ISSUE 6 • DECEMBER 2015
Sounds, Letters, Songs and Fun in Foundation 2M MS. MONICA OLOGEANU, FOUNDATION 2 TEACHER At ISB we follow the ‘Phonics International’ program. In term 1 we have been focusing on single sounds and sounds around our environment. We have made a great start and the children in Foundation 2 are learning two new sounds (phonemes) each week. During phonics lessons the children are involved in activities that encourage
Exercising writing skills: “c”, “k” and “ck”
letters recognition, blending and segmenting words as well as learning the correct letter formations. The children also listen to the ‘Jolly Phonics’ action songs to go with the sounds we have learned for the week. They are enjoying singing along and
we are having so much fun. Our daily phonics sessions involve a lot of speaking, listening, and exciting games making sure that they are interactive for young learners.
“We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” Numbers Game MS. JESSICA DUVALL, FOUNDATION 2 TEACHER Maths in the Foundation 2 ladybird class have been going well. The children are having so much fun with maths and numbers learning! We have focused on numbers 0-20, playing a bear hunt game with numbered bear caves, where the children hid the brown bear under a numbered cave and their friends had to find the bear. Using English to tell their friends the number that the bear was under or giving clues as to which row the bear was in. It was great to see them working in teams to help their friends using communication and language skills as well as mathematics. Closing eyes
Developing communication and language skills
We have so much fun playing the bear hunt numbers game
to hide and opening eyes to find, it was a big success.
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We like to have fun while we learn!