Our week: KG 1, week 18
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Word slap. Call out a word and your child slaps it. Then swap: they call, you slap — sometimes the wrong one.
You need: Word cards on the floor, a fly swatter or your hand
Talk: Can you find 'go' in this sentence?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Sight Words
Writing & pencil control
Do: Find a useful message. Choose a shared reading or drawing place. Ask what a sign could help someone do, such as put books in a box. Say a short message together. Your child chooses a picture and a familiar letter they would like to write.
You need: Paper and crayons
Talk: What could our sign help someone do?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Trace It
Numbers & shapes
Do: Pouring play. Stay within reach as your child fills and empties cups over the bowl on a stable low surface. Compare full, partly full and empty. Help pour from one cup into another to see which holds more. Wipe spills promptly and empty the water afterwards.
You need: Unbreakable cups, a shallow bowl and a little water
Talk: Is the cup full or empty?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Size Safari
Science & our world
Do: Who helps it grow? Add a farmer beside your crop drawing. Talk about planting, watering and gathering a crop. Your child draws one helpful action. Ask what might happen before food reaches a shop. Explain that different people can do different parts of the journey.
You need: The drawings and crayons
Talk: How does a farmer help our food grow?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Helper Heroes
Thinking & feelings
Do: Tell what helped. Draw or describe the step your child chose. Ask whether watching, company or trying helped. They may choose the same step another day, a different step or a pause. Explain that feeling unsure does not mean they did anything wrong.
You need: Paper and crayons
Talk: Would you like me beside you?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Feelings Friends
Moving & making
Do: Look again for one detail. Pause to look again. Notice a handle, stripe or curved rim if present. Choose one visible detail to add, using a straight or curved line. Talk about the colours you can actually see. There is no need to fill the page.
You need: The cup, paper and crayons
Talk: Which line could show that edge?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Shapes & Colors
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: