REC Puffin Class News @FP
We are now moving into our 6th week, and Summer term is well underway! We are currently continuing our growing and planting in our outdoor planters. This will be followed by ‘Mini-beasts’ and ‘Holidays’ alongside mini themes and topics relating to the children’s interests. As always we will talk to the children about what they already know, draw on prior learning and find out what they would like to explore.
Literacy
We are continuing to encourage the children to explore a range of mark making/writing tools and are supporting them in giving meaning to the marks they make. To support your child at home;
- Take opportunities for your child to see you writing for example writing a shopping list, a card, a letter.
- Encourage your child to hold a pencil and make marks such as simple lines and circles and support them in attempting to write their name.
- If your child is already confident in this move on to encouraging your child to add further marks to represent simple words and support them in giving meaning to those marks.
- Take opportunities to talk to your child about the weather encouraging them to share their experiences when out and about!
- Continue to share and talk about stories with your child. This is such an important part of your child’s development which will continue to support their early reading and writing!
Numeracy
We are continuing to reinforce numeral recognition between 0 and 10 and develop awareness of numerals and shapes in the environment. This can be supported at home by;
- Encouraging your child to count everyday items such as toys, fruit, cups and plates,
- Introducing simple number problems and drawing attention to numbers when out and about; bus numbers, car registration plates etc.
- Drawing attention to shape; car wheels, windows, road signs.
We would love to see and celebrate anything your child has done at home in the way of pictures, letter and number work, including examples of drawings, writing and photographs!