Good morning everyone. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. This week is the last week of learning before half term. You have all worked so hard and I know lots of you are feeling tired so this week we are going to use the time to practise the things you have learnt over this first half term. That means there are no new phonics sounds and new new maths ideas to learn. We all need some time to practise and play with what we have learnt so that we become really familiar and comfortable with it. So, I have put activities and ideas on the blog this week but if there is something you found especially tricky or know you need to have another go at, then please do that. If there are games and activities you have particularly enjoyed, then play them again. This is your time to do the things which will help you.
Grown ups, if there is anything I can support with to help with this, do please let me know either through Evidence Me or the class email fsbrandesburton@gmail.com
Todays activities are as follows:
Phonics FS2 – Practising all of the sounds you have learnt
Phonics FS1 – Rhyming
English FS2 – Golidlocks and the Three Bears
Maths FS2 – Recapping number bonds
Maths FS1 – Number of the week: Number 5
Physical Development – Bear Yoga or The Three Bears movement to music
Phonics
FS2 This week I would like to pick up on some other bits as well as practising your sounds. When we are in school every day we practise the alphabet as well as the sounds. We think about the names of the letters as well as the sounds they make. The first video is a song to help you practise both of these.
We also practise our letter formation daily and for some of you that includes holding your pencil correctly. The second video helps you to remember how to form your letters, remembering to always start at the top. I have then put a group of letters for you to practise. These letters belong to the same ‘family’. That means you begin to write them in the same way. I would like you to practise these today and tomorrow and then on Wednesday there will be another ‘family’ to practise.
There is an episode of Alphablocks to watch, reminding you of the phonemes (sounds) ‘sh’ and ‘ch’.
I have also put on a ‘phoneme spotter’ and today we are looking for the phomeme (sound) ‘sh’. Most of you should be able to have a go at reading some of this. You don’t have to read it all at once, break it up and read bits through the day. Perhaps you could read it with an adult taking it in turns to read it.
Letter formation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nhsj9/alphablocks-series-3-11-champ
FS1 We are going to think about rhyming again today. Rhyming is really good fun and we can’t do enough of it to help us listen carefully. Watch the video and then see if you can look around for things that rhyme, in the house or when you are out and about.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4pxxyc/articles/zrgk8xs
I wonder if you can spot the rhyming words in the story.
English
This week we are going to think about the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Each day we will practise telling the story in different ways and then have a go at writing a few sentences at the end of the week. Today, listen and join in.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-listen-to-and-join-in-with-a-story-6mt62r
Mathematics
FS2 In maths we are going to recap and consolidate our number learning including counting, comparing numbers, subitising, adding, subtracting, number facts and finding different ways to make numbers. Today we begin with practising number bonds to 5. How many different ways can you make the number 5 using counters or blocks? Can you spot number 5 shown in different ways without needing to count?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08dmjsk/numberblocks-series-1-holes
https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/addition/fruit-splat-game/
FS1 For your maths, we will continue with Number of the Week and this week it is the number 5. Watch this video to get started.
You can have a go at spotting the number 5 shown in different ways.
Physical Development
Today have a go at a bear pose and then go on a bear hunt!
You might want to listen to the song, When Goldilocks Went to the House of the Bears and make up a dance of the story. I would love to see what you create.
Have a great day and Let me know how you get on.
Mrs Atkinson