Hi Everyone,
During the Coronavirus outbreak Twinkl are offering a month of free unlimited membership. You do not need to enter any card details, it will just cancel out after the month finishes.
We’ve pulled together some of our favourite activities into the bundles you see below – and for the next few weeks at least we are making them free for everyone to download.
We hope these packs of printable activities will help keep kids busy and engaged.
We don’t need your email address and there’s no catch or subscription necessary. Just click on the links below and download away! Just take them and enjoy, tell your friends and family, and share.
https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/school-closures
Sensory awareness goes hand in hand with creativity. Sensory play arouses children’s imaginations, creativity and curiosity through exploration of texture, temperature and fun!
GLOOP
Gloop is an interesting mixture with a unique texture and is great for sensory play. It is also great for learning about the concepts of what a solid and liquid is.
You will need:
2 cups of cornflour
1 cup of water
Food Colouring (optional)
A large container or bowl
Place the cornflour into a large container and place a few drops of colouring into the centre. Have the water ready for your child to pour into the container. Mix the water into the cornflour and colouring. It will take some time to mix together but encourage your child to play with the gloop before it is mixed.
EDIBLE PLAY DOUGH (particularly effective if dyed green)
1/3 cup softened butter
1/3 cup golden syrup
1-2 tsp peppermint extract
1/2 tsp salt
1 lb powdered sugar/icing sugar
Mix together the butter, corn syrup, peppermint, salt and any colouring. They need to be well combined.
Add the powdered sugar and mix it in. Tip mixture out onto a surface dusted with more powdered sugar, and knead into a smooth dough.
Store in plastic wrap in the fridge if not using immediately.
If any of you would like to learn or improve your skills in computer programming then here are some cool websites to check out…
https://blockly.games
This website will allow you to learn how to make things move. There are lots of different topics you can pick; birds, puzzle, maze and lots more
scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted
This website allows you to create your own game
Here is a link to a website that’s got some fab educational games
There are games to cover most subjects.