Our week: KG 1, week 11
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Word of the day on the door. Stick a short word on the bedroom door. Your child reads it every time they go in. Change it each morning.
You need: Paper and tape
Talk: What other words have the 'u' sound in the middle?
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Game (optional): Sound Hunt
Writing & pencil control
Do: Change our plan. Decide together to swap one picnic thing for another. Your child crosses out the old entry and draws or writes the new one. Say its name and try a known sound. Use the changed list to set out your pretend picnic.
You need: The list and a crayon
Talk: How did our list help us?
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Game (optional): Word Builder
Numbers & shapes
Do: Look, say, check. Draw separate cards with one, two or three large dots. Show one and ask how many your child notices. Leave it visible while they explain or count. Later try four as two and two, and five as two and three.
You need: Paper and a crayon
Talk: How many dots did you notice before counting?
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Game (optional): Ten-Frame Fill
Science & our world
Do: Egg or live birth? Sort the pictures together: hens and ducks lay eggs; cats and cows give birth to live young. Explain that both groups have young. Keep to these familiar examples rather than making a rule for all animals.
You need: Adult-drawn pictures of a hen, duck, cat and cow
Talk: What stage comes between the caterpillar and the adult butterfly?
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Game (optional): Living World
Thinking & feelings
Do: Choose some company. Pretend Mia wanted a game that cannot happen now. Offer to sit nearby or sit together with the toy. Your child chooses, points or watches. Name a possible feeling gently and wait. They can change their choice.
You need: A large soft toy
Talk: Would you like company or a little space?
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Game (optional): Feelings Friends
Moving & making
Do: Read our movement border. Outside, agree an action for each mark: open hands for a ring and touch shoulders for an oval. Point along the border while your child follows its rule. Play seated or standing, then swap who points. Choose comfortable actions; no speed or competition is needed.
You need: The dry picture and a safe outdoor space
Talk: What action should an oval mean in our game?
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: