Friday 8th January 2021
Before 0900- Wake Up and Get Dressed
Get ready for the day with independence; have a wash, dress yourself, eat breakfast and brush your teeth.
0900-0930 - Reading
Log on to Tapestry to listen to one of the teachers read this week’s story!
If you are having trouble accessing our video, choose a book at home to read to yourself or share with someone in your family.
After listening to the story, you will need to complete a Reading Challenge of your choice each day from the grid below.
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Can you make a mask of your favourite character in the story?
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Can you draw, paint or make the story setting? |
Can you draw a character from the story and add labels to describe them?
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Can you act out the story? You could create your own props, puppets or costumes to help.
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Can you make up a new ending to the story? You could draw, write or act this out. |
Discuss what is your favourite and least favourite part of the story and why? |
0930-1000- Maths Challenge
Warm up by counting to 10, forwards and backwards.
Your Maths learning each day will begin by watching a video on the White Rose Maths website. Watch the video and then complete the challenge found in the 'Additional Resources' section at the bottom of the page.
White Rose – Alive in 5! – Week 1 – Session 5 - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-1/
1000-1045- Home Learning Challenge
Choose one of the challenges on your Reception Home Learning Challenges grid to complete. The grid can be found in the 'Additional Resources' section at the bottom of this page or on our Year R COVID-19 Home Page in the 'Challenges' section.
1045-1115 Break Time
Have one healthy snack: a banana, apple, orange etc. with a glass of milk or water. Take some time to relax, maybe you could listen to another story online.
1115 - 1145- Live Daily Zoom Session
Don't forget to log into zoom for our daily session. It will be great to see you all and a chance to catch up with all your friends.
1145 - 1215 – PSHE Challenge- A Ticket Around the World
For PSHE we will be learning about a different country every Friday. Where will we be going today?
Today’s country is India! Log on to Tapestry to watch the video for this week.
After watching the video, discuss: Would you like to live here? How is it the same/different to where you live? How would you get there? What would you wear for your travels around the country (is it hold or cold)?
To explore the country a little more, choose a challenge (or two) from the grid below:
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Make the country’s flag.
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Make or build a famous building or landmark. |
Learn a traditional song.
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Learn to say hello / goodbye in the language native to the country.
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Research a native animal. |
Count to 5 in the language native to the country. |
There is also two episodes of Go Jetters which visit this country. They both link to the information from our storybook. The links can be found below: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b075pnny/go-jetters-series-1-15-the-taj-mahal-india https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000g8nm/go-jetters-series-3-26-holi-festival-of-colour-india
1200 - 1300 - Lunchtime
1300- 1330 – Phonics
For Phonics today, revisit the sounds that we have learnt this week and practice reading your green and red words. You can also practise your reading using the ditty sheet below or on Tapestry.
1330 Onwards-Forest School
It is time to go to Forest School with Mrs Holmes. Follow the link below to her Forest School page where you can find a range of activities to try.
https://sussex-road-community.secure-primarysite.net/forest-school-1/
Don't forget to post your Forest School challenges on Tapestry so that Mrs Holmes can see all of the brilliant things you have been doing.
Well done for a fantastic first week of home schooling. We hope you have a restful weekend and we will see you on Monday. 
