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A-z scavenger hunt

Can you find objects in or around your house or garden?

Miss Boertien

Puppet show!

So today we made a puppet show box. All you need is a cereal box, baking paper and a torch. Lily drew, coloured and cut her own characters. Leo coloured in 'Gruffalo' and 'Room on the Broom' pictures (I have added these). They then attached them to a pencil with Sellotape.

The reason I put this task under Literacy was because when they performed their stories there was retelling of well known books and lots of speaking and listening involved. Such a great way to get your child to retell a story without them even realising! Miss Boertien.     

Watch Tiddler on Youtube and then make a sea scene. We used the tip of a cotton bud and paint...this art style is called Pointillism. Miss Boertien.

Watch Stickman on youtube and make your own stickmen! My children thought they were very funny! Miss B.

Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson

My little girl's favourite story is Paper Dolls. Listen to this story on Youtube. Have a go at making paper dolls. Again look on Youtube. My little girl wanted to make them the same as the characters in the book but you might want to make your own. 

Miss Boertien

Letter formation and handwriting practice

Nursery Rhymes and Songs

  • Oxford Owl A free website built to help parents with their child’s reading. This is an excellent resource packed with free ebooks from the Oxford Reading Tree reading scheme, games and activities.
  • Audible - FREE audiobooks for children For as long as schools are closed, we're open. Right now, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.” All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
  • Let's Compare An interactive comparison game which focuses on the comparative vocabulary of biggest, smallest, shortest, longest and tallest
  • Hairy Maclary Read along or watch with signing this animated, rhyming story of Hairy Maclary.
  • Rumble in the Jungle Read along to the audio of the book Rumble in the Jungle which is about the sounds made by the animals that live there.
  • Sky Writer A handwriting demonstration tool which demonstrates correct letter formation.
  • Elmo's World Games Have fun exploring Elmo's World where there are lots of activities for you to try. Some games are useful for learning early shapes.
  • Forest Phonics Forest Phonics is a spelling game where you can select the phonemes you want to focus on
  • English Alphabet Look at how all the letters of the alphabet are formed. You can listen to their names and the sounds they make. Each letter is illustrated with a picture which begins with the sound.
  • Starfall Learn to Read - A good learning to read site. There are good quality games and animated stories which children can interact with. The children can click on words to see what they say. Excellent for learning the sounds the letters make
  • Dotty and Boo Cat in The Stinky Wood An animated story where children watch and then answer questions at the end. There is also an additional set of questions, with illustrations, for parents and teachers to use for promoting children's language development.

Simple & fun games.

Make a cosy den! Choose your favourite books and enjoy! Miss B.

Perform a show for your family...Can you make tickets, posters and perform some Nursery Rhymes? Do you know them off by heart? Miss B.


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