Foundation Subject Tasks

Below are a range of activities that you can choose to complete at any time.

Science

Fun experiments to do at home – https://www.businessinsider.com/8-awesomely-simple-science-experiments-you-can-do-at-home-2016-7?r=US&IR=T
More experiments that can be completed at home - https://sites.google.com/view/carolekenrick/science-at-home
Collect leaves from the garden. Use the internet to find out what kind of leaves these are.
Put a flower into some diluted food colouring and write about what happens.
Measure rainfall using a jug. Create a bar chart to show rainfall over the week.
Plant leftover fruit or vegetables, water them daily and see how they grow.
Minibeast hunt in your garden. (Twinkl have checklists available for minibeasts)
Press flowers and make a piece of art from them.
Look at reversible and irreversible changes (eg. ice, candles, cooking eggs, match burning).

Art/DT

Learn to bake or cook simple meals with limited ingredients.
10 minute photo challenge – Take as many interesting pictures as you can within the house. Make a collage from them on the computer.
Make a den within the house.
Pebble painting – find pebbles in the garden to paint (you could use paint leftover from DIY jobs)
Draw using different materials (eg. chalk on outdoor stone)
10 minute Lego challenge – use Lego to build the best thing you can in 10 minutes. Siblings could challenge each other or parents vs children.
Pictionary – draw something in 60 seconds. Other people must guess what you have drawn.
3 marker challenge – choose 3 different pens/pencils/chalks/crayons with a blind fold on. Draw the best thing you can think of with these colours.
Tie dye t-shirts using old or charity clothes

Music

Make a playlist of a specific type of music on Spotify, amazon music, Youtube or iTunes
Compare music from 2020, 2010 and 2000. Find your favourite song from each decade and write about the artist who performed it.
Use Garageband to create your own song.
Tapping rhythms to different songs. Use different things in the house to create sounds (eg. ripping velcro, bubble wrap, clapping)
Practice and perform a dance for your family
If you have an instrument at home, use a Youtube video to help you learn a new song on it.
Apps such as simply piano can help you to learn a new instrument.
Dig through Dad’s record collection! Create a leaflet about the artist from another decade.

Practice different types of jumps on a trampoline
Twist it/ just dance games on Youtube
Kids yoga on Youtube – this can be done as a family and will allow children the opportunity for mindfulness
Football/outdoor games in the back garden
Mini sports day for family (egg and spoon, sack race, 3 legged race)
Keepy up practice using Youtube
Cricket in the back garden

History/Geography

Carry out a research project for a time period. (Eg. Stone age) Create a powerpoint/folder/poster/leaflet. Collect as much information as you can.
Create a wordsearch for a historical topic
Make your own time capsule – collect things from around the house which relate to a period of time.
Create a travel brochure for a country of your choice. Persuade people to book to go there.

Mental heath and well-being

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