Craft Club - Week 2
For this weeks craft club we made sunshine rainbows. The children had to colour in their suns, stick on the suns rays and then stick on rainbow strips. To finish the children had to put on a happy face.
Take a look at our wonderful creations
Craft Club - Week 1
We had a wonderful time in our first craft club. This week we made robots! The children produced very imaginative creations from robot dogs to robot butterflies. We ended our club with colouring in a robot
Summer
This week our topic is summer holidays. We are exploring the season of summer and comparing this to the other seasons. Our classroom has been transformed into a ice cream shop which is perfect for the days we have been having recently. The children have been packing their suitcases and getting ready for a trip to the beach!
Space
We have loved our topic on space! We have taken the children on a space adventure and explore all what space has to offer. The children have learnt some of the planet names and what it might be like to live in space.
Take a look at some of our pictures from across the week!
The Great Pet Sale!
This week our themed is based around the book, The Great Pet Sale. We have transformed our classroom into the best pet shop anyone has ever seen! The children have been exploring the language of money and using coins to buy their favourite pets. We have had lots of dogs, snakes and crocodiles wandering around the classroom...
Throughout the week we will be looking at how to care for animals, matching baby animals to their mums and exploring money.
What's on the farm?
Our topic for this week and changed to life on the farm. We have explored different animals that might live on a farm and the important jobs a farm has! Did you know we get lots of food from a farm, can your child remember...what do we get from hens? What do we get from cows? What do we get from sheep? What do we get from tomatoes?
We have spent the week writing about jobs on a farm and practising our adding! What a busy week
Under the sea
This week we have taken the children on a exciting adventure to the deep blue sea. We have explored the warm sea's and cold sea's and which animals like to live there. We have compared different animals and discussed how they are similar or different. We have been very busy over the week writing lists of sea animals, exploring different patterns and looking at number bonds to 10 with shells.
Fruit tasting
We have been very lucky in Reception! Handa has left us our very own basket of fruit! From delicious strawberries to sweet mango the children had a go at trying them all. Then we discussed which was our favourite and which fruits we didn't like. I think from some of the expressions below you can tell which children liked and didn't like.
This week we have been reading the story Handa's Surprise and learning all about healthy eating. Handa is very kind and puts lots of fruit in a basket to give to her friend. Following this, we have explored healthy and unhealthy food. The children have even wrote a shopping list of healthy foods. We have lots of fun activities planned for the children such as fruit tasting. The children will be able to try different fruits and talk about which they liked and which they didn't like
Fee Fi Fo Fum!
This week our topic has been growing! With the help of our friend Jack, we explored how to plant and beanstalk and what it needs to grow. In literacy we read the story Jack and the Beanstalk and then created our own story maps so we could re-tell the story to a friend. This then helped us write captions about the story. The best part of the week was planting our own beanstalks! We discussed how plants need air, sunlight, soil and water to grow. We also talk about what we might find at the top of our beanstalks when they grown. We apologise now if you end up with a giant living in your house over the Easter hoilday's :)
The hungry caterpillar
This week we have been learning all about the life cycle of a butterfly with the help of our caterpillar friends. We have explored different minibeasts, made different habitats for them to live, made butterfly paintings and had a picnic with the hungry caterpillar!
Welcome back Reception!
It was such a great feeling to open our doors to all of our reception children, it feels like we have never been apart. The children have thoroughly enjoyed catching up with their friends and making up for lost time.
Keep checking our webpage for all the latest news and up to date information
We have reached our FINAL day of home learning. YOU have all been incredible parents and children! We are so proud of your progress and dedication to home learning, thank you from us all! We can't wait to see you all on Monday! Here is our last day of world book week, let's make it a great one!
The Reception Team
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Recap all our sounds we have learnt in phase 3 by completing the powerpoint below and saying each sound. Make a note of the sounds you don’t know so you can practise them. This week we will be focussing on a group of sounds, j,v,w,y,x,z,zz. Our reading and writing will include these sounds
Recap all our tricky words. Do you know them all? Practise the ones you can’t recall.
Practise: Play Yes / No Yeti on Phonics bloom. This game covers all phase 2 and 3 sounds. https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/yes-no-yeti?phase=3
Apply: Practise writing the sounds z/ zz. Then the words buzz, zig, zap. Try writing It can fizz. It is a zip.
EXTENSION Phase 3 phonics activity mats below.
Maths
Starter: Go through the photos of the balance scales below. Can chn tell your grown up the heaviest item/the lightest item.
Main: Go through the height pictures below and put them in order from the tallest to the shortest. Encourage children to use the correct language of tall/short (we do not use long/big).
Task: Order the Meerkats by height
Starter: Return to our story Meerkat Mail. This time can you spot the Jackal?
Main:. What does the Jackal’s presence mean in the story? Explain how books we read have hidden messages that we can find in the words and pictures. Why would the Jackal be dangerous? How do the Meerkats keep safe? What can we learn from the meerkats? What would be dangerous to us? Stranger danger, going places alone etc.
Task: Ask an adult to write down what you know. What have we learnt today?
Extension: Reading word cards including phase 3 words.
Topic
This week we have been learning all about different homes around the world. Go through the power point climates/houses around the world below. Which is your favourite house? Why is this?
Task: paint my favourite house - we would love to see your dream house. It can be anything you want it to be, any colour, any shape, it could had a slide or a swimming pool. Don't forget to send us a picture of your creation.
WORLD BOOK WEEK
This week is all about READING and we have lots of activities and whole school competitions for you to take part in!
Todays activities -
Extreme reading – send in a picture of yourself reading in some unusual places.
Reading for today - Complete 'Stuck in the mud' on Oxford Owl. You will need a little help with this text but have a go and use the illustrations to help you.
Talk about being caring. Discuss the questions below.
Give certificates to children who have achieved the goal of being caring this week.
We are so close to the end of our last week of home learning! Today is even MORE SPECIAL as today is officially WORLD BOOK DAY! Get dressed up in your favourite outfit for today's home learning! Who are you going to be?
We can't wait to see your outfits!
The Reception Team
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Recap all our sounds we have learnt in phase 3 by completing the powerpoint below and saying each sound. Make a note of the sounds you don’t know so you can practise them. This week we will be focussing on a group of sounds, j,v,w,y,x,z,zz. Our reading and writing will include these sounds
Recap all our tricky words. Do you know them all? Practise the ones you can’t recall.
Practise: Play Yes / No Yeti on Phonics bloom. This game covers all phase 2 and 3 sounds. https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/yes-no-yeti?phase=3
Apply: Practise writing the sound w. Then the words wag, win, wax. Try writing A dog can wag. I won a wig!
EXTENSION Phase 3 phonics activity mats below.
Starter: In the story did you recognise any of the places Sunny visited? For example the farm?
Main:. Talk about how different Sunny’s home is. How is it similar and different to ours? What is the weather like and climate? What can you see which you wouldn’t see in your own home?
Task: Draw a picture of Sunny at home. What is it like? Think about the story and insects / animals which you see.
Extension: Reading word cards including phase 3 words.
Maths
Starter: Go on a hunt and find heavy and light items in your house. Can you put them into a pile of heavy/light?
Main: Using Lego bricks make a tower. Ask your grown up to make a tower. Who has the tallest tower? Who has the shortest tower? Repeat this lots of times making different size towers. Now make 3 towers, all different sizes. Have a go at putting them in order. We need to find the tallest first, then the next tallest and then the shortest will be the one left.
Task: Teddy tower ordering - use the sheet to put Teddy's towers in order.
Topic
Go through the homes around the world pictures below. Can you name the houses? What do you like about the houses? Will it be in a hot place or a cold place? Is it the same as your house? Is it different to your house?
Task: Guess my home game - ask a grown up to help you read the sentences. Use the sentences to guess what the house is. Once you have guessed draw a picture of it.
Help Pledges
Using the Help Pledge cards ask your child to say or write how they can help their parents/carers/grown-ups at home. You could have glitter glue and/or stickers for your child to decorate to make them look extra special / decorate.
WORLD BOOK WEEK
This week is all about READING and we have lots of activities and whole school competitions for you to take part in!
Todays activities -
Dress up as a character on World Book Day - 4th March. Spend your day working as your character make sure you send in pictures to your teacher.
Reading for today - Begin 'Stuck in the mud' on Oxford Owl. You will need a little help with this text but have a go and use the illustrations to help you.
What a fabulous week we are all having! Well done to those of you who are still working hard at home!
Have a peek below for today's exciting activities!
The Reception Team
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Recap all our sounds we have learnt in phase 3 by completing the powerpoint below and saying each sound. Make a note of the sounds you don’t know so you can practise them. This week we will be focussing on a group of sounds, j,v,w,y,x,z,zz. Our reading and writing will include these sounds
Recap all our tricky words. Do you know them all? Practise the ones you can’t recall.
Practise: Play Yes / No Yeti on Phonics bloom. This game covers all phase 2 and 3 sounds. https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/yes-no-yeti?phase=3
Apply: Practise writing the sound x. Then the words box, fox, fix, yap, yet. Have a go at, A red fox. Get a yak.
EXTENSION Phase 3 phonics activity mats below.
Maths
Starter: Play the weight game on Splash learn. Click the link below to be directed to the page, find the game that says weight.
https://uk.splashlearn.com/measurement-games
Main: This week our learning focus is height. Click the link below and you will be directed to Splash Learn, find the game that says height. Work your way through the questions focusing on taller and shorter.
https://uk.splashlearn.com/measurement-games
Task: Sort the pictures in to tall and short
Starter: How do we communicate with friends and family?
Main:. Discuss our methods of communication, phone, internet, facetime/zoom. How does Sunny communicate in the story? What is a postcard? Have you ever sent or received a postcard? Research what it is.
Task: Have a go at writing a postcard to Sunny. Use the postcard below and write one or two sentences. Use your phonics and have a go at writing you name too!
Extension: Reading word cards including phase 3 words.
Topic
Play the house/home guessing game below. Can you guess what the house/building is before the picture is fully revealed? Is it a caravan or a boat, what about an igloo or a mud house?
Task: Can you make your own house? Cut and stick the pieces to make a house. If you are unable to print then draw us a picture of your house instead. Maybe your house has 10 windows and a slide to get outside. Maybe your house is pink? We cannot wait to see your creations.
Physical Development
This week our PD focus is cutting. It is very important your child can hold a pair of scissors correctly and confidently cut.
Use the cutting sheet below and practice cutting in a straight line, in a wavy line, in a zig-zag line.
If you are unable to print then please use a piece of paper, cardboard, newspapers or magazines, anything you can find
Have a mindful moment. Lower the lights and light a fake candle (in class) or use the youtube one.
Ask your child to make a thought bubble in their head of a way that they can help look after their home or classroom.
Use a talking object to pass and to take turns to share their thoughts, starting with “I can help…”
WORLD BOOK WEEK
This week is all about READING and we have lots of activities and whole school competitions for you to take part in!
Todays activities -
Make a den and read your favourite books in there. Torches / turn off the lights, send us a photo.
Reading for today - Complete 'Tom, Dad and Colin' on Oxford Owl.
Thank you to those of you who have sent in your potato entries! You have ALLLLLL week to complete your entry so don't panic if you haven't done it yet! We have another great day ahead! Don't forget to watch your teachers reading to you on share a story!
Let's READ!
The Reception Team
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Recap all our sounds we have learnt in phase 3 by completing the powerpoint below and saying each sound. Make a note of the sounds you don’t know so you can practise them. This week we will be focussing on a group of sounds, j,v,w,x,z,zz. Our reading and writing will include these sounds
Recap all our tricky words. Do you know them all? Practise the ones you can’t recall.
Practise: Play Yes / No Yeti on Phonics bloom. This game covers all phase 2 and 3 sounds. https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/yes-no-yeti?phase=3
Apply: Practise writing the sound v then the words vet, van, vixen, vat. Go to the vet. In the van.
EXTENSION Phase 3 phonics activity mats below.
Maths
Starter: Go through the lighter or heavier power point below. Look at the different pictures, which one is heavy, which one is light? See how many points you score.
Main: Who is taller than you in your house? Is there anyone shorter than you?
Go and find 3 things you are taller than and 3 things you are shorter than.
Make sure you use the correct language of shorter and taller!
Task: Circle the shortest children on the worksheet
Starter: What book did we read yesterday? Return to it and watch it again. Can you see or notice anything new this time?
Main: Explain how pictures (illustrations) in our books give us as much information as the words. Was the book different to other books you have read or similar? Did you enjoy the book? Which was your favourite part if so?
Task: Label the pictures on the sheet using phonics (meerkat, rock, letter, sand, jackal
Extension: Reading word cards including phase 3 words.
Topic
Using books or the internet, explore what a map looks like, talk about what the colours green and blue are on the map. Talk about the different places you can live using the map for example, the north pole, who lives there? Or an igloo? The desert, who or what might live in a desert? Rivers, will people live on a river, what will they live on?
Task: Who lives where sheet - look at the pictures of different places to live, match them to the person who would live there.
Extension: Local observation sheet - go on a walk with your household, can you spot any of these things?
What did we talk about yesterday?
Discuss that doing chores is often a team effort and even though someone might not have a job for the day we all work together to take care of our environment - we all have a responsibility/part to play.
What jobs do we do in class? Taking the register daily. Checking our classroom is tidy.
What might happen if we didn’t take care of our home/garden/classroom?
WORLD BOOK WEEK
This week is all about READING and we have lots of activities and whole school competitions for you to take part in!
Todays activities -
Whole school competition
Have a go at the book quiz scavenger hunt below
Guess the SHELFIE!
Guess your teachers bookshelf! Have a go!
Well we have reached our FINAL week of home learning!!! We are SO EXCITED to have you all back in class next week, it is going to be wonderful! This week is also a special week in itself. As a school we celebrate our love of reading through WORLD BOOK DAY (which is on Thursday).
So tune in daily to see what we have planned!
Let's READ!
The Reception Team
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Recap all our sounds we have learnt in phase 3 by completing the powerpoint below and saying each sound. Make a note of the sounds you don’t know so you can practise them. This week we will be focussing on a group of sounds, j,v,w,x,z,zz. Our reading and writing will include these sounds
Recap all our tricky words. Do you know them all? Practise the ones you can’t recall.
Practise: Play Yes / No Yeti on Phonics bloom. This game covers all phase 2 and 3 sounds.
Apply: Practise writing the sound j then the words jam, jet, jim. Then write It is Jack. I can jog.
EXTENSION Phase 3 phonics activity mats belowMaths
Starter: Can you remember what we learnt last week? We explore weight, looking at how heavy/light something is. Go through Post office weighing power point below. Can you find the heaviest parcel or the lightest parcel?
Main: This week our new learning focus is height. Height is how tall or short something is.
Practice standing tall on our tip toes like a tall giraffe and being short like a short bird. Have you got any brothers or sisters in your house or any grown ups? Stand next to them and talk about your height. Who is taller, who is shorter? Now go on a hunt in your house. Find something you are taller than. Find something you are shorter than.
Task: Circle the tallest children on the worksheet
Starter: This week is world book week and as a school we are celebrating reading. Our chosen text is Meerkat Mail.
Main: Watch the video story of Meerkat Mail. Pause to discuss the story, the climate (define climate). Talk about the different destinations and the postcards. What happens in the story, who do we meet?
Task: What have you learnt from the story? Who are the main characters in the story? What happens at the beginning, middle and end of the story. Can you retell the story to an adult or create a video telling us what you recall?
Extension: Reading word cards including phase 3 sounds.
Topic
This week we are going to explore different places to live around the world. Click on the link below to watch the video houses around the world.
Talk with your grown ups about similarities and differences to your house. Search different homes on the internet. Can you find a igloo house? What about a mud house or a wooden house?
Task: Draw a picture of your house and a different house you would like to live in.
Extension: House scavenger hunt - can you find these items in your house - how fast can you find all of the items?
Physical Development
This week our PD focus is cutting. It is very important your child can hold a pair of scissors correctly and confidently cut.
Your task for today it to decide where you would like to go on holiday? Is it hot or cold? Cut out the items of clothing you are going to need for your holiday? Think carefully about the types of items you will need.
We can't wait to see your finish products, don't forget to send us a picture of your finished cutting of your holiday suitcase
WORLD BOOK WEEK
This week is all about READING and we have lots of activities and whole school competitions for you to take part in!
Todays activities -
Whole school competition
Turn a potato into a book character. Send your teacher a picture of your creation and we will choose a winner from each class. See an example below.
Masked Reader competition
Guess your teachers in disguise! Have a go!
Begin your focus on caring for our environment by thinking about how your child can help to look after their homes and classroom. Through discussion, create a list of ways in which they can do this - or already do this. Ideas could include:
We have reached our final day of our Pancake week! It's been wonderful seeing you enjoy the activities and we have loved seeing your fantastic work. Our last week of home learning next week is going to be a SPECTACULAR one celebrating our love of books across the week!
Keep learning!
The Reception Team
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3. Can you child remember our tricky words so far (he, she, we, me, be, was, you, they, all, are, my and her)
Teach: Recap all our sounds learnt so far in phase 3. Use the flashcards cut up to play adult vs child. If get they get the sound correct they win it. Can they say what a digraph (two letters which make one sound) is? Trigraph (three letters with one sound)? What’s the difference?
Practise: Complete all phase 3 sounds on Phonics play Picnic on Pluto.
Apply: Quick write sounds. Say a sound and your child writes it, j,v,w,x,y,z,zz,qu,ch,sh,th,ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er.
EXTENSION Play phonics bloom Tricky Trucks (unclick decodable words) https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=3).
Maths
Starter: Using cubes, Lego bricks or whatever else you can find in your house, make a pattern using only 2 colours. Now can you make a pattern with only 3 colours.
Main: Go on a hunt around your house and choose 3 objects. Now have a go at putting them in order starting with the heaviest, then the next heaviest and then the lightest. Once you've done that, go on another hunt and choose 3 more objects.
Starter: Revisit the story of Mr Wolf’s Pancakes.
Main: Who is the main character in the story? Are there any other characters? What happens at the beginning, middle and end of the story?
Task: Draw a picture of the main character Mr Wolf. Talk about his actions. Should he of eaten his friends? Were his friends’ kind? What should they have done? Talk to an adult about what happened in the story and they will write down what you know.
Extension: Reading word cards including phase 3 words
Topic
Have you enjoyed this week? What has been your favourite thing. We have drawn a pancake, eaten pancakes so now it is only right that we design the most perfect pancake. Use the sheet below and cut out the toppings you would like on your pancake.
Task: Pancake cutting task.
Yesterday after such a busy day of learning in class, we had a brain break and did some yoga. Little did we know this was special dancing yoga!
Watch the video below, join in and have fun!!!!!!!
Ask your child if they would like to volunteer to be an actor in some role play.
To encourage them you may want to model the play with them. Use the following situations as ideas:
Some children may offer hugs or holding hands. Talk about asking permission and making sure the other person is ok with that (consent).
Discuss:
Sometimes people like to be alone (have a mindful moment) when they are sad or angry.
Ask:
Handwriting
Today your challenge is to have a go at writing your name, can you have a go at your last name too?
Try by yourself first and then ask a grown up to help you
Send us a picture of your super name writing
Read the ebook 'Zoom food' on Oxford Owl. You can also read the Early Readers 'We -op' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading -Choose one of your books to read. Look at the illustrations, what do they tell us? Can you tell the story and events by using just the pictures?
Writing - Write the caption 'to the top of the hill' to match the picture (page 30). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Well it is safe to say your pancakes looked sooooooooo scrumptious! We hoped you enjoyed eating them (we love pancakes!). Well done to you all for your hard work! This week is flying by!
Take a peek below to see what Thursday will bring!
The Reception Team
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Recap the three sounds learnt this week, air, ure and er.
Practise: Have a go at writing some words with the sounds this week in. fern, hair, sure.
Apply: Play Phonics bloom at ALIEN ESCAPE. Some of the words are longer so you may need help from an adult. TRY to find the digraphs in the words to help you, have a sound mat to help you too!
EXTENSION Play phonics bloom Tricky Trucks (unclick decodable words) https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=3)
Maths
Starter: Copy the pattern power point game below. Click the next button until the right colour appears in the space, see if you can complete the pattern.
Main: Go through the weight pictures below and put them in order from heaviest to lightest. If you're unable to print the pictures you can always draw them instead. Encourage children to use the language heaviest and lightest.
Task: Lesson 4 – order the pictures by their weight, cut and stick them in the correct place.
Starter: Do you think the pancakes you made were healthy or unhealthy?
Main: Think about what your pancakes tasted like or indeed what Mr Wolf thought they were like.
Task: Write about what your pancake tasted like or what Mr Wolf would say about his delicious pancakes. Begin your sentence "It was…."
Think about what different toppings you could of or did put on your pancakes. Write on the pancake writing frame.
Extension: Reading word cards including phase 3 words
Topic
We have had such a fun week learning all about pancakes! What have you enjoyed about this week? Did you enjoy your pancake? I bet you're missing your friends and would love to tell them about your pancake. Write a card to your friend and tell tell about your pancake. Can you write
'to.....
Happy Pancake Day
from....'
*Parents....your child will not be able to write this spelt correctly, we teach them to write phonetically, which means sounding it out and writing the sounds they hear. Let your child have a go by themselves
Task: Make a card for a friend
Handwriting
We have now come to an end of phase 3, woo well done everybody!
Have a practice of this week's new sounds. Trace over the dotted letters and then have a go yourself.
Remember your leading lines.
Remember to start your letters from the side.
Have a Family Appreciation day.
Suggestions of what you could do:
Complete the ebook 'Silver Foil Rocket' on Oxford Owl. You can also read the Early Readers 'the -ot' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Have a look in one of your books at home can you read any of the words? Can you spot any phonic sounds or tricky words?
Writing - Write the caption 'a cat on a bed' to match the picture (page 29). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Happy Wednesday to you all! We have lots of fun and fabulous activities ahead! Keep sending your wonderful work and keep in touch! We are thrilled you will all be back in school on the 8th March and we can't wait to see you all!
Until then have peek below at what to do today!
The Reception Team
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ‘er’. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with ‘er’ in? Remember er is a digraph which means it is two letters which make one sound. You will find it in the flashcard set below.
Recap all our tricky words this week. Write them on paper he, she, we, me,be,was,you,they, my,her. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these coin, fern, boxer, letter, banner. Phonics Play Dragons Den.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. She is a boxer. I see a fern.
EXTENSION Play phonics bloom Tricky Trucks (unclick decodable words https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=3) Sorting powerpoint today’s sound.
Maths
Starter: Can you complete the pattern game? Click the link below and work through the different patterns.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/shape-patterns
Main: Go through the pancakes weight power point below. Talk about what has happened to the scales. Have they gone up? What does that mean? Have they gone down? What does that mean?
Task: Look at the heavy and light cut and stick sheet. Can you cut out the items and put them into groups, heavy and light.
Starter: Have a look at the list you wrote on Monday and the pictures you sequenced yesterday.
Main: Think about what we need to do to make our pancakes. We have got our list and now we need instructions. Look at the document below and read it with an adult. Think about what we need to write to create our own instructions. Watch my video below to help you with your writing.
Task: Write instructions on how to make pancakes. You can write next to the pictures you sequenced yesterday to help you if you wish.
Extension: Reading word cards including phase 3 words.
Topic
As our topic this week is pancakes, it is only right that we have a go at making them (if we have the ingredients in our house). Go through pancake recipe below or watch the Peppa Pig video to see how to make pancakes. If you can have a try at making them and send us a picture of your yummy pancakes. If you are unable to make some pancakes, could you draw us a picture of a delicious pancake.
Physical Development
This week our PE focus is gymnastic rolls. Have you ever heard of an egg roll, or a pencil roll, what about a teddy bear roll?
Watch the video below and then have a go yourself? Try and do the rolls where you have some floor space, maybe in your living room or your garden when it stops raining.
Don't forget to send us pictures of your gymnastic skills
Begin by asking the children how they can look after their friends.
Ask them to tell you a way in which they can look after each other or their friends in their class.
Ask:
One way of looking after our friends is by giving them help.
If you have any children with SEND (including allergies or health needs) they may want to share when they need help, or friends may share how they have helped them.
Some children may also have friends beyond the classroom and want to share experiences about them. This is also valuable.
Read the ebook 'Silver Foil Rocket' on Oxford Owl. You can also read the Early Readers 'the -og' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Cut and stick activity 'er' on the final page.
Writing - Write the caption 'a duck and a hen' to match the picture (page 28). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
What an incredible start to the week! Well done to you all for super home learning, now let's see what activities are ahead for today!
The Reception Team
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ‘ure’. Can you find it on the sound mat? Remember ure is a trigraph which means it is three letters which make one sound. You will find it in the flashcard set below.
Recap all our tricky words this week. Write them on paper he, she, we, me,be,was,you,they, my,her. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these town, cure, sure, pure. Phonics play Picnic on Pluto.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. It is a cure. I am sure.
EXTENSION Play phonics bloom Tricky Trucks unclick decodable words https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=3) Sorting powerpoint today’s sound.
Starter: What did we read and write yesterday?
Main: Look at the recipe cards below with an adult. Think about the order in which we make pancakes, what do we do first? Next? Last?
Task: Have a look at the photographs below, you can cut them out and order them or write numbers next to them if you don’t have access to a printer or you could even draw them if you wish! Once you have done this talk about the instructions you could write ready for tomorrow. You can stick the photos on the lined writing frame below.
Extension: Reading word cards including phase 3 words.
Maths
Starter: Using lego blocks/beads, cubes or anything from your house that you have lots of, make simple patterns of 2 e.g. red, blue, red blue. Green, orange, green, orange.
Play the Lighter or heavier power point game below. Encourage your child to use the words heavy and light.
Task: Circle the item that is the lightest. Write the language your child uses on the sheet.
Topic
Can you set up a role play area at home and pretend to make pancakes? Have you got a frying pan and a spoon? What about a mixing bowl? Set up a cafe with your grown up and pretend to make some delicious pancakes. Please send us photos of your role-play cafes.
After that theres a really fun pancake game by Curious George. Click the link below!
https://www.curiousgeorge.com/sites/cg/interactive/files/games/pancake/index.html
Handwriting
Can you practice our new sounds for this week. Use the handwriting sheet below and trace over the dotted letters, then have a go yourself. Don't forget you need to sit your letters on the line and you need to have a leading line
Complete the ebook 'Diggers' on Oxford Owl. You can also read the Early Readers 'My -in' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Have a look at the phase 2 and three tricky words below. Put a tick next to the ones you know so you can practise the ones you can't recall.
Writing - Write the caption 'sit back to back' to match the picture (page 27). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Recap what we discussed yesterday about our family.
Activity 1 - Caring Families portraits
Ask the children to draw a picture of the people in their family, including themselves.
Whilst they are doing so, encourage a discussion around differences in families and how each person has a ‘role’ in looking after the others.
When complete, ask the children to label each family member (they could be written underneath, to the side, or using a sticky note/label) and write how they look after the family. If they have younger siblings and get stuck, you could ask “How does the family feel when they smile or laugh?”
For those who are still mark-making you could record what they say or scribe for them.
Welcome back! We hope you have had a lovely half term with family enjoying the outdoors and having some screen free days. We have a new topic this week which focuses on last weeks Pancake Day! We will be making pancakes this week as part of our literacy which is very exciting!
Let's get started!
The Reception Team
Phonics
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ‘air’. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with ‘air’ in? Remember air is a trigraph which means it is three letters which make one sound. You will find it in the flashcard set below.
