Daily Counting to 100, counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s - Doubles and halves to 20

W/C 20.04.20 Length

Begin to use the language of short, shorter, shortest, long, ,longest, longer and compare. Choose two objects around the house – Which is the longest which is the shortest ?– can you find arrange of objects and put them in order of length. Write some comparative sentences

Can you collect items outside and compare the length of them eg twigs, leaves, petals stones etc Take a photograph and send it on seesaw – Record yourself describing the difference in length

Can you measure items in your house using non standard measurements – draw round your hand and cut it out – How many handprints long are you when you lay down or how many handprints long is the table. Record your findings

Cut squares of paper Write the letters of your name one on each – how many squares long is your name? Write other words – which is the longest word? What is the shortest word? You could measure your tricky words or the names of people in your house.

Could you begin to look at tools we use to measure length? Can you use a ruler to measure objects. Record and write how many cm’s long an object is.

Week Beginning 20.04.20

Daily Recognising the digraphs and trigraphs covered so far

Watch the video by pressing the link https://www.literacyshed.com/thewaybackhome.html

W/C 20.04.20 Writing

Write a diary entry of the little boy describing his adventures in space

Design your own rocket and label

Write a setting description of where the rocket landed – or make a page of a holiday brochure encouraging people to visit

Can you create a different ending to the story? You could change how the rocket is fixed or the boy and the alien could go on further adventures – you decide.

Can you write a character description of the alien? Where does he come from? What does he look like? What does he eat? Does he have family?

W/C 20.04.20 Project

Following on from the video clip – Can you make the rocket you designed in writing? You can choose what to make it from, it could be lego or cardboard boxes you decide. Create a space picture as the setting for your rocket and the characters. When they are finished you can use these to act out the story – Record it on seesaw for us to share when we return. Can you create an alien meal – what ingredients will you use – what will you call your dish – Share photos of you making it Can you make a list of alien words using your sound mats eg blark, blong etc

Remember to: - Keep reading daily – Can your grownups ask you questions about the story. Can you retell the story in your own words? Can you describe the characters and setting?

Keep working on the trigraphs and digraphs on your sound mat – Make lists of words and sentences using these. Websites to help with these are – Alphablocks and Geraldine the Giraffe - type

these into the search engine along with the sound you are covering.

Keep working on your tricky word spellings

Kepp working on theose tric

Looking forward to seeing all your work on Seesaw!