29 January 2021

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Class 1 Home Learning Timetable Monday 1st February 2021

Good morning class one,

I hope you have had a lovely weekend? This week we are learning more about the celebration of Chinese New Year! What do you already know about this celebration? 

Use Google Earth to explore Chinese New Year in China.  

https://earth.google.com/web/@0,0,0a,22251752.77375655d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=CjASLhIgMWVkMWNhMGMwMTc5MTFlYTlhZmU3MWJmYWFiNmVhMjUiCmdjc19saXN0XzA

Remember to send photos and videos of your learning using class dojo portfolio and Google classroom so that we can see how your learning has been going. 

I am here to help so please let me know if you need anything. 

 

Input 1: 9:30am-We would like to see everyone at 9:30am for this online session.

Mrs Coleman- Harris will lead this session for all of Reception and Nursery together.

Today we are learning all about the Chinese New Year story of The Great Race. Join me at 9:30am to hear the story. 

If you miss the story here is the link and some questions to think about as you read it together. 

The Great Race Story   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVClAj8q_lY

 

After the session can you retell the story through small world or role play. You task is below and there are resources at the end of the blog that you could use if you wish. You may like to use your toys or make your own pictures. Have fun retelling the story!

Remember to take some photos or a video of your learning and send it to us on Google classroom or dojo portfolio. 

Please log on by copying this link into your browser.

Here is the link meet.google.com/rnb-ttjv-ebk

I will stay online for a little while afterwards if anyone needs any more help or would like to talk about anything else. 

 

Input 2: 11:30am- We would like to see all of Reception for phonics.

This will be our phonics session. Please use the correct link below:

Reception:

meet.google.com/rnb-ttjv-ebk

We are learning about the ee sound this week with Green Froggy. Please have a pen and paper or a whiteboard and pen ready just incase we need it. 

 

Nursery: 

meet.google.com/txc-zhpi-rei

Miss Wood will be helping you to develop your reading, communication and language skills in phonics today. Look out on dojo as Miss Wood will post some extra challenges for nursery on there. 

 

Input 3: 1:30pm - Please come along if you can.  I will share the task online but it will also be posted on the blog for you to complete when you can. 

Mrs Coleman-Harris will lead this topic session for both nursery and reception.

This afternoon can you watch a traditional dragon dance and talk about it together. Can you move to the music? Now can you make your own dragon mask or hat and create your own dragon dance?

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/chinesenewyear/dragondance.aspx

 Please send me some pictures on class dojo portfolio or Google classroom.

Please use the following link for our 1:30pm topic session.

meet.google.com/rnb-ttjv-ebk

 

Input 4: 2:30pm

This week it is Children's Mental Health Awareness week. The theme for Children's Metal Health Awareness Week this year is 'Express yourself!' Can you wear lots of colourful, patterned, fancy dress clothes to our story session today?! Wear something to express yourself!

Nursery and Reception let's meet for some relaxation time, a story and a chat today. 

meet.google.com/txc-zhpi-rei

 

 

More ideas for learning around Chinese New Year!

Use Google Earth to explore Chinese New Year in China.  

https://earth.google.com/web/@0,0,0a,22251752.77375655d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=CjASLhIgMWVkMWNhMGMwMTc5MTFlYTlhZmU3MWJmYWFiNmVhMjUiCmdjc19saXN0XzA

Find out more about Chinese New Year

Cbeebies- let’s celebrate!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cRMRp9-Z08

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ssHXZ9_qU

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/chinesenewyear/chinesenewyear.aspx

 

The Great Race Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVClAj8q_lY

 

Go Jetters-Chinese New Year Dragon Dance Drama

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000dw9c/sign/go-jetters-series-3-25-chinese-new-year-dragon-dance-drama

 

Makaton for Dragon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPkb9Nhxe5A

 

Chinese new year number games

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/chinese-dragon-ordering

Symmetrical dragons

 

Cupcake case dragon

Paper chain dragon

 

Paper dragon

 

Egg box dragons

 

Make a Chinese lantern

 

Learn The Great Race Song

Create Chinese New Year decorations

Chinese New year yoga- https://www.kidsyogastories.com/chinese-new-year-for-kids-books-and-yoga-poses-for-kids/

Children's Mental Health Week Resources

Reception maths learning- Would you like some more maths learning to complete at home? 

Reception can work through the White Rose Maths home learning resources across the week here. You might like to work on one video a day. These mini video lessons support and help the Reception children to develop all of the maths we have been learning in class. Please follow what we are learning in the online sessions and the sessions on the white rose maths page for reception. These sessions are building on the children's previous learning and helping them to develop a deeper understanding of maths. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8-week-2/

Nursery maths

Here are some more maths resources for nursery to explore whenever you would like. Continue to work on subitising as this is a very important maths tool that will help them to master maths. 

 

Monster phonics- Visit the website for free home learning resources. Have a go at some word searches, read the stories and practice your sounds. Practice the sounds here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=mRoFpvC0yn0&app=desktop There are some stories and songs here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa7IWnrEZiuXH8sej2crWkw/videos

Oxford reading tree e-library- Running out of books to read? Sign up to use the free e-library. https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/home/reading-owl/find-a-book/library-page?view=details&query=&type=book&agegroup=0&book=1&booktype=Phonics&series=Oxford+Reading+Tree

Education City- Log onto your Education City account for lots of free phonics, maths and understanding the word activities. Your username is your name and a 1 after it e.g Tom1. The password is dog. https://www.educationcity.com/

Phonics play- Log onto Phonics play and choose some phonics games to play. Select phase 1 games for nursery and phase 2/3 games for Reception.  https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

Practice your number formation here with mehttps://www.showme.com/sh?h=WLWBTIe

Practice your letter formation here with mehttps://www.showme.com/sh?h=JRuk5EO

Reception practice writing the focus words we have been learning in Monster Phonics herehttps://www.showme.com/sh?h=XXQrEB6

Visual recipes to try out at home- These recipes have symbols making it easier for children to follow and read them with more indepedence. https://symbolworld.org/categories/show/33

Sing some songs!-https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-songs-index/zhwdgwx

Cosmic kids yoga- relax with some yoga https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

Smiling mind relaxation- sign up for a free account and use the 3-5 year old meditation sessions. (There are some lovely ones for grown ups relaxation  too!)

 

Posted by Mrs Coleman Harris

Category: Class 1


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