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Orange Class Thursday 14th May

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Good morning.  We can have a lot of fun with bubbles and straws today so let’s get going!

On Thursdays we start the day with P.E.  Please see Gerry and Pedro’s posts for a very special P.E. today – Sports day!

Now its time for the morning circle.

 

Don’t forget Lorna’s Sign of the Day – category sign of the day.

Orange Class Challenge:

Alice has been busy again!  Is there no limit to her imagination!

Make a fantastic Bubble machine!

 

We also have Art with David Bennett on a Thursday.  David has some super ideas for      bubble art below and we know how much the Orange Class like bubbles!

 

 

Now, how about some maths?  Have a shot at this.  It is not as easy as it looks!

 

 

Today, lets sharpen up on our listening skills.  Try to identify the animal sounds – it’s fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6wZHUDCUg

 

How about some movement?   What about a class favourite? We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!

That was fun.
Story time!

Today’s story is ‘I don’t want to go to bed’.   Group 5 had a look at this yesterday.

https://youtu.be/YAltJ_Sc2iU

Where did the Little Princess end up sleeping?

 

Sensory fun!

Did you try it?

Finally, some relaxation.  Follow the bubble……

Have a super Thursday!

David

Orange Class Wednesday 13th May

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Good morning.  Happy Wednesday!

It is time for our Morning Circle.

 

How about a little science experiment?

Shaving Foam Rain Clouds

You can easily make a sensory rain cloud experiment for your children at home with just shaving foam.

picture of shaving cream rain clouds

Supplies for Shaving Foam Rain Clouds

  1. A Glass or Jar
  2. Shaving Foam
  3. Water
  4. Food Colouring
  5. Dropper or Straw

How To Make Shaving Foam Rain Clouds

Fill your glass or jar 3/4 of the way full with water. Add shaving foam to the top. This is our fluffy cloud.

Mix a little blue food colouring with some water. Again, this is option, but it makes the rain much easier to see.

Have your child add drops of the blue water to the cloud. As the water gets heavier and heavier it will start to fall out of the cloud and make rain!

This is what happens with real clouds. The water droplets get heavier and heavier until they fall down as rain. Fun fact: The average cumulus cloud weighs 1.1 million pounds!)

This activity works fine motor skills as your child manipulates the dropper or straw to add the droplets. You can also enjoy the sensory fun of playing with the clouds too.

 

Rachel has a new sensory dance Sway on the Blog.

 

Now it’s time for some maths

 

 

Which job will you choose today?

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Time to get outdoors!

 

What about a story for today?

Did you manage to answer the questions?

 

Yoga time!

 

Finally, time for some relaxation……

I hope you enjoy your Wednesday.

David

 

Orange Class Tuesday 12th May

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Good morning Orange Class!

Let’s start with our morning circle.

 

On Tuesdays we have dance

 

How about a quick look at photographs to see what your friends have been up to?

 

Don’t forget to check out Sign of the day  and the Orange Class Challenge Video!

That’s all for today!  See you tomorrow!

David

Orange Class – Monday 11th May

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Good morning to the Orange Class!

It’s Monday, it’s sunny and we’re raring to go.

Morning Circle.

 

Let’s start with a story.

 

Did you manage to spot the five differences in Kipper?

 

Let’s do Lorna’s Sign of the day  (Category sign of the day).

Now for some some movement!  Get Moving with GoNoodle – Boom ChicKa Boom!

 

Now for some Maths for today

 

How about a super fun sensory activity?

    1.  Ball Roll
  1.  Find a suitable cardboard Box and get an adult to help you cut it.
  2. Find a suitable ball.  Ask an adult to make the hole.
  3. Get rolling!

Watch the video here

 

Time to do some Jobs.  Today the most important job of all – Tidy your bedroom!

Tidy your room!

 

Time to do some cooking!  Today we are making Cranachan.

 

Check out Pedro’s P.E.  for this week.

Hi everyone,

Hope you had a good weekend are now ready to start a new week full of energy.

Today we’re going for an adventure in space, a star wars adventure, hope you enjoy it.

Remember to take in consideration your surroundings keep safe and have fun, also remember that with family is also more fun.

Just follow the link below and enjoy.

 

Finally time for some relaxation.

Have a lovely Monday!

David

Orange Class Friday 8th May

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Good morning!  Friday today and we all like Fridays!

Today is a very special day.  It is the anniversary of Victory in Europe day.   World War II ended 75 years ago today.

via GIPHY

At 11.00 am today the Edinburgh Castle Big Gun will fire and on the BBC television there will be a fly past of two Spitfire planes.  If you want to find out more about V.E. day then go to the Pink Class Blog for today, (thanks to Wendy) or the Group 6 Blog (thanks Tracey).

 

Scroll down for Assembly with Tracey and Connie!

Don’t for get Reflection Time with Lorna.  Scroll down.

Now time for Morning Circle

 

 

 

Now for Maths – Just Numberjacks today!

Story Time!  Today it is the three little pigs.

I hope you enjoyed that story.  Can you answer the questions below?

Don’t forget sign of the day with Lorna – category sign of the day.

Time to get outside!

How did you get on?

Now some fiddly fingers fun!


For lunch today why not try making your own sandwich. Here are the instructions for a chicken mayo filling.  If you don’t like chicken how about some grated cheese?

Make sure you are helping around the house too.

You can go on a washing hunt around the house and find all the dirty washing.  You can then try sorting the washing into different colours!

washing

 

 

 

 

 

Now Time for some relaxation.

I hope you have a good Friday!

David.

Orange Class Thursday 7th May

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Hello everyone!

Another fine day awaits us, blue sky and sunny.  Lets get going!

Morning Circle Time

On Tuesdays we usually have dance.

 

Time for maths

 

Time for jobs

Let’s go outside!

Shall we make some gloop then have fun in the garden!

Slime - Mud Mates Messy Play Blog - cornflour gloop recipe

ingredients

instructions

 

1. Mix 2 cups of cornstarch to 1 cup of water into a bowl. Mix the cornstarch and water until your oobleck is formed

2. If you find the mixture is a little too watery and not forming into a solid when you pull the gloop out of your bowl then add more cornstarch. If you find the mixture is not dripping like a liquid, add a little more water. Just keep experimenting until you get the consistency you want.

It does get a bit messy so you might want to play outside!

Story Time!

Sarah is reading Mog and the granny

That was super!

 

Time to chill!

Have a great Thursday!

David

Orange Class Wednesday 6th May

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Good morning Orange Class.  I hope you are feeling good today!

Time for Morning Circle Time!

 

Lets do some jobs.   Lets do some washing today?

 

Time to do the washing!

 

What about a treasure hunt around the house?

Indoor Treasure Hunt.jpg

Now time for some Maths

Counting 1 to 5, 1 to 10, 1 to 20 or 1 to 100.  You choose!  Then Numberjacks.

 

 

Let’s get outside!  The sun is shining and it is dry.  Lets play Hopscotch!

 

Time for a story?  Today is Kippers Birthday.

Now lets learn more about animals at the Zoo and the sounds that they make.

How about making a fun frozen snack in case the weather is hot over the next couple of days?

Fun Yogurt Grapes to make

Finally how about some relaxation?

Have a great day!

David

 

Orange Class Friday 1st May

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Good morning everyone!

 

Time for assembly with Tracey and Connie!

There are photos of your friends in Pinewood to see so let’s get going!

Good Morning Every-one

Welcome to today’s assembly. We will be learning about being ‘ACTIVE’ and seeing lots of photo’s of our friends too.

Enjoy singing with 😊

 

Wow that was great!  I hope you enjoyed seeing some of your friends.

 

In case you missed them here are some new photos of the Orange Class

 

Morning Circle time

 

Sign of the Day –

What sign will Lorna be teaching you today? Category Sign of the Day.

 

Shall we have a bit of sensory fun and get outside too???

First find some Dandelion flowers.  Don’t worry they are usually everywhere!

Find some Dandelions!

Singing – Today we have a super song – At the Zoo

 

Now let’s have a Story Massage with Nicole:  Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

 

Maths – time for some number work.  Let’s keep the zoo theme going with Number Zoo followed by our favourite Numberjacks!

 

Now how about some reading?

 

 

Finally how about a  Sensory Dance to finish off the day? You can use your new Dandelion sensory bottle! Thanks to Rachel

 

 

Don’t forget your reflection sheets!

Have a lovely day and a super weekend.

David