Hello everyone! I hope you had a lovely Half Term break!
For the next two weeks, we are going to work on a new story called ‘Lost and Found’ which is written by the author, Oliver Jeffers.
Oliver Jeffers is the same author who wrote ‘What We’ll Build’ and ‘Here We are’. Here is the story for you.
Talk to your grown up about the story – what do you like or dislike about it?
Today we are going to be thinking about something, or someone being lost.
Have you ever got lost? Where were you? Talk to your grown up about this. Can you remember what it felt like? Were you worried or scared? How did your grown up feel?
Have you ever lost anything? Sometimes we lose our favourite teddy, which makes it really hard to go to sleep. What did you lose? How did you feel when you could not find it? Can you think of some words to describe how you felt?
Once I lost my favourite scarf, I looked everywhere for it! I was very cross because I could not remember where I had left it. I also felt sad, because I really liked it.
Today I would like you to write some sentences either telling me about when you got lost, or when you lost something.
I would like you to tell me how you felt. Did you try to find the thing you had lost? Or if you got lost, how did you find your grown ups again?
Write in full sentences, remembering your capital letters, full stops and finger spaces.
Here is an example. It is what I have written about when I lost my scarf. I have written it to show you my neat handwriting, which is sitting on the lines of my book. I have used finger spaces between my words.
I have also typed it out so you can check that I have remembered capital letters and full stops. I have highlighted my punctuation and the red tricky words.
Today we are going to be counting and identifying numbers to 20. We will do this by finding 10 and counting on.
Lets start with some warm up games. You will need your number line, and whiteboard pen.
Use your magic finger to point to the numbers on your number line and ask your grown up to tell you what number you are pointing to – are they right? Now swap jobs. Ask your grown up to point to different numbers on the number line and you need to say what numbers they are as quick as you can!
Now ask your grown up to say a number to 20. Find it as quick as you can and put a circle around the number. Repeat a few times. We are going to use a video from the Oak National Academy to help us with our work today
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Lets start by following the link to watch the video.
If you are unable to print off this sheet you can easily make a similar one. Draw lines to divide a piece of paper into 6. In each section draw up to 19 dots. Ask your child to count how many dots are in each area, by finding ten, circling them and then counting on.
You could challenge them further by asking them to make the numbers off their sheet using their tens frames and counters. The first answer on my sheet is 13. I have circled a 10 and 3 ones. 10 + 3 = 13. This would be shown on the tens frames like this.
Can they write the correct number word too? (thirteen)
Play this game to practise number recognition to 20. Make sure you select ‘Find a Number’ and then ’10 to 20′.
Here is the spelling test for this week. Your child will need paper and a pencil. Please pause the video after each word to give your child a chance to write the word.
This week we are having a well – being/ health and fitness week at Holy Trinity, which focuses on encouraging our children to be themselves and express themselves creatively. We have decided to hold it this week as we believe it is a lovely way of leading up to the half term break.
Here is HRH The Duchess of Cambridge explaining the reason and importance of well – being for both children and adults.
The online learning for this week will look a little different to the past few weeks. Rather that daily posts for each subject, I am posting a whole timetable of ideas for both classes and year groups.
The days shown on the timetable will indicate what we are covering in school on those particular days. You are welcome to follow the timetable, or adapt it and take from it the activities you would like your child to access. You may cover the activities in any order you would like to.
I would suggest that your child practises their Maths each day – Year 1s have a pack to support learning on number bonds to 10. Reception have a pack to support learning on shapes. Take from these packs the resources that engage your child, use them as you feel is most appropriate. There are links to online games and songs to support in both these areas.
There are literacy activities linked to each story. You may decide if you are going to ask your child to complete the written work. Perhaps you feel they would benefit from lots of discussion time this week, or would enjoy a more creative activity which is linked to the story. Perhaps this week will be an opportunity to develop letter formation, name practise or reading and writing tricky words. It is your choice.
However, please can you ensure that your child continues to access bug club to practise their reading this week.
Here is the suggested timetable for you to access and use as you wish.
We will still be arranging Zoom story and reading sessions for your child. We may even arrange a Zoom ‘lunch date’, a ‘Meet our Pets’ or a ‘Show and Tell session’! Please keep an eye on Dojo for more details.
The school are having a well – being week this week. The idea is that learning will be a bit more creative or practical, with less emphasis on screen time.
This week, rather than having one story as our focus, I have planned activities that link to five well known nursery rhymes.
It is completely up to you what order you cover the work. I’m sure you will have plenty of fantastic ideas of activities that will link to the rhymes too.
It would be great if you could encourage your child to practise writing their name each day.
Incy Wincy Spider.
Here is the rhyme with Makaton signing for your child to join in with.
Mathematical Development
Draw a spider for your child and help them to count the legs. Draw some circles and ask your child to draw on the spiders legs. Can they count how many legs they have drawn? Can you tell them how many to draw and help them to count and draw the right number? If you have pegs you could cut a cardboard circle out and ask your child to put on peg legs. Can they count the legs? This is a great activity for developing your child’s fine motor skills and counting!
Understanding the World
Can you go on a spiderweb hunt? Look on fences, trees etc for the webs. Are there any spiders? Have any other insects got caught in the webs? Why? Discuss this with your child. Perhaps your child could take a photo of any webs they find?
Communication Language and Literacy/Physical Development
Encourage your child to create ‘s’ for spider patterns. They could use water and paintbrushes on the floor outside or on a fence. Perhaps they could use gloop, (video with instructions below). Perhaps you could squirt some shaving foam into a washing up bowl for them to use, or sprinkle some flour/glitter onto a plate. Or even provide your child with a selection of crayons/pen/pencils and ask them to write ‘s’ for spider on paper.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Here is the rhyme, again with signing.
Expressive Art and Design.
Can you make some fluffy sheep using cotton wool or perhaps you could use scrunched up tissue paper?
Mathematical Development
Draw three bags onto a piece of paper and count them. Collect a selection of small items (coins, buttons, hair clips, Lego blocks, small toy animals/cars, dry pasta pieces and so on). Ask your child to count out 3 of an item, for example “Count out 3 cubes”. Can they put one in each bag?
Humpty Dumpty
Expressive Art and Design
Hard boil some eggs, let them cool and ask your child to decorate them. They can use paints or felt pens will also work.
Understanding the World/Communication, Language and Literacy.
Make boiled eggs and toast soldiers with your child. Ask your child to follow instructions to fill the saucepan with cold water, or spread butter onto the toast.
Boiled eggs and soldiers
COOKING TIME: 3-5 minutes
PREP TIME: 2 minutes
Ingredients
eggs
bread
butter or margarine spread
Method
Cook the eggs in boiling water for 3-5 minutes.
Toast the slices of bread then spread with butter or spread.
Cut the toast into soldiers and serve with the boiled eggs.
Mathematical Development
Use an empty egg box. Count the sections with your child . Ask your child to count and put one block/raisin/button etc into each section. How many have they used? Or perhaps you could colour each section and ask your child to put matching colour objects in?
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Communication, Language and Literacy
Make a dark tent using blankets with your child. Ask your child to choose their favourite story and read it in the dark tent using a torch, or the torch light on your phone.
If you have some sparkly glitter, sprinkle this onto a tray or plate and ask your child to mark make in this using their finger. Can they write their name in the glitter?
Here is a lovely story about a star.
Mathematical Development
Draw some stars for your child to count (up to 5 or 10 depending on the ability of your child). Can they find the matching number card from their resource pack?
Expressive Art and Design
Collect colourful or shiny packaging over the week and cut it up into small pieces. Cut out a cardboard star (from a cereal box is ideal) Ask your child to glue the pieces onto the star. They could decorate both sides and it could be hung using string.
Row Row Row Your Boat
Here is the rhyme with Makaton signing to join in with.
Physical Development
Sit opposite your child on the floor, both of you with your legs crossed. Join hands and rock backwards and forwards as if you are on a boat whilst you sing the song
Understanding the World.
Explore things that float and sink with your child. This can be done in the bath or in a washing up bowl of water. Collect a selection of items that will not spoil if they get wet. Ask your child to carefully place an item in the water. What happens? Explain to your child that if it stays on the water it is floating. If it goes to the bottom of the bath or bowl of water it is sinking. Can they explore and sort the items – which ones float and which ones sink?
Expressive Art and Design.
If you have a large box or a laundry basket, allow your child to use this as their boat. Can they sit in the boat? Where will they go to? Encourage them to role play being on a boat.
Here is Nursery favourite Mr Tumble with lots more rhymes for you to join in with.
Here is the spelling test for this week. Your child will need paper and a pencil. Please pause the video after each word to give your child a chance to write the word.
Good morning, today I’d like you to finish writing your Jack and the Beanstalk story. Look back at yesterday’s post to remind yourself of what to do. You will have written lots of the story already, so have a think and a chat with your grown up about what is left for you to write. Here is the story map as a little reminder.
If you have finished writing your story, here are some literacy games you could play to practise your reading and spelling skills.
Look at the following pictures. Use them to retell the story in your own words.
Here is a recipe that you could use to make David and Goliath gingerbread biscuits.
Ingredients
375gPlain Flour
1tspBicarbonate of Soda
2 tspsGround Ginger
120gUnsalted Butter(cold & cubed)
175gLight Brown Sugar
5tbsps Golden Syrup
1LargeEgg
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 190C/180C Fan and line 3-4 Baking trays with Parchment paper (or do it in two batches if you only have two trays!)
Add the flour, Bicarbonate of Soda, and Ginger to a large bowl and add the Cold, Cubed Butter to the bowl –
Rub together with your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs! (Or mix the four ingredients in a food processor till its breadcrumbs!)
Mix the sugar into the mix and combine, and then add the Golden Syrup and Egg – beat with a spatula/your hands until it is a smooth dough.
Knead the biscuit dough, and then Roll the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface.
Roll it out to 1/2cm thickness and cut out your gingerbread men! If you do not have a big and small gingerbread man cutter, you can cut out big and small circles to represent the sizes of David and Goliath.
Place them on the lined baking trays and bake in the oven for 10-11 minutes, cool on a wire rack fully, and then decorate as David and Goliath.
You could use some time this afternoon to complete your David and Goliath home learning challenge.
Or you could copy some targets like these for your child to fill in.
Here is a link to another online game that your child can play to practise their number bonds to 10. Your child has to look at the number on the pipe, choose the next bit of pipe to add to it, so that the numbers make 10. Then they click on the wheel, to fill the pool with water and free the whale.
