Some examples of activities you can use for reference.
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The same game can have different functions or directions to support children's learning, for example:
Picture 1 is the heart-shaped pattern with different colors of leaves, bark, stones, grass as well as branches. All the same materials are sorted into the diferent parts of the heart. From this game, parents can ask their children to sort items. You can just say: my son/daughter, could you please put the same items together in a square. after she or he finishes making this process, it develops children's cognitive and they come to recognise items.
On the other hand, parents can just say: my son/daughter, let's play an emotion game on the ground! Could you please demonstrate your feelings today using these small branches and leaves. And then they might say: yes, lets do it. After doing it, you can pretend to be curious about ask: Oh! that's such amazing work, could you please tell me what the red leaf area represent? She or he might response: that's about happiness/anger. then just extend to talking about their emotions will be interesting.
The picture 2 is a more regular-shaped pattern made by fern leaves and white, gray stones. Before this activity, you can show some regular patterns to your children, such as tie-dye tablecloths, or something more related to nature like peonies or roses. If children are interested in these patterns, you can ask: do you want to make these beautiful patterns? If she or he say: yes! You can encourage children to make this pattern.
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