Reception Home Learning – w/c 18.5.20

We hope you enjoyed last week’s learning. Below is the final week of home learning before the half term holiday. 

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We thank everybody who sent us observations last week. We love seeing them and hope the comments have supported you to take small steps to move your child’s learning forwards. We are sorry we can’t comment on all of them but we do look at each and every one, and add them to your child’s learning profile. This week we would like you to send us the following observations:

  • Writing – If I had a magic bean… writing task (more details below in ‘Writing Task’)
  • Reading – Please send us an observation of your child reading so we can see how they are getting on with the new online reading scheme. 
  • Maths – Jack’s cow – counting in 2’s sheet (more details below in ‘Number tasks’)
  • Another of your choice. 

This week, we are continuing to focus on Jack and the Beanstalk. Click here to watch Mrs Browne read the story. 

Phonics tasks

Here are the links to this week’s phonics lessons from the phonics hub. You can use your whiteboards for these activities.

Phonics suggestions

  • Continue exploring the phonics blending games on the phonics play website. Start with phase 3 but you can also use phases 2 or 4 depending on how you get on. Click here to go to the website. 
  • If you have completed the phase 3 Twinkl activities from previous weeks try these phase 4 phonics activities: I can read phase 4

Reading tasks

It is good to see that many of you have been enjoying using the new online Reading scheme. Please remember to let us know how you are getting on and if you think the level of books available to you needs adjusting

However, we can also see that a lot of people have not logged on yet. Please do try to find time to do this. The Bug Club is one of the schemes that we use in school so using these books will really help your child to progress in their reading.

Story time

Please keep reading lots of stories to your children. Ask them questions to check their understanding, explain new vocabulary, can they predict what is going to happen next?

Writing task

For our final week thinking about Jack and the beanstalk we would like you to imagine that you have some magic beans. (Maybe you could make some either by drawing them  or decorating some dried beans with paint or glitter.)

What would you wish for if you had a magic bean? I think that I would wish to be on holiday somewhere with all my family.

For your writing task we would like the children to write another dictated sentence like they did in week 2. Remember this means that you read the sentence to your child and they try to remember the sentence and write it independently.

  • Before you start, remind the children of the things that we have to remember when writing. Use the ‘Everytime we Write’ sheet in the shared folder and the writing guidelines.

The sentence this week is:

If I had a magic bean I would wish for…

This sentence has a mixture of words, some that the children will know or be able to blend easily, and some that they can have a go at spelling phonetically. (eg. magic will probably be majic, bean will be been and would will be wood or wud) 

Guidance:

  • Please encourage your child to have a go at listening to the sounds and spelling the words by themselves rather than you writing the word for them to copy.
  • Repeat the sentence together a few times – count or clap the words.
  • Ask the children to repeat the sentence back to you.
  • Finally read the sentence and ask your child to try and write it from memory
  • The children should then complete the sentence by telling us what they would wish for. (eg If I had a magic bean I would… wish for a pet cat.)

If this sentence seems too difficult for your child a simpler version of the task would be to write the first part of the dictated sentence ‘If I had a magic bean.’ They can then draw a picture of what they would wish for.

This weeks challenge is to extend the sentence (eg If I had a magic bean I would like a ginger cat called Fred to play with in the garden ) or to add a second sentence about another wish.

We would like everyone to submit a photo of this activity. Please take a photograph of your child’s writing and let us know in the comments if they had any support (See Reception home learning information sheet). Send it to inbox@2buildaprofile.com.

Mathematics tasks

  • Daily number games on Number Gym: Please login and click ‘Early Maths’. You will need to enter your personal login. Click here to see instructions to log onto Number Gym. Continue to explore the games we have previously signposted for you.
  • Daily counting to 20/Daily counting back from 20.
  • Daily 1 more/1 less to 20. (E.g. 1 more than 3 is __ / 1 less than 12 is __)
  • Writing numerals to 0-20.
  • Count to 100 and sing along to this video. Click here. 

This week’s focus: Combining groups of 2.

This week, the children are going to be focusing on solving practical problems that involve combining groups of 2. 

  • Click here to watch ‘The Two Tree’ Numberblocks video. While you are watching it, point out to your child the score for each team is going up by 2 each time. 
  • Select an item to use for this activity (e.g. pasta, lego blocks etc). Ask your child to put 2 of the items on a plate. Emphasise there are 2 items on the plate. Ask them to write down the numeral ‘2’ and add 2 more. How many are there now? Ask them to write the numeral ‘4’ and add 2 more. How many are there now? Continue this pattern of adding 2 until you reach 20. Look back at the numbers your child has written down. What do they notice? They should be able to tell you the numbers they have written are all even numbers. 
  • Practise counting in 2’s with your child. There are some examples of videos you can watch in the ‘Number suggestions’ section. Find the ‘Counting in 2’s cutting’ sheet in the shared folder. Your child can cut the numbers out (helping to develop their fine motor skills) and stick them in the right order.

