While you are self-isolating at home please have a go at the following fun activities. These

activities will help support your child and ensure that they are accessing the KS1 national

curriculum and continuing their learning journey. Please bring in any evidence when you return to

school so that we can share this with your child.

Day

1

Phonics

We are going to learn some of the rules for turning verbs into the past tense. Each

day we will look at and practise applying one of the rules.

Can you put these verbs into the past tense by following this rule?

chase dance

smile decide

Challenge – Can you put each word into a sentence?

English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95KAgYyrtoI

We have been watching some Tinga Tinga Tales this term. Can you watch this episode

called ‘Why Elephant has a trunk’ and think about the main parts of the story? Can you

draw a story mountain to show the 5 main parts? Think about what happenings in the

opening, build up, problem, resolution and ending.

Maths

Can you practise choosing the correct coins to pay for an item? Can you play the game

‘Pay for it’ on ictgames.com and choose playing for an item? You can choose to start at

level 1 and then work your way up depending on how tricky you find it.

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/payForIt/index.html

Reading

Using the Tinga Tinga Tale ‘Why Elephant has a trunk’ that you watched can you

answer these questions:

Who is the main character in the story?

Where is the story based?

What adjectives are used to describe the elephant?

Why are there lots of flies around Elephant?

Why don’t the animals want to tell Elephant that he smells?

Why is Elephant feeling sad?

How does Elephant get his trunk?

Day

2

Phonics

The next past tense verb rule we are going to learn is:

Can you put these verbs into the past tense by following this rule?

fry cry

empty try

Challenge – Can you put each word into a sentence?

English

Can you choose 1 African animal and think about its distinguishing feature? Here are

some examples:

Leopard – spots

Elephant – trunk

Giraffe – long neck

Monkey – swings from tree to tree

Snake – no legs

Can you draw 2 pictures, one with the feature and one without? Can you label each

picture with adjectives?

Maths

Can you practise calculating change? Can you play the game ‘Pay for it’ on ictgames.com

and click calculate change? You can choose to start at level 1 and then work your way

up depending on how tricky you find it.

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/payForIt/index.html

Art

Can you create some African silhouette art? You can use any resources that you like

e.g. card, paper, paint, colouring pens or pencils. Think about the time of day, what

colour will the sky be? Think about the animals and the plants.

Day

3

Phonics

The next past tense verb rule we are going to learn is:

Can you put these verbs into the past tense by following this rule?

slip shop

plan clap

Challenge – Can you put each word into a sentence?

English

Can you plan your Tinga Tinga tale using the grid attached to the end of this

document? You will need to think carefully about the 5 main parts of the story. Your

opening will introduce the character and where they are. Your build up will take your

character on a journey and meet 2 other African animals. In your problem something

will happen to your animal. You can watch more Tinga Tinga Tales to get some ideas. In

your resolution another animal will help resolve the problem. In the ending there will

be a happy ending with the characters all getting together.

Maths

This term we are learning about multiplication. Can you practise counting in multiples

of 2? Can you fill in this grid count in in 2s until you get to 30?

2 4 6

30

Computing

This term we are learning about photography. Can you practise taking some

photographs at home? What device will you use? Don’t forget the key photography

skills of framing the subject of your photo well, think about the lighting, holding the

camera still so it’s isn’t blurry and using different focus.

Day

4

Phonics

The next past tense verb rule we are going to learn is:

Can you put these verbs into the past tense by following this rule?

mimic picnic

Challenge – Can you put each word into a sentence?

English

Can write the opening and build up for your Tinga Tinga Tale? Don’t forget to use

capital letters, adjectives, sentence openers, conjunctions and full stops. The opening

will need to introduce the character and the setting. During the build up the chcracter

will meet other animals and make a journey.

Maths

This term we are learning about multiplication. Can you practise counting in multiples

of 5? Can you fill in this grid count in in 5s until you get to 100?

