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Week of Words… 11th February

Monday 11th February: F is for Fun Stick pictures of your child having fun, and magazine pictures of children having a good time into a ’fun’ book. Tuesday 12th February: F is for Food Look through a...

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Week of Words… 18th February

Monday 18th February: Laundry words As your child helps you in the laundry (!) learn vocabulary: washing machine, sink, dryer, vacuum, ironing board, etc. Tuesday 19th February: Laundry play Wash...

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Week of Words… March 4th

Monday 4th March: Letter M Make a collage of letter Ms cut out of newspaper, junk mail and magazines in the shape of a big letter M. Tuesday 5th March: M is for Muffins Bake muffins today. Or, just as...

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Week of Words… 11th March

Monday 11th March: Knees What direction do they bend in? Are they soft or bony? Can you touch your toes with your knee? Your tummy? Your head? Tuesday 12th March: Breakfast Which foods do you eat for...

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Week of Words… 25th March

Monday 25th March: The Letter P Go through the news paper and cut out lots of letter P’s.  Stick them on to a piece of paper in the shape of a letter P. Tuesday 26th March: P is for Poppy Rip red paper...

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Week of Words… April 1st

Monday 1st April: Nature Walk Go round the block and look at the flowers and the street. What changes are there from last month? Bring home some treasures!  Tuesday 2nd April: Happy How does your body...

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Week of Words… 8th April

Monday 8th April: Listening Sit in your front yard. What sounds can you hear? Follow the sounds to find out what they are, eg. birds, alarms, transport, etc. Tuesday 9th April: Big What other words...

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Week of Words.. 22nd April

Monday 22nd April: Leaves Collect interesting shaped leaves from the garden, put a piece of paper on top and rub over crayons to make leaf patterns. Tuesday 23rd April: Water Transport Go to the...

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Week of Words… 6th May

Monday 6th May: Baby Play Play babies with your dollies – feed them, bathe them, and put them to bed. Tuesday 7th May: Baby Play Pretend to be a baby – take turns at being the baby and the Mummy....

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Week of Words… 13th May

Monday 13th May: Purple food Eat lots of purple food today:  grapes, purple jelly, blackberries, eggplant, purple cauliflower – maybe not all at once… Tuesday 14th May: Purple collage Cut out lots of...

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Week of Words… 15th July

Monday 15th July: U is for Underwear Look through the junk mail and find pictures of undies!  Cut them all out and stick them upside down! Tuesday 16th July: Backyard words Tour your back yard to learn...

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Week of Words… 29th July

Monday 29th July: Crocodiles Snap your arms like a crocodile or alligator. Count the teeth you can see in pictures of crocodiles in books. Tuesday 30th July: Snakes Cut some green paper into strips and...

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Week of Words… 2nd September

Monday 2nd September: Flowers Look at all the different colours and shapes of flowers at the florist or at the shops.  Which ones are your favourites? Tuesday 3rd September: Birds Look through pictures...

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Week of Words… September 16

Monday 16th September: Orange collage Draw a large circle on card and stick on pieces of orange paper or orange items from junk mail to make a paper orange. Tuesday 17th September: S is for Smile Cut...

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Week of Words.. 30th September

Monday 30th September: Self portrait Ask your child to draw you a picture. Discuss the body parts they drew, and compare it to last month’s picture. Tuesday 1st October: Nature Walk Take a walk around...

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Week of Words… 7th October

Monday 7th October: Legs Look at the clothes in your cupboard.  Which ones belong on your legs?  tights, leggings, socks, skirts, pants, shorts, jeans, etc. Tuesday 8th October: Country Music Find a...

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Week of Words… 14th October

Monday 14th October: Gold Let your child have a (supervised!) play in your jewelry box to look at your earrings, rings, necklaces and bracelets. Tuesday 15th October: Gold Jewelry Cut pictures of...

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Week of Words… 21st October

Monday 21st October: The Letter T Go through the newspaper and cut out letter T’s.  Stick them on to a piece of paper in a T-shape. Tuesday 22nd October: T is for T-shirt Find an old t-shirt you are...

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Week of Words… 4th November

Monday 4th November: Light & Dark Draw the curtains, turn off the lights and switch on a torch.  How much space does it light up? How dark is it when you switch it off? Tuesday 5th November: Light...

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