Topic - Thursday 26th

For topic this morning we are going to continue learning outside and follow our forest school Thursdays.

Your challenge today is to either make an animal from Africa using different woodland materials - sticks, leaves, clay, pine cones, grass, flowers etc. or you could find some African toy animals in your house and build a forest home for them. If you need inspiration look below…

Make sure you take pictures or draw a picture in your home learning book.

Maths - Thursday 26th

For number time today I want your Robin to get outside! Whether it is in the garden or a walk. Whether it is sunny or raining. Let’s do adding outside.

The first task is to go and collect sticks and then create a number line with these. Whether it be the amount of sticks going up like the picture below or the numerals made out of sticks like the other picture. Give it a go and add some questions in like - What is one more than?

Your then going to stay outside and collect a basket of woodland bits which can be used for adding. It can be anything from dry leaves to sticks to acorns to pine cones - you choose!

Then find a spot to do some adding. Put three leaves one side and then make an adding sign with sticks and add three sticks. What is the total? Take a look below - you can always use my examples if you get stuck!

Extension: Can you write the answers with a pot of water and a paint brush or stick? Can you write some of our tricky numbers to 20 with a water pot and paint brush or stick?

Phonics and Reading - Wednesday 25th

In phonics today we are continuing our ‘The Spell’ book. I’m sure all of you did great reading yesterday and used your phonic knowledge to work out some tricky words!

Firstly, quick flash the ch sound to your child and re-read words with ch in. Again you can write ch in the air, on the floor or even on mum or dad cheek! I have put the picture up again.

We are now going to read the next two pages below and answer some MORE questions. Take a look below - Fred has even come along to listen to the story.

Questions:

• Who’s wing got put in the pot?

• How many cobwebs did the witch need?

• What kind of slug needed to go in the pot?

• Can you write, draw or tell someone a list of ingredients that you would put in the pot?

Maths - Wednesday 25th

In today’s number time, we are going to see if we can add two single digit numbers together by counting them all to make the total. Think back to your number lines yesterday, you were adding one more. I have uploaded my number line again in case you need it as a resource or prompt.

Lets get creative with adding!

In today’s game you will need something squidgy like play-dough, a straw or piece of spaghetti and some cheerios. Adults are going to write a number sentence for their child (2+4=) and then ask your child to read it aloud. The Robin then needs to get the right number of cheerios onto the spaghetti to workout the number sentence. Then count how many are altogether? This is also great for fine motor. Take a look below…

If you don’t have any of the resources above then just do it with toys, shells, building blocks, pasta or even dots on paper. I have also put some numicon number sentences below if you get really stuck.

As always, have fun with it and get the children adding amounts together by counting each object.

Extension: Challenge your Robin to write the adults number sentences. Then parents work the answer out using the same resources and ask your child to check the answer. Top tip - Get it wrong sometimes they LOVE it.

Topic - Wednesday 25th

We will continue our ‘Why do zebras have stripes?’ topic as much as we can until we change topics or another theme is happening eg. Easter.

UHHH OHH - Look… I have been in the recycling bin and found all these boxes and bottles and that I don’t know what to do with. BUT I know I have some very creative Robins in my class that could make lots of different things.

So your first challenge at home is to look in your recycling bin (YUCK!) and see what boxes you could use to make a safari vehicle that could go and spot some animals. Will you build binocuhlars? Will you make animal masks? You decide. Stick them together. Draw on them. Paint them. Sit in them. Put lego people in it. Make sure you get a picture!

Maths - Tuesday 24th March

NUMBER TIME

Make a number line from 1-10 using objects and the numerals 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. You could make a number line using small toys, numicon  or bricks etc. - make it as fun and exciting as you can (unlike mine- you can tell I don’t have children at home)! Then encourage your Robin to write the numbers underneath (see below) or use mine!

After get a favourite toy (a penguin obviously!) and sit it on top of one of the numbers. Ask the children what it one more than this number? Can you find one more than 3? Can you find one more than 6?

Extension : Can you write the number sentences go with one more? 3+1=4. Be creative – write them in  bean sauce or keep clean and use paper (good for pencil grip)!

