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Foundation Biblical Studies Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biblical Studies student workbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thematic yearly planning table<\/a> All subjects PDF (Please adapt this to suit your child’s progress needs using the Word Document)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thematic yearly planning table<\/a> All Subjects Word Document <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thematic Units for Science, History, Geography, Health, Art:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myself<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The things we need<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where I live<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Light and Colour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Land animals and mini-beasts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rules for safety<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community Servants<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How animals hide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life in Bible times<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathematics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maths cards Levels 1,2,3<\/a> Work through one card each week, supplementing with hands-on practical activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foundation Level Counting Activities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applied Mathematics<\/a> (measuring, weighing, time, money, calendar)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literature<\/span><\/strong> – Read a story book to your child every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phonics A – Z<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bible Phonics<\/strong><\/a> – Each sound has a story attached as a memory aid. The story is to be read to<\/em> the student, not by <\/em>the student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that we start with teaching the sounds not the letter names. Listen to the following audio and learn how to say the sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/beaconmedia.com.au\/download\/music\/BiblePhonics.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sound Pictures<\/a> <\/a>– cut out and make cards for matching activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letter Formation per State<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria, Western Australia & Northern Territory<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New South Wales<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queensland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Australia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tasmania<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing Patterns<\/a> These provide an excellent tool to encourage correct movements for letter formation, e.g. top to bottom for tall letters, circular formation for round letters. They also encourage writing from left to right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expressive Writing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most important thing for a Foundation year student to learn is how to verbally construct a sentence. Start by asking the student to tell you about the picture they have drawn. Then you write a sentence under their picture, using their own words. This can also double as a reading activity. By the second half of the year, students can ‘have a go’ at writing their own sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing Samples<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phonics – 3-letter words<\/mark><\/strong> (later in the year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3-letter word list<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Word Wheels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other activities <\/a>– Phonics Flipper and Circle of Sounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sight Words<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sight Words are words that the student recognizes without having to sound out the word. They are the most commonly used words in the English language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make flash cards and teach a few new words per week, in context. Gradually build your child’s sight vocabulary, always revising the words previously taught. Teaching “in context” means putting the word in a sentence as shown in the “Sentence Starters” in the following document. Make hand-made books of repetitive sentences where the child provides the illustration, e.g. I like to… run; I like to… skip; I like to … jump etc. In this case the 3 sight words the child is learning are “I’ ; “like”; “to”. Another good way to teach Sight Words is in the form of a game, also shown in the following document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sight Word Games & Sentence Starters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dolch Sight Word List<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leveled Reading<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foundation Year students should aim to reach Level 6 by the end of the year. Select stories from the Beacon Media Reading library. Always revise stories once you have introduced them. Remember to make your own hand-made books as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Literacy<\/a><\/blockquote>