Good morning, Beech! 
This week in the Beech class, Mrs Wilson and Mrs McCreath will be doing a topic called ‘Feed the Birds’. To tie in with some of the activities the class will be doing in school, I have thought of some activities you can do at home!
Literacy
In class we will be reading a story called ‘The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark’. Here is a link to the story on YouTube if you want to listen, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FcxGheSihk
A good idea for practising letter formation and fine motor skills is to make a sensory tray. Fill a wide and shallow tray or dish with fine sprinkle materials – we suggest bird seed this week if you have any! But any kind will do. See if you can trace out the different letters in some bird names such as ‘O’, ‘W’ and ‘L’. Alternatively, you can practise filling, scooping and pouring using different cups and spoons, this helps hand-eye coordination and motor skill development.
Numeracy
Draw a simple set of owl templates in different sizes onto bits of card or paper. A family of three would be perfect!
While out in the garden or on your daily walk, gather a variety of leaves and twigs. Now, see if you can make the owl’s feathers with the leaves and twigs!
- Can you make a baby owl with 3 leaf feathers?
- Can you make a Mummy owl with 6 leaf feathers?
- Can you make a Daddy owl with 8 leaf feathers?
- How many twigs does it take to cover an owl?
Health and Wellbeing/Life-Skills
Owl Toast Recipe! You don’t have to stick to the exact ingredients – get creative!
Art and Design
Here are the instructions you can choose to follow to make a very simple bird feeder! Don’t worry if you don’t have the exact products, you can improvise! Use the RSPB website to check that the products you use are bird-friendly though! https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/advice/how-you-can-help-birds/feeding-birds/safe-food-for-birds/
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Please remember that these activities are optional. Be kind to yourself and only do what you can. please feel free to send us any photos of your young people enjoying their time at home. Note that blog activities will be posted here every Monday morning, as well as any instructions for our Vscene activities for the week. Take care and be safe.
– Miss Woodburn
