Friday

Week C – Early Stage 1

Happy Friday!

To complete today's activities, you will need:

a workbook

pencils

tea towel

small object

(e.g. peg, toy car, pencil, spoon)

playing cards (Ace-10)

recycled material (e.g. piece of paper, sandwich bag)

string, dental floss or wool

sticky tape

toy that can be tied to string

scissors

Care and Connect - Caring for yourself, your family and your friends

You will need:

Towel
Pegs

How to do a magic trick!

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Let's get started!

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • tea towel

  • small object (e.g. peg, toy car, pencil).

How to do a magic trick!
Duration: 1:37

English

You will need:

Workbook
Pencils

Narrative

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We have been learning about narratives all week. Let's learn some more!

Listen to the instructions.

Mr Fox - Ending
Duration: 3:06

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It's your turn!

  • Describe how your story with Mr Fox ends.

At the end of the story, Mr Fox...

Mr Fox

Brown fox with a long white tail

Reading and viewing

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It's storytime!

Read or listen to 'There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake'. 

There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake
Duration: 12:00

Designing a book cover

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Let's do an activity!

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • pencils

  • your workbook


After watching the video:

  • What could be another name for this book?

  • Design a new book cover for this book.

Designing a new book cover
Duration: 3:21

Narrative writing

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We have been working on writing our story all week. Let's finish it off!

Watch the video and join in the activity.

You will need:

  • pencils

  • your workbook


After watching the video:

  • Use your planning page, beginning and middle of the story from yesterday to write the end of your story.

Dinosaur party story – Part 5
Duration: 4:23

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Share your work with your teacher.

Check-in survey – English

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Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.

Brain break

Let's recharge!

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It’s time for a brain break so we can recharge for some more learning!

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Brain break
Duration: 1:23

Handwriting

You will need:

Workbook
Pencils

Focus letter: 'u'

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It's time to practise our handwriting skills. Get your workbook and your pencil ready!

Watch the video and join in the activity.

You will need:

  • pencils

  • your workbook


Explicit Handwriting Instruction
Duration: 16:38

Education Live

How to write a song

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Join us for today's episode of Education Live!

Today we are joined by Gina Jeffreys and Max Jackson, who show us how to write a song from scratch!

Education Live – How to write a song
Duration: 23:11

You can also learn how to play the song on guitar with Max!

A Lot to Love – guitar tutorial
Duration: 0:58

Mathematics

You will need:

Playing cards

Ducks away!

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Listening activity
Speaking activity

Let's listen to a story!

Watch the video and join in the activity.

'Ducks away' follow up
Duration: 7:14

Go fish

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Let's play a fun maths game!

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • playing cards (Ace-10).

Go Fish – relationships
Duration: 7:27

STEM

You will need:

Recycled material for the canopy, such as a sandwich bag, piece of paper, scrap materials or a plastic bag
String, dental floss or wool
Sticky tape
A toy that can be tied to string
Scissors

Parachute challenge

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Today's STEM challenge is to construct a parachute.

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • recycled material for the canopy, such as a sandwich bag, piece of paper, scrap materials or a plastic bag

  • string, dental floss or wool

  • sticky tape

  • a toy that can be tied to string

  • scissors

  • timer (optional).


Download the instructions for this task:

Parachute
Duration: 4:32

Materials needed

Materials including tape, scissors. string, ruler, paper and plastic.

Sample parachute design

A picture of a sample parachute design laying flat on a table

Testing the parachute

Teacher holding parachute in the air.

For those who like a challenge!

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  • Change the size or shape of the toy being held by the parachute.

  • How slow can you make the parachute go?

  • Adjust the test height.

  • Test the parachute indoors and outdoors and compare results.

Check-in survey – STEM

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Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.

Student voice

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Show how you feel about your learning today.