Creativity is the act of

turning new and

imaginative ideas into
reality. It is characterized
by the ability to perceive
the world in new ways, to
find hidden patterns, to
make connections between
seemingly unrelated
phenomena, and to
generate solutions.
See the difference?
Specific examples of learning activities that are
provided for in the domain: Creativity
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES: THE GAME OF LEARNING

1. Rhyme time
Say, "I need a word that rhymes with cat." Pass the ball to someone once they give you a correct rhyming word.
Keep changing the starting word and continue the game until all kids have gone.
2. Spelling review
For older kids, you can pass the ball and go through your spelling words one letter at a time. For example, you
say, "We're going to spell the word their, as in 'This is their ball.'" The first person says "T," the second person
says "H," the third person says "E," and so on. If one says the wrong letter, the next person says correct letter
and fixes the mistake.
3. Practice counting
You can have your class practice counting by twos, fives and tens. Pass the ball clockwise or counterclockwise,
with the student who receives it saying the number that comes next. For example, you say, "We are going to
count by fives. Five!" The person next to you says "ten," the next one says "fifteen," and so on.
4. Roll dice to have your students answer story questions.
"What is the plot of the story?" you might ask them. "What is the setting?" You can introduce more reflective
questions such as, "Why did this character do what he or she did?" and "What was the author's purpose?"
Specific examples of learning activities that are
provided for in the domain: Creativity
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES: THE ARTSY SIDE OF CREATIVE

5. Dress in costumes of storybook characters to leave a lasting impression, or let students dress up as
characters to retell stories.

6. Turn your room into the environment of what you are learning about.
When the class is learning about fairy tales, turn your classroom into a castle. When you're learning about
animals, turn your classroom into a jungle.

7. Create class songs about topics they need to know, or use the music of your favorite singers or the famous.
You might also borrow songs and games from coworkers. Songs are catchy, and children learn quickly from
them.
Specific examples of learning activities that are
provided for in the domain: Creativity
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES: Drama

8. Use puppets to put on shows. It’s easy to make simple puppets. You can use a cardboard box to create a
puppet theatre too.

9. Use drama, song and movement to act out things from daily life. It could be doctors, mothers, fathers,
shopkeepers, firefighters – whatever your child likes.

10. Video your preschooler as he plays. Help him use a movie-making app to make it into a special video to
share with family and friends.
 What is ?
Art is a creative activity that expresses
imaginative or technical skill. It is an act of
expressing feelings, thoughts, and
observations.

"Art does not solve problems, but makes us

aware of their existence," sculptor
Magdalena Abakanowicz has said.
Specific examples of learning activities that are
provided for in the domain: Arts
1. Cut and Glue
Using scissors is an activity that all children
take some time to learn and is an important
motor skill too.
2. Raised Salt Painting
A tried and tested favourite among children, salt painting is
ridiculously fun to do and also an activity that helps
improves the child’s creativity.

What You Will Need: What You Will Need:

A pair of scissors Epsom Salt
Coloured paper with Food colour in varied colours
predetermined shapes Glue
Glue Drawing paper
Drawing paper Pencil
Paper plates
How To Perform:
Encourage the child to cut through the How To Perform:
predetermined shapes on the coloured paper. On a paper plate, add a few drops of food colour on some
You can start with simple shapes and make Epsom salt and mix. Repeat this process for all the colours
them complex once your child gets a hang of the child wants.
it. Let your child draw his favourite shapes and patterns on
Let him stick the cutouts on the drawing paper the drawing paper.
to create an artwork. Help him apply glue on the designs and then pour the
coloured salt over the glued areas.
Let it dry.
Specific examples of learning activities that are
provided for in the domain: Arts
3. Drawing With Oil Pastel
Although it is not strictly an activity meant for
children, oil pastel painting is highly
stimulating and also fun to do.
4. Playdough Modelling
Playdough has been a mainstay in toy stores for ages. Not
only is it cheap, but it is also a highly fun and creative item
to play with.

What You Will Need: What You Will Need:

Oil pastels Playdough
Drawing paper Poke-ins
Baby oil Playdough mats
Cotton buds
How To Perform:
How To Perform: Give your child some playdough and let him make shapes
Let your kid draw his favourite things on a of his choice.
drawing paper with the oil pastels and fill in You may sit next to him and assist or have fun making your
the colour. Encourage him to make as many own shapes.
shapes as he wants. Encourage him to use poke-ins, and playdough mats to
For a fine, painting-like art effect, give him make textures on his shapes.
some baby oil and help him smear it on the
painting with a cotton bud.
The baby oil can make any art look vibrant
and deserving of being hung on the
refrigerator.
Specific examples of learning activities that
are provided for in the domain: Arts

5. Finger Painting 6. Playing School

Finger painting has traditionally been one of the Playing school at home may not seem appealing,
messiest activities a child can do, but also one of but believe it or not, your child will turn out to love
the most creative. it soon enough.

What You Will Need: Things You Will Need:

Watercolour Some stationary
Paint palette A roll-up blackboard/ whiteboard
Drawing paper or canvas Some chalk/ whiteboard markers

How To Perform: How To Perform:

Spread some newspaper on a table before your
child starts painting.
Remove all the colours he wants and let him
paint shapes and patterns of his choice with his
fingers.
Let your child play the roles of whomever he
likes; let him choose if he wants to be the teacher
or the student, or the principal or the school
nurse.
Make him alternate various roles until he is
satisfied with the dialogue and the outcome.
What is Physical and Motor
Development?
Physical development refers to the
advancements and refinements of motor
skills, or, in other words, children's
abilities to use and control their bodies.

Motor development means the physical

growth and strengthening of a child's bones,
muscles and ability to move and touch
his/her surroundings. A child's motor
development falls into two categories: fine
motor and gross motor.
What is Fine Motor Skills?
Fine motor skills refer to small
movements in the hands, wrists, fingers,
feet, toes, lips and tongue.

What is Gross Motor

Skills?
Gross motor skills involve motor
development of muscles that enable babies
to hold up their heads, sit and crawl, and
eventually walk, run, jump and skip.
 Specific examples of learning activities that are provided for in the domains
Physical and motor Development: Fine Motor

1. Play-dough and putty

This can help improve a child’s fine motor skills. Encourage your
child to squeeze, stretch, pinch and roll “snakes” or “worms”
with the play clay. You can even have your child try to cut the
play-dough with scissors.

2. Painting
Finger painting gives kids an opportunity to use their hands — and to
get messy. Painting with a brush helps kids learn to hold a brush and
gain greater control using it as a tool.

3. Playing with sponges

Fill a bowl with water and leave the other empty. Your child can soak the sponge in the water and
then squeeze out the sponge into the other bowl. It’s a simple game that can strengthen hands and
forearms.
 Specific examples of learning activities that are provided for in the domains
Physical and motor Development: Fine Motor
4. Rice races
Divide a handful of uncooked rice into two plastic bowls and have an empty bowl
handy. Give your child small plastic tweezers and grab a pair for yourself. Then,
have a race to see who can be the first to transfer their rice into the empty bowl
using the tweezers. If your child is struggling because the grains of rice are too
small, you may want to begin with O-shaped cereal or pony beads.

5. Water play
Fill a cup about a quarter full of water. Give your child an empty cup and an
eyedropper or a clean medicine syringe. Have your child try to transfer the water
from one cup to the other by drawing the water into the dropper or syringe and then
dropping or squirting it into the empty cup. You could also give your child more
cups, add food coloring to the water, and make this a color-mixing experiment.

6. Gardening and planting

Transferring seedlings into a garden requires hand-eye coordination skills
to safely carry the smaller plant to the new hole. Your child will also need to
be able to grasp a trowel to dig and to use a pincer grasp when picking up
seeds to plant.
 Specific examples of learning activities that are provided for in the domains
Physical and motor Development: Gross Motor
1. Trampolines
Using a trampoline is a great activity to improve balance. Indoor trampoline parks
are a fun place to socialize with other kids.

2. Hopscotch
Hopping and jumping require strong gross motor skills, balance, and
coordination. Hopscotch is a simple way to practice those skills.

