Need some ideas for a few ways to encourage your children to keep learning over the winter break? Here are some ideas to balance holiday fun with learning.
1. Create at-home science experiments
create a snowstorm in a jar
Step 1
– First, fill the jar until about ¾ full of baby oil.
Step 2 – Mix water and a few tablespoons of white paint in the pot.
Step 3 – Return to the jar of baby oil and add the glitter and blue food colouring. You can add as much of these as you like – you are creating a magical winter scene!
Step 4 – Add the paint and water mixture into the jar, filling it to the top.
Step 5 – Lastly, add a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda. Adding the bicarbonate of soda will start the blizzard!
2. Set reading goals
at the beginning of break set a realistic reading goal based on your child's age and reading level.
3. Get in the kitchen
measuring ingredients, adjusting recipe quantities or watching what occurs when different ingredients are combined, can provide a simple way to incorporate math and science into baking
4. Make winter-themed arts and crafts
create a snowman out of cotton balls
use a toilet paper roll and turn it into a penguin
cut paper into unique snowflakes
5.Write personalized holiday cards or thank you notes
practice spelling and vocabulary while teaching your child about the importance of expressing thanks for the gifts they received over the holidays