F.S. Blog

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

It’s Friday again and I can’t believe how quickly it has come around. We have another birthday girl today. Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day.

Once again there has been some great work this week. Let’s have a look.

Todays activities are:

Phonics FS2 – Practising new sounds from last week
Phonics FS1 – Make your mark making vanish!
English FS2 – The Three Billy Goats Gruff – ‘Boxing’ the story and writing sentences.
Maths FS2 – Ordering numbers to 15
Maths FS1 – Number of the week: Number 4 – Numberblocks
Fun Friday!

Phonics

FS2 Today I would like you to just play some games to practise using those sounds in words. I have put a few below which can be used for both recapping and blending or you can go back to Phonics play and use some of those games. You choose!

Remember you can use words from yesterday’s word lists in any of these games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=oIp8wKyHgnc

FS1 Make your marks vanish! Ask a grown up or older sibling to chalk some shapes, lines, letters or numbers onto a chalkboard or outside. Use a wet paintbrush to carefully trace over them to make them disappear!

English

Remember last week when you put your story map of the Three Little pigs in to a ‘box’ and wrote sentences to go with your map? Some of you were brilliant at having a go even though it was a bit tricky.

Today, I would like you to use your story map of the Three Billy Goats Gruff to do the same. Put your pictures in to boxes and then have a go at writing a sentence about each part of the story. If you find this really tricky, pick your favourite part and write one sentence or ask an adult to write the sentences for you. You have to tell them what to write though!

Mathematics

FS2 Today we look at counting and ordering to 15.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/counting-up-to-15-objects-and-putting-them-in-order-part-1-65hkcc

This is a really good game for reconising numbers presented in different ways and being able to subititise.

https://gregtangmath.com/numtanga

FS1 Learn about 4 with the number blocks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08d61cv/numberblocks-series-1-four

Fun Friday!

It’s Friday and you’ve worked so hard again all week that it is time to have some downtime and some fun! When you have finished your tasks for today I’d like you to have some family time. This could be doing something creative together; drawing, painting, cooking or putting on your favourite film and sitting down to watch it together. It might be reading some stories together or playing a board game or two. Alternatively you might have a go at another Disney shake up and get everyone involved.

https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

Whatever you choose to do, have a great time and a wonderful weekend. Snow is promised……

See you next week.

Mrs Atkinson

Good morning. I do hope you enjoyed your day yesterday. You sent lots of pictures of your outfits and what you got up to so I just have to share some.

Today’s activities look like this:

Phonics FS2 – Practising new sounds from last week
Phonics FS1 – Mark making with vehicles.
English FS2 – The Three Billy Goats Gruff – Miming the story
Maths FS2 – Adding and subtracting using a number track – you will need your Purple mash log on
Maths FS1 – Number of the week: Number 4 – number 4 number track
Knowledge and Understanding of the World – Make a bridge for the Three Billy Goats Gruff

Phonics

FS2 Today as usual I would like you to recap the sounds you have learnt so far. Start by recapping your sounds, using last weeks videos or Phonics Play
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-speed-trial
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-time-challenge
Test your memory as well as practising your digraphs.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/matching-ph3w4
Play the game in your pack.

You could make your own using words from the lists below

FS1 Use any vehicles to make marks in paints. You could try to follow a ’road’ that has been drawn for you by a grown up, or just have fun exploring the various track marks! Grown ups – Talk to your child whilst they are mark making and find out what they are thinking. Can they tell you about the marks they are making?

English

Practise retelling the story by miming it. That means using actions and no words.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-mime-the-story-of-the-three-billy-goats-gruff-70w62e

Mathematics

FS2 Today we are going to recap both addition and subtraction using a number track. I know some of you have found subtraction a bit tricky. Don’t worry, that is quite normal. It is really quite a tricky thing to understand. Just have a go and if you are really struggling with it go back to adding or counting forwards and backwards. We can come back to subtraction another time.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/adding-and-subtracting-using-a-number-track-crv6at

Follow this link to Purple Mash to complete subtraction within 20. You will need to log in to Purple Mash first. Your log in was stuck in your yellow Home/School book. If you can’t find it please let me know. You will need to have your tens frames, number track or manipulatives ready to help work them out.

https://www.purplemash.com/#app/games/mg2/afishmetic

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/blast-off

FS1 Ask a grown up or older sibling to make you a big number 4 road! This could be with chalk, tape or on paper. Choose a vehicle to drive along the road to practise writing the number4

Knowledge and Understanding of the World: The World

Your rafts have been brilliant and I have some more pictures to show later in the week. Today we are going to think about the original story and the bridge that they crossed. Your task today is to build the bridge for the goats. Think again about the materials you will use. Will it be strong enough for the goats to walk across it? Test out different ways and let me know which works best.

I am looking forward to seeing your designs. Have fun.

Mrs Atkinson

Welcome to Wellbeing Wednesday! What an amazing way to start…… A huge congratulations to you all for the amazing work you have done since Friday. I cannot believe how many photos you have sent in. Be warned! This is THE longest celebration post ever!

Children’s mental Health week 2021

Today we are having a full day of well-being activities and challenges as part of Children’s Mental Health Week. The theme this year is ‘Express yourself’ so read on to see what exciting activities you can take part in. You may remember that I put a link to this website on Monday’s blog. Many of the activities are from this site. If you don’t want to complete them all today, you can of course, do them whenever you choose to. Do remember to upload your photos to Evidence Me or email them as we love to see what you are doing. Hopefully the activities are the same or similar to siblings in other year groups so that you can all do them together.

Self-expression is a great way to free your mind. It is about finding creative ways to share feelings, thought and ideas through doing things that make you feel good. Share something that you enjoy doing and makes you feel good. I love being out in nature and going for long walks – whatever the weather. I also really enjoy gardening and growing things. The clip below shows some of the different things that make us feel good.

https://bit.ly/2S8kQin

Activity 1

This is quite easy –  it is take a photo of yourself wearing your brightest clothing – that’s right, really express yourself!

Sometimes wearing bright colours can really cheer us up can’t it, especially as we are still in the middle of wintertime.

Activity 2

Another way to ‘Express yourself’ is to create a self-portrait. You can do this in any way you choose; paints, felt-tips, pencil crayons, collage, you choose! If you can upload a photo of your portrait when it is completed, we can post some on the class blog and you can try and guess who’s who. Here are just a few ideas to help you.

Activity 3

Try the Squiggle challenge.

https://bit.ly/3jJBdxV

Now you know what to do, have a go at creating your own squiggle drawing. What will you end up with?

Activity 4

If you would rather make something than draw something, have a go at making this cute origami dog then give him a name!

How could you personalise you dog? Add some googly eyes maybe if you have some, or use some sparkly glitters or anything else that you can find.

Activity 5

You will need some of your family or your classmates to join in.

Imagine you have been stranded on a desert island. (Don’t worry a ship comes to rescue you later).  You have to use your imagination to share these ideas and take turns to listen to everyone else’s ideas.

What did you find out? Were your ideas the same or different to everyone else’s? Remember it is ok to express yourself differently.

Activity 6

It’s really important to be able to express ourselves to people that we trust so that they can help us understand our feelings. Have a look at these emotion cards.

Talk about the different emotions with someone else. Have you ever felt like this? Can you remember when? What was happening? What do you think happened to make you feel this way? Who were you with? Where were you? What did you do?

Grown ups – this is just an opportunity to explore with your child their understanding of these emotions. Can they identify when they might have felt this way? Do they understand what it is to be embarrassed or confused? As with everything, your child is building up their vocabulary and this is crucial for them to be able to express themselves. Often children appear to have ‘tantrums’ or ‘strops’ but this can be because they are frustrated at not being able to express themselves. Introducing new vocabulary and making sure they understand what it means and how to use it can really help. Another way to help is to discuss feelings and actions in the stories you read. This helps them put those words and feelings in to context and can help them see any consequences resulting from actions because of those feelings.

Storytime

I thought it would be good to finish with a story. Reading is another one of my favourite activities which helps me feel good. This one seems very appropriate as Brandesburton pupils have kindness as their superpower!

Have a fantastic day and I can’t wait to see all of your pictures and videos.

Mrs Atkinson

Good morning. What a lovely day it was yesterday! I hope you managed to get out and enjoy the sunshine. I definitely did!
You have been sending in some amazing work again, well done everyone. I will be sharing what you have done and celebrating all of your efforts tomorrow.
We have a another day of usual activities today but tomorrow we are going to take some time out and enjoy a full day of Well Being Wednesday activities. Here is what we have in store today:

Phonics FS2 – Practising new sounds from last week
Phonics FS1 – Mark making on a big scale!
English FS2 – The Three Billy Goats Gruff – Sing and map the story
Maths FS2 – Subtraction part 2 – you will need your Purple mash log on
Maths FS1 – Number of the week: Number 4 – finding vehicles with 4 wheels
Knowledge and Understanding of the World – Make a raft for the Three Billy Goats Gruff
Storytime –

Phonics

FS2

Remember, it is important to recap all of your sounds every day so you can use videos or go to Phonics Play to do this.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-speed-trials
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-time-challenge
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/grab-a-giggling-grapheme
or go to ict games
https://www.ictgames.com/phonicsPop/index.html

Today choose the game you want to play to practise blending. You can play Buried Treasure, Picnic on Pluto or Dragons Den or you could even play all 3! Or you can choose another game you have played previously. Can you beat your score? Click on the link and choose your game. Click start and then choose Phase 3, then click on the sound +oo. This will ensure all sounds learnt so far are included.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3

Test your memory as well as practising your digraphs.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/matching-ph3w4

Keep practising reading sentences. What is a sentence? What do you notice? Are there spaces between each word? What does each sentence begin and end with? Click on the link and go to week 6 and click ‘oo’.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/sentences-3

Look at the activity below. Can you spot the words? Have a go at writing some of the other words too. It is important to keep practising writing too.

FS1 Take your mark making outside – if the weather allows! Grab a large roll of paper (leftover wallpaper works well), some paint and a variety of accessories – anything goes – and get mark making!

English

Today you are going to map the story. Can you remember how you drew a story map of the Three Little Pigs with a beginning, middle and end? Well, today’s task is exactly the same but this time using the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-sing-and-map-the-story-6xgkar

Mathematics

FS2 Today we look at subtraction again. Watch the video and then try some of the activities. Don’t forget to use your equipment. Try not to guess, check to make sure you are correct and explain to someone else how you know. Don’t forget to count back from the first number rather than count how many are left.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/understanding-the-concept-of-subtraction-as-take-away-part-2-6nk3et

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/blast-off

Follow this link to Purple Mash to complete subtraction within 20. You will need to log in to Purple Mash first. Your log in was stuck in your yellow Home/School book. If you can’t find it please let me know. You will need to have your tens frames, number track or manipulatives ready to help work them out.

https://www.purplemash.com/#app/maths/maths_activities_y1_addsub_quiz3

FS1 Have a look through your toy vehicles. Do any of them have 4 wheels? Count carefully. Do any of them have a different number of wheels?

Knowledge and Understanding of the World: The World

In the story, The Three Billy Goats Gruff went across the bridge to get to the delicious green grass. That is where they met the troll! I wonder if they could have got across the river in a different way at a different place and then they wouldn’t have met the troll. Could they have gone across the river on a raft? Your task today is to build a raft to take the Three Billy Goats gruff across the river. Experiment with different materials and see what you think will make the best raft. Test it out and let me know what you find out. Did it work? I wonder if you can explain why……

I can’t wait to see what you build. Enjoy your day and have fun!

Mrs Atkinson

I do hope you enjoyed the weekend and feel refreshed and ready to start again. Today we begin week 5 of Home Learning. Today is also the start of Children’s Mental Health Week and you can find lots of information and activities on the following web site: https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/parents-and-carers/
More than ever, in the current situation, it is really important to look after our mental health and this week I would like you to pay particular attention to how you are feeling. If you are finding things tricky and are fed up, do something you enjoy, get outside and importantly make sure you are getting enough sleep.
It is so important to remember that activities are posted on the blog for you to choose what is suitable for you. There is absolutely no pressure to complete everything. It is week 5 and we are all getting tired and ready for half term so be kind to yourselves, you are all doing brilliantly so take a break if you need to.

Something to celebrate! Today we have 2 people celebrating their birthday. Happy Birthday girls. I know you are in school today so I hope you have a fantastic day!

So, today’s activities are as follows:

Phonics FS2 – Practising new sounds from last week
Phonics FS1 – Mark making
English FS2 – The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Maths FS2 – Subtraction.
Maths FS1 – Number of the week: Number 4
PE – Keepy-Uppy challenge and 10 minute Disney Shake Ups
Storytime – The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Phonics

FS2 In phonics this week we will be practising the sounds we learnt last week. I have put together another pack which may help during the week and which is available to be collected from the office from today.
You can go back to the videos and watch again if you choose to, choose activities you enjoyed or have a go at those you didn’t manage to do. Each day I will post a selection of alternative activities for you to have a go at to practise and consolidate your learning from last week.

Grown ups – remember, don’t feel you have to play different games each day. If you find a game your child likes and it can be adapted for different things eg tricky words, sounds, blending words with new sounds, then please use and repeat. Each time a new game is introduced, children need to learn to play the game which takes away from their phonics learning. The more familiar they are with how a game or activity works, the more they can concentrate on their phonics so please don’t feel that repetition is boring, it definitely isn’t!
I have posted activities and on line games but all of the learning can be done by playing games, phonics hunts, bingo, whatever you and your child enjoys.

Remember it is so important to recap all of the sounds you have learnt every day so you can use last weeks videos or go to Phonics Play or even play Splat to do this. Click start and then pick individual graphemes. Choose ‘oo’ from set 10. How many can you get in one minute? Can you beat your score?
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-time-challenge
or play Grab a Giggling Grapheme
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/grab-a-giggling-grapheme
This is an alternative game, still practising recognising the sound you have learnt. Click on the digraphs you know, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo and oo
https://www.ictgames.com/phonicsPop/index.html

Practise blending with vowel digraphs. Click on the sounds you want to practice. Pick some words from the list to create your bingo board and copy the words. Now use the game to pick words to play bingo.
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/bingo/index.html

Read the sentence and pick the matching picture.

Play I spy and find the picture. Can you sound out and write the word?

FS1 This week we are going to be concentrating on ‘mark making’ in lots of fun ways. Spread a thin layer of shaving foam in a shallow tray. Use you finger to make marks in the tray. Can you draw a circle/line/zig zag? Maybe you’ve been practising certain letters or numbers or your
name? You can also use tools to make different marks in the foam (sticks, paint brush, vehicles, feathers). Talk about the marks you are making.

Grown ups – Talk to your child whilst they are mark making and take your mark making outside. Grab a large roll of paper (leftover wallpaper works well), some paint and a variety of accessories – anything goes – and get mark making!

English

This week we are going to Look at another traditional tale; The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Today, I would like you to read or listen to the story. Do you think it is similar to the story of the Three little Pigs? I wonder if you can spot any similarities?

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-know-that-stories-have-problems-in-them-cnhkgr

Did you spot anything that was similar?
There are 3 pigs and 3 billy goats
There is a baddie in each story – the wolf and the troll
There is a problem they need to overcome – building a strong house and getting across the bridge
There is a beginning, middle and end to each story. Can you remember what they were in the Three Little Pigs? Look back at your story map to check. Can you spot the beginning, middle and end in this story?

Mathematics

FS2 Today we start to think about subtraction, taking away or counting back.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/understanding-the-concept-of-subtraction-as-take-away-part-1-cmu32r

Interactive tens frame. This is an on screen tool that your child may like to use to help them with adding or subtracting.

https://www.didax.com/apps/ten-frame/

Roll the dice or turn over number cards to calculations to solve. Remember to use your tens frame and manipulatives to help.

Or have a go at the Three Little Pigs Subtraction using your equipment to help.

FS1 Number of the Week : 4 This week we will be learning all about the number 4. Watch this video to get started

Physical Development

Mr Barnes set a challenge for everyone:

Today I’d like to introduce to you a bit of a challenge for the next two weeks. As you can see by the title it’s called the Keepy-Uppy challenge!! All I want you to do it to try and keep an object in the air either with your body or with some form of equipment for as long as you can!!
Some of the staff have been having a go at school to give you some ideas. Have a look at the PE blog to watch the videos.

Have a look at the following web site for some 10 minute Disney shake-ups.

https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

Storytime

Watch and listen to the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Can you spot any rhyming words?

Don’t forget to send in your photos or videos.

Have a great day!

Mrs Atkinson

I can’t believe we have come to the end of another week already! Your tasks today are:

Phonics FS2 – Tricky words
Phonics FS1 – Bath time
English – Three Little Pigs – writing sentences
Maths FS2 – Lots of practice
Maths FS1 – Number 3 Numberblocks
Fun Friday – Winter scavenger hunt

FS2 Next week we will have a phonics consolidation week again, giving you time to practise and become more confident with your new sounds. I have put together a pack to help you to do this. Some of the activities included are the ones which will be posted on the blog. The packs will be ready for collection from School Reception on Monday.

You have been so busy practising your phonics in so many different ways this week. We had some great Three Little Pigs story maps and you showed me how great you are at knowing how many there are without having to count and making numbers in different ways. You also did some many other amazing things including building and testing the Three Little Pigs houses, painting, using dough, having picnics, counting and so much more! There are lots, and I mean LOTS of pictures to look at.

Phonics

FS2 It’s tricky word time again!

Follow the link to the tricky words trucks. How quickly can you read them? Click start and then phase 3. Let me know how you do.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/tricky-word-trucks

Did you find some difficult? Follow the link to Train your Brain to help you learn them.

Now have a go at reading sentences. Again click on the link and click start. Click next in the bottom right and go to week 5. Click on the Tricky words to practise sentences including tricky words.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/sentences-3

Have a go at writing a sentence which includes tricky words and words containing one or more of your sounds from this week; igh, oa, oo (short) and oo (long).

FS1 Bath time fun! Before your bath, choose some items that your grown up tells you are ok to take in the bath. Examples would be
D-u-ck
F-i-sh
Sh-ar-k
C-u-p
D-o-ll
T-e-d
You will also need a sieve. Take it in turns to tell the other person to ‘Go fish for a c-u-p’ and they must scoop the correct item out with the sieve. This could also be played in a paddling pool or in a bowl or bucket of water.

English

Today, I would like you to use your story map to write a sentence about each part of the story. Watch the video which will help you to do this.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-simple-sentences-with-an-adjective-6ct32r

Mathematics

FS2 Today, just pick an activity or two and practise some of the things you have been doing over the last couple of weeks.

This fun video looks at counting within 20.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/maths-ks1-adding-1-to-20/zjm6nrd

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/addition/addition-to-10

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue

FS1 Learn about 3 with the number blocks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08bzgxx/numberblocks-series-1-three

Fun Friday!

Last week you did an indoor scavenger hunt. This week I would like you to wrap up, put your wellies on and get outside for an outdoor scavenger hunt.

Have a fabulous day and a wonderful weekend. Take care.

Mrs Atkinson

Great work again yesterday Foundation Stage! You keep amazing me with how much you are doing and I love seeing the big smiles as you are completing your activities. Today we have the following:
Phonics FS2 – new sound ‘oo’ as in moon
Phonics FS1 – A trip to the farm
English – Three Little Pigs – thinking about feelings
Maths FS2 – Making numbers in different ways
Maths FS1 – making 3 with playdough
Knowledge and Understanding of the World – The ‘Puff Test’

Phonics

FS2 Today’s sound is ‘oo’ as in moon or boot.

Choose the game you want to play to practise blending. You can play Buried Treasure, Picnic on Pluto or Dragons Den Can you beat your score? Click on the link and choose your game. Click start and then choose Phase 3, then click on today’s new sound +oo.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvq9bdm/articles/z4tyt39

Have a go at writing some ‘oo’ words. Children look away now…… Answers – zoo, tool, moo, moon, boot, tooth

Now practise reading your new sound ‘oo’ in sentences. Again click on the link and click start. Click next in the bottom right and click on today’s sound ‘oo’.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/sentences-3

FS1 Have a trip to the farm! You could use toy animals, photos, cards from a game you already have or maybe even draw your own! Good ones would be
P-i-g
C-ow
Sh-ee-p
G-oa-t
D-u-ck
C-a-t
D-o-g
H-e-n
Take it in turns to say ‘I went to the farm and I saw a p-i-g and the other person has to find the animal you are saying.

English

Today we think about how the characters were feeling to help us retell the story.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-mime-the-moods-in-the-story-c5jpar

Mathematics

FS2 Well done for practising recognising quantities without having to count them. Don’t forget to keep doing this, along with counting on and back. Today, we are going to think about how we can make numbers in different ways. Again this is a crucial early skill which supports later mathematical concepts.
ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08dr1l3/numberblocks-series-1-the-whole-of-me
Grown ups – we start to introduce the idea of part, part, whole. The whole can be made up of different parts for example, 4 can be made up of 2 and 2, it can also be made up of 3 and 1, but it can also be made up of 1 and 1 and 1 and 1. Today the children need to explore how many ways different numbers can be made. Obviously as the numbers get bigger, there are more ways it can be made. Watch and see if your child’s thinking is systematic in any way which helps them to find all the different options. Don’t worry if it isn’t, just let them explore.
Children – today you will need number cards, 1-5 or 1-10 and some counters, blocks, buttons or something to count with. Turn over a number cards and see how many different ways you can make that number, just like the numberblocks did. You might want to record the different ways. You choose how to do that. You might use pictures or digits, it’s up to you.

FS1 Use playdough to make 3 balls. Now squash one of them! How many do you have now? What about if you squash another? Can you make it so you have 3 again?

Knowledge and Understanding of the World: The World

Earlier in the week you had a go at building the Three Little Pigs houses and testing to see which was the stongest. Today I want you to have a look at other materials and see which can stand the ‘Puff Test’.

Whatever you do today, remember to do it with a smile and enjoy it. I can’t wait to hear about it!

Mrs Atkinson

It’s been a fantastic start to the week! Well done to all of you and once again a special thank you to all the adults involved in helping with your learning at home, you are doing a great job!

Today we have the following activities:
Phonics FS2 – new sound ‘oo’ as in book
Phonics FS1 – I spy using ‘Robot Talk’
English – Three Little Pigs – retelling the story
Maths FS2 – Playing games to practise subitising
Maths FS1 – Counting out 3
Well Being Wednesday – Kindness Calendar

Here are some of the things you have been doing this week so far.

Phonics

FS2 Today’s sound is ‘oo’. We can say this two ways and today we think of the sound ‘oo’ as in book or look.

Choose the game you want to play to practise blending. You can play Buried Treasure, Picnic on Pluto or Dragons Den Can you beat your score? Click on the link and choose your game. Click start and then choose Phase 3, then click on today’s new sound +oo.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3

Now practise reading your new sound ‘oo’ in sentences. Again click on the link and click start. Click next in the bottom right and click on today’s sound ‘oo’.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/sentences-3

Or read the sentences below.

Now have a go at writing sentences using the sounds you have learnt so far this week, igh, oa and oo (book). Here are word lists to help.

FS1 Play I-Spy with your vehicles or other toys. Collect a selection of vehicles/toys. Examples would be
v-a-n
c-ar
b-u-s
t-r-ai-n
b-oa-t
d-o-ll
p-r-a-m
Say ‘I-Spy with my little eye a b-u-s’ and the other person must pick up the correct vehicle. Now swap over and the other person has a go.
Grown ups – It’s always best to have the objects or pictures in front of the children for help and inspiration!

English

We continue with the story of the Three Little Pigs learning another way to help us remember and retell the story.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-step-and-speak-the-story-6mvkat

Mathematics

FS2 As you watch today’s episode on numberblocks, what patterns do you notice?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08pgksd/numberblocks-series-2-six

Today play board games, dominoes, bingo. Can you recognise the number without counting? Can you go on a number hunt walk and identify objects and how many there are without counting?

FS1 Ask a grown up to help you set up some bun cases or muffin tray, with some pasta or similar. Can you put 3 pieces of pasta into each section? You could use a spoon to complete the activity to make it a finger gym exercise too!

Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Well Being Wednesday

Have a look at the Kindness Calendar below. Perhaps you could make your own Kindness Calendar for the next week. You could use these ideas or add some of your own. Remember to include things to do to be kind to yourself as well as others! Don’t forget to let Mrs Ledingham know when you have completed an act of kindness so that she can add it to the Kindness Tree.

Have a great day.

Mrs Atkinson

Good morning everyone. I’ve had lots of great work from yesterday which I will share with you tomorrow. Today we have the following activities:
Phonics FS2 – new sound ‘oa’
Phonics FS1 – Teddy Bears Picnic
English – Three Little Pigs – creating a story map
Maths FS2 – Playing games to practise subitising
Maths FS1 – Stories with the number 3
Knowledge and Understanding of the World – Build the houses for the Three Little Pigs and test which is the strongest

FS2 Today’s sound is another digraph ‘oa’

Choose the game you want to play to practise blending. You can play Buried Treasure, Picnic on Pluto or Dragons Den Can you beat your score? Click on the link and choose your game. Click start and then choose Phase 3, then click on today’s new sound +oa.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvq9bdm/articles/zh4j47h

Have a go at writing some ‘oa’ words. Children look away now…… Answers – goat, soap, loaf, road, toad, toast

Now practise reading your new sound ‘oa’ in sentences. Again click on the link and click start. Click next in the bottom right and click on today’s sound ‘oa’.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/sentences-3

Or read the sentences below.

FS1 Have a picnic and invite a special toy/teddy. Your toy can only understand ‘robot talk’ so you will all need to speak to them in your robot voice. For example ‘Would you like a b-u-n?’ ‘Here is a r-e-d plate’.
Grown ups – Throughout this week’s activities, keep modelling your robot talk too. Take turns or do it together and keep it fun. Using words with 2 or 3 sounds, 4 at the most is best whilst your child is getting the hang of this skill

English

Today we are going to think about the story of the Three Little Pigs again and this time we are going to draw a story map to help us retell the story. Learning how to create a story map is really useful for when you move in to different classes. Yesterday, Class 3 also were looking at a story and creating their own story map. Have a look at their blog to see what they were doing. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-map-and-speak-the-story-6mw32c

Mathematics

FS2 Today watch the Numberblocks episode Stampolines and think about how you recognise the different numbers without counting.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08dnngm/numberblocks-series-1-stampolines

Now play a game. You could play Bingo. I try not to add resources which need printing but this is a good game to play. If you would prefer to pick the resource up from school then please let me know via the FS email: fs@brandesburton.gmail.com and I will arrange for a pack to be ready for collection.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-a-229-subitizing-numbers-to-10-bingo

or play Beetle Drive

or have a number hunt and then sort the cards into eg 3 or not 3. The following questions could help prompt discussion about subitising.

You might use other numbers to sort eg 6 or not 6?

FS1 Watch this video about stories with 3 in them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/maths-ks1-the-number-3/zmmxpg8
Read a story with the number 3 in it.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World: The World

Your challenge today is to make three houses for the Three Little Pigs. You might use the materials the pigs used in the story or you might think of some of your own. There are some ideas below. Think about which materials will make the strongest house. When you have built them, test them out! You could use a small fan if you have one. If not, try using a clean empty squeezy bottle to use as wind. What did you find out? Which was the strongest? Why do you think that is?

Don’t forget to take lots of photos. You could even video testing the houses. Let me see how you get on!

Have a great day and remember to have fun!

Mrs Atkinson