This week we are learning the sounds <m> and <d>. Here are some activities you can do at home to support what your child is learning in school:
- Make the letters m M d and D out of playdough.
- Think of words that begin with the letters m and d and write them down or draw them.
- Think of animals that begin with the letters m or d. You could make a colourful poster of them and bring it to school to show us.
- Draw the letters that you know so far (s a t p i n m and d) on a family member’s back and see if they can guess it. Take turns so that you can guess, too.
- Write the letters d D m and M all over a sheet of paper. Challenge your child to colour code the letters – can you make all the d yellow, all the D green, all the m blue etc.
I have also given out word boxes for your child to practise reading at home. These words are fully decodeable. Encourage your child to sound out each letter first, then “drive” through the sounds with their fingers at they blend the sounds together. I will add common exception words throughout the week to the word box that cannot be sounded out. This week we are learning I and to.
It would be helpful if your child could bring the word tub to school every day in case we want to practise reading the words in school.
I have issued a new reading book on our Boost Learning website. This is our first “proper” reading book with words. Please check the video for some tips and tricks on reading with your child.
