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Our Letter of the Week is Qq
Opposites
Your child will listen to a book about opposites. Opposites is an important concept as it helps build math, science and language skills through comparing and describing. It helps to build children’s vocabulary as they gain an understanding of these words used to describe things.
After listening to the story, you will ask your child to think about some of the opposites he/she remembers from that story. You will then take a piece of paper fold it in half from left to right, then again in half from top to bottom and then again from left to right , and one last time fold in half from top to bottom. So when you open it up it will look like this.
Then you can say to your child, “I wonder if you can draw some of the opposite pairs you saw in the book? Or maybe we can make our own opposite pairs too?”
Encourage your child to draw the pairs. Maybe you can draw one and then your child draws one. THE FOCUS HERE IS ON YOUR CHILD TALKING ABOUT THE OPPOSITE PAIRS HE/SHE HEARD IN THE STORY, AND THEN TRYING TO DRAW THOSE PAIRS AS BEST HE OR SHE CAN. If drawing becomes too much of a challenge encourage your child by doing half in the morning and half in the evening. Or if it is becoming too much, then as a parent you can draw the pictures while describing what you are doing by your child.
Next your child can cut out the pairs. Please encourage your child to do this on his/her own. ALL CHILDREN SHOULD BE CUTTING BY THEMSELVES.
Now ask your child to mix up the cards and turn them over so you can’t see them.
Now they can play by themselves or with someone. Turn over 2 cards at a time. If they don’t match you turn them back over and try again.
Happy and Sad are opposites! So you can take those and try to find another pair or it can be someone else’s turn.
Have fun! Please remember do not rush through activities. Take your time, talk about what you are doing, what you notice , etc. This doesn’t have to be done in one sitting.
Have a great day!