Topic/Maths this week and half term ideas
Sadly, it's our second and last week of looking at Minibeasts and our final week of our All Things Great and Small Topic for this term. This week we looked at insects and spiders which we learnt were arachnids and part of the arthropods family (ask your child how many legs, body parts and eyes insects and spiders have). We made amazing webs, drew webs with chalk, made spiders, made junk model insects and did drawings of insects.
In maths we looked at time and how to order time. We talked about our daily routine using the words, now, next and later and looked at our morning routine using the words, before, after, then. We looked at height and used the words, tall, short, taller, tallest, shorter shortest and looked at length and used the words long, short, longer, longest, shorter, shortest. We also ordered objects by their length and height. Try using these words and ordering items with your children over half-term. On our final day we will look at position again, this time using the words further, closer, nearer. We will be throwing bean bags and using the words to describe their position!
Over half-term, if you would like to do some work outside the Love to Learn project, practice writing and recognising numerals 1-10. As a challenge try writing and recognising numerals to 20, especially 11, 12, 13, 14 (can anyone write higher than 20???).
In RWI we are learning new sounds all the time. It is always useful to go over the sounds we have learnt before. If you would like, practice saying these sounds with your child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6OiU2h3sUI it is also always useful to practice writing the letter and going over their rhymes. Attached is a sound mat with all the RWI letter formation rhymes. You could also challenge your child by asking them to write some words. This week in choosing time, the children have written valentine's cards, written letters in sand and made some amazing menus for Beefio Café, writing words like salami, chicken, cake etc alongside prices. What amazing things can your child write at home?
