This week we had an unexpected visit from the Gruffalo! The children enjoyed going on a hunt for him and then listening to the story, retelling it and talking about their favourite parts!
Here are some photos of their learning:
Here is some home learning we would like you to focus on over the weekend and coming week:
Phonics-
This week we have continued with phase 1. The children have been practising playing with words that rhyme. Over the weekend, please encourage your child to continue doing this at home, Here are some examples to say to your child and see if they can think of words that rhyme with it-
dog- they could continue with- log, bog, frog
cat- they could continue with- mat, hat, sat
van- they could continue with- can, man, tan
There are lots more of course! Please have fun with rhyme- it really helps children to tune into the sounds within words and recognising which are the same and which are different.
Reading-
Every child has recieved a log in for Collins eBook. This does not replace the books they will still get given at school but instead is an additional resource for supporting reading at home. We will add books weekly to it for your child to talk through in the same way they do with their lilac books.
Another idea to encourage story retelling at home is to use teddies/props for your child to act out their favourite story ensuring they quote key phases from the text. Could they have a go at retelling the Gruffalo to you as its a recent story they have heard at school?
Maths-
We have now been learning all about the number zero and one. Encourage your child to show you what these numbers look like. Can they show you on their fingers? Can they collect objects? Can they explain what zero is? Can they use the vocabulary one more to explain the number one?
Phonics-
This week your child will be learning the phase 2 phonics sounds s, a, t, p.
We have attached links to videos from The Department of Education to support you with pronouncing the sound correctly. It will also give you some ideas of what you can do at home to support your child further with practising this sound.
s sound- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlqMDXWEtXs&t=1s
a sound- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-2SNtGeodQ
t sound- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdYxh-23INc&t=10s
p sound- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBIZBegHqsE
We hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Do ask us any questions that you may have; we are always happy to help.
From The Early Years Team