5 + 5 Activity Resource (No. 3) – 5 Independent & 5 Cooperative Learning Activities to Try!

Learn about compound words and try your hand at solving over 100+ compound words comprised of emojis with this free compound words download. With younger children, use this activity as a stimulus to have them create and draw their own compound words, e.g., sun + flower = sunflower. Get them to draw some compound words and have a family guessing game (pictionary style).

Enjoy these re-imagined images and verses from Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler as announced here on Twitter. For your convenience, I have downloaded and saved all the images here in a single Donaldson/Scheffler PDF. How about having your child create their own rhyme in this style to teach other children how to stay safe and well?

In case you missed it, April 4^th marked the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Learn more about his life and legacy with this free inquiry download containing links to useful resources and information your child can access and study independently. As I mentioned in the accompanying blog post, the BrainPOP activities in particular are worth checking out as they model some useful study practices for your child.

Younger children may enjoy this counting game based on the book Math for all Seasons. Meanwhile, here is an egg-themed probability activity older children might like.

As it is Easter/spring break for many children, I have put together a themed activity pack with lots of links and ideas for arts and crafts, games, learning, stories, poems, jokes, recipes and more. There are lots of activities to be found even if your family does not celebrate Easter. Check it out and download for FREE here!

Once again I have created a CardEd 5 day Activity download (week 3). This set features e-a-s-t-r cards, so if you wish to print 2 copies of the e cards, children can see if they can make a seasonal word using all the letters. Then have them try making as many small words as possible from them. As usual, the activities suggested will suit children of mixed ages so are useful if you are working with more than one child. Remember to download our CardEd Activity Guide if you would like more inspiration for using our cards at home!

Get outdoor activity inspiration with these National Trust activities to do in your Back Garden taken from the 50 Things to do Before you’re 11¾ list. What’s your favourite idea from the list? If you don’t have a back garden, have a think about all of the things you can do while out on a walk. Can you collect some leaves and twigs to make a family nature collage? Find other outdoor activity suggestions here on Naturally Learning.

Try to create a famous artwork using objects from your home. Thanks to Leigh Drake on Twitter for this idea. Follow her for lots more inspiration.

Why not watch a musical as a family? Every Friday, one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals will be uploaded to YouTube and available for 48 hours to be enjoyed over the weekend. The series began with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (uploaded April 3^rd). This will be followed by Jesus Christ Superstar (10^th – 12^th April).