Here are some ideas to be working on with your child while we prepare some activities for future weeks. These are excellent things to work on with your child each day and this outline will form the layout for each days learning throughout this period. We will update you on specific phonemes to work on and related words as well as maths activities and writing activities to focus on each week.
1. Please read with your child every day. It is important that you listen to them read as well as read to them. We realise that you may not have many reading books so use this link to access books.
Click on the link: Reading books and sign up for free. Start by looking at the title and the blurb. Look through the book and identify any key words. Ask them to identify these on each page. Use the picture clues to tell the story, and ask your child to read the book. Remember to ask your child about the story and ask what might happen next. You also need to check their comprehension when you are reading to them. When reading to them you could also ask them to identify some of the key words in the text.
2. It is extremely important that your child does an hour of exercise each day. This can be split into 3, 20 minute sessions or however you would like.
2. It is extremely important that your child does an hour of exercise each day. This can be split into 3, 20 minute sessions or however you would like.
- Ideas: Using the links for some of our dance workouts- Click on the links:
- Wake up shake up Jumpstart Johnnie
- Going for a walk (if this is allowed).
- Making an obstacle course.
- Playing on the trampoline (if you have one)
- Playing in the garden (family football, tag, stuck in the mud, piggy in the middle)
- Joe Wicks workout
3. Phonics
Every lesson we start by going through all the phonemes we have taught so far. You can print out phoneme cards from twinkl. They are allowing every parent to join for free using the offer code UKTWINKLHELPS Once you have joined, search for phase 2 phonics phoneme cards and phase 3 phoneme cards or if that it too much to print out you could just print the phase 2 phoneme mat and phase 3 phoneme mat or write them out. Link: Twinkl
Start by asking your child to say each phoneme as you hold it up/point to it.
Over the past two weeks, we have learnt the digraphs ee, ai, oa and trigraph 'igh'.
Recap each sound and robot each word for them and ask them to blend them back together. Then ask your child to robot them (or use their phoneme fingers) and blend them. Then show them the words. It sometimes helps if you write the digraph in a different colour (sheep). You can uncover the word a sound at a time to help them to read it (you can fold a piece of paper in half and slide the word out a phoneme at a time). Your child could then practise writing the sounds and some of the words and even have a go at writing a simple sentence that you can dictate or they can think of one. Talk to them about what a sentence requires: A capital letter, finger spaces and full stop.
Words that you could use (focus on one of these phonemes each day next week):
ee- sheep, tree, teeth, green, sweet, bee, three
ai- rain, brain, train, sail, hail
igh- light, right, high, night, bright, tights.
oa- goat, boat, cloak, toast, soap, coach
Please introduce this phoneme to your child: oo (as in moon): spoon, broom, pool, school, zoo, cool
oa- goat, boat, cloak, toast, soap, coach
Please introduce this phoneme to your child: oo (as in moon): spoon, broom, pool, school, zoo, cool
Examples of sentences you could ask your child to write:
The green sheep has three teeth.
I went on the train in the rain.
The stars were bright at night.
The goat went on the boat.
I went to the zoo with school.
A fun website to use for phonics is Phonics Play. You can select the phoneme you would like your child to work on and they can play the games. Obb and Bob is a good one. Your child reads the words and has to move them according to whether they are real words or fake words. This game helps prepare the children for the Year 1 phonics test in which they have to read real and fake words. Phonics play User name: march20 password: home. A new site will be opening soon called new,phonicsplay.
The green sheep has three teeth.
I went on the train in the rain.
The stars were bright at night.
The goat went on the boat.
I went to the zoo with school.
A fun website to use for phonics is Phonics Play. You can select the phoneme you would like your child to work on and they can play the games. Obb and Bob is a good one. Your child reads the words and has to move them according to whether they are real words or fake words. This game helps prepare the children for the Year 1 phonics test in which they have to read real and fake words. Phonics play User name: march20 password: home. A new site will be opening soon called new,phonicsplay.
