Activities to do at home

• 'I am a Doctor!' - Children can make a stethoscope craft together with their parents and caregivers, and use it as a prop to “examine” their favourite toys for role play.  Children, siblings, or parents can take turns pretending to be the doctor and patients to get familiar with the situation and it would be good preparation for those who are afraid of going to the doctor!  (Please avoid using empty medicine bottles in play for safety precautions and ensure all medicine is out of children’s reach.)
   
• 'Blow the fire away!' - Draw a firetruck on a plastic zip lock bag and put some shredded paper in red/ orange/ yellow as the fire flame. Let children blow the fire away with a straw to practice their ability to control breathing and complex mouth movements to develop language skills further. 
  
• 'Get the thief!' - Children can pretend to be the police to chase the thief in the playground, while parents and siblings pretend to be the thieves. They can also switch to being the other character. You can apply many fun rules, such as running in slow motion, walking sideways, standing still when a whistle blows, etc., to develop attention, body coordination, action planning and balancing skills in a fun way! 
   
• 'Put the fire out!' - Children can have sensory play by mixing some red/ orange/ yellow paint or food colouring with shaving foam. They can also use a bottle to spray at the foam like putting out the fire! Spraying movement is a great practice for fine motor skills! You can also let your child explore the texture with bare hands for sensory stimulation! 
   
• 'How Many Healthy Teeth?' - Let's count the teeth together in the mirror, then make a craft by drawing a mouth on a piece of paper and sticking shredded paper or small pom poms together. That would reinforce the Early Mathematics Experience concepts such as one-to-one coordination and real object counting skills!
   
• 'Happy Mother's Day!' - To celebrate this special occasion, let's print out a flower printable for Happy Mother's Day. Colour the flowers and the ribbon beautifully. Next, fold the paper along the dashed line to create a lovely piece of artwork. Once the artwork is finished, have the child present it to Mummy with both hands and invite them to say "Happy Mother's Day." This heartfelt gesture will surely bring a smile to her face and make the day even more special.
  
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Here are some great books to go with our May themes. Look out for…

• Pig Pig Gets a Job - by David McPhail
• What Do People Do ALl Day - by Richard Scarry
• Career Day - by Anne Rockwell
• Whose Hat Is This? - by Sharon Katz Cooper
• Even Firefighters Hug Their Moms - by Christine Kole Maclean
• Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do, by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
  Fireman Small - by Wong Herbert Yee
• Little Critter Policeman - by Mercer Mayer
• Do I Have to Go to the Hospital? - by Pat Thomas
• The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor - by Stan & Jan Berenstain
• Maisy Goes to Hospital - by Lucy Cousins
• Busy Fire Station - by Campbell Books
• Busy Police Station - by Mandy Archer (Ladybird Books)
• Peppa Pig Goes to Hospital - by Howard Hughes
• I Love Mom With the Very Hungry Caterpillar - by Eric Carle
• The Berenstain Bears: We Love Our Mom! - by Jan Berenstain and Mike Berenstain
• What Not To Give Your Mom On Mother's Day - by Martha Seif
• I Love You to the Moon - by Elizabeth Bennett (Author), Jennie Poh (Illustrator)