Week 5 and 6

Here is an overview of some of the activities and learning we will be undertaking during week 5 and 6. Safer Internet Day will take place on February 8th and the day is dedicated to activities and learning on how to stay safe on line and develop skills in being a good digital citizen. Our Trip is in Week 6 February 13th and much of our work will be based on our experiences.

Language, Literacy and Communication Development.

 

Story "Bramble and the Big Storm" by Benedict Blathwaiyt.

Characteristics of the book. 

Read Write Inc sessions Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Listening: Show that they have listened to others, Listen to and carry out a three step instruction.  e.g. by drawing a picture. Draw a picture of Bramble the cow by following the instructions from the teacher.

Onset and rime with the rime sound 'ow' such as cow, wow, sow, brow, meow.

Be able to hear the rhyming sounds in these words and identify the word that doesn't rhyme. 

Handwriting formation:  (long ladder): letters i, j, l, t, u 

Writing news about our school trip- sentence structure: capital letters, full stops, finger spaces and full stops. 

Watch Timmy episodes, story board the story and sequence their own story board illustrations based on the activity modelled by the teacher last week.

Mathematical Development.

Story "One Farm" by Benedict Blathwaiyt.

Characteristics of the book. Counting and number formation.

Formation of numbers: 16,17,18.

Working as a pair- Activity: Counting the animals on the farm- use tally marks and record the amounts. 

Take away/subtract the animals from the snowy fields. 

Number sentences on Subtraction.

Directional Language- forwards, backwards, left turn, right turn.

Knowledge and Understanding Development.

Safer Internet Day activities February 8th- Create, connect and share respect.

We know all about Cows- where they live, what they eat, names of males/females and young.

Animal food sorting- The animals have mixed up all their food (different types of pasta) sort the animal food with 1, 2, 3 criterion and explain reasons for doing so. 

Bee Bot navigation around the farm and village. Directional Language- forwards, backwards, left turn, right turn.

Creative Development.
Pom Pom sheep from last week.

Pastel Cow pictures.

Learn the Nursery rhyme Little Peter Rabbit and Mary had a Little Lamb.

Personal and Social Development/RE.
Caring for animals circle time session. Why is it important to look after animal? What do animals need to stay healthy and well?

Physical Development.
Directional Language- forwards, backwards, left turn, right turn.
Carousel of activities: Throwing and catching, jumping and balancing using equipment.

Mrs James.