Reception
Week Beginning 22nd March 2021
Friday 26th March
Phonics
Maths
Topic
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Thursday 25th March
Phonics
Maths
Topic
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Wednesday 24th March
Phonics
Maths
Topic
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Do this 2 or 3 times throughout the day, have fun.
Tuesday 23rd March
Phonics
Maths
Topic
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Monday 22nd March
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Week Beginning 1st March 2021
Friday 5th March
Maths
Go on a 3D shape hunt around your house. What 3d shapes can you find? See if you can find a sphere, a cuboid, a cube.
Can you find any other 3D shapes? What are they called? You can use the attached checklist.
Phonics
Talk about
Coming back to school What are you looking forward to? Do you have any worries?
Thursday 4th March
Maths
Use some empty cardboard boxes and packaging to make a model. Maybe you could make a model house, a car, a castle, or a robot. Talk about the different shapes you have used. Which shapes are easiest to build with. Take a photo of your finished model.
Enjoy playing with it.
Topic
Create a thank you card to send to someone who has helped you. You could draw, paint or use collage to make your picture. Remember to use your best writing inside to say ‘thank you’ and to write your name.
Phonics
Wednesday 3rd March
Maths
Make a collection of small objects that are 3D shapes such as a small ball, a toy building brick, a dice, a glue stick. Hide the objects in a bag, and then put your hand in the bag to choose one of the objects. Describe the shape to an adult see if they can guess the shape you are holding. Then they could describe a shape for you to guess
Topic
Make your own ‘people who help us’ costume. Borrow an adult’s hat to be a helmet or a shirt to be a doctor’s coat. Pretend you are the person who is helping. What would you do? What would you say?
Phonics
Tuesday 2nd March
Maths
Use some playdough or salt dough to make 3D shapes. Can you make a sphere, a cube, a cuboid, a cylinder and a pyramid.
Topic
Create your own emergency vehicle. Think about its features - sirens, hosepipes and ladders, bright colours. You could make your vehicles out of old boxes, bottle tops and cardboard tubes.
Monday 1st March
Maths
Look at some empty packages and boxes.
What shape are they? Can you find a cube, a cylinder, a pyramid, or cuboid shape?
Topic
Learn your address and practise what you would say if you were in an emergency and had to call 999.
Play this game daily
Week Beginning 22nd February 2021
Friday 26th February
Maths
Place numbers 1 to 12 in a line. Count 8 pennies into a tin or money box. Point to 8 in the line. I’m going to put 2 more pennies into the tin. How many will there be then? What is 8 and 2 more?
Repeat, starting with other numbers from 5 to 10. Encourage children to count on numbers lined up.
Topic
This week we have also been thinking about being kind.
Can you draw a picture and write some short sentences about a time when you helped somebody
Keep fit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jsnw/otis-boogie-beebies-series-1-5-feeling-good
Thursday 25th February
Maths
Shuffle a set of 1-10 cards. Take one, e.g. 5 and ask a child to use this number of cubes to build a tower. How tall will it be if I add 2 more cubes? Can they show the first number with fingers and count on, saying 6, 7, holding up 2 more fingers. Write 5 + 2 = 7 and read it together. Add 2 cubes to the tower to check the total. Repeat with different cards.
Topic
Draw a picture of someone who has helped you in the last few weeks. Write some short sentences to describe what they did.
Keep fit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jsnw/otis-boogie-beebies-series-1-5-feeling-good
Wednesday 24th February
Half way through the week!
Today's home learning:
* Handwriting - Same video all week!
* Phonics
* Maths
* Topic
Phonics:
Re-cap tricky words (especially phase 3 tricky words as these are very tricky!)
Let’s play a game!
I Spy…
Can you find 2 things in your house for each of these sounds.
sh ch oo ck
Maths:
Number bonds (parent help page below!)
https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-are-number-bonds
Find 10 of the same objects (sweets, lego, toys, socks ANYTHING).
Separate them into 2 groups – count the objects in each group and write the number down.
Identify that each group added together is 10.
Repeat until you have covered all number bonds to 10.
Number sentences should look like 2+8=10
OR
1) Draw around your hands and cut them out.
2) Stick the palms of your hands onto the paper.
3) Bend 4 fingers down – ask children to count how many are still up. Identify 4+6=10
4) Continue with all number bonds to 10 (numbers that add up to 10).
Topic:
Can you find out what these pieces of doctor’s equipment are used for?
