Reception Home Challenges

Phase 3 - Week 12 – 13.7.20

The EYFS curriculum has a strong emphasis on the three prime areas, which are essential for children’s healthy development and are the basis for

successful learning in the other four specific areas. At school children choose activities that interest them from a selection planned from all the

different areas. The teachers also ask them to complete activities that are chosen to support their development in areas they are less-skilled in.

At home you could also do this by doing one child-selected and one adult-selected activity each day. You could look at your child’s Parents

Evening information for further details of what they need to work on. If your child finds something particularly challenging it may be beneficial to

them to have another go on another day. In addition, practising reading together every day will help your child to build strong foundations for all

their learning.

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Communication and Language

Listening and

Attention

Mrs Ball enjoyed reading ‘Sugarlump and the Unicorn’ written by Julia Donaldson https://youtu.be/Z0NJXZEG20Y

Miss Verlander enjoyed reading ‘The Go Away Bird’ written by Julia Donaldson https://youtu.be/Rprfsfl07W0

Mrs Temlett enjoyed reading ‘The Big Big Sea’ written by Martin Waddell https://youtu.be/MmIT9nyNwSY

Learn about pitch in music.

Parents/carers – here is a helpful video to explain how to teach pitch.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bring-the-noise/understanding-pitch/z4hw47h

Once you feel that your child has understood pitch, you might like to try using an instrument to experiment with pitch.

Understanding Find out about the Olympic Games.

What is the Olympics? https://www.olympic.org/

What is special about the Olympics?

What are the different sports involved? Have you tried any before? Could you learn the rules

for a new sport?

What does the word ‘athlete’ mean? Can you find out about some famous athletes? What are some of the sacrifices

that athletes have to make?

Do you know when the next Olympic Games will be held?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBPlSN_wI0M

Speaking Work on using the correct tense when speaking – past, present and future.

To encourage your child to think about the past you could show them a photo of an event and ask them to describe

what they remember about it.

To encourage your child to use the future tenses, talk about something you have planned during the summer holidays/

When you notice your child using the incorrect tense, simply repeat their sentence back to them but using the correct

tense.

Physical Development

Moving and

Handling

Make yourself a batch of playdough and take part in Dough Disco!

Non-cook recipe here https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/no-cook-playdough/

Develop your hand-eye-coordination by copying the moves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-IfzeG1aC4

Can you make your own Dough Disco routine?

Once you’ve warmed up the muscles in your hands and arms, take the time to create a detailed playdough

masterpiece. Try to use different techniques for effect, e.g. rolling/patting/squeezing/pinching. Can you work with teeny

tiny pieces of playdough to add details? You could use scissors to cut your playdough or a sharp tool to add lines.

The stronger your fingers, the more detail you’ll be able to add.

Health and Self

Care

Make a food diary for the week.

Every time you eat a meal or have a snack, make a brief note of it in your daily diary. You could write your main meal in

words and draw your snacks with pictures.

Think about the different types of foods you have been eating over the week. Do you have a balanced diet?

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/

What do you notice about the way different foods make you feel? You might find that you have lots of energy after

eating some foods or that some foods make you feel fuller for longer.

What do you know about the human digestive system? https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/general-

science/your-digestive-system/

Can you explain in your own words what happens inside your body when you eat something?

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Self-confidence

and Self-

awareness

Listen to the story ‘Giraffe’s Can’t Dance’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZjsLK5vwNU

You may have heard it before or even have a copy at home.

Is there something in particular that you don’t feel very good at, a bit like

Gerald? It might be riding a bike, singing out loud, dancing or even balancing on

one leg.

Before you start to practise, tell yourself that you can do it, or that you will be able

to do it soon. Keep working at it for short amounts each day. You will get there -

Gerald did!

Ask someone to draw around your body outline on the ground or on a large piece of

paper. Inside your body write down all of the things that you love about yourself or all of

the things you are good at. Take a photo of it to keep as a memory. You can try this again

next year and see if the list of things you are good at has grown.

Managing

Feelings and

behaviour

Problem solving task.

