This afternoon we continued our Growth Mindset Learning by watching a Charlie and Lola episode- Too Many Big Words. In this story Lola has just started school and is excited and happy to attend until new learning becomes tricky.\u00a0 At this time she begins to avoid trying and decides she doesn\u2019t want to go to school anymore. Lola demonstrates a Fixed Mindset and rather than confront the challenge she avoids it.\u00a0 Charlie helps remind her that she has got better at things she previously found difficult.\u00a0 He encourages her to adopt a Growth Mindset.\u00a0 The children thought about areas of learning that they find trick.\u00a0 We thought of Growth Mindset messages we can say to ourselves or our friends when learning becomes challenging.<\/p>\n
Read our home link sheet to find out more about Fixed and Growth Mindset.<\/p>\n
Homework tasks this week<\/strong><\/p>\n Growth Mindset Homework-<\/strong><\/p>\n Cut out the Fixed and Growth Mindset messages and mix them up. Take time to talk about them and decide whether they demonstrate a Fixed or a Growth Mindset.\u00a0 We will go through this on Friday.\u00a0 Try and provide some Growth Mindset encouragement when your child finds a task tricky.<\/p>\n Reading<\/strong>– core reader (reading book);<\/p>\n Spelling<\/strong>– spelling pattern ai<\/em>– and common words (this, that, then, with- I have noticed that some children are mixing th<\/strong> and f<\/strong> sounds in independent writing)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please encourage your child to:<\/p>\n Say the word\u00a0\u00a0 e.g. pain<\/p>\n Break it into the sounds e.g. p-ai-n(3 sounds)<\/p>\n Blend it- p..ai…n.(stretching out each sound)<\/p>\n Write it (whilst covering the word)<\/p>\n Check it (against the written format)<\/p>\n If possible tackle one column of spelling on 2 different nights. An active spelling grid is in the front cover of the literacy homework jotter. You should pick one to try on a third night.<\/p>\n There will be a spelling dictation on Friday this week.<\/p>\n Maths-<\/strong>There is no new maths task in recognition of the Growth Mindset homework task. However if you are looking for a maths task and if your feel your child would benefit please continue with the numbers to 20 activities.\u00a0 If anyone is looking for extra challenge practice forward and backwards counting to 50 and beyond (this is particularly tricky over the decade e.g. count from 34- 28).\u00a0 We will also be counting in 5\u2019s this week.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Activities with numbers to 20.<\/p>\n Reading numbers<\/strong> (this could be extended to writing numbers<\/strong> without looking)<\/p>\n Thanks for your support with homework.<\/p>\n Ms Crawford<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This afternoon we continued our Growth Mindset Learning by watching a Charlie and Lola episode- Too Many Big Words. In this story Lola has just started school and is excited and happy to attend until new learning becomes tricky.\u00a0 At this time she begins to avoid trying and decides she doesn\u2019t want to go to … <\/p>\n\n