Reception Home Learning – Tuesday 5th May

Good morning

Did you think of animals that lay eggs apart from birds?  Reptiles, like turtles or snakes, fish, amphibians, like frogs, crustaceans, like crabs or shrimps and insects, like ants or spiders all lay eggs!

Speaking and PSED

So today we are going to think about the life cycle of a frog.  We already know that a frog lays eggs.  Their life cycle looks like this –

 

Can you see that it goes around like a circle  – start at the frog and then talk about each stage with your grown up.

Phonics:
A
Write and say the sounds – sh ch and ck – these are all two letters and one sound – a short letter and a tall letter.
Write the sentence – adult to say the sentence and the child to write what they hear:
The frog sat on the top log.
Read – The Ox and the Yak www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1419.html – This is a longer book so start today and I will put tomorrow too!

B

Practice saying and writing sh, ch, qu, ng, th, wh, ck, ai, ay, ee and igh. Remember where to start – is it a tall letter, a small letter or a tail letter? Make sure you move your pencil the right way.
Write the sentence – adult to say the sentence and the child to write what they hear:
The bright green frog swam in the pond.
Read – Tiger’s Fish – www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/12986.html

C

Practice saying and writing ai, ay, ee, igh, ie, oo, ar, ow, oa, aw. Remember where to start – is it a tall letter, a small letter or a tail letter?
Write the sentence – adult to say the sentence and the child to write what they hear:
The bright green frog swam away from the barking dog.  Now write your own sentence about the frog.
Read – Please do not sneeze – www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1352.html (This is a long book so will do over 2 days)

Maths

Back to the garden centre!  This week we are going to concentrate on consolidating the children’s application of addition and subtraction.  Please work at your child’s level.  You need pictures or actual items –

10p                   5p                   2p                  1p

In class we would set the children different calculations depending on whether they were secure in addition, subtraction and counting up in 2s, 5s and 10s. I would suggest that you do this every day this week and see how your child progresses. It doesn’t matter what level they get up to but here’s an example of how we would progress with the children –

I buy some seeds and a flower – how much does that cost? (do lots of permutations of 2 items)
I buy some seeds and a flower and a pot – how much does that cost? (then 3 items)
I buy 2 pots and a flower – how much does that cost?
I buy 2 spades and 5 flowers (begin using larger numbers)
I have 10p and buy a pot. How much change do I need? (addition and subtraction)
I have 10p. I buy 2 flowers and a seed – how much change do I need? (more complicated addition and subtraction)
How many flowers can I buy for 10p (starting counting up in 2s, 5s and 10s)
I have 20p and buy…..how much change do I need?

Understanding the World and PSED

Listen to this story and make sure you look at the pictures too.  It includes the life cycle of a frog and a butterfly.

Why couldn’t the tadpole keep his promise?

Well done to everyone working hard at home – we miss you.  If you don’t see it here is a poem from us –