Good morning FS – Thursday 2nd April ?

Well done to those that completed activities and challenges from yesterday’s blog post. There was some fantastic hero posters I will be posting them on the blog after this.

Today we are going to have a ‘finishing off Friday’ even though its only Thursday ? as tomorrow I will be posting lots of activities and challenges for over the Easter holidays.

Please take time today to look back over the FS blog posts and make sure you have checked and are up to date. I have posted lots of activities and challenges over the last 2 weeks. If you scroll back and press previous at the bottom you can go back to my first home learning post on 19th March that starts with some great reading links.

Lots to choose from to keep you busy today – shadow mark making, alphabet scavenger hunts, something from the 28 days of activities – take photos, design and fairy or superhero house, set up a tent or den in the house or go on a minibeast hunt.

Please also spend some time looking at the Literacy, Phonics and Maths challenges over the last 2 weeks.

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Literacy – Have you been practicing your name? If not why not try it with water and a paintbrush outside or with shaving foam or salt in a tray. You could ask an adult to write the letters from your name on stones that you find then put your name in the correct order. Have a look at the phase 2 phonics mat on a previous post – how many sounds do you recognise? You could play eye spy with a family member or have a go copying/writing some CVC words with the sounds – cat, pat, tin, mat. Please choose the challenge that suits your child.

Reading and stories – Please continue to share and read stories and listen/watch stories online.

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/

http://www.magickeys.com/books/

https://www.freechildrenstories.com/

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

https://www.storylineonline.net/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChGhrWoaJY2Ee0IzuDpLEUQ

Maths – Keep practicing counting, number recognising and ordering to 10 – extend to 20 as a challenge, singing number songs and have a go at writing numbers – with paint, outside or in the air. Did you go on a number hunt around your house or on your daily walk? Remember to take some photographs to send to me.

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Literacy/Phonics – So far you should be constantly recapping phase 2 and phase 3 sounds – we are up to ‘air’. Please take time today to practice all the sounds – we will be doing the last 2 sounds after the holidays and I will set some challenges for them then. Today you could spend some time on the tricky words. The children love the two tricky word songs we use at school so it would be nice to watch those. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R087lYrRpgY

If you haven’t completed the challenge activity from 24th March (making and writing a card/letter to a family member or friend that you are missing, you could have a go today and practice your sentence writing. Think about your phonics – use the phonics mats if you need and don’t forget capital letters and finger spaces. I would love to see your finished cards/letters – don’t forget to take a picture to show me.

Reading – Ideally your child should be reading 3 times a week. My first blog post on 19th March listed lots of good online and ebook links. On twinkl there are lots of EYFS reading comprehension activities to have a go at if you are able to print – I have added one below. Please spend some time today on reading – this could be spotting words on food in the kitchen cupboards or reading sentences that an adult has written for them.

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/

http://www.magickeys.com/books/

https://www.freechildrenstories.com/

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

https://www.storylineonline.net/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChGhrWoaJY2Ee0IzuDpLEUQ

Maths – Number work practice to 20 then extend as appropriate for your child. Keep working on counting, ordering, more/less, adding, subtracting, doubling, halving/sharing – this can be done practically with objects at home or written down number sentences. Some great halving work has already been completed by lots of you. Keep working on that number writing too.

Purple Mash

Purple Mash is a comprehensive suite of online learning tools and content. We use Purple Mash in the classroom and many of the children really enjoy completing activities on it independently. There are hundreds of activities, paint projects and more for your child to explore. I have been setting all the FS children up with logins. Please email me fsbrandesburton@gmail.com and I will give you your child’s login details.

Please remember it’s not about ‘teaching’ your children it’s most importantly about providing ‘fun’ learning at home and a safe place. Everything on the blogs are just ideas and activities to help you along the way and to keep the children busy with some kind of routine. Have a fun and lovely day – I look forward to seeing your pictures later.