Tuesday 9/2/21

Good morning Reception, 
I hope you enjoyed the snow but it is very cold!  
Here is your learning for today. 

• Reading:  Read a book you enjoy or listen to a book on Myon www.myon.co.uk/index.html
• Counting -  Roll a dice.  Whichever number your dice lands on, bounce a ball that many times.  Eg if you roll a 6, bounce the ball 6 times.  
  ​If you haven't got a dice, use this interactive one from Nrich https://nrich.maths.org/6717
  If you click on the purple cog in the top right hand corner you can change to a 0-9 dice.  
  Keep a tally of how many times you have bounced the ball altogether.  
• Writing: We are going to use our sounds to write some more simple words (pig, cat, ten, mud).  Look at the pictures below to see which words you are going to write today.  
• Each time, look at the picture (the last picture is mud). Say the word e.g mud, say each sound in the word  m - u - d  then write each of the sounds and say them as you write them m - u - d, finally say the word again - mud.  Remember there will be no finger spaces between each letter because you are writing one word.  There should be no capital letters. 

• If you want, you can write one or more sentences about the pictures after you have written the words.  e.g The pig is pink.  Use your high frequency words and sounds to help you.  Don't forget a capital letter to start the sentence, finger spaces and a full stop to finish.
• Keep active - Balloon ball      You can have endless fun playing with balloons; catch, tennis and seeing how long you can keep it off the ground. 
• Don't forget to keep talking - Would you rather?  Think of two things that are related e.g Would you rather have a pet panda or a pet zebra?  Then discuss the options with someone in your family.  Remember to use full sentences to give your opinion.  I would rather have a pet zebra because ....     Here are some more ideas - Would you rather read minds or be invisible?  Would you rather live in the sky or under the sea?  Would you rather have 3 arms or 3 legs?  

Phonics:  Join in with today's lesson.  You will need paper and something to write with.

​Writing: Today we are going to do another 'pen disco'.  Practise writing the patterns while listening to some music that you like.  You need paper or card and something to write with.  See the video for today's pattern.  There is also a photo of the patterns to remind you.  Enjoy!  

Literacy:  Here are some more sentences for you to practise reading.  Look at the picture, talk about what you can see.  Are there any high frequency words you know?  Point to each word in the sentence and use your sounds to robot any words you don't know.  

Maths:  Today is ....  Tomorrow will be..... Yesterday was......

Watch the White Rose Maths video by clicking on the link below.  Today's session is Growing 6, 7, 8 WEEK 1  SESSION 5
whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8/

Get a selection of toys (up to 10) and put them in a basket or box.  How many toys do you have?  Close your eyes and ask someone to take a toy out.  Can you say which toy is missing?  After you have taken one out, how many toys do you have now?  Is it more or less toys?  Try again with different toys.  What happens if you put one more toy in?  Can you spot which is the extra toy? Are there more or less toys now?

I hope you enjoyed YolanDa's Band Jam yesterday.  Today you can join in again by making your own instruments.
  
Create some home made instruments.  Make a guitar using an empty tissue box and rubber bands. Make shakers using toilet rolls (cover both ends with paper), empty milk bottles, cracker or cereal boxes filled with rice, lentils, beans or pasta.  Make a water xylophone - fill glass jars with different amounts of water, use a spoon to tap each jar - what sounds can you hear? Decorate your instruments once you've made them.
Use the Cbeebies link below for ideas on how to make any of these instruments - 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes/cbeebies-house-music-kit
Choose your favourite song.  Sing and play along using your instruments.