Week 6 Learning

Week 6

Reading & Phonics

Monday- Watch Go Jetters: Amazon Rainforest. Can your child tell you where the tree frog was found? What sound did it make? Which rainforest insect steals the picnic? What happens when the tree frogs aren’t there to eat the ants? 

Monday- Ask your child to find different things around the house/garden. Can they find something that starts with s,a, t, p, m

Tuesday- Help your child to look through cookery books for a recipe involving cocoa/chocolate. If you have the ingredients, make the sweet treat!

Tuesday- Think of words to describe the rainforest animals - each word should start with the same letter i.e. mad, munching monkey or large, loving lion.

Wednesday- Ask your child to use pictures from a familiar story book to make up their own story or to retell their favourite story. 

Wednesday- Daily Phonics - Practise using the phase 1 games.

Thursday- Enjoy listening to online stories together including: Slowly, Slowly, Slowly Said the Sloth and The Tiger Who Came To Tea. 

Thursday- Play ‘I Spy in the Rainforest’. ‘I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with s.

Friday- Ask your child to read these words – mummy, daddy, CHALLENGE: Ask your child to find these  words in the stories you are reading. 

Friday- Play the Word Machine - Ask your child to read each word carefully. Match the correct word to the picture. If you get it right, you will hear a clap. Click ‘Next’ and have a go at another word. 

Weekly Writing Tasks  Weekly Maths Tasks- Number Recognition and Counting

Monday- work together to write a list of all the animals you would find in the rainforest. CHALLENGE: Can you think of an animal for each letter of the alphabet e.g. a=alligator, b=bird. 

Monday- Use this tens frame to practise making different amounts. Or, your child can practice making amounts to 10 using different objects from the garden e.g. leaves.

Tuesday- Talk about the rainforest with your child and ask: What can you see? What can you hear? Ask your child to draw a picture of the rainforest and label it if they can.

Tuesday- Practice writing the numerals to 10,  you could do this in chalk in the garden, using felt tips, crayons or anything that will engage your child.

Wednesday- Use this animated letter formation tool to help your child practise letter formation. You can select those they find most challenging.

Wednesday- Play this Ladybird Spots-Counting, Matching and Ordering Game. You can tailor the difficulty to your child’s level. 

Thursday- Using the story The Tiger Who Came To Tea, draw a picture of the tiger and label the picture using words to describe him e.g. stripy fur, sharp teeth. 

Thursday (theme)- Make a garden trail using arrows made from sticks. Ask your child to follow the trail and identify the direction. This could be done on your walk. 

Friday- Ask your child to create a rainforest animal mask then talk about the sounds that different animals make. Can you think of a sentence to describe your animal? E.g. My tiger has big black stripes.

Friday- Use a teddy and count forwards and backwards making deliberate mistakes. Can your child spot the mistakes? Mistakes can include omitted numbers, repeated numbers or a number in the wrong place.