Week 3 Phonics Learning Challenges Phonics New Learning

Week 3 Phonics Learning Challenges: Phonics New Learning: Final Consonant Blends The children have learnt all of the Level 2 and 3 sounds and are now ready for Level 4. This level is a consolidation of the previous levels with a focus on applying these sounds to read and write trickier words. This week the focus is on final consonant blends these are 2 sounds that go together at the end of a word. They are not a digraph (2 letters, 1 sound) An example of these is help, bent, sink and nest. I have included the Power. Point slides we would have used in class as this is what the children are familiar with. Throughout the slides you will see ‘Kits Teaching Tips’, these are useful tips to support you in explaining specific things to your children. The stories on the Power. Point slides are for the adult to read with the children helping if they can. Can they read the red words (tricky words) and identify the punctuation used and explain why it has been used? Each day has 2 follow up activities please do not feel you have to complete both each day, it is totally up to you how you use them. If you are unable to print an activity, feel free to complete the activity in your exercise books or adapt as needed. If you do not feel your child is ready for Level 4 please refer to the Physically Active Phonics activities from last week and continue to practise the Level 2 and 3 sounds. Remember, have fun!

Week 3 Writing Learning Challenges: Literacy Monday: Watch/ read the story How to Grow a Dinosaur by Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=At. P 9 Ja 9 x. Mg. Q Can you predict what is going to happen in the story? How do you think the story will end? Where does the story take place? Tuesday: Can you design your own seed packet? If you could grow anything in the world what would it be? I would grow a sweet plant! Challenge: Can you write instructions for how to care for your plant? How often will you need to water it? Where should you plant it? Don’t forget to number your instructions. Wednesday: Imagine you were going to join Albie on a dinosaur hunt. What would you need to take? Can you write a list of things you would take with you. Remember when you write a list you write things 1 thing under the other! Thursday: What is your favourite dinosaur? Can you find out 5 facts about this dinosaur and create a fact sheet for Albie? What will you use to find out your facts? Ask a grown up to help you. Friday: Can you create your own magic seed story? Where would your story take place? Who will be in your story? What will happen? How will it end? You could write your story as a comic strip or make a zig-zag book. Don’t forget your illustrations.

Week 3 Maths Learning Challenges: Maths Monday: A T-Rex footprint could measure up to 1 metre long. Can you make your own T-Rex footprint? What could you sue to measure out 1 metre? How many of your footprints fit into a T-Rex footprint? Is you foot bigger or smaller? Take a photograph to show a comparison. Tuesday: Could you fit a Diplodocus in your house or garden? They were estimated to measure up to 22 metres! How could you check to see if it would fit? What could you use to measure 22 metres? Wednesday: A Diplodocus egg measured up to 5 cm long. Can you find 10 things in your home that are bigger than this? Can you draw pictures of what you find? Thursday: Can you order the footprints of your family members form the smallest to the biggest? You could draw around their feet, print their feet with paint or simply compare your show sizes. Who has the biggest? Can you predict who it will be and explain why you think this? Friday: If you have dinosaur toys at home, can you order them from the biggest to smallest? If you do not have dinosaurs use 6 of your favourite toys. Can you label the biggest and smallest toys?

Cornerstones (topic): Week 3 Expressive Arts and Design Learning Challenges: Paper Plate Dinosaur! Can you create your own paper plate Stegosaurus? What will you use for the spikes? What colours will you use? Use the picture to help you! Dinosaur Teeth Necklace! Using string and pasta can you make a dinosaur teeth necklace? Can you colour the pasta? What could you use? Can you make a repeated pattern on your necklace? Recycled Dinosaur! Can you raid your recycling bin to find the materials you would need to make a 3 D dinosaur? What dinosaur will you choose to make? Music from Mrs Wood: Don’t forget to login in to Charanga. Remember your username is firstnamesurname " tds" (the dawnay school) Ladybirds e. g. Fredbloggstds ladybirds. See the PDF in this weeks planning for the recommended activities. Week 2 Gross Motor Learning Challenges: Travel like a Dinosaur! Can you travel around your house or garden like different dinosaurs? How would a T-Rex travel? Can you make yourself long like a Diplodocus? Can you run fast like a Velociraptor? Or travel slowly like a Stegosaurus? Salt Dough Fossils! Making a simple salt dough recipe (See attached recipe in the blog) can you create your own dinosaur fossils? What will you use to create your fossils? What part of the dinosaur will your fossil show? Don’t forget to send in your photographs!

Cornerstones (topic): Week 3 Understanding the World Learning Challenges: VE Day Friday 8 th May • VE Day - or 'Victory in Europe Day' - marks the day towards the end of World War Two (WW 2) when fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe came to an end. • On 8 May 1945, Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio at 3 pm that the war in Europe had come to an end, following Germany's surrender the day before. • • • Below are a few activities to help you celebrate VE Day at home. Enjoy! Host a Tea Party: You could decorate biscuits or cakes to share with your family. Don’t forget o send them an invitation so they know what time your party starts. You will need some decorations for your party, can you make some Union Jack bunting? You could also display Union Jack flags. Medal making: Can you make a medal for a special member of your family? What will their medal be for? How will you decorate your medal? Make a WW 2 Spitfire Plane: Using a cardboard tube and as cereal box can you make your own plane? How will you attach the wings?