Reception Home Learning Tasks 06.01.21 – 08.01.21

Activity 1

Literacy

1. We have finished learning the alphabet. We will now move on to learn diagraphs (2 letters that go together to make 1 sound – e.g. sh for shop.) Here is a song to familiarise yourselves with the new sounds that we will learn this term

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixndECFUbIo&ab_channel=FunnyTime (start at 22 seconds). 2. Start with the sound - ‘sh’. What things start with the sound ‘sh’? - sheep, shop, shed, ship, shell.

The ‘sh’ sound at the end of words – dish, fish, flash, rash, rush, hush, mash, dash, cash, bash, wish.

3. Here is a video to help you to blend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gBsGxhdt2E&ab_channel=LittleLearners Task - write out ‘sh’ words, using sound buttons under single sounds and sound lines under the digraph ‘sh’ which has been demonstrated in the video above.

Activity 2

Numeracy

Numbers to 10 or 20

1. Count forwards and backwards to 20. Start counting on and back from different numbers. Do not always start counting on from 0 and back from 20. For example, start counting on from 6 or count back from 14.

2. Mix up number flashcards for children to order numbers to 10. If your child finds this easy, then order numbers to 20.

3. Then ask your child to close their eyes. Take a number away and ask your child ‘which number is missing?’ You could use a teddy bear, toy or puppet and blame them for being naughty for stealing the number!

4. Show 2 numbers. For example, ‘4’ and ‘8’. Ask ‘which number is bigger?’ Choose 2 different numbers and ask ‘which number is smaller?’

5. Give your child 3 numbers and ask them to put them in order. You may want to use a number line to help your child with this task.

Here’s a number line! – you can write out numbers to 10 or 20 in order to help your child.

6. Show your child a number. Ask ‘which number is 1 more?’ 7. Show your child a number. Ask ‘which number is 1 less?’ To make this easier, you could put the

numbers in order (a number line) and point to a number then ask your child to find 1 more/1 less. 8. Here is a link to an interactive game - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-

sequencing/caterpillar-ordering

There are number flashcards available on our Class Story. Activity 3

Health and Well Being

Why do humans need to stay healthy? - Discuss how our mind and body feels when we don’t have enough sleep, exercise, energy etc…

What can we do to be healthier physically and mentally? - Go to bed on time (with a bed time story, of course!) - Daily exercise - Make healthy food choices - Do things that we enjoy! – Reading, building, creating, singing, playing …

Task – Make sure you spend at least 15 minutes a day exercising! Here are some links to get you started! Cosmic Yoga - https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga Go Noodle - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw

Joe Wicks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w&list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvPHOpzoEk5onAEbq40g2-k&ab_channel=TheBodyCoachTV Zumba - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP0wgVhUC9w&ab_channel=ZumbawithDovydas Kids Bop - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsMXYJDvYOAhpaDZ4QRuqVA

Activity 4

Expressive Arts

Use Music Lab to make up your own songs on ‘Song Maker’. You can use a laptop, computer, laptop or a mobile phone. Here is the link: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/

Activity 5

Funky Fingers

In your Christmas envelope, we sent home your playdough pot. You will need this to take part in daily dough disco! Make sure you warm up your fingers every morning! Here is the link to dough disco videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSBO8N4ctJg&list=PLtw-7Jf06an0-84tDAgicwfYUqBD9Qfkm&ab_channel=SpreadTheHappinessTV

Activity 6

Welsh

Practise asking the question ‘Beth sy’n bod?’ ‘What’s the matter?’

Sentence Patterns:

Mae pen tost gyda fi. - I have a headache.

Mae bola tost gyda fi. - I have a bad tummy.

Mae braich dost gyda fi. - I have a bad arm.

Mae coes tost gyda fi. - I have a bad leg.

Task - role play a visit to the doctors with your grown-ups.

Here’s a link to the story ‘Tedi Twt yn Dost’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEP-mCxbhR4&ab_channel=PeppaPig-OfficialChannel

During our Welsh lessons, we always have access to Cyw on the computers! Here’s the link to the Welsh games that we play: https://cyw.cymru/en/games/create-with-cyw/