Dalton School Junior Infant And Nursery

A Message From Mrs Cole

We are really missing you at Nursery and hope that you are staying safe.

I hope you enjoy doing my challenges that I have set below, with your grown up at home. 

I have set them for the week.  You can pick and choose which ones you do, having a go at some, or all of them

I especially love to see photos of your learning in action, so that I can upload them on to this page.

It is also a great way to see what all your friends have been doing.

You can email me at any time...
nursery.dalton@kirkleeseducation.uk

With love

Mrs Cole x

Below is a guide of a few extra things that you might enjoy doing between the challenges.

Just click on the icon below to access the Mini Mash log in page. 

If you have misplaced your log in details, just contact Mrs Cole via email.

Our Learning In Action- Week 8

From World Book Day activities, to Mr Richardson's challenges,

daffodil art work to so much more fun learning at home...we've had a very busy week.

Weekly challenges for 1st March 2021
World Book Day Activities

World Book Day is on Thursday 4th March.  We will be celebrating it in school once we all return. 

Mr Richardson will tell us when we can dress up as a book character.

1. Talk to your grown up about your favourite book.
Cuddle up and look at it together. I bet you can retell the story to your grown up in your own words.

2. If you have a printer, have a go at the Book Review Template on the download button.
If you have not got a printer, draw a picture which shows a favourite part of your favourite book.

3. Have a go at the Book Day Story Quiz on the download button.
Ask your grown up to read aloud the sentences and see if you can guess the story. Look at the picture on the screen, were you right?

4. Choose a selection of books (maybe 5) Look at the Scavenger Hunt on the download button. Can you find some of those items listed in your books? How many did you find?

5. Look at the ‘Can you find A4 poster’ on the download button. See if you can spot the small pictures in the circles on the large picture. Talk to your grown-ups about what you know about each of the different stories.

6. Check out the Fairy Tales pin on Mini Mash.

7. Now have a try at some of Mr Richardson’s challenges on the zoom message that he sent you.

Our Learning In Action - Week 7

Our learning about Numbers has been fantastic in our Fruit and Vegetable Shop this week.  We found numbers on the till, on the price tags, on the weighing scales and on the receipts.  Lots more learning happened in this area as well as number.  For example, turn taking, speaking and listening to each other, carrying out appropriate actions for a particular role, etc.

More Learning At Home - Week 7

Weekly challenges for week beginning 22nd February 2021.
We are having a week all about numbers.
 

Challenge 1
Start the day by singing some of our number rhymes that we learn in Nursery. Head to BBC Rhymes where you will find a large selection under 'counting songs'.
There are songs which count forwards and songs which count backwards. As you join in, use your fingers to show the numbers.
Challenge 2
Choose one of the number rhymes that you enjoyed the most. Have a go at making props/puppets to accompany the rhyme.
For example, you could draw and cut out 5 monkeys, 5 ducks, 5 currant buns/pennies, etc.
Do you need anything else for your rhyme? For example, if you are the baker in the baker's shop, do you need an apron and a till? Do you need a spaceship for your spacemen? Do you need a doctor's outfit and a telephone for the 5 little monkey rhyme?
Challenge 3
Practice your number rhyme and then why not have fun acting it out to your family. Maybe you could add musical instruments to your performance?
Challenge 4
Have a go at creating your own number line.
There are some examples below if you click on the download button.
The idea is to match the corresponding number of objects to the numeral (eg, 3 leaves to the numeral 3, 9 pebbles to the numeral 9, etc)
You can chalk the numerals on the ground outdoors or make your own fancy number cards.
You can use any objects that you have in your house or from your garden or collected on your daily walk.
You can choose which numeral you go up to on your number line (beyond 10 if you think that you can)
Challenge 5
Using your fantastic number line, practise counting forwards. Remember to point to each number as you say the number names in order. Can you now do it backwards?
Choose a number from your number line and see if you can clap that number of times.
Can you hop that number of times? jump? touch your toes? bunny hop? Now think of your own fun ideas.

Numbers are all around us. In our homes and when we are out and about.
Challenge 6
Look at the images on the Powerpoint (click on the powerpoint download below)
You will see lots of different things with numbers on them, such as a watch, a tape measure, a bus, etc.
Talk to your grown up about each picture and try and spot the numbers.
Challenge 7
Now it is time to go on your own number hunt. You can do this around your house or go for your daily walk and look for numbers.
You could take photos of some of the things that you find with numbers on, or you could draw some of the things you find.
Try and find something really interesting with numbers on it
Challenge 8
Go outside and collect some natural resources (pebbles, leaves, flower petals, sticks, etc)
Use these to create different numerals 0 to 9.
Have a look at the images on the download for some ideas titled ‘Natural Numbers.’
Challenge 9
Now using your collection of natural objects, have a go at using them to form the letters in your name. You could do the first letter of your name or you could have a go at all the letters in your name. How many letters are in your name? 'Mrs Cole' has 7 letters altogether.

The Great Nursery Valentine Bake Off

Our Learning In Action - Week 6

More Learning At Home - Week 6

Snow Exploration At Nursery

Weekly challenges for week beginning 8th February 2021

This week we are thinking about love with it coming up to Valentines Day and the celebration of Chinese New Year.

1.  We are thinking about the story 'Guess How Much I Love You' by Sam McBratney.  If you have the story in your collection at home, read it with your grown up.
Google 'Guess How Much I Love You animation' and you will see a lovely short animation of the story on you tube.
Compare your stretched out arms to someone who is bigger than you. 
Compare how high you can reach with someone who is taller than you.
How high can you hop?  How high can your grown up hop?

2.  Talk about all the people in your life that you love.  At the moment, you may not be able to see some of the people that you love.
Send them a message to tell them how much you love them.  This could be a video message or you could make them a card or a picture and post it to them to remind them how special they are to you.

3.  I know how good you all are at baking after you made delicious things for Grandma last week, so now it is time for

The Valentine Nursery Bake Off.

You can bake anything at all for the competition (buns, heart biscuits, a fancy cake, pancakes, bread) 

Email me a photograph of you with your entry, so that Mr Richardson can pick an overall winner. Every entry will receive a little prize too.

4.  Look on the cbeebies website for the 'Let's Celebrate' clips all about Chinese and Lunar New Year.  A little girl called Abbie tells you all about how she prepares for Chinese New Year in the first short video clip and then tells you all about the celebrations that her family have when it is time for Chinese New Year.