Recap all our tricky words this week. Write them on paper he, she, we, me,be,was,you,they, my,her. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these hair, fair, lair or Phonics play Picnic on Pluto (air)
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. Go in the lair. It is fair.
EXTENSION Play phonics bloom Tricky Trucks (unclick decodable words https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=3) / Sorting powerpoint today’s soundStarter: Did you make pancakes last week? Explain how this week we are going to talking about and making (if you wish to again!) pancakes!
Main: Watch the video story of Mr Wolf’s Pancakes. Think carefully about what ingredients he buys from the shop as we will be writing a list.
Task: Write a list of ingredients which you will need to buy to make pancakes (flour, eggs, milk) include two of your favourite toppings (mine are sugar and syrup). Remember a list is one word beneath another. Use your phonic knowledge to write the words, your parents will need this list to buy the ingredients if you wish to make pancakes. (List writing frame)
Extension: Reading word cards below including phase 3 words.
Maths
Starter: Can you help Curly the Caterpillar complete the patterns on the power point below.
Main: This week we are going to explore weight. That means how heavy or light something is. Go on a hunt around your house finding different items, are they heavy or light? Encourage the chn to keep using the words heavy/light. Then put the items into two groups heavy and light.
Task: Circle the item that is the heaviest. Write the language children say on the sheet.
Topic
This week we our topic is pancakes. In Reception we love all things pancakes. What can you remember about pancake day? What did you have on your pancakes?
Go through the all about Pancake Day power point below.
Task: My perfect pancake design sheet. If you could have anything on your pancake what would it be, chocolate, ice cream, sweets, honey, apples, berries?
Physical Development
This week our PE focus is gymnastic rolls. Have you ever heard of an egg roll, or a pencil roll, what about a teddy bear roll? Use the support cards below to see how to do the roll and then have a go yourself? Try and do the rolls where you have some floor space, maybe in your living room or your garden when it stops raining. Don't forget to send us pictures of your gymnastic skills
Begin by explaining that we're all going to be thinking about looking after our family - our special people - who live with us at home.
Try to get across the message that although the adults usually look after children, sometimes they need looking after too: you can help to look after their feelings.
Ask:
Looking after a family can be a hard/tiring job. Is there anything you can do to help with this?
Begin the ebook 'Diggers' on Oxford Owl. You can also read the Early Readers 'I -ip' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Complete the cut and stick page 14 for 'air'
Writing - Write the caption 'a hot hob' to match the picture (page 26). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3. Can you child remember our tricky words so far (he, she, we, me, be, was, you, they, all, are, my and her)
Teach: Recap all our sounds learnt so far in phase 3. Use the flashcards cut up to play adult vs child. If get they get the sound correct they win it.
Practise: Phonics play Dragons Den
Apply: Quick write sounds. Say a sound and your child writes it, j,v,w,x,y,z,zz,qu,ch,sh,th,ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear.
EXTENSION Play phonics bloom Tricky Trucks (unclick decodable words) https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=3) Sorting powerpoint today’s sound.
Starter: Think about all we have learnt this week on our topic Chinese New Year.
Main: Can you think of any times that we celebrate? Are your celebrations similar to Chinese New Year? How are they similar and how are they different?
Task: Talk to an adult about what you know about Chinese New year. Ask them to write it down or send us a video of the new facts you have discovered this week. Can you compare Chinese New Year to celebrations in your life?
Extension I spy and read sheet (set 5)
Maths
Starter: Draw some long caterpillars and short caterpillars. Can you tell your grown up which is long and which is short?
Main: Go on a hunt around your house...find 3 items. Have you found something long or something short? Put the objects in order, can you find the longest first, then the next longest and then the shortest.
Task: Lesson 5 – order the dragons by their length cut and stick
Topic
Today is Chinese New year We can celebrate by doing some dragon dancing! Type dragon dancing into Youtube, can you join in?
Today your task is to have fun and enjoy Chinese New year. Below you will find lots of different activities. You can complete as many or as little as you like. You could make a dragon mask, make a Chinese New Year card for a friend, draw Chinese Numbers, colouring and more!
Handwriting
Today your handwriting challenge is to practice writing your name. Can you write your first and your last name? Have a try! We would like to see you try this without the help from a grown up
In class we always encourage to write their name completely independent first. Then after they have had a go, we will write their name under and ask them to copy and explain what letters they missed.
Don't forget to send up photos of your super name writing!
Recall this weeks video or read the story book version below.
Children write - or tell and adult - one sentence that they remember from the song in a speech bubble coming out of Jessie's or the dog’s mouth, e.g. "If I feel worried about anything, I can tell an adult I trust".
Complete the ebook 'Leek Hotpot' on Oxford Owl. You can also read the Early Readers 'His at..' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Complete the 'At the top of the hill' extension below
Writing - Write the caption 'go to the log hut' to match the picture (page 25). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ‘ear’. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below - can you spot the year? Is it right? Can you think of any words with ‘ear’ in? Remember ear is a trigraph which means it is three letters which make one sound. You will find it in the flashcard set below.
Our tricky words this week are my and her write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me,be,was,you,they. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these ear, hear, beard, fear or have a go on Phonics play Dragons Den.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. I can hear. Cut the beard.
EXTENSION Play phonics bloom Tricky Trucks (unclick decodable words) https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=3) Sorting powerpoint today’s sound.
Maths
Starter: Use play dough or paper to make long/short worms. Challenge your child and ask them can you make a longer worm? Can you make a shorter?
Watch the length lesson 4 video below.
Task: Lesson 4 – order the snakes by their length. Start with the longest.
Starter: Think back to earlier this week, can you remember the poster with all the zodiac animals on? Can you remember any names?
Main: Watch the zodiac Cbeebies story
Talk about the events and animals.
Task: Complete the sounds missing from the zodiac sign sheet.
Extension Play YES/NO question cards (1-7). Read the question and answer with yes/no. Can you spot the digraphs (two letters one sound) and trigraphs (two letters one sound)?
Topic
Watch the Cbeebies celebrating CNY video below. Can you tell your grown ups about how to get ready for Chinese New Year? What does the colour red mean? What does the colour gold mean? What do they do to their house?
Task: Can you make a Chinese dragon? Cut up the pieces below and make a dragon.
Handwriting
Today we are going to practice our 2 other new sounds. Can you remember them? Today use the handwriting sheet to practice oi and ear. Remember to trace over the dotted letters and then have a go yourself. Don’t forget to start your letters from the side.
Write some rules for our classroom to go near the computer/technology area about keeping safe when online or watching videos and about sharing child-friendly search engines.
Read the ebook 'Leek Hotpot' on Oxford Owl. You can also read the Early Readers 'Are we?' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Reading cut and activity below page 12 .
Writing - Write the caption 'to huff and puff' to match the picture (page 24). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ‘oi’. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with ‘oi’ in? Remember ow is a digraph which means it is two letters which make one sound. You will find it in the flashcard set below.
Our tricky words this week are my and her write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me,be,was,you,they. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these coin, boil, coil, soil, toil. Phonics Play Dragons Den.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. In the soil. Get a coin.
EXTENSION Play phonics bloom Tricky Trucks (unclick decodable words https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=3) Sorting powerpoint today’s sound.
Maths
Starter: Watch the near/far song below. Can you find an object that is near/an object that is far away in your house? Practice lots of times with your grown up.
Main: Go through the caterpillar length questions below. Put the caterpillars into longer, shorter and the same.
Task: Lesson 3 worksheet – circle the short items.
Starter: Watch the video below. Preparing for Chinese New Year.
Main: Think and talk about Chinese New Year? How do they celebrate? What do they eat? What do they do to their homes? How do they share the celebration?
Task: Write some facts (words or captions) about Chinese New Year. Use the pictures below to remind you of some of the animals of the zodiac and elements of Chinese New Year for inspiration. watch the video below for help.
Extension Play YES/NO question cards (1-7). Read the question and answer with yes/no. Can you spot the digraphs (two letters one sound) and trigraphs (two letters one sound)?
Topic
Go through the CNY story power point below. Can you name any of the animals in the story? How many animals are there all together? Who won the race?
Task: CNY story sequencing task – put the pictures in the right order. There's numbers to help you. Which number comes first. See if you can complete the task on your own to 10. If you are struggling past 10 get a grown up to help you.
Parents read the information on the parent link below.
Read through the ways to keep your child safe online first.
Watch the Video ‘Jessie and Friends’ Episode 1 Watching Videos with your child.
Talk about the video and the messages in the video on how to stay safe when watching videos and seeing images online. Check your child’s understanding of its key messages.
Complete the ebook 'The Dragon Balloon' on Oxford Owl. You can also read the Early Readers 'I see/he is' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Reading cut and activity below page 11 .
Writing - Write the caption 'a bag of nuts' to match the picture (page 23). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ‘ow’. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with ‘ow’ in? Remember ow is a digraph which means it is two letters which make one sound. You will find it in the flashcard set below.
Our tricky words this week are my and her write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me,be,was,you,they. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these town, cow, how, crown. Phonics play Dragons Den.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. I see a cow. In the town.
EXTENSION Play phonics bloom Tricky Trucks (unclick decodable words https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=3) Sorting powerpoint today’s sound.
Starter: What are we learning about this week? Explain how every year in china an animal is selected which represents the sign of the zodiac.
Main: Look at the display poster for the Chinese New Year animals. Can you read some of the words? Talk about them can you remember of find which is this year’s animal?
