Weekly Assignments for Pre-School (UK)

These are weekly assignments for pre-schoolers over the course of a school year.

Week 1 : Listening
Have your child sit outside in the garden to listen for the sounds around them. Encourage them to try drawing what they hear on a piece of paper.

Week 2: 5 senses
Have your child look around the house and garden. Can the find different things they like to smell, taste, and touch? Can they tell you why?

Week 3: Autumn
Visit a park or your garden and collect autumn items, such as conkers, pine cones, or colourful leaves.

Week 4: Pumpkin Poem
Practice the following poem:

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate; The first one said, "Oh my it's getting late". The second one said, "There are witches in the air". The third one said, "But I don't care". The fourth one said, "I'm ready for some fun!" The fifth one said, "Let's run and run and run". "Wooooooo" went the wind, And out went the lights. And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

The actions to go with the pumpkin are available on YouTube here.

Week 5: Autumn half term Break
Talk to your child about what they enjoyed most about half term break, such as going trick-or-treating or visiting family. Encourage your child to draw a picture of this.

Week 6: Bonfire night
Draw a fireworks picture. You can use crayons, pens, paint, or even glitter and glue.

Week 7: Diwali
Colour in a rangoli pattern. Can they find any shapes in the pattern? Can they use the colours to create a repeating pattern?

Week 8: Name writing
Help your child try to write his or her name.

Week 9: Christmas
Talk to your child about what you normally do during the Christmas holiday. Your child may not remember their last Christmas holiday and may need prompting.
 * What does your child remember about this celebration from last year?
 * What will you do this year to celebrate?

Week 10: Nursery Rhymes
Ask your child to repeat their favourite nursery rhymes and songs. Tell them what a "rhyme" is and help them identify rhyming words in their favourite songs.