Home Learning

Home Learning should be short, often and most of all FUN! 

The home learning expectation in Room 8 is... 

Reading and discussing their book each night

Talk about a book as you read it. Help build comprehension skills by asking questions beforehand: "What do you think this book is about?" Discuss the title, the cover, and the author. As you read the book, stop once in a while to talk about the story. "What do you think will happen next?" "Do you like the character?" "What do you think he should do?" When the book is over, recap the story and ask your child about it.

Read everywhere you go. You'll show your child that reading is an important part of everyday life. When you see a stop sign or other familiar sign, read it out loud: "S, T, O, P. That says stop!" Read store signs, menus, and street signs. Encouraging your child to "read" familiar signs will reinforce your child's sense of mastering reading.


Practising counting forwards and backwards, and finding the number before and after in the range they are learning.
1 - 10 - when they are secure with this,
1 - 20 - then
1 - 50

Children can start to recognise the sound of numbers from an early age if they hear number songs and rhymes and hear people counting. 

As you count objects together touch each one. This helps children to understand they are counting one thing at a time. Also, only count up to five at first and do not progress until your child can do this successfully. Gradually add one more number at a time. Counting opportunities arise with everyday objects such as cutlery or biscuits. Ask your child to guess how many objects there are before counting them together. It is important to build confidence through positive comments.

Once they have mastered this skill you could introduce the idea of adding small numbers of things together "If I have two apples in the bag, then I put two more in, how many will I have all together?" Show your child how you count all the apples in the bag to get the answer.

Most of all keep the learning light and fun and enjoy seeing your child's knowledge develop as they grow. Thank you for supporting the learning we are doing at school.