ex: scales
Activity:
1. Using an art paper and a puncher, punch holes through a folded art paper. Collect the circles made by the holes. These will be used to make the scales of your animal.
2. Draw on a bond paper a shape of an animal that has scales. ex: snake and fish.
3. Paste the collected circles inside the drawing. Do this line by line until you fill the whole picture. Make sure to overlap the next row of circles halfway over the previous row. You can also make use of different colored art paper to make a pattern or design.
Note: This activity may also be incorporated in the discussion of COLLAGE for the Art subject.
After the guided activity, the child may make use of the skills learned to create his/her own work of art as a "break" from the given lesson.
This actually is relaxing to children and they are practicing their focusing skills as well as enhance their creativity at the same time.
Life Skills: CLEANLINESS
Activity: Cleaning the mess.
After making a mess, make sure to teach the child to clean-up after each activity. Instill the value of neatness and orderliness by asking them to put away the things they used. Help them be enthusiastic about the activity by making it fun by singing a song or making it into a game. This will make them more willing to do the activity instead of seeing it as a chore.
Life Skills: Cooking
When you are cooking, ask the child to help/assist you. Although things may go a bit slower, this will actually build their interest in food that they eat and in cooking itself. Lessons may also be incorporated while preparing food. For example, here, there is a fish to be prepared for lunch so the examination of the scales of the fish complements the previous activity.
