Good morning Reception class,
Below are my home learning suggestions for today.
Communication and Language
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
This is a story requested by the children. Eric Carle, the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, can be seen reading this classic picture book out loud on the link below. I know many of your children are very familiar with the book so I thought it would be nice for the children to see the author read the story.
Letters and Sounds
Read the word and draw the picture game
What to do:
- Write the following words on separate pieces of paper.
- sandpit
- windmill
- desktop
- handstand
- lunchbox
- shampoo
- sandwich
- Show your child one word at a time.
- Explain to your child:
- When you see a word, sound it out quietly to yourself.
- Blend the sounds to read what the word is.
- When you know what the word is, draw a picture quickly on your paper.
- Show me the picture as soon as you can so that I can see what you think the word says.
Depending upon your child’s confidence, choose a couple of words or as many words as your child’s enthusiasm allows.
For support, talk to your child about ‘chunking’ to split the word up with their finger. Read the first part of the word, the second part and then say both together. For example, ‘sandpit’ – cover up ‘pit’ with their finger and read ‘sand’ then cover up ‘sand’ and read ‘pit. Altogether, ‘sandpit’.
Maths
Adding
Once you have listened to the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, ask your child some questions:
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar eats 3 plums and 4 strawberries. How many pieces of fruit did he eat altogether?
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar eats 4 strawberries and 5 oranges. How many pieces of fruit did he eat altogether?
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar eats 2 pears and 5 oranges. How many pieces of fruit did he eat altogether?
Tell your child: You can use your fingers or draw a picture to help you.
For support, just choose one question and collect together some objects to represent the fruits and count the objects together.
For an extra challenge, how many pieces of fruit did The Very Hungry Caterpillar eat altogether?
To remind you:
1 apple
2 pears
3 plums
4 strawberries
5 oranges
Expressive Arts and Design
Special message from Mrs Goldsmith, our Music Teacher, with some ideas for you.
SINGING ACTIVITY
Sing some songs and rhymes on the theme of FOOD. Here are some suggestions:-
Jelly on a plate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POI0GKji1Ww
Hot Cross Buns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re3gXNTtwig
RHYTHM ACTIVITY
Clap the rhythm of some of the songs you have sung. Play the rhythm of the songs. If you have a percussion instrument, such as a drum or tambourine, you can use that. Maybe try using two wooden sticks or spoons or one spoon on a pan or table top.
Wishing you all a great day.
Nicola Palmer