Dear Parents and Carers
Here are some suggestions from your child’s teacher of activities to help you keep your children occupied during the day. Please remember that they are indeed only suggestions and we do not want you to feel pressured in any way to turn your home into a home school. Do what works for you and your family and let us worry about getting your children quickly back up to speed when everything returns to normal. If you do only one thing, it would be best to keep your child reading. Reading to them, listening to them read and talking about what’s been read will be hugely beneficial. Beyond that, do what is easy, stress free and comfortable for you and your family.
Reading
We encourage you to read every day for 10 minutes to an adult at home. You could…
• Take time to share a book together (you can read/ listen to an audiobook or watch a story online together)
• In the absence of reading books, you could access books similar to the ones you bring home
www.oxfordowl.co.uk • Complete the comprehension pack (Three Little Pigs etc)
Writing
We are continuing our learning on Traditional Tales. This week you could…
• Use your imagination to make up a story. Tell someone the story. Think about where you live, what your super powers are and what you do.
• Draw a story map of your story.
• Write the story and illustrate.
• Draw and describe the other characters in your story using descriptive language.
Spelling
We use the National Curriculum Year 1 & 2 spelling lists to set spellings for practice. This week your child could…
• use the spelling lists included in your home learning packs to practice the words and write them in sentences.
• Play scrabble together
Maths
We will continue learning about numbers. This week your child could…
• Look at games which involve numbers and counting.
• Find ways to make a particular number – challenge your adult to do the same.
Other
To keep your mind engaged and your spirits high You could also…
• play games, build dens, be active but stay safe.
• Build, construct, paint, cook, draw and have fun together.
• Look at the activities in the science booklet we sent home.
Thank you for your support and stay safe.