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• Use large and small muscles while in the fresh air.
• Talk about how things are the same or different, bigger or smaller.
• Encourage more complex conversations and use language that helps to expand their thinking and their vocabulary.
• To give them opportunities to practise hand-eye co-ordination skills.

Kei i a koe: He kōata whakarahi, ō kōhatu koi rānei

You might have: A magnifying glass or you can use your bionic eyes

1. Haere ki waho ki ngā wāhi e mōhio ana koe he ngāngara kei reira – kei raro toka, kei ngā kohinga rau rākau, keria rānei he rua ki tō māra.
   Head outside to places you might have seen bugs – under rocks or inleaf piles, or dig a hole in your garden.
2. Āta mātakitakihia ngā ngāngara – he koemi, he tūoma rānei? Ka kaute 1, 2, 3, 4 …
   Watch the bugs carefully – do they wriggle or scuttle? Count them 1,2,3,4…
3. Ina mutu ana koe, whakahokia ngā mea i nekehia e koe, he toka i nekehia, te whakahoki i ngā rau, i ngā paru, kia noho pai tonu a rātou taiao.
   Once you’re finished watching bugs, replace any rocks, dirt and leaves back so as not to disturb their home too much.
4. He mahi anō: Hāngaia he puni ngāngara mā te whakatūtū haere i ētahi rākau, ētahi rau ki tētahi wāhi o tō māra.Extra: Make a bug hut by piling up some sticks and leaves somewhere in your garden. Keep checking to see if any bugs have moved in.