Thank-you for visiting the Home Learning area of our school website for Reception. This will be updated weekly to help you to continue the children’s learning at home. I realise this may be difficult for you for a variety of reasons and I will support you as much as I can. If you need to contact me please use the email address for reception: reception@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk
Here is the work for the week beginning 4th January 2021.
Maths - This week we will be focusing on counting. The children will be counting to 100 and comparing and ordering numbers to 20.
Count to 100 with your child and use a hundred square to point to the numbers as you count them. This is the link to an interactive 100 square, so you can splat the numbers as you go! Paint the Squares - Interactive Number Charts (topmarks.co.uk)
Write numbers 0 - 20 on small pieces of paper or post it notes. Ask your child to order them, how many can they order without your support?
Use a bowl of 20 pieces of pasta, buttons, small pom poms or another similar item that you have a few of in your house (try to have 20 of the same item). Ask your child to count out a certain amount, start with numbers 0 - 10, if they can do this easily ask for teen numbers. Ask the child to count the number, find the corresponding number on the small piece of paper or post it note and place it next to the amount. Can they write the number theirself on a different piece of paper? Repeat this activity with different numbers. Repeat the activity throughout the week, with different objects on different days if you can.
English - In phonics we will be recapping all set 1 sounds, the children have learned them all in class:
Please recap saying all of the sounds using the RWI sounds mat. You could ask your child to practice writing 3 of the sounds they already know per day, can they write a 3 letter word that you say to them? E.g. h-a-t = hat.
Here are example words that you could ask your child to read by ‘Fred Talking’ the sounds (saying the sounds individually first) then blending the sounds together in order to read the word.
Work on one or two pages of this word reading and matching picture activity per day. Encourage your child to do this independently, once you have explained how to do the activity.
Topic - Our new topic is Frozen! We will be looking at the seasons, Winter in particular, over the next few weeks. Our story focus will be That’s not my polar bear. Please read the story using this video to share it with the children: A Look Inside The Usborne Touchy Feely That’s Not My Polar Bear Book - YouTube
Have a go at this Science experiment if you can. It is related to the Northern Lights…
Put whole milk in a saucer, it only needs to be a small saucer and no more than 1cm deep with the milk. Add 3 drops of food colouring. Separately, dip cotton bud in detergent, then hold it in the milk, near to where food colouring is—watch what happens!
In RE, we are learning about the Epiphany, which is on the 6th January. Watch the story: Epiphany/The Wise Men Bible Story for Kids read aloud - YouTube Could your child draw a picture of the Wise Men visiting Jesus?
Please send photos of the children’s work on tapestry or via email: reception@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk on or before Friday 8th January. If you cannot access any of the resources please let us know and we will try to help with printing/resources when absolutely necessary.
Take care,
Miss Dixon
