Pam Buchanan
Fun Learning Activities
to Try at Home
National Parents Council
Conference 13 June 2015
rock, paper, scissors
semut orang gajah
…from Sumatra
semut
ANT
orang
MAN
gajah
ELEPHANT
Worth doing…?
Do I want to share this?
Does it inspire me to do something else…?
The hidden treasure…?
Some Maths…
Size
Comparisons
Prediction
Strategy
Timing
Counting
And there’s...
Fine motor skills
Social skills
Emotional skills
Language Skills
Ant-Human-Elephant inspired me to…
And then…
That starting point might lead me to…
Developed by NALA,
working with…
→ Early Childhood Ireland
→ Irish National Teachers Organisation
→ Library organisations
→ Irish Assoc. of Speech and Language Therapists
→ National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
→ Young Ballymun
And many more…
What’s on the website?
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Instructions for games
E-books
Apps
Videos to watch with your children
Links to other websites
Good tips on talking
Lots of interesting starting points!
TIP:
Don’t get sucked into the internet for hours…!
Music!
Make a themed
Treasure Box….
Julia’s
Maths Box
And finally…
Once upon a time….
Pam Buchanan
Fun Learning Activities
to Try at Home
National Parents Council
Conference 13 June 2015
Links
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www.NALA.ie
www.helpmykidlearn.ie
Links to images used:
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http://www.freegameaccess.com/play-rock-paper-siz.htm
https://vimeo.com/23100757 Inggy Yuliani’s video of students playing Semut, Orang, Gajah
http://kixcereal.com/kix-cereal-food-art-a-fruity-butterfly-snack/
http://pinstake.com/butterfly-face-mask-for-kids-animal-theme-party/