Nursery 2020 -2021
DISTANCE LEARNING
Week Beginning 8th February 2021
If you would like any help or support with the distance learning please contact the school on melinprimary@npt.school and Mrs Harris will be able to help you.
Chinese New Year
This week we are learning all about Chinese New Year which will be celebrated on February 12th 2021. This year it is the year of the ox.
Literacy Challenge
Jolly Phonics
This week our letter sound is i like in the work igloo.
Click here to learn with Mrs Harris
Writing challenge
Can you begin to write your name? Follow your child’s lead as to how confident they are at forming letters. You may want to concentrate on just the first letter of their name to start and slowly increase the letters.
There are lots of different ways to practice forming letters. You could:
- Use pen and paper
- Draw dots for your child to join
- Use a highlighter pen for your child to write over the top
- Use a wipe able board and pen
- Use paint/chalk/crayons or nay mark making resources you have
- You could put a small amount of sand/lentils/rice on to a tray and your child could use their finger to write the letter
- Use an app on a device for ‘paint’ or mark making
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Here are some ideas of how to learn to write your name:
Story Time
This week we are going to hear about the ‘Great Race’.
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- What animals can you remember from the story?
- Which is your favourite animal? Why?
- Who won the great race?
- Who came last in the race?
- Why was the cat cross in the story?
- Do you think it was fair that the rat won the race?
Let’s find out about how they celebrate Chinese New Year today.
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Reading Challenge
Can you find your favourite book and hold it like a ‘reader’?
Make sure you:
- Hold the book the correct way around
- Look at the left page and then the right
- Turn the pages of the book independently.
Can you make your own story from the pictures in the book?
Numeracy Activities
Number
This week can you learn the number 4
Number Rhyme
Let’s sing some counting songs
Click here for a medley of number rhymes
Shapes
This week we are going to look at 2 D shapes
Can you learn the names of these 2D shapes
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Can you go on a shape hunt around your house to find a circle, triangle, square and rectangle?
Can you make a shape dragon? Draw or cut and stick different shapes on a piece of paper to make a dragon. Here are some ideas.
Shape Game
Can you feed the shape monsters the correct shapes?
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Click here to play the game
Number formation
As your child becomes more confident learning to recognise numbers they may begin to write numbers. Start with practicing one number at a time. This week we will start with number 0.
Here is a rhyme to help form the number zero.
Encourage your child to hold their pen/pencil is a strong tripod grip
Creative Challenge
This week we are learning about Chinese New Year.
Can you make an ox craft to celebrate the year of the ox? Here are some examples.
Or maybe you could draw or make a colourful dragon?
Click here to see how you could make a hand dragon
Physical Challenge
Look at this video of a Chinese Dragon dance. Can you move your body to the music? Look at how the dragon goes up and down and high and low.
Click here to watch a lion dance – can you join in with the dancing?
Click here to watch the Chinese dragon dance
Cosmic Yoga.
Can you follow the cosmic yoga all about Cracker the Dragon
See what shapes you can make with your body.
Click here to watch the dragon yoga
Outdoor Challenge
Can you pretend to be an animal from the story and have your own race? Maybe you could have a running race or a jumping or hopping race with someone in your family?
I wonder which animal will win your race? Who is the fastest/slowest? Who will come first or last?
Here’s a song you could sing as you have your race.
R.E /Personal and Social Development Activity
There are lots of people in the world and sometimes people have different celebrations and beliefs. On February 12th 2021 it will be Chinese New Year where many people will celebrate by wearing new clothes, eating special food and sometimes giving presents to friends and family. Here are some video clips that show how people get ready, and celebrate Chinese New Year.
Click here to find out about Chinese New Year and how it is celebrated today
Did you like finding out about Chinese New Year? Can you think of a time that is the same as Chinese New Year? Maybe it’s a little bit the same as Christmas?
Can you say Happy New Year in Chinese?
IT Challenge
*Can you play the dragon game? You need to put the numbers in the correct order. Click and dragon the numbers to make the dragon’s body.
Click here to play the game
Welsh Challenge
Let’s sing a Welsh counting song.
Click here to listen to the song
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Week Beginning 1st February 2021
Literacy Challenge
Phonic of the Week:
This is the action for letter t
DON’T FORGET TO GO OVER THE OTHER SOUNDS WE HAVE LEARNT TOO
Story of the Week
We have been learning lots of different traditional tales over the past few weeks. This week our story is ‘The Three Billy Goat’s Gruff’. Click the link below to listen to the story.
Some questions you could ask when watching the story:
– How many Billy Goat’s Gruff are there?
– Why do the Billy Goats Gruff want to cross the bridge?
– Is the Troll a nice character? Why not?
– Why doesn’t the Troll want them to cross the bridge?
-Are the Billy Goats Gruff all the same size?
– What do you think will happen next?
-Did you enjoy the story?
Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Writing Pattern of the Week:
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is a cross.
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Can you use the horizontal and vertical line we have used in previous weeks to make a cross?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Pre-reading Challenge
- Can your child turn the pages of a book? Start with a board book that had thicker pages and encourage them to turn one page at a time from the corner.
Name Challenge:
- Do you recognise your name? Write your child’s name on a piece of paper and show them everyday that this is how we write their name. Encourage them to look at the first letter of their name. As they get more confident recognising their name show give them 2 or 3 names written down on a piece of paper, can they point to their own name?
Numeracy Activities
Number of the Week
This week’s number is number 3
Number Rhyme of the Week
This week’s number rhyme is 10 fat sausages sizzling in the pan (We can give the Troll some sausages to eat!)
Use your fingers to pretend to be the sausages! Encourage your child to put the correct amount of fingers up – count them to check. Can they work out what is one less sausage? How many sausages are there now?
Counting Activity
Give your child a bowl/tray/box and put a selection of objects in it. Can your child count the objects? Encourage them to touch count by pointing to each object and only saying one number per object. Repeat this with different amounts of objects. Begin with numbers up to 3 and follow your child’s lead on increasing he numbers e.g. up to 5 or 10.
Make Marks for Numbers
Can your child make marks to represent a number? For example say number 3 to your child and they will make 3 dots on a piece of paper.Your child can make any types of marks to represent the number e.g. dots, lines, scribbles, ticks etc. The important skill here is being able to make the correct amount of marks (to remember when to stop). Encourage your child to count their marks to check they are correct.
To make this a little harder for your child show them a number card or write the number down for them to read and recognise rather than saying the number. Begin with numbers up to 3 and follow your child’s lead on increasing he numbers e.g. up to 5 or 10.
