Interested hear from reception teachers or even parents on how much they covered so far?
dd2 failed get space any of 3schools shes on wait list for 4 so chose to home educate.
we do 10mins writing a day
least 10-15mins phonics
read 1 early reader mostly one without words but started on few level ones oxford reading tree and songbirds but started looking at other reading programmes for more variety ie usbourne phonics and bug club.
following jolly phonics programme
daughter knows all her individual sounds.we play i spy things beginning with sounds and she can gie several correct examples
trying work on her recognising letters
we play letter snap and have magnetic letters where we play around and make words
moved onto 2nd stage phonics
satp set 1
doing 2nd set after half term.
in addition to 1early reader we also read least one story book if not more.
numeracy been doing basic counting using manipulatives and counting books.
she can easily count 1-10 11-20 she makes mistakes.
we are keeping an eye on foundation national curriculum for maths
uk.ixl.com/math/reception
it seems quite basic and she can already do
shapes
count to 3
count to 5
count to 10.
she needs to do more work get to 20 which hoping crack next term
comparing
positions
size
money need work on,
she can easily classify so can do 5/10maths reception skills already.
we have toy till , sweet shop and play money
planned to do fun hands on maths with pouring and measuring
plan buy few extra manipulatives as been lusting after numicon at home kit.
we practice writing letters on wipe clean cards
she can write her own name
she gets confused upper case small case.
she has writing book where we practice each letter small and big the she draws few pictures of things that begin with that letter.
its not all work
she plays a lot
lots crafts
nature walks-no really started proper science yet as i experiments. all i can remember dd1 doing was mini beasts.
I had planned termly topics like space dinos but ammended it s
sept/october autumn an seasonal so lots nature walks collecting counting conkers/chestnuts.leaf painting, glueing leaves.halloween stufs so spooky stories halloween crafts, harvest
nov plan do poppy day-shes marching with rainbow group at church.
guy fallkes night.
december all things festive ie crafts incoperating xmas stries even counting xmas decorations. using thematic learning cover few areas.
pe we go park if weathers nice
she does cheer leading classs once a week
walks lots.
I know they only do hour week in school.
plan start trying recorder after half term
have baskets instruments where we do circle time and sing nursery ryhmes.
she loves baking
I only ask as freinds children in different schools seem to be doing different things an different stages.
most schools here were part time 4-6 weeek.
we have followed school term sometimes done more than thourght
other days done less.
we both quite tired we have lots breaks.
we do no more than hour sit down formal work day rest is upto her.
i try be structured and have lesson plans which actually list 4-8things want to do per day .
we have author of month and try do crafts based on stories.
I keep worrying we fall behind or are we about on track with average reception child at this stage in year.
shes oldest in age group 5sept birthday.
she cant read as such she starting sound out simple 3letter words
shes good at memorising stories.
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3asAbird · 25/10/2014 00:49
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