Summary of Literacy & Numeracy Activities for Home

Primary Literacy Activities

Encourage reading together, writing, storytelling, and playing word games to improve literacy skills in children. Visiting the library and engaging in creative activities like drawing and talking about their day can also enhance their literacy development (p.1).

Primary Numeracy Activities

Engage children in real-life activities like baking, playing games like Battleship and Car cricket, exploring fractions with sandwiches, and understanding mass through activities like lunchbox packing and shopping bags. These activities help children develop their numeracy skills in a practical way (p.2).

Secondary Literacy Activities

For teenagers, activities like capturing a picture related to literacy, setting up a reading challenge, analyzing song lyrics, journaling, joining a book club, and engaging in creative writing prompts can help improve their literacy skills. Reading graphic novels, comics, and creating podcasts are also suggested to engage reluctant readers (p.2).

Secondary Numeracy Activities

Secondary numeracy activities involve real-world scenarios like budgeting, planning a bushwalk, understanding the costs of owning a car, reorganizing a bedroom using measurements, learning about sports tactics and camera angles, tracking activity data, and taking on a travel challenge. These activities aim to enhance teenagers' mathematical skills and financial literacy in practical ways (p.2).

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