For grown-ups

Away from the screen

Four activities to play together with things you may already have at home.

Spoon basket

What to find Spoons and a bowl

Set out three spoons. Put them in the bowl one at a time and say one number for each spoon. Empty the bowl and make a new group.

Ask together How many are there altogether?

What to find Washable paint, scrap paper and a grown-up

Choose two colours. Put a small dab of each on paper and mix them together. Make a swatch next to the original colours.

Ask together What changed when the paints touched?

What to find Paper and objects around the room

Find a circle and a rectangle. Draw a square, turn the paper, and look at the corners again.

Ask together What stays the same when you turn it?

What to find Three socks and three spoons

Start a row with a sock, a spoon, a sock, and a spoon. Ask a partner to extend it, then switch roles and invent another row.

Ask together Which part keeps repeating?

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