5.  Chinese dragons are very powerful and bring good luck.  Have a go at making your very own dragon.  You can do this any way you would like. 

You could use large boxes and decorate them, you could make a handprint dragon, an egg box dragon, a kitchen roll tube dragon breathing fire or even dress yourself up in fancy fabric like a dragon.  There are some ideas on the download button.

6. Find some Chinese New Year music on you tube.  Using the dragon you have made, dance around your home, making your dragon move and breathe out fire.  Listen carefully to your piece of music.  Which instruments can you hear being played?  Maybe you could create your own piece of Chinese music, using things that you have around your house.

7.  Have a go at the Chinese New Year I spy sheet on the download button below.  Talk to your grown up about the different things that you have to count.  You may have seen some of them on the 'Let's Celebrate' clips with Abbie, such as chopsticks, lanterns, red envelopes, fortune cookies, etc. 
Do not worry if you do not have a printer, you can count the objects on the screen. The activity is more about counting the objects carefully and saying the number names in order, rather than forming the numerals.

8.  Watch Peppa Pig celebrate Chinese New Year on You Tube.

Please continue to explore the Mini Mash site and add good work to your tray. 

I have added a Chinese New Year pin on the site, so you do a few activities linked to Chinese New Year.  I especially enjoyed playing the Memory Pairs game.

This week we have explored Mini Mash.  It gets a thumbs up from us all!

Our Learning In Action - Week 5

Weekly Challenges for the week beginning 1st February 2021

As we are surrounded by our toys at home, what better way to put them to good use than doing some activities all about toys.

One of your challenges this week, is to spend time exploring the Mini Mash site. 

I will be sending out log in details to those Parents who have emailed me during this lockdown on the afternoon of Monday 1st February with all the details.
If you haven't emailed me as yet, please do so, so that I can send out your Mini Mash information.

1)  Look at the Powerpoint on the download button below titled 'Guess The Toy'. 

Talk about what you think the toys might be. 
Do you have any of these toys at home?  Do we have them at Nursery?  Which of these toys do you like to play with?

2)  Choose your favourite toy.  Paint or draw a picture of it.  Look carefully at the shapes on your toy and the colours on your toy.  Add any details carefully, such as letters or numbers, patterns, etc.

3)  Go on a toy treasure hunt around your house. 
Can you find...?
A toy that can move
A toy that makes a sound
A toy that lights up
A toy that works when you push a button
A toy with batteries
A toy that winds up
A toy with wheels
A toy with numbers on it
A toy that speaks
A toy that has writing on it

4)  Play 'Guess the Toy'.  Ask your grown up to place a secret toy in a box/bag.  No peeking!  Your grown up gives you one clue at a time and you have to try and guess what is hidden in the box.  Now you have a turn.
 
5)  Have a game of musical toys with your family.  Dance around and when the music stops, your grown up shouts out a toy and you have to move like that toy.  Try moving like a toy soldier, a robot, a fast car, a toy rabbit, a princess, a horse, etc.

6)  Choose 10 of your toys.  Think about how you could sort them into 2 groups.  When you have sorted them one way, try sorting the same toys a different way.
For example, batteries and no batteries/wheels and not wheels/plastic and not plastic/wood and not wood/etc.

7)  Choose a selection of appropriate toys that can go in water (ask a grown up to check your items first)  Explore and find out which of your toys float and which of your toys sink.  You can do this in your outdoor water tray, a washing up bowl or even in the bath! 
Use the words 'floating' and 'sinking'.  How do you know that something is floating?  Explain what 'sinking' means.

8)  Ask the people in your house what toys they like playing with the best.  Do you all like the same things or do you like different things? 
Ask the grown ups what they liked playing with when they were little.  Maybe phone your Grandparents and ask them what they liked to play with when they were little, or even ask your Great Grandparents.
When Samuel was little, his favourite thing to play with was his playmobil sets.  Now Samuel likes to play with his football and his snooker table best of all. 
When I was a little girl, my favourite thing to play with was my Sindy doll and Sindy house - (you might need to google a picture of one of these!)

Our Learning In Action - Week 4

More Learning At Home

Weekly Challenges for the week beginning 25th January 2021
This week we are carrying on our learning about Traditional Tales, so we are thinking about the story of
Little Red Riding Hood.

1. If you have the story of ‘Little Red Riding Hood ‘at home, begin the week by reading it with your grown up.
There is a power point on the download button below of the story.
Talk to your grown up about what is happening in the story and what might happen next.

2. After reading the story, create a map showing Red Riding Hood’s walk to Grandma’s cottage.
You could do this on a large piece of paper with colourful pens/pencils.
Don’t forget to add on Red Riding Hood’s house, the forest and Grandma’s cottage. You could also add things like a flower patch, where the woodcutter lives, as well as your own ideas.

3. Grandma wasn’t feeling very well in our story. Think about what you would put in your basket to cheer up Grandma?
If you have a basket/bag and plastic play food, you could show your ideas this way, or, you could use real items from your cupboards/fridge.
You could even use play doh and make play doh items to go in your basket (buns, cake, apples, flowers, etc)
Try and add some healthy things too. Talk to your grown up about what we should eat lots of to stay healthy and what we should only have a little of.
 

4. I bet you can guess what Red Riding Hood’s favourite colour is. Make a collection of interesting red things from around your home. How many red items have you found?
What is your favourite colour? Make a collection of objects of this colour.
I will have to make a pink collection!

5. Have a go at the Little Red Riding Hood counting sheet on the download button below (there is a counting to 5 sheet, one to 10 and if you are feeling really clever one to 20)
Do not worry if you do not have a printer, you can count the objects on the screen. The activity is more about counting the objects carefully and saying the number names in order, rather than forming the numerals.

6. Take a walk in the woods like Little Red Riding Hood.
Talk about what you can see and what you can hear with your grown up. Is it dark or light? Why do you think it is dark or light? How do you feel when you are in the woods? How do you think Red Riding Hood felt when she was in the woods on her own?
Find a really good hiding place from the Wolf. Send me a photo of you in your fantastic hiding spot!

7. Design and make a board game about our story. There is an example on the download button below. This can be printed out and used if you do not want to make your own game board.
On a large piece of card/paper, design a track of 25 spaces or more (it can be a numbered track or the spaces can be left blank like the example game)
Draw the characters from our story around the board. Decide where the start and finish points will be.
Find coloured counters and a die and enjoy playing your very own game. Who is the first in your family to the finish point?