Task: Look at the worksheet below. Label the animals using your phonic knowledge.
Extension Play YES/NO question cards (1-6). Read the question and answer with yes/no. Can you spot the digraphs (two letters one sound) and trigraphs (two letters one sound)?
Maths
Starter: Race some cars or roll a ball, how far did it go? Play with a grown up, whose went the furthest/shortest distance?
Main: Watch the long/short song below. Using playdough or paper or cardboard or anything that can be cut or ripped, get your child to make long snakes and short snakes. Can they tell you which is the longest/shortest? Sort the snakes into two groups of long and short.
Task: Complete the Lesson 2 worksheet – circle the long items.
Topic
Today is safer internet day. It is very important we know and understand how to keep ourselves safe whilst using the internet. I am going to introduce you to my friend Smartie. Go through staying safe on the internet power point below.
Task: Colour in Smartie the penguin. What might Smartie say? How can we keep safe whilst using the internet?
Handwriting
Today we are going to practice our 2 new sounds that we have learnt so far this week, ur and ow. Have a go by tracing over the dotted lines, remembering your leading lines and then have a go yourself.
Introduce the picture book about Harold the giraffe, who is being a safety detective. You may need to explain the word detective, e.g. someone who looks carefully at things for clues about them. In this book we see Harold looking at a lot of different, every-day things, inside and outside, to investigate (find out) whether they are safe or unsafe, and how to make sure we can keep safe around these things.
In the kitchen
Read the ebook 'The Dragon Balloon' on Oxford Owl. You can also read the Early Readers 'She can' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Reading cut and activity below page 10 .
Writing - Write the caption 'on top of the rock' to match the picture (page 22). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Phonics
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ‘ur’. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with ‘ur’ in? Remember ur is a digraph which means it is two letters which make one sound. You will find it in the flashcard set below.
Our tricky words this week are my and her write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me,be,was,you,they. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these turn, fur, hurt. Or Phonics play dragons den (ur)
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. I am hurt. It is fur.
EXTENSION Play phonics bloom Tricky Trucks (unclick decodable words) https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=3) / Sorting powerpoint today’s sound.
Maths
Starter: With the help of a grown up, take a big jump and mark off where you land. Use socks to measure how far you jumped. Now get your grown up to jump and measure it. Who jumped the furthest?
Main: Go through the length lesson 1 video – keep using the language of long/short.
Task: Cut and stick the caterpillars into the columns long/short. The worksheet is attached below.
Literacy
Starter: Introduce our new topic Chinese New Year. Do you know anything about the celebration?
Main: Read the story below ‘Dragon’s in the city’.
Task: Talk about the story together. Tell an adult what happens at Chinese New Year. How do they celebrate? What do they eat? Do they speak English or Mandarin? Ask an adult to write down what you learnt from the story.
Extension: Play YES/NO question cards (1-6). Read the question and answer with yes/no. Can you spot the digraphs (two letters one sound) and trigraphs (three letters one sound)?
Topic
Chinese New Year is a wonderful festival that occurs every year. Go through the EYFS All about Chinese New Year power point below and see what you can find out about the festival. Did you know they call it the festival of light? Every year they celebrate a different animal, the year is the year of the Ox.
Task: Year of the OX colouring sheet.
Discuss the questions below.
Physical Development
This week we are going to work on our upper body strength. Have a family morning or family afternoon and head to the park. Can you do some climbing? Can you go down the slide or on the swings? Take lots of pictures of the fun you're having and don't forget to send them too us
Finish the ebook 'Toads on the road' on Oxford Owl. There are lots of digraphs in this book, can you spot them and remember them? You can also read the Early Readers 'I see my' ebook below which is less challenging than Toads on the road but includes the tricky word 'my'.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Reading cut and activity below page 9 .
Writing - Write the caption 'a hug and a kiss' to match the picture (page 21). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3. Can you child remember our tricky words so far (he, she, we, me, be, was, you, they, all and are)
Teach: Recap all our sounds learnt so far in phase 3. Use the flashcards cut up to play adult vs child. If get they get the sound correct they win it.
Practise: Phonics play you can choose a sound we have learnt this week.
Apply: Quick write sounds. Say a sound and your child writes it, j,v,w,x,y,z,zz,qu,ch,sh,th,ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, oo, ar, or.
EXTENSION Play phonics frog on Phonics Bloom (click one ar, or, oo, oo) https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-frog?phase=3
Maths
Starter: help save the aliens by pressing the arrows, which direction do you need to go?
https://www.mathplayground.com/code_builder.html
Ever wondered how far you can jump, I wonder who can jump further, you or a grown up? Make a line for the starting land for you and your grown up to stand behind. One at a time, have a go at jumping and see where you land. Now grab some socks and measure how far you have jumped, make sure you put the sock at the starting line and carry on all the way until you get to where you landed. How many socks did you jump? Who jumped further? Who jumped the shortest distance? Who jumped the longest distance?
Task: Use the sheet below and cut the pictures so they are near and far.
Starter: What have you learnt this week about keeping safe on the roads?
Main: Watch the video Crossing Roads – Kids know best
to remind you of the key facts when crossing the road safely.
Task: Next draw around your hand. You will see a hand on your page! Next tell an adult what you have learnt about road safety. Ask an adult to write down all you know on your work.
Extension : Colour in and decorate your hand with road safety images and colours (red, green amber).
Topic
Watch video clips on YouTube of lollipop men. What does there uniform look like? How do they keep us safe? Show pictures of a lollipop man sign. What colours can you see? Can you see any pictures?
Task: Make a lollipop man sign and pretend to be a lollipop man in your house. Can you get your grown ups safely across the road?
Challenge!
Have a go at writing your name, see if you can write your full name. Don't worry if you do not get all of the letters in the right place, that is why we practice. Don't forget to use your leading lines and your letters should always sit on the line.
Complete the ebook 'Toads on the road' on Oxford Owl. There are lots of digraphs in this book, can you spot them and remember them? You can also read the Early Readers 'Is this a/Is that a?' ebook below which is less challenging than Toads on the road.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Have a go at the 'I can' comprehension activity below.
Writing - Write the caption 'an egg in an egg cup' to match the picture (page 20). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
1-7th February
Activity 1 - Is it safe?
Draw the three emoji-style faces below.
Taking each of the 15 scenarios listed below, ask the children to point to the pictures, depending on whether they think it's safe, not safe, or they're not sure. Encourage your child to make up their own minds, by explaining that we all have different feelings - and that they are not right or wrong:
Reinforce the messages about ways they can feel safe by asking your child to remember things that they can do to help themselves keep safe (e.g. tell a trusted adult, move away from the danger).
As part of our well being week we are focusing on making connections. We would love you to draw a picture of a friend from school. Who do you miss talking to? Playing with? Who do you missing creating and laughing with?
We will share the pictures we receive on our class story for all to see so don't forget to join in!
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ‘or’. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with ‘or’ in? Remember or is a digraph which means it is two letters which make one sound. The new and last set of flashcards for you to cut out and use are below.
Our tricky words this week are all and are write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me,be,was,you,they. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these for, fork, pork. Play Picnic on Pluto on Phonics Play.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. Go for a run. It is a fork.
EXTENSION Play the sorting sounds powerpoint or. Play phonics frog on Phonics Bloom (click or). https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-frog?phase=3
Maths
Starter: Help Lulu get to her spaceship by pressing the arrows, which direction do you need to go, forwards/backwards or to the side?
http://jeux.lulu.pagesperso-orange.fr/html/anglais/flvoyage/fleches4.htm
Main: Watch the distance video – lesson 4 below. Can you have a go at measuring distance?
Task: Look at the cars on the lesson 4 sheet below. Circle the car which hasn’t travelled very far/the shortest distance?
Literacy
Starter: How do you travel to school? If you come on a bike or scooter what should you wear? If you come in the car what should you use to keep you safe?
Main: Watch and sing the Safer Journeys song below. What are the four main words? Can you remember them?
Task: Create a poster to help remind people to stay safe on the roads. Can you label it with the four words we have learnt? Stop, look, listen, think. You may choose your own words such as hold hands, wait etc.
Extension: I spy and read sheet (4)
Topic
What can you remember about road safety? How do we cross a road? Are there any rules we need to remember?
Read Super Cats road safety story below.
Task: Sort the safe ad unsafe road crossing photos.
Handwriting
Complete the handwriting sheet below of our new sounds from this week. Don't forget your leading lines and make sure your letters sit on the line.
1-7th February
Keeping Myself Safe – Listening to my feelings
Discuss the bullet points below with your child, then have a go at the SCARF activity below. Perhaps try an outdoor activity too!
Today's SCARF topic is RESILIENCE!
What does resilience mean? Tell us how you and your parents have been resilient.
Or you can draw it on the R for Resilience poster below...
https://www.coramlifeeducation.org.uk/share-your-scarf-activities-resilience-thursday
Complete the ebook 'Quiz' on Oxford Owl. There are lots of digraphs in this book, can you spot them and remember them? You can also read the Early Readers 'I see/and?' ebook below which is less challenging than Quiz.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Cut and stick page 8 activity below.
Writing - Write the caption 'mugs and cups' to match the picture (page 19). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ‘ar’. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with ‘ar’ in? Remember ar is a digraph which means it is two letters which make one sound. The new and last set of flashcards for you to cut out and use are below.
