Reception
Half-Term: Spring 2
Theme: Watch me Grow!
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 our ‘show and tell’ sessions, where we 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 activities are aimed at supporting your child’s learning and development in school.
In addition to the homework bingo, Children in Reception will also bring 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! Therefore, we expect all children to read with an adult a minimum three times per week. Reception children will also 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 onto the next book.
We can’t wait to see your work!
Doubling!
Challenge children to find various objects around the house and practice doubling them. For example, if they have three apples, they can explore what double three would be: six apples!
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=2CXjFsVtR4
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!
As a family, can you complete the ‘Bear Hunt’ around Southport town centre. How many bears did you find?
https://southportbid.com/bear-hunt/
Easter Craft!
In school, the children will be learning all about the ‘Easter Story’. In the build up to Easter, encourage the children to create their own Easter Bonnet. Bonus points for extra creativity!
Fabulous Phonics:
We have now learnt most of our Set 1 Phonics Sounds! 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?
Let’s Dance!
Next, have a family dance party! Encourage your children to show off their favourite dance moves, to some of their favourite songs everyone can join in the fun.
Rhyming Bingo!
Lots of the stories the children are exploring this half-term all have rhyme within them. Using the attached worksheet, can the children pair up the rhyming words together. Extra points for anybody who can come up with their own examples of words that rhyme!
Ramadan
During RE, the children will be learning about the festival of ‘Ramadan’ https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=Qa2f7gdP4vw
Talk to your child about how Muslims celebrate this special time of year.
Spring Walk:
Whilst out on a family walk, can you spot the sings of Spring? Think about the animals you might see and what the weather is like!
Children’s Choice:
Do you have your own Homework idea linked to a topic of your choice? Extra points for creativity!
