Covid19 Activities for home.

21/08/2021

08/04/2020

A message for the Ministry of Education to support tamariki and whanau with home learning.

Home Learning Television.

Educational content will be broadcast on TV starting the 15th April.

Ministry of Education has developed Home Learning TV | Papa Kāinga TV, on TVNZ, which will run from 9am to 3pm on school days on TVNZ2+1 and Sky channel 502. Some lessons will also be available on TVNZ On Demand.

There will be content for parents and whānau with preschool children and tamariki, and lessons for those aged 5 to 15 years of age will cover a broad curriculum that includes movement, music, physical education, wellbeing, numeracy, literacy and science through an integrated approach to curriculum.

The Ministry has also been working with Māori Television to make distance learning accessible for all ākonga and whānau. The programmes on Māori Television are for reo Māori learners of all ages, with a focus on those who are aged 0-18, covering ākonga in kōhungahunga (early learning), kura tuatahi (primary) and wharekura (secondary).

Programming will be tailored to specific age groups of reo Māori learners throughout the day from 9am to 3pm. It will be aligned to Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and contain age appropriate content that tamariki can do on their own, with their siblings or together as a whānau. Content will focus on building skills in speaking te reo Māori, and ensure that te reo Māori is being spoken and heard in the home.

03/04/2020

How is everyone coping after week 1 of lockdown?

31/03/2020

Just a place to come to and share activities to do at home during the lockdown.

24/03/2020

Make Number Rubbings:

A great fun activity for kids with autism that teaches math. It helps kids connect numbers with objects to represent the number.

Children love crayons, and you can put this art by introducing them to rubbings. It helps to improve eye-hand coordination and works the small muscles of hands.

You Will Need:

Paper

Black color marker

Blank paper – 10 pieces with one number on each

Objects with different textures – 10, can be leaves, coins, sandpaper, etc.

Pencil

Safety scissors

Lined paper

Crayons

How To Do:

Draw one to ten numbers on blank papers, one number on each sheet. Draw blocked, big and outlined numbers for easy coloring.

Help your child make a design by placing a texture below the paper and rubbing a crayon on it.

Sit with your child and explain her to do textures corresponding with the number page. For instance, if it is page 2, ask her to draw two different textures and make a design of it.

24/03/2020

Underwater I Spy Alphabet Bottle:

Sparkling water is one such activities for children with autism social skills to attract. Here is a great alphabet bottle activity that helps to keep your little one focused and engaged. Your kids can recognize letters in a creative manner through the shiny floating sequins.

You Will Need:

Plastic soda or empty water bottle

Alphabet beads (or plain coloured beads to substitute)

Sequins

Glitter

Water

Corn syrup

Highlighter

Paper sheet

Glue gun

How To Do:

Take all the beads from A to Z and place them on the table. Ask your child to drop those letters one by one into the bottle.

Your child can then drop sequins followed by glitter.

Fill half of the bottle with water and another half with corn syrup. The role of corn syrup is to slow down the motion of the elements present inside, and it also prevents the glitter from sticking together.

Apply glue to the lid so that the liquid inside will not spill.

Shake the bottle and let your little one watch it. Ask her to find each letter and spot the letters in her name by shaking the bottle. Or pick a colour and count how many.

24/03/2020

GAME FOR AUTISTIC KIDS:
Create A Shredded Flower Bouquet:

This is a creative activity that involves ripping and shredding of paper to create a beautiful composition to use as a decorative element. Autistic kids who require special needs will love the sensory touch of handling paper and playing with shapes and colors.

You Will Need:

Watercolor paper – 11” * 17”Flesh colored paper Bright colored construction papers
Green colored construction papers – various shades
Glue stick
Scissors
Pencil

To Do:

Take a flesh colored paper and let your little one trace his or her hand and arm.

Cut out the trace. Keep a watercolor paper in a portrait style. Now lay the paper hand across the bottom of the watercolor paper and see to it that the fingers touch the end of the paper.
Cut the arm part and glue it on the watercolor paper.
Now help your child cut and tear long thin stems of green papers, then leaf shapes including small and big, flat and round, and thin and long. Place the stems in between the fingers, a few overlapping the thumb and most going beneath the fingers.

Apply glue and then paste the stems at the bottom. Do not stick at the top. Now try to make the fingers hold the flowers by folding the fingers under and glue them. Or you can even snip the fingers off to show an effect of bent fingers. Paste the leaves on and around the stems. Now cut or rip the colored paper to various petal shapes.Paste the petals. Try to overlap the stems and petals as much as possible so that the activity looks beautiful.

24/03/2020

. Touch-and-feel box for those with sensory condition.

Most preschoolers flock to the classroom sensory table as soon as the teachers pull it out. So there is little doubt they will love this entertaining challenge. Find a shoe box or any box that has a lid on it. Cut a hole in one of the sides of the box —large enough for your child to fit her hand in. If you want, get creative and have your kids decorate the box with glitter and question marks. When you’re ready to play, put an item inside the box and have your children guess what it is. They can ask questions about the item if they need to, or you can offer clues. Get as ooey-gooey as you wish (fresh pumpkin seeds or slimy spaghetti are great choices for Halloween), or use such simple objects as a brush, a toy, a piece of fruit. To make it competitive, you can give a point to the first child to name the object.

24/03/2020

Hot Potato

This game will have everyone giggling. Ask the kids to sit on the floor in a circle. Turn on some tunes and have them pass the potato (a bean bag or soft ball) around the circle as fast as they can. When the music stops, the player holding the potato leaves the circle. Keep going until only one player is left and wins the game.

24/03/2020

Treasure hunt

Kids love finding hidden objects — especially when there’s a prize at the end. Simply write your clues on some slips of paper — get creative. Place the first clue somewhere easy to find, like inside your child’s snack or cereal bowl. Then leave as many clues as you like around the house, making a trail to the final clue. Instead of a prize, the treasure hunt can lead to various coins around the house. This way the kids get to collect all the coins and put them in their piggy banks in the end.
Prizes can also be extra movie time skip 1 chore etc doesn't have to cost.