Today I’d like you to use the  Jack and the Beanstalk story maps you created last week. Here is the video to remind you about the story maps.

You have already used the story maps to tell the story verbally. You remembered to use the story start ‘Once upon a time’ and you ended your story with the sentence ‘They lived happily ever after’. You have heard the story many times and so you know it really well.

For your literacy work today and tomorrow, I’d like you to write out the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.

You will need to start by writing ‘Once upon a time’.

Use your story map to  help you remember what happens in the story. Write sentences to say what happens in the story.

Then finish your story by writing ‘They all lived happily ever after.’ 

I know this is a tricky task, which is why I have given you two days to write your story. You have word mats and letter mats in your resource pack to help you. Here is a story map to use if you need it.

Grown ups, I am not expecting every word to be spelt perfectly. Encourage your child to sound out the words carefully and write as many of the sounds as they can hear.

Encourage them to use and spell the red tricky words they know.

Remind them to write in full sentences, so that their writing makes sense. Ask them to read what they have written to you, they will realise if they have missed out letters or words! They know to use a capital letter at the start of a sentence, they know about finger spaces and to use a full stop at the end of their sentences. They will need reminding of this though!

Don’t expect them to write the whole story in one go, perhaps challenge them to write half today and half tomorrow. Or even break it up into four or five shorter writing sessions. You will know what works best for your child. 

Lots of you have sent me fantastic pictures of your snowmen. I am very impressed! I promised to share the pictures, so you could all see them. Here they are.

Here is our story again.

Where does Jack arrive when he reaches the top of the beanstalk?

That’s right, at the top of the beanstalk there is a giant’s castle.

Think of some words to describe the giants castle, and tell your grown up. Words that describe something are called adjectives.

Here are some adjectives I thought of to describe the giant’s castle.

big

scary

huge

gigantic

creepy

cold

Now I want you to use your imagination. Imagine that when Jack climbs up and reaches the top of the beanstalk, he doesn’t arrive at a giants castle.

Where else could Jack arrive when he reaches the top of the beanstalk?

Perhaps Jack might find a town full of cowboys?

Or perhaps a magical undersea world?

Perhaps he might find somewhere that looks like this?

Or this?

Or even this?

You can decide where the beanstalk leads to.

I’d like you to draw your beanstalk and where it leads.

Then I would like you to write some sentences describing what the place is like. You will need to use adjectives (describing words) in your sentences.

Follow this link to find some ideas: https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/cb/d8/t-l-9844-settings-adjective-word-mat-.pdf?__token__=exp=1611663497~acl=%2Fresource%2Fcb%2Fd8%2Ft-l-9844-settings-adjective-word-mat-.pdf%2A~hmac=4cd14e35ce69a090b1cf7b3c66f75c22670886af98ce1bd6efd404d3fd38cd88 

Don’t forget to write in full sentences, use capital letters, finger spaces and a full stop.

Good morning!

For the next few days we are going to be revisiting number bonds to 10. I’d like you to get really good at these! Let’s start by singing a song.

When we are looking at number bonds to 10, we are using two numbers to make a total of 10. Watch this video, which will explain more.

Now I’d like you to try this activity. You will need your tens frame, 10 counters and your number cards to 10.

Turn over a number card, put that many counters onto your tens frame. How many spaces are left? Write it out as a number sentence.

6 + 4 = 10

Remember how we have talked about the fact it doesn’t matter what order the numbers in an addition number sentence are written, they always add up to the same total. Can you flip the numbers to make a different number bond to 10?

4+ 6 = 10

Now clear your tens frame. Turn over a different number card. Put that many counters onto the tens frame. How many spaces are left to make a total of 10? Write out your number sentence. Now flip the numbers to make a different number bond to 10.

Repeat this activity a number of times until you are confident to work independently.

Here is a link to a great interactive game you can play to practise your number bonds to 10. Make sure you hit the green button first which says number bonds and then click to select the ‘up to 10’ option.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button