The following are some ideas of some funs ways that you can support your child’s Literacy and Numeracy development
at home during the holidays:
Literacy:
Ballywaltrim and Bray library are running a free reading programme calling ‘Summer Stars’ which your child might enjoy participating in during the holidays. The libraries have a wonderful selection of picture books and books for Emergent readers, which would help your child with the development of their reading skills.
Here are some useful Literacy Websites for practicing reading skills:
Watch some episodes of ‘Alphablocks’:
Numeracy:
Try to practice maths in real life situations with your child.
- Count the steps with your child as they walk up/ down the stairs.
- Ask them to count how many forks and knives are needed when helping to set the table.
- Help them to count how many items are on the shopping list.
- Ask them to help sort the shopping into piles for the fridge, cupboard and bathroom.
- Encourage your child to match socks and to match pyjama tops and bottoms etc.
- Ask them to count how many T-shirts are on the line.
- Can they work out how many clothes pegs will be needed to hang up three towels?
- Ask your child if the white towel is longer/ shorter/ bigger/ smaller than the blue towel?
- Compare items according to length, width, height, weight, quantity, thickness or size.
- Ask your child what number comes before/ after a certain number between 1 – 10.
- Estimate how many biscuits are in the packet, then count them and check.
- Practice counting, weighing and measuring when baking with your child.
Here are some fun Maths games to play:
Watch some episodes of ‘Numberblocks’ and ‘Numberjacks’: