Our week: Ready for Class 1, week 20
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: Send an update. If your plan changes, write one short update telling the reader the new place or time. If it stays the same, write a welcome sign for the display instead. Give or show the writing to the person who will use it.
You need: Scrap paper and a pencil
Talk: Which words tell them about our change?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Sight Words
Numbers & shapes
Do: Boxes needed. Put 5 in each cup. How many cups do we need? Now 4 in each cup. Did we need more or fewer cups?
You need: 20 pasta pieces, cups
Talk: If 3 friends share 15 sweets, how many does each get?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Share and Group
Science & our world
Do: A little map. Draw a pretend neighbourhood with a home, shop and park. Add paths and a simple symbol for each place. Explain that a map shows where places are. Your child traces a route with a finger and describes what is beside the path.
You need: Paper and a pencil
Talk: Who helps here, and what do they do?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Helper Heroes
Thinking & feelings
Do: Make the job small. Draw two short rows containing stars, moons and circles. Agree to find the stars in the first row together, then decide about the second. Your child circles each star or directs your hand. Check the row without racing or counting mistakes.
You need: Paper and crayons
Talk: What is our first small part?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Focus Farm
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Moving & making
Do: Through and back. Stay beside your child. Steady the card with one hand. Pass the needle or strip from back to front through hole one, then alternate through all four holes. Hold a short end at the start. Pull gently; never wrap material around fingers.
You need: The prepared card and threading material
Talk: Where does the next hole lead?
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: