Our week: Ready for Class 1, week 17
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Poem of the week. Read it together every day. Clap its rhythm, find the rhyming words, and on Friday your child performs it for the family.
You need: A short poem (from a book or written out)
Talk: Which words rhyme in this poem?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Story Steps
Writing & pencil control
Do: One change to my writing. Read the piece aloud together. Ask your child to choose one place where a person, object or action could be clearer. Add or replace a word, writing it yourself if needed. Read both versions and talk about what the reader now knows.
You need: A short piece your child has written or dictated
Talk: Does this event happen before or after that one?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Story Steps
Numbers & shapes
Do: Circle the groups. Circle groups of 2. How many groups? Now circle groups of 3 on a fresh copy. Same number of stars, different groups.
You need: Paper with drawings of 12 stars or birds
Talk: How many groups of 5 make 20?
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Game (optional): Share and Group
Science & our world
Do: Near and far. Your child closes their eyes while you ring the bell near, then far away. Can they point to where the sound is and say near or far?
You need: A bell or shaker, some space outside
Talk: Why do sounds get quieter when you walk away?
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Game (optional): Listen & Remember
Thinking & feelings
Do: Two favourite pictures. Draw a pretend bus and garden. Invent two characters: Ali likes the bus's wheels; Mia likes the garden's colours. Say each preference with a reason. Ask how each might feel if their choice were laughed at. Both preferences can stay.
You need: Paper and crayons
Talk: What is your reason for liking that picture?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Feelings Friends
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Moving & making
Do: Step then hop. Slowly model stepping onto one foot, then a small hop on that foot. Repeat on the other side for a skipping step. Your child can walk the steps or alternate hand lifts while seated. There is no need for speed or a continuous skip.
You need: The same clear space
Talk: What is our whole repeating group?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Pattern Parade
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: