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Suggested Daily Timetable
Suggested Daily Timetable
8:45-9:00: Register & Welcome
9:00-9:30: Workout (Joe Wicks)
9:30-10:00: Online Learning (English)
10:00-10:30: Online Learning (Maths)
10:30-11:00: Break
11:00-11:30: Online Learning (Curriculum)
11:30-12:00: Storytime or Time To
12:00-1:00: Lunch
1:00-3:00: Activities
For Schools:
On Monday please download and print this checklist (see image). It will inform your colleagues which activities you have completed each day. Add further information to let your colleagues know if an activity is ongoing.
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Live videos
Live videos
Click on the image to join Joe
P.E. with Joe
P.E. with Joe
Monday - Friday
9am Live on Youtube
Click on the image to join Read Write Inc
Phonics Lessons
Phonics Lessons
Set 1 Speed Sounds at 9:30am
Set 2 Speed Sounds at 10.00am
Set 3 Speed Sounds at 10.30am
Monday: Art Focus
Tuesday: Sports, Health & Fitness
Wednesday: Science
Thursday: The World
Friday: Mystery
Suggested books
Suggested books
The Gruffalo
Where the Wild Things Are
The Ice Monster
The Hobbit
Relevant videos
Relevant videos
The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
The Ice Monster
The Ice Monster
The Hobbit
The Hobbit
Suggested Daily ACTIVITIES
Suggested Daily ACTIVITIES
Activity 1
Activity 1
Design and create a puppet for the characters in your story
Design and create a puppet for the characters in your story
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Nursery and 5-7 Year Olds: Make a puppet
Nursery and 5-7 Year Olds: Make a puppet
Resources: Gruffalo puppet/mask template, lolly sticks, split pins, range of fabrics/papers, glue, sellotape, coloured pencils/felt tips, other enhancements as available.
7-11 Year Olds: How to make a paper puppet face
7-11 Year Olds: How to make a paper puppet face
Resources required: A3 plain paper, glue, sellotape, coloured pencils/felt tips, other enhancements as available
7-11 Year Olds: How to make a paper puppet body
7-11 Year Olds: How to make a paper puppet body
Resources required: A3 plain paper, glue, sellotape, coloured pencils/felt tips, other enhancements as available
Activity 2
Activity 2
Nursery and 5 - 11 Year Olds: Retell your story using your puppet in a live puppet show
Nursery and 5 - 11 Year Olds: Retell your story using your puppet in a live puppet show
Activity 3
Activity 3
Retell your story using the props you've made.
Retell your story using the props you've made.
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5-7 Year Olds: Sequence the pictures to retell the story.
5-7 Year Olds: Sequence the pictures to retell the story.
Resources: Story sequencing template, glue, pencil
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7-11 Year Olds: Create a storyboard or use the Strip Design app to retell your story
7-11 Year Olds: Create a storyboard or use the Strip Design app to retell your story
Resources: Story sequencing template, glue, pencil or iPad, Strip Designer app
Activity 4
Activity 4
Create your own creature
Create your own creature
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Nursery and 5-7 Year Olds: Make playdough creatures
Nursery and 5-7 Year Olds: Make playdough creatures
Resources: Images of play dough creatures, lolly sticks, google eyes, sequins, beads, feathers, beads and buttons.
7-11 Year Olds: Create your own creature - use SwitchZoo or draw your beautiful beast by hand
7-11 Year Olds: Create your own creature - use SwitchZoo or draw your beautiful beast by hand
Once you have created your creature, describe its key features, diet and habitat.
Resources: computer / ipad or paper, coloured pencils, felt tips other resources as available
Activity 5
Activity 5
Design and build a habitat for the Gruffalo or a beast of your choice (logpile)
Design and build a habitat for the Gruffalo or a beast of your choice (logpile)
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Nursery and 5-11 Year Olds: Design and build a habitat for the Gruffalo or a beast of your choice (logpile)
Nursery and 5-11 Year Olds: Design and build a habitat for the Gruffalo or a beast of your choice (logpile)
Resources: Images of habitats, A4/A3 paper, pencils, natural resources, e.g. twigs, leaves, petals, feathers, glue, sellotape (areas to use - small world, sand, craft table and outdoors)
Activity 6
Activity 6
Write, record or perform a song or jingle about your creature
Write, record or perform a song or jingle about your creature
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Click on the image to download
Nursery and 5-7 Year Olds: Find the rhyming words. Play instruments and sing the Gruffalo song.
Nursery and 5-7 Year Olds: Find the rhyming words. Play instruments and sing the Gruffalo song.
Resources: Matching rhyming words pro-forma make up a rhyme sheet
7-11 Year Olds: Make up your own song or jingle about your creature
7-11 Year Olds: Make up your own song or jingle about your creature
Resources: paper, pencils, iPads/recording equipment (Garage Band app)
Activity 7
Activity 7
Strange creature writing task
Strange creature writing task
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Nursery: Draw a picture of the Gruffalo
Nursery: Draw a picture of the Gruffalo
5-7 Year Olds: Draw and label a picture of the Gruffalo
5-7 Year Olds: Draw and label a picture of the Gruffalo
Resources: Writing pro-forma, pencils, crayons
7-11 Year Olds: Rewrite a section of the Gruffulo if the mouse met another creature (e.g. tiger, sloth, badger etc)
7-11 Year Olds: Rewrite a section of the Gruffulo if the mouse met another creature (e.g. tiger, sloth, badger etc)
Resources: paper and pen
Activity 8
Activity 8
Design and draw a number of strange creatures
Design and draw a number of strange creatures
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Nursery and 5-11 Year Olds: Design and draw a number of strange creatures
Nursery and 5-11 Year Olds: Design and draw a number of strange creatures
Resources: Images of strange creatures, felt tips, pencils, crayons
Activity 9
Activity 9
Creative maths activity
Creative maths activity
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Nursery: Make a Gruffalo character
Nursery: Make a Gruffalo character
5-7 Year Olds: Make a Gruffulo shape character and find the Gruffalo number bonds
5-7 Year Olds: Make a Gruffulo shape character and find the Gruffalo number bonds
How many ways can you make the number 10/20. Use the shapes to make a Gruffalo
Resources: Number bond PowerPoint for input, numicon for practical activities. activity pro-forma, create a Gruffulo characters using shapes, glue, pre-cut shapes
Click here to access - Teaching resource - Number bonds to 10
Click here to access - Teaching resource - Number bonds to 20
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7-11 Year Olds: Create a Top Trump 'Pokemon' card for your creature
7-11 Year Olds: Create a Top Trump 'Pokemon' card for your creature
Each creature should have a rating out of 10 for each attribute (speed, aggression, agility, mischief) Give the animal a total score, then play against your peers.
Activity 10
Activity 10
Create your own board game
Create your own board game
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Click on the image to download 7-11 board game
5-11 Year Olds: Create your own board game, or take it outside to create a playground game themed around creatures
5-11 Year Olds: Create your own board game, or take it outside to create a playground game themed around creatures
Resources: Board game template, felt tips, image of snakes and ladders game.
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