Ruth, from UK, sent in this co-ordinates and compass game. Lets take a look…
What did you do?
Firstly, we made octonaut gups out of playdough- we focussed on them being symmetrical- after doing earlier work on symmetry. Then we took them on an adventure on a large octonaut under the sea map I had drawn out. Before starting, we recapped left and right, and learned compass directions. The map also had coordinates on as we’d previously learned this. The boys were given instructions (e.g north 2, west 4) and then had to write the coordinate they landed on, and the place name. We then extended it to them giving the instructions for me to move the gup.
You could do the same activity and change it to whatever theme your children are interested in. You could adapt for younger children by doing up, down, forwards, backwards etc
Tell the Housebound With Kids community a bit about yourself…
My name is Ruth. I have children aged 8,6 and 4. I live in the UK. I am a primary school leader.
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How are you finding being housebound so far?
Coping well but children getting frustrated now.
Do you have any tips for other parents?
Try to stick to a routine as much as possible
Try to use their interests to make them want to take part in learning activities more
Has this website and community helped you?
It’s fantastic- great sharing of activities!
