Our week: Ready for Class 1, week 1
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Word sums. Write sums of sounds: s + t + or + m = ? f + l + ow + er = ? Your child reads each part, then the whole word, and writes the answer.
You need: Paper, pencil
Talk: Which two words make 'raindrop'?
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Game (optional): Word Builder
Writing & pencil control
Do: Three-line paper. Sort lower-case letters into tall letters, short letters and letters with tails below the line. Try a few from each group, checking where they touch the lines.
You need: Lined paper with a middle line drawn in
Talk: Which letters are tall?
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Game (optional): Trace It
Numbers & shapes
Do: Straw bundles. Count out sticks and band every ten together. Show 35: three bundles and five loose. Now show 53. What changed?
You need: Straws or ice-cream sticks, rubber bands
Talk: How many tens are in 60?
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Game (optional): Number Train
Science & our world
Do: Life-size me. Your child lies down and you draw around them. They label the body parts: head, neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee, ankle.
You need: A big sheet of paper (tape newspapers together), a marker
Talk: Which sense helps you hear someone calling your name?
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Game (optional): Five Senses
Thinking & feelings
Do: The power of yet. Write three things your child can't do yet. Stick it up. Tick each one off when they can do it.
You need: Paper
Talk: What did you learn from that mistake?
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Game (optional): Focus Farm
Moving & making
Do: Choose three actions. Draw three actions for a game, such as step, pause and roll. Repeat that sequence twice together. Your child can choose seated reach, pause and roll instead. Decide how players show they are ready before receiving a ball.
You need: Paper and crayons
Talk: What is our repeating action sequence?
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Game (optional): Pattern Parade
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A possible rhythm: one or two strands a day, on the days that suit you. Swap days freely. Games are optional and never replace the home activity.
Something we would like to repeat: