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Welcome to another week of Home Learning. I do hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed the sun and frost and managed to get outside at some point.

This week we move on to the topic of Traditional Tales and lots of our activities will be based around some of these. Today we have the following activities:
Phonics FS2 – new sound ‘igh’
Phonics FS1 – Oral segmenting
English FS2 – The Three Little Pigs
Maths FS2 – Subitising – don’t worry there is a video to help explain what this is.
Maths FS1 – Number of the week: Number 3
PE – Arctic workout

This week we will be doing things a little bit differently. Although a number of you send pictures every day, some of you send them weekly or save up a few and send them all together. In order to relieve the daily pressure a little bit and hopefully share more of the same activities together I will be sharing your photos and videos on Wednesday and a Friday. If I do get a large build up then I will add some in between. However, to celebrate the end of last week, have a look at the pictures and videos below.

Apologies for the really long post today. I have added quite a bit of information to the maths section which I do hope you will find useful.

Phonics

FS2 Unfortunately if you enjoyed Mr Mc, he has no videos for our next sounds. However, the videos this week cover exactly the same learning as Mr Mc. Watch the videos and the have a go at the activities. Today’s sound is a trigraph (3 letters making one sound) – ‘igh’

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 +igh.

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

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

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

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

Why not have a treasure hunt around your house or garden. Ask a grown up to hide words and when one is found you must blend and read the word before hunting for the next word. An extra challenge could be to hunt for sentences. Here is a word list for ‘igh’. You could add words with previous sounds as well.

FS1 Grown ups – Oral segmenting is the opposite of oral blending that you did last week. This time the children say the sounds in ‘robot talk’. It is the precursor to writing and spelling. Again, it requires no letter recognition at this stage, just careful listening. It too can be tricky for the children at first so they may require lots of praise and encouragement – make it fun! They will be copying the ‘robot talk’ you modelled last week and will most likely love taking on the role of the robot. If you made a robot last week, now is the perfect time to use it!

Please don’t worry if your child finds this tricky. They will not be able to do this over night. Lots of practise and encouragement will help. You can go back to oral blending and come back to this when you think the time is right. Even if you are having a go at this don’t forget to keep practising oral blending and all the other activities eg alliteration. Little and often is the best way to learn.

Have a look at this video for information and examples of oral segmenting in action, then choose one of the games to have a go at. The games at the start of the video are the ones that will be most suitable for FS1 children but choose the ones you feel suit your child the best.

English

We begin our new Topic with the story of The Three Little Pigs. Most of you will know this story, some of you will know different versions. It is really important to be able to retell stories like this and this week there will be a few different activities to help you retell the story. Watch the video and have a go at the activities.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-listen-to-and-join-in-with-a-story-cmw3gt

Mathematics

FS2 You did brilliantly last week adding by counting on. It is really important to count on from the first number eg First there were 5, now there are 6,7,8 to calculate 5+3, rather than go back and count all the objects beginning at 1 to find the total. So, this week we are going to practise a couple of skills to help us be able to do this really effectively.

First of all, I would like you to practise counting on and back from a number within 10, every day. Just spend a couple of minutes doing this and you will soon become super speedy! Play a game to do this.

Roll a dice and whatever number it lands on count on from that number to 10, eg if you roll 3 count on 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Then roll it again and count backwards to zero eg if you roll a 4 count back 3,2,1,0.
You could also do this by using cards numbered 0-10. Turn over a card and count on or backwards.
You could even practise when you are out and about, just spot number and get counting. Or find numbers around the house, on food packets, in magazines or books.
As you get super speedy you could make the numbers bigger by using 2 dice or number cards 0-15 or 0-20. Don’t try to go too big too quickly, make sure you are really fast at the lower numbers first. You could time yourself and try to beat your time each day or play with someone else. Who can do it quickest?
Equally, if you find numbers tricky, just begin with numbers 0-5. You will be surprised at how quickly you can move on to bigger numbers.

