early help for children from 0 to 7
Even if we want to, we can’t spend the whole day eating pancakes – I know, I’ve tried!
There is lots of play, talking and fun we can have around pancakes though – planning, shopping, making, making some more …
So today we have some pancake-themed ideas including a couple of lovely stories to help calm everything down.
Today a lovely story by Nadia Shireen about a little cow who goes travelling in space!
It is a great story just to enjoy, and it also has learning about what makes groups of people different and how we can all get along (Moon cows are a bit like us, but also not … Woo Woo!)
And to make your child curious about different languages and how they sound. Or if today is a more active day, you can show your child how to slow down by playing counting down games
Or dig out some photos of places you have been and chat about how the people were different there
When everyone is tired, there is always the chance to hear the story again, or do some drawing and mark making all about it.
We often think of reading and writing as learning how to read words and spell them
But there is also a whole lot of learning about how texts work and what they are for. An email is something totally different to a recipe, for example – we use different words and structures
This body of learning is called “concepts of print” and it is just as important for school and for life as learning to turn letters into sounds.
And it is easy to learn about – our whole world is FULL of text and signs, from laundry labels to TV remotes to street signs and shop opening times
Today’s idea is all about spotting those signs in the home and outdoors and chatting with your child about them. You might even make some of your own too
Almost anything you do with your child will help develop their literacy.
Through conversations with you, they can learn new words and how to use them. There is a link below to show four key things that really help
Playing and helping you with tasks in the home develops your child’s movement and coordination, which will help with their handwriting. They can make marks and draw pictures to show their ideas. You can let them “help” when you are reading or writing – such as a shopping list or a TV programme guide
The most important thing you can do with your child is to share and enjoy stories, songs and rhymes together.
Look out for more posts on literacy at home!
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