Good morning everyone! How are you all today? I loved hearing about all your favourite things yesterday, it made me very happy.
Today, we are going to look at this page from the book.
The story talks about hard times. This means that sometimes people feel sad. It is okay to feel sad at times. Some people feel sad at the moment. It may be because they cannot see their family, or their friends at school.
Here is a lovely poem that was written to help children understand what is happening in the world at the moment. Listen to your grow up read the poem and talk about what it makes you think about and how it makes you feel.
The Time We Spring – Cleaned The World
The world it got so busy,
There were people all around.
They left their germs behind them;
In the air and on the ground.
These germs grew bigger and stronger,
They wanted to come and stay.
They didn’t want to hurt anyone –
They just really wanted to play.
Sometimes they tried to hold your hand,
Or tickled your throat or nose.
They could make you cough or sneeze,
And make your face as red as a rose.
And so these germs took over,
And they began to make people ill.
Then with every cough we coughed,
More and more germs would spill.
All the Queens and Kings had a meeting.
“It’s time to clean the world!” they said.
And so they had to close lots of fun places,
Just so these germs couldn’t spread.
We couldn’t go to the cinema,
Or to restaurants for our tea,
There was no football matches or parties,
The world got as quiet as could be.
The children stopped going to school,
Mums and Dads went to work less,
Then a great big, giant scrubbing brush,
Cleaned the sky and the sea and the mess!
Daddies starting teaching the sums,
Big brothers played with us more,
Mummies were in charge of homework,
And we read and played jigsaws galore!
The whole world was washing their hands,
And making super toilet roll forts!
Outside was quiet and peaceful,
Now home was the place for all sports.
So we played in our world, that was home,
And our days filled up with fun and love,
And the germs they grew smaller and smaller,
And the sun watched from up above.
Then one morning the sun woke up early,
She smiled and stretched her beams wide.
The world had been fully Spring – cleaned,
And it was time to go back outside!
We opened our doors so slowly,
And breathed in the clean and fresh air.
We promised that forever and always,
Of this beautiful world, we’d take care!
Author: Unknown
Today, I would like you to talk to your grownup about why some people may feel sad at that moment. Talk to them about how you feel at the moment. What can you do to make yourself feel better? Maybe you can talk on the phone to your friend. Maybe you can read a book. Maybe you can watch a funny T.V programme.
Here is a link to Mr Tumble reading a story called ‘While We Can’t Hug’
The tortoise and hedgehog try lots of different ways to show each other that they love each other, even though they cannot hug. I think it is a lovely story! Perhaps you could try some of the ideas too?
Today I’d like you to concentrate on practising your spellings. Please also complete the 2do that has been set for you on Purple Mash. It is a quiz to practise spelling high frequency and tricky words.
