Our week: Ready for Class 1, week 12
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: A pattern with exceptions. Write get, girl and give. Read them naturally and compare their first sound with gem. Point to the e or i after g: it does not guarantee /j/. Help your child try a sound, blend the word and check its meaning.
You need: Paper and a pencil
Talk: What sound does c represent in face?
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Game (optional): Letter Match
Writing & pencil control
Do: A useful message. Help your child say a short message using a practised word, such as 'The bag is here.' Write it together, supplying unfamiliar words. Let them check the chosen word against its model and read the message to someone at home.
You need: Paper and a pencil
Talk: How can we check the word in your message?
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Game (optional): Sight Words
Numbers & shapes
Do: Two ways, one total. Put three spoons on each sheet. Write 3 = 3 between the groups. On one sheet, separate the three into two and one. Explain that 3 = 2 + 1 is still true because both sides show three. Count to check.
You need: Six large spoons, two sheets of paper and a pencil
Talk: What does the equals sign tell us?
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Game (optional): Add & Take Away
Science & our world
Do: Shiny surface picture. With an adult, look at reflections in each side of the spoon and compare them with the dull paper. Keep the spoon away from eyes and do not reflect sunlight into anyone's face. Draw something you noticed.
You need: An intact shiny spoon and paper
Talk: What colour do red and blue make?
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Game (optional): Shapes & Colors
Thinking & feelings
Do: Offer, then wait. Pretend you are drawing and cannot reach a crayon. Your child asks whether you want help before passing it. Swap roles. Sometimes say, "No, thank you." Practise accepting that answer without insisting or taking over the picture.
You need: Paper and crayons
Talk: How could we ask without guessing?
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Game (optional): Feelings Friends
Moving & making
Do: Guess our outdoor shape. One partner describes a shape without naming it, such as 'four equal straight sides'. The other traces it in the air with an arm or points out its imagined corners. Give another clue if several answers fit. Swap roles, using shapes from your shared picture. Seated gestures are welcome.
You need: A safe outdoor space
Talk: What clue could help your partner choose the shape?
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Game (optional): Shape Builder
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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.
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