Home learning W/C 8.2.21
Home Learning
W/C 8.2.2021 - Chinese New Year
Monday
Phonics – Revisit sounds learnt this term and tricky words.
Power of Reading (Literacy) – Explore how fish move - thinking about different sorts of fish or water creatures: How would a shoal of fish move? What about a crab? What about a shark? Listen to the story Hooray for fish again, encouraging the children to remember and chime in. Discuss: If I was a fish I would be….because…
Maths – Re-enact the song 10 in the bed by singing along and rolling along blanket on the floor.
Tuesday
Phonics – Revisit all the sounds from the year and the tricky words.
Power of Reading (Literacy) – Safer Internet day. Watch powerpoint and discuss.
Maths – Re-enact the song 10 green bottles by singing along and knocking teddies (or something soft) off a wall.
Wednesday
Phonics – It’s Chinese New year on 12th February. Make a dragon mask from paper or card (or print off template attached). Colour with lots of different colours. Is your dragon scary or kind?
Power of Reading (Literacy) – Watch clip of a dragon dance attached and then wearing your mask, can you do a dragon dance?
Maths – Dice magic. Children roll dice, and parent (by magic- numbers always add to 7) says number on bottom. Can children work out the magic rule?
Thursday
Phonics – Follow instructions ‘How to make a paper lantern’ attached to make a Chinese lantern using paper or card.
Power of Reading (Literacy) –Watch clip of the Great race and discuss. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=chinese+new+year+animal+race&ru=%2fvideos%2fsearch%3fq%3dchinese%2bnew%2byear%2banimal%2brace%26FORM%3dHDRSC4&view=detail&mid=75E0FACEBFA0F7EE2CE775E0FACEBFA0F7EE2CE7&&FORM=VDRVRV
Maths – Watch the clip again of the Great race. Using language first, second, third… put the animals in order of winning the race. Who came last? Who won?
Friday
Phonics –Make a Chinese money wallet using paper or card or envelope (but it needs to be coloured red for good luck) or print off template attached.
Power of Reading (Literacy) – Watch clip of how to prepare for the New Year (BBC bitesize) and discuss.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+to+prepare+for+chinese+new+year&&view=detail&mid=DAA4E43762CBDCAC2776DAA4E43762CBDCAC2776&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dhow%2520to%2520prepare%2520for%2520chinese%2520new%2520year%26qs%3DRI%26form%3DQBVDMH%26sp%3D1%26pq%3Dhow%2520chinese%2520prepare%2520for%2520new%2520%26sc%3D3-28%26cvid%3DF2258EB3D0C84515A3333582AEDB928A
Maths – Can you copy the numbers 1-10 in Chinese? Decorate your money wallet with Chinese numbers.