8. The Wolf disguised himself as Grandma so that Little Red Riding Hood did not know who he was. Talk to your grown up about the word ‘disguise’ and what it means.
Now have some fun and try on different disguises (I am sure you have lots of dressing up costumes you could mix together)
Send me a photo of you in your best disguise. I wonder if I know who you are!

9. Little Red Riding Hood wants to go and visit her Grandma again, but it is raining. Her Mummy says she cannot go in her red cape as she will get wet.
You need to help design and make her a new cape to wear in the rain. What do you wear when you go outside in the rain?
Choose a doll to be red riding hood (or an action figure or teddy bear!)
Cut out a large square from a variety of materials that you have around your house, like cling film, tin foil, a plastic bag, kitchen towel, a tissue, paper, etc.
Now for the fun part!...squirt water on the different materials in turn and see which ones would keep Red Riding Hood dry.

10. Bake something delicious for Grandma. What do you think she might like? Buns, a chocolate cake, shortbread, scones? Send me a photograph of you and your bake (I only wish I could get to taste it!)

Join Mrs Beaumont and some of the Nursery children singing the Goldilocks song.

Our Learning In Action - Week 3

More Learning At Home

Congratulations to the winners of our snowman competition

Daniel, Evelyn and Louie

Thank you to all of the children who sent in an entry.  A small prize will be given to everyone who took part.

Weekly Challenges for the week beginning 18th January 2021
This week we are thinking about the familiar story of Goldilocks.

1.  If you have the story of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' at home, begin the week by reading it with your grown up.

There is a power point on the download button below of the story.

Talk to your grown up about what is happening in the story and what might happen next. 

Try and do different voices for the 3 bears and join in with what they say "Someone's been eating my porridge/sitting in my chair/sleeping in my bed"

2.  Watch 'When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears' on BBC rhymes. 

When you get familiar with the tune, try and join in with the words.  Maybe you could think of some actions to go with the different parts of the song? For example, you might point to your eyes, you might hold up your fingers to show 1,2,3, etc.

3.  Go around your house and collect up all your teddy bears (I bet you have lots!)  Count them all.  Remember to put them in a line rather than a big pile, as this helps us to count accurately. 

Choose 3 of your bears to be the bears from the story.  Remember to choose a big one, a middle sized one and a small one.

Can you remember what each of the bears say when they go back to their house? Make your bears talk.

4.  From your teddy bear collection, choose your favourite one and do a careful drawing of it.  Look at it careful before you start.  Think about your bear's face.  Add all the details carefully. Remember that your bear's head is attached to the body! 

Think about the colours on your teddy bear and using pencil crayons, paints, pastels, chalks or collage materials, add appropriate colours.  I cannot wait to see your work.

5.  Construct, using whatever materials you have at home, 3 different sized chairs or 3 different sized beds (or both!)  You could use duplo, lego, wooden bricks or boxes from your recycling bin. 

You could use your bears from challenge 3 and see if they fit in your chairs and beds.  Just don't let Goldilocks try out your chairs!

6.  Help your grown up to make porridge, just like Mummy Bear did in our story.  Have a go at mixing the oats and water together.  Talk about which topping you might like on your porridge.  Maybe you like honey,jam or raisins? 

Try your porridge and think about words to describe it - 'tasty', 'yummy', 'delicious'. 

I hope it isn't too hot, too cold, too salty or too lumpy! 

7.  Have a go at the Goldilocks counting to 10 sheet on the download button below. 
Do not worry if you do not have a printer, you can count the objects on the screen.  The activity is more about counting the objects carefully and saying the number names in order, rather than forming the numerals.

8.  Go around your house, indoors or out, and find sets of 3 objects.  One object in the set has to be big, one middle sized and one small.  You could choose anything from socks to spoons, to shoes to plates.  Absolutely anything!

9. Create a Goldilocks collage on a large scale (this could be done outdoors) 

Your grown up could draw around you on a large sheet of paper and then you could decorate the face and the body to look like Goldilocks.

You could use clothing items and arrange them to look like Goldilocks.

Be as creative as you wish!

10.  End the week by putting on a show and acting out the story with your grown up and other family members. 

Decide which part each of you will play.  Maybe you will use teddy bears and a doll for Goldilocks, or, maybe you will become the characters. 

Find the items from the story before you start your retelling.  For example, 3 different sized bears, 3 different sized bowls and spoons, 3 different sized chairs, etc.  Have fun with the character voices too.

Competition Entries So Far...

The judges are going to have some tricky decisions to make.

Our Learning In Action - Week 2

More Learning At Home

Weekly Challenges for the week beginning 11th January 2021
This week we are thinking about the season of winter.

1.  Look through the winter power point with your grown up (on the download button below)
Talk about what the children are doing on the title page. Do you know any other animals that might sleep through the winter? What can the weather be like in winter? What is your favourite weather? What do you wear in the winter?

2.  Find items of clothing that you would wear when it is a cold, winters day. Can you put them on all by yourself?

Have a try at doing your coat zip or buttons, practise putting on your boots, have a go at doing your own gloves (this is very tricky!)
Email me a photo of you in your winter attire; don’t forget your biggest smile!

3.  Go out for a winter walk with your grown up and see if you can find the things on the treasure hunt sheet (on the download button below – remember it is not essential to print the sheet out)  You could take photos of some of the things that you find.

4.  Make a picture of yourself wearing your winter clothes. You could draw, paint or even do a collage picture.

5.  Collect as many hats, scarves, gloves, mittens, woolly socks from around your house.

Count the number of hats you found, the number of gloves, the number of socks, etc.
Remember when we count our objects at Nursery, we place them in a line and touch each object as we say the number names.

6.  When you have a big pile, think about how you could sort the items of clothing. You could sort them according to item or who wears them in your house. You could sort them into colours or patterns.
Think of more than one way to sort them.

7.  Place a tray of water outdoors to freeze overnight (or alternatively make ice cubes)
Talk about what has happened to the water. Where has it gone? Feel how cold the ice is. Think of words to describe the ice (cold, slippery, slippy, freezing, shiny, glassy, etc) What happens if you put your foot on it? (please be very careful) What happens if you bring it inside?

8.  Design a matching set of winter clothes – a hat, scarf and gloves.

There is a design sheet on the download button titled ‘winter clothes design’ if you would like to use this, otherwise your grown up could draw the items for you.
What colours are you going to choose? Are you going to put a pattern on them – spots, stripes, wavy lines? Are you going to draw a picture on them – unicorn, rainbow, superhero, toy stoy character?

