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Clown Fun

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Activity

  • Making a clown out of shapes

Which skills are developed?

  • Pre-writing shapes – the circles, squares, triangles and lines that form letters and numbers
  • Scissor skills: being able to use a pair of scissors with grip and control

What you’ll need

  • Paper
  • Paint or textas
  • Glue or blu-tack
  • Scissors

Details

  • Encourage junior to draw the shapes and/or colour them in before cutting them out and using them to create the clown
  • While pasting the shapes onto a piece of paper to make the clown, reinforce the formation of the shapes using the pre-writing patterns (top to bottom, left to right, anti-clockwise)

Combined Videos

Combining several foundation skills, our PlayBiz Play-a-Long videos run for 10 minutes or so. We’ve carefully ordered the activities so they enable your youngster to have an optimal learning experience and develop the skills they’ll need for school by joining in the ‘teachable moments’. Picture a fun and educational TV program like PlaySchool crossed with an occupational therapy session that’s chock full of strategies. Ready, steady, learn! Please note: The Play-a-Long videos don’t need to be viewed in any particular order.