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EnglishRead books and share stories as much as possible.Browse a library of free children's?eBooks?at Parents can set up an account and access to 100s of eBooks suitable for all reading abilities.Keep a diary – draw pictures and write a sentence about what you did or your favourite part of that day/week. Write a note or card for someone you haven’t been able to visit. If you have been baking, you could write or draw pictures of the steps of the recipe. Help to write a shopping list.Create a list of games or things you would like to do. Tongue Twisters – Have a go trying out some of these, they’re harder than they look!She sells seashells on the sea shoeIf a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?Red Lorry, yellow lorryFuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair then Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.I-spy – the old classic helps with children’s phonic knowledge. Use either the letter name or sound. Tricky WordsHere is a list of some of the tricky words that the children have encountered since September: it downThe mylikes thiscan atam hereme somehe sheIn butToday yesno so ItDownGet doThat YesNo from was be He then You has had not him her said have with his our they little an come there got of by them says areRainbow write: Many of the children will have already played and enjoyed this game:You will need a dice and different coloured markers/pencils.Pick a colour for each number on the dicePick a tricky word to writeRoll the dice and use the assigned colour to write your word.Tricky Word Hunt – pick a tricky word and see where you can find it e.g. in books, newspapers, fliers, even on tv. Tricky Word Bingo – similar to the popular number game but with tricky words instead!Playdough Words - Use play dough to make tricky words. Spelling Look-Say-Cover-Write-Check ChallengePick a tricky wordLook at and say the wordCover the tricky word and have a go writing it againCheck to see if it’s right or wrong.Phonic Spelling ChallengePick a short simple word (e.g. cat, bin, hand, slip etc.) with no silent or sneaky letters.Parent calls out word and child writes it down.Check your word. Useful videos – the following videos are available on and are a fun way to reinforce the children’s phonic knowledge. AlphablocksMr. T’s phonics MathsSnakes and Ladders – helps with numeral recognition, adding.Card games e.g. Snap, Go Fish, Old Maid, Crazy Eights.Bingo – classic number recognition game. Children could make their own game cards to help with numeral formation. Number Splat: Ideally this is played by 2 or more players. Write lots of different numbers on a page (between 1 -30).Children need “splatters” e.g. wooden spoonsCall out a number and child have to “splat” or hit the number as quickly as possible. Active Counting: Children can take a trip to the number gym.Pick a starting number and finishing number (either counting backwards or forwards)Pick an activity e.g. jogging on the spot, star jumps, “weight-lifting”, squats etc. Children count while engaging in the physical activity. Number Hunt – keep an eye for numbers throughout the house.Shape Hunt – find and recognise shapes in the home. Art & Crafts:Drawing and colouring, make cards. Junk Art - Different colours paper, glue, glitter, stickers, cardboard tubes, pompoms, string, wool, felt, material, ribbon, thread spools, pipe cleaners, tissue paper ….they all make great crafts and give your child plenty of scope to get creative e.g. make Easter decorations.Google “How to draw…”, selecting whatever your child wants, such as dinosaur, racing car, fairies, princess, animals, etc or visit some how-to-draw websites for kids. Make a Collage - Do you have a stack of old magazines? Get them out, along with some paper, glue and other art supplies and have a collage-making session. has variety of free colouring pages as well as art & craft ideas. Physical Activity Get out your bikes and cycle. This is an opportunity to practise cycling without stabilisers or increase your endurance to keep up with big sisters and brothers. Take out a football and practise the GAA skills that Amanda helped us perfect before Christmas.Try skipping with a hula hoop or a skipping rope. If you have a garden, build your own obstacle course. At Home Disco! – choose your favourite songs and have a boogie! - A huge selection of free videos, including dancing, exercise, meditation, reflection activities. Something for everyone.Cosmic Yoga on Youtube – Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation designed especially for children. 10@10 - daily 10minute exercise videos. ()Other Activities: The following are activities that are excellent for developing the children’s logic skills, creativity as well as aiding with academic development. JigsawsWater and Sand-playMake slimeBuilding with Lego and blocksLearn to tie your lacesNature walk/Scavenger walk: Make a list of things to look out for on a walk. (children could help to write the list)Take a photo of what you find or draw pictures when you come home. Playdough, you could even make your own. Here’s what you need:2 cups of flour1 cup of salttablespoon of oilliquid paint or food colour? cup of waterMix salt and flour together.Add water and paint slowly and mix to make the dough. If it’s too sticky add more flour. ................
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