Thursday

good morning giraffes

Wishing you fun...

Wishing you smiles...

Wish you a great weekend!

Circle 21 May.mp4

this week's superstar learning

Another week of great learning Giraffes!

Here are a few highlights...

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Ridham

Aarohi

Moaz

Mokshitha

Being thankful

Gerald Giraffe is thankful that he can wish you all a lovely weekend…

What are you thankful for?

morning register

Do the morning register - look at what day it is and and practise writing your name.

Do you remember the writing phrase for today's sound? Can you practise writing it whilst saying the writing phrase?

Todays writing phrase is; Down the tower, across the tower.

You can either ask mum or dad to print a copy for you to write on, or you can make your own register to use at home.

Week 8 Register.pdf

morning fun

Story map work sheets and a song to brighten your day :-)

Story Map A3.pdf

Story Map 2xA4.pdf

Pictures.pdf

Story of the week

Today we are going to recap the story of The Enormous Turnip and watch the YouTube video.

Who is your favourite character in the story? Can you tell me what you like about this character? What is your favourite part of the story?

Can you remember what happened in the beginning of the story? What happened in the middle? What happened in the end?

story of the day

Today’s story Little Hotchpotch is read to you by Miss Anre.

Little Hotchpotch

Phonics

Phonics 21 May.mp4

Review Set 1 sounds

Blending orally without Speed Sound Cards
- Fred talk words (MTYT):
  - t-i-p tip
  - p-a-n pan
  - g-a-p gap
  - d-i-g dig

Blending with Speed Sound Cards
- Say the word clearly so that your child can hear it i.e., mat
- Build the word. Say “I need…..” - ask your child to tell you the sound that you need and place the card down so that they can see it. Repeat with all the sounds in the word
- Point to the sound and say the sounds (m-a-t) then sweep your finger under the word and say the word (mat)

Read the Green word cards (you can write them on paper or a whiteboard or use the teaching video as a reference)
- Read the words with the children. Show them the dots and dashes and ask them if they can see any special friends
- Ask the children to say the sounds in Fred talk
- Say the word out loud running your finger under the word

Review the words with your child and support them to read the words without the dots and dashes

do you remember?

Do you remember these friends?

Can you sound the first sound of their name? Can you write it?

Thursday Class pictures.mp4

fine motor skills

Learning Objective:

To be able to identify defining attributes of basic shapes
To be able to identify the number of sides that a triangle, rectangle, square and circle have

You will need:

Selection of coloured pens / markers/ crayons
Sand, sugar or flour
Container with fairly short sides (like a plastic food storage container or a small box) or a tray

What to do:

Trace the outline of a CIRCLE on the flour / sand / sugar. Support with language naming the shape, describing the shape (round and round, no stopping). Include more 2D shapes according to your child's interests
With paper and pen, support your child to draw 2D shapes (use a template if needed)
Name and identify shapes as you work with the 2D shapes

Other Activities:

Use the shapes to create a simple pattern
Draw more shapes to create a repeat pattern

some extra fun ;-)

Weekend Drama

Put on a play using puppets, dolls or just yourselves! Use a favorite book, classic tale or make up your own story. Find props and costumes and play dress-up with your child, or put on longer plays with the family... Just act it out and have fun :-)

If your child has a flair for the dramatic, they’ll take charge of this one and it can easily last an hour (“Okay, pretend I’m the queen. Now you say…”). They love it when you just play along and let them be the director.