let us know in the comments section below how it went! Have an enjoyable time with your child!

September Activity - Zip It Up!

Hi parents! Welcome back to our site! Did your child enjoy matching their stationaries last month? Let us know how it went in the comments section! In this month’s activity, we will be teaching our children how to use a zip!

You will need the following materials for this activity:

1) Zips (can be bought from Diaso, or cut out from your old garment)
2) 2 sets of different coloured stickers
3) Cardboard
4) Tape
5) Scissors
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Here’s how you can carry out the activity:

Step 1: Tape the zips down onto the cardboard on both sides. Secure it further with another piece of tape at the bottom of the zip.

Step 2: Stick one blue dot sticker at the top of the zip, and one green dot sticker at the bottom of the zip.

Step 3: Teach your child to pull the zipper from the blue dot to the green dot.

For parents who are looking to carry this activity out in another way, you can use zips which are bigger for easier grip.

Try this functional skill activity with your child today! Once your child have mastered the zipping technique, get them to zip things that they will see in their daily lives such their as pencil case and jacket. Let us know in the comments section below how it went! Have an enjoyable time with your child! :)

August Activity - Match the Objects!

Hi parents! Welcome back to our site! Did your child enjoy matching the utensils and sorting them into the compartments last month? Let us know how it went in the comments section! In this month’s activity, we will be matching daily objects to a picture of it.

You will need the following materials for this activity:

1) Daily objects (eg Stationeries)
2) Photos of the daily objects* (eg take photos of the stationeries you want to use and print them out) 

*We will be using stationeries in the following example.

Here’s how you can carry out the activity:

Step 1: Lay out the photos of the stationeries in one line, and the stationeries in a pile beside it.

Step 2: Demonstrate to your child how to match a stationery to a photo of it. Place the item next to the photo. You can repeat the demonstration with another stationery item.

Step 3: Point to the next photo in the line and encourage your child to find the stationery that matches what he/she sees in the photo.

Step 4: Repeat the process with another stationery!

For parents who are looking to carry this activity out in another way, here are some suggestions for you:

1) You can use pairs of objects that are the same and get your child to match them. Child will have to match two 3-D objects together in this variation of the activity.
2) You can prepare a few picture cards and get your child to match them. Child will have to match two 2-D pictures in this variation.

Try this education activity with your child today and train your child’s object to picture correspondence skills today! Let us know in the comments section below how it went! Have an enjoyable time with your child! J 

July Activity - Match the Utensils!

Hi parents! Welcome back to our site! Did your child enjoy matching the number of poms poms to the number shown on the card? Let us know how it went! In this month's activity, we will be doing the activity “Match the Utensils”. We will be matching utensils and placing them into the correct utensil's drawer compartment.

You will need the following materials for this activity:

1) Water
2) Towel
3) Utensils
4) Utensils Drawer

Here’s how you can carry out the activity:

Step 1: Parents, you will have to place the utensils in the water.

Step 2: Take out a utensil and hand it over to your child. Get your child to dry the utensil with the towel.

Step 3: Encourage your child to place the utensils back in the correct utensil drawer compartment by matching the utensils.

Step 4: Repeat the process with another utensil!

Some of you, parents may be looking for an extension of this activity, and here's a suggestion of what you can do! You can get your child to was the utensil with soap and water, before drying them and matching them. This way, your child will be able to help you with the washing up in future!

Try this educational activity with your child today and let us know in the comments section below how it went! Have an enjoyable time with your child!J

June Activity - Match the Numbers!

Hi parents! Welcome back to our site! Hope you had fun folding your laundry with your child last month! We will be updating this page every month so be sure to check out this page for creative ideas! For this month, we will be doing the activity “Match the Numbers”.

You will need the following materials for this activity:

1) Plate
2) Number Cards
3) Poms Poms

Here’s how you can carry out the activity:

Step 1: Place a number card on the plate.

Step 2: Invite child to match the number of poms poms with the number shown on the card.

Step 3: Repeat with another number!



You can try this activity with other materials too! Instead of using a plate and poms poms, you can use a basket and bigger plastic balls.


Place a number card into the basket, and get your child to put in the right amount of balls.

The use of bigger plastic balls makes it easier for your child to grasp the objects and complete the activity. The main idea here is to provide a chance for your child to learn numeracy skill, and learn how to match number of items to the number shown on the card.

Some of you parents may be looking for an extension on this activity, and here's a suggestion of what you can do!

You can incorporate a simple part-part-whole relationship and get your child to practice addition. Here's how you can go about running the activity with your child:

Step 1: Place 2 number cards on the smaller segment of the plate.

Step 2: Encourage your child to match the number of poms poms with the number shown on the card respectively.

Step 3: Get your child to add all the number of poms poms by moving them to the bigger segment of the plate and counting them.

Try this educational activity with your child today and let us know in the comments section below how it went! Have an enjoyable time with your child!J

May Activity - It's Folding Time!

Hi parents! Welcome back to our site! Hope you had fun trying out the treasures in a bag activity with your child last month! We will be updating this page every month so be sure to check out this page for creative ideas! For this month, we will be doing the activity “It’s Folding Time”.

You will need the following materials for this activity:

1) Pillow Case
2) 2 sets of different coloured sticker dots

Here’s how you can carry out the activity:

Step 1: Open and spread out the pillowcase on a flat surface!

Step 2: Using the same coloured sticker, stick it on 2 ends of the pillowcase. (look at the blue arrows)

Step 3: Use another coloured sticker and stick it on the other 2 ends of the pillowcase! (look at the blue arrows)

Step 4: Fold the pillowcase into half by matching the coloured stickers together!

Step 5: Keep repeating the process until the pillowcase is fully folded. Ensure that the colours of the stickers matches. (i.e. if you stick a green sticker on the bottom left corner of the pillowcase, stick a green sticker on the bottom right corner of the pillowcase too)!

Step 6: Unfold the pillowcase and invite your child to fold the pillowcase from the start. Remember to ensure that your child matches the colours of the stickers when folding!

You can try this activity with other materials too! Instead of getting your child to fold a pillowcase, you can also use a towel!


You can try this activity using a t-shirt too!

The main idea here is to provide a chance for your child to learn a functional skill of folding laundry items.

Try it with your child today and let us know in the comments section below how it went! Have an enjoyable time with your child! J

April Activity - Treasures in a bag!

Hello parents and caregivers! Welcome to our website! In here, you will be able to find some activities that you can do together with your child at home. We will be updating this page every month so be sure to check out this page for creative ideas!
For this month, we will be doing the activity “Treasures in a bag!”.

You will need the following materials for this activity:

1) Rice/ Beans (approximately 6 cups)
2) 1 large Ziplock Bag
3) 2 sets of identical 3D alphabets

Here’s how you can carry out the activity:

Step 1: Pour the rice/ beans into the ziplock bag.

Step 2: Place one set of the alphabets into the ziplock bag. You will use the other set of alphabets later.

Step 3: Close the ziplock bag and shake the bag well. You will want to ensure that all the alphabets in the bag are covered by the rice/ beans.

Step 4: Get your child to put his/her hand into the ziplock bag and find the alphabets one by one. Line the other set of alphabets on the table. When your child finds an alphabet from the bag, ask him/her to match it to the set of alphabets on the table. Keep going until all the alphabets have been found and matched!

You can try this activity with other materials too! Instead of getting your child to find alphabets, you can also use 3D shapes or placards with simple words written on them.

The main idea here is to provide a chance for your child to have a tactile sensory activity, learn how to match items based on their properties and have a fun and enjoyable time!

Try it with your child today and let us know in the comments section below how it went! Have an enjoyable time with your child!