Letters and sounds ideas | Maths ideas | Ideas linked to topic/curriculum |
Sound bag Place objects with the same initial sound in a bag and pull them out one at a time, saying the initial sound.
Sound story time Read a familiar story book (The Three Little Pigs) and change voice for different characters. Use loud, quiet, soft, hard intonation etc. Encourage your child to read the story back to you. |
Sort and count groups of objects. Can the children say the number in one group and then add the numbers together. Encourage language 1 more,1 less, add and equal.
Match the correct number of objects to the chosen numeral.
Have a teddy bears picnic. Can you lay the table/blanket. Try counting the number of plates/ cups needed. Add too many and model taking away 'we have too many 5 take away 1 is 4. We needed 1 less.' Perhaps add too few, encourage the children to problem solve, how can they correct the mistake. |
Try a science experiment. Perhaps look at what happens to fruit that is cut and left out. This will help the children to learn about growth, decay and changes over time.
Answer one of the questions linked to the story.
Dress teddy for different weather conditions.
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This weeks motivational checklists
Please use this if your child finds it helpful to have an additional guide to help them prepare for activities.
Fine motor activities
Song of the week
This week we are thinking about problem solving and calculations. We will be looking at adding and taking away while exploring groups. It's important to remember that problem solving occurs in many different ways and using simple questions can extend children's thinking at a wide range of activities for example:
Have a go at brick play and use key questions such as:
Sharing key questions when reading for example:
You can also practice problem solving using popular games and puzzles by encouraging the children to think carefully or by involving them in everyday tasks e.g. can you help sort the socks and make pairs?