Our week: Ready for Class 1, week 9
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Question dice. After reading a page, roll the dice and ask a question starting with that word. Then your child rolls and asks you.
You need: A paper cube or dice with a question word on each face
Talk: Where did the story happen?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Listen & Remember
Writing & pencil control
Do: Weekend diary. Every Sunday evening, your child writes three to five sentences about the weekend and draws a picture.
You need: A notebook
Talk: What happened first?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Story Steps
Numbers & shapes
Do: Make ten to add. Show 8 + 5: move 2 to fill the ten, 3 left over — 13. This trick works for 38 + 5 as well.
You need: Ten-frames drawn on paper, counters
Talk: Can you check your answer another way?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Add & Take Away
wasilearn.com/learn/class-1-ready/add-and-subtract-to-one-hundred
Science & our world
Do: Sort our results. Draw the objects tested in the previous activity. Put their pictures into attracted and not attracted groups using the recorded results. Explain why guessing from a shiny appearance alone did not tell us the answer.
You need: Paper and a pencil
Talk: What is a window made of? Why is that a good material for it?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Sort It Out
Thinking & feelings
Do: Lost and found. Label everything with your child's name. Practise opening their lunch box and bottle on their own.
You need: Labels, a marker
Talk: What will you do if you lose something at school?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Helper Heroes
Moving & making
Do: Perform and revise. Play the scene once, following the drawings. Ask what made the story clear and choose one change, such as a longer pause before the ending. Try again if your child wishes. Swap directing and performing roles; praise a specific choice rather than comparing performers.
You need: The scene drawings
Talk: Which change might help someone understand our story?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Story Steps
wasilearn.com/learn/class-1-ready/create-a-small-performance
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: