Another day of fantastic home activities. I am so proud of what you are all keeping busy with and achieving at home. Looks like lots of you are enjoying pirate week. Remember to scroll right down to find today’s activities – there’s quite a few which cover today and tomorrow.
Pirate week ?☠️
We have lots of pirates in the making and it’s all taking shape for our ‘Pirate day’ tomorrow. So far you may have a pirate telescope, a flag, a pirate ship, an eye patch or a hat. As well as hopefully your own pirate name for you and your ship. If there’s anything you haven’t made yet that you would like to you could do that today.
Below there are 3 activities you could choose throughout today and tomorrow. Tomorrow will be catch up time and ‘Pirate day’ fun and games. Lots of positional language, finding treasure and treasure map making in these activities.
Activity 1 – We’re going to start with some treasure hunt fun. Below is a treasure map and some directions for you to follow to find the treasure. You will need to do this with your grown up. Do you recognise where it is? Follow the instructions step by step moving your way around the map. Can you find where X marks the spot?
Can you mark on the map or screen shot if using iPad, tablet or phone and make a mark where you think ‘X‘ marks the spot and where the treasure is hiding? I will reveal all later this afternoon.
Activity 2 – Once you have had a go at following the instructions and using the map, why not make your own treasure map. You could make a map of a room in your house or of your garden – what treasure would you hide and where?
Grown ups you could set up a treasure hunt with clues for your child to find ‘some treasure’. Below are a few ideas if you would like them and a blank treasure map if you need. Plain paper will work great – you could even have a go tea bag staining it to look like an old map.
Activity 3 – What treasure would you put in your treasure chest? Why not find some things that are special to you and put them in a box or lay them in a pile. Why are they special? Anything else you would just love in your treasure chest – maybe some gold coins or diamonds. Tell your grown up or use your phonics to have a go at writing what treasure you would put in your treasure chest. You could even draw what’s inside. I have attached a template if you can print and wish to. Again this can be done on plain paper or take pictures and add labels.
I have set 2 more Purple Mash 2Do’s so there are 5 possible pirate Purple Mash activities if you would like them.
Finally today’s phonics fun – Choose the activity that suits your child.
FS1 – What sound does ‘treasure’ begin with? Can you find as many treasure items around your house that begin with a ‘t’?
FS2 – Hopefully you have been practicing all your phase 2 and 3 sounds. Use one of the phonics videos from a previous phonics post to recap all your sounds or you could make your own speed sound flash cards using the phonics mats. The last few sounds are the trickiest and I know lots of you have been practicing.
What trigraph do you spot at the end of ‘treasure’ can you think of any more words with the ‘ure’ sound? Can you make a list to show me?
Lots of activities to choose from – remember you could choose 1 or have a go at them all throughout today and tomorrow.
I am going to finish reading the story and will post later today so you could watch and listen later before bed or first thing in the morning to start pirate day.
Have a great day, Miss Mc.
Pirates! How exciting, what an amazing theme. I love all the different work and Kip’s video is very impressive. Mrs P x