Topic - Wednesday 13th

For topic today, we are going to think back to the story 'The Hungry Caterpillar'. Find the youtube link below with the story attached and listen carefully to the story. Think about the different order of fruits and events.

You are then going to cut up a piece of paper into square and find some colouring pencils, pastels or felt tips and make you own sequencing cards of the story. You can make as little or many as you would like. Below is an example of mine which is the beginning of the story.

Once you have drawn the pictures, see if you can add simple labels or short sentences to retell the story yourself. Pick and choose which bits of the story you want to include but make sure they are in the right order. Remember to use your phonic sounds when writing the labels and see if you can do this independently when writing.

If you don't want to make your own pictures then I have added a PDF of simple sequencing cards from twinkl which you can print and cut up. The link to this document is also - https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-1220-the-very-hungry-caterpillar-story-sequencing-4-per-a4. If you use these pictures still try and add your own sentences below.

Phonics - Wednesday 13th

Oh nooo Look… Fred the Frog has been into my fridge and has written on my carrots! What a cheeky frog. At least this wasn't as messy as the ketchup! Anyway, I can see he has written some ‘igh’ words on the carrots - how clever. Can you read the words? I can even see a sentence... can you read that too? You could even have a go yourself with a marker pen and pieces of fruit or vegetables. How many 'igh' words can you write? and don't worry the carrots were still eatable after peeling them...

After you’ve had a go at reading the igh words. See if you can play the spot the igh sound. Push play on the 3 different videos below and see if you can point to the super sound igh when you see it. Make sure you say it nice and loud when it pops up. Did you get 3/3 right?

It is now time to read the next two pages of our book ‘Big Blob and Baby Blob’. Have a go and see what the cheeky baby gets up to next. Use your super sounds to help you with any long or tricky words. Page attached below in PDF form…

Lastly, have a go at our phonics pop quiz and see if you can answer some of the questions linked to those pages. Remember you will need an adult to read the questions to you and then you can tell them the answers.

Questions:

• What does Baby Blob grab in the hat shop?

• What does Big Blob say?

• What does Baby Blob grab in the chip shop?

• How was Big Blob feeling in the pictures?

• How many red words did you spot in the pages?

Maths - Wednesday 13th

So we have explored our daily routine and our weekly routine and now we are going to think about the whole year! Oh my goodness there are so many days in a year 365 in fact. But we are not going to think about all those days we are going to think about seasons and time linked to the different seasons. This links perfectly with our minibeast topic too! Can you name the four seasons? If not have a chat with an adult.

Start off by looking at the pictures below with all the different photos of the outdoors. Talk about each picture and decide which season it comes under and why?

Then look at the next lots of questions to the left and see if you can answer some of the questions with your adults. For example my birthday is in the winter.

Your then going to go outside and see if you can spot different signs of this season 'Summer'. You can either do this on your daily walk or in your garden. Make sure you use the sentence starter - In the season summer... To the right is an example of two children's conversation that they might have when spotting signs of summer.

Maths - Tuesday 12th

Today for maths, we are going to think about the different days of the week. Start of by listening to the special days of the week song linked below. Some of your mums and dads might recognise the theme tune...

Then your task today is to make your very own calendar. You will need to include a day card (M,T,W,TH,F,S,S) and weather cards too. If you were feeling really marvelous you might even add the date using numbers. Below is a list of things you will need and instructions how to make it.

Have a go at writing the days yourself using your phonic knowledge and drawing pictures for the weather. You might even add labels to the weather cards too such as 'sun' .

You are then going to change the days and weather for one week. Remember to use your names for the different days every time you change it and make sure you get the right day (I know it's hard in isolation haha). Here is an example of a little girls calender (video on google classroom so picture will have to do) made at home all by herself.

Topic - Tuesday 12th

We are going to become scientists today and make our very own Minibeast café! Start by making your own cafe sign to along with the food. I have made my own one too!

Our task is to find out which foods minibeasts prefer. Place plates of different foods including bread, fruit, vegetables, cereals, cooked meat or fish, cheese or yoghurt in a sunny spot outside on plates. Ask your Robin to predict (guess) the minibeasts’ favourite food and ask them why. Have a look at my cafe!

Let the children check the plates throughout the day to count any visiting minibeasts and add lines to tally chart (like mine on the right). Look at the results (Cake had the most visitors on mine). Were their predictions right? Talk through the results. Which was the favourite? Which was the least favourite?

Below is an example of a tally chart that you might create to count which food was visited the most. I have filled mine out to show you how to record it. Then use the blank PDF to create your own results.

Parent note: Minibeasts prefer fruit because of their scent and sugary taste. The children will need to be quiet when they go to the plates, so the minibeasts don’t get frightened! Warning: food might look manky by the end of the day so make sure you clear it up!

Phonics - Tuesday 12th

For today’s phonic session, start off by revisiting our super sound ‘igh'. See if you can say it in a loud voice? Haunted voice? Dog voice? I have added some pictures of words with igh below . See if you can sound the words out after you’ve said them. For example - night = n-igh-t. Can you read them all?

Now look below at the red and green words in the story. These are the green and red words that you will find in the book. So start of by reading these through to help with the fluency when you get started.

We are now going to start our new book ‘Big Blob and Baby Blob’ and read the first two pages. Take your time and use your phonics to help you segment and blend the words.

Now you’ve read the next 2 pages, see if you can answer these questions below:

• What red words did you see?

• Who did Big Blob go to the shops with?

• How is Big Blob feeling at the shops?

• What colour is Baby Blob?

• Does Baby Blob look cheeky? How do you know?

Phonics - Monday 11th

Here we go... another week of phonics and everyone deserves a marshmallow clap for brilliant reading. For today’s session we have a brand new super sound again and a brand new book!

Start the session off with going through some of our set 1 sounds with me. Click play on the video and have a go at saying the sounds.

For our super sound this week, we are focusing on the sound 'igh’. This super sound has three special friends and makes the sound 'igh'. Fred has been through my pack of cards and found it. Can you say the sound ‘igh’? He has also thought of some words with 'igh' in them. Can you read the words?

Now we are going to think about our brand new book. This weeks book is called ‘Big Blob and Baby Blob’. This book is about a mischievous baby that can't keep his hands off things. Click play and have a listen to me describing the story to you and then see if you can answer the questions below:

• Have you ever been to the supermarket before?

• What can you buy from the supermarket?

• Can you think of a time when you wanted something but weren't allowed?

• What does the word toddler mean?

• Can you write a simple shopping list with words or pictures?

It's Monday!

Good Morning Robins,

I hope you all had a lovely long weekend and enjoyed the sunshine. My street had a social distancing VE street party and it was very fun. There were lots of afternoon tea, flags and smiles.

Below is a little hello message from me again. I'm very excited to be on google classroom and look forward to seeing who has had a go too!

I am also catching up on phone calls today. So listen out for the phone today…Look forward to speaking to some of you.

Sparkly squidges

Miss Hall x

Topic - Monday 11th

For topic today, start by listening to our story 'What the Ladybird Heard?'. Push play on the youtube video below…

After listening to the story, I would like you think about if you heard any rhyming words? Ask your Robin - Did you hear any words that rhyme? What is a rhyming word? Something that sounds the same and has similar endings. Allow time for them to share their ideas and examples. Then listen to the book again, encouraging them to join in with the rhyming words.

Display the pairs of rhyming words from the story for the children to match and read.

Then use the blank words to make your own rhyming word cards. For example ‘hen, pen’ and ‘duck, cluck’. Get the your Robin to have a go at writing the words using their phonic knowledge.

Maths - Monday 11th

This week in maths, we are going to think about and explore time. I would like you to think about your daily routine and what you do in a day at what time. Think about when you wake up. When you brush your teeth. When you have breakfast. When you have lunch. When you have dinner. When you go to bed.

My favourite penguin teddy is going to help us and show some pictures from his daily routine. Have a look at the PDF below and talk about what he is doing in each picture and what part of the day he might do it. Can you use the phrase 'in the morning', 'at lunch time', 'in the afternoon' and 'in the evening'.