9.  Create a snowman however you would like.
You could go outdoors and chalk a large scale one on the ground, you could make a playdoh snowman and add craft resources, you could paint a snowman, you could create one out of food, the choice is yours…
Talk about what your snowman needs – 2 eyes, 2 arms, a scarf, 3 buttons, etc.

10.  Using the ‘Dance Around The Snowman Song’ on the download button, have a go at carrying out the different actions. Talk about the different actions and what they mean - gallop, sneak, twirl, etc.

11. Look at the winter scene picture on the download button below.
Can you spy…?
a robin
a child sledging
a pile of snowballs
a snowflake
a lit up house with smoking chimney
a frozen lake/stream
a boy and a girl
a snowman
a tree without leaves
Questions that you might ask your child whilst looking at the picture –
What has happened to the lake?
What is that coming out of the chimney?
How many snowmen can you see?
Do you like playing in the snow?
What does it feel like when you get snow inside your clothes?
Why are the children wearing hats, gloves and scarves? What will happen to the snow if the sun comes out?

12.  Look out for a winter rhyme coming this week... 

Our Learning In Action - Week 1

Which of our Nursery Rhymes can you spy?

More Learning At Home

Friday 8th January 2021

Challenge 1

Plan a Nursery Rhyme show with your grown up.  

You could dress up in a fancy costume to sing your rhymes, or dress up like the characters in the songs (For example, be Miss Polly with a dolly, a telephone, a doctor's set and bring the rhyme to life, or wear a doctor's outfit, wellies and an umbrella and pretend that you are Doctor Foster)

If you have instruments at home, why not use them to add extra sparkle?!

I would love to see your show photos or even a short video of your performances.

Challenge 2

Have a go at the Nursery Rhyme counting to 10 sheet on the download button below. 

Do not worry if you do not have a printer, you can count the objects on the screen.  The activity is more about counting the objects carefully and saying the number names in order, rather than forming the numerals.

Do you know the different rhymes on the sheet?  Some of them are quite tricky, so your grown up may need to teach them!

Challenge 3

As it is Friday, I have added the 'Mrs Cole's challenge' (which I would have given out in Nursery today) on the download button below for you to have a go at. 

Thursday 7th January 2021

Today we are thinking about Nursery Rhymes again

Challenge 1

We like to play a game with our '10 Nursery Rhymes that we need to know before we leave Nursery' cards.

With help from your grown up, can you draw a picture to represent the different rhymes on a little piece of paper and card? 

Place them in a feely bag or box and shake them up.  Take turns with your grown up to pull out a rhyme.  Can you remember what the rhyme is?

Have a go at singing it out loud.

Here are our 10 rhymes.

Challenge 2

Ask your grown up to sing aloud one of our rhymes, missing out some of the words.  Can you fill in the missing words?

Miss Polly had a dolly who was.....

So she called for the Doctor to come.....

Challenge 3

Talk to your grown up about which rhyme you like the best.  It does not have to be one of the 10, it might be a different one.

Create a picture/model for that rhyme.  For example, if you like 'Humpty, Dumpty', you could paint a picture of him or if you like 'The Wheels on the Bus', you could make a bus out of box modelling materials or a construction kit like duplo.

There are some ideas on the download button below.

Wednesday 6th January 2021

Today is all about Nursery Rhymes.

Challenge 1

When we are at Nursery, we love going on the BBC rhymes website.  You can google 'BBC rhymes' or type in the following: https://www.bbc.co.uk

You will find an A-Z page of different Nursery rhymes and songs.

Let your child choose the rhymes that they would like to watch and sing along to.  My favourite is Humpty Dumpty.

Challenge 2

Give your child a series of 'Who Am I?' clues to guess a particular Nursery rhyme character.  Make it fun and maybe offer a reward for getting so many right.

For example, "I fell off a wall and I am an egg.  Who am I?"

"I have a dolly who was sick. Who am I?"

You get the idea!

Challenge 3

Make your own musical instrument so that you can play along with your favourite rhymes.

Why not make a shaker using a yoghurt pot filled with rice/pasta/cereal/etc?

Try a guitar using a cardboard box and some elastic bands.

Or maybe a drum using a spoon and a pan!

Enjoy making music today and of course, lots of NOISE!

And it's 'Goodbye' from us!

I wonder where you might visit this Summer? 

Some of my favourite local places to visit with Samuel are:- Oakwell Hall, Pugneys, Castle Hill, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Thornes Park, National Coal Mining Museum, Greenhead Park and Beaumont Park. 

All low cost or no cost!  I might see you there!

Sports Day Fun

A Sports Day Story by Samuel

Questions to ask after listening to Samuel's story

What is the title of Samuel's story?

What special day is at Peppa's school?

Who is the teacher in charge of the races?  What does say to start the races?

Who wins the running race?

Tell your grown up why Peppa and Suzy do not win the race.

Can you explain how to do the long jump?

Why is George crying?

Do you know what a baton is?

What happens to the rope in the 'tug of war'?

If something is 'a draw', what does it mean?

What is the prize for winning 'tug of war'?

Weekly Challenges For Week Beginning 13th July

Theme:  Sports Day

1.  Decide when you are going to hold your 'Family Sports Day' and who is going to be involved.  Begin by making everyone who is going to take part a medal or a rosette.  You can do this however you would like.  There are some templates on the download button if you would like to print these out to use.  Alternatively, you could cut circles out of card, decorate and attach to fancy ribbon.

2.  Remember warm up before your Sports Day.  Have a look at the 'Warm Up Cards' on the download button and try out some of the activities.  Have a go at things like, throwing and catching a ball to your grown up, doing some star jumps, hopping, bouncing a ball to your grown up, etc.  Do not worry if you do not have the resources suggested, you could use something different.

3.  Now take a look at the 6 races that you are going to be doing on your Sports Day.  It is always a good idea to practise the different skills before your actual event.  Spend a few days getting ready for it, so maybe practise one race every day.

5.  Things to think about when the big day arrives:

Have you got the refreshments ready.  You could organise a drinks station in the garden for when you get thirsty! 

Are you dressed in your sporty clothes?  Are your grown ups dressed in their sporty clothes?

Have you got out all the resources ready for your race?

Who is going to be the judge for the races?

Have you decided where the start and finish line is going to be?

Have you got a signal to start each race?  For example, a whistle? a tambourine?

Have you got a phone ready to capture some of the hilarious moments?...  Mrs Cole cannot wait for some photographic evidence!!

