Phonics / Writing – cr / cl words. Look at the sheet below.  Don’t worry if you don’t have a printer, use the paper you have to rewrite 2 lists a red list for ‘cr’ words and a green list for ‘cl’words.  Try to write a sentence for 5 red words and then 5 green words.   

Reading – Remember the reading bingo challenge I set last week?  Keep going until all the boxes are filled.

Aim for completing at least one book on Bug Club!

Using a story you have read, or listened to, create a comic strip like the example provided.  Think about the main events from the story, concentrating on the beginning, middle and end. 

Calculations – try to complete these subtraction sums.  If you don’t have a printer, copy them out onto your paper.  Once you have finished, try them again as adding sums.

Money Challenge –

Problem Solving – again don’t worry about having to print this sheet, draw out your own flags on blank paper.

Remember the photo challenge I set last week, keep filling the boxes!  Day 4 was an animal, here’s my animal.  Pixie with the baby goats!

To make your daily walks more fun I found the challenge below.  Get the adults and your siblings involved too.  Make it into a race, who can spot the objects first?

Stay active!  Heres a challenge … make it a family competition.  Practise every day to get better.

 Alphabet Challenge – ask an adult or older sibling to make letter cards.  You could use paper / card / post it notes.  Put one letter on each page.  Can you put them in order from ‘a to z’?  If an adult removes one can you tell which letter is missing?  Get an adult to choose any random 3 or 4 letters, can you put these in alphabetical order?

Phonics – Spelling words this week:  clap, clog, clam, club, clip, clasp. Practise spelling each of these throughout the week.  You can use paint, chalk, shaving foam, pens, rainbow writing, pyramid writing, pencils, stampers, cut letters out of a newspaper / magazine.  You could also use the alphabet cards made for the above task. 

Writing – Stories happen in different places.  For example, a castle, school, beach or park.  Some stories are real and some are made up.  Draw something from your imagination that is not real, like a dragon, magic shoes or a potion.  Write 5 sentences about your picture to tell me more.  Remember WOW words to describe it.

 Reading – As it is the start of a new month, I am setting a bingo challenge.  How many of these stories can you read?

 Place Value – use dice / playing cards / post its with 0 – 9 written on to make 3 digit numbers.  Can you write the number before / after?

Number talks : 81. Jot down ways to make 81.  You can use adding sums and take away sums.  You can draw a picture of tens and units.

 Money Challenge –

This Friday, 8^th May, is a bank holiday.  This is to mark the 75^th anniversary of VE Day.  This stands for Victory in Europe – the day the Second World War ended in Europe.  Watch and listen to Churchill’s speech from 8^th May 1945 on Youtube.  Help celebrate at home by doing some of these activities …·     * Colour a picture and display it in your window.  Might be a poppy or British flag.  Maybe you want to draw your own picture.                                * Create a medal for bravery.                               * At 3pm there will be a special ‘toast’ to the nation’s heroes of World War II.  Raise your glass of juice or mug of tea and say “To those who gave so much, we thank you!” * At 9pm the queen will address the nation – the same time as her father announced victory in Europe 75 years ago.  * Also at 9pm, or shortly afterwards, there is a plan to get everyone to sing along to the well loved World War II song ‘We’ll Meet Again’.  Practise the words this week so you can join in too.

Miss Robertson has been out and about on her bike last week as part of her exercise.  Hopefully you have been keeping fit too!  I am setting a challenge for the month.  Whilst out and about on your daily walks, keep your eyes peeled!

Phonics –   Spelling words this week:  slam, slip, slap, slim, slug, slot. Practise spelling each of these throughout the week.  You can use paint, chalk, shaving foam, pens, rainbow writing, pyramid writing, pencils, stampers, cut letters out of a newspaper / magazine.  I have also attached a booklet for extra practise.  If you don’t have a printer, you can copy the instructions from each sheet and work on the blank paper you were issued with in your pack.   my-sl-letter-blend-workbook-activity-booklet-english_ver_3

Writing – a postcard to a family member / friend that you haven’t seen for a while.  Use the template attached, if you don’t have a printer you can use paper from the pack you were issued with and copy the layout.   postcard-writing-template

 Reading – Read a story and describe your favourite character.  The attached template will support you in layout.  You can use a book you already have at home, a book from Bug Club or an online story.  Character Description

 10 times table bingo Write down 6 numbers that appear in the 10 times table.  (0, 10, 20. 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100)  Ask someone at home to say aloud a sum, for example 10 times 3.  If you have the answer cross it out.  Can you clear all of your numbers?

 Place Value – use dice / playing cards / post its with 0 – 9 written on to make 3 digit numbers.  Can you write the number before / after?

Number talks : 52.   Jot down ways to make 52.  You can use adding sums and take away sums.  You can draw a picture of tens and units.

 We were learning how to use a ruler.  Find different objects around the house / garden and measure them in centimetres.  Can you order them shortest to longest?

If you live near a road, or maybe when out on your daily walk, you could take a traffic survey.  Count how many vans, buses, cars, lorries, motor bikes and airplanes you see.  Can you make a tally chart or graph to display your results?

Keep active!  Remember 60 minutes a day we are aiming for.  I have attached some ideas to develop your throwing and catching skills.  Jumpstart Jonny on Youtube also gets your body moving!

 You can use paint, chalk, shaving foam, pens, rainbow writing, pyramid writing, pencils, stampers, cut letters out of a newspaper / magazine, etc

Anytime you climb the stairs count up in 5s.  Hop / jump whilst counting in 25.  Youtube videos of counting in 5s.

You can draw a picture and label it, you can use lego to build it or use junk materials to create a model.

Use the following sheet for suggestions for ideas. 

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Write down 6 numbers that appear in the 5 times table.  (0, 5, 10, 15, 20. 25, 30. 35, 40, 45, 50)   Ask someone at home to say aloud a sum, for example 5 times 3.  If you have the answer cross it out.  Can you clear all of your numbers?

To help you with this tune in to Joe Wicks’ PE lessons live on Youtube.

Make up your own obstacle courses using objects from the garden.  Get an adult / older sibling to take part to.  Who can complete it the fastest?

Get out in the garden and practise some sports.

Count from 0 – 100 with an adult / older sibling.  Any time you land on a station of the 5 times table say “buzz!” rather than the number.

Read one of your books.  Can be a book you have at home, one from Bug Club or one from Youtube.  Draw your favourite part.  Remember to write a few sentences to explain what is happening.

Jot down ways to make 78.

You can use adding sums and take away sums.  You can draw a picture of tens and units.

Use recycled items from home to make your very own instrument.  Remember to decorate it.  You can use elastic bands around a box as a guitar or lentils in a bottle.  Be creative!