9 June 2020
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Wednesday 10th June
Hello Class One,
This week our learning is around the story of The Princess and the Wizard! We will have some activities themed around the story and castle themed activities!
We are looking forward to seeing you this morning at 10am on Google meet! Don’t forget to bring something along that you have made this week from our learning around the story of The Princess and The Wizard to show us!
Keep sending me lots of photos of the fantastic things you are doing at home.
Mrs Coleman-Harris x
Parents remember to do what you can (2 hours is plenty- this doesn’t need to be all in one go!) and to learn lots more through your own play too.
Watch the animated story of The Princess and the Wizard here
Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=babXCIRMjQM Make predictions and talk about the main events, characters and setting as you watch it together. What do you think of the characters? Why? What do you think of the Wizard? How would you escape?
Literacy-writing
Nursery and Reception
Today I would like you to imagine that you are the Princess from the story that is under the wizard’s spell. How would you escape? What would you turn yourself into and why? Where would you hide?
Maybe you would turn yourself into a crocodile and hide in a mucky, green swamp or maybe you could become a rainbow unicorn and hide yourself in a bright, colourful rainbow in the sky.
Remember you don’t want to get caught otherwise you will end up doing lots of the wizard’s jobs!
Talk together with your family, draw a picture and write about what you would turn yourself into and where you would hide. Nursery remember to label your picture with initial sounds and reception write some sentences.
Class one writing prompts
Continue to practice your letter formation
I have recorded a letter formation video for you to help you develop your letter formation at home. It’s quite long so you may want to just practice a few letters at a time. I hope it helps! When you open the link, it can be slow loading. Wait a while and it should start to work.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=JRuk5EO
It is super to hear about how this is helping lots of you with your letter formation!
Phonics and reading
Please look back at the phonics blog on the class one school closure blog for lots of phonics resources and ideas. Here is a list of websites and resources to support phonics learning at home. Nursery can try the phase 1 and 2 games and activities. Reception can try the phase 2, 3 and 4 activities. Please try and read a little each day.
https://monsterphonics.com/home-learning-in-the-covid-19-lockdown/reception-home-learning/
https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/
http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/literacy.html
https://www.phonicstracker.com/games/index
https://epicphonics.com/games/phase/1
https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/list/phonics-games-phase-3
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/3-5-years/letters-and-sounds
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
phonics songs- https://www.youtube.com/user/teachinguk/videos
I have recorded the phase 2 phonic sounds here for you to practice at home. https://www.showme.com/sh?h=Q55krcu
I have recorded the phase 3 sounds for you to practice with me here. https://www.showme.com/sh?h=E3IchcG
Free access to e-libraries here:
Reception books- https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/?view=image&query=&type=book&age_group=Age+4-5&level=&level_select=&book_type=&series=#
Free 3 months access to another e-library here -https://www.risingstars-uk.com/series/reading-planet/products/rising-stars-reading-planet-online-library
Maths
All Nursery and Reception children can have a go at completing some of the day 3,4 and 5 The Princess and the Wizard themed maths challenges over the next two days.
Here is the link. Click on Summer term- Week 7 (w/c 8th June) and all of the activities for the week will be there. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/
Forming numbers
I have recorded a video to help you develop your number formation.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=A4gog1A
Other play based maths activities for Nursery to work on throughout the week
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Sort and match socks like the Princess!- sort them, match them, talk about the colours and patterns and then count them! You could also explore matching (cups,plates, forks, knives, spoons) and sorting things around the house by colour, shape and size.
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Colour and shape hunt-go on a shape or colour hunt around the house and garden or on a walk around the local area. What colours and shapes can you find? Is it a light or dark colour? What shape is it? Can you describe the shape?
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Counting skills- count the birds you see in the sky. Can you record when you see one using a tally? How many did you count altogether? Can you draw that amount? What if you saw one more?
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Play with castle themed toys and sort them in different ways e.g into knights, dragons, princesses etc. Can you make number labels for the groups? Which group has the most? Least? Same amount?
Other play based maths activities for Reception to work on throughout the week
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Order and learn the days of the week- sing the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loINl3Ln6Ck or maybe you could make up your own song for the days of the week. Then write the days of the week on paper, order them and talk about the different things you do throughout the week e.g on Monday I go to school, On Saturday I go to...
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Count to 100 like the wizard -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgLtF3PMOc
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Order numbers 0-20, then count and draw the matching amount of dragons or princesses for each number e.g draw 4 wands, 10 dragons and 19 spell books.
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Doubling-create some party food using printed pictures, dough, drawings or play food. Place an amount of up to 10 pieces of food on a plate, double it and add the same amount to another plate, how many do you have in total? Double…. is….
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Sharing- make playdough birthday party food. Use 2, then 4,6,8,10 pieces of food for the party, share them fairly between the two guests. What if there were 5 pieces of food to share? What if there were 3 or 4 guests? How would you share a whole piece of food between 2 guests? Can you draw a picture to show what you would do to share the food?
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Adding and subtracting using lots of practical resources (use castle themed objects if you have them) and drawings where you can. Use number stories to help with adding and subtracting e.g there were 2 knights and 4 dragons, how many altogether? Make/draw/get the amounts of knights and dragons to help set up and solve this. Look at recording as a number sentence together 2 + 4 = Continue to make your own number addition stories.
The Princess had 5 tiaras and then 3 were taken away by the wizard, how many are there now? Make or draw 5 tiaras, subtract the 3 (cross them out/take them). Look at recording as a number sentence together 5 - 3 = Now make some of your own subtraction number stories.
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1 more and 1 less- create some wizards using drawings. What if there was one more? 1 less? 2 more? 2 less?
The Princess and the Wizard and castle themed fun ideas for you to try out all week!
Here are some ideas for things to try out this week.
Play hide and seek from the wizard!
Learn Makaton
Click the link here to learn the Makaton for the rhyme ‘There was a Princess long ago.’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMlzCy2qM2k
Castle Songs and Dances!
Castle song- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEbrwAIEDRI
Sea creature relaxation stories and yoga
Relax with some sea creature yoga and relaxation stories.
Princess yoga- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ucYd5EaStI
Cracker the dragon- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NWzS2xziI4
Numberblocks
These are a super way to learn and develop your maths skills. There are lots of episodes available on the iplayer. You could use a whiteboard or paper and join in with each episode by drawing the amounts or writing the number.
Here the Numberblocks visit a castle!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08r3xqq/numberblocks-series-2-numberblock-castle
Have a virtual visit to Warwick Castle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9pcG3y-NwQ
Barnaby Bear visits a castle
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01159k0
Princess and the Wizard themed fun ideas to try out!
Can you make your own number battlements along the top of your castle? Can you write them up to 10 or up to 20? Can you use a knight, a dragon or a princess to help you count forwards and backwards along the battlements?
Can you create a junk model castle?
Can you paint and print a castle?
Can you build your own armour?
Make some wizard potions and spells!
Make glittery wizard wands!
Have a banquet!
Set up a table, dress up, make some food and have a banquet!
Create your own wizard or princess hat.
Here are lots of other Princess and the Wizard themed ideas, activities and printables to try at home.
The Princess and the Wizard
Posted by Mrs Coleman Harris
Category: Class 1 School Closure
