25 May 2020: Summer half-term ideas…
It’s half-term again!
We have put together some fun activities for you to try at home. These are optional activities – it is your choice if you choose to do them. The most important message is to spend some quality time with your family.
During this time, you can still email photos of what you’ve been doing, although we may not respond as quickly as we have been doing.
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Home Learning Heroes- Week 7!
Take a look at what our busy home-learning heroes have been up to this week:
Well done to these children for their hard work and sharing the fun times too!
Keep sending pictures and emails to:
stjameseyfs@spherefederation.org
Wishing everyone a fun and safe half-term week.
Lots of home learning :)
We know it’s hard, in these challenging times , to focus on learning new things. We are glad that our learning activities have helped many of you to have a routine. Evie has sent in lots of different learning that she has been challenging herself with. Well done, Evie! Keep up the good work!
Poster about Colombia
In our Explorers topic we have been finding out about countries around the globe, from the northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere and those on the Equator. Leah has shared her fab poster about Colombia. Great job, Leah!
22 May 2020: Home Learning
Phonics
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| Literacy Activity – Story Time with Mrs Allen-Kelly The Magic Paintbrush by Julia Donaldson This week’s Story time book, comes with Literacy activities you can choose from. 1. Listen to the story by clicking the link below: 2. Have a look at the questions and activities linked to today’s story (Word Doc. attached): |
Maths Activity
2. This week we have been looking at ‘fair shares’ which we also call sharing equally. Have a go at helping Curious George with his ‘Fair Shares’ by completing the online game: |
Home learning: maths
I have enjoyed seeing the practical maths learning all about measuring height, length and capacity.
If you haven’t been in touch with me for a while, please send me a quick email to let me know what you’ve been up to.
katieharker@spherefederation.org
Happy and healthy home learning
We pride ourselves on being a happy and healthy place to learn when we are at school. It is particularly important at this difficult time to keep fit.
Levi has been doing DVD workouts in the house.
Lucas has been playing basketball.
Why not set yourself a challenge today?
21 May 2020: Home Learning
| Phonics Phonics (tricky word focus) 3 1. Sing the tricky word songs. Phase 3: Phase 4:
Words to Read: Tricky word countdown! Can you read the tricky words? – video attached https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EX5QK4JEubkxl2Bx9OMJYd8lU-7FXfJC Practise writing the tricky words: he, she, we, be, me, was
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| Literacy Activity – Story Time.
Book of the week: Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson 1. Listen to the story of the week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpJumAZx1t8 2. Draw a story map of the story. |
| Maths Activity-
1.Count backwards from 20 using the song. Oh no! The song seems to have forgotten the number 0! We talk lots about the number 0 being nothing but still being a number. Try to add the number 0 when singing the song. 2. The problem blob has been up to mischief – he is stopping things from being shared fairly. The Numberjacks need your help!
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Love of Reading!
Encouraging your child to look at books and read stories is crucial for your their development. It helps with their ability to understand words, use their imagination and develop their speech. Most importantly it will develop a LOVE OF READING!
Try to set aside time each day to sit and share a book. Turn off any distractions and have some quiet time together getting lost in a story. Talk to your child about the pictures, ask them what they can see and what they think is going to happen in the story. You can also look at rhymes and sing songs together. These will also promote the value and pleasure of reading.
Reading Ideas
Set up a reading corner in your home.
Retell simple stories.
For example, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt or Rosie’s Walk.
Make up your own stories using your toys.
Take a book with you to the park.
Read a story to a sibling.
If you would like to share your photos of your child reading, please sent them to:
stjameseyfs@spherefederation.org
Writing is fun!
Any marks that your child makes is part of their writing process. Children can develop their writing skills through play. For example, set up a cafe at home so they can write menus, recipes or order lists. This writing has a purpose and it more meaningful. As an adult, when you are writing, explain to your child what you are writing about and show them. Children are inquisitive and like to watch you write.
Mark making doesn’t just have to involve paper!
Here’s a video with some ideas.
More Ideas!
Set up a writing area at home similar to the one in our classroom.
You could use: pens, crayons, pencils, post it notes, different types of paper, old birthday cards and speech bubbles.
Use Duplo or Lego to make patterns or letter shapes.
Use a roll of wall paper and lay it on the floor.
This will allow your child to make bigger marks.
Make marks in rice! You could colour the rice using food colouring.