kindergarten – at home learning paper pack – week c

Name: ___________________________________________

Kindergarten – At Home Learning Paper Pack – Week C

Monday

To complete today’s activities, you will need:

• Pencils • Lego or blocks • Number cards 1-10 (optional)

English – Narrative

Let’s think about our ideal pet. If you could have any animal at all as a pet, what would you like? Think about why you want this animal. Find someone in your family and tell them what pet you would like and 3 reasons why you would like this pet.

My ideal pet would be a _______________________________________________

My ideal pet would have _______________________________________________

It would also ________________________________________________________

I want this pet because…

1. ________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________

Storytime

4. Choose one of your favourite books to use throughout the week. Read or listen to the book

5. Draw and label the characters from the book 6. Draw and label the places from the book

Here is an example based on ‘There’s a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake’.

Characters

Places

Writing – Dinosaur Party Story Part 1

This week we are going to be looking at this picture to create a story.

Think about who is at the party. What are the dinosaurs looking at? What will the dinosaurs eat? What games will there be at the party?

Draw and label the people or animals that are going to be in your story

Phonics Instruction

Sound out the words and read the sentences to someone at home.

Mathematics - Friends of ten

Look at the following tens frames and draw the remaining counters to make 10. Finish the equation.

6 + ______ = 10

3 + ______ = 10

5 + ______ = 10

8 + ______ = 10

1 + ______ = 10

Guess my number

You will need:

• Number cards 1-10 (optional) • Lego or blocks • Someone to play with

Instructions:

• Lay out the number cards and block towers as seen in the picture below • Player 1 picks a card from the remaining pile • Player 2 has 3 attempts to try and guess the number • Player 1 responds each time with ‘higher or lower’ • Remove the cards and blocks when they are no longer in the range

Stampolines

You will need:

• Blocks • Pencil

Instructions:

• Build 5 towers, with 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 blocks • Think about how many ways you can make each number, e.g. 4 can be made

with 2+2 or 3+1 • Draw some different ways you can make each number (example on next

page)

Draw here:

Creative Arts – Little Miss Muffet

• Sing Little Miss Muffet • See if you can keep the beat by patting your knees • Can you think of some actions to go with the nursery rhyme?

While you are singing, draw a line across your page, following the pitch of your voice e.g. when your voice goes high, go up, when your voice goes low, go down.

Draw your lines here. Make them into a picture, maybe a stegosaurus!

Name: ___________________________________________


Tuesday To complete today’s activities, you will need:

• pencils • scissors • 24 items (e.g. pasta, blocks)

English

Talking and Listening

In stories, we call people and animals characters.

-What type of character do you think Mr Fox is?

-Who do you think Mr Fox’s friends are?

-What do you think Mr Fox does in the story?

Go and share your answers with someone in your family. What do they think about Mr Fox?

Storytime!

Read or listen to your book from Monday.

Draw some pictures that happened in the story.

Beginning Middle Ending

Writing

Yesterday we started to write a story about dinosaurs. Today we are going to work on it some more!

Who?

What? When?

Where?

Why? How?

Handwriting

Start on the dot and follow the arrows.

Trace, then have a go on your own.

Phonics


Mathematics

Trace around your foot and cut it out.

-Are you seven feet tall?

-Find some things around your home that are less than 7 feet tall.

-Find some things around your home that are more than 7 feet tall.

Draw some pictures of the things you found.

Less than 7 feet

More than 7 feet

Counting Game

You will need a partner and your 24 items. Take turns counting by 1, 2 or 3 at a time. The person who gets to 24 is the winner. Play the game again using a different target number and a different starting number. For example, you might start at 35 and try to get to 51. You can make the game harder by counting backwards.

Geography

Draw a special place that you like to visit.

-List all the things you can do at this place when it is warm and sunny.

-List all the things you can do at this place when it is cold and raining.

-Do you like it better in sunny or rainy weather? Why?

My Special Place

Name: ___________________________________________

Early Stage 1 – At Home Learning Paper Pack – Week C

Wednesday To complete today's activities, you will need:

• Workbook/paper • Pencils • Socks, soft toy or soft object to throw • Bucket, container or target • Tiny Polka Dot Kit

Crossing the midline

• Stand up nice and tall. • Cross your right elbow to your left knee • Cross your left elbow to your right knee • Stand up nice and tall with feet apart. See if you can jump up and land with your legs crossed.

English – Narrative This week we are learning about narratives. Let's learn some more!

Mr Fox - Settings

Today, I want you to have a think about where Mr Fox would live in the story.

If you think Mr Fox is kind and friendly, maybe he lives in a lovely happy place. If you think Mr Fox is evil and greedy, maybe he lives in a drain where it is dark and scary.

Look at the picture and answer the question

Where do you think Mr Fox lives?

I think Mr Fox lives

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It's storytime! Ready your story from Monday.

Write down two questions you would like to ask the main character.

1. ______________________________________________________

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2. ______________________________________________________

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Writing

Let's work on our dinosaur story! Use your planning sheet (who, what, when, where, why, how) from yesterday to write the beginning of your story about the dinosaur party.

Here are some examples of how you could start your story.

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Mathematics – Exploring Numbers You will need a cup or container and some small items, e.g., dry pasta shells

Scoop some items into a cup or container.

Estimate how many is in the cup or container.

Write down your estimate.

__________________________

Count how many are in the cup or container. If you can count by twos, that's great; otherwise, count by ones.

Write down your answer.

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Power dot pro

Print off the Tiny Polka Dot Starter Kit.

Instructions

1. Divide cards between players. 2. Take turns to flip over two cards. Add the cards together to get the sum of both cards. 3. The player with the highest number wins all cards.

Have fun!

PDH Water

We have been learning about healthy foods. Today, let's learn about water!

Use the poster to help you answer these questions: Can you find the tap on the poster?

Why is the tap turned on? ____________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Why do you think there is a tap and full glass of water on the poster?

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

Now it's your turn to create a poster about water. Draw a cup in the middle of the box below. Write words to describe water around your cup—for example, cold, tasty, fresh, nice.

Local places Let's learn about the natural and human features of places.

Look at the below pictures.

Natural places

Human or build places

Let's explore some built and natural features you can see from your home

Have a look outside your window or, if you are allowed, go outside.

Make a list of:

The built features you can see

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The natural features you can see

_____________________________________________________________________________________

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Name: ___________________________________________


Thursday

To complete today's activities, you will need:

• workbook • pencils • Lego or blocks

Mr Fox - events

This is Mr Fox. He is from a story. Describe to someone: What do you think Mr Fox does in the story?

Don't forget your answer has to match your description of him and where you think he lives.

In the story, I think Mr Fox...

Storytime!

Read or listen to your book from Monday. Divide the following blank page into 4 parts, like a one-pager we have done at school.

Include this information in each part of the page:

• What does your character look like? • What does your character like doing? • Draw where your character lives. • Draw your favourite part of your story.

For example:

Dinosaur party story - Part 4

The middle is where you share what happens and what the problem will be.

Listen to the middle of the story. Then listen to the beginning and middle together. Does it make sense?

Use your planning page and beginning of the story from yesterday to write the middle of your story.

Middle

Beginning

Phonics Instruction


Mathematics

You will need: a collection of Lego or blocks

pencils

your workbook. Use your Lego to make the following combinations and draw your answers in your workbook.

Draw how many ways you can make six using just one colour. Draw how many ways you can make six using two different

colours. Draw how many ways you can make six using three different

colours.

An algorithm is a set of instructions. Number the pictures from 1-5 in the correct order to show the steps to plant a seed. Don't forget: ✔ 1 is the first and beginning step

✔ 2 is the 2nd step

✔ 3 is the 3rd step

✔ 4 is the 4th step

✔ 5 is the 5th and last step.

Algorithm - How to plant a seed

Algorithm - How to brush my teeth

Make an algorithm about how to brush your teeth. 1. Draw five boxes in your workbook like in the picture. 2. Draw the steps in the correct order from beginning to end. It might help if you brush your teeth first to see what steps are needed. 3. Colour in your pictures and label them if you can.

In the space below, draw a picture of something you did outside today.

Name: ___________________________________________

Early Stage 1– At Home Learning Paper Pack – Week C

Friday To complete today's activities, you will need:

• Workbook/paper

• Small object (e.g. peg, toy car, pencil, spoon)

• String, dental floss or wool

• Pencils

• Playing cards (Ace-10)

• Sticky tape

• Tea towel

• Recycled material (e.g. piece of paper, sandwich bag)

• Toy that can be tied to string

• Scissors

• Timer (optional)

Care and Connect-Care for yourself, your family and friends

• Do a magic and perform it on a family member. If you don't have one follow the instructions below to perform the Disappearing Spoon Trick Disappearing Spoon Magic Trick

o Tea Towel o Small Object

1. Lay the small object in front of you. 2. Place the tea towel on top of the object. 3. Wave your hands over the top of the tea towel and say a magic disappearing spell. 4. Place your hands on top of the tea towel, making sure you grab hold of the small object. 5. Quickly lift both the tea towel and small object in one hand. 6. Your object has now disappeared! Where did it go? 7. Put the object and tea towel back on the ground. 8. Spread the tea towel out. 9. Wave your hands over the top of the tea towel and say a magic appearing spell. 10. Lift the tea towel up. 11. Ta-Da! Your object is back.

Practice this trick and then perform it to a family member at your home or through a video call.

English –

Writing: Narratives We have been learning about narratives all week. Let's learn some more!

Describe how your story with Mr Fox ends.

At the end of the story, Mr Fox... _________________________________________

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_______________________________________ Draw a picture

Grammar: Exclamation Marks An exclamation mark tells us someone is excited, sad or angry. For example; It is my birthday tomorrow! (excited) Ouch, that hurt me! (sad) I don't want to do that! (mad) Can you write a sentence using an exclamation mark?

Dinosaur Story- Part 5-Ending Use your planning page to write the end of your story. What happens at the end with your dinosaurs? It has to solve your problem from the middle.

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Storytime: Read your favourite story. Design a new front cover for your story. What could another name for the story be?

Handwriting

Mathematics

Practice counting as high as you can go.

What number did you reach?__________________________________

Challenge- Can you now count backwards?

How many ways can you make the number 5? Write as many sums as you can think of.

E. g. 1 and 4 is 5 (1+4=5)

Play a modified game of 'Go Fish-Relationships' -Start with 7 cards each.

-Instead of finding pairs of the same number, you will be finding pairs of cards that are 1 or 2 numbers away.

E.g.

5 and 7 are a pair- they are 2 numbers away.

1 and 2 are a pair- they are 1 number away.

STEM Challenge-Parachute challenge task card

Challenge

Construct a parachute using recycled materials as a canopy, string as the suspension lines and a toy as the cargo.

Rules

1. You can only use the materials on the list 2. Drop the parachute from an outstretched arm as high as you can reach Materials allowed

• Recycled material for the canopy, such as a sandwich bag, piece of paper, scrap material or a plastic bag

• string or dental floss or wool

• tape

• a toy that can be tied to string

• scissors

• timer (optional)

Brainstorm and design your parachute • Sketch some designs

• What materials could you use for the canopy of the parachute?

• How long should the string be?

Tip: Think about ways to attach the canopy to the toy using string or wool and tape.

Time to build! Make and test your parachute • Make your parachute

• Do a test run. Test the parachute by dropping it from your outstretched arm as high as you can reach.

• Time how long it takes to reach the ground (optional)

• Draw or take a photo of your design

• Why do you think it did/did not work?

• What else could you try?

• Maybe you could use a different material for a canopy or change the shape of the canopy

Too easy? • Change the size or shape of the toy being held by the parachute

• How slow can you make the parachute go?

• Adjust the test height

• Test the parachute indoors and outdoors and compare results.

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