Our week: Ready for Class 1, week 2
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Compound word pairs. Join two cards to make a new word: rainbow, sunflower, football, toothbrush. Draw a picture of each.
You need: Cards: rain, bow, drop, sun, flower, foot, ball, tooth, brush
Talk: How many syllables are in 'morning'?
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Game (optional): Word Builder
Writing & pencil control
Do: Copy a poem. Copy two lines of the poem neatly, then illustrate it. Put it on the wall.
You need: The poem of the week
Talk: Which letters have a tail that goes below the line?
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Game (optional): Trace It
Numbers & shapes
Do: Greater or smaller. Each of you makes a two-digit number from two cards. Whose is bigger? Compare the tens first.
You need: Number cards 0–9
Talk: Which is greater, 38 or 83? How do you know?
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Game (optional): Number Train
Science & our world
Do: Same and different. Compare hand sizes, hair colour, eye colour and height. What is the same about everyone? What is different?
You need: Family members
Talk: How are you different from your brother or sister?
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Game (optional): Five Senses
Thinking & feelings
Do: Help ladder. When stuck, first think, then try another way, then ask for help. Practise using it on homework.
You need: A card with three steps: think, try, ask
Talk: What can you try next?
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Game (optional): Focus Farm
A possible rhythm: one strand a day, Monday to Friday, or fewer days. Swap days freely. Games are optional and never replace the home activity.
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