Using the above book I introduced the concept of opposites. I’m not B3 really understood but she enjoyed listening. I had photocopied some of the book covers of Mr Men and Little Miss characters, which were perfect for playing an opposites matching game:
First I had A5 pair up the antonyms:
She then suggested we play pairs but instead of the pairs containing the same character they would contain opposite characters. She proceeded to turn them all upside down and won every game we played.
After which she bullied her older sisters into playing some more with her:
A5 also completed the pages from her magazines which pertained to opposites:
Learning with the Mr Men books is such a pleasure and the possibilities seem endless. Both girls ask for activities all the time and I am struggling to keep up. That said, when your five-year old is hoaking through your Mr Men cupboard for more work pages and activities to do morning, noon and night, not to mention Saturday and Sunday, you can’t really complain!