Our tricky words this week are all and are write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me,be,was,you,they. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these car, far, bar, park, shark. Play Picnic on Pluto on Phonics Play.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. Go to the park. In the dark. It is a car.
EXTENSION Play the sorting sounds powerpoint ar. Play phonics frog on Phonics Bloom (click ar). https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-frog?phase=3
Starter: What new words have you learnt this week with our road safety topic?
Main: Have a go at reading the captions on the phase 3 powerpoint below. Can you spot the new digraphs? There are some sounds we are learning tomorrow and next week in there too. You may need help with these (or, ow, oi)
Task: Next have a go at the worksheet. Draw a line from the words to the correct picture. Can you read the words without any help from an adult? Have a go!
Extension: I spy and read sheet (3)
Maths
Starter: Set up an obstacle course. Put objects around that you have to avoid. Call out directions e.g. forward/backwards and work your way around the obstacle course trying not to bump into anything.
Watch the distance video– lesson 3 below. Use the language, far, furthest, longest distance, shortest distance, near, not very far.
Task: Race some cars or roll some balls, see which hasn’t travelled very far/the shortest distance?
Topic
Watch the Road safety video below. Can you remember the 3 golden rules for crossing a road? Stop, look and listen!
Look at the get to school safely picture below, talk about how you could get to school safely and explore the different routes.
Task: Draw a picture of you and a grown up about to cross a road safely.
Read the ebook 'Quiz' on Oxford Owl. There are lots of digraphs in this book, can you spot them and remember them? You can also read the Early Readers 'I see?' ebook below which is less challenging than Quiz.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Cut and stick page 7 activity below.
Writing - Write the caption 'run to the den' to match the picture (page 18). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
1-7th February
The Wellbeing Wheel: 5-a-day for Mental Health
Alongside the SCARF values (safety, caring, achievement, resilience and friendship), runs the 5 Ways to Wellbeing approach. This framework is designed to help us all to include wellbeing activities into our daily lives, a sort of 5-a-day for mental wellbeing. To look after our mental wellbeing we need to try to do five different things every day. These will help you to stay happy and healthy. We call this the wellbeing wheel.
Here are the five things...
Today can you do each of these 5 things? Send us a note, a photograph or a picture of what you achieved!
Today's SCARF topic is ACHIEVEMENT!
What have you achieved today? Tell us what you think and what work you are proud of!
Or you can draw it in the A for Achievement poster below...
https://www.coramlifeeducation.org.uk/share-your-scarf-activities-achievement-wednesday
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ‘oo’ again but this sound is a long sound like moon and spoon. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with ‘oo’ in? Remember oo is a digraph which means it is two letters which make one sound. The new and last set of flashcards for you to cut out and use are below.
Our tricky words this week are all and are write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me,be,was,you,they. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these moon, soon, spoon. Then play Picnic on Pluto on phonics play. It will be tricky today as some words will contain the short oo and some will contain the long oo.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. On the moon. Get it soon.
EXTENSION Play the 'oo' sound sorting game on the powerpoint.
Starter: Revisit the photos you took on yesterday’s walk when you practised crossing the road. Or talk about what we drew yesterday if you don’t have any photos to hand.
Main: Watch the video modelling how to write instructions for todays task. Remember to write the sounds you hear.
Task: Write instructions of how to cross the road. (video)
Extension: Talk about instructional writing, how it is telling someone what to do! We always call this bossy writing as it has to be direct and informative.
Maths
Pretend to be a robot and follow the instructions your grown-ups give you. E.g. move forward, move backwards and move to the side.
Watch the distance lesson 2 video below. Talk about which car has travelled the furthest/longest distance and which car didn't travel far/travelled the shortest distance.
Task: Use the worksheet below, look at the cars on the road, circle the cars which have travelled the furthest/the longest distance?
Topic
Watch the hedgehog crossing road safety video below. Emphasise the key words stop, look and listen. Stand up and practice pretending crossing a road in your house, what do you do first? Remember to STOP, LOOK and LISTEN.
Task: Cut/stick the crossing pictures in the correct order on the worksheet below.
Physical development
This week for PE we are going to practice all of the skills we have learnt for the last 2 weeks, throwing and catching. Find something soft in your house, either a teddy, a pair of socks a small cushion. Stand with a grown up and see how many times can you throw/catch it without dropping it.
Don't forget to let us know what your score it
Complete the ebook 'Can you see me?' on Oxford Owl. There are challenging words in this book so use the pictures in the story to help you. If you have completed this you can also read the Early Readers 'Is it on the?' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Cut and stick page 5 activity below.
Writing - Write the caption 'a pup in the mud' to match the picture (page 17). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
1-7th February
Have a go at The Scribble Game. Can you draw a squiqqle and turn it into something else? Why not have a go at our outdoor activity for today too!
As a school we follow the SCARF framework for PSHE. SCARF in line with mental health week are focussing on sharing our scarf. Yesterday was SAFETY which we covered in our topic. Today is caring day! Follow the link below for fun ideas and activities on how to celebrate caring for ourselves and others.
Phonics
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ‘oo’. Can you find it on the sound mat? You will see two ‘oo’ sounds. Today is what we call the short ‘oo’ found in the words book, look, took. Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with ‘oo’ in? Remember oo is a digraph which means it is two letters which make one sound. The new and last set of flashcards for you to cut out and use are below.
Our tricky words this week are all and are write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me,be,was,you,they. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these book, look, took, shook, took or play Buried Treasure on Phonics Play.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. In the book. I can look.
EXTENSION Play phonics frog on Phonics Bloom (click oo). https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-frog?phase=3
Starter: Discuss why it important to know how to cross the road safely.
Main: Go to a main road with an adult and find a crossing. Explain how this is the safest part of the road to cross. If you cannot do this watch the video on how to cross the road. How do we cross the road safely? Hold hands, press the button, wait for the green man, look both ways, wait for the traffic to stop. Stay between the silver markers.
Task: Take photos or draw pictures of what you see on your road crossing experience or the video.
Extension: Talk about the colour of the traffic lights. Explain when the cars stop their light is red and our man is green and vice versa.
Maths
Watch the sesame street forward/backwards song below. Can you join in with the dance? Which way is forward, which way is backwards?
This week we are going to explore distance, that means how far something has travelled. Watch the Distance lesson 1 video below.
Task: Have you got any cards in your house or a something that will roll, like a small ball? With a grown up have a go at racing them and see which travelled the furthest or longest distance and which didn't travel very far or the shortest distance.
Topic
This week we are learning about road safety. It is very important we understand road safety and follow all of the rules. Go through the EYFS road safety power point below. Talk about what a traffic light looks like. What colours can you see on a traffic light? What do the colours mean?
Task: Chn to either colour or paint a traffic light.
Handwriting
This week we are learning 4 new sounds, oo (long sound as in moon), oo (short sound as in book), ar (as in car) and or (as in fork)
Today we are going to practice the sound oo only. Use the handwriting sheet to trace over the dotted letter then have a go at it yourself on the line next to the dotted letters.
Challenge: Have a go at writing your full name without the help of your grown up
Don't worry if you don't get all the letters, practice makes perfect!
1-7th February
As a school this week we are focusing on Children's Mental Health Week. The theme this year is ‘Express Yourself’. We are asking all children in school to have a go at an activity which can help them keep a happy mind and support them at this difficult time. Parents can join in too! Drawing is a wonderful way to express your feelings. You can share your creations with us or keep them for yourself. You can repeat this activity as many times as you wish if you find it helps support how you feel and maintain a healthy mind.
Watch the video below to see what to do.
If you would like more support for mental health the Parental Place 2 B link is below. We are also here to support you as a school with health and wellbeing.
If you would like to share your creations with the whole school (parents too!) send your pictures to foundationstage@padiham.sch.co.uk
Read the ebook 'Can you see me?' on Oxford Owl. There are challenging words in this book so use the pictures in the story to help you. If you have completed this you can also read the Early Readers 'Is it?' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Cut and stick page 6 activity below. Page 5 is tomorrow today we are doing the short 'oo' as in 'foot'.
Writing - Write the caption 'rats on a sack' to match the picture (page 16). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Week 2
We have come to our final day of our SUPER topic!
It has been a great two weeks learning about superheroes, superworms and REAL LIFE heroes in our community and homes.
You have all worked extremely hard and we are just overwhelmed at your dedication to learn.
So let's get going with our Friday learning!
The Reception Team
Phonics
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3. Can you child remember our tricky words so far (he, she, we, me, be, was, you they)
Teach: Recap all our sounds learnt so far in phase 3. Use the flashcards cut up to play adult vs child. If get they get the sound correct they win it.
Practise: Phonics play Dragon's Den (pick a sound learnt this week)
Apply: Quick write sounds. Say a sound and your child writes it, j,v,w,x,y,z,zz,qu,ch,sh,th,ng, ai, ee, igh, oa.
EXTENSION Play phonics frog on Phonics Bloom (click a sound from this week). https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-frog?phase=3
Starter: Who is Superworm? Talk about the other characters in the story. Can you name them?
Main: Talk about all the different things that Superworm becomes. Pause the video at the end to see what he turns into in the story.
Task: Draw Superworm as one of the things he becomes (skipping rope / lasso / hat). Then label the picture.
Extension: I spy reading sheet (Phase 3 set 2)
Maths
Go through the wizard capacity power point below, help the wizard choose the right potions. Can you find the one that is full, half full or empty?
