Oak 4
Welcome to Oak 4
2020 - 2021
Summer 1
In the Summer term we will be exploring Europe as our theme. We will focus on a range of different European countries - looking at their traditional tales, food, customs and geography. In Science our topic is Electricity. We will be exploring a range of electrical items and how they work, as well as exploring using equipment safely.
Summer Curriculum
Spring 2
Spring 2 curriculum map
Homework 21st March
Please remember that the children need to be careful when they are working online. Try to use trusted and age appropriate sites such as https://www.youtubekids.com/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize .
Reading and phonics
The children have been set up with the Reading Eggs app. This is bespoke training that I have set up for the children and you should continue to use your login from last term.
If you have forgotten or misplaced your login please let me know.
https://app.readingeggs.com/re/teacher/dashboard
Please read with your child daily and return your book with the completed record so that we can change your book. This reinforces their familiarity with the words and story which promotes fluency and aids comprehension.
Log on and read with your child through Big Cat - a letter has been sent home with your child's details. (Please let me know if you need this to be resent)
You can also listen to audio books with your child at https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122352011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dccs_sbtp-0-6
or watch story time at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDe74j1F52zQ51fqNpKV07E71knNl8HFn
The children should access https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - which is free to log into the username is march20 and password is home
Click on the phase to select appropriate resources - phase 2/3 for early readers phase 4/5 for more confident readers - the children like the flash card games and also games like buried treasure.
Maths
Log into Education City and click on the activities tab
Please contact me if you no longer have the log in details.
Doubling numbers - https://www.mathschase.com/games/adding-doubles-10/
Fun Learning Games for Children about UK Money
Practise counting with your children and get them to practise writing their numbers - particularly numbers that they are not yet forming correctly.
Encourage your children to count by play shop, by helping to cook (weighing and measuring) or by comparing objects around the house - which is bigger?
Topmark has lots of interactive games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=1
Home work 14th March
Please remember that the children need to be careful when they are working online. Try to use trusted and age appropriate sites such as https://www.youtubekids.com/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize .
Reading and phonics
The children have been set up with the Reading Eggs app. This is bespoke training that I have set up for the children and you should continue to use your login from last term.
If you have forgotten or misplaced your login please let me know.
https://app.readingeggs.com/re/teacher/dashboard
Please read with your child daily and re-read the book that is sent home on. This reinforces their familiarity with the words and story which promotes fluency and aids comprehension.
You can also listen to audio books with your child at https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122352011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dccs_sbtp-0-6
or watch story time at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDe74j1F52zQ51fqNpKV07E71knNl8HFn
The children should access https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - which is free to log into the username is march20 and password is home
Click on the phase to select appropriate resources - phase 2/3 for early readers phase 4/5 for more confident readers - the children like the flash card games and also games like buried treasure.
Maths
Interactive games
Practise counting with your children and get them to practise writing their numbers - particularly numbers that they are not yet forming correctly.
Encourage your children to count when they are outside. For example,
How many steps to the shops? How many times can I bounce / catch / hit the ball with a racquet? Play hide and seek. Count how quickly they can run to the tree?
Topmark has lots of interactive games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=1
Home work 7th March
Please remember that the children need to be careful when they are working online. Try to use trusted and age appropriate sites such as https://www.youtubekids.com/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize .
Reading and phonics
The children have been set up with the Reading Eggs app. This is bespoke training that I have set up for the children and you should continue to use your login from last term.
If you have forgotten or misplaced your login please let me know.
https://app.readingeggs.com/re/teacher/dashboard
Please read with your child as often as you can.
You can also listen to audio books with your child at https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122352011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dccs_sbtp-0-6
or watch story time at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDe74j1F52zQ51fqNpKV07E71knNl8HFn
The children should access https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - which is free to log into the username is march20 and password is home
Click on the phase to select appropriate resources - phase 2/3 for early readers phase 4/5 for more confident readers - the children like the flash card games and also games like buried treasure.
Maths
Practise counting with your children and get them to practise writing their numbers - particularly numbers that they are not yet forming correctly.
Play dominoes, snakes and ladders or other games that use dice or move with counters.
Topmark has lots of interactive games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=1
Spring 1
Spring Curriculum map
Autumn 2
Oak 4 have been working on their new topic Invaders and Settlers. They have been exploring old and new houses and will be making a model of a Saxon round house this term.
PE is on Wednesday and Friday. All PE is taking place outside so please make sure that your child has suitable footwear (trainers) and tracksuit bottoms as well as shorts. They should come into school dressed in their PE kit.
We have snack time after break so a healthy snacks can be sent in - fruit, raisins, cereal bars, etc. and they should come in with a named bottle of water.
Reading books will be given out on Mondays to be changed the following Monday. Please make sure you read with your child, then comment and signing the reading record. Please ensure that you also return their book.
Children have access to Reading Eggs and can practise this at home.
Homework will also be available through Google Classroom.
The new google classroom code has been sent via an email.
Homework 18th December
As it is coming up to Christmas I thought that it might be nice for you to take a virtual trip or watch a show. Here are some links for you to explore with your child.
Please remember that the children need to be careful when they are working online. Try to use trusted and age appropriate sites such as https://www.youtubekids.com/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize .
Santa Claus presents: Welcome to Rovaniemi, my official hometown in Lapland, Finland
https://santatracker.google.com/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/cbeebies-christmas-show-2020
https://www.gsmcs.co.uk/upcoming-events/virtual-panto
https://www.whychristmas.com/carolservice/
https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/guides/virtual-school-trips/
https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-museum-tours/
https://www.theschoolrun.com/50-of-the-best-virtual-trips-and-educational-experiences-for-families
https://theschooltrip.co.uk/virtual-school-trip-ideas-you-can-do-for-free/
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/virtual-tour-science-museum
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/virtual-museum.html
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.tes.com/news/5-virtual-school-trips-you-must-try%3famp
https://www.discoveryeducationglobal.com/community/virtual-field-trips/
There are lots of Christmas online games
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/christmas/ChristmasGames.aspx (including maths)
https://www.primarygames.com/holidays/christmas/games.php
Christmas stories
All about the meaning of Christmas and Christmas in different countries
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3Gm1gnjSZKHqYnSbzyYhkqZ/christmas-resources
Oak 4 Joining in with Joe Wicks for Children in Need
Homework and ideas for activities that you can participate in at home with your child.
The order is up to you but I would suggest that you include the following
a period of exercise -
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/physical-education-ks1-ks2-lets-get-active/z72yjhv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/something-special-keep-fit-song?collection=something-special-songs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/playlist-magic-door?collection=have-fun-at-home#playlist
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Try to keep lessons short and sweet with regular breaks or chillouts in between
Craft - Check Twinkl and Pinterest for ideas. You could work on Christmas/Winter activities.
You could also practise independence skills: cutting with scissors, putting on shoes, doing up buttons, doing up zips, tying laces.
Here is a more straightforward way of tying laces - give it a try.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA4AACzlhe8
Here is the alternative with the two loops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgM807QlS-s
Traditional method and other fastenings such as buttons and zips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehwqhHLJY5Y
Mindfulness is also useful - they may need a mindfulness session before starting work to allow them to be more focused.
Activities could include building construction, colouring, playdough modelling, jigsaws, etc.
Music is available on youtube (make sure that you are monitoring ads)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_qU7l-fcU
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlnYANIVslc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ChMy3qROI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBexfwe-9j0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFp5a8cL1Ow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lCRsLjMeso
Reading and phonics
The children have been set up with the Reading Eggs app. This is bespoke training that I have set up for the children and you have been sent through the login.
https://app.readingeggs.com/re/teacher/dashboard. (please let me know if you need me to send this back out to you)
Letterland app is available through apps stores. - I have sent out logins
new.phonicsplay.co.uk - is free to log into the username is march20 and password is home
click on the phase to select appropriate resources - phase 2/3 for early readers phase 4/5 for more confident readers - the children like the flash card games and also games like buried treasure.
busythings - https://www.busythings.co.uk/lgfl-remote-teaching - you should be able to login using your child's school login if not you can register for free trial.
Phonics is in literacy, communication and language - there are loads of interactive games and resources here for you.
Twinkl -https://www.twinkl.co.uk - has lots of phonics resources that you can access for free.
Additional DfE’s validated phonics programmes are:
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Letters and Sounds: for home and school - online phonics lessons that follow phases 2 to 5 of the Letters and Sounds programme. Available from Monday 27 April
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Free audio books
Storytime with Nick
Videos of lots of lovely stories - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDe74j1F52zQ51fqNpKV07E71knNl8HFn
Maths
Practise counting with your children and get them to practise writing their numbers - particularly numbers that they are not yet forming correctly.
Dot to dots are good for number recognition.
You could use a ruler and measure things or make cakes and practise measuring with cups or counting out spoonfuls of ingredients.
Play dominoes, snakes and ladders or other games that use dice or move with counters.
When you are playing games or keeping fit try counting along.
See how many teaspoons/forks are in the drawer, sort the bricks into different colours and see how many there are. Which has more/less?
Which toy is bigger/biggest/ heavier/lightest?
Count in twos -
There are counting and shape songs on youtube (make sure that you are monitoring ads)
https://youtu.be/WTeqUejf3D0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU
https://youtu.be/JF_RdxFMjik
Iplayer has maths resources such as number blocks https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b08bzfnh/numberblocks
counting cars - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p077rl69/numbersongs-counting-cars
Topmark has lots of interactive games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=1
As does busythings https://www.busythings.co.uk/lgfl-remote-teaching - you should be able to login using your child's school login if not you can register for free trial.
Classroom secrets also has lots of general resources including maths
https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/?s=&fwp_subscription_level=d08afb2965eb4489c73b980f38af50b1
Also worth looking on http://twinkl.co.uk
Homework 13th November
Thank you for your support for Children in Need.
More so than ever it is important that the children stay healthy, so please have a look at the following link to help you with ideas to keep your child fit and well.
https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/schools/primary-school/five-to-thrive-hub/
Please remember that the children need to be careful when they are working online. Try to use trusted and age appropriate sites such as https://www.youtubekids.com/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize .
Reading and phonics
The children have been set up with the Reading Eggs app. This is bespoke training that I have set up for the children and you should continue to use your login from last term.
You should have received a copy of your child's log in for Reading Eggs and they should therefore be able to access this from home on a phone, tablet or PC.
https://app.readingeggs.com/re/teacher/dashboard
Please read with your child daily and re-read the book that is sent home on. This reinforces their familiarity with the words and story which promotes fluency and aids comprehension.
Reading Books are given out on Mondays and will be changed the following Monday.
Reading books and reading records are the only items that are being exchanged between home and school. Contact books and paperbased homework are not being exchanged until further notice.
You can also listen to audio books with your child at https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122352011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dccs_sbtp-0-6
or watch story time at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDe74j1F52zQ51fqNpKV07E71knNl8HFn
The children should access https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - which is free to log into the username is march20 and password is home
Click on the phase to select appropriate resources - phase 2/3 for early readers phase 4/5 for more confident readers - the children like buried treasure and other similar games.
Encourage your child to split the words into their sounds and then blend them together. The link below gives examples of how the children should pronounce the sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCI2mu7URBc&feature=emb_logo
This video shows you some activities you might like to do with your child to help them to read. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LscR3ylyxgI
There are supporting resources at
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/teachers/printable-resources
As we have returned into lock down these resources are once again available if you log into the phonics play site username is march20 and password is home
Maths
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Doubling numbers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zqps2v4
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Counting on and backwards - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znfk8xs
Practise counting with your children and get them to practise writing their numbers - particularly numbers that they are not yet forming correctly. If you have dominoes you could play games and count the number of spots on the doubles pieces. You could play games involving 2 dice and get them to work out what doubles add up to again by counting the dots.
Practise counting object and then removing or adding one and asking them to tell you what the new count is.
There are some free interactive games available at https://www.twinkl.co.uk/
Topmark has lots of interactive games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=1
Homework 6th November
Please remember that the children need to be careful when they are working online. Try to use trusted and age appropriate sites such as https://www.youtubekids.com/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize .
Reading and phonics
The children have been set up with the Reading Eggs app. This is bespoke training that I have set up for the children and you should continue to use your login from last term.
You should have received a copy of your child's log in for Reading Eggs and they should therefore be able to access this from home on a phone, tablet or PC.
https://app.readingeggs.com/re/teacher/dashboard
Please read with your child daily and re-read the book that is sent home on. This reinforces their familiarity with the words and story which promotes fluency and aids comprehension.
Reading Books are given out on Mondays and will be changed the following Monday.
Reading books and reading records are the only items that are being exchanged between home and school. Contact books and paperbased homework are not being exchanged until further notice.
You can also listen to audio books with your child at https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122352011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dccs_sbtp-0-6
or watch story time at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDe74j1F52zQ51fqNpKV07E71knNl8HFn
The children should access https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - which is free to log into the username is march20 and password is home
Click on the phase to select appropriate resources - phase 2/3 for early readers phase 4/5 for more confident readers - the children like buried treasure and other similar games.
Encourage your child to split the words into their sounds and then blend them together. The link below gives examples of how the children should pronounce the sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCI2mu7URBc&feature=emb_logo
This video shows you some activities you might like to do with your child to help them to read. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LscR3ylyxgI
There are supporting resources at
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/teachers/printable-resources
As we have returned into lock down these resources are once again available if you log into the phonics play site username is march20 and password is home
Maths
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Doubling numbers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zqps2v4
-
Counting on and backwards - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znfk8xs
Practise counting with your children and get them to practise writing their numbers - particularly numbers that they are not yet forming correctly. If you have dominoes you could play games and count the number of spots on the doubles pieces. You could play games involving 2 dice and get them to work out what doubles add up to again by counting the dots.
Practise counting object and then removing or adding one and asking them to tell you what the new count is.
There are some free interactive games available at https://www.twinkl.co.uk/
Topmark has lots of interactive games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=1
Homework 16th October
As it is coming up to half term I thought that it might be nice for you to take a virtual trip. Here are some links for you to explore with your child.
https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/guides/virtual-school-trips/
https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-museum-tours/
https://www.theschoolrun.com/50-of-the-best-virtual-trips-and-educational-experiences-for-families
https://theschooltrip.co.uk/virtual-school-trip-ideas-you-can-do-for-free/
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/virtual-tour-science-museum
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/virtual-museum.html
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.tes.com/news/5-virtual-school-trips-you-must-try%3famp
https://www.discoveryeducationglobal.com/community/virtual-field-trips/
Please remember that the children need to be careful when they are working online. Try to use trusted and age appropriate sites such as https://www.youtubekids.com/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize .
Reading and phonics
The children have been set up with the Reading Eggs app. This is bespoke training that I have set up for the children and you should continue to use your login from last term.
You should have received a copy of your child's log in for Reading Eggs and they should therefore be able to access this from home on a phone, tablet or PC.
https://app.readingeggs.com/re/teacher/dashboard
Please read with your child daily and re-read the book that is sent home on. This reinforces their familiarity with the words and story which promotes fluency and aids comprehension.
Reading Books are given out on Mondays and will be changed the following Monday.
You can also listen to audio books with your child at https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122352011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dccs_sbtp-0-6
or watch story time at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDe74j1F52zQ51fqNpKV07E71knNl8HFn
The children should access https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - which is free to log into the username is march20 and password is home
Click on the phase to select appropriate resources - phase 2/3 for early readers phase 4/5 for more confident readers - the children like buried treasure and other similar games.
Encourage your child to split the words into their sounds and then blend them together. The link below gives examples of how the children should pronounce the sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCI2mu7URBc&feature=emb_logo
This video shows you some activities you might like to do with your child to help them to read. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LscR3ylyxgI
There are supporting resources at
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/teachers/printable-resources
Maths
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Addition and Subtraction - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zt4ytrd
Practise counting with your children and get them to practise writing their numbers - particularly numbers that they are not yet forming correctly.
Encourage your children to say the days of the week and the month of the year in order. You could practise addition and subtraction with your child. I have attached a sheet with some fun ideas.
Topmark has lots of interactive games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=1
Dressing up for Black History Month
September 2020
Homework 9th October
Please remember that the children need to be careful when they are working online. Try to use trusted and age appropriate sites such as https://www.youtubekids.com/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize .
Reading and phonics
The children have been set up with the Reading Eggs app. This is bespoke training that I have set up for the children and you should continue to use your login from last term.
You should have received a copy of your child's log in for Reading Eggs and they should therefore be able to access this from home on a phone, tablet or PC.
https://app.readingeggs.com/re/teacher/dashboard
Please read with your child daily and re-read the book that is sent home on. This reinforces their familiarity with the words and story which promotes fluency and aids comprehension.
Reading Books are given out on Mondays and will be changed the following Monday.
You can also listen to audio books with your child at https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122352011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dccs_sbtp-0-6
or watch story time at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDe74j1F52zQ51fqNpKV07E71knNl8HFn
The children should access https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - which is free to log into the username is march20 and password is home
Click on the phase to select appropriate resources - phase 2/3 for early readers phase 4/5 for more confident readers - the children like the flash card games and also games like buried treasure.
Encourage your child to split the words into their sounds and then blend them together. The link below gives examples of how the children should pronounce the sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCI2mu7URBc&feature=emb_logo
This video shows you some activities you might like to do with your child to help them to read. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LscR3ylyxgI
There are supporting resources at
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/teachers/printable-resources - these resources are freely available if you log into the phonics play site username is march20 and password is home
Maths
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Fractions - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3rbg82/articles/zq2yfrd
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Odd and even numbers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zknsgk7/articles/zt4jj6f
Practise counting with your children and get them to practise writing their numbers - particularly numbers that they are not yet forming correctly.
Encourage your children to say the days of the week and the month of the year in order. Look at halves and describe them as 2 equal parts of a whole. This could be pizza. fruit, sharing objects.
Topmark has lots of interactive games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=1
Homework 2nd October
Please remember that the children need to be careful when they are working online. Try to use trusted and age appropriate sites such as https://www.youtubekids.com/ and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize .
Reading and phonics
The children have been set up with the Reading Eggs app. This is bespoke training that I have set up for the children and you should continue to use your login from last term.
You should have received a copy of your child's log in for Reading Eggs and they should therefore be able to access this from home on a phone, tablet or PC.
https://app.readingeggs.com/re/teacher/dashboard
Please read with your child daily and re-read the book that is sent home on. This reinforces their familiarity with the words and story which promotes fluency and aids comprehension.
Reading Books are given out on Mondays and will be changed the following Monday.
You can also listen to audio books with your child at https://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122352011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dccs_sbtp-0-6
or watch story time at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDe74j1F52zQ51fqNpKV07E71knNl8HFn
The children should access https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - which is free to log into the username is march20 and password is home
Click on the phase to select appropriate resources - phase 2/3 for early readers phase 4/5 for more confident readers - the children like the flash card games and also games like buried treasure.
Encourage your child to split the words into their sounds and then blend them together. The link below gives examples of how the children should pronounce the sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCI2mu7URBc&feature=emb_logo
This video shows you some activities you might like to do with your child to help them to read. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LscR3ylyxgI
There are supporting resources at
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/teachers/printable-resources - these resources are freely available if you log into the phonics play site username is march20 and password is home
Maths
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Number and place value - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z8k3p4j
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Ordinal numbers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhw8d6f
Practise counting with your children and get them to practise writing their numbers - particularly numbers that they are not yet forming correctly.
Encourage your children to say the days of the week and the month of the year in order. Encourage them to use ordinal numbers - 1st, 2nd, etc.
