Monday
Week A – Early Stage 1
Happy Monday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
ball
a basket, bucket or container
a pair of socks
pegs
2 spoons
a skipping rope (or similar)
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Stretching out!
Let's stretch out those bodies!
As a warm-up today, stretch like a cat.
Get on all fours.
Stretch out your arms and then stretch your legs.
Push back onto your legs.
Arch your back for a big long stretch.
English
You will need:
Reading together
A person in a play, song, book, musical or movie is called a character. Let's learn more about characters as we read this story together.
Let's listen to the book 'Belinda'.
After listening to the story:
Pretend to walk and talk like 'Old Tom'.
Draw 'Old Tom' in your workbook and label what he is wearing.
Talk about why you like 'Old Tom'.
'Belinda' by Pamela Allen
Duration: 9:29
Is this too hard?
Listen to the book 'Belinda'.
Draw 'Old Tom'. Label what he is wearing.
Is this too easy?
Listen to the book 'Belinda'.
What is similar and different about Old Tom and Bessie?
Draw or write what Bessie did while she was visiting her family.
Share your work with your teacher.
Phonics
Phonemes and graphemes: g, o, c, k
Let's practise some phonemes and graphemes.
Watch the phonics clip and join in.
How many phonemes and graphemes do you know?
Explicit phonics instruction
Duration: 13:29
Brain break
You will need:
Let's recharge!
It’s time for a brain break so we can recharge for some more learning!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a small bouncy ball (like a ping pong ball, a handball or a tennis ball)
a plastic cup, bucket or container.
Brain break
Duration: 0:52
Education Live
Food experiments
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we join Fast Ed as he does some fun and fascinating experiments with food.
Watch the video to see how they go!
Mathematics
You will need:
Number warm up
Let's start with a number warm up!
Watch the video and join in.
Comparing numbers
Duration: 2:46
Basketball toss
Let's practise our counting skills!
Watch the video to learn how to play basketball toss.
You will need:
a basket, bucket or container
a rolled up pair of socks
pegs
paper and a pencil.
How to play basketball toss
Duration: 1:03
Basketball toss game instructions:
Mark a clear ‘starting line’ for your basketball toss.
Take 3 big steps from your starting line and place a basket, bucket or container at the end.
Stand at your starting line and throw your socks with your right hand.
Each time you get a sock in the basket, clip a peg onto your chart.
Throw your socks 10 times with your right hand and then 10 times with your left hand.
Example charts
Setting up for basketball toss
Duration: 0:19
Once you have finished:
Draw a picture of your chart in your workbook.
Write down how many times your socks landed in the basket or bucket.
Share your work with your teacher.
For those who like a challenge!
Other people in your family might have been playing basketball toss today too. If they are taller than you, they might have had their baskets in a different spot.
Using some blocks or spoons, work out how far you had to throw your socks and then work out how far someone else had to throw theirs.
Draw a picture to show your measuring.
Create a new game that your family and friends could play at home.
Basketball toss extra challenge
Duration: 0:24
GetActive@Home
You will need:
Skipping
Are you ready to move?
Watch the video and join in.
You will need:
a skipping rope (or similar, such as a dressing gown belt).
Skipping
Duration: 23:12
Creative Arts
You will need:
Music
We are going to discover some fun nursery rhymes! This week we are going to learn one called ‘This Old Man'.
You will need:
2 spoons
Watch the video and join in with the activities!
This Old Man
Duration: 19:49
For those who like a challenge!
Listen to the high and low notes of the melody as you sing along.
Who is the main character in the song? How do you know?
Check-in survey – Creative Arts
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.