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U is for...Underpants!
Enjoy listenting to the underpants series below...
Craft Fun...
Make 10 (or 20) underpants out of paper
Create a washing line with string (Or use the real one!)
You'll need some pegs too!
Maths Fun...
Washing Line Addition
Hang your underpants on the washing line.
How many ways can you make 10?
Use the washing line to help you.
Put 4 underpants on one end and 6 on the other... 4 + 6 = 10
Eg: 9 + 1 = 10, 7 + 3 = 10, 2 + 8 = 10
Have a go at writing your number sentences down.
Extra for Experts...
Now use 20 underpants and see how many different ways you can make 20!
Art Fun...
Draw an Alien in Underpants - Click Here
The Amazing Author... Eric Carle
Click the book titles below!
The Wonderful World of... Julia Donaldson
Click the book titles below!
Building a New Road
Building a New Road
This story is from Richard Scarry's 'What do People do all Day' book. It explains how new roads are made.
Can you build a road with some cardboard boxes and drive a toy car along it? What is easier for cars, straight or bumpy roads? Send in your creations!!
Walk down Fifth Ave in Mt Albert, do you think that they are building or repairing the road there? Be a detective and take some photos.
A Voyage on a Ship
A Voyage on a Ship
This story is from Richard Scarry's book called 'What do People Do all Day'. Have you ever been on a ship? Maybe you have been on ferry to Devonport or Waiheke Island. In this story there is a rescue!!
Create a search and find for the image to the left from the story.
For example:
“Can you find a kite?”
“Can you find a pancake being flipped in the air?”
Make up some tricky ones to share with the class at this afternoon's zoom!
Ships used to communicate with Morse Code, in fact, Morse code is still used today, especially if a ship is in trouble it sends the signal SOS (Save Our Ship)using morse code. Morse Code makes the alphabet up using dots and dashes.
Watch Dr Binocs here:
Can you make your own message? And write your name using morse code?
The Colour Monster
The Colour Monster
by Anna Llenas
by Anna Llenas
Wacky Wednesday!
Wacky Wednesday!
Enjoy listenig the story by Dr Seuss.
Can you find the things that are wacky on each page?
The Day the Crayons Quit
The Day the Crayons Quit
Find a nice, quiet and cosy nook to listen to the story 'The Day the Crayons Quit'
Have a go at drawing each crayon and a speech bubble to go with them. In the speech bubble see if you can write what each crayon was grumpy about.
If you loved this story click here to enjoy "The Day the Crayons came Home"
Extra for Experts
Have a go at completeing the rainbow activity on the Te Reo page.
Time to come in bear
Time to come in bear
by Kim St Lawrence
A story to help children make sense of what is happening right now...
Activity
Can you get your favourite bear or toy and explain to them why you are not a school today? You might like to draw some pictures to help you explain.
Lockdown Story...
Enjoy listening to Julia Donaldson's lockdown story.
Are there some characters you recognise?
Have a go at writing a retell of the story (Don't forget to use first, next and then). You could draw a three picture plan to help.
Here are some drawing classes to help you draw some of Julia's most famous characters!
It's a rap!
It's a rap!
Now for something a bit different! Listen to the rap edition of Fox in Sox and The Gruffalo!
Now for something a bit different! Listen to the rap edition of Fox in Sox and The Gruffalo!
Oat the Goat
Oat the Goat helps you talk to the children in your classroom about the choices they have when they see someone being bullied. Discover the interactive story ...
The Good Egg
The Good Egg
By Jory John and Pete Oswald
This book is about remembering to be kind to ourselves and taking a break when we need to.
The Worrysaurus
The Worrysaurus
By Rachel Bright and Chris Chatterton
Giraffe's Can't Dance
Giraffe's Can't Dance
By Giles Andreae
By Giles Andreae
Time to become an author / illustrator!
Time to become an author / illustrator!
Have you got an A4 piece of paper and some scissors? Well you are well on your way to becoming an author and/or illustrator! How exciting!
Have you got an A4 piece of paper and some scissors? Well you are well on your way to becoming an author and/or illustrator! How exciting!
Click on the picture to learn how to make a 16 page mini book.
If that is too tricky click here for an 8 page book.
It's just as much fun making the book as it is writing it!
Read the stories below and retell the story on your little book OR get creative and write your own story!
We have attached links to our favourite stories below. If you click on the RNZ storytime picture it will take you through to LOTS of cool stories to listen to >>>
Storytime activity ideas...
Storytime activity ideas...
Draw the characters and turn the characters into puppets.
Phone your grandparent and retell the story (or you could be the teacher and explain this to your class at Teddy School).
Put on a puppet show with your puppets and create a different ending to the story.
Write about your Storytime activities in your learning journal.
Rainbow Fish
Rainbow Fish
by Marcus Pfister
The Little Yellow Digger
The Little Yellow Digger
by Betty Gilderdale
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
by Lynley Dodd, read by Jacinda Ardern
Click on the picture to listen to Jacinda Ardern and other famous New Zealanders reading a range of stories!
Whiffy Wilson the Wolf Who Wouldn't Wash.
Whiffy Wilson the Wolf Who Wouldn't Wash.
by Caryl Hart & Leonie Lord
by Caryl Hart & Leonie Lord
Whiffy Wilson the Wolf Who Wouldn't Go to School.
Whiffy Wilson the Wolf Who Wouldn't Go to School.
by Caryl Hart & Leonie Lord
by Caryl Hart & Leonie Lord
Greedy Cat
Greedy Cat
by Joy Cowley
by Joy Cowley
There are 25 Ready to Read stories on this link.
Giraffe's Can't Dance
Giraffe's Can't Dance
By Giles Andreae
Baa Baa Smart Sheep
Baa Baa Smart Sheep
By Mark & Rowan Sommerset
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Hilarious story read by James Culbert
You will not be disappointed if you click here!
Tiddler
Tiddler
By Julia Donaldson
By Julia Donaldson
Are you a good egg?
Are you a good egg?
By Peter Deuschle
By Peter Deuschle
What Makes Someone Good?
What Makes Someone Good?
Sometimes you feel happy and thankful and glad.
Other times you feel angry and lonely and sad.
It can be confusing to feel so much each day. “Are You A Good Egg?” explains that different feelings are normal, and even though moods are ever-changing, people are good because they have a good heart. And that doesn’t change.
Rhyme finder
Rhyme finder
Make a list of all the rhymes in the story! You could even draw a picture of something that makes you think of that word.
What egg are you today?
What egg are you today?
How are you feeling today. Think of an egg to describe yourself and write three reasons why. Don't forget to draw an eggscellent illustration to go with it.
Designer Eggs
Designer Eggs
After listening to the story become your own egg illustrator. Maybe you could illustrate a confident egg, a lonely egg, a fearless egg or even a superhero egg. Do as many as you please.
The Good Egg
The Good Egg
Did you enjoy that egg story?
Well here's another. This one is about remembering to be kind to ourselves and taking a break when we need to.
Rainbow Fish
Rainbow Fish
Listen to the story here. The Rainbow Fish is one of my favourite stories. There are three activities below. You could try one of these activities at home about the Rainbow Fish.
Get creative
Get creative
Make your own Rainbow Fish with things you have at home...
Tell me why?
Tell me why?
Why did the Rainbow Fish change? How did he change? Draw me a picture and write 3 things that he did differently in the story
Storytime Surprise!
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