Easterside AcademyNursery & Reception Classes Home Learning Timetable 4.5.20.& 11.5.20

Our Enquiry / Topic question is; Do all Insects Look the Same ?

Don’t forget to share all your work and activities on Seesaw

Activity: Phonics activity ideas:

Nursery: Week One-

https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/1/sound-starters Phonics Parents could ask their child;

What is the sound they can hear?

Then ask if they can find the sounds?

(memory development )

A squeaky door birds a cat

https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/1/super-smoothie

I spy something that starts with ….. (initial sounds focus) Initial sound sheets https://cleverlearner.com/letter-sounds/beginning-sound-worksheets.html Draw a toy/ animal/ food/ etc... Ask ‘What sound does it start with?’

Week Two

https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/1/cake-bake

https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/1/welcome-to-the-zoo

Parents could ask their child; What is the sound they can

hear? Then ask if they can find the sounds?

(memory development )

A squeaky door birds a cat

I spy something that starts with…….. ( initial sound focus) Initial sound sheets https://cleverlearner.com/letter-sounds/beginning-sound-worksheets.html

Reception: Week One/ Two

Phonics Play- Buried Treasure Game. Reading ccv and ccvc words and sorting them into real and fake words.https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/buried-treasure (click on the link, then press start, then phase 4,

then click on ‘ccv and ccvc’-se t 1- 7)

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Week One

Most children are reading cvcc / ccvc words (phase 4)

If your child struggles to read them then choose phase 2

Most children have not been taught the vowel digraphs or polysyllabic words (or only know a few - Phase 3) yet so try to be selective in the games you choose for your child. We want them to succeed.

Read/write cvc/ cvcc/ccvc words; grim, grill, dwell, gloss, push, fresh, crash, quit, quip ,quin , corn, born, keep, tree, beep, reel, boat, black, truck, black, munch, chess, land, hunt, frog, spell, stiff, grab, bang, bring, soak, thumb

Read/write simple sentences: I can push the crab into the pond. I can spell ……… You and I can jump on the bench. I lost my shell on the path. My coat is wet and damp.

Tricky words to read and spell: some, come, are, you, the, my, Dad, Mum, said.Practise words with the new digraphs – sh, ch,th,or,ai,ng,qu,

Week 2 Read/write cvc/ cvcc/ccvc words; frill, flit, press, flan, ship, shell chest, bench, tenth, sixth, thing, float, coat, drum, glum, plot, grip, dusk, damp, rent, clock, snack, check, flock, torn, horn, lungs, bring, sing, wing, Read/write simple sentences: Mum and Dad are cross. I can munch plums. You and I can help Mum and Dad with the chest. I can press the horn. I can spell…. Stan can cross the road.

Tricky words to read and spell ; some, come, are, you, the, my, Dad, Mum, said.And new ones - said, he, she, go, going no, Practise new digraphs sh, ch,th,or,ai,ng,qu,ee,

Literacy/TopicNursery: First name writing daily (cursive handwriting writing)

Reception: First and Surname (cursive handwriting)

Nursery & Reception: Our Enquiry / Topic question is; Do all Insects Look the Same ? Week 1

Watch The Very Hungry Caterpillar Story

://youtu.be/75NQK-Sm1YY

Week One: Nursery:

To draw your favourite fruit and label it Help write a shopping list Draw and label a picture of some unhealthy food the caterpillar ate Draw a caterpillar and a butterfly

Watch this video of the life cycle of a butterfly.https://youtu.be/jivWeOrCaeI

Draw the life cycle of the butterfly Go on a minibeast hunt in your garden. Draw what your find.

Reception:

Week 1

To draw your favourite fruit and write a sentence about it. What colour is it? Does it have a skin? Is it bumpy or smooth? How could you describe its smell? Taste? e.g I like to eat ………….. because it is …………….My favourite fruit is ………. because it is ……..

Write a list of fruit the caterpillar ate. Watch this video of the life cycle of a butterfly https://youtu.be/jivWeOrCaeI

Draw and label the life cycle of the butterfly Go on a Minibeast hunt in your garden or when you leave your home for a walk – Write about what you have found. e.g I found a spider in my garden. It is small and black. It

has eight legs. Week 2

Reception/ Nursery

Watch the story of The Very Busy Spider https://youtu.be/nEPYKmIt4dU

Nursery / Reception

Can you name all the animals who wanted to play with the spider? Draw some of the farm animals and label them.

Why was the spider too busy to play? Why do spiders make webs? What did the spider eat in the story?

Find out more about different mini beasts https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/news/ey_news/animals/050511a_minibeasts.html?source=search-all-all-all-all&source-keywords=insects%20minibeasts

Which ones have legs? Which ones have wings? How many legs do they have? How do they move? What do they eat?

Nursery & Reception: Other topic activities/ challenges

Write a list of all the unhealthy food the Very Hungry Caterpillar ate Try a new fruit Can you help make a fruit kebab/ fruit salad Can you ask your friends and family (via phone/video chat) what their favourite fruit is and

record using a chart? Can you draw some healthy snacks for a caterpillar? Can you sing the days of the week song? Go on a Minibeast hunt in your garden or when you go out for a walk

What did you find? Where did you find them? What do they look like? Do they have wings?

