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Sand'and'bucket.'''Decorations'–'flags,'shells,'sticks.''

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!Making!!

Sandcastles!

Role!playing!and!acting!things!out!can!help!with!news!telling!and!stories.!!You!can!practice!this!by!talking!about!things!that!you!have!just!done.!!eg!!cooking!a!cake!or!making!a!sandwich.(This!sandcastle!activity!has!a!clear!sequence.!!!

Get!a!bucket!and!spade!and!do!this!activity!either!at!the!beach!or!in!a!sandpit.!!Talk!about!what!you!are!doing.!!!“First(let’s(get(our(bucket(and(spade.”((“(Let’s(dig(in(the(sand(then(put(it(in(the(bucket.”(“Pat(pat(pat(it(down(then(tip(it(out.”(

News!telling!and!linking!sentences.!

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Now!help!your!child!to!talk!about!the!whole!activity.!!((

You!can!use!the!photos!provided!to!help!your!child!with!his!‘sandcastle!story’.!!Cut!3!pictures!out!and!show!your!child!how!to!put!them!in!order.!!(

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You!can!build!up!to!6!pictures!in!a!row!as!your!child!gets!used!to!this!activity.!!

Try!mixing!up!the!pictures!and!then!help!your!child!put!them!back!in!order!too!!!

!!!Parent!Tips!!

As!always,!your!role!is!to!coach!(not!test!).!!Help!your!child!

as!much!as!he!needs!so!that!he!can!learn.!!Next!time,!you!

could!try!giving!a!bit!less!help!so!that!your!child!is!doing!a!

bit!more!on!his!own!each!time.!

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Sequencing - Building a sandcastle

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