The other skill we are going to practise this week is subitising. This means – To instantly recognise a small quantity, without having to count how many there are eg when you roll a dice you know how many dots there are without having to count them. You need to be able to do this in many different ways.

Grown ups – This video explains subitising and why it is so important. Research shows that that subitising may provide the basis for understanding many counting principles, as well as arithmetic ideas so it really important that we spend time practising this skill.

Children, watch the numberblocks episode. We have watched this before but today while you are watching see how many things you can identify four of without counting. You might need to stop the episode as you go along.

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

Now have a go at playing a game.

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/homeTimeLadybirds/

Play a pairs game with number cards and dice. Turn over a card and then roll a dice. If they match, keep the card. The winner has the most cards.

Play splat. Lay number cards on the floor. Roll a dice and then splat the corresponding numeral.

Here is a fun video thinking about counting down from 10.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/maths-ks1-counting-down-from-10/zb4kjhv

Grown ups – You might adapt the dot game below to suit your child’s ability.

FS1 Grown ups. It is worth watching the video above: What is subitising and WHY is it so important in young children’s maths? Counting is really important but there are other skills which are equally, if not more important, one of which is subitising. All is explained in the video!

Number of the Week : 3 This week we will be learning all about the number 3. Watch this video to get started.

Physical Development

Now let’s get active. Try this arctic workout.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p06tmrxh/andys-wild-workouts-series-1-10-arctic

I can’t wait to see what you have done. There are lots of activities on here today. Remember you don’t have to complete them all. Pick the ones you enjoy and just have a go.

Mrs Atkinson

I can’t believe it’s Friday again! Another brilliant week. You have been so busy, well done. Activities today are:

Phonics FS2 – Tricky words
Phonics FS1 – Storytime – with a few ‘Robot’ words
Maths FS2 – Stickman maths – measuring with sticks
Maths FS1 – Number 2 Alphablocks
Storytime – Once Upon a Wild Wood read by Chris Riddell
Fun Friday – Indoor scavenger hunt

Here are the fantastic things you did yesterday.

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.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/train-your-brain-ph3

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

FS1 Finish the week with a story. Grown ups – As you are reading the story, choose a few words to say in ‘robot talk’.

Mathematics

FS2 Today we are going to do some Stick Man maths. Cut down some sticks down to the same length and ask your child to use them to measure different distances in and around the home and garden. How many stick lengths is it from the fridge to the table? How long is the door or fence?

FS1 Learn about 2 with the number blocks.

Storytime

Today’s story is Once Upon a Wild Wood by Chris Riddell. Listen carefully, can you spot some characters from other stories?

Fun Friday

Have a go at the Indoor Scavenger Hunt. How many can you find? Play with someone else. Who finds the most in 10 minutes? Who finds them all first?

Make sure you have a rest at the weekend and have some fun – adults as well! Try and get outside if you can, enjoy some fresh air and get rid of some energy.

Take care, stay safe and look after each other.

Mrs Atkinson

Well, what a wet day it was yesterday, but it didn’t stop all the great work! Another fantastic day. Lots of you are enjoying the videos and games online. With that in mind, don’t forget all we know about keeping safe when you are online. If something happens or pops up that you are not sure of, remember what you need to do – Tell an adult! I know how sensible you all are so look after yourselves and stay safe. Grown ups – there are lots of child friendly clips which might be worth a revisit for your child on https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk

Today we have the following activities:
Phonics – FS2 practising last week’s new sounds
Phonics – FS1 making a robot
English – Stick Man. Retelling the story and making up your own adventures
Maths – FS2 counting on when adding using a number track
Maths – FS1 printing with 2
Knowledge and Understanding of the World – Ice experiments

Before you begin, have a look at what everyone got up to yesterday.

Phonics

FS2

Start by recapping your sounds, using Mr Mc or Phonics Play.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-speed-trials

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-time-challenge

Practise blending by using a game on Phonics Play or an activity. Remember you can play with tricky words, words from the word lists or sounds depending on what you want to practise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=pCtQzAOIPZ4

FS1 Grown ups – When learning about oral blending, we often refer to ‘robot talk’ as this is how we sound when we are speaking in sounds!
Today, make your own robot! It can be a painting, from junk modelling or a cereal box or even a robot mask. If it can have a hole to post cards in it can be used in a variety of activities in the future. Something like this or create your own.

English

Have you still got your stick family? I hope so. Today I would like you to have a go at retelling the story of Stick Man using your stick family. Remember on Monday I posted a video of Zack retelling the story of the Three Little Pigs? Maybe you could video yourself telling your story. You could use some of your toys as props. Perhaps you could make up a new story of an adventure the stick family have. Don’t forget to send your video to me so I can share it with your friends.

Mathematics

FS2 Today we are going to be counting on but this time using a number track. Adding two numbers using a number track to count on

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/adding-two-numbers-using-a-number-track-to-count-on-cmvk0t?step=3&activity=completed

FS1 Ask a grown up to help you cut out a simple ladybird or butterfly outline. Use finger paints to add 2 spots to each side, counting aloud as you do. While you have your paints out find different things to print with eg sponge, stamps, fingers, hands, leaves, sticks or whatever you can find. Can you print 2 of each?

Knowledge and Understanding of the World: The World

Watch the video to explore hot and cold.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-understand-how-humans-react-differently-to-hot-and-cold-6tj32d?step=2&activity=completed

Today I would like you to have a go at an ice experiment. Last week we looked at hot and cold water melting ice cubes. This week I would like you to investigate what else might make ice melt quickly.

First of all you need to freeze an object. You might add some food coloring to your ice. Will this make a difference? There are some ideas below. You could freeze a toy or toys and help them escape! Theo had a go at this last week and I hope he will be able to tell us which toy escaped first!

Then I would like you to have a think about what will make the ice melt quickly and test it out. You might try washing up liquid, salt, sugar, bath salts….. or you might have your own ideas. Remember to take lots of photos and lets us know what happened. You might even make a photo collage of your experiment at different stages. I can’t wait to see them.

Have a great day.

Mrs Atkinson

Another great day yesterday, well done! I’m really pleased to see lots of you getting outside in the fresh air and being active. It is also lovely to see some of you sharing your older brothers or sisters learning and doing things together. It seems to me that lots of you have the ‘Kindness Superpower’! Don’t forget to share your acts of kindness so that Mrs Ledingham can add it to the ‘Tree of Kindness’ at the front of the school.

Today we have the following activities:
Phonics – FS2 practising last week’s new sounds
Phonics – FS1 more oral blending
English – Stick Man. Using your stick man and family to act out activities
Maths – FS2 counting on when adding
Maths – FS1 counting 2
Well Being Wednesday – making a positivity jar

Let’s have a look at some of the things you did yesterday.

Phonics

FS2 Start by recapping your sounds, using Mr Mc or Phonics Play.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-speed-trials

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-time-challenge

Practise blending by using a game on Phonics Play or an activity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=b25J30UmaWU

You could make a snakes and ladders game using words from the word lists. You could include tricky words to practise them too!

FS1 Watch the video and see how many you can get.

English

I would like you to get your stick family. Think about what activities your sticks could do in different seasons. For example – would they go outside and pick flowers in the winter? Have a look at the ideas below. What do sticks do? Can you act these activities out through role-play with your stick characters? Take some photographs of them doing the activities or you could draw them and send them to me so I can see what they have been doing and share them with your friends.

Mathematics

FS2 Today we are looking at different ways to help us count on when adding: Using manipulatives to count on when adding. Parents, please encourage your child to follow how the teacher models the activity, particularly with the tens frame. It is modelled in this way to support mental arithmetic later on. Some children will use the tens frame and put their counting objects randomly on the frame. They should fill in the consecutive boxes to support counting on.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/using-manipulatives-to-count-on-when-adding-60vpat

Use your tens frame to help counting on to find the answers. Remember to count on and not go back to 1.

