Phonics (choose two activities each day)

Discuss the sounds that we have already learnt

S a t p I n m d g o c k e u r ck (use the previous song and Mrs Stevens’ video to help)

Play a blending game with Mrs Stevens on https://youtu.be/3Y_5G9xGXNk

Go on a phonic treasure hunt – see how on https://youtu.be/sbtTyg0y5D4

Play our blending game – are you getting better?

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/pick-a-picture

Play the fishy phonic game – catch the picture of the word https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/fishy-phonics?phase=2

Can they write any sounds?  Say the sound and write the letter – use our formation examples in our handwriting video on the main class page.

Discuss different words with your child – can they blend the sounds together to write the word?  Sound out the following and see if they can write a list….

Map,Tap.Dog,Cat,Sock

Can you think of any more words using our sounds?

Use the home learning pack and choose an activity from there

Maths (choose 2 activities each day)

Play the bug catcher game to develop understanding of more and less https://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/busyday/bugs/

Underwater counting game https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting

Play guess the missing number game with Mrs Stevens as she introduces Kims game on https://youtu.be/8IRmZq4i0Uk

Choose an activity from previous weeks that were really enjoyed.

Use the home learning pack and choose an activity from there

Some useful ideas for maths games at home – you can change the resources that are suggested with what are available at home – I really like, broken hearts and lego patterns https://famly.co/blog/inspiration/10-creative-early-years-maths-activities/

Text:  Bear Snores On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCkRtyXq-fg

Listen to the story with your child – key questions:  Who is the main character in this story?  Who are the other characters?  What happens at the beginning?  What was your favourite part of the story and why?

Activities:

• Look at the keyword page – ask your grown up to write these out for you or use the keyword home pack and see if you can recognise them – keep trying and see if you recognise more each time. 

• Read a book together – use the oxford owl website and choose 4-5 year old books or 4-7.  I really like Big Bad Bug!

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

• Keep active: - Start your day with a Jo Wicks session and finish your activities with our wonderful yoga work: Enjoy our very favourite COSMIC yoga – the bear hunt session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAT5NiWHFIU

Please see below the daily challenges that will be introduced to your child in our daily video

• Write a diary about what you have been doing at home – use the keyword I to start the sentence and then use your sounds.  My recount is…. I watched a film.  I could hear lots of sounds – w, t, d in watched and f I l m in film. Don’t forget that you need to form your letters correctly and use the handwriting page on the website to help you.  A reminder of the session from Mrs Stevens – please see https://youtu.be/BnzJdONxZiU
• Read our story this week – Mrs Stevens reads Bear Snores on https://youtu.be/BsVg_VY0-TI

• See Mrs Stevens introduce this activity on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWEhbMxt1vU  It is from Oak academy which works on the development of the understanding of numbers 1-10, main focus of one more than. https://teachers.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-one-more-within-10-74v3cc
• Find out as much as you can about other animals that like to hibernate – it may be from a book or the internet – or ask your grown up what they know.  Can you find any clues in your garden or on your walk about animals around us?
• It is usually very cold when animals hibernate – can you find any ice on your walks this week?

• Mrs Stevens will introduce the children to the new sound – f - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epEbpvK-iKM   please watch the following video which develops the understanding of the sound from Geraldine the Giraffe -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIKQVqtMZco
• Once you have watched the videos a few times and practised the new sound with your child, please see how many words they can create with the new sounds.  Don’t forget you can use the sounds we have learnt already – I have thought of fun and fog – can you think of more?  Can you find anything in your house that begins with our new sound?  Ask your grown up to make some letter cards of our new sound that you can then use in your phonics.
• Can you create a cave for the bear to sleep in?  What will you use?  Lego?  Playdough?  Old boxes?  Cardboard? The settee and sheets?  What will there be in your cave?  Can you retell the story whilst sitting in your cave?

• See Mrs Stevens introduce this activity on https://youtu.be/tixxD77KqPg  The next sound we will learn this week is the letter l – again Geraldine will introduce your children to this sound through the following video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq-q2jzM78c
• Once you have watched the videos a few times and practised the new sound with your child, please see how many words they can create with the new sounds.  Don’t forget you can use the sounds we have learnt already – I have thought of lap and lop – can you think of more?  Can you find anything in your house that begins with our new sound?  Ask your grown up to make some letter cards of our new sound that you can then use in your phonics.
• The animals make popcorn in the story – watch ‘how it is made’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoZLkin7aio What do you notice?  What did the popcorn start as?  What happened to it to change it?

• A maths game led by Mrs Stevens – all about size – ordering, recognising and talking about similarities and differences – have fun! https://youtu.be/3OdiK788DNo
• Create your own musical instrument to help Bear go back to sleep – what will you use?  A shaker can be made with a container and rice or there are some more ideas on this page https://www.designsforeducation.co.uk/diy-musical-instruments/      .
• Don’t forget to talk to your grown up about your favourite thing that you have done this week – what did you challenge yourself with?  Did you find it hard?  What did you do to help?
• Let Mrs Stevens know something that you have done this week

Additional daily tasks – time dependent:

• Go on a shape hunt around your room – what different shapes can you find?
• Investigate height – what can you find around your house that is taller than you?  What is shorter than you?  Can you find anything that is taller than your grown up?
• Play I spy – what can you find in your house that begins with t?
• Play the description game.  Ask your grown up to choose an object – they have to give you clues about this object – can you guess what it is?
• Go on a walk – how many numbers can you see whilst walking around?  What can you see that starts with the sound g?
• You can also access any further home learning ideas through the new app – 50 things to do before you are 5 - https://www.cambslearntogether.co.uk/early-years-and-childcare/narrowing-the-gap/50-things-to-do
• Go on a ‘scavenger’ hunt around your house/garden – can you find something purple?  Can you find something that begins with the sound s – can you find the number 2?  What other colours. Letters and numbers can you find?