To foster enjoyment in reading with pre-reading activities, matching games, matching pictures to words, Sharing story books and picture books with an adult. To broaden and increase each child’s reading experience. Left to right eye co-ordination. To encourage confident pencil control. To correct letter formation. Writing own name unaided. Tracing. Writing patterns. To develop a knowledge and understanding of their environment, and how to respect it. To promote an understanding of other people, culture and features of the natural and man-made world. To teach the sounds (phonics) each letter makes, as well as the letter name. Each letter is said along with an example of a word that begins with that letter, such as their name or an animal. To develop awareness of number concept and recognition. To provide opportunities for discoveries and concept building concerning weight, volume, grouping, sorting and selection. To develop pattern recognition.