Sorting Activity
Are you able to sort objects into two groups?
Collect a variety of the same objects in two colours, shapes or sizes. You could use coloured beads, counters, pom poms, lego pieces, wooden blocks, coins, pasta shapes anything that you can sort.
Put the items in a bowl all mixed together. Can your child sort the objects into two piles? For example have a bowl of red and green lego pieces, can your child put all the red pieces in one pile and green in the other? If they can do this easily, add another colour to the bowl or try to ‘catch them out’ by putting the wrong colour in one pile and see if they can identify that the object is in the wrong pile.
Creative Activity
Bridge Challenge
Can you make a bridge to help the Three Billy Goats’ Gruff cross the river?
You could make a bridge out of:
- lego
- wooden blocks
- paper
- tin cans and spaghetti
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Challenge – is your bridge strong enough to hold one of your small toys?
Or, you could draw the Three Billy Goats Gruff – remember to draw them different sizes!
Physical Activity
Fine Motor Challenge
Threading – can you thread pasta tubes or cheerios onto a piece of string?
Gross Motor Challenge
Throwing a ball
-Use a large, soft ball to begin learning to throw a ball (or if you haven’t got a ball you could use a soft toy like a Teddy Bear. Can you throw the ball to your grown up using an underarm throw? Remember not to throw the ball too hard!
Challenge – can you place a box/bucket to throw the ball into?
Welsh Challenge
Let’s learn to count in Welsh.
Click the link to learn to count to 5 with Mrs Harris
Outdoor Challenge
This week your challenge is to go on a listening walk. What can you hear when you walk outside?
Helping your child to ‘tune in’ to sounds will help them when they come to start learning phonics sounds.
Challenge – when you are outside going for a walk can you pretend to be one of the Billy Goat’s going trip trap trip trap over the troll’s bridge?
Feelings Challenge (Personal and Social Development)
Being able to understand different feelings is an important skill for young children to learn.
– Do you know the difference between feeling happy and sad?
-What makes you feel happy?
– What makes you feel sad?
Think about the characters in the story of The Three Billy Goat’s Gruff
– How do you think the Little Billy Goat Gruff was feeling?
– How do you think the troll was feeling when the goats were walking across his bridge?
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Week Beginning 25th January 2021
If you would like any help or support with the distance learning please contact the school on melinprimary@npt.school and Mrs Harris will be able to help you.
Literacy Challenges
Phonics of the Week:
This week we are going to start learning some of our letter sounds using Jolly Phonics.
Click here to learn your phonics with Mrs Harris
Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Can you join in singing This little Piggy? Are you able to sing the song on your own?
Click here to listen to the song
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This Little Piggy poem
This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed at home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy went…
“Wee wee wee” all the way home…
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Story of the Week:
This week our story is going to be The Three Little Pigs
Listen and respond – can you answer these questions about the story?
- How many pigs are in the story?
- What did the pigs use to build their houses?
- Who is the bad character in the story?
- What did the wolf to make the house fall down?
- Which house was the strongest?
Can your child retell the story of the three little pigs in a simple way? Encourage your child to retell what they have heard. You can use prompts an questions to help e.g. where did the wolf go next? What did he do?
Pre-writing pattern:
Can you practice making marks with a pencil? Are you able to draw horizontal lines across the whole page?
Don’t forget to hold your pencil in a tripod grip
Pre-reading Skills:
Can your child pick a familiar story to read?
Can they hold the book the correct way around?
Listening to stories will help develop your child’s listening and attention skills as well as developing their everyday vocabulary.
Following Instructions
Can you play Simon says with your child?
Give them an instruction, for example:
- Can you clap your hands?
- Can you jump up and down?
- Can you find a red toy?
Encourage you child to listen to the instruction and follow the command.
Numeracy Challenges
Number 2
Can your child recognise 0, 1 and 2?
If they can increase the numbers, add the next number as they get confident.
Does your child recognise the numbers if you mix them up?
Number Rhyme
This week’s number rhyme is Five Speckled Frogs
Click here to listen to the song
Can your child put their fingers up to pretend to be the frogs?
Comparing Length
Can you collect some sticks like the little pig used to build his house.
- Which stick is the longest?
- Which stick is the shortest?
- Can you compare the length of the sticks?
- Can you put the sticks in order of length from the longest to the shortest?
- Start with two different sized sticks and then try and sequence 3 or more sticks.
Counting challenge
Can you build a tower out of lego or wooden blocks (or anything that will make a tower)
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Roll a dice (or call out a number) and make a tower to match using the correct amount of lego/blocks. E.g. roll a 4 on the dice and your child makes a tower using 4 blocks. Encourage them to count the blocks to check – remember to point to each block and say one number per item.
Creative Challenge:
This week is Santes Dwynwen Day (see Welsh) which is a celebration about love. Can you make a card or a picture for someone you love?
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Here are some ideas
Physical Challenge
Fine Motor: Can you make a house for the three pigs out of lego/duplo/mega blocks/wooden blocks?
Gross Motor:
Can you roll a ball between you and your child?
Encourage your child to roll the ball gently and with accuracy.
ICT Challenge:
When you go outside for a walk can you take a photograph on a camera/tablet/phone?
Welsh Challenge
On Monday 25th January we celebrate Santes Dwynwen. Click the link to hear about teh story of Dwynwen.
Topic/Outdoor Challenge
As the weather has been much colder recently when you go outside ask your child if it is hot/cold? Can they tell the difference between the temperatures?
– Investigation – on a cold night place a small bowl of water outside and see if it freezes? Does the water become ice? Keep checking of the bowl throughout the day so that your child can see what happens when the ices melts – turns back to water.
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Week Beginning 18th January 2021
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This is the action for letter s
Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Baa Black Sheep
Can you join in singing Baa Baa Black sheep? Are you able to sing the song on your own?
Click here to listen to the song
Story of the Week:
This week our story is going to be Little Red Riding Hood.
Listen and respond – can you answer these questions about the story?
- What was your favourite part of the story?
- Which characters can you remember?
- Which characters were good?
- Which characters were bad?
- What was Little Red Riding Hood taking to her Granny?
- What happened at the end?
Pre-writing pattern:
Can you practice making marks with a pencil? Are you able to draw vertical lines across the whole page?
Don’t forget to hold your pencil in a tripod grip
Pre-reading Skills:
Can your child pick their favourite story to read? Can they predict what is going to happen next? Listening to stories will help develop your child’s listening and attention skills as well as developing their everyday vocabulary.
Numeracy Challenges
Number of the week: number 1
Click here to listen to a song about 1
Number rhyme of the week:
Five Currant Buns in the Bakers shop.
Click here to listen to the song
Can you pretend to buy the Currant Buns for Little Red Riding Hood to take to Granny?
Counting Practice:
Counting is a really important skill to learn at a young age. Can you practice counting everyday? Maybe you could start by counting up to 3? Then when your child can do that you could increase it to 5 or even 10?
Challenge:
Can you find objects around your house, or when you go for a walk, that are taller and shorter than you?
For example, if you go on a hunt around your house the door would be taller than your child but their teddy would be shorter than your child.
Who is the tallest/shortest in your house?
Creative Challenge:
Can you draw a picture of Little Red Riding Hood? Or maybe you could draw Little Green Riding Hood or Little Blue Riding Hood? What colour is your favourite?
Here is a fun song that you could sing and dance to called ‘Little Red Riding Hood’
Physical Challenge
Fine Motor: Can you roll the playdough into long sausage shapes? Can you roll the playdough into balls? How many balls can you make? Can you count them?
Gross Motor:
Can you move in different ways? How many different ways can you move?
Can you:
Can you play a stop start game? Call out a form of travelling e.g. walking, your child will then walk around the room (or outside) until you clap your hands. When they hear you clap your hands they have to stop and freeze (you could do this with music too). Encourage your child to stop and start on command by listening to your instructions.
ICT Challenge:
Can you click and drag the jig-saw puzzle pieces to make the picture?
Click here to play the game
Welsh Challenge
This week our welsh phrase is Sut wyt ti? How are you?
Can you join in singing this song (we sing this in school)
GOOD MORNING
Bore da, bore da
Sut wyt ti?
Sut wyt ti?
Da iawn diolch
Da iawn diolch
Bore da, bore da
GOOD AFTERNOON
Prynhawn da, prynhawn da
Sut wyt ti?
Sut wyt ti?
Da iawn diolch
Da iawn diolch
Prynhawn da, prynhawn da
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Week Beginning 11th January 2021
Literacy Challenges
Listening and Responding
Can you listen to the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears? Can you join in retelling the story?
Click here to listen to the story
Can you answer questions about the story?
-How many bears are in the story?
-What did Goldilocks eat?
-What did Goldilocks break?
-Which bed did Goldilocks fall asleep in?
Listening Game
Can you listen to the sounds in the video and guess what it is?
Click here to play the game
Mark Making
Can you practice making marks on a piece of paper?
Can you make straight lines?
Try to hold your pencil in a tripod grip
Numeracy Challenges
Number Rhyme
Our number rhyme this week is ‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive.’
Can you join in singing the number rhyme? Can you practice counting?
Click here to listen to the song
Number of the week
Number zero 0
Size
Listen to the song ‘When Goldilocks Went to the House of the Bears’. Can you find the smallest bowl? Can you find the biggest chair?
Click here to listen to the song
Size ordering
Can you find three of the same object in your house e.g. a teaspoon, a dessertspoon and a serving/wooden spoon? Can you put the spoons in size order? Can you point the biggest/smallest spoon?
Look at the pictures below.
-Which bowl is for Daddy Bear?
-Which bowl is for Baby bear?
-Which bed is for Mummy Bear?
-Which is the smallest chair?
Creative Challenge
Can you draw a picture of Daddy Bear, Mummy Bear and Baby Bear? Remember the different sizes that the bears will be. Which Bear will be the tallest? Which Bear will be the shortest?
ICT Challenge
Can you play a listening game?
What animal can you hear?
Click on the correct picture card.
Welsh Challenge
Sut wyt ti? How are you?
Listen to the song Mr Hapus ydw i – can you join in with the signing?
Physical Challenge
Can you move like the different bears?
How do you think the bears would move? Here are some ideas:-
Daddy Bear: large, stamping steps
Mummy Bear: light, gently steps
Baby Bear: tiptoe or skipping steps
Can you make your body the size of the different bears? here are some ideas:-
Daddy Bear: Stretch as tall as you can
Mummy Bear : your normal height
Baby Bear: crouch down low
Play the bears game – call a type of bear (daddy, mummy or baby bear) and your child has to move like the chosen bear. Clap your hands to signal to stop and freeze before you call a different type of bear. Repeat several times.
Fine Motor Activity
Playdough – this is a great way to develop your child’s fine motor skills.
- Can you squeeze the playdough?
- Can you squash the playdough?
- Can you pinch the playdough?
Here is a recipe to make playdough
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Thursday 7th January and Friday 8th January 2021
Literacy Challenge
Mark making activity – Thank you letter
Can you ‘write’ a thank you letter to Santa Claus or a family member to say thank you for your Christmas gift?
Encourage your child to hold their pencil in a tripod grip and make marks to communicate. Can they ‘read’ what they have written? This is the first stages of writing.
Song and Rhyme
Can you join in singing some of our favourite nursery rhymes? Click on the links below to listen to the songs
Numeracy Challenge
Number rhymes
Can you join in singing some of our favourite number rhymes? Click the links below to select a song
Click here to listen to the song
Click here to listen to the song
Click here to listen to the song
Counting
Let’s count! Can you practice counting? When you go around your house or out for a walk practice counting as you play.
You could count:
-your favourite toys
-the number of steps to walk across the room
– the birds you see in the sky
-the stairs in your house
Anything can be counted and the more we practice counting the more confident your child will be at understanding numbers.
Creative Challenge
-Can you draw a picture of yourself? Use a mirror to look at your reflection- how many eyes do you have? What colour are your eyes? Is your hair long or short?
ICT Challenge
Can you use the painting game to make a picture?
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DECEMBER 15TH 2020
Literacy Challenge
Can you ‘write’ a letter to Santa or his Elves? Use marks to communicate and ask your child to ‘read’ what they have written.
Pre-writing
Can you draw zig zag decorations on the tree. If you cannot print the picture, practice drawing a zig zag on paper.
Numeracy Challenge
Can you count the buttons on the Gingerbread man and click the number to match.
Creative Challenge
Can you make a Christmas card? Draw a Christmas picture on the front of your card and ‘write’ inside. You could use crayons, pencils, pens or even paint to make your Christmas card.
Here are some ideas:
ICT Challenge
Can you decorate the tree? Click on the decoration and drag it to the tree
Welsh Challenge
Can you join in singing ‘Jingle Bells’ in Welsh?
Scan the QR Code to listen to the song
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HOMEWORK CHALLENGE
Week beginning 7th December 2020
In school we are very busy learning lots of Christmas songs and making Christmas crafts.
Click the link below to listen to the Nativity story and hear about the first Christmas.
You can also find out how we celebrate Christmas by clicking the link below
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30th November 2020
This week can you practice counting with your child. In class we are always practicing touch counting where you point to an object and say the number – one number per object.
You can practice counting by giving your child a selection of objects to count e.g. 5 teddy bears, each time change the amount of teddies you show them.
Or, you can play a Christmas counting game by clicking the link below. Can you give the Teddy Bear the correct amount of presents?
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16th November 2020
This week we are going to be playing listening games in class.
*Can you play Simon says with your child? Can your child listen to the instruction and respond? For example, Simon says touch your nose.
*Show your child a selection of their toys. Give them an instruction e.g. point to the teddy bear. Can your child, listen and understand the instruction?
*Take turns with your child and se if they can give you an instruction too!
By developing their listening skills it will help with attention and concentration.
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2nd November 2020
We will be learning about bonfire night in Nursery this week. We will be pretending to be fireworks blasting off into the sky. Can you practice counting backwards ready for the rocket to ‘blast off’.
First try counting down from 3 e.g. 3, 2, 1 blast off! If your child can do this try counting backwards from different starting points e.g. 5 or 10
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19th October 2020
This week you have another listening challenge. Click the link below to play a game.
Can you listen to the animal sound and match it to the correct animal?
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12th October 2020
This week your challenge is to sing number rhymes. Number rhymes are a great way to help your child to learn to recite numbers in a fun way.
Here are some of my favourite number rhymes
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5th October 2020
This week your challenge is to go on a listening walk. What can you hear when you walk outside?
Helping your child to ‘tune in’ to sounds will help them when they come to start learning phonics sounds.
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28th September 2020
This week we have been learning 2D shapes – circle, triangle, square and rectangle.
Your challenge is to go a shape hunt. What shapes can you find in your house?
Can you find any shapes outdoors?
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DISTANCE LEARNING
WEEK 14
Phonics
Remember to sing the song, do the action and try to say the sound.
You could play some phonic games too. For example:
– make pair cards (same letter to help recognition)
– make pair cards (one letter and a picture that begins with the sound)
– go on a sound hunt (can you find objects beginning with….)
– Show your child an object and they have to say the sound it begins with e.g. show an apple and they respond ‘a’
This week’s sounds to go over are:
Speaking and Listening Activities
This week’s story is ‘Zog’ by Julia Donaldson
Some questions you could ask when you are listening to the story:
Who is Zog?
What did Zog try to learn?
Was Zog good at learning new things?
Who is Princess Pearl?
How did Princess Pearl help Zog?
TO WATCH AN ANIMATION OF ZOG THE STORY CLICK THE LINK BELOW
Reading Activity
Choose one of your favourite stories and look at the pictures. Can you tell your own story from the pictures? Encourage your child to talk about what is happening in the pictures and use full sentences of 5 or more words.
Writing Activity
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week can you draw these shapes?
Which shape is the easiest to draw? Which shape is the trickiest to draw?
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Tasks
Number Rhyme
This week’s number rhyme is counting healthy vegetables. The song is called ‘One Tomato, two tomato’
Numbers of the week
Keep practicing counting every day! You could count how many stairs you have in your house, you could count your steps as you walk across a room, you could even count how many toys you are playing with,
The numbers to go over this week are
Number Match and Sequencing
Have a set of number cards. Can you put the numbers in the correct order from 0-10? Can you sequence the numbers backwards from 10-0?
Number Formation
For the children who will be going into Reception – if you are feeling very clever you could try writing numbers on paper.
Creative Activity
Can you make your own Zog to play with? What will your dragon look like?
Welsh Activity
Lets practice counting in Welsh.
ICT Activity
Can you put the dragon’s body back in the correct order?
Physical Activity
Here are a some links to some of the songs the children like to dance to in school.
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Week 13
Literacy Tasks
Phonics Activities
We have now learned all the single sounds – da iawn. We will now go back over the phonics sounds so we become really familiar with them.
Remember to sing the song, do the action and try to say the sound.
You could play some phonic games too. For example:
– make pair cards (same letter to help recognition)
– make pair cards (one letter and a picture that begins with the sound)
– go on a sound hunt (can you find objects beginning with….)
– Show your child an object and they have to say the sound it begins with e.g. show an apple and they respond ‘a’
This week’s sounds to go over are:
Speaking and Listening Activities
This week’s story is ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen
Some questions you could ask when you are listening to the story:
Where are the family going?
What are they looking for?
What do the pass through first?
What is thick and oozy?
Who do they see in a cave?
Why do they run back home?
Would you be scared if you saw a bear?
Would you like to go on a bear hunt?
Reading Activity
Can you make a prediction of what you think might happen next in the story?
When you read a story to your child, stop at parts throughout the story to ask your child to guess what might happen next. There are no right or wrong answers!
Writing Activity
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is:
Can you draw dots for your child to join up? Can you control the pencil without taking it off the page?
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Tasks
This week’s numbers to revise are 3 4 5
Do you recognise the numbers?
Can you put the numbers in the correct order?
Can you match the number to the correct amount of objects?
Help your child to become familiar with numbers 0-10 (or beyond if they are able)
Number Rhyme
This week’s number rhyme is ‘5 Little Bears Jumping on the Bed’
Mark making to represent numbers
Can you tell your child a number between 0-10 or show them a number card and ask them to make that many marks. It could be dots, lines or any mark to show the corresponding number
Following Instructions
Can you give your child either a one step or two step instruction for them to complete. You could pretend you are going on a Bear hunt in your house and you could give them directions and instructions e.g. can you walk to the chair (one step) can you walk to the door and then hunt for a bear in the kitchen?
Positional Language
Physical Task
Creative Task
Can you make your own collage of a bear? You can rip paper/card/tissue/cotton wook etc. and stick it on with glue.
Here are some examples using different media
Welsh Task
Can you listen to the number song about crocodiles in Welsh?
Can you say any of the numbers?
ICT Task
Can you draw a picture of a bear using the online paint package? Can you change the colours of the paint palette?
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Week 12
Literacy Tasks
Phonics Activities
We have now learned all the single sounds – da iawn. We will now go back over the phonics sounds so we become really familiar with them.
Remember to sing the song, do the action and try to say the sound.
You could play some phonic games too. For example:
– make pair cards (same letter to help recognition)
– make pair cards (one letter and a picture that begins with the sound)
– go on a sound hunt (can you find objects beginning with….)
– Show your child an object and they have to say the sound it begins with e.g. show an apple and they respond ‘a’
This week’s sounds to go over are:
Speaking and Listening Activities
This week’s story is ‘Giraffes can’t Dance’
Some questions you could ask when you are listening to the story:
-What animals can you see in the story?
-How do you think Gerald the giraffe felt when the animals laughed at his dancing?
-Do you like to dance?
-What is your favourite animal?
-What do you think will happen at the end of the story?
-How did Gerald the Giraffe feel in the end of the story when he was dancing?
Reading Activity
Can you make a prediction of what you think might happen next in the story?
When you read a story to your child, stop at parts throughout the story to ask your child to guess what might happen next. There are no right or wrong answers!
Writing Activity
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is:
Can you draw dots for your child to join up? Can you control the pencil without taking it off the page?
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Tasks
Number Rhyme
This week’s number rhyme is ‘The animals went marching two by two’
Number of the Week
This week we are going to go back over numbers 0, 1, 2
Do you recognise the numbers?
Can you put the numbers in the correct order?
Can you match the number to the correct amount of objects?
Counting Animals
-Can you count the animals in the picture? You could give your child objects to count instead.
-Remember to only say one number per object
Giraffe Spots
Can you draw a picture of a giraffe without any spots. Then say a number to your child and they have to draw the correct amount of spots onto the giraffe.
Number Hunt
Can you help Curious George find the numbers and animals?
Number Zoo
Learn to count and recognise numbers 1-20
Creative Task
Can you make your own Gerald the Giraffe? Here are some examples to give you some ideas.
Physical Task
Can you move like animals?
*Can you stretch as tall as a giraffe?
*Can you jump like a kangaroo?
*Can you fly like an eagle?
*Can you stomp like an elephant?
*Can you balance on one leg like a flamingo?
*Can you slither like a snake?
*Can you leap like a frog?
ICT Task
Can you listen to the animal sound and match it to the picture?
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Week 11
Literacy Tasks
Phonics Activities
We have now learned all the single sounds – da iawn. We will now go back over the phonics sounds so we become really familiar with them.
Remember to sing the song, do the action and try to say the sound.
You could play some phonic games too. For example:
– make pair cards (same letter to help recognition)
– make pair cards (one letter and a picture that begins with the sound)
– go on a sound hunt (can you find objects beginning with….)
– Show your child an object and they have to say the sound it begins with e.g. show an apple and they respond ‘a’
This week’s sounds to go over are:
Speaking and Listening Activity
This week’s story is ‘Handa’s Surprise’ by Eileen Brown
Some questions you could ask are:
-What is Handa carrying in her basket?
-Who is Handa going to visit?
-What animals took Handa’s fruit?
-What is your favourite fruit?
-What other animals do you think Handa might take Handa’s fruit?
Reading Activity
Can you read some animal themed stories?
You could also find out information on animals by reading a non fiction book or watching ‘Andy’s Wild Adventures’ on Cbeebies.
Writing Activity
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is:
Can you make a curved line? Can you control the pencil without taking it off the page?
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Tasks
Number Rhyme
This week’s number rhyme is ‘Five Little Monkeys’
Number or the Week
This week’s number is number 10
*Don’t forget to keep practicing recognising all the numbers we have learned so far. If your child is finding it a little bit difficult to remember the numbers just show them one a t a time and introduce numbers slowly. If your child is finding these numbers too easy try learning numbers 11-20
Sorting Activity
Can you give your child a selection of fruit pieces mixed up e.g. orange segments and banana slices.
Can they sort the fruit into a banana group and an orange group?
Mixed fruit
Sorted fruit
*You can use any objects to sort – it doesn’t have to be fruit
Pattern
Can the children make a repeating pattern using fruit?
You could make fruit kebabs? E.g. strawberry/grape/strawberry/grape
*You can use any objects to make a pattern it doesn’t need to be fruit. You could use lego or beads instead
Number recognition
Keep practicing recognising numbers 0-10. You could play games to help recognise numbers.
Some games you could play are:
-Bingo
-Pairs/matching numbers
-Sequencing numbers forwards and backwards
Creative Task
Can you print with fruit? Cut a piece of fruit in half e.g. an apple. Dip the apple into paint and then print the apple onto paper.
Welsh Task
Here is a Welsh song to listen to this week. It has Welsh colours and some Welsh food names in it. It’s a funny song too!
ICT Task
Can you match the picture cards?
Physical Tasks
Can you pretend to move like an animal?
Can you….
-Stomp like an animal
-Fly like a bird
-Slither like a snake
-jump like a kangaroo
-balance like a flamingo
Play the Busy Feet song and pretend to be the different animals.
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Week 10
Literacy Tasks
Phonics Activities
We have now learned all the single sounds – da iawn. We will now recap the phonics sounds so we become really familiar with them.
Remember to sing the song, do the action and try to say the sound.
You could play some phonic games too. For example:
– make pair cards (same letter to help recognition)
– make pair cards (one letter and a picture that begins with the sound)
– go on a sound hunt (can you find objects beginning with….)
– Show your child an object and they have to say the sound it begins with e.g. show an apple and they respond ‘a’
This week’s sounds to recap are:
i
p
n
Speaking and Listening Activity
This week’s story is ‘The Rainbow Fish’ by Marcus Pfister
Some questions you could ask:
-How did the fish feel when Rainbow fish didn’t share?
– Do you like to share your toys?
-Why is it good to share?
-Who helped Rainbow fish?
-Was Rainbow fish happier when he shared?
-Would you share your sparkly scales?
Reading Activity
Can you read an under the sea book?
Here are some examples
Writing Activity
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is:
Can you do a loop the swirl across the page? Can you control the pencil without taking it off the page?
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Activities
Number Rhyme
This week’s number rhyme is:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive
Number of the Week
This week is number 9
*Don’t forget to keep practicing recognising all the numbers we have learned so far. If your child is finding it a little bit difficult to remember the numbers just show them one a t a time and introduce numbers slowly. If your child is finding these numbers too easy try learning numbers 11-20
Number Activity
Can you practice counting?
Say a number and your child will need to draw the correct amount of fish (or dots/marks/smiley faces anything they are confident to draw.
E.g. if you said 4 they would draw 4 fish
Keep practicing recognising numbers, counting objects to match and sequencing numbers!
Pattern Activity
Can you make a two colour repeating pattern of scales for Rainbow Fish?
Creative Task
Can you make a paper plate Rainbow fish? What colour will the scales be?
ICT Task
Can you play the under the water counting game?
Physical Activity
Welsh Activity
This week is another colour song. What colour scales can you see on the Rainbow fish? Pa liw?
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Week 9
Literacy Activities
Phonics Activities
We have now learned all the single sounds – da iawn. We will now recap the phonics sounds so we become really familiar with them.
Remember to sing the song, do the action and try to say the sound.
You could play some phonic games too. For example:
– make pair cards (same letter to help recognition)
– make pair cards (one letter and a picture that begins with the sound)
– go on a sound hunt (can you find objects beginning with….)
– Show your child an object and they have to say the sound it begins with e.g. show an apple and they respond ‘a’
This week’s sounds to recap are:
Speaking and Listening Activity
This week’s story is ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle
Some questions you could ask:
-What do you think will happen next?
-Can you count how many pieces of food the caterpillar has eaten?
-What day of the week comes next?
-What is your favourite food?
-What will happen when the caterpillar gets bigger?
Reading Activity
Can you retell a story from the pictures?
Encourage your child to speak in full sentences
Writing Activity
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is:
Can you do a loop the loop across the page? Can you write from left to right without taking your pencil off the page?
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Activities
Number Rhyme
This week’s number rhyme is ’10 Little Butterflies’
Can you count forward and backwards?
Number of the Week
This week’s number is number:
Amazing 8 number 8
Counting activities
– Can you count items of food in your house? Show your child a selection of items of food e.g. 5 oranges. Ask your child to count the items. Encourage them to say one number per food. Repeat this with different amounts of foods e.g. 8 strawberries
Alternatively you could count the food in this picture
Days of the Week
Can your child say the days of the week in the correct order? Can they match activities to different days of the week? Sing along to this song to help your child learn the days of the week
Sequencing Numbers
– Write numbers 0-10 on a separate piece of paper (change the numbers to suit the ability of your child e.g. to make it easier use numbers 0-3 or to make it more tricky use numbers 0-20)
-Mix up the numbers and ask you child to put them in the correct order from 0-10 (you could ask them to peg the numbers onto a washing line)
– Can your child sequence them backwards?
Creative Activity
Can you you paint a symmetrical butterfly?
Step 1. Fold your piece of paper in half
Step 2. Paint on one half of the paper
Step 3. Fold your paper in half and open it back up to see your symmetrical butterfly
ICT Activity
Can you put the caterpillar back together with the numbers in the correct order?
here’s another game you could play. Help the caterpillar get bigger and bigger by adding the numbers to his body. Can you get all the way to 15 without bumping into the body?
Physical Activities
Here is a cosmic yoga session on ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’/
Fine Motor Activity
Threading beads (or tube pasta/macaroni) is a great way to develop your fine motor skills. Can you make a caterpillar out of beads or pasta?
Welsh Activity
-Can you count in Welsh?
Can you practice counting in Welsh?
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Week 8
Literacy Tasks
Phonics Activities
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Speaking and Listening Activities
This week’s story is ’10 Little Pirates’ by Mike Brownlow
Some questions you could ask:
-How many pirates are there?
-What do you think will happen next?
-Where are the pirates going?
-Can you count the pirates?
-Would you like to be a pirate?
-If you were a pirate for the day what would you do?
Reading Task
Can you look at a book and holder it like a reader?
-Can you hold the book the correct way up?
-Can you turn the pages (one at a time)?
-Can you look at the left page first and then the right?
Writing Tasks
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is:
Can you do a dot? Practice stoping and starting using the pencil.
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Tasks
Number Rhyme
Can you count with the pirate all the way to 15? How high can you count?
Number of the Week
This week is number 7
Don’t forget to keep practice all the number we have learned so far!
Number Zoo
Spotty 7 number 7
Number hunt
– Can you go on a hunt around your house (or when you go for a walk) to find numbers. Do you recognise the numbers? Can you count from 0 to the number you find?
You can use this powerpoint to look for numbers in the pictures of the environment
Treasure Hunt
Hide numbers around your house (on post it note/scrap of paper). Make a treasure map for your child to follow. Put an X marks the spot on the map to show them where to look. When they find the number can do they recognise the number?
Capacity
Can you play with different containers in water (under adult supervision).
Can you fill a container so that it is full, half full or empty (use this vocabulary)
Can you use a small bottle/container to fill a bigger bottle/container? How many small bottles fit in the bigger bottle?
Creative Tasks
Can you make a pirate hat? You can pretend to be a pirate
Or, can you design your own pirate flag?
Or, you can make your own pirate
Physical Task
Can you listen to the Pirate songs from Swashbuckle and dance to the songs. You can follow the instructions in the songs too. When you click on the link you cna find other pirate songs too.
Welsh Task
Clap, Clap
Clap, clap 1, 2, 3
Clap, clap, 1, 2, 3
Clap, clap, 1, 2, 3
Troi a throi ein dwylo
Clic, clic, 1, 2, 3
Clic, clic, 1, 2, 3
Clic, clic, 1, 2, 3
Troi a throi ein dwylo
* Substitue clap and clip for other sounds e.g. tap, stamp…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxsjXBczVUg
ICT Task
Can you make a jigsaw of Swashbuckle pirates? Click on the pieces and drag them to the correct place.
Can you spot the pirate in the picture? Try playing this Cbeebies game.
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Week 7
Literacy Tasks
Phonics Activities
j
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Speaking and Listening Activities
This week’s story is ’10 Little Dinosaurs’ by Mike Brownlow
Some questions you could ask:
-How many dinosaurs are there?
-What do you think will happen next?
-Where are the dinosaurs going?
-Who is coming next?
-Can you count the dinosaurs?
Reading Tasks
Can you read a dinosaur book? What happens in the story? Can you retell parts of the story?
Here are some examples of dinosaur story books.
Writing Task
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is:
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Tasks
Number Rhyme
Number of the Week
This week is number 6
Snappy 6 number 6
Counting Activities
This week can you count, count COUNT! Let’s practice everyday!!
Can you practice counting to 10 (or higher if you can!).
You could count:
-how many stairs you have in your house?
-How many doors you have?
-How many windows?
