We have been learning about minibeasts recently so why not have a go at creating your own junk model mini beast! See what recyclable items you have and what insect these could represent. Egg boxes, tubes and small boxes would be great for your insect’s body and then pipe cleaners could be added for their legs and antennae. Look closely at your chosen minibeast to make sure you recreate it with the right amount of legs, similar colours and shapes.
Today we will play a game of full circle. You have played this before where just one sound gets changed each time. Use a whiteboard/ paper and pen to write each word down as a list or if you have magnetic letters you could have these ready to switch up!
Full circle:
flag
flap
slap
slip
slop
flop
flog
flag
Maths
Today let’s begin our maths with some revision of number formation. Get your whiteboards and pens ready to practise numbers 1-10 as you listen to the song below…
Now have a go at some of these maths games to revise our recent learning…
This topic lends itself beautifully to looking at non-fiction books or internet articles and the focus for today is not only to see what you can find out about minibeasts by using non-fiction texts but also to being to see the difference between a text that shares information and a text that is story based.
Start by using a non-fiction book and a fiction book side by side, (ideally a minibeast non-fiction book but if you do not have one any non-fiction book will be ok) look together for any differences;
Drawings vs photos
Chapter page vs content page
Illustrations that tell part of a story vs labelled diagrams
Subtle language differences such as once upon a time, early one morning vs more formal language.
Once you have found some differences use the rest of your literacy time to find out as many minibeasts facts as you can. Use minibeast books if possible, if not use the links below!
Our last topic this school year will be all about minibeasts and we just love this topic! Today we would like you to start with a minibeast hunt, use your garden or a nearby park to find as many as you can, maybe you could take something to draw or write with and record what you find by writing down or drawing the types of minibeasts you can find. Remember that minibeasts love to hide so carefully look under rocks and stones or in dark, damp places. Minibeasts are very important to our environment though so make sure that you leave any you find in the places that you find them, they can also be very delicate so be extra careful if you touch or handle them. When you find them look carefully at how many legs they have, what colour they are, if they have patterns or spots. Have a go at writing some labels for the minibeasts, sounding out words carefully to write the sounds you can hear.
Read the sentences below and decide if the answer is yes or no. You could even write yes and no on a piece of paper to answer with. Are they real or nonsense sentences? After you’ve read them you could have a go at writing your own silly sentences and playing with a member of your family.
Creative
Listen to this story called The Dot. We use this story a lot in school to reinforce always having a go. It will also be the inspiration for our art session today.
Once you’ve heard the story talk about what happened. How did Vashti feel at the beginning and the end of the story? How did the teacher help Vashti to believe in herself? What can this story teach us?
Now have a go at creating your own dot art. It can be as elaborate or as simple as you want it to be. Take inspiration from Vashti and see what you can create. Can you make a circle from lots of circles? Can you use different colours on one circle or lots of circles? Use different resources such as paint (see the homemade paint recipe previously featured on the blog), crayons, felt tips, chalks etc.
Have fun and remember there’s no wrong when it comes to art, it’s about being excited and forgetting what others think.
Oh no the tricky words have been scrambled up! Can you unscramble them?
Work in pairs, look carefully at the words below, can you see what the word is supposed to be and put the letters in the right order?
Now pick your favourite tricky word, write it down all scrambled up and see if your friend or family member can unscramble it!
Maths
Watch this video to find out how you can use other coins instead of 1p’s to make the same amounts…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018bykp
Today we are going to play shops. You have 10 pennies in your purse. Look at these items in the toy shop. Count out the correct amount of pennies to buy each item. You could use a 10 frame to help you count them out.
Once you are confident with this, get yourself some 2p, 5p and 10p coins. Which toys could you buy with these coins instead of using your pennies? Could you add your 2ps and/or 5ps together to total some of the amounts? If you like to touch count, then try tapping the 2p,5p and 10p coins as you count. Two taps on the 2p etc.
Many apologies that this wasn’t posted yesterday, I had not scheduled this properly.
Phonics
Watch this insect alphabet video
Today we are going to be digraph/ trigraph spotters! Read the sentences below and count how many different digraphs and trigraphs you can see. You could print out the sentences and colour them in as you go.
Now pick your favourite digraph and have a go at writing a list of all the words you can think of that include that sound. For example…
Digraph ar:
star
car
bark
chart
park
sharp
farm
Maths
This week we are going to learn about money. Let’s begin with this song all about coins….
Have a chat about money. Where have you seen money before? What have you used it for? (buying items at the shop, saving in your money box, playing games at the amusements)
Have a look at all the different coins below. Do you know how much each one is? How do you know? You should be able to spot the number in numerals and in words engraved on each coin. If you have some real coins at home then have a look to see which ones you have.
After looking at the coins, see if you can write down how much each one is worth. When we write down amounts we always record a ‘p’ after the number as this means pennies. If you have coins infront of you then you could use post-it notes to write down the amounts or write them on your whiteboards.
Just like tricky bug splat, spread the coins out on the floor and tell eachother which coins to splat! Get creative as you explore coins by making your own coin rubbings using real coins, wax crayons and paper or make an imprint of coins using playdough!
Use your basic code at the back of your reading diary to play sound bingo!
Pictionary
Let’s have a game of pictionary today! Adults you draw the pictures and children write down what you can see!
Use the words below or have a go at some of your own.
Chair Tree
Light Step
Stamp Brush
Drink Spin
Literacy
As we have asked you to do such a big writing task this week we won’t be setting any more literacy tasks but find below a ‘good writing’ checklist. Use this checklist when you have finished your writing and see how many you can check off.
When you are checking your work you could take a different coloured pen or pencil to add anything you have missed. At school we sometimes call this a polishing pen as it helps our work to really shine!
Today we are going to focus on the trigraph ure, have a go at reading the words below but be aware, some are real and some are fake words! See if you can spot which is which!
Literacy
This week we would like you to have a go at rewriting your traditional tale of choice. We do not expect it all to be written in one go or in just one day so take it steady and write a little bit at a time! You could even take all week to write it if you like. You can include as much or a little detail as you want but for a real challenge it would be great to see you have a go at writing as much as you can.
You have been working hard to accumulate some descriptive language about settings and characters so try and include this where you can, think about how interesting you can make your sentences for the person reading your story.
Use your story map to help you with the sequence of your story and try to use a ‘traditional tale’ story starter and ending like ‘Once upon a time’.
If you like you can write your innovated version of your story instead of the ‘original’ one!