Use the part part whole model game below and choose your counters. Explore the part whole model by dragging counters into the 2 parts and finding out the whole. For example, 2 cubes in one part and 2 cubes in the other part, equals 4 which is the whole.
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/partPartWhole/index.html
Task: Part whole adding sheet lesson 5.
Topic
Can you remember anyone who helps us?
Imagine you are in Tesco and you are lost, what would you do? You are stuck with your work in class, what would you do? You have hurt yourself, what would you do?
Task: Match the correct uniform to the person who helps us – on teachers.
Physical Development
Use the games below and see how many times you can successfully catch a soft object without dropping it.
What's safe to go onto my body?
(including medicines)
Revisit the book Hold on Harold
Then discuss the following questions.
Pictures 4-6: Harold’s feeling thirsty. He wants something to drink. Harold has seen a lot of bottles under the kitchen sink. But hold on Harold, is it safe?
Pictures 7-8: Not everything is safe to touch or put inside your tummy. If Harold needs someone to help him he could ask his mummy!
Complete the ebook 'Jack' on Oxford Owl. If you have completed this you can also read the Early Readers 'Is it?' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - CVC PPT below. Can you say and blend the sounds? Press the sound button if you don't know the sound.
Writing - Write the caption 'a run in the sun' to match the picture (page 15). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Week 2
I have to say Reception that we are LOVING watching your video's! We have received some wonderful ones this week already. It is so fabulous to see how you have grown, how happy you are and how you are enjoying sharing your days and learning with us. We understand some of you are finding home learning a challenge and we are here to support. Please do keep in touch even if it just to say hello!
Take Care
The Reception Team
Phonics
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3. Can you spot the new sounds from this week ai,ee and igh ? Can you recall yesterday’s sound? The new flashcards for you to cut out and use are below.
Teach: Our new sound is oa. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with oa in? This new sound is digraph. This means it has two letters which make one sound.
Our tricky words this week are you and they write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me,be,was. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these words boat, coat, moat.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) try these captions instead. In a boat. Put on a coat.
EXTENSION Play the 'oa' sound sorting game on the powerpoint and or phonics frog on Phonics Bloom (click oa). https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-frog?phase=3
Maths
Have a look at the milkshake cards below, can you match the correct milkshake to the right monster, who wants a milkshake that is full, half full, empty, nearly empty or nearly full?
Watch the part whole adding lesson below and then answer the questions on the worksheet.
Task: Part whole adding sheet lesson 4
Starter: Watch Superworm again.
Main: Can you remember the parts which repeat in the story? Super-worm is super long, Super worm is super strong…. Can you say it?
Task: Have a go at saying the chorus in the story and put actions to each part. Below is a shortened version of the story with actions to help you and if you wish to learn more than the chorus! We would love to see a video of you having a go!
Extension: Reading comprehension sheet 3.
Topic
Watch the video below. Can you remember who can help us?
Task: Write a list of people who help us on a piece of paper. Use your phonics to sound out the words. Remember to use your leading lines and don't forger your letters must be sitting on the line.
Handwriting
This week we have learning ai as in rain, ee as in feet, ight as in night and oa as in goat. Today we are going to practice writing the sounds igh and oa.
Use the handwriting power point below to look how we form the letters. Then use the handwriting sheet to practice the sounds.
What's safe to go onto my body?
(including medicines)
Revisit the book Hold on Harold which we read yesterday.
Then discuss the below questions.
Pictures 1-3: Harold’s feeling hungry. He wants something to eat. Harold see something in a packet which looks just like a sweet. But hold on Harold, is it safe?
Read the ebook 'Jack' on Oxford Owl. If you have completed this you can also read the Early Readers 'Is she/Is he?' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Complete the cut and stick activity page 4.
Writing - Write the caption 'a cap on a peg' to match the picture (page 14). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Week 2
It has been so wonderful learning about 'People who help us' this week. Your home learning drawings have been fabulous. Here is today's fun learning!
Keep in touch!
The Reception
Phonics
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3. Can you spot the new sounds from this week ai and ee ? Can you recall yesterday’s sound?
Teach: Our new sound is igh. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with igh in? This new sound is trigraph. This means it has three letters which make one sound. The new flashcards for you to cut out and use are below.
Our tricky words this week are you and they write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me,be,was. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these words sigh, high, night.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) try these captions instead. We can sigh. In the night.
EXTENSION Play the 'igh' sound sorting game on the powerpoint and or phonics frog on Phonics Bloom (click igh). https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-frog?phase=3
Starter: What is the title of our book? Does the title give us any clues as to what the story will be about?
Main: Explain how we are going to be writing words to go with the pictures we sequenced yesterday. Watch the video to see how we write in reception.
Task: Write words or captions to go with yesterday’s sequenced pictures. If you write three sounds in a word you should have a go at a caption. It is superworm, Superworm the skipping rope. Lizard gets superworm. Superworm is rescued. The end.
Extension: Reading comprehension sheet 2.
Maths
Today we would like you to go through the monster café capacity power point below and see if you can talk about the different milkshakes. Can you find the one that is full, half full or empty?
This week we have been exploring adding using the part whole model. Watch the lesson 3 video below and answer the questions on the lesson 3 worksheet.
Task: Part whole adding sheet lesson 3
Topic
Go through the people who help us display vehicles photos below. Can you name who drives them? What noise do you think the vehicle makes? Have a good think about your favourite vehicle and have a go at making or drawing it! You could use any recycling you may have
Task: Make your own vehicle for someone who helps us. Use boxes or paint a picture.
Extension: People who help us shadow match below.
What's safe to go onto my body?
(including medicines)
Read Hold on Harold.
Show the story map outline (sheet below) and explain how they are going draw to their version of the story of Harold and how to keep safe when thinking about what goes into our body.
Cpmplete the ebook 'Big Bad Bug' on Oxford Owl. If you have completed this you can also read the Early Readers 'Can it?' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Complete the cut and stick activity page 3.
Writing - Write the caption 'socks on a mat' to match the picture (page 13). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Physical Development
Practice your catching! How many times can you catch a soft item before dropping it. Can you beat your score? Let us know how many times you caught it without dropping it
Week 2
We have had a fabulous start to the week! We have really enjoyed learning about adding and Superworm in class and hope you have at home too.
We have another day of learning ahead for you!
Take a peek below to see what we are learning today.
The Reception Team
Phonics
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3. Can you spot the new sounds from last week ch,sh,th,ng? Can you recall yesterday’s sound? The new flashcards for you to cut out and use are below.
Teach: Our new sound is ee. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with ee in?
Our tricky words this week are you and they write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me,be,was. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these words see, beep, jeep.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’’t copy, say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) try these captions instead. She can see. It can beep.
EXTENSION Play the 'ee' sound sorting game on the powerpoint and or phonics frog on Phonics Bloom (click ee). https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-frog?phase=3
Starter: Which book did we read yesterday? Can you remember what happened in the story?
Main: Explain how every story we read has a beginning, a middle and an end. Today we are learning how to sequence a story. Watch the video below by Miss Wilson on sequencing.
Task: Put the pictures in order to match the sequence in the story. You can cut them out and order them or if you don’t have a printer you can look at the pictures and tell an adult which order they should go in (jot down what your child says) or move them around on the word document (whichever is easier!) Sheet to stick them on below if needed.
Extension: Write down the characters in the story.
Maths
Today we are going to explore capacity even further. Can you find some empty tubs, bottles or containers in your house? Can you fill them up so they are full, empty, half full, nearly full and nearly empty.
Watch the part whole adding lesson 2 below and then complete the adding sheet. Don't forget to send us pictures of your learning on your class dojo
Task: Part whole adding sheet (lesson 2 – on teachers)
What's safe to go onto my body?
(including medicines)
Continue yesterday’s discussion.
Topic
Go through the people who help us power point. Can you remember what their jobs are, what are they called? Can you remember someone who helps you?
Task: Cut and stick the people who can help me sheet below
Handwriting
This week we are learning 4 new sounds. So far we have learnt the sounds ai and ee. Look at the formation power point below and find the sound ai and ee.
Using the handwriting sheet below to have a practice. Trace over the dotted letters then have a go yourself. Remember we always start our letters from the side and our letters must be sitting on the line
Watch the phase 3 diagraph video below, can you spot our new sounds?
Read the ebook 'Big Bad Bug' on Oxford Owl. If you have completed this you can also read the Early Readers 'Can I?' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Complete the cut and stick activity page 2.
Writing - Write the caption 'get to the top' to match the picture (page 12). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Week 2
We hope you have all had a well earned rest and a nice relaxing weekend! We will be continuing our superhero themed topic this week and we have a new book to read too!
Have a wonderful day and we will look forward to seeing all you have learnt!
The Reception Team
Phonics
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3 sound video.
Teach: Our new sound is ai. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words with ai in? Remember ai is a digraph which means it is two letters which make one sound. The new flashcards for you to cut out and use are below.
Our tricky words this week are you and they write them on paper with our other tricky words learnt he, she, we, me, be, was. Play adult vs child. If you read it correctly you win the word if not your parent does! Let us know who wins!
Practise: Once you have done this have a go at reading these words rain, pain, gain, chain.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, ask an adult to say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) Try these captions instead. I get pain. It is rain.
