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School at Home: Writing and Spelling
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There are many things you can do at home that will naturally develop your child's writing and spelling skills. They can write to family and friends using:. They could keep a diary of their daily activities to share on their return to school. Illustrate their daily recount of events with drawings and colour. You may be writing to create texts for reading and could:. Write instructions (how to make your favourite recipe, get to someone's house, play a game). Other activities you could do include:. Ideas Le...
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School at Home: Maths
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The mathematical strands that we cover at school are;. There are many web sites that are available to practise basic addition and multiplication facts. Times Table and Basic Facts. If you are wanting to limit screen time or would like to do this in another way you could try:. Using time limits; choose a table and ask them randomly, how many can you successfully answer in 1 minute. Now try again and better your score. Always play board games with two dice. Children who are very confident telling the time ...
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School at Home: Greetings Cards
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Monday, March 7, 2011. Everybody loves to get a greeting card that has been made specially for them. There are so many things to celebrate: birthdays, anniversaries, special days like Mothers and Fathers Days, Valentines Day, Easter, Christmas are but a few. Thanking people using a card that is specially designed lets the person know that you really appreciated their contribution. What do you need to consider when making a card? The theme of your card. Things you may need to make your cards. Collect the ...
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School at Home: Time to Shop
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Friday, March 4, 2011. Again this is an open ended activity that will require different levels of support, depending on the age of the learner. We love to shop and this activity could take two forms depending on the age and stage of the learner. 1 Choose a variety of objects that you could sell. These might be things from the pantry if you are going to play shops or old toys and books. They could be wee home-made items that become another project, e.g. painted rocks, baking,. Our city is in need of repai...
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School at Home: A Treasure Hunt
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Thursday, March 3, 2011. This is a wonderful activity that encompasses many learning areas. Obviously children at different levels and ages will require differing amounts of help and guidance. Create a map of the area you are having the treasure hunt within. This in itself can be an exercise in measurement and scale or using simple symbols to represent things. Hide objects in the treasure area - mark these on the map. Ask some friends to "do" your treasure hunt - you might like to write them an invitation.
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School at Home: March 2011
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011. King or Queen for the Day. Life is full of surprises- as we all have recent proof of! Imagine your surprise to discover that tomorrow. The leader of the land for the day. You need to get busy now preparing for this important day. You will need to plan your day so you can make the most of this magnificent opportunity. Write a list of what you want to achieve. Work out how long each task should take. Decide what sort of outfits you’ll need. Decide on 3 main supporting arguments.
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School at Home: Reading
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Children experience reading in three ways at school:. They are read to. They are read with. You can do all these things at home, with or without specially designed resources. Reading to your child. When you read t. The focus should only be on the content and the message. We are never too old to enjoy a well written picture book. These texts often have more complex ideas and language than easy chapter books.*. Reading with your child. Write some simple stories based on your experiences. When you do th...
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School at Home: Welcome to School at Home
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Thursday, March 3, 2011. Welcome to School at Home. This site has been put together to provide some activities to work on with your children at home. We have organised it into to the core areas of reading, writing and maths. Down the left are links to other resources that will be useful in providing alternative ideas. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Links to for Further Ideas. Wiki with work from home ideas. Russley School Online Learning. Ministry Information to help with learning.
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School at Home: Party Time
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Monday, March 7, 2011. Is it time to have some fun? Let's have a party. What about inviting a few friends (or toys, if you are a little person) around for morning or afternoon tea? You might like to organise something for the rest of your family. You can plan your party today for tomorrow or the weekend. First you need to brainstorm all the things you need to consider. This is a thinking strategy called Consider All Factors (CAF). Your li st might include things like;. What to eat or drink. If you need t...
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School at Home: King or Queen for the Day
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011. King or Queen for the Day. Life is full of surprises- as we all have recent proof of! Imagine your surprise to discover that tomorrow. The leader of the land for the day. You need to get busy now preparing for this important day. You will need to plan your day so you can make the most of this magnificent opportunity. Write a list of what you want to achieve. Work out how long each task should take. Decide what sort of outfits you’ll need. Decide on 3 main supporting arguments.
