Reception 4th March Home Learning

Date: 2nd Mar 2021 @ 1:10pm

Thursday 4^th March 2021

It is World Book Day!

Post a picture of yourself to Seessaw, dressed up as your favourite story character ! J

Have a go at the World Book Day scavenger hunt attached.

Literacy

Reading – Can I choose your favourite story to read today?  

Reminders – Please contact the School Office if you would like to change your reading books.

Oxford Owl eBooks Class login - sto1 Password – 1234

• Phonics – 

Our new sounds - 'ch, sh, th, ng, qu, ai, ee, oa, igh, long & short oo, ar, or, oi, ow, ur, er'

Please revisit any of the sounds which you might have found tricky!

Can I write all my digraph sounds without copying them?

Can I think of a word for all of my sounds?

Can I have a go at the activity mats attached?

Reminder for phonics games go to - Phonics Play  – Login - Jan21 Password - home

• Handwriting – Fine motor development

Watch these fine motor activities, can I choose a different activity to have a go at?

All these activities will help to develop your child’s finger strength. 

This week we are practising writing our numbers from 0 – 9.

Watch these number rhymes to help you form them correctly. 

High Frequency words – knowing these words just by looking at them will help improve fluency in your reading –

‘it, is, in, am, an, of, on, up, so, and’

See if you can read these words without sounding them out?

• Story this week – Our story this week is ‘How to catch a star’ by Oliver Jeffers. 

Today we are going to make up our own poems using the letters in the word STAR.

Before you write your poem, check the following!

Can I make a mind map of ideas to help me to describe a star?

Can I write my own star acrostic poem using the letters STAR?

For example,

Shining

Twinkling

Above the world

Relaxing night time

Maths – 

• Counting Practice – 

Can I practise counting from different starting numbers?

 E.g. 3 to 16, 7-22, 12 - 30

• Consolidation – In Reception we need to revisit and rehearse all number facts to secure understanding.

Can I revisit the number 13? (See attached.)

Can I colour in the rainbow strands and use it to help me work out my number bonds to 10? (See attached.) 

• Spring Term 1 Consolidation

Watch the White Rose Maths Bean Bag Throw Game Video. 

Can I complete the activity attached?  

Topic Time

EAD – This afternoon we are going to learn about the artist Van Gogh.

Watch this video together to learn a little bit more about him. 

See if you can create your own version of his picture ‘Starry night’

(See attached for some ideas.)

DT - Can I follow the instructions to make some star biscuits? (See attached.)

Reception Story Time 

Winne the Witch, See below !

What a great day of learning, Reception 😊

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