Monday 6th January 2025
Good Morning RD. This is a surprise, a snow day! We hope that you have had a lovely Christmas break and hopefully we will see you tomorrow in school. We can't wait to hear about all of your adventures over the holidays!
In the mean time Miss Stocks and I thought that we could post some learning ideas for you to try at home today. You don't have to do them all but perhaps you could try one or two. You can send us photos of your learning or tell us all about it in school tomorrow.
1. If you have any snow left in your garden or outside your house, can you make a mini snow sculpture for us? This doesn't need to be a snowman, it could be a snow animal, a snow house, snow transport? Use your imagination. We would love to see what you can create.
2. If it isn't too slippery, could you go on a winter wander with a grown up? Can you spot five signs of winter whilst you are out and record these when you get home either in a picture, painting or by having a go at writing. You could use all of your senses when you look for clues.
3. Can you create your own snow science experiment? Can you collect a handful of snow and put it in a bowl? Do this four times. Put one bowl in the kitchen, one bowl in the fridge, one bowl close to a heater and leave one bowl outside. Can you predict what will happen to the snow in each bowl? Ask a grown up to write down your predictions. Wait 20 mins and then go and look in your bowls. What has happened? Were you correct?
4. If you prefer staying inside on a cold wintery day then we will also post some indoor learning activities for you to choose from.
Phonics
Phase 2 segmenting and blending game:
Click the start button and choose a word set and difficulty level.
(Start with set 1-3 before adding 4 and then 5. Set difficulty level as easy.)
To play, read the word in the cloud at the top of the screen and look at the picture cards moving along the bottom of the screen from right to left. Fish for the correct card by clicking the top of the picture that matches the word in the cloud. If you are correct, the cloud shows a new word.
Click on the link below to open the game.
Winter Word Building
Look at the pictures below. Can your write a word to match the picture?
Challenge: Can you write one of the words in a short caption? Remember to use finger spaces!
For enlarged pictures, a printable document and answers please open the file below.
Maths
Can you begin your maths learning today by singing the Five Little Monkeys rhyme?
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell down and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor, and the doctor said
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
Four little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell down and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor, and the doctor said
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
Three little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell down and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor, and the doctor said
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
Two little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell down and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor, and the doctor said
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
One little monkey jumping on the bed
He fell down and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor, and the doctor said
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
No little monkeys jumping on the bed
None fell down to bump their head
Mama called the doctor, and the doctor said
"Put those monkeys back into bed!"
Subitising to 5:
What is subitising?
Subitising is when you look at a set and say how many you can see without counting.
Can you subitise how many snowflakes are on each card as they flash up below?
Tuesday 7th January
Goodness me, another snow day! I have been told it is very icy around our school so I am very glad that we can stay safely at home today. Whilst you are at home please continue to have a go at our creative activities if you haven't already.
Yesterday, William and I tried another winter activity which you might enjoy too if you have any extra time? We gathered signs of winter such as leaves, twigs and berries from our winter walk. We then arranged our items in a plastic tub. We poured in water and finally added a loop of ribbon to hang over the edge of the tub. We popped the tub in the freezer for the rest of the day. Yesterday evening we got it out and we had created a winter ice decoration. We used the ribbon to hang it from our tree outside.
Today we will be making some more but this time we are going to add different food colouring to our tubs. Maybe you could have a go at this today? It is lots of fun.
Maths
Today can you sing the monkeys song again? This time could you choose five soft toys to represent the monkeys. Whilst you sing the rhyme can you use the toys? Each time one one monkey bumps his head can you remove it and count out the remaining toys with your adult. Perhaps you could even write down the numeral to show how many toys are left on the bed each time?
Could you make a maths game today? You will need twelve pieces of paper and some coloured pens and pencils. On six of the cards write numerals 0-5 ( one numeral per piece of paper). On the other six cards use your colours and draw monkeys. With your drawings, draw one monkey on one piece, two on the next and so on all the way to five monkeys. You will have one blank sheet of paper left to represent zero.
When you have prepared your game, can you challenge members of your family to a game? You will need to shuffle the pieces of paper and then lay them face down as a grid on the floor or table. Take it in turns to turn two over. If they are a matching pair you win them but if not you turn them back over for the next turn. The winner is the person with the most matching number pairs when all the pieces have been collected.
Phonics
If you haven't already, have a go at the game and yesterday's writing task.
Today we have some sentences that have been mixed up. Have a go at reading the words. You may want to write the words on separate pieces of paper. Have a go at putting the words in the right order to build a sentence that makes sense.
Can you copy out the sentences making sure you have finger spaces in the correct places?
Can you spot the capital letter? What sound does it make? What is the letter name?
Can you spot the full stop?