ELF Module 4 – Animals
ELF Module 4 – Animals ELF Module 4 is themed around animals. Students continue to build their knowledge of initial sounds in words. Learning Activities What’s the sound Mr Wolf? A variation of this game is played which involves showing the student a phoneme card e.g. ch. The students say all the Spalding phonograms for…
ELF Module 3 – Long and Short
ELF Module 3 – Long and Short ELF Module 3 continues to build on the students phonological awareness skills. Learning Activities Following directions. Students follow simple 3 step instructions where the third instruction is the same as the first. e.g. clap, turn around, clap. Students are encouraged to attend to the instructions before carrying out…
ELF Module 2 – Nursery Rhymes
ELF Module 2 – Nursery Rhymes Elf Module 2 uses the theme of fairy tales and nursery rhymes to develop phonological awareness skills. Learning Activities It assumes that children have a knowledge of common fairy tales and nursery rhymes. This is not always the case and we need to take a step side ways and…
ELF Module 1 – Bodies
ELF Module 1 – Bodies Introductory Group Working Skills During ELF module 1 we set the tone for the sessions. This includes discussions about how to work in a group together with their peers. In 2019 this will include working through We Thinkers 1 from Social Thinking by Michelle Garcia Winner. We Thinker Module 1…
Holiday Maths Ideas
Just like children regress with their reading, the same happens with maths too. Let’s look at some holiday maths ideas. What you will learn: Every day activities to include maths Games to play to maintain maths skills Holiday Maths Activities There are many activities around then home which can include lots of maths. Cooking provides…
Summer Reading Regression
The school summer holidays are here. Summer reading ideas to help your child maintain their reading. What you will learn: Why reading deteriorates through the summer holidays Key strategies to maintain reading progress this summer Summer Reading Regression It is well known that children’s reading regresses through the summer holidays. Like any skill if we don’t use…
Using Prefixes and Suffixes to Read and Spell
A simple strategy for decoding longer words is by using prefixes and suffixes. Read on to learn how. What you will learn What is are prefixes and suffixes How to remover prefixes and suffixes from words to help with reading and spelling What are prefixes and suffixes? A prefix is a letter or group of…
Healthy Breakfast for Children
Eating a healthy breakfast is key to good health and development of your children’s bodies and minds. Without a good healthy breakfast our bodies do not function at their optimum, either for energy or concentration and focus. Many children who struggle at school have no breakfast or their breakfast is poor nutritionally. What you will…
