Cornerstone Christian College 2021

Boredom Buster Ideas

Free Resources and Links

We've found some free resources that families can use during self-isolation.  Here's a few you might like to try out.

 

Read and Watch

RAZ kids - free access remainder of school year. a reading app Suitable for K-yr5 with lots of e-books, also offers a read-to-you option for those not yet reading independently . 

https://www.raz-kids.com/

Scholastic learn at home - free activities and learning opportunities for different age groups . No sign up required, just need internet.

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

David Walliams releasing a free daily kids story (he does all the voices! ) from 24th March - 23rd April  https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses-catch-up/

 

Virtual Tours and Live Streams

 

Other things.....

KenDone art class PDF's K-11.

Ken Done - About | Educational Resources

FENDER - 3 months free guitar and ukele lessons

https://try.fender.com/play/playthrough/?utm_source=bouncex&utm_medium=popup&utm_campaign=PlayThrough_BXPopu

A Perth teacher offering free PE activities - Mr B PE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3qRVnrF7cSoITtKNgOFtA?fbclid=IwAR2hO6msROgjdO5lKM6x59cSB42_Ol2Z_HKKHfyJfSm12CjaR6EwTIBco_A 

Home science experiments  https://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/unfinished-20-fun-science-experiments-you-can-do-home/

Simple Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McVpXiSttnU

Swiss Tradition to Keep the Kids Busy this Easter

Want a simple activity that has great results?

In Switzerland, children colour eggs as an Easter Tradition.  Our Year 1 class tried it last week and they loved the project.  It's something you can easily replicate at home.

 

How do you do it yourself?

1.  Find plants with small leaves.

2.  Place the leaves or flowers on the eggs, and tie stockings around the eggs to hold them in place.  

3. Cook the eggs in water that contains heaps of brown onion peel.  The brown onion stains the egg shells - except in the places where the leaves cover the shell.

4.  Unwrap the eggs from the stockings, remove the leaves ... and enjoy gazing at some lovely works-of-art.  

NB  - The eggs are still fully edible!

 

Colin Buchanan

Colin Buchanan is a multi award-winning singer and song writer, who is known and loved for a whole lot of reasons.  He's been a Play-School presenter, mainstream country music writer and performer, has won ARIA and APRA awards, and is the most well known Christian children's performer across Australia.  Colin has announced that he's partnering with Compassion and the Gospel Coalition to deliver some programs that will help children and their families navigate the coronavirus epidimic.

You can find links to some of his resources at:

Compassion (for readings, devotionals and fun activities), or

The Gospel Coalition (for songs and more).

Mr Meyerink's Boredom Buster Ideas

Mr Meyerink shared a list of Boredom Buster ideas with his class, which are perfect for the upcoming school holidays (in isolation!).

You may like to try some of these for your family too.

 

Things to do at school or home

  • Shaving cream finger painting, add some food colouring for fun
  • Chalk pictures
  • Origami
  • Plant identification, start making pictures and plant descriptions
  • Reading
  • Make a stop motion movie with lego or blocks
  • Write letters to your family and friends: take a photo of them and email
  • Weaving
  • Shadow drawing
  • Leaf/nature threading display
  • Create a miniature river and float things down
  • Create an obstacle course for others
  • Design your own board game with instructions
  • Egg and spoon race
  • Make a movie theatre and watch a movie – make tickets, popcorn, own space
  • Create a work out for others and lead it
  • Choose an inspirational quote and make a poster around it for yourself
  • Create a matchbox car race track with ramps
  • Listen to a kids podcast or story book: Brains on, Wow in the World, Circle Round, Little Green pod, Good Night stories for rebel Girls, Fierce Girls, Story pirates, But why?
  • Dominos
  • Make clothes for your toys (sewing)
  • Learn how to use a camera properly
  • Water play
  • Picnic lunch outside
  • Make a marble run
  • Make paper
  • Skipping rope- jump to 100 without stopping
  • Take apart and old appliance and put it back together
  • Make a time capsule for yourself in 10 years’ time
  • Design your perfect bedroom
  • Make up stories about cloud shapes
  • Finger knit
  • Decorate an old jar as a lantern

 

Games to play

Double egg roll

2 raw eggs or  tennis balls per player

Tuck one egg under your chin, the other is at your feet. Roll the egg on the ground to finish line using hands or feet but you can’t drop the egg under chin. First person to finish with both eggs intact is winner or fastest time with one egg intact.

Don’t spill the marbles

What you need:  Marbles/dried beans/glass stone etc

Goal: to take all the marbles from the start to the finish line

Grab a handful of marbles and somersault to finish line. You can’t run, walk, crawl or jump.

HORSE

You need one basketball per person

Make trick shots, and when one goes through the hoop the player gets an H. Now everyone else has to do the same trick to get an H. First player who gets an H and makes another trick shot gets an O etc.  First player to make it to H.O.R.S.E. wins.

Hop along

Each person starts with one shoe, throws as far as they can towards the finish line, hops to get shoe and throws again towards finish line, repeat to finish line.

Hopscotch

Use chalk to draw a hopscotch outside

Hide and seek

Four square

Marbles

Draw a circle and take turns knocking each other’s marbles out of the circle with a lager marble

Shadow tag