6. After you have held your Family Sports Day, why not hold an Awards Ceremony.  You could award everyone who has taken part with a certificate.  There is a template that can be printed out on the download button or you could make your own for everyone. 

Don't forget to hand out the medals or rosettes that you made earlier in the week.

7.  If you enjoyed your Sports Day, there are some further ideas for physical activities on the download button, titled 'Posters'.

HAVE FUN!

Our Learning In Action

Weekly Challenges For Week Beginning 6th July

Theme:  Transition

This week we are preparing for moving from Nursery into Reception. 

If you are one of our younger children who will be remaining in Nursery, please continue to learn our 10 Nursery Rhymes or have a go at some of the challenges on the Nursery home learning page that you may not have had a chance to complete yet.

1.  Google 'Topsy and Tim Starting School' episode and watch it.  Talk to your grown up about what is happening throughout the episode.  How are Topsy and Tim feeling about starting school?  How are you feeling about starting in your new Reception class?  

2.  On the Cbeebies website, watch Topsy and Tim's 'Top Tips' for starting school.

3.  Can you remember the names of your new teachers?  Have a look at their photographs on the 'Reception New Starter' webpage.  Talk about the friends that you are looking forward to seeing in September.  How many of them can you remember? 

Remember if you are currently in Morning Nursery, all of your morning friends will be in your class and if you are currently in Afternoon Nursery, all of your afternoon friends will be in your class.

4.  Every day this week, practise writing your name like we do in Nursery.  Remember to use your entry and exit flicks if you can.  When you are happy that your name writing is your very best, send me a photo of you holding up your writing, so that I can email it to your new teacher.

5.  Create a fantastic self portrait.  First look closely at your face in a mirror.  Talk to your grown up about what you can see on your face.  Look carefully at the colour of your hair, the colour of your eyes, the length of your hair, the colour of your skin, etc. 

Then have a go at drawing what you can see.  Think about the size, the colours and the shapes of your different features. 

Send me a photograph of your amazing drawing and again I will email it to Mrs Metcalfe or Miss Stoker.

6. Complete the 'All About Me' booklet on the download button.  If you have a printer, print it out, or if not, your grown up could recreate the different sections on A4 paper.  

Pop this in your book bag on your first day in your new class, then your new teacher can find out more about you.

Try and draw your responses and then your grown up could write some more details (family, pets, likes at home, friends, likes at Nursery, summer plans, looking forward to..)

7.  Impress your new teachers by ensuring that you can sing all the words to our '10 Nursery Rhymes' that we need to know off by heart. The list is on the download button.

8.  Impress your new teachers by ensuring you are doing lots of reading from the Oxford Owls website.

Google 'Oxford Owl' and click on the website.

Click the 3 stripes menu button in the top right hand corner.

Select 'My Class Login'

My class name - NurseryCole

My class password - Dalton123

Click on the eBooks on the Bookshelf.

Here you will find many different fiction and non fiction eBooks categorised by age groups.

A lot of the age 3-4 books are great for discussion, as you can generate lots of talk about what is happening in the pictures.

On inside the front cover and inside the back cover of the books, there are lots of Parental tips and guidance of what you can do with the book and questions that you might ask before and after you have looked at the book.

The age 4-5 books have words in them.  These are really good for children who are beginning to recognise phonemes (sounds) in words. The words are read aloud and children can navigate their way through the book using the arrows. 

HAPPY READING!

9.  Take a look at the Transition Checklist on the download button.  Tick off the things that you can do already and work on the things that you need further help with.

10.  Coming soon....watch Samuel read a story about starting school.

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Weekly Challenges For Week Beginning 29th June
Theme: Space

1. We will begin this week by watching Samuel reading us a story titled 'Whatever Next' by Jill Murphy.

2. Now pretend you are going to the moon like Baby Bear.  What are you going to use for your rocket?  Are you going to take any friends along for the ride?  What are you going to pack for your picnic?  What might you see on your journey?

3.  Create a picture of what you think Space looks like.  You could do this on black paper, you could use chalk, paint, collage materials.  Think carefully about what you might see in Space - stars, planets, rockets, aliens, etc.

4.  At Nursery, we like to sing 'Five Little Men In A Flying Saucer'.  You can watch this on BBC Rhymes.  Sing along and use your fingers to show how many spacemen there are left each time.  Practise counting backwards from 5 to 0.

5.  Talk to your grown up about what you would take with you in a rocket if you went into Space. Draw the things that you would take.  Talk to your grown up about the phoneme (initial sound) that the items begin with.  For example, 't' for 'teddy bear', 'p' for picnic, etc. There is a writing frame titled '10 things I would take to the moon' on the download button, if you would like to have a go at writing down your ideas.

6.  Look at the 'Space I Spy' on the download button.  Look carefully at the pictures and listen as your grown up asks you to point to the different objects.  This is a really good way of introducing new vocabulary such as, astronaut, space shuttle, oxygen tank.  Once all items have been identified, why not have a game of 'I spy' where your grown up says the initial phoneme and you have to say what they are spying.  For example, 's' for sun, 'm' for moon.  

7.  Have a go at making your own rocket out of recyclable materials - a kitchen roll tube always comes in handy!  There is a step by step guide on the download button titled 'Cardboard Tube Rocket' 

8.  Why not try 'Hand and Foot Print Aliens' using paint and collage materials?  The step by step guide is on the download button.

9.  Make a 'Split Pin Astronaut'. There is a template on the download button which you can print out and then cut out each of the pieces of the Astronaut, before joining them together with split pins. Alternatively, you could use paperclips to join the pieces together or cellotape/ glue.

10.  Finish your week by baking some delicious 'Star Biscuits'.  There is a recipe to follow on the download button.  Enjoy!

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Weekly Challenges For Week Beginning 22nd June

Theme:  Vehicles

1.  Have a look in your toy boxes/bedrooms and find as many different types of vehicle that you can.  See if you can find...

a car/a train/an aeroplane/a boat/a bike/an emergency vehicle/etc. 

When you have a collection of vehicles, see if you can sort them into which ones travel on the land, which ones travel in the air and which ones travel on the water.

2. Sing aloud 'The Wheels On The Bus'.  Think about what could be on your bus like we do in Nursery.  Maybe you could sing it again but this time change your vehicle, for example, 'The Wheels On The Train/Bike/Scooter'

Now have a go at singing 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat'. Don't forget to watch out for that cheeky crocodile!

