DIY Do you have any broken toys or appliances at home? If so why not let the kids take them apart and see how they are made or if they can be fixed. It’s a great STEM project and fantastic for fine motor skills.
Maths challenge-Chalk activities There are lots of maths activities that you can do with chalk. Hopscotch is a great activity to reinforce number order for younger kids. Drawing geometric designs and mazes are challenging fun for older kids. https://www.mathsweek.ie/2019/activity-of-the-day/
DIY Do you have any broken toys or appliances at home? If so why not let the kids take them apart and see how they are made or if they can be fixed. It’s a great STEM project and fantastic for fine motor skills.
Kitchen Roll Colouring Patterns This is a perfect activity to keep big and small people busy! Look at a sheet of kitchen roll and notice the tiny indented dots on it. Use pens or markers to dot some colour on each to make the patterns bright and colourful.
Maths challenge- Figure me out poster Children will create a poster that will have others solving equations to figure them out. This activity is more suitable for slightly older children.
Kitchen Roll Colouring Patterns This is a perfect activity to keep big and small people busy! Look at a sheet of kitchen roll and notice the tiny indented dots on it. Use pens or markers to dot some colour on each to make the patterns bright and colourful.
lego steamathon Cork County Council are running a LEGO building competition with a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) theme every week. It is open to all ages. See the poster for full details.
lego steamathon Cork County Council are running a LEGO building competition with a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) theme every week. It is open to all ages. See the poster for full details.
Maths Challenge This is a great challenge for children and adults of all ages. Try not to lead your child to the answer, as frustrating as it may be. Let them puzzle over it and see if they can figure it out. https://www.mathsweek.ie/2019/maths-at-home-activities/#activity35sixfrogs
Julia Donaldson Calling all Julia Donaldson fans! Julia Donaldson and Friends are live every week with one of her books. There is reading, singing and illustrating. You will find her on the Gruffalo Facebook page every Thursday at 4pm.