-How many jumps you can do from one side of the room to the other?
One more and one less
Show your child a number – can they count the same amount of objects? How many will you have if you add one more? How many have you got if you take one away?
Writing Numbers
If you’re feeling really clever this week you could try writing numbers?
Creative Task
Physical Task
Can you pretend that your a dinosaur and stop around outside? Does a dinosaur make big steps or small steps?
Can you join in with Tiny T-Rex Cosmic yoga?
Welsh Task
Can you join in a counting song in Welsh? Un, dau, tri deinosor
ICT Task
Can you paint a dinosaur on a paint package? You can log onto hwb on JIT5 or you can use this link.
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Literacy Tasks
Phonics Activities
l
F
b
Speaking and Listening Activities
Some questions you could ask:
-How is the Love Monster feeling?
-What is the Love Monster looking for?
-Where does the Love Monster look?
-Who does the Love Monster find?
-How does the Love Monster feel at the end of the story?
Reading Activity
Can you look at a book by yourself? Can you hold the book the correct way around? Can you turn the pages one at a time?
Writing Activity
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is:
Can you use the skills you have learned in previous weeks (horizontal and vertical lines) to make this writing skill?
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Tasks
Shape Rhyme
This Week’s Number is:
Number 5
Number Zoo
Frisky Five Number 5
Shape activities
Can you name these shapes?
Can you go on a shape hunt in your house or when you go for your daily walk?
Look at the shapes can you count how many sides it has?
Creative Task
Can you make a shape monster? You could cut shapes out of paper/card to make a Love Monster. Or, you could draw shapes to make a monster. Can you name the shapes?
Welsh Task
Listen to the shape song in Welsh
Physical Task
How about trying to dance along with Bop Box? Or you can put your favourite songs on and dance around your house.
ICT Task
Can you match the shape to the correct monster?
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Week 5
Save the Children have put together a resource pack of ideas to do with your child at home.
Click on the link above to open the ‘Growing Through this Together’ pack
Literacy Tasks
Phonics Activities
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Speaking and Listening Activities
This week’s story is Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Here are some questions you could ask:
– How many bears are in the story?
– What did Goldilocks do?
– How did the three bears feel when Goldilocks went in their house?
– What do you think Goldilocks thought when she saw the three bears?
– What do you think happened next?
Here is the song ‘When Goldilocks went to the house of the Bears’ can you join in with the song?
Writing Activities
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is a cross.
Can you use the horizontal and vertical line we have used in previous weeks to make a cross?
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Tasks
This week’s number rhyme is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a Fish Alive
Use your fingers to count to 10. Play a game – shout out a number and show the matching amount of fingers. Repeat with different numbers lots of times. Check you have the right amount of fingers by counting them. You can do this in English or Welsh!
Number of the Week
This week our number is 4
Feathery Four number 4
Size Activities
– Can you go around your house and hunt for three of the same objects e.g. three teddies, three cups, three spoons, three bowls, three shoes.
Can you find Daddy Bear’s size, Mummy Bear’s size and Baby Bear’s size?
Which is the biggest? Which is the middle sized? and Which is the smallest?
Creative Tasks
This week’s task is a competition from Save the Children. Can you make a picture of the theme ‘My home hero’. Who is your hero at home? Why? If you would like to you can send off your pictures to enter the competition. Details are in the link below.
Information is on this poster
Physical Tasks
Can you pretend to move like the Three Bears? Put your favourite songs on and move around your house like the bear.
Daddy Bear – large stamping steps
Mummy Bear – small, light steps
Baby Baby – tiny, baby steps
Are all the bears the same height? Can you make your body the same height as the bears?
Daddy Bear – stretch up as tall
Mummy Bear – normal height
Baby bear – bend down lower
Welsh Task
We have learned some of our welsh colours in school. Here is I can sing a rainbow in Welsh. Can you join in with any of the colours?
ICT Task
Listening Game
Can you listen to the zoo animal and click on the correct animal?
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Week 4
Literacy Tasks
Phonics Activities
We have been learning our Jolly Phonics in school. Please practice the action, singing the songs and saying the letter sounds. Can you think of any words that beginning with the letter sound?
r
m
d
Speaking and Listening
This week’s story is The Three Billy Goat’s Gruff. Click the link below to listen to the story.
Some questions you could ask when watching the story:
– How many Billy Goat’s Gruff are there?
– Why do the Billy Goats Gruff want to cross the bridge?
– Is the Troll a nice character? Why not?
– Why doesn’t the Troll want them to cross the bridge?
-Are the Billy Goats Gruff all the same size?
– What do you think will happen next?
-Did you enjoy the story?
Reading Activity
Can you retell your favourite story? You could use some of your toys to act it out?
Writing Activity
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is a straight horizontal line.
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Tasks
This week’s number rhyme is 10 fat sausages sizzling in the pan (We can give the Troll some sausages to eat!)
Use your fingers to pretend to be the sausages! Encourage your child to put the correct amount of fingers up – count them to check. Can they work out what is one less sausage? How many sausages are there now?
This week’s number is number 3
Butterfly 3 number 3
Do you recognise the number?
Can you draw the number in the air?
Can you try to write the number on a piece of paper?
*Don’t forget to practice counting to 10 and recap other numbers from other weeks’ too!
Ordering by height activities
Can you go on a hunt around your house or in your garden and find things that are taller and shorter than you?
Can you collect two of your favourite toys (teddies/action figures/Barbies) and compare their heights? Which toy it the tallest/shortest?
To make this a little bit harder select 3 or more toys and ask your child to put them in order from shortest to tallest. You could use wooden blocks, sticks, people or anything you can find in your house.
Some questions you could ask your child –
-Which is the tallest?
– Which is the shortest?
– Can you find a toy that is taller than….
-Can you find a toy that is shorter than…
Creative Tasks
Can you make a bridge to help the Three Billy Goats’ Gruff cross the river?
Or, you could draw the Three Billy Goats Gruff – remember to draw them different sizes!
Welsh Task
Sut wyt ti? How are you? this week song is all about how we feel.
ICT Task
Can you click on the tallest or shortest animal?
Physical Task
Can you pretend to be as tall as the big Billy Goat Gruff?
Can you pretend to be as small as the Little Billy Goat gruff?
Can you move like the goats?
Can you stamp your feet like the troll?
Here’s a silly song you can dance along to …
Fine motor Activities
Playing with construction toys such as lego or duplo helps your child develop their fine motor skills in their hands. Encourage them to put the blocks together and pull them apart to strengthen the muscles in their fingers. This will help them when they start to write.
