Good morning. I hope you are all okay and have had some fun times playing out in the snow at the weekend. Did you build any snowmen? Teams today will be at 11:00 for Reception and 11:20 for Years One and Two. You should have had your invites.

Here are your learning tasks for today:

Phonics

Reception – today we are learning the phoneme ‘ai’.

Try putting the soundbuttons on these words

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Can you sound and blend these sentences together

R sentences wed 4

Have a go at playing the speed trial flash cards game on Phonics Play. Choose phase 3 and today’s phoneme ‘ai’.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/flashcards-speed-trials

Years One and Two – today we are looking at alternative spellings for the oo phoneme.

Have a go at the phoneme spotting sheet. How many ways can you find the oo sound?

printables-altspellings-oo-phoneme-spotter

Maths

Reception – Let’s do some work today on looking at numbers in order.  When we count in ones, the numbers all go in the same order. Watch this episode of the Numberblocks to see what happens when the numbers fall out of order!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08cr0y7/numberblocks-series-1-off-we-go

Can you have a go at filling in my grid? Remember the order that numbers go in and have a try working out what numbers come before and after a given number.

R ordering

Years One and Two – today we are counting backwards and forwards within 50. Watch the video and then have a go at the worksheet.

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English

Reception – This week you have ordered how to build a snowman and written instructions for how to make him. Today I would like to know more about your snowman.  Join me at 11:00 on Teams and we’ll talk through what you are going to write. This alphabet mat might help you with sounding out your words.

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This week you have looked at sequencing and instruction writing. Today, let’s build on this by taking our snowmen on an adventure. Join me at 11:20 on Teams and we’ll talk through what we are going to write. This sheet may help you with your writing as we are continuing to use time connectives today.

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Science

Do you eat healthily?

Some foods are good for us, but some foods aren’t so good for us if we eat lots of them.  If you kept a food diary this week, don’t forget to send it back to me. Watch this video to find out more about healthy eating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch/mMHVEFWNLMc

Reception – check out your task on Purple Mash. Don’t forget to send it back to me.

Years One and Two – check out your task on Purple Mash. Don’t forget to send it back to me.

Guided Reading

Reception – log onto Oxford Owl and read The Toys Party and complete the tasks.

Year One – log onto Oxford Owl and read No Tricks Gran and complete the tasks.

Year Two – log onto Oxford Owl and read Tiger’s Discovery and complete the tasks.

Good morning Class One

Here are your activities for today:

TEAMS Meeting schedule: You will just need your thinking brains for today’s guided reading.

Reception: 1:50pm

Year 1: 1:30pm

Year 2: 1pm

PHONICS: 

Reception: 

Now head over to purple mash to complete the activity I have set.

MATHS:

Reception:

Now play this snowman game with your adult.

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Year 1 and 2:

Now complete the answers to these questions.   https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Y1-Spring-Block-2-WO1-Numbers-to-50-2019.pdf

ENGLISH:

Reception:

Year 1 and 2:

Forest School:

Good Morning from snowy Hodnet!

I do hope you’ve had plenty of snow too children. It’s a long time since we’ve had so much to play in? Did you build a snowman? or snowlady? or an igloo? If you want to send me a photo on dojos then I can pop them up on ‘class story’ to show all your class friends.

Here are your activities for today:

TEAMS Meeting schedule: You will need a small piece of playdough or cotton wool and paper and pencil to write with.

Reception: 1pm for a dough disco followed by mark making and handwriting.

Year 1 & 2: 1.30pm for a dough disco followed by joined handwriting.

PHONICS: 

Reception: 

Now head over to purple mash to complete the activity I have set.

Year 1 & 2:

Now head over to purple mash to complete the activity I have set.

(Year 1, You will find Reception Phonics th set for your year group as well on purple mash. This should be quick and easy for you to do but great practise)

MATHS:

Reception:

Year 1 and 2:

Click on the link to warm up your brains by practising your 10’s 5’s and 2 times tables. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Watch my video to go through today’s maths questions.

ENGLISH:

Use the pictures in this link and I will explain your lesson in my video.  snowman sequencing pictures

READING:

Reception:  Today’s book in ‘Quiz’

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1361.html

Year 1: Today’s book is ‘Zak and Zee’

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1475.html

Year 2: Today’s book is ‘Pets’

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/33158.html

PSHE:

Today we are going to have some guided relaxation so you might want to save this for the end of the day or when you’ve finished working/playing.

