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Group 5 Circle Time Tuesday 19th May

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Hello everyone,

I hope you enjoyed your long weekend. How are you feeling today?

Today I am feeling like Mr Worry because I have an exam to do today and another one tomorrow so I am very nervous!

Mr Worry - GIF on Imgur

For movement today I am going to do some yoga to help me feel calm. Why don’t you try it too?

The weather has been quite windy recently. For life-skills today how about going out into the garden to check whether there is any tidying up to do. I need to pick the leaves off my lawn and pick up some pots that have blown over.

For ICT check out Steve and Kirsty’s posts and then dance along with Rachel.

Have a break and then check back at 10.30 for Story time. Today’s story is Charlie and Lola, This is actually my party. I love this book, it really makes me laugh. I hope you like it too.

This Is Actually My Party (Charlie and Lola): Amazon.co.uk: Lauren ...

Check out Sign of the Day with Lorna and then it is time for Fiddly Fingers. For Fiddly Fingers do you think you could have a go at making your own clock face? Ask a grown-up to help you and then you can practise telling the time. You could make one that looks like this

Kalbs & Yules: Random DIY teaching clock!

or follow the instructions on this website

https://meaningfulmama.com/226-diy-clock-for-teaching-time.html

Have a lunch and then come back for Gardening / CDT with Scott. I am really looking forward to seeing what he has been up to recently.

Lastly it’s time for Health and Well-being. To help you relax at the end of the day why not do some colouring? You could colour an online picture like one of these from Disney

https://lol.disney.com/games/coloring-pages

or you could take your pencil ‘for a walk’ and then colour in the pattern. Watch this video to see what I mean.

I would love to see what patterns your pencil makes!

Have a great day.

Sarah

 

Orange Class Friday 15th May

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Good Morning to the Orange Class!

Did you try any of the sports day activities yesterday?   If so, send in your photos!

First today it is Friday Assembly.  Choose Assemblies on the right menu.

Now it’s time for Morning Circle.

 

Don’t forget Lorna’s Sign of the Day (category Sign of the Day).

Did you know that this morning there is another live event at Chester Zoo ?                          Today we have endangered species including Orangutans!  What is a Visayan warty pig?                Have a look via Facebook and let me know!

Itinerary – Friday 15th May

  • 10:00 – 10:20 👉 One horned rhinos 🦏
  • 11:00 – 11:20 👉 Mountain chicken frogs 🐸
  • 12:00 – 12:00 👉 Northern cheetahs 🐆
  • 13:00 – 13:20 👉 Tropical birds 🐦
  • 14:00 – 14:20 👉 Orangutans
  • 15:00 – 15:20 👉 Visayan warty pigs 🐷

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I always try to watch at least some of the live cams.  They are great!

Talking about great have a look at these great photographs of some professional cooking!

 

The sun is shining, let’s get outside straight away! Let’s go on a Minibeast Hunt.

I have an ant hotel in Animal Crossing.  Have you played Animal Crossing?

 

Time for some maths.  Today we are looking at money. Sorting coins is a great money activity to to keep your kids entertained! It’s so simple and an easy early learning activity.

A coin sorting activity is an easy, no prep money activity for kids!

There are two ways to do this: no-prep and low-prep. Take your pick.

The no-prep way: Dump out all your change on the table and have kids sort it.

The low-prep way: On a large piece of paper draw circles and label them with coin values and names. Kids sort coins accordingly. (See photo above)

There are even various ways to sort coins!

  • By coin value. Pennies, 5p, 10p etc.
  • By coin size. Line them up according to size.
  • By colour. Pennies in one pile, everything else in another.
  • By picture. Show your child the way not all coins have the same picture on the front.
  • By country. If you have foreign coins, add some into the mix!
  • By the date. A really interesting way to sort coins!

Depending on how hands-on you want to be you can turn the coin sorting activity into a discussion about coin values. For example, show them how 5 pennies  make a 5p.  Ten pennies make a 10p.  Two 5ps make a 10p and so on.

Reading Time!

