Our week: KG 1, week 16
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Read and match letters. Write jam, van, web, yes and zip, choosing words whose other letters your child knows. Help them sound out and say each word. Beside the new lower-case letters write J, V, W, X, Y and Z, then match each capital with its partner.
You need: Paper and a pencil
Talk: Which capital letter matches this small letter?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Letter Pop
Writing & pencil control
Do: Give each idea a line. Write a shared poem with one chosen phrase on each line. Your child adds a familiar letter or word. Say one word slowly to help them hear a sound they can write. You write the unfamiliar parts using their chosen words.
You need: The paper and a pencil
Talk: Which sound could you write in that word?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Trace It
Numbers & shapes
Do: Hand spans. Measure the table with your hand spans, then with your child's. Why did they need more hands?
You need: Furniture
Talk: Which is longer, your arm or my arm?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Size Safari
Science & our world
Do: Match food to its beginning. Draw a mango tree with fruit and a mango ready to eat. Connect the pictures. Next draw a cow and a container labelled cow's milk. Explain that these foods began with a plant or animal before anyone carried them to a shop.
You need: Paper and crayons
Talk: Did this mango begin growing in the shop?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Helper Heroes
Thinking & feelings
Do: A character tries something new. Draw Sara seeing a paper-folding activity for the first time. Ask how she might feel. Draw two choices: watch you fold, or hold the paper with you. Your child chooses a first step for Sara; either choice is welcome.
You need: Paper and crayons
Talk: How might Sara feel?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Feelings Friends
Moving & making
Do: A model with a purpose. Invite your child to add a shape that helps tell what the model is, such as a low wall beside a seat. Ask why they chose that shape. They can reshape one part or leave it as it is. No finished example needs copying.
You need: The model and spare material
Talk: What does this added shape do?
We noticed:
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.
Something we would like to repeat: