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Apr
2020
Tracing letters
By little munchkin patch on April 28, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Tracing Letters and numbers Handwriting develops as children develop increased control over their bodies and a desire to communicate through mark making. In order that children eventually acquire a legible, fluent and fast handwriting style, they need to develop skills including:· good gross and fine motor control· a recognition of pattern· a language to talk […]
27
Apr
2020
Biscuit recipe
By little munchkin patch on April 27, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Tablespoon biscuit recipe Baking together this tablespoon biscuit recipe is a great visual way for early year’s children to learn and understand ingredients and cooking plus a good way to learn about numbers, how food is made and where it comes from, as well as communication and language and precision gross motor skills. Plus you […]
23
Apr
2020
Pre-phonics
By little munchkin patch on April 23, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Home learning: Pre-phonics I spy first letter soundsPlace some objects on a tray and ask your munchkin to find an object beginning with the letter sound. A more physically active version could be to hunt around the house for an object beginning with the sound. Hidden lettersWrite some letters on a page using a white […]
22
Apr
2020
Fine motor
By little munchkin patch on April 22, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Home learning: fine motor Toilet paper roll threadingThis is a great spin on the classic pasta necklace. It uses either toilet paper or paper towel rolls which are big enough to pose no choking hazard and easier for little hands to thread onto the ribbon. Still any time anything goes around your child’s neck you […]
21
Apr
2020
Bubble wrap competition
By little munchkin patch on April 21, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Bubble wrap printing competition Is there a budding artist among our munchkins?Any of our munchkins can enter our painting competition for their chance to win a prize!To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is use the bubble wrap provided with this week’s Home Play pack, some paint, brushes and […]
16
Apr
2020
LEGO challenge
By little munchkin patch on April 16, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Can you build: A Marble Maze?A Rainbow?Or Complete the Desert Island challenge? For our younger munchkins it may be easier to use Duplo Lego bricks. We would love to see your creations! Don’t forget to upload them to your child’s Tapestry online account. Desert Island lego challenge For the grown ups: Lego — we all […]
10
Apr
2020
Super Sydney
By little munchkin patch on April 10, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Super Sydney and his Amazing Pals For many epilepsy is a very real every day worry and a constant concern for family and friends. Talking from personal experience both professional and personal it is imperative to be prepared at all times and all eventualities as an adult in order to best assist an seizure physically […]
9
Apr
2020
Treasure hunt
By little munchkin patch on April 9, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
It’s difficult to get out and about right now, it’s hard to buy supplies like Easter treats for Ester egg hunts and we also know that some of the munchkins don’t have gardens. But as long as you have a printer and paper* we thought it might be great to have a few treasure hunts […]
8
Apr
2020
Book Time 2
By little munchkin patch on April 8, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Book Time 2 It’s that time of year again when so much learning of the natural world is available as the seasons change around us. As we have limited access to the great outdoors currently it’s so important to turn to books as a resources to create engagement and fire those little imaginations with the […]
2
Apr
2020
Song and Dance
By little munchkin patch on April 2, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Song and Dance Sing and Rhyme Time at Little Munchkin Patch is a daily favourite. Each day we sing along together with words and actions, click on the videos to join in. This process has actually been a really nice way to record what songs we sing about and introduce our very own and very […]
30
Mar
2020
Child fitness
By little munchkin patch on March 30, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Child fitness We love staying fit and healthy, it’s so important for children to use their muscles and maintain stamina during this extended time at home but they also need to continue to improve muscles and stamina as they grow too. Most days at Little Munchkin Patch we complete a child friendly Yoga routine together. […]
29
Mar
2020
Book time
By little munchkin patch on March 29, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Little Munchkin Patch Book Time Books are a big part of Little Munchkin Patch’s day. We have a dedicated book time each day but we also read books to entertain, help the children fall asleep but mostly to help the children learn. During book time the children often ask questions about the strangest things. But […]
24
Mar
2020
Trail sheet resources
By little munchkin patch on March 24, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Trail sheet resources We have created some trail sheets for the munchkins to stay learning at home. Just because all munchkins can currently only go out for one walk daily doesn’t mean they can’t be engaged and learning has to stop. Oh no! You might need to get creative for other times throughout the day, […]
23
Mar
2020
Home learning daily schedule
By little munchkin patch on March 23, 2020 in Home learning with No Comments
Daily schedule Children learn through play and this is certainly our approach. At Little Munchkin Patch (LMP) we try and make learning as fun as possible, but to get through a wide spectrum of topics with children on a daily basis you need to have a plan. We don’t know how long we are going […]
23
Mar
2020
Learning from home
By little munchkin patch on March 23, 2020 in Home learning News with No Comments
Learning from home We believe our customers should continue to get learning support from us so we aim to post a daily schedule, suggestions, trail sheets, play activities and links to online content, mail resources (as in real post) and loads of learning opportunities over the coming days/weeks to keep those little minds active and […]
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