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Year R – Wednesday 22nd April
Good Morning Parrots, Puffins and Penguins!
Did you have fun yesterday taking part in the Number 12 Olympics? We loved seeing pictures of you trying out lots of different moves and creating your own circuits in the garden!
We were so impressed with the hot air balloons you made on Monday, we thought you’d like to see some of the wonderful creations in the gallery below!
Today’s activities are mostly based on ‘Room on the broom’ and we hope you have lots of fun creating potions and making magic wands. Careful not to cast any spells on your family!
Year R Team
This week we go up, up and away to explore… going on an adventure!
Helpful Reminders
Don’t forget you can email us on yearr@stmarksce.org.uk. We would love to hear from you if you have a question, need a password or need some help.
You can continue to use Tapestry to share your child’s work. Please only upload one post a day. You can either choose one activity or put all the activities you complete on one post.
We look forward to hearing from you. We may not reply the same day!
Independence
The children in Year R are very rarely asked to work independently, particularly when writing. It is expected that they will need adult support to get started on all of the tasks we set for them here, and continue to need it throughout their activity.
However, we want to continue to build their independence, so encourage them to use resources which can help them be independent like sound cards, letter formation cards for handwriting etc.
Note for parents: Hopefully your children will enjoy working through these activities with you. We completely understand it may be difficult to complete all these tasks due to other family commitments or you are working from home, so please do not worry; complete what you can with your child.
There is absolutely no expectation that you get all, if any of these activities completed each day.
Ongoing Activities
You can find lots of learning resources that we have collated on the Educating Home Page. Click here to be redirected.
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- Reading
- Handwriting – for a video please click here
- Keywords
- Phonics
- Number and shape, space and measure activities – try Numberblocks games and Maths Factor (see Educating Home Page)
- Dough Disco – click here for a simple playdough recipe if you need it
English – Room on the broom
Today’s story is about a rather unusual way of travelling! I wonder how comfortable it is to travel on a broomstick? How many can travel at once? Let’s find out as we watch Mrs Rushton reading ‘Room on the broom’.
What was your favourite part of the story? Can you tell your grown up where the witch flew on her adventure? How did the animals save the witch?
At the end of the story the witch made a potion to create a brand new broom. The frog found a lily, the cat found a cone, the bird found a twig and the dog found a bone. They threw them all in and the witch stirred them well, and while she was stirring she muttered a spell “Iggety, Ziggety, zaggety, ZOOM!”
What would you include in a magic potion to make a new broom? Talk to your grown up about what you would put into your cauldron, then write your ideas down.
You could use this cauldron template if you want to Cauldron for magic potion
Don’t forget to say the magic spell when you have finished: “Iggety, Ziggety, zaggety, ZOOM!”
Grown-ups: We have downloaded a guidance leaflet for adults who are working to support young children as they write and thought you might find it helpful to read before you try today’s writing activity.
Guidance for helping your child to write – click here.
Read about the stages of pencil grip development – click here.
Don’t forget your sound mat – click here.
Maths – Numberblock 12
Let’s see what you remember about number 12! Is it more or less than 10? Is it a square or rectangular number?
Watch Numberblock 12 again to remind you of some of the facts click here to view. Is 12 an odd or even number? The episode doesn’t tell us. How can you check?
Today’s main activity is to practise making arrays of 12. An array is an arrangement of a number in columns and rows.
Use these pictures to practise making each arrangement of 12 in an array and explain what you’ve made.
Getting crafty – wand and potion making!
Now you have made up your own magic potion, you will need a magic wand to wave while you cast your spell, just like the witch in the story.
Can you make your own magic wand? You could use a real stick that you find in your garden or while you are out for a walk, or you could make one using card/paper. We can’t wait to see how creative you can be!
If you don’t fancy making your own wand, you could design a wand using this template, or you could ask a grown up to draw a wand for you to colour. Design your own magic wand template
If you fancy a scientific experiment and would like to make your own bubbling potion, have a go at this recipe with a grown up! Bubbling potion experiment
Or you could create your own potion using objects from the garden and ingredients from the kitchen (check with a grown up first!) Have fun!
Video Resources
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