EXTENSION Play the 'ai' sound sorting game on the powerpoint or phonics frog on Phonics Bloom (click ai).
Starter: Watch the video of our book this week Superworm.
Main: Have you noticed that there are a lot of rhyming words in the book? What’s a rhyming word? Explain how they are words which contain the same sounds.
Task: Watch the video again and ask your child to tell you if they hear two words that rhyme. Pause the story and jot down the rhyming words together.
Extension: Reading comprehension activity (1)
Maths Planning
This week we are learning about 2 different concepts, capacity and adding using the part-whole model. Your first challenge is to go through the capacity power point below. Talk about full, half full, empty, nearly empty and nearly full.
This we will be expanding our knowledge on adding and looking at the part-whole model. Watch the part whole adding lesson 1 below. Emphasise adding is counting all to find the answer.
Task: Part whole adding sheet (lesson 1)
Complete the ebook 'A pet goldfish' on Oxford Owl. If you have completed this you can also read the Early Readers 'Are we?' ebook below.
EXTENSION:
Reading - Complete the cut and stick activity page 1.
Writing - Write the caption 'a red rug' to match the picture (page 11). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Topic
This week our new topic is people who help us. We are very lucky to have so many people around us who help us. People help us at home, people help us at school, in the shops, in the doctors and so on. Can you think of someone who helps you? Go through the who can help me power point below.
Task: Draw a picture of someone who helps you.
Extension: Label your picture
What's safe to go onto my body?
(including medicines)
Begin the topic with talking about key questions about the things that we put into our bodies, for example:
Physical Development
Your PE challenge today is to practice catching. Look at the how to catch support card on below. Find yourself a soft item, it could be a cushion, a teddy, a pillow, how many times can you throw it and catch it
It's Friday, wahey! This would usually mean we have come to the end of our topic but we know you have loved this week's learning sooooo next week will be superhero themed too! However it will be all about a special worm, can you guess which book we will be reading?
For today we have a lovely set of tasks to complete!
Have fun and keep sending us those amazing videos, messages and photographs!
The Reception Team
Phonics
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3. Can you child remember our tricky words so far (he, she, we, me, be, was)
Teach: Recap all our sounds learnt so far in phase 3. Use the cards to play adult vs child. If get they get the sound correct they win it.
Our tricky words this week are be and was write them on paper and place them around the house (see if you can remember them!).
Practise: Phonics play Dragon’s Den with phase 3 sounds, ch,sh,th,ng.
Apply: Quick write sounds. Say a sound and your child writes it, j,v,w,x,y,z,zz,qu,ch,sh,th,ng.
EXTENSION: Phonics Bloom
Starter: Look at the Superkid book or watch the video again (pause it to look for action words). Can you spot any words which are onomatopoeic (sound like the word itself)?
Main: Look at the superhero word cut outs below. Read them with an adult as some are phase 4.
Task: Write a list of onomatopoeic words yourself like bang, pop, fizz, puff.
Extension: Check your letters are formed correctly with leading lines. Practise letters you found difficult.
Maths
This week we have been exploring the names of 3D shapes. Watch the 3D shape song below, can you name any of the shapes.
Play the adding game by clicking the link. Can you work out the adding questions using the tens frame.
https://uk.splashlearn.com/maths-skills/year-1/addition-gk/word-problems-add-gk
Topic
This week in topic we have been exploring the season of winter, can you remember any of the other seasons? Go through the signs of winter power point below. What happens in winter?
Task: Fill in the what I see in winter writing frame by writing a list of what we see in winter.
Read the ebook 'A pet goldfish' on Oxford Owl. There are tricky words such as 'do' in this book so you may need a little help. However you can also read the Early Readers ''Am I a?' ebook below with less help!
EXTENSION:
Reading - Complete the cut and stick activity page 5.
Writing - Write the caption 'cats and dogs' to match the picture (page 10). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
What's safe to go onto my body?
Discuss and demonstrate how to clean your teeth properly. Children can draw pictures of Harold the giraffe, cleaning his teeth. Remind children that toothpaste goes onto our teeth then we spit it out. It helps to keep our teeth strong on the outside. Dairy foods (with calcium) that we swallow help to keep teeth strong from the inside. Se the photo of Harold to see what he looks like below.
We are zooooming through our week on Superheroes! Thank you to those parents who are giving us feedback on activities and learning. If your child is enjoying learning in a particular way or they are motivated by certain tasks set please do let us know! In class we tailor our teaching and learning to every child and we want to do this for home learning too.
We appreciate all your hard work!
Enjoy the day and keep in touch
The Reception Team
Phonics
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3. Can you spot the new sounds recall ch, sh and th?
Teach: Our new sound is ng. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words beginning with ng?
Our tricky words this week are be and was write them on paper and place them around the house (see if you can remember them!).
Practise: Play Dragons Den on Phonics play. Once you have done this have a go at reading these words
Sing, song, rang, bang, thing.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’t copy, say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) try these captions instead.
Sing a song. He can bang.
EXTENSION: Play the 'ng' sound sorting game on the powerpoint
Starter: What superheroes do you know of?
Main: Research different superheroes. Are they all the same? Can girls and boys be superheroes? Do they have the same costumes and powers?
Task: Write a list of superheroes (see writing frame below if you have a printer). Use your phonics knowledge, say the word out loud then write the sounds you can hear using the sound mat. Remember the format of a list, the words go one below the other.
Extension: Draw your favourite superhero then label your picture with their name.
Maths
Your first challenge is to have a go at the 3D shape sorting sheet below. Cut out the objects and match them to their correct 3D shape name. If you don't have access to a printer, you can simply draw the shapes on a piece of paper.
Watch the tens frame adding lesson 4 below, can you remember how to add using a tens frame? Today it is going to get a little more tricky.
Task: Tens frame adding sheet lesson 4
Topic
What can you tell your grown up about the season of winter, what do you see? Can you remember any of the other seasons. Watch the season’s song below and see if you can join in with the words.
Your topic task today is to practice using scissors. It is very important when holding scissors that our thumb always points up towards the sky.
Task: Winter cutting
Finish reading 'The get fit club'. If you have read this you can also read the Early Readers 'Am I?' ebook below. Talk about the question mark. what is it? What is it for? Explain how questions are followed by an answer. Can you spot the tricky word too?
EXTENSION:
Reading - Complete the cut and stick activity page 4.
Writing - Write the caption 'a tin can' to match the picture (page 9). Once you have written your caption read it yourself, have you included all the sounds?
Handwriting
This week we have learnt 4 new sounds, ch, sh, th and ng. Today we are going to practice the formation of th and ng. There is a power point below called 'How to write phase 3 sounds' which will show you how to correctly form the letters with leading lines. Have a go on the handwriting sheet, tracing over the dotted letter and then have a go yourself.
Task: Complete the handwriting sheet
Extension: Practice your tricky words
What's safe to go onto my body?
Encourage your child to think of the different types of things they put onto their body - e.g. things that:
Think about how these things can help to keep them safe and also the part that they need to play in making sure this happens (e.g. washing with soap to keep safe from germs, putting on warm clothes to keep safe from cold weather).
Optional: Children can make posters of things that are safe or unsafe to go onto our body.
Happy Wednesday to you all! We hope you are enjoying this week. We most certainly are as we are overwhelmed at your dedication to learn from home.
We love hearing your voices and we are having a great time watching your videos, reading your work and looking at your photographs!
I wonder who will be this weeks dojo winner?
Have fun and keep working hard!
The Reception Team
Phonics
Revisit and Review: Watch the Phase 2 video below to recall the sounds we have learnt. Next watch the Phase 3. Can you spot the new sounds from last week y,z,zz,qu? Can you recall ch and sh?
Teach: Our new sound is th. Can you find it on the sound mat? Watch the Geraldine video below. Can you think of any words beginning with th?
Our tricky words this week are be and was write them on paper and place them around the house (see if you can remember them!).
Practise: Play Dragons Den on Phonics play. Once you have done this have a go at reading these words thin, this, with, that, bath.
Apply: Practise writing the words above (don’’t copy, say the word and write the sounds you hear. If you can do this with ease (well done) try these captions instead.
Get a bath. This is a cat.
EXTENSION: Play the 'th' sound sorting game on the powerpoint.
Starter: Talk about the story we have been reading. Are there words in the story you recognise when looking at the pages? Pause the video to see.
Main: Find a favourite story at home, it could be on superheroes! Read it with an adult are there any shorter CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words or tricky words you can spot and read?
Task: Go through the reading PPT on the web page. Can you segment and blend the word before it is revealed? Watch my video below to remind you how we read our words.
Extension: Talk about the author of Superkid, who is it? How do you know? What is an author? Do you know what an illustrator is?
Maths:
Your first challenge is to go on a 3D shape hunt around your house, what shapes can you find? Can you find a cone, a sphere, a cylinder or a cube?
Watch the video below called tens frame adding lesson 3.
Task: Tens frame adding sheet lesson 3
Extension: Picture adding to 10.
Topic
This week in topic we have been learning all about the season of winter. Can you remember what happens in winter? Read Seren’s seasons book below. Talk about what happens in the season of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Task: Draw a picture to match the 4 seasons on the sheet below.
Complete the ebook 'The get fit club' on the Oxford Reading Webpage (please be aware we haven't leart the tricky word 'do' yet. . You can also read the Early Readers 'I am/I can' ebook below.
EXTENSION: