A video message from Mr Catherall
Hi everyone
I hope you are all well and have settled back into ‘school’ life after the holidays. Here’s a little video message from me with a few top tips for thriving over the coming weeks.
21 April 2020: Home learning
Phonics
Maths (1 less)
1.Count backwards from 20 using the song.
Oh no! The song seems to have forgotten the number 0! We talk lots about the number 0 being nothing but still being a number. Try to add the number 0 when singing the song.
2.Solve the number problems.
- I have 5 fish fingers and I eat one. How many do I have left?
- There are 10 children in the park. One child goes home. How many children are left in the park?
- There are 14 chickens in the pen. 1 chicken escapes! How many chickens are left?
- I have 19 Easter eggs. I decide to give one to a friend. How many Easter eggs do I have left?
Parents: Your child could use objects at home to help when counting.
Challenge: Solve the number problems.
Literacy
Book of the week: The smartest giant in town
1.Listen to the story of the week.
2.Draw a story map of the story.
Parents: Here is an example of a story map.
Important writing reminder
Remember, it is okay for things to be spelt phonetically. It is important your child grows into an independent learner. Encouraging your child to write the words as they sound rather than always spelling correctly is important. It encourages your child to use their own skills – rather than copy from an adult.
It is important you do not let your child simply copy your writing. They need to use their phonics skills to write. Here is an example of a child’s writing in Foundation 2.
Hall of (Home Learning) Fame: Easter Edition
Welcome back! As you can see from the pictures, it’s been a busy two weeks of fun filled activities. From den building to nature walks, it looks like you’ve really enjoyed our home learning activity menu.
Making fruit salad
Great to see the reading activity and challenge being done today – making your own fruit salad. Looks delicious!
Home learning help – BBC and White Rose
The BBC Bitesize Daily lessons and resources are also excellent. You can watch them on your tv, tablet or laptop. There is the menu below. We also use White Rose to aid our maths planning in school and they have lots of resources too https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/.
20 April 2020: Home learning
Phonics (reading focus)
1.Say the ‘phase 3’ phonemes before the 2 minute timer ends!
(Username: march20 Password: home)
Challenge: Can you do it before the 1 minute timer?
2. Read the words below (chin, chug, bath, ring).
Parents: you could write them in your child’s home learning book if your child cannot read them on your device.
3. Play ‘phase 3’ buried treasure.
Maths (1 more)
Oh no! The song seems to have forgotten the number 0! We talk lots about the number 0 being nothing but still being a number. Try to add the number 0 when singing the song.
2. Solve the number problems.
Parents: if needed, your child could use objects at home to help when counting.
- There are 5 rabbits hopping in the garden. 1 more hops into the garden. How many rabbits are there now?
- I have 6 sweets. My friend gives me 1 more. How many do I have now?
- There a 12 children on the bouncy castle. 1 more child jumped on. How many children are on the bouncy castle now?
Challenge: Can you solve these number problems?
Literacy
Book of the week: The smartest giant in town
1.Listen to the story of the week.
2.Draw who is in the story (characters), what happens in the story (events) and where the story is (setting).
Simon Sock
We hope you enjoyed your Easter break. Ferdie had a great time playing in the sunshine and ate lots of Easter eggs!
This week, we will be thinking about the story Simon Sock by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet . We were lucky enough to all get a free book via the Book Trust this year. Some children received a book called Simon sock. If you got a copy share it with your child, if you didn’t, follow the link to the story.
Talk about the story. How many socks for different occasions do you have? Why is it alright to be friends with someone who doesn’t look like you?
Here are some activities that you can try that are linked to the story.
Sorting activity – get some socks and then sort them into pairs. What patterns can you see? Which socks are big and which are small? Can you sort your socks into pairs? Can you make a pattern with your socks black, white, black, white?
Mark making activity – draw a sock shape or cut one out for your child. Let them design their own pattern on it. Use lots of different colours to create a stripy pattern or a spotty pattern
Creative activity – use an old or odd sock to make a puppet. Draw eye shapes and stick them on with glue or sellotape. Add any other decorations that you have around your house.
Working on our muscles for writing – make a small washing line with wool, string or thread. Tie it between 2 chairs, at a height that your child can reach. Using some household pegs ask your child to peg their socks onto the line.
Maths activities with socks – make a pile of socks. Can you ask your child to give you 4 socks from the pile? Choose any number below 5 see how they get on then extend to 10. Split a pile of socks (maximum of 10) into 2 piles. Ask your child to count how many socks there are altogether eg 3 in one pile and 4 in another. Change the amount each time.
Self – care – teach your child how to put their socks and shoes on independently. This is a skill that they will need when they arrive in Foundation 2 in September. Taking the time now will really help your child when dressing on their own after PE in September.
Let us know how you get on by replying to the email address scholesf1@spherefederation.org. We would love to hear about what you have been doing. Also we are happy to answer any of your questions too.
We’ll post again on Wednesday and Friday this week, so remember to check in again soon. Have fun!
Five Star Sports LIVE sessions
Five Star Sports regularly come into school to deliver fabulous sporty sessions. They are running some LIVE sessions on Facebook for you to join in with. There is a Monday session for younger children and Saturday morning football sessions. Join in and keep active with them.
Art Attack
Art is a great way to relax and pass the time. One of the Year 2 children has really been enjoying drawing so he decided to do his own version of an Art Attack.
He has watched lots of videos on YouTube which explained how to draw cartoon characters and 3D objects. He then drew his own creations.
He has enjoyed making the pictures colourful and then selected his favourites for the poster below. Super!
