Our week: KG 2, week 20
Dates: to · Try one activity on a day that suits you. Repeat or pause any part.
Reading & talking
Do: Rhyme bridges. Write boy and toy on one line, then boy and coin below. Read together: the first pair rhymes, the second shares a vowel but has different endings. Revisit cow and now and listen for their matching endings. Say each pair naturally.
You need: Paper and a pencil
Talk: How are oi and oy alike in coin and toy?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Rhyme Time
Writing & pencil control
Do: Let a reader check. Show the diagram to someone at home. Ask them to follow each line and point to the named part. Your child can read labels with help. If a line or word is unclear, make one useful change together.
You need: The labelled drawing
Talk: Could we make one label clearer?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Trace It
Numbers & shapes
Do: Big but light. Ask your child to guess which is heavier: the big plate or the smaller spoon. Peg one to each end and watch. Talk about what happened: bigger things are not always heavier. Look around the room for another big, light thing and a small, heavier one to test.
You need: The hanger balance, a paper plate and the metal spoon
Talk: Can a big thing be lighter than a small thing?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Size Safari
Science & our world
Do: Could we change it back? Compare the melted water with your first drawing. Order pictures of water, ice and water again. Explain that an adult could freeze this water again. Retell the sequence using freeze and melt. Empty the container afterwards; the activity water is not for drinking.
You need: The drawings and a pencil
Talk: How could an adult turn the water into ice again?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Hot & Cold Lab
Thinking & feelings
Do: What is the waiting feeling? Draw Ali waiting while a friend draws one circle with a shared crayon. Ask what he might feel and what could help. He could watch, choose his next colour or ask for another crayon. Waiting need not look cheerful.
You need: Paper and crayons
Talk: How might Ali feel while waiting?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Feelings Friends
Moving & making
Do: Read our short route. Draw four adjoining squares in one row, labelled 1 to 4. Point along them together in number order. Let your child walk slowly from square to square, pausing with both feet steady. Seated players can take finger steps on a paper version.
You need: Washable chalk and safe ground, or paper and crayons
Talk: Which number comes after two?
We noticed:
Game (optional): Number Train
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: