Recommended Age: 4 and ½ years and onwards Level of Parent Involvement: Low after the initial presentation of the continent cards, the child may paint their world map with low supervision after learning the names of the continents Prerequisites Prior to painting the map, the child should have a 3 period lessons to learn the names […]
Recommended Age: 3 and ½ to 5 years Level of Parent Involvement: High, the parent must help the child make the sandpaper globe, once the globe is dried the child may work with it independently Prerequisites None Materials A smooth surfaced ball (medium sized) Blue acrylic paint Paint pot A paint brush Smock PVA glue Fine […]
Recommended Age: 2 and ½ to 5 years Level of Parent Involvement: High, the parent must facilitate this experiment, the child may be involved in the steps but is not an activity which the child may do independently Prerequisites None Materials A clean plastic bottle with smooth sides Water A small jug A funnel Vegetable oil […]
Recommended Age: 2 and ½ to 5 years Level of Parent Involvement: High, the parent must facilitate this experiment, the child may be involved in the steps but is not an activity which the child may do independently Prerequisites None Materials A large shallow dish or bowl Food colouring (box of 4 colours, red, blue, green […]
Recommended Age: 2 and ½ years and onwards Level of Parent Involvement: Low, the initial presentation is short then the child may work independently. The adult must set up the activity prior. Prerequisites None Materials A magnet wand (or a medium sized magnet) A shallow A4 tray A container to place the objects Magnetic/non-magnetic sorting […]
Recommended Age: 4 years onwards Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the parent must facilitate the initial exercise, then low once the child has been shown and can work independently Prerequisites The child must be able to write (the child may copy the Oceania flash cards for correct spelling) The child must have the ability to remain […]
Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards Level of Parent Involvement: Low, the initial exercise requires a short presentation, then you may leave the child to work independently Prerequisites None Materials One of each of Australian currency coins ($2, $1, 50c piece, 20c piece, 10c piece, 5 cent piece) A4 paper Crayons A container to keep the […]
Recommended Age: 4 years and onwards Level of Parent Involvement: Medium during the initial set up then low once the child monitors the celery experiment and writes/draws her own observations Prerequisites The child must be able to carry out a task with a sequence of steps in The child must have an interest in science experiments […]
Recommended Age: 2 and a half years and onwards Level of Parent Involvement: Medium the first time showing the child, then low when the child explores independently Prerequisites None Materials Sand Water Bucket or jug Preparation If you don’t have a sandpit at home you can take your child to the closest beach or […]
