Early Years Literacy & Numeracy

Meet the Team Mrs Robins infanthead@wroughtonfederation.co.uk Mrs Smith EY Team Leader SmithC@wroughtonfederation.co.uk Miss Azzopardi AzzopardiL@wroughtonfederation.co.uk Miss Davies DaviesN@wroughtonfederation.co.uk

Phonics (letter sounds) Learn sounds Need to know letter sounds (correct pronunciation of pure sounds) rather than letter names in order to read Teach 4 new sounds each week then final day to recap Send home sounds in green sound books as they are taught so you can reinforce and draw pictures of things beginning with that sound Please practise sounds every day and record in their white Reading Record book

Blending c - a - t = cat b - u - g = bug Green words – the children will come across lots of words which they will be able to sound out To build words (for spelling) c - a - t = cat b - u - g = bug To decode words (for reading) tap = t - a - p hen = h - e - n Parents can: Play “I spy” with initial, final and then short vowel sounds Have magnetic letters in kitchen to practise spelling and writing words Help children blend sounds when they are reading

I the was at in it to Key words Taught by character sheets e.g. Paw Patrol. These are sight words (red words)! Important to practise and look for these words ALL the time – they are ‘key’ words! We will teach several key words each week and constantly re-inforce Parents can PLAY GAMES with them: Snap, pairs and matching games Kim’s Game (guess the missing word) Magnetic letters on the fridge Make up your own! the was at in it to

Reading Story Books Parents can Read to your children! Read with them! Ask questions about stories and the pictures Ask the child to retell the story Decide on their favourite part Predict what will come next Important to continue to read to your children even when they start reading books themselves

Reading Scheme Books We start with books with no words First do a “walk through the book” Read the book, initially using the pictures as cues Ensure they point to the words Search for words in the book Reading scheme books will be changed when you have read them at home Please write in the children’s reading records when they have read at home

Guided Reading This will take place in a small group each week from January Each child has a copy of the same book that will be at an appropriate level for the group The children learn many reading skills through this activity: Book talk (front cover, title, blurb) Predicting Discussing the story (characters, events, favourite parts) Retelling the story

Pre writing skills… Funky fingers FMS challenges

Handwriting Teach letter formation as we teach each sound – with story Draw in the air, on each others’ back, on the floor before writing Practise in sand, paint, shaving , whiteboards, foam, aqua draw Correct letter formation very important – please help them to form letters correctly when they write at home

Writing at home –Be seen to write! Give it a purpose! Shopping lists Label models Invitations Cards Post cards Dad’s to do list Games – hangman Diary/scrap book E-mail Record a score in a game Story scrap book

It doesn’t have to be correct! Shopping list: bagels, milk, orange juice, mushrooms. Sarah drew a sequence and labelled the feelings of the girls in her picture: sad, surprised and happy.

Numeracy in the Early Years. Mathematics is one of the specific areas that we teach in the foundation stage. Mathematics is split into 2 areas of learning: Numbers Shape, Space and Measures. Mathematics is taught every day through play as well as through directed tasks and activities.

Mathematical session. Every day the class teacher will teach a Mathematical objective. In the classroom there will be Mathematical provision for the children to explore. The class teacher and TA will work with groups of children on a directed task. At the end of the session the teacher will bring the class back together to assess whether the objective of the session has been met.

Mathematical ideas. Number games – snakes and ladders, Number songs and stories and action rhymes. Number hunts in the sand, water, den area, outside classroom. Making numbers out of play dough. Magic air writing, whiteboards, tracings, paintings, chalks, sand, shaving foam. Flashcards, bean bags with numbers on, dice, Welly walks looking for numbers and shapes. Cutting, sticking, ordering numbers. Interactive mathematical games on whiteboard. Computer programmes.

Mathematical language . We need to develop children’s use of mathematical language in their play relating to… Time: day, week, year, month, hour, seconds Shapes: 2D and 3D shape names, curved, straight, corners Comparing different measures: longer, shorter, taller, heavier, lighter, bigger, smaller Position and direction: under, over, behind, in front, forwards, backwards, above

Homework Packs Please use the pack as a guide to help your child on their learning journey. But most of all just have Fun.

And finally... Encourage and praise all efforts! Children easily lose confidence in their reading and writing if they feel it is only judged for accuracy Learning should always be a positive experience 

Teachers will be available to answer any of your questions… Workshops… Please make your way down to your child’s class where activities have been set up for you and your children to have a go at… Teachers will be available to answer any of your questions…