Theme for the week: The Fire Station/Emergency Services
Activity 1:
My Sounds Booklet pg. 8 - New sound for this week ee.
Activity 2:
Word families 'th' and 'wh' sheet
1. Read word list 1.
Writing activity based on word list 1 - Call out the following sentence and encourage your child to do their best to write the sentence into the homework copy.
"That thin moth had a bath."
2. Read word list 2.
Writing activity based on word list 2 - Call out the following sentence and encourage your child to do their best to write the sentence into the homework copy.
"Why is the wheel thick?."
*Please write both sentences on the same page.
*Remind your child about finger spaces between words and full stops at the end of the sentence.
*Encourage your child to check over their own work, however we don't expect perfect spellings as the children are still learning.
Activity 3:
Graded reader - Please try to do a little bit of reading each night.
Activity 4: ***We will send home new tricky words on Tuesday
This year the children will have 2 tricky words each week for homework. The tricky words from last year are on a sheet in the homework folder if you feel your child needs to revise them.
The tricky words to memorise for this week are: before, other
*Please remember you cannot blend tricky words.
Suggested games to make Tricky Word learning fun:
Slap the word
Use one set of word cards. Spread a number of cards out on a table or the floor. Ask someone to say one of the words. Whoever is first to slap the word with their hand (or the back of a spoon) wins the word. We have played this game in class with spoons and the children loved it.
Silly Sentence
Spread the word cards out face down. Pick 3 cards and turn them face up. Say the words as they are turned up. Now try and make up a silly sentence that includes all 3 words on the cards.
Shout Out Loud
Spread the word cards out face down. Take it in turns to turn over one card at a time. The first person to shout out the word wins the card. Keep going until all the cards have been won. You can play this with silly voices e.g. whisper, roar like a lion, squeak like a mouse
Hunt the Words
Use one set of word cards. Hide a number of the around the room (your child must not look). The child has to find the cards and bring them back to you, saying the words as they find them.
Suggested Plan for this week's homework:
Monday:
My Sounds Booklet pg. 8 - New sound for this week ee.
Graded Reader
Tuesday:
'th' Word Family List 1 - Reading and Writing activity.
Graded reader
Wednesday:
Memorise Tricky Words.
Graded Reader
Thursday:
'wh' Word Family List 2 - Reading and Writing activity.
Graded reader
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