Learning at home
Here you will find lots of activies and ideas to help you with phonics, literacy and numeracy.
Phonics
This term in phonics we will be focusing on the sounds
s a t i p n m d g o c k.
Can your child recognise these sounds?
Can your child write these sounds?
Next term we will be learning the sounds ck e u r h b f l ll ff ss.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2
Phonics play is fabulous online literacy platform that has lots of games based around reading and writing. This site is used frequenlty in the classroom. We hope your children have just as much fun playing the games at home, as they do in school.
Maths
This term in maths we have been exploring 1 more or 1 less, the composition of 1-5, 2D shapes and position.
Topmarks is a great online resource that has lots of maths games which we use in class. Please click the link below to be taken to the website.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
Also has lots of maths games available for EYFS/KS1 children
Singing songs is a great way to remember shape names. Follow the link below to listen to a 2D shape song that we sing along to in class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEbRDtCAFdU
Can your child match the 2D shapes to the correct shape monster? Or perhaps they can complete a 2D shape pattern.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/early-years/shape-monsters
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/shape-patterns
Listen to the story, Ruffles and the Bouncy Bouncy Ball. Talk to your child about the different places Ruffles looks for his lost bouncy ball. Emphasising language relating to position (under, behind, between, in, among)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D18ViaaDFa4