| Monday
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Book of the week- Click here to watch the story Jasper’s Beanstalk or read the book if you have it at home. Questions to discuss- 1. What do you think will be at the top of the beanstalk? 2. What different tools did Jasper use? 3. What plant have you got growing in your garden? 4. Do plants change during different seasons? 5. Do you know any other stories about beanstalks? |
| Phonics- ur Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Parents: For the final activity on the video, there are two possible sentences ‘See the cat lick his black fur.’ or ‘See the black cat lick his fur.’ Activity 1: Look at the picture. What can you see?  Write a word or sentence about the picture. (Sentence – He hurt his leg. Word – hurt.)Remember to use a capital letter, finger spaces and a full stop. Below are the steps we use to help us with our writing. 1. Say the sentence aloud. 2. Count the words. 3. Segment each word apart from the tricky words. 4. Read your sentence to check it makes sense! Activity 2: Play on Phonicsplay. Click this link. Choose phase 3, + ur |
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| Handwriting Practise- l, t, i Click here to watch today’s video. Click here to view the rhymes we use in school. |
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| Maths- Building with 3D shapes Click here to watch session 1. Click here for today’s activity. |
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| Tuesday | Phonics- ow Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for ow (at 10:38 in the video) Activity 1: Write words containing the ow sound (examples – cow, brown, now, owl and howl) Place them on the floor or around the room. Say a word for your child to find. Activity 2: Click here for a Read and Roll – ow |
| Handwriting Practise- u, y, j Click here to watch today’s video. Click here to view the rhymes we use in school. |
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| Maths- Matching 3D Shapes Click here to watch session 2. Click here for today’s activity. |
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| Wednesday | Phonics- oi Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for oi (at 10:52 in the video) Activity 1: Write the words; coin, foil, oil, boing Parents: read aloud for your child to write. ***challenge*** write your own sentence, using one of the words you have written. Activity 2: Click here to have a go at this oi word search. Either search on screen, or print it off (we recommend using page 1) |
| Handwriting Practise- e, f, z Click here to watch today’s video. Click here to view the rhymes we use in school. |
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| Maths- Print with 3D Shapes Click here to watch session 3. Click here for today’s activity. |
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| Thursday | Phonics- Tricky word – her Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Activity 1: Tricky Word Lucky Dip 1. Write each tricky word on a piece of paper. 2. Fold the pieces of paper up so you can’t see the words. 3. Dip your hand in and read the tricky word. Can you say the letter names? 4. Repeat until you have used all of the tricky words. Activity 2: Practise spelling the tricky words in flour or salt. Click here to watch Miss Marsden. Activity 3: Play a game of phase 3 tricky word snakes and ladders. Click here to download and play. If you do not have a printer, write down on a piece of paper each number you land on and follow on screen with your finger. You will need dice to play. Parents: If your child lands on a word we have not yet covered in class, you can support them by reading the word. |
| Handwriting Practise- v, w, x Click here to watch today’s video. Click here to view the rhymes we use in school. |
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| Word Passport Click here for this week’s word list. Remember to use your phoneme fingers when blending! |
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| Maths- Capacity Click here to be taken to today’s video. Today’s video is all about Capacity (the amount something can hold) and the language we use to describe capacity. Activity: Take pictures of the different measurements, when exploring the capacity of a container. It could be the stages of running a bath, filling a bucket or drinking a drink for example. Which words did you use to describe each measurement? |
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| Friday | Understanding the World with Professor Myers; British Science Week 2021- Structures Click here to watch this week’s video with Professor Myers. -Can you make a structure strong enough to support a toy? -Have a go at one of the experiments in the activity pack. -Send photos to show what you did. Activity Pack 1 Activity Pack 2 Activity Pack 3 Activity Pack 4 |
| Story time- I don’t want to wash my hands! Read by Miss Marsden Click here to watch today’s story. Soap Experiment – watch and see how soap can stop germs! You will need: – a plate – ground pepper – washing up liquid – water Instructions: 1. Pour the water onto the plate. 2. Sprinkle the ground pepper onto the water. 3. Rub some soap onto your hand. 4. Put your hand in the water and see what happens. |
Don’t forget to join the World Book Day Zoom session on Wednesday! For this week’s session, you can come dressed up as your favourite character.
Story Link activities to select throughout the week
Literacy
Keep a diary for the week just like Jasper. This could be about anything. What did you eat for breakfast? What did you see out in the garden? What toys have you played with? You could use this diary format click here, or create your own!
Understanding the World
Take a walk outside or in your garden. What can you find growing? You could take a pen and paper to draw what you find.
Maths
1. How tall are the people or toys in your house?
Use boxes, bottles, tins or anything else around your house to measure them. Talk about size difference – who is the tallest? How tall are they?
2. Write numerals on pots or paper. Count the correct number of beans to match the numerals.
Expressive Arts and Design
1. Paint, draw or build your beanstalk. How tall can you make it? How many leaves did you add?
2. Draw a picture to show what you think might be at the top of Jasper’s Beanstalk.
3. Use beans, pulses or any dried food you may have at home to create a mosaic style picture.
Physical Development
1. Sort beans, pulses or other small dry foods you have at home.
2. Collects some leaves and cut using scissors or other tools. You can also create you own leaves. Cut out of paper or card and fold to make the veins.
