Term 1 Homework

Week 1 - No homework as first week of term. 

Week 2 - Independent Skills

Week 3 - 

Week 4 - 

Week 5 - 

Week 6 -  

Week 7 - Jack and Jill

Week 8 - No homework as last week of term. Please could parents complete an achievement bubble alongside their child and a parent bubble for their child. 

Additional Activites

Here is a list of simple, anytime activities parents/carers can do at home with children as 'homework' to support learning, bonding and everyday skills:

📚 Literacy & Language

• Read together daily (take turns reading aloud, discuss pictures, predict what happens next).

• Storytelling time (make up stories, retell family memories, or continue a story together).

• Word hunt (find letters/words in newspapers, signs, or food packages).

• Journaling/drawing diary (child writes or draws something about their day).

• Label household items (write words on sticky notes and place around the house).

• Name recognition (child finds own name in an activity for example on a a label in their uniform and is able to recognise it as their own name).

• Name formation  (write own name in sand, with a pencil/pen/crayon, typing etc).

• Rhyme

• Syllables
  
  

🔢 Math & Numbers

• Cooking math (measure ingredients, count spoons, compare amounts).

• Shopping math (make a pretend or real shopping list, count coins, compare prices).

• Shape & number hunt (look for shapes and numbers around the house).

• Sorting and grouping (sort toys, socks, or utensils by size, color, or type).

• Board/card games (practice counting, adding, or strategy).
  
  

🌍 Science & Nature

• Plant care (water plants, observe growth, record changes).

• Simple experiments (mixing baking soda + vinegar, melting ice, floating vs sinking).

• Weather journal (draw/write about the weather daily).

• Recycling activity (sort items into trash vs. recycle, talk about why it matters).

• Observation walks (look at the sky, insects, or leaves and discuss).
  
  

🎨 Creativity & Expression

• Art corner (drawing, painting, collage with recycled materials).

• Music time (sing songs, make rhythms with kitchen utensils, dance).

• Role play (pretend grocery store, doctor, or teacher).

• Building projects (use blocks, Lego, or household objects to build something).

• Photo storytelling (take photos of objects/people and make a mini-storybook).
  
  

🏡 Life Skills

• Cooking together (follow a recipe, discuss steps).

• Chore time (fold laundry, set the table, sweep, and count items while doing it).

• Calendar routine (mark days, count down to events).

• Goal charts (track daily tasks, stickers for achievements).

• Mindfulness moments (practice deep breathing, share “one good thing” each day).