4. Handwriting: we learn letter formation by looking at the letter families and working through the families. Here they are:
Focus on no more than 3 letters each day. Start by writing the letters using a yellow felt tip pen or highlighter and put a dot where the child needs to start their overwriting. They can trace over a few using a pencil and then continue to have a go on their own.
5. Maths: This week we have been learning about doubling and halving. See if your child can double the numbers to 10 (and then numbers to 20, if they are confidently working up to 10). They could use fingers to help them or counters. When talking about halving explain that both halves must always be equal. Print out some pictures of pizza, cake, fruit etc and ask your child to cut them in half so that both sides are the same. Then give them some blueberries/strawberries/sweets (whatever you have) and ask them to share them out equally between two people. reinforce what they are doing by saying 'We have 6 all together, that is 3 each'.
Please teach your child about Symmetry. Here is a rather American introduction: Symmetry introduction
Fold a piece of paper in half (show your child that both sides are exactly the same and the fold down the middle is a line of symmetry) , then unfold and quickly paint a picture on one side, fold the picture, pressing down so that the image is printed on the opposite side. Explain that the picture is symmetrical because both sides are the same. Ask them to have a go. You could ask your child to cut out some simple shapes that you have printed and ask them to fold them carefully in half. Are they symmetrical? Go on a hunt around the house for things that are symmetrical.
6.Games: Please play board games with your child. Any game involving a dice is good. They should all recognise the dice patterns and be able to say what number each pattern represents. Some children may still need to check this by counting the dots. It is a good idea to sometimes use a dice with dots on and other times use a dice with numerals to enforce number recognition. When playing things like snakes and ladders reinforce that you are counting on '4'. If you are playing a game such as 'The Ladybird Game' ask questions such as how many ladybirds do you have? who has the most ladybirds? Now you have 3 more, how many is that altogether? The Ladybird game is an Orchard game. These games are very good. Another good one is the Bus Stop Game.
7. Keywords: Choose 6 key words that your child doesn't know and play pairs and snap and ask them to practise writing them. These words are in your child's home school book.
8. PSHE At Crabtree we follow a programme called Jigsaw, they are offering access to their resources for home learning. You can download and share the stories (audio files) and the Calm Me times (audio files) from two sessions. These stories align with the Jigsaw PSHE Dreams and Goals and Healthy Me Please use this link: PSHE Jigsaw password: home
9. Other useful websites to help your child's learning include:
Topmarks
Cbeebies Watch Alphablocks and Number blocks
The Muddy Puddle Teacher
Crickweb
This week has been a strange one as we have had so many children absent. We hope that no one is too unwell and we all get through this awful time fairly unscathed. Enjoy spending the time with your loved ones.
This week the children have enjoyed watching the caterpillars grow. We will continue to post photographs (if possible) of their development for those children who will no longer be at school. Our focus has been on the story of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. In Guided Writing the children have written lists of food eaten by the caterpillar. They have also mapped out the story of The Hungry Caterpillar and have completed a cutting task and fine motor activity. They could have a go at writing the story at home. Make sure your child has a phoneme mat in front of them to support their writing. Remind them to say the word, finger the word (segment) and then write the word. They need to know the key words as many of these cannot be sounded out. If they don't, you could give them a card with the keywords on and ask them to identify it. They can use a lolly stick to help them with finger spaces (this is especially useful for left handed children).
In maths the children have been learning all about doubling, halving and sharing.
In ChIL the children have been using the Science investigation Role play area, in the writing area they have been looking at a range of lifecycles. They've been using clay and have had a fairies imaginative garden, small world to play with.
The children's sunflower seeds have been sent home. If your child's has not been in school don't worry Mrs Hall has taken them home and will nurture them!!
Home Learning for the week after next will be sent to you, by Admin, on Friday 27th March.
We would like to say a huge thank you for all your kind words and support at this difficult time and a huge thank you for the kind and thoughtful gifts. We will really miss the children and hope to see you soon. Stay safe and well and look after yourselves.
The Year R Team
5. Maths: This week we have been learning about doubling and halving. See if your child can double the numbers to 10 (and then numbers to 20, if they are confidently working up to 10). They could use fingers to help them or counters. When talking about halving explain that both halves must always be equal. Print out some pictures of pizza, cake, fruit etc and ask your child to cut them in half so that both sides are the same. Then give them some blueberries/strawberries/sweets (whatever you have) and ask them to share them out equally between two people. reinforce what they are doing by saying 'We have 6 all together, that is 3 each'.
Please teach your child about Symmetry. Here is a rather American introduction: Symmetry introduction
Fold a piece of paper in half (show your child that both sides are exactly the same and the fold down the middle is a line of symmetry) , then unfold and quickly paint a picture on one side, fold the picture, pressing down so that the image is printed on the opposite side. Explain that the picture is symmetrical because both sides are the same. Ask them to have a go. You could ask your child to cut out some simple shapes that you have printed and ask them to fold them carefully in half. Are they symmetrical? Go on a hunt around the house for things that are symmetrical.
6.Games: Please play board games with your child. Any game involving a dice is good. They should all recognise the dice patterns and be able to say what number each pattern represents. Some children may still need to check this by counting the dots. It is a good idea to sometimes use a dice with dots on and other times use a dice with numerals to enforce number recognition. When playing things like snakes and ladders reinforce that you are counting on '4'. If you are playing a game such as 'The Ladybird Game' ask questions such as how many ladybirds do you have? who has the most ladybirds? Now you have 3 more, how many is that altogether? The Ladybird game is an Orchard game. These games are very good. Another good one is the Bus Stop Game.
7. Keywords: Choose 6 key words that your child doesn't know and play pairs and snap and ask them to practise writing them. These words are in your child's home school book.
8. PSHE At Crabtree we follow a programme called Jigsaw, they are offering access to their resources for home learning. You can download and share the stories (audio files) and the Calm Me times (audio files) from two sessions. These stories align with the Jigsaw PSHE Dreams and Goals and Healthy Me Please use this link: PSHE Jigsaw password: home
9. Other useful websites to help your child's learning include:
Topmarks
Cbeebies Watch Alphablocks and Number blocks
The Muddy Puddle Teacher
Crickweb
This week has been a strange one as we have had so many children absent. We hope that no one is too unwell and we all get through this awful time fairly unscathed. Enjoy spending the time with your loved ones.
This week the children have enjoyed watching the caterpillars grow. We will continue to post photographs (if possible) of their development for those children who will no longer be at school. Our focus has been on the story of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. In Guided Writing the children have written lists of food eaten by the caterpillar. They have also mapped out the story of The Hungry Caterpillar and have completed a cutting task and fine motor activity. They could have a go at writing the story at home. Make sure your child has a phoneme mat in front of them to support their writing. Remind them to say the word, finger the word (segment) and then write the word. They need to know the key words as many of these cannot be sounded out. If they don't, you could give them a card with the keywords on and ask them to identify it. They can use a lolly stick to help them with finger spaces (this is especially useful for left handed children).
In maths the children have been learning all about doubling, halving and sharing.
In ChIL the children have been using the Science investigation Role play area, in the writing area they have been looking at a range of lifecycles. They've been using clay and have had a fairies imaginative garden, small world to play with.
The children's sunflower seeds have been sent home. If your child's has not been in school don't worry Mrs Hall has taken them home and will nurture them!!
Home Learning for the week after next will be sent to you, by Admin, on Friday 27th March.
We would like to say a huge thank you for all your kind words and support at this difficult time and a huge thank you for the kind and thoughtful gifts. We will really miss the children and hope to see you soon. Stay safe and well and look after yourselves.
The Year R Team
