Sensory Play 30

This homemade paper plate ring toss game is a great way of practising gross motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

Explore our planet through this simple craft using a recycled tennis ball and blue and green playdough to create the globe and continents.

Children love hands-on activities and creating the stages of a butterfly's life cycle in playdough is a great way to help children understand the process. This is a simple spring learning activity or the perfect craft to accompany Eric Carle's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Dr Seuss' Cat in the Hat inspired this STEM challenge - how many hats can balance? This is a great activity to practise fine motor skills.

Fine motor skills are the foundation of so many learning activities. Develop skills by spelling-out a name or other focus word using sweets or chocolates.

Making sticker patterns is a fun way to encourage concentration, classification skills and fine motor abilities. 

Scavenger hunts are a great way for children to learn through play. This activity is good for all ages, but especially for those still learning their colours.

The term Sight Words is often used to describe High Frequency Words and Tricky (or irregular) words. Learning them is crucial in developing strong reading and writing skills. Finding fun and interesting ways to practise spelling can be the hard part, so make it hands-on by using play dough.

Cheerios have so many uses. When you're not eating them, you can use them for learning! Counting and estimating are important skills practised in this activity.

Letter matching activities are an excellent way to explore the alphabet. This is a very simple and easy upper and lowercase letter matching activity, with some fine motor skills practice thrown in!

Have fun with high frequency word practice! Using paint brings fun and colour into this spelling activity.  Simply sketch out the words to focus on in pencil and let your child trace over them with paint. 

CVC words are three letter words that follow a consonant/vowel/consonant pattern. Use building blocks to help blend sounds when reading common CVC words. Making reading practice fun and hands-on.

Strengthen hand, wrist and finger muscles on a daily basis with this simple tong object sorting exercise. The squeezing action helps improve general hand strength.