Recommended Age: any age! Purpose: The fundamental purpose of yoga is to foster harmony in the body, mind and environment Level of Parent Involvement: Low, once the cards have been printed the child may choose a card and practice the poses independently Prerequisites None Materials Yoga poses cards (see PDF), choose 3 […]
Printables: Yes
Colour hunt in nature
Recommended Age: 3 to 5 years Purpose: For the child to connect the colours used in colour box 2, to objects found in the natural outdoor environment Level of Parent Involvement: Low, once the activity has been explained to the child, the child may work independently with low supervision Prerequisites The child can pair and identify […]
Plant or animal sorting
Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards Purpose: For the child to develop an understanding of the difference and interdependence of plants and animals, broadening their understanding of the world Level of Parent Involvement: Low, once modelled the child may complete this activity independently Prerequisites None Materials Plants or animals sorting chart […]
Living or non-living sorting
Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards Purpose: For the child to develop an understanding of the difference and interdependence of living and non-living things, broadening their understanding of the world Level of Parent Involvement: Low, once modelled the child may complete this activity independently Prerequisites None Materials Living or non-living sorting chart […]
Animal heads and tails
Recommended Age: 3 years Purpose: For the child to broaden their understanding of animals and the way their bodies are made up Level of Parent Involvement: Low, once the resources have been prepared and the child has been shown they may work independently Prerequisites None Materials Animal heads and tails PDF Scissors […]
Octopus cutting activity
Recommended Age: 3 and ½ to 5 years Purpose: for the child to build on their scissor skills, further developing their fine and gross motor control and coordination and to engage in creative processes Level of Parent Involvement: Low, the adult must give the child instructions then the child may make the octopus independently […]
Exploration with the small moveable alphabet
Recommended Age: 4 years and onwards Purpose: To make possible further exploration of the child’s own language and to give more keys to reading, writing and spelling Level of Parent Involvement: Low, the adult must model this activity for the first time then once shown the child may work independently Prerequisites The child must know all […]
Sorting letters by formation
Recommended Age: 4 years and onwards Purpose: For the child to focus on correct letter formation when writing Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must model this exercise for the child the first time then the child may work independently Prerequisites The child has been presented to all sandpaper letters The child […]
The adverb game
Recommended Age: 5 years and onwards (may be younger depending on the child’s skills and experiences) Purpose: To help the child become aware of the function of the adverb as a word that modifies or changes the action. The adverb game prepares the child for dramatic arts and prepares their mind for a deeper […]
Multiplication board
Recommended Age: 5 to 6 years (may be younger depending on the child’s skills and experiences) Purpose: To help the memorization process for multiplication Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must facilitate the initial exercise, once shown the child may work independently Prerequisites The child must be able to count accurately from […]
Rainbow Letters
Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards Purpose: For the child to form letters correctly and for them to connect the sound of letters with their written symbol. Level of Parent Involvement: Low, the adult must model the activity for the child then the child may work independently. Prerequisites The child must have had many experiences in […]
The Article Game
Recommended Age: 4 and ½ years and onwards Purpose: The article game provides the child with the opportunity to practice reading. Through the article game the child becomes aware of the definite and indefinite articles and their functions also preparing the child for later work in grammar. Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must facilitate […]
Small Moveable Alphabet
Recommended Age: 4 years and onwards Purpose: To make possible further exploration of the child’s own language and to give more keys to reading, writing and spelling. Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must present this exercise to the child for the first time, once shown the child may repeat the exercise independently. Prerequisites […]
Addition strip board (Presentation 2)
Recommended age: 5 years and onwards (can be younger depending on the child’s skills and experiences) Purpose: To present the entire structure of addition and to help the child memorise the addition combinations Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must present this exercise to the child, once the child has been shown they may work […]
Formation of numbers
Recommended Age: 4 to 5 years Purpose: To help the child associate the categories of the decimal system with their names and symbols and to familiarise the child with the reading of composite numbers. This exercise brings to the child’s awareness that the position of the digit gives it its value and shows that zero in a composite number indicates an […]
The change game
Recommended Age: 4 years and onwards Purpose: To show the child that 10 of a category equals one of the next higher category. Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must facilitate the exercise with the child, once shown the child may play with an older sibling or another family member. Prerequisites The child must be able to count […]
Addition Strip Board (Presentation 1)
Recommended Age: 5 years and onwards (can be younger depending on the child’s skills and experiences). Purpose: To present the entire structure of addition and to help the child memorise the addition combinations. Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must present this exercise to the child, once the child has been shown they may work independently. […]
100 Chain
Recommended Age: 4 and ½ to 5 and ½ years Purpose: To consolidate linear counting and to show the child skip counting. Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must present the exercise to the child first, once shown the child may work independently. Prerequisites The child must be able to recognise the numbers and […]
Addition Chart 3
Recommended Age: 5 years and onwards Purpose: To memorise the essential addition combinations with the possibility of repetition. Level of Parent Involvement: Low, this exercise is short to present, once the child has been shown they may work independently. Prerequisites The child must have had many experienced in addition with the golden beads The child must be […]
Teen Beads
Recommended Age: 4 to 5 years Purpose: To introduce the quantities 11 to 19 with their names and for the child to see the relationship of the numbers 1 to 9 to the number 10. Level of Parent Involvement: Low, the adult must present the exercise to the child, once modelled the child may continue […]