Good morning. I hope you are all okay and managed to get outside and do something in the snow yesterday.  Here are today’s learning tasks.  Our Teams meeting today is for Guided Reading and will be at 11:00 for everybody. Please make sure your mics are muted as you will all be online together. I hope you can join me as I have a special request for you to complete by the end of the day involving an online visitor to our class.

Phonics

Reception – today we are learning to read the tricky words we me be.

Go onto Phonics Play and play Flashcards, speed trial for phase 2 and 3. Remember it is free to log onto this site at the moment.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/flashcards-speed-trials

Try reading these sentences:

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Years One and Two – have a go on Phonics Play and play Flashcards Speed Trail for all phases.  Were there any that you didn’t recognise? Then have a go at Cheeky Chimps and Acorn Adventures.  If there were any phonemes that you didn’t recognise, you could choose them here. Remember it is free to log on to this site at the moment.

Maths

Reception – play How many bears game.

Have a go at these subtraction sentences:

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Years One and Two – We are continuing to subtract. Head over to Purple Mash for your task for today. Afterwards, try playing levels one and two of Fruit Splat. Remember to subtract carefully!

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/subtraction/fruit-splat-game/

English

Reception: Can you make a jungle for Ran Tan?  Have a look online and see what the rainforest where he would like will look like.  You could paint a rainforest, create one out of 3d objects or even craft one through junk modelling.  I look forward to seeing your amazing creations online.

Years One and Two: see if you can answer these questions about Ran Tan. Remember that a sentence needs a capital letter, finger spaces between word and a full stop at the end.  Try to use the word ‘because’ in your sentences too.

Rang tan

Guided Reading

Whole Class – Teams session at 11:00am.

Geography

Linking nicely with English, we are looking at What is a Rainforest?

Watch the BBC video below to learn what a rainforest habitat is like. Then take the quiz to see how much you can remember.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx882hv/articles/zxdsvcw

Watch the powerpoint on the Tropical Rainforest.  Can you create your own rainforest scene showing which animals live in the different layers. Use a piece of paper placed landscape and create sky and land, remember to add the different sorts of trees needed to create a landscape.  Please add colour to make it stand out. Then use the attached sheet, or draw and add the animals to the correct layer.

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Reception – you could add the animals to the rainforest you created this morning in English.

Years One and Two – write a couple of sentences about the differences between each layer.

Teams meetings today are at 2pm for Reception and 2:30pm for Years One and Two where I hope you’ll be able to show me your Hamnstachen biscuits!

English

Whole Class – we are carrying on with the story of An Orangutan in my Bedroom.

Reception – today I would like you to draw Rang-Tan, colour and label him. Try to think of some really great adjectives to describe him.

Years One and Two – Orangutans live in Sumatra and Borneo. Can you find out which continent they are in and write a non-fiction report about Orangutans?  I need a drawing with a caption, a title, where they come from, what they look like, where they live and an amazing fact to finish. Use the attached template to help you set your work out correctly.

animal fact file

Phonics

Reception – today we are learning the phoneme ch.

Play buried treasure on Phonics Play.

Read and blend the following sentences:

phonics R Thurs wk3

Years One and Two

Today we are learning the alternative spellings for the m phoneme. Have a go at finding the words in today’s phoneme spotter.

phoneme spotter m mb

Play Speed Trial on Phonics Play.

Maths

Reception – we are continuing to subtract today.

Play the bus game. You could print this off or play it with your toys.  How many people are on the bus?  Take some off.  How many are left?  Can you write the number sentence to go along with this?

bus

Years One and Two – we are continuing to subtract crossing 10.  Watch the video and then complete the worksheet.

crosshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zq2tfg8ing 10.

https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Y1-Spring-Block-1-WO6-Subtraction-crossing-10-2-2019.pdf

R.E.

Whole class – Today we are going to find out about Purim. This is a Jewish ceremony about rescue and safety. Watch the powerpoint about Esther.

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Jewish families celebrate Purim by making biscuits in the shape of Haman’s hat. These are called Hamnstachen.  They look a little like folded jam tarts.  For your lesson today, try making some of these at home.  I’ll also try to do some too.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/jewish-hamantaschen-cookies-recipe-1136141

Reception – an activity that is popular to celebrate Purim is to create a crown to wear. Your task this afternoon is to create a crown and show me it at our Teams meeting at 2pm.  I’m looking forward to seeing your crown and maybe your biscuits too!

Years One and Two – watch the powerpoint and answer the questions about Esther and Purim.  I’ll be on Teams to check your answers and admire your biscuits at 2:30pm!

Esther and the story of Purim

Guided Reading

Log on to Oxford Owl and read the following stories:

Reception – Jack and complete online tasks

ttps://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1285.html

Year One – The Play Park and complete online tasks

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1422.html

Year Two – Paris Adventure and complete online tasks

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1347.html

Good morning Class One. I hope you’ve had a lovely week so far.  Here are your home learning tasks for today!

Warm up:

Lets go on a jungle adventure and wake ourselves up ready for some more home learning today:

Maths:

Reception – we are continuing to subtract this week, or take away.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bn5bpz/numberblocks-series-3-numberblock-rally

Have a go at this game with your grown-up. They don’t always have to be the one covering the objects though, see if they can subtract too!

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Years One and Two – today we are continuing to subtract but this time we are crossing ten which means we will be subtracting a one-digit number from a two-digit number. Remember we can do hard things!  You might want to have a number line to help you out. If you don’t have one, please let me know and I can get one ready for you today to collect from school, or you could have a go at making your own which is much more fun!

https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-number-line

Here is today’s video.  Remember to watch it and count back carefully using the worksheet provided below.

https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Y1-Spring-Block-1-WO5-Subtraction-crossing-10-1-2019.pdf

Phonics:

Reception – today we are learning the phoneme sh. Watch the video below to learn how to say the sh sound and to read some new sh words.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvq9bdm/articles/zhg8gwx

Play buried treasure – phase 3 and select sh. Can you spot the real words?

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/buried-treasure

Years One and Two – today we are looking at alternative spellings for the f phoneme. This can be made by using f, ff, ph and gh.  Have a look here for some examples:

https://www.teachphonics.co.uk/f-sound.html

Now take a look at my table and see if you can sort the words into the correct columns.

f-alternative-sort

English:

Reception – watch the video below about a little girl who finds an Orangutan in her bedroom. What do you think an Orangutan would do in your bedroom? Draw and colour me a picture and write what the Orangutan would do.  I hope he doesn’t make too much mess!

Years One and Two – Mrs Jones gave you a video yesterday to watch about Orangutans.  Today I would like you to watch the video below and then to tell me how the characters are feeling.  I’ve made a table to help you.

orangutan feelings

Science:

Whole Class – why do we need food? Does it matter what we eat?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z2pxpv4 – Let’s sing the five a day song.

Watch the video below on how we can keep ourselves healthy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9yycdm/articles/zxvkd2p

Lets have a go at sorting food into different food groups.  You might like to do this with some things you have at home. Watch this video to see what the different food groups are:

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/go/resource/tgv2-sc-11-food-groups-30-second-video

Have a go at completing a food diary over the coming week.

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Years One and Two – have a go at completing the food pyramid chart.

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Reading:

Please log onto Oxford Owl.

Reception – Ant and the Baby. Please read and complete tasks

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1160.html

Year One – By the Stream. Please read and complete tasks.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1156.html

Year Two – Who eats Who. Please read and draw me a food chain.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/33407.html

Good Morning Class One

(Teams meeting today will be a guided reading session.)

Reception – 9.30am

Year 1 – 9.50am

Year 2 – 10.15am

Here are today’s activities.

PHONICS:

Reception:

Year 1 and 2:

MATHS:

Reception:

Warm up with a counting song to 20.

Can you play parties with some of your teddies? Take a photo of you doing some taking away.

Year 1 and 2:

Some of you expressed that you really enjoyed the game ‘hit the button’ today and it really is a great way to practise your times tables. So please play again today to warm up your brains. Work on the 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Now complete the questions on the sheet. https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Y1-Spring-Block-1-WO-Subtraction-crossing-10-counting-back-2020.pdf

ENGLISH:

Yesterday we drew an orangutan. Today we are going to watch how they move.

Watch my video below for a writing demonstration.

Reception: Title, labels and a list.

Year 1 and 2: Titles, labels, list and captions.

SPAG:

Click on the link to play the game ‘parts of a word’

Year 1 play EASY level.

Year 2 play EASY, MEDIUM and HARD

Play Small Town Superheroes | KS1 Literacy | English | Free Online Game for Kids – BBC Bitesize

MUSIC:

We are going to be using our online music package ‘Charanga YUMU’ This package contains songs/music to listen to, songs to learn and sing. You can even have a go at singing and performing songs with musical instruments if you have them at home or simply improvising with household objects that make noise.