Thermometer
Stethoscope
Plaster/Bandages
Syringe
Medicine
Make sure you send us your work on dojos - we love to see it!
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Happy Tuesday!
Today's home learning:
* Handwriting - video of letters was posted on Monday and should be repeated each day
* Phonics
* Maths
* Topic
Phonics:
Ask your adult to write the tricky words out onto word cards.
Can you pick one, read it and say it in a sentence?
Write your best sentence and send it to us on dojos!
If you’re feeling really energetic you could even have a tricky word treasure hunt! Ask a grown up to hide your tricky words around the house, when you find them, you need to read the word and say it in a sentence.
Maths:
Today we are looking at number formation (writing numbers 0-9).
Here are a few different ways you can practise (choose just a couple!)
* Write a number on your adult's back - Can they guess what number you have written? Have a go the other way round.
* Write numbers in the bath.
* Paint numbers.
* Make numbers out of lego or playdough.
* Write numbers in your favourite colour.
* Fill a ziplock bag with shaving cream/water & food colouring.
* Can you make your body into the shape of a number?
* After a warm shower/bath, could you write some numbers on the steamy mirror?
* Use your best handwriting to write numbers.
Topic:
It's time for a little bit of role play!
As we are focusing on learning about doctors and nurses this week, we'd like you to pretend you're going to the doctors.
What does the doctor do/say?
What happens when you visit the doctors?
What kind of checks and tests do they do?
Have a go with a grown up or sibling and take turns being the doctor and the patient.
Monday 22nd February
Welcome back everybody!
Hope you have all had a lovely, well deserved break.
Below you will find today's home learning.
* Handwriting for all week
* Phonics
* Maths
* Topic
Handwriting:
Phonics:
Recap your phase 3 sounds before having a go at some fun phonics games - https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3
Maybe challenge your adults at home to see who can read the sound first?
Do your grown ups know the correct actions to match each sound??
Maths:
Can you create a picture using just these 4 shapes: circles, triangles, squares and rectangles.
If you have lego or shapes around the house you could even use those instead!
I'd love to see you pictures with the shapes labelled - send them on dojos and I'll be giving out lots of dojo points for your hard work.
Topic:
This half term we are looking at 'people who help us'.
Have a talk with the people in your house and write/draw a list of 5 people in your lives that help you.
Extension - How do they help you?
Work from last half term:
Phonics
Use your phonics to read the sentence and draw a picture to go with each one.
The pig and the fox go down the road.
The cow and the goat go to the park.
The dark shark has sharp teeth.
The red fish has a big tail.
The fat toad is in the boat.
Maths
Can you find all the ways of splitting 10 pennies between 2 purses. e.g. 10+0, 9+1,
Topic
Chinese New Year
Thursday 11th February
Maths
Show 10 pegs on the coat hanger. (you can use bricks or toys.)
Cover with a cloth and remove one. How many were on the coat hanger?
Show me on your fingers. How many have I taken off?
Fold one finger down. How many are still standing? This is how many are left on the coat hanger. Reveal to check.
Repeat subtracting 2, 3, 4… 10 pegs from coat hanger and matching to fingers.
Farmer Pete
Topic
Below is a fact file about a polar bear. Can you choose another Artic animal and make a fact card about them.
Draw a picture you can use short sentences and phrases.
Wednesday 10th February
Maths Activity
Write 5 + 0 = 5, 4 + 1 = 5… 0 + 5 = 5. Cover one of the 1st number in each sum. Children use fingers to work out which number is hidden. Reveal to check.
Work with adult. Ask to show you 10 fingers altogether, so for example one child might show 6 and the other might show 4.
Now ask them to do this in a different way. Repeat.
Write
10 + 0 = 10,
9 + 1 = 10,
8 + 2= 10
etc. on cards Point out when you show 6 and 4 and 4 and 6 have the same numbers but in a different order.
Farmer Pete
Topic Arctic Animals
Find out about penguins
Can you write some facts and draw some pictures of penguins.
see Polar Regions link
see story link
Keep Fit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/fun-exercises-to-do-at-home-with-kids
Tuesday 9th February
Maths Activity
Pairs of numbers to make 5
Work in pairs. Ask each pair to show you 5 fingers altogether, so for example one child might show 4 and the other show 1. Now ask them to do this in a different way. Eg 3 and 2 repeat a few times
Pairs of numbers to make 10
Show 10 pegs on a coat hanger. (or ten strips of paper on a coat hanger) Partition into 9 and 1. Turn the coat hanger round to show that 9 and 1 makes 10 and so does 1 and 9. Repeat for 8 and 2, 7 and 3, 6 and 4, then 5 and 5.
