One week, one page.

Reading & talking

Do: Syllable split. Say garden, morning or rocket and clap the spoken syllables. An adult writes each part on a separate large card. Read the parts together and put the cards side by side to read the whole word.

You need: Longer word cards (garden, morning, rocket, sandwich)

Talk: Can you make a new compound word?

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Game (optional): Word Builder

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Writing & pencil control

Do: Letter families practice. Choose two or three letters with a similar movement, such as c, a and d. Model the starting point and direction. Let your child try each a few times, then choose one they find easy to read. Stop before their hand becomes tired.

You need: Paper and a pencil

Talk: Is your writing easy for someone else to read?

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Game (optional): Trace It

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Numbers & shapes

Do: Number patterns. Start at 3 and jump 10 each time: 3, 13, 23… What stays the same? Then try counting back in tens.

You need: A hundred square

Talk: What number is 10 more than 45?

We noticed:

Game (optional): Number Train

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Science & our world

Do: Animal families. Match each baby to its parent: cat and kitten, cow and calf, hen and chick, dog and puppy. Do all babies look like their parents?

You need: Pictures of animals and their young

Talk: What is a baby cow called?

We noticed:

Game (optional): Five Senses

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Thinking & feelings

Do: Bag checklist. Every evening your child packs their bag using the checklist and ticks each item.

You need: A picture checklist: books, pencil case, water bottle, lunch box

Talk: What do you need to take tomorrow?

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Game (optional): Helper Heroes

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