Tuis Oefeninge

Hiermee ‘n paar oefeninge vir Graad R, 1 en 2 outjies.  Lekker speel!

Liggaamsbeeld:
1. Laat die kind sy/haar groot liggaamsbewegings oefen. Demonstreer ‘n liggaamsbeweging en laat die kind dit nadoen. Gebruik eers beide teenoorstaande liggaamsdele saam en dan net een liggaamsdeel. Daarná kan die kante van die liggaam afwisselend gebruik word. (Maak dit ‘n na-aper speletjie en kyk of julle mekaar kan uitvang.)
2. Ná bogenoemde aktiwiteite kan liggaamsbewegings met apparaat gedoen word. Die kind kan byvoorbeeld ‘n hoepel net om een arm swaai, terwyl hy/sy die ander arm stil hou…doen sommer snaakse en lawwe goed.
3. Laat die kind op een been staan en aanvanklik met die nie-dominante hand teen die muur staan. Die kind moet dan met die teenoorgestelde hand ‘n bal bons of hop en vang.
4. Laat die kind soos bo staan, maar die muur los en met sy/haar nie-dominante hand agter die rug staan, terwyl hy/sy ‘n bal hop en vang. (‘n gewone 25cm – 30cm bal is reg)
5. Laat die kind op een been staan, met die nie-dominante hand agter die rug. Die kind moet die bal nou ± 30 cm in die lug op gooi en vang.
6. ‘n Ou kussing of slaansak kan uit die dak uit gehang word. Die kind moet nou die slaansak met die dominante hand slaan, terwyl die ander hand in die sy gehou word.
7. Wanneer bogenoemde opdrag maklik uitgevoer word, kan die dominante en nie-dominante hand om die beurt gebruik word om die slaansak mee te slaan.

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8. ‘n Links-regs pyltjiekaart. Gee ‘n opdrag, bv. “hop op hierdie been”. Wys na ‘n pyltjie wat in die verlangde rigting wys. Bv. na regs of na links
9. Gebruik weer die pyltjiekaart en volg weer bogenoemde speletjie. Kombineer egter nou net die opdragte. Bv. “Hop op hierdie been” “na hierdie kant toe” .
10. Voer groot bewegings op die skryfbord (of  ‘n groot stuk koerant teen die muur of deur) uit. Laat die kind met lateraliteitsprobleme die skryfbord met groot hale van links na regs met sy/haar dominante hand vee. Hou die nie-dominante hand agter die rug.
11. Voer groot bewegings op die skryfbord uit. Laat die kind met lateraliteitsprobleme die skryfbord met groot hale van links na regs met sy/haar dominante hand vee. Hou die nie-dominante hand langs die sy.
12. Laat die kind groot sirkels op die skryfbord maak met die dominante hand, terwyl die nie-dominante hand agter die rug is.
13. Laat die kind groot sirkels op die skryfbord maak met die dominante hand, terwyl die nie-dominante hand langs die sy is.

Visuele geheue:
1. Teken of pak 4 tot 6 prente in ‘n ry. Die kind kyk vir vyf tellings daarna en dan word dit geskommel. Die kind moet dit weer in die regte volgorde pak.
2. Teken of pak 4 tot 6 prente in ‘n ry. Die kind kyk vir vyf tellings daarna en dan word dit bedek. Die kind moet sê / noem wat hy gesien het.

3. Skryf ‘n klank of syfer neer. Tel tot drie en hou toe. Die kind moet dit herroep en skryf.

4. Voeg telkens ‘n klank by totdat die hele naam geskryf word.

Visuele diskriminasie:
1. Speel met enige tipe domino.
2. Teken ‘n klomp prente van verskillende tema’s op ‘n bladsy. Die kind moet nou bv. al die kosprente omkring, ens. Dieselfde kan met klankies (kleinletters) gedoen word.
3. Skryf ‘n klomp klanke rond en bont op ‘n bladsy neer. Die kind kan nou klanke soek wat in sy naam voor kom.

Lateraliteit (kennis van links en regs):
Belangrik: Moenie van “dom hand” of “slim hand” praat nie.
1. Indien daar trappe by die huis is, kan julle “Klippieskool” speel. Die kind sit op die onderste trap terwyl u ‘n klippie of muntstuk agter die rug hou. Die kind raai dan in watter hand die klip is deur mondelings die regte hand te kies. ‘n Verkeerde keuse beteken dat die kind op die trappie bly. Dié speletjie verskaf groot pret as die hele gesin saam speel.
2. As u kind in die bad sit, kan u hom vra om sekere liggaamsdele te was en ook klem lê op links en regs. Bv. “Was jou linkerarm en dan jou regterarm…en nou jou linkerkieliebak en dan die regterkieliebak. Was tussen jou tone aan jou linkervoet en dan tussen jou tone aan die regtervoet, ens.” Gebruik soortgelyke opdragte wanneer die kind homself aan- en uittrek.

Middellynkruising:
1. Speel ‘n lekker op-en-wakker liedjie waarop julle kan dans. Neem die kind by die hand en laat hom in die rondte tol – eers na die een kant toe en dan na die ander kant toe. (“jive”!)
2. Dans saam met u kind en doen sommer enige lawwe beweging waar u oorkruis aan u knieë, skouers, enkels, ens. raak. Dit is belangrik dat u kind dit probeer nadoen.
3. Speel ook “Follow the leader” en doen oorkruis bewegings soos bo. Laat u kind ook toe om nou en dan die leier te wees.

Posisie in die ruimte:
1. Wys na ‘n pyltjiekaart. Die kind moet met sy arms in daardie rigting wys en sê waarheen hy wys (links of regs).
2. As u in die motor ry, kan u vir u kind vra waarheen die rigtingwysers / padtekens wys.
3. Rigtingwoorde soos bo, onder, agter, voor, bo-op, tussen, ens. is hier ter sprake. Gebruik dit eerder as hier en daar.

Pyltjiekaart A3

Pyltjiekaart A4

…en vir die Engelse klasse:

Herewith a few exercises for Grades R, 1 and 2 guys. Have fun!

Body image:

  1. Have the child practice his / her major body movements. Demonstrate a body movement and allow the child to imitate. First use both opposite body parts together and then just one body part. Thereafter the sides of the body can be used interchangeably. (Make it a copycat game and see if you can catch each other out.)
  2. The above-mentioned activities can be done with various apparatus. The child could, for example swing a hoop around an arm, while he / she still holds the other arm in the air … or whilst doing other funny and silly activities.
  3. Have the child stand on one leg – initially with the non-dominant hand on the wall. The child must then bounce and catch a ball with the opposite hand.
  4. Let the child put his / her non-dominant hand against the wall, while he / she is bouncing and catching the ball with the other hand (a ball 25cm – 30cm in circumference would be perfect).
  5. Let the child stand on one leg, with the non-dominant hand behind the back. The child then needs to throw the ball ± 30 cm into the air and try to catch it.
  6. An old pillow or punching bag can be hung from the roof. The child must now hit the punching bag with the dominant hand whilst the other hand is held against the side or on the hip.
  7. When the above-mentioned command is easily carried out, the dominant and non-dominant hand can be used in turn to beat the punching bag.
  8. A Left-Right arrow chart: Give a brief example. “Hop on this leg.” Point to an arrow pointing in the desired direction. E.g. to the right or to the left
  9. Again, use the arrow chart and follow the above-mentioned game. However combine the assignments. E.g. “Hop on the leg”, “to this side.”
  10. Do large movements on the blackboard (or a large piece of paper on the wall or door). Let the child wipe the board with large strokes from left to right with his / her dominant hand. Hold the non-dominant hand behind the back.
  11. Do large movements on the blackboard. Let the child make large strokes (a wiping motion) from left to right with his / her dominant hand. Like the non-dominant hand down beside the body.
  12. Let the child make large circles on the chalkboard with the dominant hand, while the non-dominant hand is behind the back.
  13. Let the child make large circles on the chalkboard with the dominant hand, while the non-dominant hand is on the hip.

Visual memory:

  1. Draw or put 4 to 6 pictures in a row. The child observes for a count of five and then the pictures are jumbled up. The child should put them in the right order.
  2. Draw or put 4 to 6 pictures in a row. The child looks for a count of five and then the pictures are covered. The child should say / recall what he saw.
  3. Write a sound or symbol. Count to three and cover. The child should recall and write it down.
  4. Add a sound and repeat until the whole name is written.

Visual discrimination:

  1. Play with any kind of domino.
  2. Draw a lot of pictures of different themes on a page. The child must now eg. all kosprente circle, etc. The same can be done with newsprint (lowercase).
  3. Write a lot of sounds down haphazardly on a page. The child can now circle e.g. all the butterflies, all the sounds, etc. to sort the pictures and symbols.

Laterality (knowledge of right and left):

Important: Do not refer to “dumb hand” or “clever hand”.

  1. If the house has stairs, you can play “Klippieskool” (roughly translated to Pebble School). The child would sit on the bottom step while you are holding a pebble or coin behind your back. The child would then guess in which hand the pebble is. A wrong choice means that the child remains on the step, but a correct answer would mean that the child could move up one step. This game provides great fun.
  2. In the bath tub, you could also focus on left and right. E.g. “Wash your left arm and right arm … and now you left foot and the right foot. Wash between your toes on your left foot and between your toes on the right foot, etc.”  Use similar assignments when the child dresses him- or herself.

Midline:

  1. Play an upbeat song that you could dance to. Take the child by the hand and let him spin – first one way and then the other side. (“Jive”!)
  2. Dance with your child and do any silly movement where you would touch your opposite knees, shoulders, ankles, etc. It is important that your child would try to imitate.
  3. Also playing “Follow the leader” and do crisscross movements as above. Change roles and let your child be the leader too.

Position in space:

  1. Point to an arrow chart. The child needs to point in that direction with his arms and identify the direction (left or right).
  2. When you are driving in the car, you can ask your child where the arrows on road signs are pointing.
  3. Directional Words such as top, bottom, back, front, top, between, etc. are better to use in this regard, than “here” and there”.