Wednesday
Good morning Giraffe Class
It's Wednesday today and one of my favourite days as it's time for our literacy activity. I know you all love reading books and making up stories so you are really going to enjoy this activity.
Let’s start today……
Being thankful
Gerald Giraffe is thankful that he can be creative…
What are you thankful for?
morning fun
Can you practise writing any of the sounds that we have learned?
What is your favourite sound and can you write it?
Can you find something that begins with the same sound?
Can you practise writing any number?
Can you find the same number of toys?
What number comes before this number?
What number comes after?
Can you practise writing your name?
Can you find something in your house that begins with the same sound as your name?
Story of the week
The little red hen.MOVThe Little Red Hen
Today Ms Tone is going to read the story of the The Little Red Hen again.
Can you join in with the repeated refrain?
Perhaps you would like to retell the story to someone in your family.
story of the day
theblueballoon.MOVToday’s story is The Blue Balloon read to you by Ms. Tone
Phonics
Today’s sound is y
y-y-y- yoyo
Y-y-y- yak
Y-y-y- yoghurt
y-y-y- yawn
Please use the teaching template in the RWI Resources tab for the teaching instructions.
Writing rhyme: Down a horn, up a horn and under his head.
Fred talk words:
y-a-k yak
y-e-s yes
y-e-t yet
y-u-m yum
Don't forget that you can visit the Ruth Miskin web page for online
videos that will be streamed each day. You can copy and paste the
link https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/
or visit the RWI Phonics Resources tab on the home page of this home learning site.
Extension ideas
Use the sounds already covered and practise sounding out and blending simple CVC words. You can refer to the Read Write Inc video (link below) for instructions on how to help your child with blending;
Words to practise:
pen
gap
pot
literacy
The Little Red Hen PowerPoint.pptLearning Objective: To retell a story
You will need:
The above link will take you to a Google Slides presentation of the story; “The Little Red Hen”
Read this with your child in order to help you support them to retell the story.
Learning activity:
Read the story with your child. Use the pictures in the book to support your child retelling the story and ask them questions such as;
Who is the story about?
Why do you think the animals didn’t want to help the Little Red Hen?
What did the hen do first?
What was the hen making?
What happened in the end?
Other ideas:
Use your toys to retell the story or make a mask for some of the animals and act out the story
Practice the repeated refrains such as; “Not I, said the…..”
Can you change the story beginning and / or ending, how could the animals be helpful and what would have happened?
some extra fun ;-)
Copy Dance
This game can be played with two or more participants, and it’s as simple as it sounds. One person dances while the others copy their moves. Children love being the leaders, and imitation is, after all, the highest form of flattery. So put on some dancing tunes and show off those moves!
Great LEARNING today giraffes!
I loved learning about the “y’ sound today and I had fun forming the letter. The yak looks amazing with those big horns and also a little cute. I hope you had fun today learning with me. Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow.
