Other ideas to support your child in their learning can be found below. Remember to keep it interesting and fun!
Maths
Ask questions about time and practise reading analogue clocks e.g. What is the time? How many minutes until dinner?
Create practical problems at home to solve such as building something and working out the space (area) needed to put it.
Practise basic facts including addition, subtraction and times tables using cards, songs or computer games such as timestables.co.nz , maths.prototec.co.nz or other online maths games.
Writing
Write an email or letter to send to a relative
Encourage your child to keep a journal of ideas, collect things in it, write down interesting topics or words or record a recent trip
Let your child see you be a writer and that you write for many different purposes - letters, work assignments, emails etc.
Provide a range of reading materials around the house such as magazines, newspapers, picture books, novels, encyclopedias, comics and cookbooks.
Play games like Scrabble, Bananagrams, Boggle, word finders or crosswords to encourage learning about vocabulary
Ask your child to show you and explain how they use the Write that Essay programme and how it supports their learning.