Reception
Half-term: Summer 1
Theme: Growing
In EYFS, we believe that this is the start of our journey where we build relationships with yourselves as a family. As part of this relationship, we have provided a new menu of suggested learning activities for your child to complete with you during this half term. These activities can be brought back into school and shared as part of ‘show and tell’ sessions, where we can encourage children to communicate in front of their peers as part of our drive to improve children’s speaking and listening at an early age. These are not compulsory but will support your child’s learning and development in school & we would appreciate your support.
Children in Nursery and Reception will also bring home a library book each week to share at home with an adult. As you will appreciate, reading is fundamental to a child’s progress in all areas of the curriculum and therefore we expect all children to be reading at home regularly with an adult each week. Reception children will bring a reading book home once they have learnt the first set of sounds. This will be a Sound Blending book and will match the sounds they have already been taught in school. Children should read this book daily to an adult at home. Once they can read this book confidently, they will move on to the next book.
We can’t wait to see your work!
Reading together
Enjoy sharing lots of story books with your child at home. This is the best way to help develop your child’s ever increasing vocabulary and help them become familiar with the “language of stories” Try to read your child’s reading book daily, as they become more confident with their blending, their reading will start to become more fluent
Write a postcard
Pretend you have gone on holiday to the seaside. Make a postcard picture of the beach. Write down what you have been doing whilst you are at the beach. Don’t forget to use the sounds you know to help you
Play a game
Playing a board game, is a lovely way to spend time together. Can you practise your subitising skills with the dice?
Let’s make ten
How many ways can you make the number 10? For example, you could do 6 + 4 =
How many other ways could you make 10? Could you write the number sentence to show your work?
Visit the Botanic Gardens
What about meeting friends from your class or family, whilst looking for signs of spring in our local park. This could include nature walks, ice cream or even a picnic.
Planting
Answer the Question
What can you see in the world around you that tells you that summer is on the way?
What sort of clothes might you wear on a hot, sunny day?
How can you stay safe in the sun?
Martin Mere
Following our school trip to Martin Mere (Thursday 16th May), can you draw a picture of your favourite part of the day?
In school we will be planting broad beans to bring home. Can you send in some photos to see how tall they grow? Don’t forget the water them! Baking
Use up any left over Easter chocolate and try out some simple recipes. Encourage your child to help you measure out the ingredients.
