Maths.Beforestartingschool
Games
Recitenumbersinorderto10and
beyond.
Begintorecognisenumeralsinthe
environment.
Sometimesmatchnumeralandquantity
correctly.
Singcountingsongs.Haveyourchildfollowthenumberinthesongontheirfingers.
Findnumeralsintheenvironmentinbooks,ondoors,buses,etc.Goonanumberhunt
whenoutandabout.
Canyourchildtellyouhowoldtheyareandshowitontheirfingers?
Website
TeninaBed,TenGreenBottles,1,2,3,4,5,FiveLittle
SpeckledFrogs,FiveLittleDucks,FiveLittleMonkeys
JumpingontheBed,etc.
http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatsq100.htm
l
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk9Yt1PqQiw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VLxWIHRD4E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dJWfQHF8Y
Showawarenessof2dshapesinthe
environmentandidentifythem.
Shapehuntaroundthehouseorwhenoutandabout.Whatshapescanyoufind?Triangle,circle,rectangle,oblong, http://www.ictgames.com/YRshape.html
square,etc?
https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/web-apps/patternshapes/
Makeshapesoutofplaydough,stringorribbon.HaveyourchildusefingerpaintorchalktodrawshapesHow
manysides/cornersdotheyhave?
Countreliablyupto5-10objects
Countyourtoys,books,etc.
Haveyourchildcounthowmanyjumps,steps,clapsetc.theycanmake.
PlayboardgamessuchasSnakesandLadders.Canyourchildrollthediceandputtheircounteronthecorrect
space?
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-tocount/underwater-counting
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddynumbers
DuringAutumntotheendofEaster
Recognisenumeralsfrom0-5and
beyond.
Shownumeralsindifferentways.Onfingers,dice,objects,dominoes,etc.Havechildrenusedifferentobjectsto
makethatparticularnumeral.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=number%20rec
ognition
Hopscotchandchalkedgames.
Targetgames.Childrenknockdownandthrowthingsintonumberedcontainers.Thesetypesofgamesofferthe
oppportunitytoexploretallyingandscoringtoo.
Trybeanbagsonchalkednumbersorballsintobuckets.
NumberBINGO
Numbersnap
Countoutaparticularnumberofobjects
fromagroup.E.g.Takesixtoysfromthe
groupoftoys.
Makeyourownnumberbook.
Additionproblems.
Addthetotalanswerbycountingallthefingersaltogether.E.g.3+5=8Youcanalsouse
objectstoaddthetotaltogether(blocks,dolls,superheroes,etc).
Helpsetupthedinnertableorputoutthewashing.Howmanyplatesorbowlsdoweneed?Howmanypairsof
trousersdowehave?
http://www.ictgames.com/addition.htm
Subtractionproblems.
Usecubes,otherobjectsorfingerstofindtheanswer.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=TakeAway
Recognisethedifferenttypesofcoins.
Helppayforitemsattheshop.Whatcoinsdidweuse?Whatarethecoinscalled?
Coinsketchings.
http://www.ictgames.com/moneyPage.htm
Numberbondsto10.
http://www.ictgames.com/numberFacts.htm
BytheEndoftheYear
Countreliablywithnumbersfrom0-20
andplacetheminorder.
Practisecountingobjectsthatcanbemovedornotmoved.(E.g.Toys,stepsorflowers).Howmanyarethere?Did
countagaintogether.
yourchildcountaccurately?Ifnot,
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-andsequencing/caterpillar-ordering
Saywhatisonemoreoronelessthana
givennumberto10(20).
Rollthediceandsaywhatisonelessoronemorethanthenumber.Challenge,canyousaywhatnumberis2less,3 http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=bingomoreorless
less,3more,etc.
http://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-1243-one-more
one-less-dice-activitiy-worksheet
Solveadditionproblems.Addtwosingle
digitnumbersandcountontofindthe
answer.
Learnhowtocountonfromthebiggestnumber(usefingers,numberlineor100square).
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7years/addition-and-subtraction
Solvesubtractionproblems.Subtracttwo Learnhowtocountbackfromthenumbertofindtheanswer(usefingers,numberlineor100square).
singledigitnumbersandcountbackto
findtheanswer.
