Our week: Ready for Class 1, week 5
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: A line between letters. Write cake and make. Link a to final e with a curved line underneath, passing below the middle consonant. Blend each word together. Listen to their matching endings. Explain that the linked letters write one vowel sound in these words.
You need: Paper and a pencil
Talk: Which letters work together in cake?
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Game (optional): Sound Hunt
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: Partner test. Take 7 counters and pair them up. Is one left without a partner? Then 7 is odd. Test every number to 12.
You need: Counters or buttons
Talk: Is 9 odd or even? How do you know?
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Game (optional): Counting Stars
Science & our world
Do: Watch a plant change. With an adult, choose a safe plant to observe without tasting or pulling off parts. Draw it every few days and compare what changes. Help water it as appropriate for that plant. Wash hands after handling soil or the pot.
You need: A plant already growing at home, paper and a pencil
Talk: What would happen to a plant with no water?
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Game (optional): Living World
Thinking & feelings
Do: Tell me your wish. Draw Ali and Eva choosing a shared drawing space. Ali wants room for a bus; Eva wants room for a garden. Speak for each person in turn. Your child tells you both wishes before suggesting a plan.
You need: Paper and crayons
Talk: What does each person want?
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Game (optional): Feelings Friends
Moving & making
Do: Fold and join. Make the planned parts. Fold the end of a paper strip to make a tab: a small flap used to join pieces. Hold a tab against a box and secure with tape if available, or tuck the fold under a box. Let your child hold, fold and position while you help with difficult joins.
You need: The boxes, paper and optional paper tape
Talk: Where might a folded tab help?
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Game (optional): Shape Builder
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.
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