Thursday
Blue writing (except links) is Year 1 work/extension
Literacy
(Approx. 30 mins – 12 min teaching video, 20 mins activity)
Activity:
- Today you are going to make your own instrument! Complete the planning sheet (in resources section) to plan your instrument. What will you need? What colour are you going to make it?
- Add labels to explain your drawing.
- Make your own instruments using junk modelling, following your plan (everything that would normally go in your recycling bin will work perfectly or maybe you could use rice or pasta in a tube or bottle or even elastic bands over a pot). (15-20mins)
- Sing your favourite songs whilst playing your instruments, resume the video and play along with the song about the story of the dancing bat.
- Step out and retell the story with Mr Guillian or with your grown ups (5 mins).
- Review your instrument – did it work well? How would you improve it next time?
Resources:
- Junk modelling e.g. recycling – boxes, plastics, tubes, bottles, elastic bands
- Tape or glue
- Device to watch video
- Planning sheet (in resources section – not essential if you don’t have a printer but will be a good reference).
Maths (Reception)
(Approx. 30 mins)
- Pause video at different points and complete challenges.
Activity:
- Discuss sorting the apples whilst watching the video. (5 mins)
Resources:
- Device to watch video
- 4 objects to sort
Maths (Year One)
(Approx. 30 mins)
- Pause video at different points and complete challenges. (20mins)
Activity/ Resources:
- Paper, pencils
- Device to watch video
- Separate sheet (Yr1 Thursday Maths)
Phonics
(Approx. 20mins)
- Watch Miss Sutton’s video: ‘oa’
- Pause it at the relevant points for your child to answer any questions, practise letter formation or to fill in each part of the sheet.
- The sheet is called ‘Phonics- oa’.
- If you do not have access to a printer, please don’t worry – children can write it out on a piece of paper, the sheet isn’t necessary but may just be handy as a reference J