Phonics - Tuesday 24th March

Fred needs help…

Go through super sounds video below and say the sounds out loud as you see them.

Then introduce/revise ch sound. Show the children the picture of Fred an ch or write it out on paper. Practise saying it.

Children to hear words with ch. Can you find these in your house?

Children to read words with ch.

Children to write the sound or words with ch in something slimy (washing up liquid, shampoo) .

Extension: Can children write simple sentences independently with ch? Ask them to write however it may appear - The dog can chop.

 If your Robin finds this too easy then don’t forget to look at Year 1’s Phonic Blog!

Reading - Tuesday 24th March

We are reading about a wicked witch this week. Get ready for some spells…

Have a go at reading the first 2 pages below.

Questions:

• What red words did you see?

• Who has been bad?

• Why has the cat been bad?

• Can you find out what whisk means?

• What would you turn the cat into?
  

Hello Robins From Home...

Good morning to my lovely chirpy Robins and their parents!

Hope you are all well and enjoyed your weekend in the BEAUTIFUL sunshine. This is all a bit weird and crazy but as a team we are going to continue our Robins education as best and as sparkly , in true Miss Hall style, as we can. Every morning I will post a reading/writing task, maths challenge and topic for your child to complete but remember our curriculum is underpinned by play, so the more its a game and driven by your child’s interests the better!

Keep safe and smiling and remember… whenever there is a dull moment then just add glitter or a penguin haha!

Miss Hall x

Zebra Art

This morning Robins’made zebras with black and white stripes. We had to measure how big or small we needed the stripes depending on the zebras body. They all looked very individual in the end. Good job Robins!

African Music

On Tuesday, Robins’ listened to an African Chant and had a go at learning it. After we added drums and shakers to the chant to see if we could follow the music. Robins were very good at keeping a steady beat. Our challenge now is to see if we can make up our own chant…

World Book Day!

Robins’ loved world book day! We made a HUGE reading den in our classroom alongside the rest of the school. We made it super cosy with our teddies and blankets. Then Robins’ teamed up with Year 6 and had they shared stories with one another. To finish the day Mr Ind got in our den and read us a story!

PJ Party!

To finish our topic ‘Will you read me a story?’ Robins enjoyed dressing up in their PJs and sharing their favourite story books. We had assembly and lunch in them and even Miss Hall came to school in her PJs!

Bike Balance

Robins have worked super hard to improve their balancing on bikes this week. They all listened to instructions brilliantly and we played some really fun games like the bee hive game. Miss Hall was SO proud of all of them - Well done!

Can we make the princess a comfy bed?

Today Robins’ read the traditional fairytale ‘The Princess and the Pea’. After being shocked that she had a terrible night sleep due to a pea keeping her up, Robins’ worked hard to find the comfiest material for her new bed. Below are the results…

Belgium student

We had a very special visitor come and talk to us in our learning time. He was from Belgium and he told us all about his life back at home. Robins’ were very interested and asked great questions. We found out that in Belgium they have yummy waffles with all sorts of sweet toppings YUM!

Did the gingerbread man survive?

This afternoon robins turned into scientist and tried to find the best material for our biscuit (gingerbread man) to floats across the river on. We tried paper but that absorbed the water and sunk. We then tried a building block but again that just sunk straight to the bottom. Lastly we tried a plastic lid and we got thumbs all round! Our biscuit floated to the other side… YAY

New Topic!

Robins have started their new topic ‘Will You Read Me A Story?’ And they are working hard on learning traditional fairytales. So far we have explored The Ginger Breadman and The Three Little Pigs. Robins’ have been busy making books, recreating gingerbreads and even made the pigs houses!

Art Week

This week Robins’ have been focusing on a painting called ‘The Battle of San Romano’ painted by Paolo Uccello. We had a big discussion on Monday about what we could see and what we would create. The children decided to focus their artwork on the knights in the picture and design castle for themselves as knights to live in. We also dressed up as knights using tin foil and made Miss Hall do it too!

Santa came to our Christmas Party!

Robins’ had so much fun at their Christmas party. We even had a special visit from…SANTA!