English.Beforestartingschool
Games
Writename
Tracingthelettersintheirnameusingablackboardandchalkorfelttipsandpaper.
Fingerpainttheirname.
Website
http://www.ictgames.com/writingRepeate
r/
Maketheirnamefromplaydough.
Readnameandknowthelettersoundsin
theirname
Huntaroundthehouse/gardenforthelettersintheirnameandthenputtheminthecorrectorder.
Finditemsaroundthehousethathavethesamesoundasaletterintheirname.E.g.aforapple
HavegoodpencilcontrolE.g.holdingapencil Playdough
inpincergripandmakingclearmarksonthe
Pickingupitems(rice,pasta,beads)withtweezers.
page.
http://www.twinkl.co.uk/search-pencil
controlworksheets
DuringAutumntotheendofEaster
Readingtricky/HighFrequencyWords
Trickywordbingo
I,to,no,go,the
Trickywordcars
Trickywordswrittenoncups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvM
yssfAUx0
http://www.twinkl.co.uk-trickywordflash
cards
Read/hearPhase2soundsinwords
Sortingitemsintogroupsbasedontheirinitialsound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffeZX
PtTGC4&index=17&list=PLDEE1DA01300D
7972
Writingtricky/HighFrequencyWords
Writetrickywordlettersonpostitnotesandthenputtheminthecorrectordertomakewords.
I,to,no,go,the
Hangmanwithtrickywords
WritingPhase2sounds
Writinglettersinsand/salt/PVAglue/shavingfoam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvM
yssfAUx0
http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Phase-2Tricky-Words-Bus-747
http://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-l507-combined-phase-2--3-sound-mats
Usingasoundmattotrace/copyletters.
ReadConsonantVowelConsonant(CVC)
wordse.g.cat,box
PutCVCwordsaroundthehouse/gardenandchildgoandhuntforthem,readingthemastheyfindthem.
WriteConsonantVowelConsonant(CVC)
wordse.g.cat,box
ShowyourchildapictureofaCVCwordandgetthemtowriteit.
GiveyourchildaCVCwordwithalettermissingandhavethemwriteitinorfindthecorrectsound.
Readingnonsense(AKAalien)wordsE.g.pib, Childtosortrealwordsandalienwordsintotwodifferentgroups.
yop,stin,proom,vus,sarps
Childtodrawtheirownalienandwriteitsname.
Playnoughtsandcrosseswithrealwordsandalienwords.
Chalkthewordsonthefloor,sayawordandhaveyourchildthrowabeanbagontoit/jumpontoit.
Readingtricky/HighFrequencyWords
He,she,we,me,be,was,my,you,they,her,
all,are
ReadingPhase3sounds/words
Playsnapwithsounds.
Readingsimplesentences
Writeeachwordofthesentenceonaslipofpaperandhaveyourchildputtheminthecorrectordersoitmakessense.
Writingsimplesentences
Showyourchildapictureandhe/shecanwriteasentenceaboutit.E.g.Sheisonthechair.
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTrea
sure2.html
http://ictgames.com/poopDeckPirates/ind
ex.html
http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Blast-OffHigh-Frequency-Version-211
http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Phase-3Tricky-Words-Train-748
http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaursEggs/
http://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-l507-combined-phase-2--3-sound-mats
Soundfishinggame.Laythesoundsoutandyou’reyourchilduseapipecleanerasafishingrodtofishforasound.Thenyourchildsays
http://www.ictgames.com/blendingBingo
thesoundoutloud.
_LS.html
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicat
ions/letters-and-sounds
Lettersandsoundsdocumentpg.109for
examplecaptionsandsentences.
http://www.ictgames.com/tellAtRex_v3.h
tml
http://www.ictgames.com/writing_runwa
y_v2.html
BytheEndoftheYear
ReadPhase4tricky/HFWwords
Said,so,have,like,come,some,come,were,
there,little,one,do,when,out,what,do,
when,out,what
Makethewordsoutofplaydough.
Readflashcardswithwordson.
Findwordsinstorybooks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NO
zgR1ANc4
http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaursEggs/
ReadCVCCwordsE.g.bump,farm
WriteCVCCwords
Fingerpaintwords.
Makewordsoutofscrabblepieces.
Lettersandsoundsdocumentpg.12-135
forexamplewords,captionsand
sentences