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Zog time! Time to read our story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_LmS3q4E6k Zog - Give Us a Story! Life as a dragon can be tough growing up... What kind of dragon will Zog grow into? Lovely one this one, - one of their best I reckon! www.youtube.com

Zog's stars! Zog has been so successful.  Look at all his stars!   How many does he have?  Can you work out how many he would have if he added the extras?

Dragon descriptions Adjectives describe what things are like. Zog has orange scales. His eyes are shiny. Think your sentence Say it out loud Count it on your fingers Write it down Read it out loud Remember! CAPITAL LETTERS  Full stops  ⚫ Finger spaces  👆 👇

Look at the words from our story... Can you match the rhyming words? Remember words can rhyme even if they are spelled differently!

Can you explain why that zog is different? Are there any others that could be the odd one out? Use descriptive language to explain why you've chosen that image. Compare as many of the different Zogs as you can.

In Year One the dragons learn to fly. Zog uses his wings to fly. It's time to make some of your own!

To fly high in the sky Zog has to be fit! He practises lots and lots. Try these flying lessons to help you get fit! Flying lesson 1:  Who can jump the furthest into the sky?  With your friends and family practice jumping up high.  Who can jump up the highest?  Flying lesson 2:  Zog has to flap his wings fast to fly up high, how fast can you flap your wings? Can join in with this dragon workout? https://youtu.be/5Zj01Z5mQoM?t=37   Do The Dragon - Children's "brain based" fitness workout Fitness workout for kids. Find it at http://kids-move.com/catch-a-brain-wave-fitness-fun BOOK RONNO LIVE! http://www.ronnosong.com/ronno-live Here are demons... youtu.be

The children in school are learning the 'Sing A Rainbow' song. We are recording the children singing this song to send to our parents.  Click here for the Rainbow Song. We would love for the children still at home to learn the song and actions, then send the video either on dropbox or to the school office.  Happy Singing!

This week we are reading... Who is the author? What do you think it will be about? What do you know about dragons? Read through the blurb:  Zog is the keenest dragon in school.  He's also the most accident-prone,  flying into trees and even setting his own wing on fire. Will he ever win a golden star? Can you draw a picture of what you think is going to happen?

In our story this week the main character is a dragon. What do you know about dragons? Dragons are_____________ ✏️ Dragons have ___________ ✏️ Dragons can_____________ ✏️ I like dragons because_____ ✏️ I think dragons___________ ✏️ Think your sentence Say it out loud Count it on your fingers Write it down Read it out loud Remember! CAPITAL LETTERS  Full stops  ⚫ Finger spaces  👆 👇

Dragon Patterns Can you describe these patterns? Can you describe the different sized dragons? Can you use positional language to help you to describe? Can you work out what comes next? Challenge: Can you create your own pattern using colours, size and positions?

Zog Rhymes Our story Zog has lots of rhyming words... How many words can you think of that rhyme with ZOG? Is there anything around your house that has 'og' at the end? Take a look at these words. Can you use your blending skills to read them all? Which ones rhyme with Zog? Challenge: Which words are real and which words are alien words?

It's craft time... we're going to... https://nurturestore.co.uk/egg-box-dragon   👈

Dragon Dance Can you sing and dance along to the dragon song? https://youtu.be/by5sTzh67fU Chinese New Year Song for Kids | Chinese Dragon Dance for Children | Chinese New Year for Kids The Kiboomers! Chinese New Year song for kids. Chinese Dragon Dance for Children. ★Get this song on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/holiday-songs-f... youtu.be

Worm Dance  Worms come to the surface when they hear the rain on the ground.  Sometimes noises convince them it is raining and to come up.  Can you make up your own rain dance to make the worms appear? Some cultures do dances to make it rain as well!  You can look these up on the internet to get some ideas.  Could you put your dance to music? Or use your favourite tune?  Think about noisy moves like rain to get those worms to show themselves! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGxjXY1L6O8 Superworm- worm dance Superworm dance www.youtube.com

Try these Superworm activities!

