In Reception this week, the children have been busy creating their very own rhyming books as part of their literacy learning. Each child chose an animal, such as a cat, dog, or rat, and added new pages each day filled with rhyming words linked to their chosen animal. As they built their books, the children learnt to hear and generate rhyming pairs, practising these patterns through games, reading and shared writing. They also explored the key features of a book, discussing elements like the front cover, title, illustrations, and how pages are sequenced. This book making project strengthened their phonological and rhyming awareness and also developed their confidence as becoming authors and storytellers.
The Reception children have also been excitedly planting flowers and greenery to help make our playground look brighter. This hands-on project linked perfectly to our learning about growth, as the children explored how plants develop from seeds and what they need to grow strong and healthy. As they dug, watered, and are waiting for their plants to begin to sprout, the children also learnt about the importance of nurturing living things and caring for our environment. Through observing changes over time, they began to understand the life cycle of plants.
These are the phonics sounds we have learnt this week. Please practice these with your child at home.
How you can help at home:
- Practise the phonics sounds above.
- Can your child find any rhyming pairs around the house? What does fork rhyme with?
- Can your child tell you what a plant needs to grow? How did they plant their plant?