Good morning Reception children and parents,
Before we begin today’s home learning, I would like to direct you to the Memo Section of Tapestry. I have set an ebook home reading task aimed at your child’s reading level. Please read with your child at home and post a record of your child’s home reading on Tapestry.
Children’s Mental Health Week
I’d like to draw your attention to the following links:
Wellbeing helpful links and tips:
https://stadrians.herts.sch.uk/2020/05/wellbeing-helpful-links-and-tips/
Five ways for home schooling family wellbeing:
https://f1y.6e6.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Five-Ways-for-Homeschooling-Family-Wellbeing.pdf
Today’s activity is to dance to a song that makes you happy!
Communication and Language/Literacy
Jack and the Beanstalk
Try some substitutions to the Jack and the Beanstalk story. As mentioned before, the easiest substitutions to make are places, characters or names. A simple substitution for Jack and the Beanstalk might start like this:
Once upon a time there was a very busy boy/girl called (your child’s name) ………
Then continue the story but use your child’s name throughout instead of Jack.
Once your child gets the idea, here are some other suggestions:
• Change the name of The Giant
• Change the beanstalk eg. ladder, stairs
• Change the castle eg. spaceship
Perhaps your child could draw a new story map for their new story.
Letters and Sounds
Flipping Phonics!
You will need:
Word bag
New high frequency words/sounds to add to your child’s word bag are posted on the Memo section of Tapestry.
Frying pan
Fish slice or spatula
What to do:
- Place a selection of words in the pan facing upwards.
- Your child chooses a word by reading it.
- Your child flips the word with the fish slice/spatula and says the word.
To challenge your child:
- Place words face down one at a time (choose just a small selection).
- Ask your child to write the word.
- Your child flips the word to check their spelling.
Maths
Bank the difference game
This game will help your child use counting to compare and find a numerical difference.
Watch the following video – how to play bank the difference:
Expressive Arts and Design
Make a beanstalk in the clouds
You will need:
- Kitchen roll or toilet roll
- Paper (ideally green)
- Scissors
- Paper plate
- Cotton Wool
- PVA glue
What to do:
- Draw simple leaf shapes on the paper
- Ask your child to cut out the leaf shapes
- If you have paint, paint the tube green
- Stick the leaf shapes onto the green tube
- Stick cotton wool onto the paper plate (to represent clouds)
- Your child may also wish to draw a simple castle to add to the plate
- Balance the plate onto the tube
This activity will help develop your child’s scissor skills. We focus on scissor skills frequently in Reception in preparation for Year 1 activities.
Balancing the plate requires some problem solving skills. Your child will discover that the plate needs to be balanced in a certain way to stay on top of the tube. Do not stick the paper plate on at this stage because tomorrow we will use our beanstalk in the clouds for a maths activity that involves balancing.
I look forward to hearing all about your children’s learning on Tapestry.
Nicola Palmer