LEARNING AT HOME

Home Learning It is up to your family how much, or how little home learning you do each week as I am aware that some of you already have many after-school commitments. Below I have outlined the basic home learning requirements needed to sustain your child's learning, along with some other ideas that you can encourage your child to do.

READING: 15-30 minutes per day

Here are some ideas to help make sure this happens:

• Go to the public library on a regular basis.
• Reading independently before lights-out.
• Reading to an adult, brother or sister.
• Reading together, taking turns to read each line/paragraph/page.
• Being read to by an adult or older brother/sister.
• Reading our class blog, and other blogs on our 'Fave Blogs' list.
• Reading the newspaper and talking about what is happening around the world.
• Have access to magazines and comics.
• Reading recipes

SPELLING (WORD STUDY):

Your child will have a spelling notebook that they bring home each week with essential words to practice. There are many different ways in which they can do this:

Spelling City: I have created word list that your child can use at home to practice their words. This site is great as it create games and activities specifically for the words that your child is learning. Click on this link Spelling City

Rote learning... writing words out the old fashioned way!

Ransom words – Write your words by cutting out letters in a newspaper or magazine and glue them on a paper.

ABC order- Write your words in alphabetical order.

Dirty Words – Write your words in mud or sand.

3D words – Use modeling clay rolled thinly to make your words.

Flashwriting – In a darkened room, use a flashlight to draw letters in the air.

Magazine words – Use an old magazine or newspaper and find your word. Cut it out and glue it on paper.

NUMERACY:

Our basic facts challenges will be sent home each week for your child to practice or you can print them off yourself by following the links below:

Stage 4 Challenges

Stage 5 Challenges

Stage 6 Challenges

There are also many good ideas on the NZ Maths website to help your child at home