Reception Home Learning Week Beg 6.7.20 - 15th July

Hello Plum class! If your child is still keen to complete all the home learning then keep on going, that is fantastic, however, as we are getting nearer to the end of term, I realise that many of the children may be running out of steam.  Don’t worry about this, just choose the activities you think they’ll get the most out of and see how you get on.  You may get half activities completed or you may have to change the format of some so that they can have a go.

 

I'm afraid this will be the last blog I write before the summer holidays, so I've included a few extra ideas to keep you going until the 15th July (when the school bubbles are closing). I hope the blogs have been useful to help you on your home-learning journey.Thank you all for your continuous support. 

 

 

 A big well done to Una who is this weeks Star of the Week! 

 

 

Literacy

Same as previous weeks, I have attached 3 reading sheets for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Let your child have a go at reading the sheets, you may need to help them sound out tricky words, especially with new sounds and then have a go at 'hold the sentence' at the bottom. 

 

Thursday's Challenge:   

I'd like you to create and make up a story about travelling to the jungle. 

Grown up key questions to ask: 

 

*Where would you go?

*Can you find this place on the map again?

*How would you feel (excited, nervous)?

*Who  would go with you?

*What would you do during your stay in the jungle?

*How would you get to the jungle?

*Would you need to go on an aeroplane?

 

*What would you eat?

After you've done this, I'd then like you to pack a bag (or discuss) the things you may need to take with you to the jungle. Be imaginative and use all your knowledge that you have learnt over the past few weeks.

 

Extra challenges: *Who can write an independent sentence using all their phonic sounds?

The extra extra challenge is to write 3 or more completely independent sentences.

 

 

Friday Challenge:  Friday's challenge is to draw and label your own campsite.

*Write a description of your campsite.

*How would you set things up?

*Would you need a camp fire, if so what for?

*Would you need somewhere to hang your clothes?

* How would you keep dry if it rains? (Research the weather in the jungle. Does it ever rain?)

 

 

Mathematics

 

1:  First challenge is to do some sorting and grouping! For this we are going to look at animals! 

Firstly, we are going to sort animals into groups looking only at their coats.

Group 1:  Spots.  

Group 2: Stripes

Group 3: Plain coats.

Use the pictures below (or if you have animals figures you can do this activity practically) 

 

For example: Which group would you put the tiger? Does a tiger have spots? Does it have stripes? Does it have a plain coat? If it has stripes you put the tiger into group 2. 

 

2. Next Category is: sorting animals in terms of habitat. Habitat is one of our key words - who can remember what it means? 

 

Group 1: Water (sea, river or pond)

Group 2: Air

Group 3: Land 

 

 

3. Finally we are going to sort the animals into groups but this time we are going to see how different animals are. 

Group 1: Does this animal have scales?

Group 2: Does this animal have feather? 

Group 3: Does this animal have fur? 

 

 

4: Now we turn our attention to subtraction calculations and problems! Use the sheets provided below. Again you can do this practically and write down the calculation once completed! 

 

 

Topic

1: First challenge is to make your own campsite. This is a practical role play activity. 

who would be the:

*explore/traveller,

*cook,

*tour guide,

*cleaner?

 

 

2: Second challenge is to create your own animal masks – can you draw a pattern like a particular animal? What colours would you use to make a tiger mask? What colours would you use to make a toucan mask? Research your animal first, before making! 

 

 

3: Using any materials you have available at home can you make a set of jungle binoculars. But firstly what are they and what are they used for? Have a look up binoculars, some of you may already know! 

 

4. At a campsite some people like to eat soup to keep them warm. With your mum and dad can you find a recipe and make a lovely soup to eat by the pretend camp fire? I wonder what exciting and interesting ingredients you will add to it. If it taste really yummy, I'd love to try it out at my house, so please send me a copy of the recipe that you used and I'll make some too! Whilst making your soup have a chat about all the different ingredients that you have used! 

 

 

 

 Additional tasks for the final three days! 

 

 

* Create a poster of your favourite memories in Reception. You can add writing, drawings, photos - anything that will help you remember your reception year.

 

 

Can you write a simple poem, using rhyming words to finish off our year in Reception? 

 

Here's one for you: 

 

Summer, summer, the time is here, 

We've learnt so much in this school year, 

We've shared a lot of laughs, 

We've had  tremendous fun, 

It was my pleasure teaching you,

but now our year is done,

I've loved the time I've spent with you, 

I wish you luck in all you do. 

 

 

 

 Measure yourself with a piece of string - so you can always remember how tall you were at the end of Reception! 

 

Tie with piece of string in a bow and attach it with these words:

This string is very special

as anyone can see, 

untie it and you will find, 

it's the exact same size as me! 

Reception - Pear Class - July 2020

 

 

 As we sign off for this academic year, I really do hope everyone has a very happy, enjoyable and safe summer. Remember guys to stay happy and active! Keep busy. 

 

Transition information will be on a separate page on the school website - so please keep looking out for this! 

 

Best wishes and take lots of care,

 

Miss Whitlow