3. Martial arts classes

Mаrtіаl аrtѕ trаіnіng is a good way to help kids develop strength in their
arms and legs. Actions like kicking, punching, and grappling work to
develop those core muscle groups. It can help kids with balance and
knowing where their body is in space.
 Specific examples of learning activities that are provided for in the domains
Physical and motor Development: Gross Motor
5. Balloon and
4. Playground play bubble play
It also helps them learn how to Balloons and bubbles
coordinate shifting their weight and are a unique way to
moving their legs back and forth. build gross motor
You may also want to encourage skills because you
your child to use “unstable” can’t predict where
playground equipment like rope they’re going to go.
ladders and wobble bridges. While Kids can chase
they can be scary before kids get bubbles and try to pop
used to them, they help work trunk as many as possible.
muscles.

6. Tricycles, scooters, and pedal

cars
Some tricycles come with handles so
you can push while your child
practices pedaling. Or you could
invest in a sturdy scooter or a pedal
car.
 Specific examples of learning activities that are provided for in the domains
Physical and motor Development: Gross Motor
8. Obstacle courses
7. Dancing
Obstacle courses get kids moving and give them a
Whether it’s a dance class or an
goal to accomplish. For an indoor course, use
indoor dance party, dancing is good
furniture, pillows, and blankets to create areas to
gross motor practice. It helps kids
crawl on, under, and through. Outdoors, you can use
develop balance, coordination, and
things like hula-hoops to jump in and out of, jumping
motor sequencing skills. It also helps
jacks, belly crawling, bear walking, and other creative
build your child’s awareness of
movements that challenge your child to balance,
rhythm.
crawl, jump, and run.
 Why is physical activity important for
child development?

Physical activity is the gateway to optimising a child’s development in many

ways. It strengthens children's bones, muscles, hearts and lungs. Improves
children's coordination, balance, posture and flexibility. Helps children stay
at a healthy weight. Reduces children's risk of getting heart disease, cancer
and type-2 diabetes later in life.The benefits of physical activity will follow a
child through their growing years all the way to adulthood.
 Domain 5
PHYSICAL AND MOTOR
DEVELOPMENT

What is Physical health?

Physical health is the well-being of the body and
the proper functioning of the organism of
individuals. The ability to perform daily tasks and
live comfortably in one’s body.
Identify components of physical health and 3. Medical self-care -
well-being in the early grades includes addressing minor
ailments or injuries and
2. Nutrition and seeking emergency care as
necessary
diet - includes
1. Physical nutrient intake,
activity - includes fluid intake, and
strength, healthy digestion
flexibility, and
endurance 4. Rest and sleep -
includes periodic rest
and relaxation, along
with high quality sleep
 Domain 6
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

What is Cognitive Development

Cognitive development is how a person
perceives, thinks, and gains understanding of
their world through the relations of genetic and
learning factors. There are four stages to
cognitive information development. They are,
reasoning, intelligence, language, and memory.
 What is a mathematical thinking?

Is a lot more than just being able to do arithmetic or solve algebra problems. It
is a whole way of looking at things, stripping them down to their essentials,
whether it’s numerical, structural or logical and then analyzing the underlying
patterns.
What is a logical thinking?

Is the process of using a rational, systematic series of steps based on

sound mathematical procedures and given statements to arrive at a
conclusion.
Components of Mathematical thinking of Early Grade Learners

1. Connections- likes to see mathematical

ideas are related.
2. Representation - has unofficial list of ways
to represent a problem and its solution.
3. Communication - is able to explain his/her
thinking clearly and concisely.
4. Reasoning and Proof—Can explain the
reasons behind the mathematical thinking.
5. Problem Solving- demontrates persistence
when encountering a difficult problem and
does not give up.
 Components of Logical
Thinking of Early Grade Learners

1. Informal logic is what’s typically used in daily

reasoning.
2. Formal logic, you use deductive reasoning
and the premises must be true.
3. Symbolic logic deals with how symbols
relate to each other.
4. Mathematical logic, you apply formal logic to
math. This type of logic is part of the basis for
the logic used in computer sciences.
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