This activity will help your children increase their reasoning
capacity and make them better at problem solving. You can pose some
simple queries for your children to solve, I'm sure children will be
excited to participate.
What you need
Time together
What to do
Pose questions to your children, such as 'I'm thinking of something
that jingles and jangles and we need them to open the door.' - keys
'I'm thinking of something you can pedal that has three wheels." - A
tricycle
'I'm thinking of something that's pretty to look at, smells sweet and
grows in a garden'. - Flowers
'I'm thinking of something we can make out of detergent, that sails
in the air, and then goes pop'. - Bubbles
'I'm thinking of something you like to lick that's cold and sweet.' -
An ice-cream or iceblock
'I'm thinking of someone who loves you lots and you love to visit.' -
Nana
'I'm thinking of something you put up in the rain to stay dry.' - An
umbrella
'I'm thinking of something that's colourful and soft and you like to
throw and catch it.' - A ball
As your children gain mastery at 'queries', make the questions harder
and harder. Perhaps they would like to pose some for you.