On the download button, there are two new songs for you to have a go at learning - Riding My Bike Song and The Vehicles Song

3.  It is very important that we stay safe when we are out and about as there are lots of different vehicles moving around us.  We must always listen to our grown-ups when we are near to the road and follow their instructions. 

With your grown-up, watch the Road Safety Powerpoint which is on the download button.  Talk about why it is so important to look and listen.  Can you remember some of the different places which make it a safe place to cross? 

At Nursery this week, we are going to be acting out safely crossing the road, maybe you could act it out with your grown-up?

4.  With your grown-up, go out for a walk.  Find a safe place to stand and watch the traffic go by.  What different types of vehicle do you spot?  Remember to look up in the air as well.  You could download my Traffic Survey and take it with you.  Put a line in the box every time you see a particular vehicle (lorry, motorbike, car, etc)  Which vehicle did you see the most of?  I bet it was the car!

5)  Why not take your bike or scooter to your very own car wash?  In your garden, set up a little 'car' washing area (buckets full of soapy water, watering cans, jugs, cloths, sponges, etc)  Wash your bike or scooter.  If you are allowed, you could even help wash the car!

6)  Play a memory game with your family.... I travelled in the car and I saw.... Everyone playing has to remember all the things on the list and then add their own idea.  You could change the vehicle to a bus or an aeroplane.

7)  Download the I Spy Transport Scene Activity (or view on the screen)  There is a checklist of lots of different types of transport for you to find, police car, tractor, bus, etc.  There are lots of new words for you to learn as well.  Let me know if you find the Zeppelin!

8)  Create a large scale road for your vehicles to travel on.  You could do this outdoors using coloured chalks or on a large piece of paper.  You could include things like, junctions, crossings, roundabouts, road signs, traffic lights, etc.  Alternatively, you could draw out a train track and include things that you might spot out of your carriage window like fields, farm animals, houses, trees, etc

9)  Decide on a vehicle and see if you can create it out of recyclable materials/collage materials.  Maybe you could make a fire engine complete with a ladder or a helicopter with a rotating propeller!  Don't forget to send me a photograph of you and your finished vehicle.

10)  It is counting time again.  Download the Counting worksheet and have a try at counting the sets to 10.  Remember to point to each object in turn and say the number names slowly.  Do not count too fast or make your finger move too quickly!  Show your adult the correct number of fingers to match the total number in the set.  Then have a go at writing the number in the circle.  If you are feeling really clever, have a go at the Counting To 20 worksheet.

Our Learning In Action

Samuel's Weather Story Session

Sorry it is a little rushed, but we were trying to keep to a time so that it would upload!

Weekly Challenges for week beginning 15th June

Theme:  Weather

1)  Look at the Weather Powerpoint on the download button below and talk with your grown up about the different types of weather.  Which is your favourite type of weather?  Which types of weather do you not like?  Can you say why?

"  I like it when it is sunny because we can visit the seaside", " I do not like it when it is  windy as it messes up my hair!"

2)  Every day this week, be a 'weather watcher' and keep a track of the weather.  You could make your own weather chart or you could make a little book which shows the weather for every day on each page.  At the end of the week, how many different types of weather did you have?There are some ideas below on the download button - Ideas for a Weather chart.

3)  We know lots of songs and rhymes about the weather - Doctor Foster, Rain,rain go away, I hear Thunder, It's Raining, it's pouring, I can sing a rainbow.  Have a go at singing them with your grown up.  Maybe you could add some actions/instruments/props to your rhyme.  Remember to use the BBC rhymes website for some of these.  Can you think of any more rhymes about the weather?

4) Flying a kite is a great activity to do when it is windy.  Have a go at making your own colourful kite with the resources that you have at home.  Talk about the shape that a kite could be, How can you make your kite strong?  What are you going to use for your kite tail?

5)  I am sure we will see the rain again this week, even though we have been singing 'Rain, rain, go away!'  Make a rain gauge to collect the rainwater and find out how much has fallen in your garden. Put a tall plastic container or the bottom half of a plastic bottle outside. How much rain have you collected after a few days? How could you measure the amount of rain you have collected?

6)  If it is raining today, go out puddle jumping with your grown up, like Peppa Pig. Put on your wellies and jump in the puddles. Think of words to describe the puddles? What sounds can you hear when you jump in them? 

7)  Choose a type of weather and think about the clothes that you would wear.  Draw a picture of yourself dressed for that weather.

For example, if it is sunny, we might wear shorts, t-shirt, flip-flops, a sun hat, sunglasses, etc.

If you have a printer, there is a cut and stick sorting activity on the download button called 'Clothing', where you have to sort the clothes to the correct weather sheet - note, scroll down for the clothing items.

8) Create a 'Walking Rainbow'
Fold a piece of kitchen roll into quarters so it is long and thin.  Place each end of the kitchen roll in a glass filled with water and food colouring (a different colour in each glass)
What starts to happen to the water?  What happens to the jar that has both pieces of kitchen roll in?  What colour is made when you use red and yellow water? red and blue water? blue and yellow water? blue, red and yellow water?

See further instructions on the download button - Science Experiment

9)  Have a go at the 'Weather' counting sheet on the download button.  If you do not have a printer, just count each row on the screen.  Remember to point to each weather symbol as you say the number names out loud in order and slowly.  Show your adult the correct number of fingers to represent the answer, then have a go at writing the numeral with the correct formation.

10)  Listen and watch our resident story teller, Samuel Cole, aged 11,  read a weather related story for you.

Our Learning In Action

Look at what we have been doing in Nursery this week

Weekly Challenges for week beginning the 8th of June

Theme: Toys

1)  Look at the Powerpoint on the download button below titled 'Guess The Toy'.  Talk about what you think the toys might be. 

Do you have any of these toys at home?  Do we have them at Nursery?  Which of these toys do you like to play with?

2)  Choose your favourite toy.  Paint or draw a picture of it.  Look carefully at the shapes on your toy and the colours on your toy.  Add any details carefully, such as letters or numbers, patterns, etc.

3)  Go on a toy treasure hunt around your house. 

Can you find...?

A toy that can move

A toy that makes a sound

A toy that lights up

A toy that works when you push a button

A toy with batteries

A toy that winds up

A toy with wheels

A toy with numbers on it

A toy that speaks

A toy that has writing on it

4)  Play 'Guess the Toy'.  Ask your grown up to place a secret toy in a box/bag.  No peeking!  Your grown up gives you one clue at a time and you have to try and guess what is hidden in the box.  Now you have a turn.

