Recommended Age: 4 and ½ years and onwards Level of Parent Involvement: Low, showing the child the first time requires a short amount of time. Once the child has been shown they may repeat the exercise independently Prerequisites This exercise can be done in conjunction with the child building their knowledge of sounds through work with the […]
Phonogram object box
Recommended Age: 4-5 years Level of Parent Involvement: High, the parent must facilitate the first presentation for this activity, low once the child has been shown and can work independently with the prepared slips Prerequisites The child must know all Sand paper letters The child must know some of the sandpaper phonograms, include objects Materials […]
Phonetic object box
Recommended Age: 4 to 5 years Level of Parent Involvement: High, the parent must facilitate this exercise. Once the child has a repertoire of 8-10 sounds of the sand paper letters, the phonetic object box is the first time the child reads. After the initial presentation, parent involvement is low-none when the child works independently. Prerequisites The […]
Parts of the brain
Download Printable: HumanBrain Recommended Age: 4 and ½ to 5 years Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the parent must facilitate the exercise, showing the child what to do, once the child has been shown, the activity may be completed by the child independently Prerequisites The child must have good pencil control and the ability to […]
The human ear 3-part cards
Download Printable: PartsoftheEarNomenclatureCards_ Recommended Age: 4 and ½ years and onwards Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the parent must facilitate the exercise, showing the child what to do, once the child has been shown, the activity may be completed by the child independently Prerequisites Ideally, the child should be reading before they work with 3-part […]
The oral preposition game
Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must facilitate this game by giving oral instructions Prerequisites The child must be able to listen to and follow instructions The child must know how to safely carry a chair Materials A chair Preparation Select a suitable chair to use for the […]
The question game
Recommended Age: 2 and ½ years and on Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, although this exercise requires no material or setting up, the adult must facilitate the game. This game may be played anywhere for example in the car, waiting in a queue, on a walk etc Prerequisites None Materials None Preparation None Steps […]
Puzzle words
Recommended Age: 4 years and on Level of Parent Involvement: High, the parent must do a 3 period lesson with the child and maintain a record of which puzzle words the child has mastered and which ones they are working on, regular 3 period lessons with the puzzle words are required until the child has memorised them […]
Phonetic handwritten labels
Recommended Age: 4-5 years Level of Parent Involvement: Medium Prerequisites The child must have a repertoire of at least 8-10 Sandpaper letters The child must have had experience in phonetic word building using the moveable alphabet Materials Strips of paper A writing pencil A tray Preparation Cut up some short strips of paper Steps […]
Learning Colours in Italian
Recommended Age: 3y+ Level of Parent Involvement: Low Prerequisites Device with access to youTube Materials Steps Set up a cosy listening place for your child (blanket, stuffed animal or small toy to hold, headphones, device nearby but not in the child’s hands). Have them use the bathroom before beginning. If possible, have the […]
Italian Seasons with Rosaria
Recommended Age: 3y+ Level of Parent Involvement: Low Prerequisites Device with access to youTube Materials Steps Set up a cosy listening place for your child (blanket, stuffed animal or small toy to hold, headphones, device nearby but not in the child’s hands). Have them use the bathroom before beginning. If possible, have the […]
Italian Days of the Week
Recommended Age: 3y+ Level of Parent Involvement: Low Prerequisites Device with access to youTube Materials The Italian Days of the Week Playlist Preparation Steps Set up a cosy listening place for your child (blanket, stuffed animal or small toy to hold, headphones, device nearby but not in the child’s hands). Have them […]
Counting in Italian
Recommended Age: 3y+ Level of Parent Involvement: Low Prerequisites Device with access to youTube Materials The italian read along playlist Preparation Steps Set up a cosy listening place for your child (blanket, stuffed animal or small toy to hold, headphones, device nearby but not in the child’s hands). Have them use the […]
Story time with Rosaria
Recommended Age: 3y+ Level of Parent Involvement: Low Prerequisites Device with access to youTube Materials The story time playlist Preparation Steps Set up a cosy listening place for your child (blanket, stuffed animal or small toy to hold, headphones, device nearby but not in the child’s hands). Have them use the […]
Listen to an Audio Book
Recommended Age: 4y+ Level of Parent Involvement: Low, once modelled Prerequisites None Materials An audio book Preparation Choose an audio book for your child to listen to. https://www.storylineonline.net/ https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122358011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dccs_sbtp-0-1 https://www.vooks.com/ https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/ Steps Set up a cosy listening place for your child (blanket, stuffed animal or small toy to hold, headphones, device nearby but not in […]
Getting Dressed – Pants
Recommended Age: 18m+ Level of Parent Involvement: Medium – until the child has practiced the activity several times, then low Prerequisites None Materials A limited choice of elastic waisted pants A mirror at your child’s level (optional, but highly recommended) Steps Provide two options of clean pants in a drawer or other […]
Sound Games
Recommended Age: 3y+ Level of Parent Involvement: High Preparation To become effective readers and writers, children need a strong awareness of the sounds that make up words. These skills of hearing, identifying, and working with the sounds in words are called phonemic awareness. We do lots of games and activities in the classroom […]
Pre-writing Sand Tray Patterns
Recommended Age: 3.5y+ Level of Parent Involvement: Low, mostly preparation and supervision Prerequisites Can carry a tray with objects on it Can follow instructions and model what he has been shown Materials Shallow tray, wooden box or baking tray Light coloured sand A short ruler or piece of wood to smooth the […]
Home Made Sandpaper Letters Numbers
You’ll need: D’Nealian handwriting chart (https://thisreadingmama.com/dnealian-handwriting-charts-free/) or flashcards (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dnealian-Flashcards-2930013) Cardstock or similar Glue with a little water Paintbrush Texture material: sand, salt, cornmeal, glitter, etc Option: You can color salt with food coloring; pour salt into a ziploc, add a few drops of coloring, shake or mash to distribute color thoroughly. Use red or pink […]