Topmark has lots of interactive games - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=1
Our first two weeks
Helping your child at home
Keeping Healthy
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/physical-education-ks1-ks2-lets-get-active/z72yjhv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/playlist-magic-door?collection=have-fun-at-home#playlist
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Craft
Check Twinkl and Pinterest for ideas.
Independence skills
Cutting with scissors, putting on shoes, doing up buttons, doing up zips, tying laces, helping around the house - keeping their rooms tidy and cooking, with support.
Here is a more straightforward way of tying laces - give it a try.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA4AACzlhe8
Here is the alternative with the two loops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgM807QlS-s
Traditional method and other fastenings such as buttons and zips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehwqhHLJY5Y
Mindfulness and activities could include building construction, colouring, playdough modelling, jigsaws, etc.
Music is available on youtube (make sure that you are monitoring ads)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_qU7l-fcU
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlnYANIVslc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ChMy3qROI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBexfwe-9j0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFp5a8cL1Ow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lCRsLjMeso
Learning Resources
busythings - https://www.busythings.co.uk/lgfl-remote-teaching - you should be able to login using your child's school login if not you can register for free trial.
Phonics is in literacy, communication and language - there are loads of interactive games and resources here for you.
Twinkl -https://www.twinkl.co.uk - has lots of phonics resources that you can access for free.
Additional DfE’s validated phonics programmes are:
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Letters and Sounds: for home and school - online phonics lessons that follow phases 2 to 5 of the Letters and Sounds programme. Available from Monday 27 April
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Maths
Dot to dots are good for number recognition.
You could use a ruler and measure things or make cakes and practise measuring with cups or counting out spoonfuls of ingredients.
When you are playing games or keeping fit try counting along.
See how many teaspoons/forks are in the drawer, sort the bricks into different colours and see how many there are. Which has more/less?
Which toy is bigger/biggest/ heavier/lightest?
Count in twos -
There are counting and shape songs on youtube (make sure that you are monitoring ads)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwydguSKOU
Iplayer has maths resources such as number blocks https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b08bzfnh/numberblocks
counting cars - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p077rl69/numbersongs-counting-cars
As does busythings https://www.busythings.co.uk/lgfl-remote-teaching - you should be able to login using your child's school login if not you can register for free trial.
Classroom secrets also has lots of general resources including maths
https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/?s=&fwp_subscription_level=d08afb2965eb4489c73b980f38af50b1
Also worth looking on http://twinkl.co.uk
Autumn 1
Oak 4 have settled back into school after the holidays. We have been spending time getting back into routine and getting to know our new friends .
PE is on Wednesday and Friday. All PE is taking place outside so please make sure that your child has suitable footwear (trainers) and tracksuit bottoms as well as shorts. They should come into school dressed in their PE kit.
We have snack time after break so a healthy snacks can be sent in - fruit, raisins, cereal bars, etc. and they should come in with a named bottle of water.
Reading books will be given out on Mondays to be changed the following Monday. Please make sure you read with your child, then comment and signing the reading record. Please ensure that you also return their book.
Homework will also be available through Google Classroom.
The new google classroom code has been sent via an email.
Growing at home
- this will give you an opportunity to explore growing with your child.
Growing at home links
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXoEX0GkwAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f1N_aT8Rm4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecty4bj6d6o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpwH-FX0YGM
garden through the seasons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09bdyrh
science of growing plants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lly75dEbXE8
Websites
Lots of information about plants and how they grow from DK
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/animals-and-nature/plants/how-plants-grow/
Fun activities
https://www.growveg.co.uk/guides/fun-garden-activities-for-kids-during-lockdown/
https://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/family/things-to-do/gardening/gardening-ideas-activities-kids-539163
https://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/family/things-to-do/gardening/gardening-ideas-activities-kids-539163
https://www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/gardening-children-schools/family-activities/Activities
interactive games
https://www.marksandspencer.com/c/food-to-order/little-garden/play
Go onto busythings and use your child’s log in details – go to upper reception –understanding the world – the world - plants - There are a range of activities for your child to investigate
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09bdyrh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lly75dEbXE8