Helpful Hints
If you have any ideas that you would like to share to help other parents with learning sight words or if you have any amazing and easy recipes for healthy snacks or lunches, please send them to kthompson@arm.catholic.edu.au and we will include them in the next newsletter. After all, Sharing is Caring!
Fun & Interactive Games to help your children with their sight words.
Scavenger Hunt: Hide flashcards with words on them around the house and have the child find and read them.
"Go Fish": Use two sets of flashcards to play this classic card game, asking for words by name.
Word Fishing: Use magnetic letters and a wand to "fish" for words on a table.
The Floor is Lava: Write words on paper, tape them to the floor, and have kids jump on the word you call out before the "lava" gets them.
Bean Bag Toss: Tape words to buckets or on the floor; have them throw a bean bag onto the target word.
Here are some top lunch box ideas :
- Pinwheel Wraps: Use wholemeal wraps with fillings like hummus, shredded carrot, capsicum, cucumber, and baby spinach, then roll and slice.
- Sushi Rolls: Chicken and avocado, or tuna and cucumber.
- Frittatas & Quiches: Mini egg muffins or slices with zucchini, bacon, and cheddar.
Pasta Salad:
Leftover pasta, pesto pasta, or tuna pasta salad