Welcome to Reception!
This year our Reception classes will be taught by Mrs Benson, Mrs Wilson & Mrs Robinson.
What do we investigate in Reception?
Reception Baseline Assessment
What to expect in the Early Years Foundation Stage
A guide for parents.
High Frequency Words
These are the high frequency words which children are taught to read and spell through Reception. These are the most common words which children encounter in their early reading. Becoming confident in recognising and reading these without having to sound out every time helps children to develop their fluency in reading. When writing, when children are more confident in spelling these words and have learnt to do so fluently, it develops their confidence and helps their 'flow' of writing.
To help your child at home you could do quick fire recognition of these words by flicking through the slides below and asking them to read them. You might also like to do games such as hiding post it notes around the house with these words on for your child to read or writing them on an etch-a-sketch and your child wipes it after they have read it. They could also practise writing these and checking if they spelt them correctly, recognising that some they can apply phonics to sound out where needed e.g. 'dog' and others are 'tricky words' which they must just remember- such as go.
Useful Documents, Websites & Online Games
Click on the blue links to view. (Please note some games may not work on an iPad.)
Maths
The Numberblocks is a programme on Cbeebies that is excellent for promoting number development. There are games on the website and episodes are regularly shown on the channel or can be found on iPlayer. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks
The Oxford Owl website has useful guidance for parents to help them to support their child with maths skills at home. Click on the link below to find out more.
Age 4-5. Developing early maths skills . These ideas will help your child to develop their confidence in counting and in recognising and using numbers. They will also help your child to explore shape, patterns and measurements in real-life contexts.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/advice-for-parents/maths-at-home/maths-skills-ages-4-5/
Age 5-6. A lot of the maths your child will be doing is still practical and linked to their everyday life. These ideas will help you to further develop your child’s skills.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/advice-for-parents/maths-at-home/maths-skills-ages-5-6/
Useful for numeral recognition, counting and matching to numerals, counting out and ordering numbers (All from the Topmarks website):
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/ladybird-spots
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/gingerbread-man-game
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddy-numbers
Useful for numeral recognition and ordering 1-20:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/BalloonCount20.htm
Reading
The Alphablocks is a programme on Cbeebies that is excellent for promoting phonics development. There are games on the website and episodes are regularly shown on the channel or can be found on iPlayer. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks
Useful for reading irregular (tricky) words:
http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaursEggs/index.html
Children hear a word and have to select the correct word- a mixture of irregular and decodable words (tricky words that they can't sound out and decodable words that they can)
http://www.ictgames.com/looCoverWriteCheck/LCWC_demo/index.html
Select: High Frequency Words > Phase 2 or 3 > Then click onto the doors with the red 'tricky' words. Children see a tricky word, press the seat to hide it and then have to select the letters to spell it out and flush the toilet to check if they got it right
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html
Select Phase 2 or 3 > Revise all phase 2/3 > Children then read the word and sort it according to whether it is a real word (into the chest) or a nonsense word (into the bin). Or press Phase 2 or 3 > Select a particular GPC (Individual letter sound or digraph, 2 letters making one sound, or trigraph, 3 letters making one sound) which your child is struggling with to practise reading a variety of words containing that sound e.g. /ch/ chip, chat, chick, check
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/DragonsDen.html
Variation of above but feed to the red dragon if nonsense or green dragon if real.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html
Another variation but feed to Obb if nonsense and Bob if real.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PictureMatch.html
Read a word and select the matching picture
http://www.ictgames.com/blendingBingo_LS.html
If you want to use the bingo cards press to download and either print or write the words on paper for your child to tick off. (Or can just play reading the words without a bingo card- children could write the words as they play instead). Then click 'let's go' and select any of the options from phase 2 or 3
www.teachyourmonstertoread.com - a free game which requires you to create a username and password.
Click here for great tips from the Book Trust about how to read with your child, including online story books that you can read on a tablet.
What have we been doing?
Autumn Walk
The Reception children put on their wellies and went on a walk to find signs of Autumn.
Art
In Art, the Reception children have been learning about the harvest celebration. They have explored lots of different apples.
Outdoors
The Reception children have enjoyed the last of the sunshine this week in our outdoor area, transporting water, making leaf pies and perfecting football skills.