Please find attached a PDF with login details, scroll down to your child’s name.

Class 1 – Log in letters for Charanga

When you log in you will find two packages assigned to our class.

Reception: You will Use the package called ‘Everyone’

Click on Launch Step 2

Click on and work through the activities on the right hand side of the screen (listen and respond). Press play >

Year 1 and 2: You will use the package called ‘Rhythm in the way we walk and banana rap’

Click on Launch Step 2

Click on and work through the activities on the right hand side of the screen.

Press play>

Good Morning everyone and welcome to week 3 of home learning.

TEAMS MEETINGS:

Today we will have a Teams meeting for a letter formation/ handwriting lesson. It would be great to see as many of you as possible. You will need a whiteboard and pen or paper and pencil.

Teams schedule: Reception 1.30pm.    Year 1&2 2pm                                                      Please accept your invitation in Teams.

Here are your activities for today.

PHONICS:

Reception: 

Now read through these questions. Is the answer Yes or No?

phonics Yes No sentences qu

Year 1 and 2:

MATHS:

Reception:

Now can you draw me 4 balloons in your book and take away (pop) 2 of them. How many are left? Can you write the number sentence underneath your drawing.                  Now draw 7 balloons and take away (pop) 1 of them. How many are left? Can you write the number sentence underneath your drawing.

Year 1 and 2:

Please can you practise you times tables by playing hit the button on the link below.

Practise x2  x5  and x10

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button#:~:text=Hit%20the%20Button%20is%20an%20interactive%20maths%20game,challenge%20and%20develop%20a%20child’s%20mental%20maths%20skills.

Now please complete the questions on the link.

https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Y1-Spring-Block-1-WO-Subtraction-not-crossing-10-counting-back-2020.pdf

ENGLISH:

This week we are moving on to learning about Non-fiction texts for our topic of Wild things.

READING:

Reception: Read ‘The Headache’

Year 1: Read Home for a night.The headache R

Home for a Night (oxfordowl.co.uk)

Year 2: Read Christmas adventure.

Christmas Adventure (oxfordowl.co.uk)

ART:

Good morning. Here are your home learning tasks for today. Year one – join me online at 1:00 for your spelling test! Year Two – join me online at 1:15.

Phonics

Reception – today we are learning the tricky words he and she. Can you try to read them for me.  They are tricky because they make an ‘ee’ sound but only have one e at the end.

R fri words wk2

Sing the alphabet song

Play Grab a Giggling Grapheme at Phonics Play. Choose the ‘all of phase 2’ option.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/grab-a-giggling-grapheme

Years One and Two – today we are learning alternative spellings for the m phoneme.

Practise reading these tricky words

1 and 2 fri wk2

Ask your grown-up to read these sentences to you and see if you can have a go at writing them down, like we do in class.

1 and 2 sentences fri wk2

Pop over to Phonics Play and have a go at Reading Robot phase 5.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/reading-robot

Maths

Reception – continue subtracting today.  This time lets do more than one less. Grab five objects like yesterday and try these number sentences.

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Years One and Two – Today we are continuing to subtract or take away.  Use yesterday’s video as a reminder if you need it and then have a go at these questions.

https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Y1-Spring-Block-1-WO-Subtraction-not-crossing-10-counting-back-2020.pdf

English

Reception – Lets have a crafty English lesson today. Here are some ideas for you to get crafty with the Wild Things, but which idea will you choose?  I’m looking forward to seeing what you create.

https://www.weareteachers.com/where-the-wild-things-are-activities/

Years One and Two – In the story of Where the wild things are, Max and the wild things go on a wild rumpus.  Can you tell me what they are doing in each of the images.  Please write at least three sentences for each picture making sure you try to use ‘and’ to join sentences together. Don’t forget your capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.

rumpus

Spellings – years one and two please join me on Teams for your spelling test this afternoon. Bring a pencil and some paper and remember to have your mics off please.

Geography

What is a map and why is it useful?

Whole class – Watch the video below to find out why we need maps.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/geography-ks1–ks2-maps/zdwhpg8

Today can you create a map of the forest where the wild things lived?  Don’t forget that maps aren’t black and white but are coloured in to help identify the differences between land and sea. Years one and two please remember to include a key with your map so I know what your symbols represent.

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Reading

Let’s end the day with a story.