In preparation for Reception 24-25

Phonics

Reading

• Support your child to recognise and read their name.
• Enjoy reading stories with your child and listen to different Nursery Rhymes.
• Recognise 10 initial sounds.

Writing

• Hold a pencil to draw and attempt to draw a picture – Encourage talk about what they have drawn.
• Support your child to learn to write their name.

• Beginning to form some recognisable letters – Use chalk, paint, pencils, and pencil crayons to practise formation.

Number

• Recite and count to 10 (or beyond to 20).
• Count objects, actions and sounds 1 – 5 or 1 – 10.
• Recognise numbers to 5.
• Sing a range of different number rhymes and songs.: 5 Speckled Frogs or 5 Little Ducks etc.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b08bzfnh/numberblocks

Shape and Pattern

• Recognise and name 4 basic shapes.
• Help your child to recognise and name shapes in the environment around them.
• To create patterns using different objects.
• Identify different colours

• To encourage your child to dress themselves including putting on shoes and doing them up.
• Ensure your child can put on their coat and do the zip or buttons up by themselves.
• Support and encourage your child to use a knife and fork when eating their food.

Group work

• Play a game with members of your family and learn to take turns.

Independence

• Support your child to go to the toilet by themselves and be able to wash their hands without any support.

Concentration

• Play memory games like ‘Matching Pairs’ with people in your house to develop concentration skills.

Communication skills

• Look through a book with your child and encourage them to talk about what is happening in the pictures. Support your child to talk about their ideas, needs and feelings.

Wellbeing

• Encourage your child to eat a variety of healthy fruit and vegetables.
• Identify foods which are healthy for you to eat and those that are not so healthy.

• Draw a picture of you and your family.
• Create a card about yourself using pictures to tell your new teacher your likes and dislikes.
• Make a rainbow using different art media and identify the colours.