Reception Half-term: Spring 1 Theme - The Gruffalo’s Child 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 suggested menu of 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 and ‘red words’ 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. Thank you for your support. Story Sequence Share a story with someone who lives in your house. Talk about the important and interesting things that happen in the story. Can you draw 5 pictures to show different things/characters and the setting of your story.
Number Fun! Write the numbers 1-10. You can use whatever media you like, chalk, paint, pens, paper! Check with a grown up that your numbers are formed correctly. Can you count to 10 forwards and backwards?
Shape Hunt What shapes can you find in your house, or on a walk around your local area. Can you find a circle, square, triangle and rectangle? Make a picture using these 4 shapes.
Letter formation Can you practise forming each letter of the alphabet? Think carefully about how you hold your pencil and use our handwriting rhymes to help you form each letter correctly.
Healthy Living Can you design a healthy fruit kebab at home using all your favourite fruits? How many different coloured fruits could you include? You could even make it at home and review how it tastes with a grown up!
My name is.... Practise writing your name. Can you write your full name? Can you write it big and small? Write your name using pencil, pen, felt tip and even in paint. Extra challenge....can you write it so it sits neatly on a line?
Zzzzzziiiippppp!! During the winter months, you will need to make sure you are wearing your coat to school every day. Can you practise putting on your coat and zipping it up, every day for 5 days in a row.
Fabulous Phonics We have now learnt lots of sounds in our phonics lessons in school. Use the phonics mat below to practise your sounds. Can you draw a picture to go with some of the sounds. Can you find objects in your house which have these sounds in them?
Winter Walk As winter truly sets in, can you go on a walk with your family and spot signs of Winter? You could either collect artefacts or take photos of what you find.