Today’s sound is sh

The snake is making a nasty sssss noise and the horse tells the snake to shhhhhhh.

• shhhhhhoe - shoe

• shhhhhhop - shop

Writing rhyme: Slither down the snake, down the horse’s head to the hooves and over his back

Fred talk words:

sh-i-p - ship

sh-o-p - shop

f-i-sh - fish

sh-e-d - shed

Blending words to practise:

shed

shop

ship

Learning Objective:

• To work to develop and strengthen gross motor skills and coordination.

• To develop number awareness.

You will need:

• Dice or number cards

• Cards (or pieces of paper)

• Pen / markers

Learning activity:

With your child, make a list of simple exercises on cards. Ask your child to throw the dice. Count the number. Choose an activity card. Complete the activity to the number on the dice.

Here are some ideas for the exercise cards:

• Touch your toes

• Do arm circles

• Run across the room

• Hop on one foot

• Jump forward

• Take big steps

• Take tiny steps

Dyed paper

Art, science or interior design? This project is so versatile and produces such attractive results you may want to use it as decoration. Similar to tie-dye, but without the tying, just use paper towels and a few colors of either diluted food coloring or liquid tempera paint to make fantastic designs.

What to do:

• Fold a paper towel until it’s the size of cracker,

• then dip it into the paint until saturated, dipping each corner into a different color.

• Carefully unfold it and let dry, preferably on a tablecloth or anything you don’t mind staining.

• Be prepared for repetition as children experiment with different ways to fold the paper and marvel at the lovely results.

• When dry, the paper towels can be strung together and hung up, or taped to windows for a stained glass-like effect.