5)  Have a game of musical toys with your family.  Dance around and when the music stops, your grown up shouts out a toy and you have to move like that toy.  Try moving like a toy soldier, a robot, a fast car, a toy rabbit, a princess, a horse, etc.

6)  Choose 10 of your toys.  Think about how you could sort them into 2 groups.  When you have sorted them one way, try sorting the same toys a different way.

For example, batteries and no batteries/wheels and not wheels/plastic and not plastic/wood and not wood/etc.

7)  Choose a selection of appropriate toys that can go in water (ask a grown up to check your items first)  Explore and find out which of your toys float and which of your toys sink.  You can do this in your outdoor water tray, a washing up bowl or even in the bath! 

Use the words 'floating' and 'sinking'.  How do you know that something is floating?  Explain what 'sinking' means.

8)  Ask the people in your house what toys they like playing with the best.  Do you all like the same things or do you like different things? 

Ask the grown ups what they liked playing with when they were little.  Maybe phone your Grandparents and ask them what they liked to play with when they were little, or even ask your Great Grandparents.

When Samuel was little, his favourite thing to play with was his playmobil sets.  Now Samuel likes to play with his football and his snooker table best of all. 

When I was a little girl, my favourite thing to play with was my Sindy doll and Sindy house - (you might need to google a picture of one of these!)

9)  Have a go at the 'ISpy' counting sheet on the download button.  There is also a 'checklist' to print out for you to write your numbers on.

If you do not have a printer, just point to the toys on the screen as you count the different sets.  How many soldiers can you count?  How many trains are there? 

10)  Movie Time - Settle down and watch 'Toy Story'.  Which character is your favourite?  Can you say why?  Which part of the film did you like the best?

Draw a picture of your favourite Toy Story character.  Remember to use the correct colours and add the details to your picture.

I like Mr Potato Head the best!

Our Learning In Action

Look at what we have been doing in Nursery this week

Weekly challenges for week beginning the 1st of June

Theme:  Animals

1)  Play a game of 'Guess the Animal'.  Your grown up gives you a series of clues which describe an animal and you have to guess which one they are thinking of.  Try and include where the animal might live (on a farm, the zoo, in a jungle, etc), the noise that the animal makes, the initial phoneme that the animal begins with, main features of the animal, etc.  This works well if you have a selection of animals to look at whilst you are playing - a set of plastic animals or animal picture cards)  On the download button, there is a set of clues that can be used/printed off called 'Animal Guess Who'

2)  What is your favourite animal?  Find a picture of it in one of your books or on the internet.  Talk about your favourite animal and say why you like it the best.  Now draw a detailed picture of your favourite animal.  Remember to look at the image that you are copying off carefully so that you do not miss off any important features. Maybe add some colour to your picture.

3)  Take a quiet moment to share a book about animals with your grown up.  I bet you will be surprised how many stories you have about animals!  Some of the books I like reading are:  The Tiger Who Came To Tea, Handa's Surprise, What The Ladybird Heard, Farmer Duck and, of course, Dear Zoo.

4)  Create an animal print painting.  This works brilliantly if you stick a piece of animal print fabric or patterned paper in the middle of a large piece of white paper.  Using the correct colours of paint, extend the lines out from the centre piece, following the pattern carefully.  On the download button, there are some animal patterns that can be printed out to use for this activity.

5)  Listen to, watch and join in with fun Nursery rhymes and songs about animals on the BBC Rhymes website A to Z. We know lots of these already as we sing them at school.  Try and learn a new one today.  I enjoy The Animal Fair, Hickety Pickety and Down In The Jungle.  You could make it even more fun by adding instruments to accompany the song or making up your own actions/dance.

6)  Create an animal mask of your choice.  This can be done using whatever materials you have at home.  There are several ideas on the download button, titled Animal Masks.

7)  If you have a set of small world plastic animals at home, why not try to make them their own habitat.  This is fun to do outdoors.  You could use things such as sand, soil, plants, stones, twigs, wood, etc, to give them an exciting place to live and play.

8)  Your animals may need a wash now, so why not give them a bath in your water tray outside, your washing up bowl or even take them in the bath with you!

9)  On the Cannon Hall Website, there is a 'Videos' section, where you can watch short videos about the different farm animals.  The videos are really informative and show just what daily farm life is like for the farmers and their animals.  Chester Zoo also do brilliant Virtual Tours of the zoo on their website, usually on a Friday, why not see what is going on at the zoo this week?

10) If you have access to a printer, then have a go at the counting sheets on the download button below. 

Fun In The Sun

Jawayria wishes all her friends a very Happy Eid.

Friday 22nd May

This weekend some of our families will be celebrating Eid.  Today we are going to find out more about this celebration.

Challenge 1

Google 'Cbeebies Eid-al-Fitr' and you can watch Amirah and her family preparing for the celebration of Eid.

There are 3 short videos to watch- Preparing for Eid, Celebrating Eid and an Eid Performance.

Challenge 2

Amirah has a mehndi pattern painted on her hand.  Draw around your hands on paper and then draw fancy patterns on them.

There are some beautiful examples on the download button below.

Challenge 3

Why not make an Eid card to send to one of your friends to wish them 'Eid Mubarak'?

There are a few examples that you might want to have a look at below.

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Thursday 21st May

Keeping yourself clean is a very important part of being healthy.

Challenge 1

Have a look at the images on the 'Keeping Clean Prompts' sheet (click the download button)

Talk to your grown up about all the things that you do during the day to keep yourself clean.

Question examples: When do you need to wash your hands?  When you have a bath, what do you use to keep yourself clean? Where do you go to keep yourself healthy, clean and tidy (hairdressers, dentist, doctor, etc)

Challenge 2

Now you are going to get creative and use your own ideas to make a 'Keeping Healthy' board game.

Use a large piece of paper/card and draw out a track for your game.  This can be whatever shape you want it to be.

You need about 20 steps on your track.  You can number your track if you would like to or leave the spaces blank.

Now you have to think of ideas for your grown up to write on some of your spaces.  Talk to your grown up about the things you have learnt about keeping healthy this week as you could use some of these ideas.

Good/Healthy things send you forward a few spaces.

Bad/Unhealthy things send you backwards a few spaces.

For example, You clean your teeth twice every day, move forward 2 spaces.

You eat 3 bars of chocolate, move backwards three spaces.

You could add little pictures to your board game.

There is an example below.

Challenge 3

Now find a dice and play your fantastic game with your family.  Who gets to the end of the track first?

