Kestrel Home Learning- week commencing 19th October
Date: 18th Oct 2020 @ 1:22pm
Week beginning Monday 19th October - Home Learning
Good Morning – I do hope everyone is well – I am going to miss everyone’s smiley faces this morning, but I am looking forward to seeing you all on zoom tomorrow.
I have chosen a selection of activities each day. I am aware that everyone’s circumstances are different with regard to time, access to computers, printers etc so have tried to choose a range of learning styles, aswell as allowing flexibility to adapt them to suit your own circumstances.
In addition please try and share lots of books and stories, taking the opportunity to develop language, retell stories, predict events, talk about feelings of characters is invaluable. Kestrel children have become expert puppet makers so I am sure they could also have a go at making some puppets to retell the stories with.
Please also have lots of practice with the sounds so far, recognition of them and practice the formation of them. Please play lots of games of I spy, hunt for objects that start with a particular letter, find that letter in books and the environment, which objects from a collection start with the same letter sound. Have fun blending and segmenting words – what sounds can you hear in a word and what words do sounds make when blended together? Explore rhyme – enjoying stories with rhyme (Julia Donaldson books are great) and play with words that rhyme.
Each day the maths activities will be found on the home learning section of White Rose Maths - It’s Me 123 week 2. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/its-me-1-2-3-week-2/
At the bottom of this blog are a number of files with ideas that you can use for addtional activities and links to documents shared previously.
Monday 19th
Today I would like you to explore the letter ‘e’.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0872zd0/alphablocks-magic-words-5-meet-alphablock-e
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01db7yh/alphablocks-series-2-7-pen
What can you think of that begins with that letter? Can you find any objects around your home? Can you find pictures of items that begin with e and make a picture or collage. Can you build words with e in? pen, egg, net, ten, pet. Can you practice writing the letter e – the formation rhyme is ‘cut odd the egg and scoop it out’ (see letter formation file) You could practice with pencils, crayons, water and brushes, paint, chalk…
Can you do some ‘exercises’? maybe big jumps, running on the spot, hopping, shuttle runs in the garden? can you make up a little routine of exercises that you teach someone else in your house? Can you record your routine?
Story – Ellie’s magic wellies
White Rose maths – see link above, session 1.
Please see the letter from Mrs Baker who made the gingerbread man… can you have a go at designing a decorated cake? You could draw it, make from collage or develop your own ideas…
Have a lovely day
Mrs Cuthbert
Tuesday 20th October
See you on Zoom at 9.15am
Please see above link to White rose session 2
Using the Gingerbread man file below, please read the shortened version of the story. Can you use the pictures to retell and order the story? Can you use your story telling language? What are the characters saying? Can you use different voices for them?
If you have a printer, perhaps you could print off the pictures and put them on a story map? Or perhaps you could draw the different parts of the story?
Please explore rhyming words. In the attached file is a set of pictures you could use to play matching pairs, or perhaps you have a rhyming game? The link to the story of Superworm has lots of rhyming words- can you listen out for them? I have also added links to other online rhyming games. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05p2r6y/cbeebies-bedtime-stories-486-james-mcavoy-superworm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/curations/rhyme-with-cbeebies
Can you build a story den / snug? Somewhere nice and cosy where you can snuggle and read your favourite books? In the file below are some ideas, but you may have lots of your own?
Have a lovely day
Mrs Cuthbert
Wednesday 21st
It was lovely to see you all on Zoom yesterday - see you there today at 9.15am. Thankyou also for sharing the fantastic activities you have been doing both on Zoom and email - I have particuarly enjoyed all the cake designs and amazing dens!
Can you explore the letter ‘u’? What can you think of that begins with that letter? Can you find any objects around your home? Can you find pictures of items that begin with u and make a picture or collage. Can you build words with u in? but, bun, tub, fun. Can you practice writing the letter u – (see letter formation file) You could practice with pencils, crayons, water and brushes, paint, chalk…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01db91m/alphablocks-series-2-8-up
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0873129/alphablocks-magic-words-21-meet-alphablock-u
Please see above link to White rose session 3
Mrs Mochrie has sent you a Forest School activity to do in your gardens. Please see attached file.
Can you watch the story of the Squabbling Squirrels on the cbeebies link- do you remember when we read it in the classroom? The squirrels were not being very kind. Can you think of something kind to do? Maybe you could start a kindness diary of all the lovely kind things you have done each day whilst at home?
Can you have a go at the Air balloon challenge below? You could use a balloon or a ball – whatever you have?
Have an amazing day
Mrs Cuthbert
Thursday 22nd October
Firstly can I say a big thankyou for sharing so many of your amazing homelearning activities both on Zoom and via email - it is wonderful to see everyone so engaged, creative and working so hard.
We will send the phonic sheets for this week home after half term, as unfortunately I only have paper copies of them. I have looked and there is a Jolly Phonics app, but it is a chargeable app which I have not used personally, so would not be able to reccommend it either way. I have also found a link to the jolly phonic songs on youtube...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvAYUvQUrGo
See you on Zoom at 9.15am
Please see above link to White Rose session 4
Can you talk about the Gingerbread man story. What part do you like best and why? Do you think any parts are funny? Sad? Happy? Can you draw (and have a go at mark making) your favourite part? Can you use or make puppets to recreate your favourite part? Could you use a construction kit to make a home for the Gingerbread man – or perhaps Mr and Mrs Baker’s new animal friends?
The following link takes you to Cosmic Halloween yoga on youtube where you can join in with the Halloween themed kid’s yoga session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOzn2dtDdA&t=283s You will also find lots of other cosmic yoga sessions if your prefer a different theme.
You all did so brilliantly with your Forest School activity Why not have a go at the garden scavenge hunt. Maybe you could have a go at making pictures by laying out and arranging the things found in garden? Perhaps you would like to try the inventor hunt aswell as or instead? Perhaps you could take a look at the activities on the outdoor learning bingo card below?
Can you have a go at threading using things in your home? pasta, straws, rolled card, beads. Can you make a necklace or super hero arm band?
Have another lovely day!
Mrs Cuthbert
Friday 26th October
It is the end of our week of home learning and I am so proud of all of you, you have worked so hard and I have loved seeing all your activities.
It is also the end of your very half term in Kestrel Class and you have settled into school so well. Enjoy the break next week and have fun. The EYFS team will be looking forward to seeing you all after the half term holiday!
See you on Zoom at 9.15am (remind me to show you the action for today's letter!)
Can you explore the letter ‘r’? What can you think of that begins with that letter? Can you find any objects around your home? Can you find pictures of items that begin with r and make a picture or collage. Can you build words with r in? run, rat, rub, ring. Can you practice writing the letter r – (see letter formation file) You could practice with pencils, crayons, water and brushes, paint, chalk…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01dbb1h/alphablocks-series-2-9-red
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08730tw/alphablocks-magic-words-18-meet-alphablock-r
See above link for White Rose session 5
Using the attached cards can you create some PE games for all the family? Perhaps you could have a mini tournament or competition?
Please see the attached file for some outdoor art activities that you could do in the garden.
Today or over the weekend, why not try practicing your baking skills with the attached recipe for tablespoon biscuits. There is lots of opportunity for counting and measuring as well as watching all the changes as the dough is made.
Why not plan a Family Movie Night? you could create tickets, maybe decorate some semi circles to make into snack cones, set up the furniture and cushions into a some comfy seating? Have fun!!
Have an amazing week, stay safe!
Mrs Cuthbert
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