If your child is finding counting in 2’s difficult, please see the alternative resources using 1p’s.   

  • If your child is not familiar with different coins, they can complete the ‘Coin detective’ worksheet in the shared folder before they start the next activity. 
  • Please send us an observation of this task: In the shared folder, find the ‘Jack’s cow – counting in 2’s’ sheet. Work through it with your child and encourage them to count the coins in 2’s and then write the amount in ‘Amount of money in numerals’ column (e.g. 4p). You will notice in the shared folder there is also a ‘Jack’s cow – counting in 1’s’ and ‘Jack’s cow – counting in 2’s (challenge)’ sheet. If these sheets are more appropriate for your child’s ability, please use them. 
  • Watch the video below and follow the lesson. At the end, Miss Simmons asks the children to use 2p coins to make up three additional and three subtraction number sentences. In the shared folder, there is a ‘Tens frame’ sheet which will help your child to organise the coins (you will need 2 tens frames if above 10). Your child can record these on their whiteboard and handle money if you are happy for them to do so. If it is more appropriate for your child to count in 1’s, click here for an alternative video and tasks involving 1p’s. 

Number suggestions

Shape, Space and Measure suggestions

  • Continue to watch your beanstalks grow and compare them to other plants. Remember to use the language taller, tallest, tall, shortest, shorter, short.
  • Find and complete the ‘Roll, add and colour’ sheet in the shared folder. 
  • Complete the ‘Coin detective’ worksheet in the shared folder. Your child might have completed this before they did the ‘Jack’s cow’ worksheet. 

Understanding the World

  • If you have a garden can you draw a map or a picture of it? Or you could draw a map or a picture of what you can see out of your window.
  •  Click here to find a cut and paste activity to design your own garden.
  • When you are out in your garden or on a walk take an empty egg box with you and make a collection of different colours or shapes of leaves and petals. 
  • Talk about the different shapes, colours and textures that you find. 
  • Can you make a picture with your collection?

Expressive Art and Design

  • Have a go at making your own harp, using 3 resources you may have in your house. You will need a paper plate (you can design this any way you like) 6 split pins and 3 elastic bands. If you haven’t got these resources why not have a go at using other resources to help you make a musical instrument. This could include putting dried peas in a bottle or tin and using it as a shaker, or why not try making your own set of drums, you can create drums at home by using everyday items like soup cans, Pringles containers, or even a tabletop. Here are some examples below:
  • Can you paint a picture of your favourite part of Jack and the Beanstalk. This may be a picture of the Giant, Jack climbing the beanstalk or the magical harp. 
  • Continue to explore Purplemash and the games and activities in the Minimash area. Click here to see instructions for parents.

PSHE

  • Have a look at the ‘Friendship’ PowerPoint in the shared folder. Use the questions as a stimulus to talk to your child about being a good friend. 
  • Find the ‘What I want in a friend’ sheet in the shared folder. Ask your child to cut and stick the words into the spaces (or they can write their own words). Use this to talk to your child about what makes a good friend. Remember that siblings are also friends. 

Physical Development

  • Continue with Joe Wicks daily P.E sessions daily  live at 9am. These can also be accessed at any time during the day on YouTube.
  • Learn a new game that you can play with the people in your household. This is a great opportunity to spend some time outside. Here is a game everyone can be involved with:
  • Making a road map with chalk:
    • Long Jump: Draw a series of horizontal lines and challenge your kids to jump as far as they can, marking where they land. Then see if they can beat their farthest jump. Add variations like a running start, jumping backwards or on one foot.
    • Walk the Line: Test your child’s balance, coordination and concentration just by drawing a line!
    • Line Stretch: Try drawing 2 lines and have them keep their feet on both…make the lines zig and zag so they have to stretch! 
    • Obstacle Course: Draw squiggly lines to follow, straight lines to jump over, spirals to spin on! 
  • Can you beat Miss Quinn in another challenge? She was able to do 10 frog jumps in a row- Can your child beat this? See if you can improve on this each time.
  • Take part in a yoga class, using cosmic kids. Click here for one about ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’ 
  • Listen to BBC Let’s move dance routines; you can involve other members of your household with this. Click here for ‘Sloth and leopard’.
  • Find the letter formation activity sheet in the shared folder – this week we are practicing e, x, z 
  • Find more fine motor support and activities in the shared folder.
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