Send me a photograph of you playing your game.

Wednesday 20th May

We are continuing to think about ways to keep healthy today by exercising.

Challenge 1

Every week at Nursery we all take part in 'Tumble Tot's Time' to keep fit and healthy.  After each session we talk about how our bodies are feeling.

Sing 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' accompanied by all the actions.  Can you do it really fast?

How do you feel after that little warm up?  What happens to our bodies after we have exercised?  Tell your grown up.

Eg, we feel hot and sweaty, out heart beats faster, our cheeks go red, we get out of breath, etc.

Challenge 2

Hit the download below and have a look at the physical challenge cards (you do not need to print them off) 

Pick a few of the ideas to have a go at.  Some can be done indoors, but some can be done in the sunshine outdoors.

Please stay safe during this challenge.  I do not want to hear of any hospital trips!

Maybe you could invent your own physical challenge using resources you have at home? (bats, balls, stilts, hoops, cones, planks of wood, basketball hoop, etc) 

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Tuesday 19th May

We are going to continue thinking about keeping healthy.

Challenge 1

Google the video 'Oliver's Fruit Salad' and watch the story of Oliver, who after staying with his Grandpa, does not seem to like the fruit that his Mummy buys (I apologise for the use of 'Mom' in this video!)

Challenge 2

Yesterday, we put lots of different fruits in our lunchboxes, as we know how good it is for us.

We should eat 5 portions of fruits or vegetables everyday.  Can you name 5 different fruits?  Can you name 10?

Draw your top 5 favourite fruits.  Make sure you think about the correct colours and shapes. 

Knowing which fruits you like best, will help you with the next challenge.

Challenge 3

Today (or this week) make a Fruit Salad with your grown up. Try and include your top 5 fruits.

Think about words to describe the fruits that you are putting in your fruit salad (Eg, juicy, spikey, crunchy, hard, soft, red, yellow, squashy, etc)

Think about the actions that you and your grown up are using (Eg, chop, slice, core, cut, peel, etc)

Enjoy your healthy snack!  Don't forget to send me a photo!

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Monday 18th May

Today we are going to think about healthy foods.

Challenge 1

With your grown up, look in your fridge or your food cupboard and find 5 things that you can eat lots of because it is good for you and 5 things that you should only eat now and again.

Challenge 2

Hit the download button to find a healthy lunchbox activity. 

If you have a printer, decide which colour lunchbox you would like and print it out, along with the different foods.

Cut around the foods which are healthy and stick them into your lunchbox to make a healthy packed lunch.  Talk about why you have chosen the different items with your grown up.

If you do not have a printer, use a piece of A4 paper for your lunchbox and draw healthy foods inside it, using the foods on the worksheet to refer to.

Challenge 3

Sing the song "If you're healthy and you know it, eat ..." (To the tune of 'If you're happy and you know it')

From what you have found out so far about which foods are good for you, make up your own verses to the song. 

You could include ideas such as, "eat juicy pears", "eat green apples", "eat baked beans", "eat yucky sprouts!"

We are always learning at home...

Friday 15th May

At the Cole house, we like to play a game called 'Name 5'. The rules are simple, you take turns to name 5 things according to a particular category. 

Challenge 1

Rounding off our phonics for this week, start by naming 5 things beginning with s, naming 5 things beginning with a and naming 5 things beginning with t.

Challenge 2

Click on the download below and look at the 'Name 5' ideas and continue the game.

Challenge 3

Why not add a timer to the game and try and name your 5 things within a time?

Our Learning In Action

Watch our morning friend, Haniya, showing us how to form a 't'.

And yes Haniya, it certainly is good.

Thursday 14th May

Today is a revisit of the 3 phonemes that we have looked at this week.

Challenge 1

Begin by singing the 3 jolly phonics songs that we have learnt, along with the actions.

"The snake is in the grass, the snake is in the grass, ss,ss, the snake is in the grass."
"A a, ants on my arm, a a, ants on my arm, a a, ants on my arm are causing me alarm!"
"When I watch the tennis game, ttt, ttt, when I watch the tennis game, my head goes back and forth."

Challenge 2

Grown ups, please prepare a collection of fun objects (5 objects that begin with s and 5 objects that do not)  You will also need a pan and a spoon.

Explain that today you are making 'Silly Soup' and only things beginning with 's' can go into the pan.

The children know a song about Silly Soup which they may remember from Nursery. It is sung to the tune of 'Pop goes the Weasel'

"We're making lots of silly soup, we're making soup that's silly,

We're going to put it in the fridge, to make it nice and chilly"

Every time, you have sung the song together, your child chooses an item which begins with 's' and places it in the pan and gives it a stir.  The children love pretending to sample the soup and making 'yucky' noises!  

Don't forget to send me a photo of you eating your silly 's' soup.

Challenge 3

Using the collection of objects, have a game of 'I spy'

This will begin to get your child thinking about the different phonemes that words can begin with.

Our Learning In Action

Wednesday 13th May

More phonics learning today.

We are learning about 't'

Challenge 1

Join in with Samuel's phonics session by watching the video below.

Challenge 2

Go on a hunt around your house and find lots of things beginning with 't'.

Put your objects in a box/bag and then play Samuel's game with your grown up.  Ask your grown up to give you a clue and see if you can guess the 't' item.  Then swap over and you have a go at giving the clues.

Challenge 3

Why not go and have a game of tennis with your grown up in the garden? 

Challenge 4

Sing the 3 phonics songs that Samuel has taught us this week.

"The snake is in the grass, the snake is in the grass, ss,ss, the snake is in the grass."

"A a, ants on my arm, a a, ants on my arm, a a, ants on my arm are causing me alarm!"

"When I watch the tennis game, ttt, ttt, when I watch the tennis game, my head goes back and forth."

Our Learning In Action

Tuesday 12th May

Another phonics activity today.

We are learning about 'a'

Challenge 1

Join in with Samuel's phonics session by watching the video below.

Challenge 2

Samuel talked about things beginning with 'a' in his video.

ambulance, anorak, arm, ankle, avocado, apricot, ant

Talk about what these things are.  You could look at pictures of the trickier items on the internet to find out what they look like.

Challenge 3

Practise your letter 'a'.  Can you do it really big?  Can you do it really small?  Can you write it in different colours?  Can you form it in sand, glitter or flour?  Can you chalk it or paint it?

Challenge 4

Choose a packet or tin from your cupboard, can you spot any 'a's on it?

Our Learning In Action