Reception Iveson Blog

Can you join the yoga adventure?  Click the link to join! Can you be Norris the seahorse?

In your writing books... Can you draw a picture of what happens in our story of the week?  Can you write a sentence or a word about it independently? For example,  I can s ee  a s ai l on a b oa t.  Remember think of a sentence, say the sentence, count the words, write it, and read it. 

Play the game Buried Treasure ... https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/buried-treasure   Click on this sound... Can you read the words and decide if they are real or not? This is one of our favourite games at school.

Just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone that has shared their child's home learning on dropbox. Rest assured, I am checking daily to see the children's learning and i'm very impressed by their creatvitiy and engagement at home.  Keep on sharing! Stay safe and well,  Miss Pardoe

Are you going on a walk today.. Your challenge is to find numerals outdoors. Where do you see numbers outside?  You could take a notepad with you and draw what you find! What is the largest number you found? What is the smallest number you found? 

Following on from last week's story of the week 'Shark in the Park'...                                  Shark in the Dark!    Watch the story here. Does Timothy find a shark?  What does he find instead?  Can you think of anything else that looks like a shark's fin? 

Here is your next Zoo Trip task... Can you draw one of the animals that you've seen at the zoo today? Can you label the body parts? Challenge: Can you write some sentences to describe your animal?

Your first school trip activity is to create animal shadows!  https://www.chesterzoo.org/schools/resources/how-to-create-animal-shadow-art/ Watch the video on the link to help you!

Today we have the opportunity to visit Chester Zoo- t he whole school with be going on a virtual school trip! We will be sharing different activities through the day that link to your day at the zoo Be ready at 10am 10:00 👉 Red pandas 🐼 11:00 👉 Rothschild's giraffes 🦒 12:00 👉 Asian elephants 🐘 13:00 👉 Butterflies 🦋 14:00 👉 Sun bears 🐻 14:30 👉 Sumatran tigers 🐅 14:45 👉 Humboldt penguins 🐧 16:00 👉 Aquarium 🐠 Come and join the fun. The animals are waiting... https://www.facebook.com/events/2287733068192442/ LIVE: A virtual zoo day at Chester Zoo Home event in Chester, United Kingdom by Chester Zoo on Friday, March 27 2020 with 183K people interested and 94K people going. www.facebook.com

Can you follow the patterns to join in with this dance routine?! https://youtu.be/BQ9q4U2P3ig How good are your moves?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLFON8qBZsE 'ar' Words | Phonics Phase 3 Let's sound out some 'ar' words! If you want your children to sound out by themselves, simply mute the video. 🚨 SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/littlelearner... 🔔 TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS My TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource... [ LET'S GET SOCIAL ] 👉FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/LittleLearner... 👉INSTAGRAM http ... www.youtube.com Can you join in and sound out these 'ar' words?

Can you read these words with your grown ups? Where is the 'ar' sound? Challenge: Try creating two sentences using words with the ar sound!

Can you put eight objects in a jar? Can you FILL a jar with eight objects?

    What other exercises can you do 8 of? Frog jumps? Skips? Jumps from side to side? High Jumps? Toe Touches? Spins? What others can you think of?

Can you join in with this Very Hungry Caterpillar Yoga session? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhWDiQRrC1Y Who is the best in your house?

Can you write a sentence about the picture from the story? Remember! Think of a sentence, say it, count the words, write it and check it! Have you used a capital letter, finger spaces and full stops?

Log into Simple City and explore the different places and fun activities! Where might you find different animals? What could be at the park? Explore to find out! https://www.purplemash.com/#app/games/simplecity

What do you know about the number 8? How many different ways can you create 8? Can you teach your grown up how to write an 8? Can you find anything with 8 sides? Sing along to these songs about the Number 8! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJOjKaeCtY https://youtu.be/n8COZPpQWgQ https://youtu.be/kdzD8Z2Ip6A

What do you know about the number 8? Try a number hunt! Can you find eight... buttons? switches? legs? socks? plates? spoons? pencils? wheels? toys? games? books? Try this as even more of a challenge!

Dance along to this routine to keep fit and healthy! Can your adults join you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhfkYzUwYFk

Can you sing along to this number song about 8? Could you get your grown ups to dance and sing along with you? https://youtu.be/niJOjKaeCtY

Listen to and watch the video of Shark in the Park together What sound was in shark and park? Can you think of any other words with the 'ar' sound in? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ketu-SWDyD0 Try reading these words together

Play this game to practise matching the first sound of a word to the letter. https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/resource/phase-2-phonics-match-pictures-to-sounds-game-1/ (You will need to use the classroom secrets login to access this resource) Try a sound hunt! Can you search for things that start with the 's' or the 'a' sound around your house? Challenge: Is there anything that has the 'ar' sound around your house?

Hope you are all well and staying safe in your homes. Over the coming weeks, I will be posting ideas on here to support your child's learning at home. By no means is this an exhaustive list but a way to keep the little ones engaged and enjoy their time with you.  I thought it would be useful to share an example of our timetable for the small number of children that are still attending school.  Feel free to use this as a helpful guide to organise your day.  I would recommend the children to try write everyday to keep their phonics skills at their foremind.  For example, a simple sentence about a picture they have drawn, a shopping list, a short letter to a family member - Remember they will write things phonetically e.g. children will write 'trn' for 'turn' as they haven't learnt the 'ur' sound in phonics.  Note:highlighted are the sound we                                                                               have lear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhYtcadR9nw   Click on the link to have a Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure! Who is the best in your house?  Could you balance for 10 seconds? 

Can you create a shark who might live in the park?

Can you find any words with your child that have the 'ar' sound in them? Try these useful videos to help inspire you with the 'ar' sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjlEHitDGpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLFON8qBZsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXBQDsgRuMo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E-svf1ZNug

Have you read the story of Shark in the park? https://youtu.be/Ketu-SWDyD0 Follow the link to enjoy the story.

In Robins class, we always teach the importance of how to wash our hands properly, why we wash them and when to wash them. The child love our  Wash Hands Song.  Which we play daily before lunch time. This is a fun way to make self care exciting! We ask that the children wash their hands on arrival into school to get rid of nasty little germs! Thank you, Miss Pardoe

The past few weeks we have been working super hard and learning lots in Phonics, Literacy and Mathematics. We are becoming more confident to write independently, use our new knowledge to solve problems and explore new provision in Reception  Look at us go!  We also have a special visitor next Friday...(they help put criminals into jail!)