Ask child to close their eyes whilst you hide 3 pegs with a cloth. When they open their eyes. Show me 10 fingers. Now show me how many pegs you can see on the coat hanger. How many fingers are folded down?
That's how many are hiding!
Record 7 + □ = 10. Agree 3 goes in the box. Remove cloth to check. Repeat hiding other no.’s of pegs.
Farmer Pete
Topic Arctic Animals
see Polar Regions link
see story link
Keep Fit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/fun-exercises-to-do-at-home-with-kids
Monday 8th February
Maths Activity
Pairs of numbers to make 5
Work in pairs. Ask each pair to show you 5 fingers altogether, so for example one child might show 4 and the other show 1. Now ask them to do this in a different way. Eg 3 and 2 repeat a few times
Pairs of numbers to make 10
Show chn 2 ‘houses’ (cardboard boxes) and 10 soft toys. Some of these toys live in this house and some live in this house. Ask your child to split the toys between the houses in different ways.
You can help them write it down
e.g. 9+1 =10
8+2=10
Here is a song to learn
Farmer Pete
Topic Arctic Animals
This week we will be finding out about animals that live in the Arctic. Find out about an animal and a bird that live in the Arctic
Keep Fit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/fun-exercises-to-do-at-home-with-kids
Week Beginning 1st February 2021
Thursday 4th February
Maths activity
Shuffle a set of 5-10 cards. Show one. Can you count back from this number to zero.
Repeat counting back from other numbers.
Put the 1-20 cards in a line to support counting back from 20.
Repeat.
Topic
Watch the story 'Handa's Surprise'. If you were taking fruit to your friend which fruits would you choose?
Listen to the story 'The Shark Who was Afraid of Everything' see link on Dojos, talk when your child has felt afraid and what they did or can do to overcome those fears.
Keep Fit Joe Wicks
Repeat three times if you can!!!
FRIDAY 5th FEBRUARY
Wednesday 3rd February
Maths activity
Roll a 1-6 numerical dice. Show this number on your fingers. What is the next number?
Show me. Repeat lots of times.
Then just roll the dice, can you say the next number each time.
Topic
Today as part of child mental health week can you talk to your child about feelings. Draw a picture of themselves and help them to talk about different emotions:-
E.g. I felt happy when... I felt excited when... I felt scared when... I felt angry when... in school we are using speech bubbles and adding them to our pictures.
Keep Fit Joe Wicks
Repeat three times if you can!!!
Tuesday 2nd February
Maths Activity
Shuffle a set of 1-10 cards. Show one. Can you say the next number?
Then carry on counting until you say stop.
Repeat with other cards.
Show 4 soft toys, then hide them under a blanket. One more toy is going to go and hide under the blanket. How many will be under the blanket then? Can they show the answer on their fingers. Slide the extra toy under blanket. Record 4 + 1 = 5. Read it together. Then reveal the toys to check. Repeat with different numbers of toys up to 10 under the blanket, always adding 1.
Topic
Find out about two animals and two plants you will find in a desert.
Draw a picture and talk about them.
Keep Fit Joe Wicks
Repeat three times if you can!!!
Monday 1st February
Maths Activity
Sing a song, say a rhyme or read a counting book which starts with one object/character and adds one more each time, e.g. One elephant went out to play,
or One man went to mow
Practice writing numbers to 10 use number formation sheet to remind you.
Topic
Week Beginning 25th January 2021...
Friday 29th January
Maths Activity
Using just 10, 20 or 30 small building blocks, see how many different creations you can make.
Collect ten small objects from around the house and put them on a tray. Ask the other person to look away while you take away one object. When they open their eyes, they guess what is missing.
Take it in turns to take something away
Topic
Provide junk-model materials (cardboard boxes, yoghurt cartons construction toys for the children to build their own model sea creatures, boats or submarines. Encourage them to use their models in small-world and role-play activities.
Keep fit with Oti
Do this two or even three times
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jsmm/otis-boogie-beebies-series-1-4-sea-creatures
Thursday 28th January
Maths Activity
Go on a shape hunt around your house
see sheets below
Topic activity
Using pictures from the story (Snail and the Whale or Sharing a Shell) add some speech to the pictures. Think about what the characters might be saying at different parts of the story.
