Castlebar School
Activities to Support Your Child at Home
IEP Targets
Each child will receive a termly Individual Education Plan (IEP) with clear targets to work on both at school and home. The plan outlines ‘Support at home’ and includes strategies and activities that will support your child to achieve their target. Parents/carers are encouraged to work with their child on these targets weekly.
Reading books
Reading books will be sent home regularly with pupils that are reading or at the pre-reading stage of being able to share and talk about picture books.
MyUSO
Each child has their own log-in so that they can access ‘MyUSO’ from home which gives access to a range of interactive activities for across the curriculum.
Home Activity Resource Area
This area includes a range of practical ideas/activities that can be tailored to suit the needs of children at different levels. New activities will be added on a termly basis.
| Reading, Writing & Mark Making | Mathematics | Cross-curricular | Communication & Social Skills | |
| Practical Activities | Ideas for Literacy Activities at Home Making a sensory bag Sensory Mark Making Activities |
NEW: Ideas for Numeracy Activities at Home Colour sorting Finding shapes |
Extension Activities (Upper School) | Look and Listen Activity |
| Worksheets | NEW: Phonics _at words seasons comprehension HA seasons comprehension LA, MA |
Heavier or lighter 1 Heavier or lighter 2 Matching coins Recognising coins NEW: 1 More 3d shapes at home adding toys to numbers Subtraction linked to www.topmarks tally for 3d shapes |
NEW: Balanced meal Brushing our teeth Easter Egg Cooking recipes Food groups hot and cold clothes sorting |
NEW: Exercise Fruit and vegetables Healthy Lifestyles |