Draw a mini beast and label its body parts- use books, internet , Espresso link Log in student7305 password animal For more videos and games

Sort mini beasts - wings , no wings, legs no legs

Make a mini beast hotel in your garden –link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OexxoXo9uFk

Sort healthy food and unhealthy food Keep a healthy food diary for each day of the week Design a shopping basket Label a minibeast

Using playdough to make some minibeasts Make an insect out of junk modelling Butterfly symmetry using paint or crayons – the pattern on the wings are exactly the same , they are

symmetrical Draw and label the life cycle of the butterfly Make caterpillar names – cut out circles and write a letter on each one for your name stick together into a

caterpillar shape Find out about the Life cycle of a frog. Write a fact file about a creature that interests you

Stories and Rhymes

This week’s Stories and RhymesAs well as reading your own stories this week, here are some links to some lovely stories and rhymes.

What stories and rhymes have you shared this week, can you share them on Seesaw?

The Bad Tempered Ladybird by Eric Carle https://youtu.be/wj0eZ3Nj3ls

The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carlehttps://youtu.be/KW_7Ud7qiAA

Super Worm by Julia Donaldson https://youtu.be/4pZwNie69n8

Songs

Incy Wincy Spider https://youtu.be/MBxeKG7_Hq4?list=TLPQMjgwNDIwMjDgX6Kn3IEcPw There’s a worm at the bottom of the garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5NEdQ904jY

Washing your hands – Keeping Healthy

https://youtu.be/zxlQn7KaCNU Days of the week song

Maths Maths Learning Focus

Nursery - counting / making amounts / 1 more & 1 less / telling the time

Reception – addition / subtraction/ number facts / telling the time

Nursery/ Reception : Everyday counting aloud to 20 daily

Count objects, - cutlery when setting the table; sweets; toys; bricks; 1 more/ less; How many now?

Adult clap hands ask your child to count how many? Ask your child to count an amount. 1 more – how many now?

Ask your child to jump , hop a number of times Hide numbers around your house/ garden – children to find them Counting in 10’s , 5’s , 2’s , and in 1’s – use YouTube to sing along to Knowing what’s one more / one less than a number up to 20 Double numbers to 10 – using equipment if needed

Number songs

12345 Once I caught a fish alive One potato two potato three potato more 5 little ducks went swimming one day 5 currant buns in the bakers shop Big Numbers Song to join in with

Count to 10 Count to 20

Five Green and Specked Frogs

Learn to tell the time

https://youtu.be/EIxaxnageTo?list=TLPQMjkwNDIwMjD73mNqqZlyjQ

https://youtu.be/RBvmO7NgUp0?list=TLPQMjkwNDIwMjD73mNqqZlyjQ

What’s the Time Mr Wolf game – linked to time and counting

Times of Day / Telling the time – Revisit your daily routine, what do you do in the morning, afternoon and evening?Learn to tell the time to the hour / o’clock. A clock face has a long hand and a short hand, when the long hand points to 12 it is o’clock. What number is the short hand pointing to? This will help

you tell the time to the hour.Can you think what time you have your breakfast/dinner/tea/go to bed etc. at home and record it as an o’clock time?

What time is it? – On the hour the long hand is on the 12 , where is the short hand? ask your child , ‘What time is it?’ https://youtu.be/EIxaxnageTo?list=TLPQMjkwNDIwMjD73mNqqZlyjQ

ReceptionHow many ways can you make the number 5 ? 6 ? 7 ? 8? Mental Maths practise daily 9 ? 10 ? – using equipment if needed

Recording your answers in a number sentence Applying your knowledge- solving number problems E.g. 5 + ___ = 10 4 + ___ = 6 Learning to tell the time – linked to The Bad Tempered Ladybird Story Representing numbers – Create numbered mini-beasts and draw the corresponding legs/ wings/

spots on to them.

Count to 100

https://youtu.be/cVwjmC-gpBCounting in two’s

https://youtu.be/GvTcpfSnOMQ

Physical Fun!Keep your body healthy and be active

https://youtu.be/DYPTJj6hd44

Here is a link to practising some Zumba moves.

How many different ways can

you move?

Dough Disco – develop your fine motor skills Incy Wincy Spider https://youtu.be/KSBO8N4ctJg?list=PLtw-7Jf06an2kfRMTdYqf21GkM0YT2HaP

Cosmic Yoga The Very Hungry Caterpillar

https://youtu.be/YnuOeG2EpVk

Final Thoughts When you get to the end of the week, have a think about all the things you have learnt. What have you enjoyed? What would you like to do more of? – Let your teacher know through Seesaw Is there anything I want to find out about more about?- Let your teacher know through Seesaw. Is there anything I need to practise again?Encourage your child to keep revisiting their learning.Have a little quiz about everything you have learnt this week.e.g Who am I ? I have 6 legs . I lay eggs. Caterpillars come out of my eggs. Who am I ? Answer simple questions. Which creature has 8 legs? Which creature has a shell on its back?

Yoga

Have a lovely week and stay safe!