Literacy
How to help your child at home:
- Encourage your child to read as much as possible at home and enjoy books together.
- Form letters correctly.
- Write their first and second name.
- Sound out simple words on their fingers, using the letter sounds NOT the letter names.
- Praise them for writing and trying their best.
- Keep their sound books at home once the teacher has seen them and practise them as much as possible.
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Numeracy
How to help your child at home:
- When you are walking or driving in the car you can chant numbers in funny voices, giant voices, whisper voices etc.
- Encourage your child to count objects at home.
- Play board games that involve a dice, counting spaces, identifying shapes etc.
- Always keep your games positive and enjoy them together.
Snowy days
Children:
- Can you write your name in the snow? Run around making tracks that are curved, zigzags etc.
- Listen carefully to the sounds outside. Can you hear snow falling, ice melting etc?
- Talk together about what your family did in the snow. Did the car get stuck? Did you have to walk to the shops? Did you build a snowman or have some target practice with snowballs?
- Draw a picture and ask an adult to help you write sentences about it.