Whale and Snail iplayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000cslw/the-snail-and-the-whale
Sharing a shell Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmWFmODrbf0
Keep fit with Oti
Do this two or even three times
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jsmm/otis-boogie-beebies-series-1-4-sea-creatures
Wednesday 27th January
Maths Activity
Make shapes that have 4 corners.
What is the same about all of your shapes?
How many sides do they have?
Which are squares?
How do you know?
Which are rectangles?
Which aren’t’ squares or rectangles?
Make different looking triangles. How many different shaped triangles can you make?
Topic
Whale and Snail iplayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000cslw/the-snail-and-the-whale
Find out about whales how many types can you find?
Keep Fit with Oti
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jsmm/otis-boogie-beebies-series-1-4-sea-creatures
Keep fit with Oti
Do this two or three times
Tuesday 26 January
Maths activity
Make a square, rectangle, circle and triangle out of old cardboard
Place that shape (square, rectangle, circle or triangle) in a bag and ask a child to put their hand in the bag and describe the shape they can find in the bag (don’t take it out) describe the shape to you. Your child might use words such as ‘pointy’ or ‘round’. Do not discourage this language but you can help by using words such as corners, straight or curved. I wonder what it might be. Do you think it might be a circle? Why not? Draw what you think it might look like
Take it in turns.
*Topic activity
Collect empty packets cardboard yoghurt cartons etc to make a sea creature at the end of the week.
When reading the story, Sharing a shell encourage children to listen to the rhyming words.
Encourage them to identify missing rhyming words based on rhyme and context of the story.
The children can use their knowledge of the story to ask relevant questions. Eg how did the crab feel when no one would share a shell?.
Keep Fit
Keep yourself healthy at home by setting up a circuit of three different exercises. Include a jumping station, a running station and a stretching station.
Try this Joe Wicks activity
https://youtu.be/d3LPrhI0v-w
Monday 25th January
Maths activity
Place cards 1-10 cards in order. Whilst children close their eyes, swap a pair of cards. They open their eyes and look for which 2 are in the wrong place?
Repeat a few times.
Place cards 1-20 cards in order. Whilst children close their eyes, swap a pair of cards. They open their eyes and look for which 2 are in the wrong place?
Repeat a few times
Topic activity
Find out about three animals you can find under the sea. Draw a picture and use your word mat to help write a sentence about your animals.
Story
Sharing a shell Story
Week Beginning 18th January 2021
Friday 22nd January:
Please find below today's home learning:
You will find:
* Phonics
* Handwriting ( - this is to be repeated daily!)
* Maths activity
*Topic activity
*Story
Phonics
Shopping list
Go through your cupboards and fridge and call out different items that you need to buy from the shops, get your child to write the list
They can use their sound mat to help sound out the words they are writing, please don't worry if they use the wrong sound for example 'c' instead of 'k' or if they miss the middle or end sounds praise all efforts and post the writing on dojos.
Handwriting
Maths
Shuffle a pack of large 1-10 cards. Children put their hands behind their backs. Show a card, can they show this number of fingers. Repeat with each card, increasing the pace as theygain confidence. Can you catch anyone out or are they just too clever!
Topic
Find out what these baby animals are called:-
Lion snake zebra elephant
Story
Thursday 21st January:
Please find below today's home learning:
You will find:
* Phonics
* Handwriting ( - this is to be repeated daily!)
* Maths activity
* Topic activity
Phonics qu
Handwriting
Maths
Write numbers between 1 and 10 on a 10 pieces of paper A4 size if possible. The children stand on a number and choose an action to carry out, that many times, e.g. jumping, hopping, clapping, star jumps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0NHrFNZWh0
Sing along with monkeys on the bed, use your fingers to count back.
Topic
Find some pictures of snakes look at the patterns on the snake. Draw along snake and a short snake give them an interesting pattern.
See snake pattern and snake outline below.
Wednesday 20th January:
Please find below today's home learning:
You will find:
* Phonics
* Handwriting ( - this is to be repeated daily!)
* Maths activity
* Topic activity
* A story
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Handwriting
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Topic
Read an animal book with an adult and think about how the animals compare to those in rumble in the jungle
Use your picture from yesterday make a model of your favourite animal
Story
Tuesday 19th January:
Please find below today's home learning:
You will find:
* Phonics
* Handwriting ( - this is to be repeated daily!)
* Maths activity
* Topic activity
* A story
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Phonics
Handwriting
Maths
You and your child take turns to pick up two handfuls of cubes or lego or even screwed up paper or dried pasta, tip them onto the table. Without counting decide if there are more than 10 or fewer than 10. Count to check. Use the number on the washing line to see if it is before or after 10. Repeat this a few times. (Can you find the number to match the amount of objects you have thrown)
Topic
Move like the animals in the rumble in the jungle story
Collect from the office colour and cut out sheets
Draw a picture favourite jungle animal where it lives.
Monday 18th January:
Please find below today's home learning:
You will find:
* Phonics
* Handwriting ( - this is to be repeated daily!)
* Maths activity
* Topic activity
* A story
Phonics
Handwriting
Rumble in the Jungle
Maths
Shuffle a pack of 1 to 10 cards. Ask a child to take one. They think of an animal sound and make this noise the number of times on the card. Can the adult guess which number. Now the adult picks a card and makes an animal sound can the child guess the number. Repeat x3.
Practice writing the numbers to 10.
Topic
Rainforest
https://www.tameside.gov.uk/libraries/ClickCollect
use library
or google for research
Find out about your favourite animals in the story.
Friday 15th January:
Please find below today's home learning:
You will find:
* Phonics (Segmenting and Blending)
* Handwriting (This same video as Monday - this is to be repeated daily!)
* Maths activity
* Topic activity
* A story (Oliver's Wood)
*A music /drawing app
Phonics:
Maths:
Counting back from 20 to 0.
You could make it fun by skipping, shouting, whispering or dancing! Maybe you could do funny voices or use sweets/toys to help you count back!
Topic:
What animals would you be able to find:
1) In a pond
2) In the trees
3) In the grass
You could draw them or even have a go at writing.
Story Time!
..Music and painting app
Thursday 14th January:
Please find below today's home learning:
You will find:
* Phonics (Letter X)
* Handwriting (This same video as Monday - this is to be repeated daily!)
* Maths activity
* Topic activity
* A story (Owl Babies)
Phonics:
Maths:
Today, you are practicing ordering to 20 (twenty).
You could use your number cards or make your own! Start at 0 and see if you can go all the way to 20 by yourself.
Sing the counting to 20 song to help remind yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi8_BWg8WDU
Have a go at these games:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue
Topic:
Time to get back outside!
Go on a walk and collect as many sticks/leaves/stones as you can.
When you get home, you can have a go at turning your collection into a picture of an animal - maybe a spiky stick hedgehog or a bird with leafy feathers?
I'm looking forward to seeing all your hard work on dojos!
Story Time!
Wednesday 13th January:
Please find below today's home learning:
You will find:
* Phonics (Letter W)
* Handwriting (This same video as Monday - this is to be repeated daily!)
* Maths activity
* Topic activity
Maths:
Today, you will need your number cards (1-20) from your packs.
Put the cards into the correct order and then point to each number as you count out loud.
Useful website:
Have a go at the games!
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue
Topic:
Junk modelling of animals seen on your walk.
Use objects you can find around your home to represent animals, birds and insects that you’ve seen.
I'd love to see your creations on dojos so please send pictures!
Tuesday 12th January:
Please find below today's home learning:
You will find:
* Phonics (Letter V)
* Handwriting (This same video as Monday - this is to be repeated daily!)
* Maths activity
* Topic activity
Phonics:
Maths:
Today I want you to use your number cards from your pack (1 to 10). Shuffle them up and put them in the right order.
Useful websites:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/ladybird-spots
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zxykg7h
Topic:
After you have been on your walk, talk to someone at home and tell them all about the things you saw while in the park. You could even go again today (the weather is supposed to be lovely today!)
You should use words that describe where you saw each animal. Make sure to use full sentences! "I saw the bird on the tree."
I'd love to see pictures on dojos of the things you've spotted!
Monday 11th January:
Please find below today's home learning:
You will find:
* Phonics (Letter J)
* Handwriting (This is to be repeated every day this week)
* Maths activity
* Topic activity
Phonics:
Handwriting:
Maths:
Counting back from 10 - use teddies/toys in a box (you could even make a pretend bus!).
Count them in and out backwards.
Here is a counting song that the children are familiar with:
Topic:
Go on a walk to the park or woods, if possible, and draw/write what animals/birds/insects you can see.
If you can. either use a book or go online and see what you can find out about the animals you saw on your walk.
Send me your findings on dojos, I'd love to see!