 

 

It’s Friday so it is reflection time

Primary Reflection Time – Healthy Harry

 

Time to relax

Have a FAB Friday!

David

Friday 15th of May

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Good morning and happy Friday!

ASSEMBLY WITH TRACEY –  remember it’s with Healthy Harry.  Check in the assembly posts to find the assembly for today.

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what’s the weather like today?  Find the photo.

an extra movement song, Callum loves this one!

life skills – why not revisit the signs for chores?  How many jobs do you do?

language – making marks in sand or rice, paint or gloop (water and cornflour) or shaving foam

baby activities – Page 2 – Tiny Adventure

Mark Making in Nursery

listen to more sounds from zoo animals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JA2yR8ZMzc

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/go/resource/tg-ga-149-level-1-phonics-the-zoo-environmental-sounds-game

click on the link above

Healthy cafe today!

 

our story today is Topsy and Tim Go To The Zoo

sign of the day with Lorna – check in the sign of the day category

food technology –

lunch

remember to help tidy up

Simple Water Play - Washing Dishes. - Picklebums

IT – technology: have a treat, use the iPad

music with Connie and Gordon

finish the day with some yoga (advice from OTs with CAMHS)

relaxation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2GiHaBWkkM

have a truly lovely weekend, Sophie

Giving Out Friday Hugs Have A Great Weekend Pictures, Photos, and ...

 

 

Group 5 Circle Time Friday 15th May

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Hello everyone,

It’s Friday today. Hooray! I am feeling like Mr Happy because it is nearly the weekend.

Mr. Bounce Jumping Animation by Percyfan94 on DeviantArt

Who do you feel like today?

For movement today dance along to Happy by Pharrell and get you feet moving to a happy tune.

For life-skills today can you lay the table for lunch or dinner. You could make it look like a restaurant and treat your family to lunch out at home!

 

Table Setting: Art or Science? - Flathead Living

The first lesson of the day is Literacy so check out Laura’s Language post for your activities for today.

After that it is time for Social Studies so go to that section of the blog for Linda’s latest post.

Take a break and then come back at 10.30 for Story time. Today’s story is Little Bird’s Bad word, so have a watch and listen to find out whether Little Bird learn’s to mind his manners.

Little Bird's Bad Word: A Picture Book: Grant, Jacob ...

After the story check out sign of the day and then it is time for Food Technology with Hazel. I think she may have some healthy eating ideas for you today.

Have a nice lunch break then come back for ICT with Steve and Kirsty or you could play one of your favourite games on Cbeebies or CBBC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games

Music is your last lesson of the day so enjoy some lively tunes with Connie and Gordon.

This weekend is a holiday weekend so our next circle time will be on Tuesday 19th May. Have lovely days and a great weekend.

Sarah

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

Group 5 Circle Time Thursday 14th May

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Hi Everyone,

Today I am feeling like Mr Grumpy because my family are very messy and I have to keep tidying up after them! This is what I feel like doing when I have to tidy away their things!

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Who do you feel like today?

For Life-skills today could you do some tidying? It would make me feel better to know that other people have to tidy too.

Tidy GIF | Gfycat

Why not put some music on whilst you are tidying and make it your movement time?

I am going to put on this track. I think it will cheer me up and help me tidy more quickly.

Your first lesson today is Maths so check out Steve’s posts for some activities.

Then it’s time for fiddly fingers. Today why not try balancing things on top of each other? You could balance stones from the garden, cups or even cushions. Perhaps you could send me a photo of how you get on?

The tower of cushions – .

Take a break and then come back for story-time at 10.30. Today’s story is Peppa’s Fishy Friends. I hope you enjoy it.

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Fishy Friends: Amazon.co.uk: Adapted By Mandy ...

Then check out Sign of the day with Lorna and Music with Gordon and Connie.

After lunch it is Sensory time so why not check out some of Tracey’s new posts in the Sensory section.

Dance is the last lesson of the day, so head over to the dance section to find out what Rachel has planned for you.

Have great days,

Sarah

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