Minibeast counting Can you count the number of each minibeast? Which minibeast is biggest? Which minibeast is smallest? How many wriggly worms are there? Which minibeast is there most of? Which minibeast is there fewest of?

This week we read Superworm Let's read along one last time https://youtu.be/4pZwNie69n8 Books for Kids Read Aloud: (A Julia Donaldson Storybook Collection) Superworm Superworm By Julia Donaldson Illustrated by Axel Scheffler Meet the wriggliest, squiggliest superhero in the world! Superworm is super-long. Superworm is sup... youtu.be Who are the main characters? What happened at the beginning of the story? What happened in the middle? What happened at the end? Who did Superworm help? Who helped Superworm? Who took Superworm to Wizard Lizard? Why did other creatures help Superworm?

Superworm book review Can you review our book from this week?

Let's make a wormery! You will need: Earthworms Large, clean jar or clear containter (with a few holes made in the top) Soil Sand Gravel or small stones Water Compostable materials (old leaves/plants/flowers/f ruit and vegetable peelings) Somewhere cool and dark (like a cupboard) Pour a small layer of gravel into the bottom of your container. Add alternate layers (about 2cms) of soil and sand until you have about 4cm space at the top. Add a little water with each layer to keep it moist and make sure you have soil as the top layer. Now add your worms! Gently place your compostable materials on top and put the lid on your container (make sure it has holes).  Put your worm farm in a dark cupboard (worms love the dark!) and leave them for a few days. Check on your worms and see what they've been up to! What do you see ? What has happened to your layers? Have your worms made any patterns? What have y...

Try these wiggly worm activities! Painting with Spaghetti Cook some spaghetti until it is soft.  Coat the spaghetti with paint and have fun making patterns that look like worms! Make some squirmy jelly worms Pack straws into a cup and secure them with a rubber band. Pour jelly carefully into the straws. Once the jelly has set, rinse with some warm water to release the worms from their straws. Can you make them wiggle and jiggle?

Super reading! Our story this week is superworm. https://youtu.be/SAu_LsBrQTY?t=24 Superworm- Bedtime Stories with Fi Superworm is super-long. Superworm is super-strong. Watch him wriggly. See him squirm! Hip, hip, hooray for Superworm! Come and join me for another great sto... youtu.be Can you remember the chant? Superworm is super-long.  Superworm is super-strong.  Watch him wiggle! See him squirm!  Hip, hip, hooray for SUPERWORM! A chant is like a poem... Do you know why? Take a look at this worm poem Can you spot the rhyming words? Can you draw a picture of what happens in the poem?

Superworm Song https://youtu.be/00nrqekk1Q0 Superworm This video was created as a challenge for the White Hat Rally 2015. The Buffy's in the Boot team are back again raising money and awareness in aid of Barnard... youtu.be Can you dance along to the beat? How is the song different to the story? Is anything missed out?

Super worm has all the moves! How many super moves can you do in a minute? How about two minutes? Can you think of any other super moves?

Super Phonics Can you read the coloured words below? Use your blending skills to help you. Remember what happens to 'or' with a w in front! Next match them to the different spellings

Numberworms! Y esterday you used worms as numberlines and counted the segments. Can you look at these numberworms and try to count backwards? Fill in the numbers counting down from the largest to smallest. Take a look of this counting back clip to help you   👈 COUNTDOWN From 20 to 0 - Simple countdown for kids - Easy Kids Learning COUNTDOWN From 20 to 0 - The first simple countdown. Simple Kids Learning Baby Toddler Learning /Preschool Simple Learning Videos to let your children learn ... youtu.be Play this game to show off your ordering number skills. https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/resource/reception-order-the-numbers-11-20/ Reception Order the Numbers 11-20 - Classroom Secrets Kids This Reception Order the Numbers Game will enable children to practise putting the numbers 11-20 in the correct order. The game includes the representation of numbers as number pieces...