Last week of homework before the holidays :-)

*Please try to stick to the homework schedule for this week and do not skip ahead. Blending takes time for children to grasp so don’t worry if it doesn’t click straight away, we’ll get there! :-) 

Monday

Please complete revision sheet. Ring the correct initial sound for each picture. (c, k, e, h, r, m)

Learn to recognise new tricky word ‘was’ and revise other tricky words. (See homework helpers for suggested activities)

Tuesday

Please complete blending worksheet (on the back of Monday's worksheet). Read each word. Ring the correct picture.

Learn to recognise new tricky word ‘was’ and revise other tricky words. (See homework helpers for suggested activities)

Wednesday/Thursday

We will have started blending in class. Blending is the process of saying each sound in a word individually and then blending these sounds to read the word. E.g. ‘c’ – ‘a’ – ‘t’  ‘cat’  

Blending game

You will need: blending mat, roll and read sheet, dice, whiteboard marker.

Step 1: Roll the dice.

Step 2: Find the corresponding word on the roll and read sheet that matches the number on the dice.

Step 3: Blend each sound to make the word.

Step 4: Ask your child to slide, clap, stomp the sounds to blend the word. (We will have practiced these techniques in school.)

Step 5: Write the word on the blending mat using the white board marker and blend.

Step 6: Roll the dice and start the game again.
(There are more words on the back to roll and read if you feel your child is able.)

Learn to recognise new tricky word ‘was’ and revise other tricky words. (See homework helpers for suggested activities)

Here’s a video showing what blending is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3uQSIrbDp0