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Month Two
This month Bertie and his friends are continuing their journey, you and your children can relax with the Mini Yo! Mindfulness film and develop their Hopping, Throwing and Catching Skills.
We will be focussing on the foundation of Co-ordination and do more activities that help develop other areas of learning.
We are so pleased you are continuing this exciting journey with us and hope you have a great month ahead.
Month OneBertie’s Big Adventure
Bertie’s Adventure continues form last month.
Below are the Storyboards that you can double click on and they will expand allowing you or your child to read the story.
You can also download colouring in pictures for your child to colour in or give them paper and crayons to create their own drawings.
Mini Yo! Mindfulness
We all need time away from being busy, stresses of life, irrespective of how old we are and just enjoy some calm in the moment. You can now use our mindfulness films to help your children to relax, and relax yourself. All postures are based on the Mini Yo! moves but are kept simple and slow so your children can concentrate on just being and relaxing.
This month’s Mindfulness film includes the following moves:
Butterfly – Rock – Cat
Try this month’s film to relax:
Mini Yo! MindfulnessYou can also learn the moves and demonstrate them without the film.
Or do the moves faster for a higher energy activity!
Mini Moves
This month’s Skills are:
Hop – Throw – Catch
Children in the early years need to learn and have the opportunity to develop some basic physical skills. This section will help them to develop the skills.
Introduce your child to each move individually to give them a chance to try them and to develop.
Children can follow these films of the moves:
Hopping Throwing and CatchingCombine two or all three moves to create new activities
Here is an Active Story to get you started:
Cat, Kangaroo & PenguinCan you create your own Active Story?
Add the skills to activities you already do to give children more opportunity to develop them.
If you can, print off the attached flashcards to use during activities or give them to your children to try them when they like. This will also help with their language acquisition.
If you have the Mini Moves Cards, you can use them too.
Click the below links to download the Information and Flashcards.
Learning Through Movement and Play
When children in the early years are moving and playing they will be developing holistically and learning.
Month Two focusses on Mathematics and Numeracy through movement and play. Have a look at the diagram below.
Here are some activities that can easily be done at home:
Counting AnimalsGreat to help children learn about numbers while moving and enjoying.
Row Row your BoatGreat for language acquisition.
Continue helping children to learning the alphabet:
Active Alphabet
This old faithful is a great, fine motor, mathematics, language and physical activity:
Paper Fortune Teller
(These activities cover Language, Literacy and Communication, Mathematics/Numeracy, PSED Health and Wellbeing and Cultural Diversity, Expressive Arts and Design Creative Development, Knowledge of and Understanding the World and includes the Mini Moves Skills.)
When children are being active they will naturally develop:
ABC’S
Agility – Balance – Coordination – Spatial Awareness
This month is all about Co-ordination. Here is an activity you could try to help develop co-ordination
Ball Stop
Many Mini Yo! moves will help develop co-ordination. Try some of the co-ordination ideas below too:
We’ve Got you Covered!
We also have physical resources that are great to pick up and use on a day-to-day. These include:
Mini Yo! Cards
Mini Moves Cards