This has to be one of my favourite activities. It’s so easy yet absolutely brilliant and the kids will love it! After you’ve made your volcano and made it erupt you’ve also got a fantastic stimulus to get the children to do some written work describing or explaining […]
This activity is great as there is so much to do and so much to learn! Children can design and make the puppets (maybe even learn how to sew?!), make the puppet theatre and then have a go at some acting skills with the show! (If you like […]
This little practical, measuring how fast toy cars go on different ramps, is a winner for all ages as you can just adapt the difficulty level of it! Children can have a go at making the ramps and letting their toy cars go down. They could even measure […]
This activity is so fun that children often don’t even realise they are learning. You basically draw out a car park onto a large piece of paper, number the spaces and cars and then encourage your child to try and park the cars in the corresponding, correct space. […]
Make your very own phonics resources by simply painting on stones with the kids! Then use the resource to play games and reinforce their phonics understanding and recall. (If you like this video, head over to my YouTube channel here as I’ve done lots of other free learning […]
If you’re child is learning some spellings for school or just needing to practise the spellings of certain tricky words…then have a go at this! This could also be adapted to using letters to revise the alphabet or graphemes to reinforce phonics. In summary, you make a hand […]
Leaf printing always excites children, the pictures they can produce are beautiful! Not only does this activity enable them to have a go at printing with leaves but it also extends their learning by encouraging them to measure the length of leaves and record the data. Great for […]
Create your very own, very cute, nests together using leaves you’ve collected from outside as well as some pom poms for the chick! A gorgeous activity that then can be used as a writing prompt. (If you like this video, head over to my YouTube channel here as I’ve done […]
Here’s a really fun activity to do with the kids, that’s fantastic at encouraging children to pick up a pencil and have a go at some writing. It can also be differentiated for all different ages. Create the postbox together and then decide what type of post you […]
Here’s a really fun activity to do with the kids, either at home or as part of a Science lesson in school. This one is all about finger prints and solving crimes! (If you like this video, head over to my YouTube channel here as I’ve done lots […]
