Useful tips for parents

USEFUL TIPS TO

HELP YOUR

CHILD AT HOME

LITERACY TIPS FOR READING AND

WRITING

• Story-telling • Wordless picture books

• Making picture books

• Create writing opportunities. E.g shopping lists, reminders, greeting and birthday cards and thank you notes

• Story/book summaries

READING Ask inference and deduction questions• How do you think the character was

feeling?

• How can you change the story ending?

• What do you think is the main message of the text or story

• Who were the main characters names?

NUMERACY TIPS

Everyday Math • counting items bought after shopping.• reading and adding numbers on car number

plates when driving. • looking out for shapes around them.

Ask investigative questions• how could we measure this?• how do we find half?• what is the best way to share this?• finding change during shopping

Mental Math• Times tables • Number bonds• Addition and subtraction facts.• Multiplication and division facts.

TIPS FOR FOUNDATION SUBJECTS

• Discuss topics learnt each week.

• Give related topics to research on the internet.

USEFUL WEBSITES• www.mathisfun.com• www.ixl.com• www.gamequarium.com• www.primarygames.com• www.funbrain.com• www.ictgames.com• www. sheppardsoftware.com