5 10 15

100

Geography

Can you locate Africa on a world map? Can you name the rest of the continents? Can

you research and name some of the countries within Africa? Can you locate where

Kenya is? Can you find out the capital city, main river and mountain of Kenya? You

could draw an outline of Africa and plot some of your findings on the map.

Day

5

Phonics

Now we are going to look at how we write verbs in the present tense using the suffix

‘ing’. Vowels and consonants are:

Long vowel sounds are made up by more than 1 letter e.g. ai, ee, igh however short

vowel sounds are made up by the letters a, e, i etc.

Can you put these verbs into the present tense by following this rule?

slip shop

plan clap

Challenge – Can you put each word into a sentence?

English

Can you finish your Tinga Tinga Tale by writing the problem, resolution and ending? In

your problem your animal will encounter a problem. Other animals will come to help and

they’ll solve the problem. Now your animal will have the distinguishing feature that we

know it to have.

Maths

This term we are learning about multiplication. Can you practise counting in multiples

of 10? Can you fill in this grid count in in 5s until you get to 100?

10 20

100

Music

Can you use some household objects to create music linked to African animals? We are

learning about duration of sound this term which means whether sounds are long or

short. Can you discuss whether different African animals could be portrayed by long

or short sounds? Can you explain why?

Day

6

Phonics

The next present tense verb rule we are going to learn is:

Can you put these verbs into the present tense by following this rule?

hunt turn

jump lift

Challenge – Can you put each word into a sentence?

English

You are going to make your own non-fiction fact book. You can choose any African

animal that you like. In school we will be making a book with lion facts. Other animals

you could choose from are:

Giraffe

Elephant

Cheetah

Hyena

Rhino

Or you could choose another African animal of your choice.

Can you use safesearchkids.com to find out facts about the animals habitat, diet and

appearance.

Maths

Can you solve these problems involving multiples of 2? We can count in 2s to work out

the answers.

Remember that we use the grouping method e.g.

4 x 2 = 8

4 groups of 2 is equal to 8

________ groups of 2 = _______

______ x _____ = _______

________ groups of 2 = _______

______ x _____ = _______

_________ group of 2 = _______

______ x _____ = _______

Now can you solve these multiplication equations?

5 x 2 =

6 x 2 =

7 x 2 =

8 x 2 =

9 x 2 =

10 x 2 =

PE

This term we are practising our dance skills. Before you begin to exercise you will

need to warm up. Can you explain why it is important that we warm up?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w

Here is a Joe Wicks 5 minute workout that you can use to warm up. After this you can

do some head to toe stretching to get your muscles ready to exercise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1nVDoCnsNk This video is from Carnival of the

animals and uses music to portray different animals. Can you explore different

movement patterns linked to an elephant? What actions can you use to portray this

animal? Can you think of the actions of an elephant and portray these through

movement?

Day

7

Phonics

The next present tense verb rule we are going to learn is:

Can you put these verbs into the present tense by following this rule?

slide hide

take tune

Challenge – Can you put each word into a sentence?

English

At the end of this document there is a template for your non-fiction book, you can

either print this or you can draw it out yourself onto plain paper. The book will include

a front cover, contents page, picture, introduction, habitat, diet, appearance and a

blurb.

Today can you please write some facts about your chosen animal in the habitat

section?

Remember to use capital letters, adjectives, conjunctions (and, so, that, which,

because, although) and full stops. Your writing would also be more interesting if you

used sentence openers. Here are some you could choose from.

Did you know … ? You might not believe this, but …

Amazingly … Interestingly …

You may already know that … Can you believe that … ?

Can you also create an exciting front cover? Remember that front covers need to be

colourful, include a title of the book and say your name as the author.

Maths

Can you solve these problems involving multiples of 5s? We can count in 5s to work out

the answers

Remember that we use the grouping method e.g.

3 x 5 = 15

3 groups of 5 is equal to 15

________ groups of 5 = _______

______ x _____ = _______

________ groups of 5 = _______

______ x _____ = _______

________ group of 5 = _______

______ x _____ = _______

Now can you solve these multiplication equations?

4 x 5 =

5 x 5 =

6 x 5 =

7 x 5 =

8 x 5 =

9 x 5 =

10 x 5 =

PSHE

This term we are thinking about the importance of belonging. Can you think of any

groups or communities that you are a part of? How does it feel to be a part of these

groups? What do you do as part of the groups? How can we make sure that we make

other people feel like they belong?

Day

8

Phonics

The next present tense verb rule is:

Can you put these verbs into the present tense by following this rule?

sleep float

boil sail

Challenge – Can you put each word into a sentence?

English

Today can you please write some facts about your chosen animal in the appearance and

diet sections?

Remember to use capital letters, adjectives, conjunctions (and, so, that, which,

because, although) and full stops. Here are some sentence openers you could choose

from.

Did you know … ? You might not believe this, but …

Amazingly … Interestingly …

You may already know that … Can you believe that … ?

Maths

Can you solve these problems involving multiples of 10s? We can count in 10s to work

out the answers

Remember that we use the grouping method e.g.

3 x 10 = 10

3 groups of 10 is equal to 30

________ group of 10 = _______

______ x _____ = _______

________ groups of 10 = _______

______ x _____ = _______

________ groups of 10 = _______

______ x _____ = _______

Now can you solve these multiplication equations?

4 x 10 =

5 x 10 =

6 x 10 =

7 x 10 =

8 x 10 =

9 x 10 =

10 x 10 =

RE

We are going to be learning about how sacred texts are important within religion.

What do you think sacred means? Can you think of a book that is really important to

you? Why is the book special? Can you share this book with an adult? In the bible

there are lots of stories that Jesus told to teach people how to be better people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ry2MaMyvGo Can you watch the story of

the Lost Sheep and discuss the meaning behind the story? Why do you think Jesus

told this story?

Day

9

Phonics

Today we are going to recap all of the rules for changing verbs into the present tense

by adding ‘ing’.

English

Today you are going to write your Introduction section. Here is an example of an

introduction for a non-fiction book about lions.

Introduction

Did you know that a group of lions is called a pride? This fact book will give you lots of

information about lions and you will find out more about their habitat, appearance and

diet. Read on to find out more exciting facts.

Maths

Can you practise your multiplication skills by playing this game?

It is called ‘Coconut Multiples’ and it is on topmarks.com

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples

You can choose ether multiples of 2s, 5s or 10s.

Science

We have been learning about different habitats within the world. Can you draw

animals that live in these habitats-

Woodland

Rainforest

Ocean

Polar

Can you think about why the animals are suited to the environments that they live in?

What do you think would happen if we put an ocean animal in the desert?

Day

10

Phonics

Can you practise reading and write some of the year 1 and 2 common exception words?

You could do look, cover, write, check to practise the spelling. See larger image of

word bank at the end of this document.

English

Today you are going to write your blurb section and your contents page. Remember

that a blurb is the part of a book which is at the back and will entice the reader to

want to read the book. It needs to be short and exciting. Here is an example of a

blurb for a non-fiction book about lions.

Blurb

A lion’s roar can be heard up to 8km away. Did you know that? Choose this book for

some fascinating lion facts.

Contents page

You will need to number each page. The blank page next to the contents page is for

you to draw a picture of the animal. Here is an example to help you:

Contents

Introduction ___________________ 1

Habitat _______________________ 2

Appearance ____________________ 3

Diet __________________________ 4

Maths

Can you practise your multiplication skills by playing this game?

It is called ‘Mental Maths Train’ and it is on topmarks.com. Click the multiplication

symbol and then either x2, x5, x10 or all 3 of them together.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Life Skills

Our focus this term has been safety. Can you create safety poster for one of these

areas-

Fire safety

Water safety

Road safety

Woodland safety

Day 3- English story planning template

Picture Key words to help you write

Opening

Main character and where they

are.

Build Up

Where do they go? Who do

they see on the way? 2 other

animals.

Problem

What happens to them?

Resolution

How is the problem resolved?

Ending

Happy ending.

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Day 10 – Phonics - Common exception word mat

Non-fiction book template

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