Thursday 14 May 2020

W7 Thursday Learning Blog

Good morning Reception Class πŸ˜Ž Welcome to Week 7 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 πŸ˜Š

1) Library Book (Reading & Speaking)
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. Reading 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.


       Spend some time listening to David Williams free audio stories for your library time! David Walliams currently uploads his audio books 11:00 am daily.


You can also use Oxford Owl to look for some audio books as well!

Oxford Owl Library

Amazon Audible provides free audio books for children at the moment for a month. 
Enjoy browsing and listening to some stories at home πŸ˜‰


Some questions to ask your child while reading together:
Parents Reading Prompts

Let's read a story Home by Carson Ellis together 😊

Can you try to answer the last questions from the book?
Where is your home? Where are you?



2) Mathematics (SSM)
Learning Objectives (LO): ELG - Children use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems. They recognize, create and describe patterns. They explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them. 

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 πŸ˜‰

Please download and work on Numbots daily if possible.

⭐ - 1 Star Challenge:


3D Shapes I spy game

Today you will be playing I spy game and do some addition!
As we have hunted for 3D shapes at home, can you spy and spot different 3D shapes?

Have a look at the video of how Ms. Kris played I Spy game first!


3D Shapes I Spy

3D Shapes I Spy and Add to 10
3D Shapes I Spy and Add to 10 Answers

3D Shapes Around You





⭐⭐ - 2 Star Challenge:

3D shapes construction

Today you will be making different kinds of 3D shapes like a cube, cuboid or a pyramid!

You will need: 
Sticks or popsicles, colored pencils and some play dough

Have a look at how Ms. Yati made her 3D shapes 😊





Send us a picture of your creation! 😊



3) Topic (Our Homes)
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.

Let's sing 'Wind The Bobbin Up' together! Listen to the lyrics and follow the actions 😊



When you point to the ceiling, what can you see on the ceiling of your house? What is also above the ceiling? What is above the house? You may see the roof, the sky, the clouds, etc.

When you point to the floor, what can you see? What do you think is below the floor? You may see pipes, foundations, grounds, etc.

When you point to the door and window, what do you see outside? You may see a garden, house, bushes, road, playground, etc. How about inside your house? What do you see inside?

Can you write down the things you see? You can make your own My House Booklet to draw and list down things you see at and around your house! Enjoy observing your house πŸ˜‰