Your task is to then make a timeline of your day to day activities. You can either take your own pictures (or your teddy) and talk about them or I have attached some pictures on PDF which you could print/look at and order. If you do your own pictures then you could make a short video on a phone or send some of the photos over to me. Have a go...

Google Classroom...

I’m not expecting you to look at this over the long weekend or before Monday but if you do then extra brownie points haha and if you could let other parents know it’s up that would be super.

Ok so first hurdle… some parents have let me know that the class code/password is not working and is saying there is an error. I have reset the code which means it generates a new one for us to try.

So to join a Robin Class you need to write in the NEW code which is - lymfn5z

My fingers are crossed or as we would say in Robins MAGIC FINGERS

Maths - Thursday 7th

For maths today, I would like you to continue learning outside in the sunshine. In my cupboard I found some very exciting chalks and thought we should use them to help with our subtraction number sentences. Hopefully you’ve got some chalk at home to help you, if not can you find something else to write with outside? You might use mud, water and paint brush or paper and stick it to the floor. Get creative!

Your first task is not order or write numbers 10-15. Think about which number comes where. You are then going to add objects from outside underneath each number. Remember to carefully count these. Have a look at mine below.

After, make a number from 1-10. Just like mine in the photo. Then ask an adult to make you a subtraction number sentence. I wrote mine on the floor. Find a toy or object and put it on the first number of your number sentence and then slither down the number sentence and take away the right amount. What number did you land on? That’s your answer. Have a look at my step-by-step example below.

Now have a go at these number sentences using the number line again:

• 7 - 3 =

• 4 - 2 =

• 10 - 4 =

• 9 - 2 =

Topic - Thursday 7th

Start the session off learning all about spiders. Watch this short clip all about spiders and see what facts you can try remember. You might want to find some spiders when making your task today.

Forest school and topic task today is to creature your own ‘nature bugs’. You are going to go outside or whilst on your daily exercise and collect some natural materials such as sticks, leaves, pine cones etc. You are then going to use your forest imagination and turn these into beautiful bugs. Take a look…

• Can you give your bug a name?

• Can you explain what your bug is made from?

• Can you say why your bug is so brilliant?

Google Classroom!

Good morning Robins,

Next week Robin class are going to move over to Google Classroom to access learning activities. The intention is for everyone to have moved over to using it by the end of the week. With that in mind, I will post work on both this blog and on Google classroom for this week but will discontinue using the blog for posting learning after Friday 15th May. The blog will revert to being used for short messages and photos etc, as it used to be.

Here is a youtube clip with everything you need to know about google classroom as a parent. Have a watch…

As our children are only 4/5 we won’t be using it in such a complex way but it gives you an idea.

So, now you have to create your own email in the format as set out in the guide (firstnamesurname). These have already been created by school but we are unable to add a list here for GDPR reasons. One or two of you have complicated surnames - if that is you, please contact the office to ask for the email details that have been created by school for you.

The classroom can be found at: https://classroom.google.com/c/OTk3ODg3MDIxNjZa

Password to join is: rhl4pac

P.S. Make sure you are logged out of all your google accounts.

I have added a screenshot of the front page of the classroom. This is from the ‘stream’ page. To access lessons, you need to click on ‘classwork’ (top, of screen, second from left). Nothing will come up until Monday 11th.

If you have any difficulties logging on or accessing Google classrooms please email Paul Hannan on pkpsgooglesupport@plaistowandkirdford.org for support.

GOOGLE CLASSROOM PARENT GUIDE

Please get in touch if I can help you with the transition over. Sounds all very confusing but once you get the hang of it is very exciting and very organised.

Enjoy your long weekend in the sunshine.

Sparkly squidges

Miss Hall

Phonics - Thursday 7th

In phonics today we are going to finish our story ‘A Bad Fox’. Before we do that, Fred would like you to practice some ‘nk’ words with him. In the picture to the right there are 3 ‘nk’ words. Can you read them? Your challenge today is go and see if you can write these words, using your finger, in 3 different, yucky places …

• In bubble bath

• In slushy mud

• In baking flour

Now it is time to read the last 2 pages of ‘A Bad Fox’. Have a look below to read the page with Fred. Remember to sight read red words and sound out words that are long or you may find tricky.

