Day 2

Welcome to Day 2!

Watch the video to help you get started.

Day 2 video

Duration: 1:01

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

playing cards 0-9 (or you can make your own!)

a gameboard (PDF file, 33 KB)

straws

cling wrap

sticky tape

string

a plastic cup

a container filled with water (e.g. a bucket or sink)

English

Reading and writing – Max and the wolf suit

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Listen carefully to the instructions.

Max and the wolf suit – Instructions

Duration: 0:45

Listen to the story 'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak.

Where the Wild Things Are
Duration: 4:50

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Draw or write what happens when Max wears the wolf suit.

The end of the story shows Max taking off the hood of the wolf suit. What do you think that means?

Do you know of any other books that have a wolf? Write them down as a list. Are those wolves good or bad characters?

Max and the wolf suit – Activity
Duration: 7:18

Challenge!

Why do you think the wolf is often a 'bad' character in stories?
If you were to write a story about a wolf, how could you make them a 'good' character?
Are there other animals used in stories that are usually the 'bad' character?

Writing together – Describing words and synonyms

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Listen carefully to the instructions.

Describing words and synonyms – Instructions
Duration: 0:47

Listen to the story again. This time, listen very carefully to the describing words used in the story.

Where the Wild Things Are
Duration: 4:50

Watch the video and join in the activities.

Finish the sentences by adding a describing word to each sentence.

Write down your own sentence about the wolf suit, supper and crown. Make sure you use a describing word in each sentence.

The word 'terrible' is used a lot in the story. Brainstorm and list other words that mean the same as 'terrible'.

Hint! If a word means the same thing, we call it a synonym!

Describing words and synonyms – Activity
Duration: 6:13

Handwriting – Focus: o, d, n

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Handwriting practice sheet – Stage 1 (PDF file, 30 KB)

(Optional)

Watch the video and join in.

Explicit handwriting instruction – Focus: o, d, n
Duration: 14:58

Have a go at the activity sheet.

Hint! You can do these activities on plain paper or in your workbook if you prefer.

Handwriting practice sheet – Stage 1

Handwriting_practice_sheet_Stage1.pdf

Download: Handwriting practice sheet – Stage 1
(PDF file, 30 KB)

Care and connect

Automatic arm raise

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Automatic arm raise
Duration: 1:58

Mathematics

Number – Dot card talk 4

Watch the video.

Dot card talk 4
Duration: 6:25

Number – Ten-frame filler

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

playing cards 0-9 (or you can make your own!)

one gameboard (PDF file, 33 KB)

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Ten-frame filler
Duration: 4:33

(Dianne Siemon and Paul Tabart)

Instructions (select arrow)

Roll the dice.
Record the total rolled using one of the ten-frames in a single, sweeping movement.
If there is not enough space in any of the ten-frames, miss a turn.
Take it in turns filling in ten-frames.
A player who completes the ten-frame (for example, rolling a three and there is a ten-frame with 7 already filled), claims it by writing their initials on top of the ten-frame.
The player with the most ten-frames at the end is the winner!

Reflect:

Was there a strategy that helped you to win the game? Explain the strategy.
What numbers do you think were the best to roll? Why?
Have we found all the combinations to 10?
What might happen if we had a third player? Would it make it easier or harder to win?