Literacy

Oral Language

Open up the gill website and select unit 7 and the Oral Language and Interactive Resources section. Look at the Poster in story mode first and discuss the 5 w's who is each person in the picture, what is each person is doing, what can you see ..... where is the poster taking place.... why are they at the theatre..... then listen to the story of the poster. Then have a listen to the puppet theatre song below

There are 6 interactive games in this Unit.... Please encourage your child to play 2 or more each day and to keep practicing the ones that they find tricky....

Matching Cards..... Match the characters to the setting.... Can they think of some words to describe each character and setting. Matching Memory Cards ........ Match the sight words. Thye must say the word when they flip each card. Middle Sounds Interactive Activity ....... Look at the picture, say the name of the item slowly listening for the middle sound and click the correct letter. Matching Memory Cards...... Look at all the cards, say each word, can you find the words that rhyme. OddOneOut ..... look at the pictures, say the words, what word does not belongd does not rhyme? Balloon Pop ...... Sight Word Practice, Try to encourage your child to say the word in the circle before finding the matching balloon.

Reading

Select the Genre Story Meg and Mel's Puppet Show from the drop down menu....... This story will help your child explore the narrative genre....... Tell the children that stories always have characters and a setting,, Look at the book, what does your child see on the cover, what is happening, predict what will happen in the story.... have a quick flick through the story and look at the pictures ask your child to point out all the different characters in the story. Then listen to the story by pressing the triangle play buttons at the top and bottom of each page. After reading ask your child about their favourite character from the puppet show Little Red Riding Hood? Why is that their favourite character? Now can they come up with a list of words to describe that character.

How many different words can be used in stead of the word big......... huge, gigantic, jumbo. giant. enormous, massive, large etc

I wonder.... What does "full of beans" mean? can your child make up a new sentence with this phrase...... I wonder what does what "they would brighten her day" mean.... can they think of some ways that they could brighten someones day? This

Writing...... Can they draw their favourite character from any story book, wwrite their name and write a few words to describe them... they need only write the initial letter of each describing word if they wish...

Literacy

Oral Language....

Today le'ts examine the oral Language poster in Explore Mode. Dont forget to press the eye icon to play I spy and the question mark to answer all the 10 questions

Listen to the Nursery Rhyme -This little piggy went to the market....... Try and learn it off by Friday....... today listen to it and see can they clap or tap along with it.

Play some of the Interactive Games please

Reading ........

Select the Non Fiction Reader eBook today called Puppets ....... look at all the pictures first and predict what the book might be about.... Then listen to the book by pressing on the triangles. When they have done this they might like to try and read some of the book by themselves

Handwriting ........

Do the first page of Z's in your Just Handwriting book

Literacy

Oral Language

Look at the poster again but today lets explore it using the 5 senses.... what can you see? What can you smell? What noises can you hear? What could you taste in this poster? what things would you like to touch in this poster

Listen to the Nursery Rhyme again today and say it in lots of different voices..... excited, angry, tired, bored etc .

Play some of the interactive games

Reading.

Select the Fiction Reader eBook from the menu today. It is called The Puppet Show. the inside front and back covers have spme excellent tips for exploring this book. Listen to the book. Can your child point out the words they know? Have a go at reading it by themselves

Writing ...

Can they draw their favourite character from this story and write a few words to describe them

Handwriting.

.... Finish off the second z page in your handwriting book

SESE....

Frank the Fisherman..... can you please open page 52 of Explore With Me and read the following text to them please.

Hello my name is Frank, I live in a small fishing village in Donegal. When I was young I fished on a small wooden boat. This was built by a small local boat builder who lived close by to me. The boat had no engine and our fishing nets were made by hand. We fished for salmon, trout and herring. It is totally different today, Fishermen fish in boats with engines and they are made from steel and plastic. They catch lots of fish such as mackerel and herring.

Now look at the pictures in your book - ask your child to point out the main differences between the boats that the fishermen use today and the boats that were used long ago ......

Say the poem 1234,5 once i caught a fish alive!

Oral Language......

Look at the poster again and today I want you to imagine what the characters are thinking or saying to each other. Can you pretend to be one of the characters... what would you say? Game...... first person says ,...... I went to the theatre and saw a puppet, the next person says I went to the theatre and saw a puupet and .... adds on their own item - the game continues with each person adding on items until some one makes a mistake..... allow the child to look at the poster while playing this game.

Say the poem again ....... now think hard....... how many pigs were in the rhyme? What did eachpig in the rhyme do? why do you think the pig was crying? What words in the poem rhyme? Can you make up a new rhyme..... This little puppy went to the park, this little puppy stayed at home, this little puppy had pizza and this little puppy had none and this little puppy cried wee wee wee wee all the way home . Pick some different baby animals to make up a new rhyme.

Play some of the Interactive games again

Reading ......

Can you pleaseexplain to the children that today we are going to practise working like film makers and wusing the words in the story to make a movie in their heads.... this is called visualising and helps the children better understand what they are reading. Tell them the name of the story The Wolf's Story . ask the children to close their eyes and ask them what picture pops in to their head..... ask them to use their senses to make the picture in their imagaination.

Then can you please show the children the cover of the book |... Just pause thevideo whle they look at the cover and ask does the picture look like the wolf that they visualised, Who do you think this wolf is? Can you see another person in the distance? Who is this? What do you know about Little Red Riding hood. Then read the full title.... What really happen ti Little Red Riding Hoodand ask your child ...... Who do you think is telling the story, What might the wolf have to tell us in this story? What stoy do you think he might tell us about Little Red Riding Hood.

Then listen to the whole story please.... after can you say what your favourite part was and why

Handwriting

Literacy.

Listen to the "The Wol'fs Story" again today,,,,, after reading ask your child the following questions

Do you believe the wolf's story? Would you invite the wolf over to do jobs in your house? Does the wolf look like he is being honestand telling the truth? What is a lie? Which story do you think was the true story .... the wolf or Red Riding Hood? Why do you think this? Are all wolves bad?

Science.....

Have you tried out Miss Brennans experiment yet? Make sure to send in a picture please.....

STEM

Today I would like to see if you can build a bridge ...... it can be for a toy car, a doll, a robot....anything you want and you can use what ever you have at home to build it!! Have a good look around and see whar materials you might use, draw a picture and think how will you make it strong!! Dont forget that it does not have to work perfectly on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd tries..... Engineers learn from their mistakes and keep trying.......Good luck and I look forward to seeing the photos!

Imaginative play

..... Can you set up your own puppet theatre? you will need some signs.... puppet show, shop, ticket desk, please turn your mobile phone off, emergency exit, show times ..... you will need to make some tickets, badges for the usher, popcorn seller etc. You will also need to make some puppets.... did you get any ideas from the Puppets Non Fiction Book.

Art/Craft ...

Can you make some puppets of your own...... Can you get some items from the recycling bin and and make and deorate your own puppet theatre....?

Why not cut out the outline of a fish and find somethings to stick on for its scales, tissue paper, scraps from magazine, petals, sequins!

Construction

Using lego or small bricks can you build a puppet theatre for the puppets and seats for the audience or perhaps you might like to build some props for your puppeet show such as trees, houses etc

Sensory play.

What is in Red Riding Hoods Basket..... Hide some items in a box or basket and cover them with a cloth and ask your child to use their sense of touch to feel each item and try and guess what it is..... . Blindfold the child and let them some strong smelling items and the have to smell to identify the item.... coffee, mustard, an orange, perfume, crisps, curry powder, shampoo etc.or the children could taste some items while blindfolded and see can they guess what they are.... raisins, apple slices, popcorn, lemon etc.

Small world....

can your child make a forest scene wusinf paper, towels, crayons, small branches, playdough etc and add in some animals and small figures and tell the story of little red riding hood or the wolfs story