It can be awkward to figure out what to do with children when there is an age gap between them, especially if you run a day-care centre, where there are many different age groups to look after.
There are activities that can be played between children irrespective of their ages, or you could have activities where the younger children are looked after by the older children.
There's no need to worry about what you can do to accommodate each individual age group. Here are a few tips on what activities are available to you if you are in this situation.
You could take all the kids outdoors and let them have a free reign in a craft classes; you just have to provide the materials and then let them do the rest. It should be interesting to see the different talent on show from the different age groups.
Let the kids just run with their own ideas. You could just be there for them in case they have any questions or queries. You supply the materials and let them do the rest. You should quietly be impressed with the variety of work that each age group will turn out.
Other ideas to get everybody involved in could be playing Hide and seek, this can be played by all the age groups together, it does not really matter how old you are, you could even decide to join in yourself if you so wished.
Find games where the older children can look after the younger ones. This sense of responsibility will help them to understand their responsibilities, and give them more confidence for their roles in later life.
Do not think that you have to always tell the children what they should and should not do. Let them organise their own games occasionally, you could always be on hand in case they need any help.
There are activities that can be played between children irrespective of their ages, or you could have activities where the younger children are looked after by the older children.
There's no need to worry about what you can do to accommodate each individual age group. Here are a few tips on what activities are available to you if you are in this situation.
You could take all the kids outdoors and let them have a free reign in a craft classes; you just have to provide the materials and then let them do the rest. It should be interesting to see the different talent on show from the different age groups.
Let the kids just run with their own ideas. You could just be there for them in case they have any questions or queries. You supply the materials and let them do the rest. You should quietly be impressed with the variety of work that each age group will turn out.
Other ideas to get everybody involved in could be playing Hide and seek, this can be played by all the age groups together, it does not really matter how old you are, you could even decide to join in yourself if you so wished.
Find games where the older children can look after the younger ones. This sense of responsibility will help them to understand their responsibilities, and give them more confidence for their roles in later life.
Do not think that you have to always tell the children what they should and should not do. Let them organise their own games occasionally, you could always be on hand in case they need any help.
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