If you want to try this challenge, you will need two tens frames.

Extra challenge:

Using dice, cards or dominoes, roll or turn over two numbers. Can you find the total by counting on? Use the method which helps you; tens frame, number track, objects. Can you record the calculation? Repeat. Maybe try using a different method to help you each time.

FS1 Use Lego, pasta, raisins, sticks – anything! Can you count out 2? Don’t forget to show me what you have found.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Well Being Wednesday

Things are very different at the moment and sometimes we find ourselves feeling a bit fed up because we can’t do all the things we like to do, can’t see the people we would like to see or we are finding our home learning tricky. This is all very normal and it happens to everyone. The trick is finding ways to help cheer ourselves up when this happens, so today I would like you to have a go at making a Positivity Jar. If you don’t have a jar, you could use a box or any container. Decorate it however you like, make it special to you.

Follow the instructions below but I would like you to add other things too. I would like you to think of the people who are special to you. Perhaps you could draw a picture of them and add that to your jar so that when you see the picture it makes you think about them and the happy times you have together. Think also about times you have enjoyed and which have happy memories. These could be holidays, birthdays but could also be very simple, the day you played snakes and ladders with Granny or the day you went to the park with your best friend. Draw a picture and add that to your jar. You may even add a label or caption or ask an adult to help you to do that.

Have a fantastic day.

Mrs Atkinson

Good morning! Another great day of learning from Team FS yesterday. Well done! Today we have the following lessons:

Phonics
English
Maths
Music

First let’s have a look at what you got up to yesterday.

Don’t forget to keep having a go at those fine motor activities. Here are a few more ideas.

Phonics

FS2

It is important to recap all of your sounds every day so you can use Mr Mc or go to Phonics Play to do this. Today’s game on Phonics Play is Speed Trial. The children like this as they get to choose different designs. Click start and then pick individual graphemes. Choose ‘ee’ from set 9. How many can you get in one minute? Can you beat your score?

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-speed-trials

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 +ee. This will ensure all sounds learnt so far are included.

You could try some of the following ideas:

Choose cvcc/ccvcc from the menu to practise reading sentences.

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/tellATRex/index.html

These are really easy activities. You could use words containing the sounds you are practising (see the word lists on the blog previously (Friday 8th and Thursday 14th), tricky words or sounds.

Or have a go at a different activity on yesterday’s post.

FS1 We continue to think about oral blending and listening carefully for sounds in words. Play Simon Says with a grown up.
Grown ups – During the game, say some of the words in sound talk. For example “Simon says sit d-ow-n”.
An extra challenge children – can you give someone else an instruction by sound talking one of the words?

English

Read, watch or listen to the story Stick Man again, discussing the story as you go along. Can you identify sounds within the story? ‘ee’ ‘ai’ ‘ng’ etc or tricky words. The link below takes you to the book being read by Alex Scheffler.

Don’t forget to send me a picture of your stick family! Keep them safe as we will need them later in the week for some more activities.

Mathematics

FS2 I am continuing with the Oak Academy series of videos which are sequenced to build learning. You will notice that within them there is an emphasis on talking. This is such an important part of learning in Foundation Stage. If children can begin to reason and explain what they are doing, why they are doing it and how they know they are correct, it supports their learning development hugely as they get older. Please let me know your thoughts. Are these lessons working for you and your child?

Today we are thinking about ordinal numbers: Using key vocabulary associated with ordinal numbers 1st to 10th. Watch the video than have a look at the activities.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/using-key-vocabulary-associated-with-ordinal-numbers-1st-to-10th-6dgp4r?activity=video&step=1

Have a go at one or more of the activities below.

FS1 Number of the week is number 2. Help with the washing! Can you help pair the socks up? What else can you find in the house that comes in 2’s?

Expressive Arts: Music

I have added music again this week. I know lots of you love to join in with songs and making music. Music is a great way to support developing listening skills, rhythm and rhyme which in turn supports speaking and listening, reading and literacy among other things. Let me know if you have joined in and whether you are enjoying these music lessons.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/people-in-my-neighbourhood-74r64t

I hope you have a great day. Let me know how you get on. Keep those photographs and videos coming in so that I can share them with the rest of the class. Parents, please let me know how it is going. What is working for you and your child? Are the videos helpful? You can let me know via email or Evidence Me. Remember, there is no pressure to do everything, pick what works for you and your child.

Mrs Atkinson

I do hope you had a lovely weekend and took some time to do the things you enjoy. Today we have some phonics, no new sounds just practising what you have learnt so far. Then we have some maths, transferring your knowledge in to some problems. I have introduced some English today, reading a story and talking about it and finally after all that hard work, time to get active with some PE!

FS2 I have put together some packs to help with the phonics practice this week. There will be a text sent to you today with details of when you can come to school to pick it up.

First, lets have a look at your great efforts on Friday.

Phonics

FS2

There are no new sounds this week. We covered lots last week and there were lots of activities to do, so this week we are going to consolidate our learning. You can go back to the videos and watch Mr Mc 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.

Parents, 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!

It is important to recap all of your sounds every day so you can use Mr Mc or go to Phonics Play to do this. Click start and then pick individual graphemes. Choose ‘ee’ from set 9. How many can you get in one minute? Can you beat your score. The children are familiar with this game.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-time-challenge

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! 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 +ee. This will ensure all sounds learnt so far are included.

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

Now practise reading sentences. Again click on the link and click start. Click next in the bottom right and click on the sound ‘ee’ to include all the sounds you have learnt so far.

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

You could try some of the following ideas:

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/viking/index.html

These are really easy games to play. You could use words containing the sounds you are practising (see the word lists on the blog previously (Friday 8th and Thursday 14th), tricky words or sounds.

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

You could even find something to splat with eg fly swatters!

FS1 Grown ups – Oral blending in Phase 1 of phonics doesn’t require any knowledge of letters. It is the children’s listening skills that are developing before the introduction of letters. So you are saying the sounds and the children are listening and responding. It can be tricky for the children at first, so you may need to make it really obvious! Have a look at this video for examples of oral blending in action, then choose one of the games to have a go at

Mathematics

FS2 I know last week you did really well, recognising numbers and ordering them to 10 or 20 and comparing them. This week we are going to try solving some problems involving numbers by: Applying knowledge of numbers in 10 to solve mathematical problems. Have a look at the video. Remember to listen carefully and try to explain how you know.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/applying-knowledge-of-numbers-to-ten-to-solve-mathematical-problems-cmtkjr

Don’t feel you need to do them all. When you have had a go can you explain to someone else how you know? Can you explain how you found the answer? You could use 20 if you want a challenge. An even bigger challenge is to use any number up to 20. Let me know how you get on.

FS1 Number of the week : 2 This week we will be learning all about the number 2. Watch this video to get started.

Can you find 2?

English

Today I would like you to have a look at ‘Stick Man’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. If you have the book, you could read it together. Alternatively follow the link to watch it on iplayer. Please read the notes below to support with your discussions as you read or listen to the story.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06t09rk/stick-man

Physical Development

I’d like you to get moving today. You can either do some ‘Frozen’ yoga or be a bit more energetic with the Body Coach’s 5 minute work out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDCMUCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ&v=14ou-fplEi4&feature=youtu.be

Have a great day and I’m looking forward to seeing what you do.

Mrs Atkinson

What a brilliant end to a fantastic week! Well done for all your hard work and enthusiasm. There are lots of pictures showing what you got up to yesterday and I’ve even managed to post some of your videos! Have a look and then today we have some tricky word phonics for FS2 and some more funny name phonics for FS1. No new maths today, just a chance to recap what you have done this week, story time and then Fun Friday!

Phonics

FS2 Today practise your tricky words.

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.

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

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/train-your-brain-ph3

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

Below are the Phase 3 Tricky Words. Can you write a sentence using tricky words and some of the phase 3 words you have been using?

You might want to have a go at a wordsearch.

FS1

Today I want you to name your vehicles! Collect up a selection of toy vehicles from around the house – car, train, van, bike and give each one a new silly name! Again, the name must start with the same sound. For example Cally Car, Tomy Train, Bertie Bike. You could even do this with the names of members of your family!

Maths

FS2 There is no video today. I want you to think about what you have done this week. What was quite tricky? What didn’t you manage to have a go at? I would like you to back and have another go at something that was tricky, something you enjoyed or try something different, perhaps play a game you didn’t play. I would also like you to have a go at practising writing numbers today. Have a look at the ideas on the blog yesterday for fun ways to practise. Don’t forget to let me see what you have done.

FS1 Watch the Numberblocks video again. Have another go at an activity you enjoyed in maths this week.

Fun Friday

Storytime

Below is a story to finish the week. I had a little friend join me, I wonder if you can spot her! She loves to snuggle on my knee whenever I sit down but today I think she quite enjoyed listening to the story.

You’ve worked hard this week so have a fun afternoon. Play a game with your family. This could be cards or a board game or make up a game together. Bake a cake, some buns, pizza or whatever is your favourite. Read your favourite book together or watch your favourite film. Go for a walk. Whatever you choose to do, put your phones and devices away and enjoy being together. Let me know what you did and how it made you feel. Enjoy!

Well done everyone for your super work this week. You are all superstars!

Have a wonderful weekend and I will see you back here on Monday.

Mrs Atkinson

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Happy Thursday everyone. Well, I posted this video yesterday tea time after looking at lots of your work. When I went to update the photographs later, I couldn’t believe how many more had come through. What a lot of amazing things you did yesterday! Well done to you all and a huge thank you to Mums, Dads, Grannys, Grandads and whoever else has helped you with your activities!

https://vimeo.com/500112906

Phonics

FS2 your new sound today is ‘ee’.

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! 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 +ee.

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

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvq9bdm/articles/zn9q92p

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

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

Below are lists of words using this weeks new sounds. Ask an adult (or big brother or sister) to read some words to you and have a go at writing them. Remember to listen carefully for the sounds. It may help if they say the word like a robot to begin with b-a-ng, f-ai-l. Try counting the sounds that you hear in the words. n-ai-l = 3 sounds(phonemes). Try adding sound buttons and sound sausages.

It is really important to talk about words and sounds as shown above. Also talk about where in the word digraphs are found. Some will have patterns eg at the beginning or end of words usually.

Now pick a word. Can you write a sentence with this word in it? Don’t worry about getting sounds correct if you haven’t learnt them yet, just listen and have a go. Try to remember how to write the sounds you have learnt.

FS1 Make your own alien or monster. You could draw it, make it from playdough, paint it, use junk modelling – anything! Now the fun part is to think of it’s name! It can be made up and again, very silly but it must start with the same sounds. For example; Ziggy Zoggy Zoo or Timmy Tommy Tee!

Maths

FS2 Today in maths we will be placing numbers within 10 in order. Try to pay particular attention to the language used in these videos and encourage your child to use the correct vocabulary when talking about their maths.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/placing-numbers-within-ten-in-order-chgk8d

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddy-numbers

Fill in the missing numbers.

Here are some reminders of the key concepts within counting, ordering and comparing.

Some of you may complete this activity quickly and want something more challenging. Often the challenge in FS2 comes through talking and explaining rather than bigger numbers. If you are ready for this, have a look at the following activity.

Below is further information to support developing your child’s mathematical thinking.

FS1 maths. Remember the number of the week: 1. Practise writing the number 1. Use pencils, pens, chalk or paint or even make it out of playdough! You could try some of the following ideas to make your mark making more fun.

FS2 You could try some of these different ways when you are doing your phonics and writing to make it extra fun!

Knowledge and Understanding of the World: The World

We have been thinking about Winter and over the last week it has been very cold and we have had quite a bit of frost and seen quite a bit of ice outdoors. The following video thinks about Winter and explores hot and cold. It finishes with an experiment using ice cubes.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-understand-the-difference-between-hot-and-cold-6cukcr

You might want to have a go at another experiment.

Or make an ice picture.

Another busy day yesterday. Well done everyone!

Phonics

FS2 Begin today by practising the sounds you have learnt so far.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/grab-a-giggling-grapheme

Today our new sound is ‘ai’

Why not try Buried Treasure today? Follow the link. Click start and then choose Phase 3, then click on today’s new sound +ai.

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

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvq9bdm/articles/z4xsxyc

Now have a go at reading some sentences. Again click on the link and click start. Click next in the bottom right and click on today’s sound ‘ai’.

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

FS1 Watch this video

Can you make your own silly soup? Choose any sound you like, maybe the sound your name begins with. What will you put in? Remember, it can be as silly as you like!

Maths

FS2 today in maths we are exploring one less within 10.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-one-less-within-10-cgtk0c

Have another go at the games I posted yesterday. This time try one less. Using digit cards 1-20 or 1-10, whichever is appropriate for your child, have a go at the following game.

Or try one of the following activities thinking about one less.

FS1 Remember the number of the week this week is number 1. Watch the video.

Go on a number hunt around your house looking for the number 1. Then have another go at the counting game.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting

Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Well Being Wednesday

It’s the middle of the week and you have all worked really hard so far this week. It is important to take some time to look after ourselves and we will be having Wellbeing Wednesday each week to help you do this. This week I would like you to take a rest from activities on the blog and have some relaxation time. Have a go at Cosmic Yoga.

Or try some mindfulness activities.

Remember to keep sending in those photos and videos.

Enjoy your day and have fun.

Mrs Atkinson

What a great start to the week! Well done everyone. You worked so hard completing maths, phonics, thinking about keeping clean, making binoculars and lots more!

Phonics

FS2 Today our new sound is ‘ng’

I hope you enjoyed the Picnic on Pluto game on Phonics Play. Have another go today. Follow the link. Click start and then choose Phase 3, then click on today’s new sound +ng.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/picnic-on-pluto

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvq9bdm/articles/z6bkbdm

Now have a go at reading some sentences. Again click on the link and click start. Click next in the bottom right and click on today’s sound ‘ng’.

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

Remember there is no need to print this, you can simply point out the correct picture to match a word. Ask an adult (or big brother or sister) to check. Then have a go at writing labels for the other pictures. Remember to listen carefully to the sounds in the words.

FS1 Watch this video

Can you sing along?! It’s tricky isn’t it? What do you notice about the sounds in the words you are saying? Can you think of any other words that start with ‘p’? Have a look around your house and garden to see what you can find. Perhaps you could even put on your favourite song and make your own song and dance with lots of ‘p’ sounds!

Have a go at Super Smoothie on Phonics Play. Phonics play is free to access throughout Lockdown. Log in using jan21 and home.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/1/super-smoothie

Maths

FS2 today in maths we are exploring one more within 10.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-one-more-within-10-74v3cc

Using digit cards 1-20 or 1-10, whichever is appropriate for your child, have a go at the following game.

Or try one of the following activities.

FS1 Remember the number of the week this week is number 1. Why not watch the video again.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08bzzns/numberblocks-series-1-one

Have a toy picnic. Give each toy 1 plate, 1 cup, 1 spoon maybe even 1 bun!

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting

Expressive Arts: Music

Watch the video and join in with the songs. Let me know if you enjoy this and what your favourite part is.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/out-in-my-neighbourhood-c8up6e?step=1&activity=video

Physical Development

Why not have a go at one of the activities posted yesterday. You could try a different one today.

Remember to keep sending in those photos and videos.

Enjoy your day and have fun.

Mrs Atkinson