W6 Monday Learning Blog

Good morning Reception Class 😎 Welcome to Week 6 Virtual School!

There are 3 different learning areas for you to work on every day.
Try to follow the instructions carefully and complete the tasks according to your learning pace!

Please be prepared to share some of your work during the end of the day Zoom meeting at 11:30 am with your teachers. Don't forget to upload at least one task on Tapestry for teachers to see how hard you've been working daily! Keep up the good work 😊

1) Home Readers (Reading)
Learning Objectives (LO): 40-60+ Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by their experiences of books. Enjoys an increasing range of books. Knows that information can be retrieved from books and computers. ELG - Children read and understand simple sentences. They use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately. They also read some common irregular words. They demonstrate understanding when talking with others about what they have read.

Children are expected to read daily if possible but we will follow our usual homework schedule of Home Readers (Mondays/Wednesdays). Children to read to their parents/guardians, stuffed animals or pets. Please visit Oxford Owl for free eBooks that link to your child's book band. You can create a free account.

Oxford Owl eBooks

Reading Poster

Parent Reading Prompts

From this week, Reception children have the access to Bug Club. Please sign in using the information sent out via email. Reception teachers will assign 2 Home Readers and 1 library book per week based on children's current reading stage. Enjoy reading! 😊

Bug Club Login

2) Mathematics (SSM)
Learning Objectives (LO): Children count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.

There are two different types of Maths activities. Please feel free to move from one star challenge to another depending on your mastery remembering what works best for you. 
Don't forget that learning is fun 😉

Please download and work on Numbots daily if possible - your child will have an individual login to access this.

⭐ - 1 Star Challenge:

Today we will be learning how to find doubles of a number. In order to get a double of a number, we add a number to itself.

Have a look at the video and let's practice how to add doubles using our fingers. 
Practice writing down doubles number sentences if you can 😊

Can you put the right number of spots on ladybugs and write down the correct number of double on each ladybug?

Ladybug Doubles to 10

Ladybug Doubles to 20

⭐⭐ - 2 Star Challenge:

Listen to the Doubles song from 1-10!

Ms. MJ will introduce a fun way to find out a double of a number. 

You will need: 

Paint, paintbrush or cotton bud, paper, and pencil

Have a look at the video and practice finding out different double facts! 

Can you also write addition doubles number sentences?

Make your own double number sentences or practice doubles using the activity sheet below!

Doubles to 20 number sentences activity

3) Topic (Transportation)
Learning Objectives (LO): ELG - Children use what they have learnt about media and materials in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes. They represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, dance, role play and stories.

We have explored many types of transportation. What is your favorite type of transportation? 
Which vehicle do you like to ride?

Now we would like you to be imaginative and design your our own vehicle you would like to ride on when you grow up! What do you want your dream vehicle to have? Do you want wings, horns, spikes, propellers, etc. for your vehicle?

Take the time to draw and design your future dream vehicle first! 
What special things can your vehicle do? Be specific on your design and drawing. 

If you can, gather the materials at home for you to actually make your dream vehicle for tomorrow!