Our week: KG 2, week 18
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Who is it for? Draw Sara and a bag. Say, "That bag is for her." Write her and underline er. Read it together. Add fern, explain it is a plant, and read it with help. Compare the written groups in her, bird and turn.
You need: Paper and a pencil
Talk: Which word rhymes with turn: burn or bird?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Rhyme Time
Writing & pencil control
Do: Choose the useful parts. Look at a bag together. Choose two visible parts, such as a strap and a pocket. Draw the bag with room around it for words. Your child points to each part and says what the reader needs to recognise.
You need: A familiar bag, paper and a pencil
Talk: Which parts will help our reader?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Trace It
Numbers & shapes
Do: Paper paths. Draw three straight paths. Place equal-sized squares along each with touching edges and no overlaps. Count the squares, then order the paths by length. Use paths that fit a whole number of squares.
You need: Paper, a pencil and equal-sized large paper squares prepared by an adult
Talk: Which is longer: 6 blocks or 9 blocks?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Size Safari
Science & our world
Do: Water before freezing. With you beside them, your child watches you tip a little water inside the container: it flows. Draw it together. Put the container in the freezer yourself, leaving room for expansion. Without a freezer, draw water and the ice it could become.
You need: A freezer-safe unbreakable container, water, paper and pencil
Talk: What could flow before we put it in the freezer?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Hot & Cold Lab
Thinking & feelings
Do: A short chance game. Draw a star on one slip and circles on three. Mix them face down. Take two each and open them; whoever finds the star wins this round by chance. Name any feelings without judging them. Both people may choose to stop.
You need: Four folded paper slips and a pencil
Talk: Did finding the star depend on being better?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Feelings Friends
Moving & making
Do: Show more than a face. Pretend the puppet is waiting for a friend. Ask how it might feel. Try a small wave, a slow droop or a cheerful nod. Your child chooses the feeling and movement. Explain that the same face can go with different feelings in different situations.
You need: The puppet
Talk: What might it feel while waiting?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Feelings Friends
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: