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We're having a baby! The announcement of a new baby is a very exciting time and will involve a lot of talking, planning and action for the whole family. Your child can also be involved in getting organised for the arrival of your newest family member. Talk with your child about when the baby is expected to be born and what will happen to your body as the baby grows. You could
There are many different ways that you can have a car race at home. One of the most exciting ways is to build your own racetrack with blocks and found parts. Together you can experiment with different designs to see which car will make it to the bottom first in the fastest time. Sometimes if the car is travelling too fast it might crash and not finish the race.
Next time you are out and about with your child take notice of the different cars that you see. Talk about the colour, how many doors the car has, the numbers on the numberplate, or the size of the car.That car has round headlights, but the small green one has square ones.Sometimes you could make predictions about what you will see before you set off. Later on, you can compare
Everyone is different and unique. How we look and dress, what we like, the things we are good at and are interested in differs for everyone. Sometimes members of the same family can look similar. Do you all have the same hair and eye colour or is each person a little different? The boys in our family all have blue eyes but the girls have a mixture of green and brown.
Have you ever noticed the number of different textures around us? The rug on the bed can feel soft and cuddly, the new wool jumper might be hard and scratchy and the window after the rain could be cold and slippery. Next time you are out or moving around the house talk to your child about how things feel. As you help your child dress you can talk about how the clothing feels.
Every day many different things happen. Some of them are planned and predictable but others just pop up.Make time with your child at the end of each day to talk about the different things that happened. You might talk about events that you did together, ones that suddenly came up or things that happened to your child while they were at kindy or childcare.As you talk together
Every day the weather is different and this will effect what we can do and wear. Talk to your child about the different ways that you can find out about the weather. You could listen to the weather forecast the night before on the radio, watch it on the news on the TV or read the predicted weather forecast in the paper. Looking at the predicted weather the day before will help
Next time you are outside with your child ask them what they can see in the sky. Is it different in the morning compared to late in the afternoon or evening? There are lots of clouds up in the sky. Can you see anything else? It is very hot today. What can you see in the sky that helps us to keep warm? Talk to your child about what they can see. Is it always the same? Is the
The washing is dry and now it is time to put it away. You could ask your child to help you sort the washing into different piles. Start by asking your child to find their own clothes.Let’s start by sorting the socks first. Can you find all of your socks?As you sort through the basket of washing, talk about the different types and sizes of clothing. Explain to your child that