Dino Dig – Melting Ice with Salt and Water If your child loves dinosaurs, this Dino Dig activity will be a big hit. It’s easy to set up and will have your child melting ice with salt and water to free toy dinosaurs and other treasures from a frozen block of ice. Science, water play, and … Read more
Maths Challenge-Working Systematically Mathematicians try to work systematically so they can see how they worked something out and see patterns which messy work might not reveal. There are lots of fun activities here for children of all ages and abilities. For younger children https://nrich.maths.org/9807 For older children https://nrich.maths.org/9810
Dino Dig – Melting Ice with Salt and Water If your child loves dinosaurs, this Dino Dig activity will be a big hit. It’s easy to set up and will have your child melting ice with salt and water to free toy dinosaurs and other treasures from a frozen block of ice. Science, water play, and … Read more
Today is World Bee Day!!! To celebrate World Bee Day, here is a symmetry activity which brings maths and art together. If you have water-based paint, paper, and a scissors you are ready to go. There is also lots of very interesting information on bees and maths here. https://www.mathsweek.ie/2019/maths-at-home-activities/#activity31BeeSymmetry Look up some information on bees … Read more
Today is World Bee Day!!! To celebrate World Bee Day, here is a symmetry activity which brings maths and art together. If you have water-based paint, paper, and a scissors you are ready to go. There is also lots of very interesting information on bees and maths here. https://www.mathsweek.ie/2019/maths-at-home-activities/#activity31BeeSymmetry Look up some information on bees … Read more
Getting Active Exercise is so important for both our physical and mental well being. Put away the school books, forget about the housework and get outside for half an hour. Safe Food have a great interactive game where you spin the wheel to select an activity. The whole family can get involved. Unfortunately Marty Wheelan … Read more
Maths Challenge- Pairs of numbers This is such a simple exercise but an essential maths skill. Mark 1-10 on counters, blocks or paper and ask you child to make pairs of ten. Extend to 20 and beyond as they get familiar. https://nrich.maths.org/7233
Getting Active Exercise is so important for both our physical and mental well being. Put away the school books, forget about the housework and get outside for half an hour. Safe Food have a great interactive game where you spin the wheel to select an activity. The whole family can get involved. Unfortunately Marty Wheelan … Read more
Giant Wordsearch Create a giant word search on a large glass window or door using a white board marker. Alternatively use some old wallpaper, a large box or chalk to create one. Alternatively you can make one online. You can play online or print them off. Here is just one site. There are loads. https://thewordsearch.com/maker/
Giant Wordsearch Create a giant word search on a large glass window or door using a white board marker. Alternatively use some old wallpaper, a large box or chalk to create one. Alternatively you can make one online. You can play online or print them off. Here is just one site. There are loads. https://thewordsearch.com/maker/