It’s your turn to listen to the whole story now read by me! Push the play button and listen carefully to what happens in the story. Once you’ve done that, have a go at answering these questions:

• How does the story end?

• What is Fox feeling?

• Do you think it was fair for the Fox to be put in the pond?

• How would you of helped the red hen?

• Did you like or dislike the story and why?

Topic - Wednesday 6th

For topic today, you are going to have to have a rummage in your cupboards. You are going to make some insect PLAY DOUGH. If you don’t have the ingredients then don’t worry… either use play dough you might already have at home or simply do this task with another material such as junk modelling.

Here is the recipe for a simple play dough mix. On there is the ingredients and steps to make your very own play dough. This is a great activity because you will be using lots of vocabulary to describe the play dough whilst making it and lots of mathematical measurements too. Have a look at the steps below and give it a go…

Maths - Wednesday 6th

Ohh Nooo… I found these cards at the bottom of my bag and I’ve tried to put them in the right order but I just can’t. I need some super Robins to help me order them correctly. Can you point or rewrite the numbers and then put them in the right order?

For maths today, we are going to be using PEGS to practice our subtraction. So you will need some pegs, paper and something to attach the pegs too such as paper. Below are some videos explaining how to complete the peg maths. Have a look…

Now have a go at doing these number sentences below.

Phonics - Wednesday 6th

Oh my goodness… Fred the Frog has been into my cupboard AGAIN and made a mess with ketchup! What a cheeky frog. He has made mess but I can see he has written some ‘nk’ words with the ketchup - how clever. Can you read the words? You could even have a go yourself with a squirty bottle and something squishy liquid inside and then squeeze out to make your own words.

After you’ve had a go at reading the nk words. See if you can remember some of our trickier super sounds. Push play on the video to see if you can say the super sound linked to the different coloured numicons. How many can you get right?

It is now time to read the next two pages of our book ‘A bad fox’. Have a go and see what the naughty fox gets up to next. Use your super sounds to help you with any long or tricky words…

Questions:

• Who has come to rescue red hen?

• What does the man do with the fox?

• How do you think the hen is feeling now some has helped it?

• What does the ! (exclamation mark) mean at the end of the sentences?

Topic - Tuesday 5th

Topic today, you are going to go and inspect your bug hotel outside. If you didn’t get to build one then don’t worry either build one or go on a bug hunt. Very carefully look inside and see if you can see any bug living in there. If you can super - Can you tell an adult what you saw? See if you can use the phrase ‘I can see a…’

If there are no bugs living there yet then don’t panic… it might take time. Either go on a bug hunt or use the picture below using the same phrase - ‘I can see a…’

We are then going to turn these words into sentences on paper, chalk or paint. Can you write sentences about what you can see? Below I have attached special insect paper to write your sentences. The link is on twinkl - https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-20301-minibeast-landscape-page-borders. Use the simple sentence ‘I can see a…’

Remember to be independent and use your phonic knowledge when writing the beginning and end of your sentences (if it doesn’t come out perfect or is even marks - that is all good)

Phonics - Tuesday 5th

For today’s phonic session, start off by revisiting our super sound ‘nk'. See if you can say it in a scary voice? High pitched voice? Deep voice? I have added some pictures of words with nk in (pink, wink, link, drink) see if you can sound the words out after you’ve said them. For example - pink = p i nk. Can you do them all?

We are now going to start our new book ‘A Bad Fox’ and read the first page. Below is the green and red words that you will find in the book. So start of my reading through those to help with the fluency of reading.

Now have a go at reading the first two pages. Take your time and use your phonics to help you.

Questions:

• Where did fox bite the hen?

• What are the little bubbles coming out of fox and hens mouths in the picture?

• How many red words did you spot?

• Is the fox being kind to the hen? Why not?