Our week: Ready for Class 1, week 18
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Sign spotting. Read every sign you can: Push, Pull, Exit, Open, Closed, Stop, Toilets. What does each sign tell people to do?
You need: A walk, a trip to the shop or a hospital waiting room
Talk: Why is this sign here?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Sight Words
Writing & pencil control
Do: Give the useful details. Plan a small display of drawings for someone at home. Agree where and when, perhaps at the table after lunch today. Your child writes one or two sentences inviting the reader. Help include the activity, place and time without adding a long story.
You need: Paper and a pencil
Talk: What does our guest need to know?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Sight Words
Numbers & shapes
Do: Egg-box arrays. Look at the rows and columns: 2 rows of 6, or 6 columns of 2. Both make 12.
You need: An egg box or muffin tray
Talk: What is 3 groups of 2 written as adding?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Share and Group
Science & our world
Do: Sound map. Sit with an adult in a safe spot outside or by a window. Draw yourself in the middle and mark sounds in the direction they seem to come from. Discuss which sound sources you can actually see. A loud sound is not always near.
You need: Paper, pencil
Talk: How do we protect our ears from very loud sounds?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Listen & Remember
Thinking & feelings
Do: Tell what changed. Draw before and after pictures of your pretend mishap. Your child describes what happened, who was affected and the repair they offered. Explain that someone may still feel upset after a repair. Choose where to place the cups safely next time.
You need: Paper and crayons
Talk: Could someone still feel upset after we help?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Feelings Friends
Moving & making
Do: Direct two sounds together. Point to one sign to invite its musician to play. Show both signs to combine two gentle sounds while you speak a helper's line. Lower a sign to stop that part. Swap director and performer. Discuss whether quieter playing helped the words remain clear.
You need: The place signs and sound makers
Talk: How can our musicians leave room for the spoken words?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Helper Heroes
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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: