London's Little Thinkers - Ideas for Parents

Stuck with ideas for your children at home during Coronavirus? 

London's Little Thinkers has you covered. Check out these top tips below to build on your child’s gross motor skills, fine motor skills. It also includes some helpful online resources.

Gross Motor Skills:

Apart from the common ways to develop children’s Gross Motor Skills e.g. climbing a tree, going to the park, riding bikes etc, here are a few indoor ideas for up your sleeve. 

  • Throwing beanbags e.g. up the stairs and see how far they can throw it for example 1 step, 5 steps.

  • Make an obstacle course that encourages your child to jump (e.g. like a kangaroo), crawl (e.g. like a badger), hop (like a rabbit).

  • Hop scotch (encourage your child to spot the different numbers)

  • Football/Practise catching/kicking/throwing a ball

  • Cosmic Yoga online

  • Egg and spoon races & indoor balloon tennis!

  • Cover a wall with backing paper and allow your child to draw big drawings on it by reaching up high & squatting down low.

Fine Motor Skills:

During school/Nursery children are continuously developing their fine motor skills and dexterity so here are a few of our favourite ‘at home’ ways to continue this. 

  • Cook with your child: the kneading, rolling, pinching, stirring etc will all help to develop stronger fine motor skills. Remember to wear gloves or wash hands thoroughly

  • Buy sewing kits

  • Make play dough or slime - see recipe here

  • Use pipettes to make potions!

  • Buy Lego kits and work with your child to build the item! 

 

Online Resources:

  • Lingumi (for aged 2-5) Sets of learning & speech recognition games and video-based games to help with a child’s grammar and getting them speaking their first words early on.

  • Kaligo (For children aged 3-5): The first digital handwriting exercise book using a stylus and tablet, built using AI and co-created with teachers, occupational therapists and neuroscientists

  • NHS Change 4Life Activities

  • CBBC – Numeracy & Little Learners

  • StoryLine Online

  • Zumba Kids Routine 

  • Teach your Monster how to read - here. 

  • Alpha Blocks & Number Blocks - here. 

  • Twinkl are offering parents 1 month free - use the code PARENTSTWINKLHELPS 

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