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Week 3
Literacy Tasks
Phonics Activities
We have been learning our Jolly Phonics in school. Please practice the action, singing the songs and saying the letter sounds. Can you think of any words that beginning with the letter sound?
c/k
e
h
Speaking and Listening
This week’s story is Guess How Much I Love you. Click the link below to listen to the story.
Can you answer these questions?
What animals are in the story?
Can you remember how much Little Nut Brown Hare loved Big Nut Brown Hare?
Who do you love to the moon and back? Can you say why?
Reading Activity
Can you choose your favourite book and talk about the pictures? Can you speak in a full sentence?
Writing Activity
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is a straight line. Try to start at the top and go straight down to the bottom without taking your pencil off.
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Tasks
This week’s number rhyme is Five Currant Buns in the Baker’s Shop
-Can you use your fingers to represent the currant buns? Every time someone buys a currant bun put one finger down.
-How many currant buns are left?
-What’s one less than…?
Number of the Week
Number 2
Number Zoo – Ticklish 2 number 2
Do you recognise the number?
Can you draw the number in the air?
Can you try to write the number on a piece of paper?
*Don’t forget to practice counting to 10 and recap other numbers from other weeks’ too!
Money Activities
Can you pretend to have a shop at home? Place some of your favourite toys in the shop and take on the role of the shop keeper or customer. Can you pretend to ‘pay’ for the items? Help your child to understand that we use money to pay in exchange for items.
Sorting Money
-Look at a selection of coins – can your child sort them into groups of the same coin? This could be the same colour/shape/amount.
– Can your child find the number on the coin? Can they read the number?
Creative Activities
After you have listened to Guess How Much I Love You can you draw a picture of all the people you love?
Welsh Tasks
Pwy wyt ti? Who are you? Listen to the songs below – can you join in? Can you answer using your own name?
Tedi Song
Doli Song
Bwni Song
ICT Task
Can you match the pictures?
Click here to open a matching game
Physical Activities
After you have listened to Guess How Much I Love You, pretend to move like Little Nutbrown Hare or a rabbit. Click on the link below to do bunny hop yoga!
Bunny Hop Yoga
Fine motor activities will help to build the strength in your fingers.
– Try putting pegs around the edge of a container. Can you take the pegs off using your thumb and index finger? Can you squeeze the peg to make it open and close?
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Literacy Task
Phonics Activities
We have been learning our Jolly Phonics in school. Please practice the action, singing the songs and saying the letter sound.
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Speaking and Listening Activity
Find out about Easter traditions by watching and listening to this video.
Can you answer these questions?
Why do we celebrate Easter?
What do we do at Easter time?
Can you retell the Easter story?
Reading Activity
Can you choose a book and turn the pages all by yourself?
Writing Activity
Can you practice pre-writing patterns?
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is circles. Try to start at the top of the circle and go all the way around without stopping!
CHALLENGE – can you practice writing your name everyday?
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Task
This week’s number rhyme is ’10 little Bunnies’ counting song.
Can you join in with counting the bunny rabbits? Can you join in and follow the instructions in the song?
Use your fingers to count the bunnies.
Number of the Week
number 1
Penguin One, number one
Do you recognise the number?
Can you draw the number in the air?
Can you try to write the number on a piece of paper?
Number value activity
*Show your child a number either written on a piece of paper to practice number recognition or by holding up an amount of fingers. Ask your child to find the matching number of toys to represent the number. For example, show your child the number 5 and your child will find 5 pieces of lego or, five teddies bears to match. Encourage your child to check the amount of toys he/she has collected. Do they match the number? Repeat several times with different numbers.
Creative Task
On Sunday it is Easter. Can you make an Easter bunny or a little chick? Here are some ideas of what you could do or you can do your own Easter themed craft.
Physical Task
In Nursery we love learning the Easter Hokey Pokey
Welsh Task
Pwy wyt ti? Who are you? Listen to the story to learn how to ask and answer the question in Welsh.
Can you answer the question ‘pwy wyt ti?’
ICT Task
Click on the link below and decorate your own Easter egg. Can you select the different colours?
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Phonics Activity
We have been learning our phonics in school. Please practice the action, singing the songs and saying the letter sound.
Speaking and Listening Activity
Little Red Riding Hood
Listen to the fairy tale together
Here are some questions you could ask:
– What characters are in the story?
– What do you think will happen next?
– Who did Little Red Riding Hood meet?
– Was the Wolf a good or bad character?
-Who saved Grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood?
– Did you enjoy the story?
Writing Activity
Can you practice pre-writing patterns?
Don’t worry if you haven’t got paper and pencils these patterns can be practiced
- in the air
- using your finger on the table
- mark making in shaving foam or bubble bath
- using your finger in sand or rice/lentils
- using your finger to write on someone’s back.
This week the pattern is a zig zag.
If you are using pen or a pencil to practice making marks remember to use a tripod grip.
Numeracy Tasks:
Number Rhyme of the Week
5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Encourage children to use their fingers to represent the monkeys and count along with the song.
Ask questions such as:
How many monkeys are there now?
What’s one less than …?
Can you show me how many monkeys with your fingers?
Number of the Week
Greedy Zero
Do you recognise the number?
Can you draw the number in the air?
Can you try to write the number on a piece of paper?
Number Value and Counting
*Hold up fingers on your hand – can your child count them? If they’re not sure ask him/her to count with you.
*Next hold up different amounts of fingers on your hand and ask your child to clap/tap/stamp the matching amount. For example if you hold up three fingers your child needs to clap three times.
Creative Tasks:
Look in a mirror and see how many eyes, nose, mouth and ears you have. Can you make a picture of yourself? You could draw it, paint, cut and stick a picture or even use items in your house to make a picture of you. Look at the photographs below for some ideas.
Physical Tasks:
Busy Feet – listen to the song and join in and pretending to be the different animals! Don’t forget to stop and freeze when it says stop.
Welsh Tasks:
Un, Dau, Tri Banana
ICT Tasks:
Can you give the teddy the correct amount of Easter Eggs? Click and drag the cake to the Teddy.
Here you’ll find out about the Cornerstones units of work that your child will be studying this year and how to support them. However, in line with the pupil voice in the curriculum, the unit may change in the year depending on the interests of the children in the class.
Why do leaves go crispy?
Why do you love me so much?
Can we explore it?
How high can you jump?