See how well your child copes when problem arise. Are they resilient? Do they persevere? Are they patient?

You can choose the problem to set – it could be building a 50-block-high tower using stacking blocks, making a paper

aeroplane, creating a foil boat that floats, sorting muddled puzzles into the correct boxes.

Try not to intervene but see how they get on. If they need your support, try to encourage them using only your words.

Try the at-home patience test – you may have seen this online! Try it with something your child loves, such as

marshmallows or chocolate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_oy9614HQ

Making

Relationships

Play the game ‘Would you rather’ with somebody.

For example ‘would you rather have pizza or pasta for every meal?’ or ‘would you rather be a lion or a shark?’

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Literacy

Reading Keep up with daily reading practice using the free website www.oxfordowl.co.uk

If your child is confident and fluent with reading the current book level, try the next level up.

You can search on their online library for a book that appeals to you.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-

page/?view=image&query=&type=book&age_group=Age+5-6&level=&level_select=&book_type=&series=#

Find a poem to listen to. E.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z74n6v4/articles/zv7qwty

What is the difference between a poem and a story?

Writing Rewrite a short story you already know, such as Jack and the Beanstalk or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Being able to retell stories helps us to organise and describe, whilst also helping us expand our vocabulary.

Remember to sound out each word independently.

We don’t expect your spellings to be perfect, just phonetically plausible. For example ‘Please’ might be spelt as ‘plees’

or ‘bears’ might be spelt as ‘bairs’ – this is great because it means that you are confident with using your phonic

knowledge.

You might spell tricky words correctly because you know these off by heart e.g. ‘the’ and ‘he’.

Remember to use capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.

You may want to add illustrations to your story.

Can you read your writing to a grown up?

Phonics This week’s sound is the digraph ‘oi’.

First try watching Polly’s introduction to ‘oi’ on Espresso (login details are at the end of this document):

https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/primary_uk/subject/module/video/item76738/gradef/module62767/index.html?

source=search-all-all-all-all&source-keywords=oi

How many words can you think of that have the ‘oi’ sound? (e.g. coin, soil, boil, foil, noise). Use your phonic knowledge

to write them independently.

‘Oi’ can also be written as ‘oy’ as in ‘boy’ or ‘toy’.

Then try the more detailed recap of this sound, and other sounds that your child has learned, here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W4WiN3NeE4&list=PLuGr6z2H2KNG4XgGr7UylwowIcDLr-T-k&index=39

Enjoy an episode of Alphablocks for ‘oi’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f4KYUD0LMk

Can you find a book at home that has the ‘oi’ sound in?

You might have a copy of a book from the ‘Oi’ collection e.g. ‘Oi Dog’ or ‘Oi Frog’ written by Kes Gray.

Do you know the 5 vowels? A, E, I, O and U.

This episode of Alphablocks explains vowels well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKxmwvjGmlo

Tricky words song Phase 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R087lYrRpgY

Tricky words song Phase 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NOzgR1ANc4

Mathematics

Numbers Don’t forget to watch Mrs Vidal’s video about tens and ones if you haven’t already! https://youtu.be/sachGIWFmwU

Can you recall one more and one less than any number between 1 and 20?

If you are unsure of how to do this, use a number line to support you.

E.g. What is one more than 12? What is one less than 9?

Practise doubling and halving. You might like to use practical objects, food or drawings to help you.

Daily Numberblock Episodes:

Monday https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006xcc/numberblocks-series-4-fun-times-fair

Tuesday https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006xcw/numberblocks-series-4-the-lair-of-shares

Wednesday https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006xds/numberblocks-series-4-terrible-twosday

Thursday https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006xfs/numberblocks-series-4-divide-and-drive

Friday https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0007gbz/numberblocks-series-4-were-going-on-a-square-hunt

Shape, Space and

Measures

Build confidence with recognising and using money.

Can you identify a 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 50p, £1, £2 coin?

Think about 20p. How could you make it using 1p, 2p, 5p or 10p coins? Can you make it a different way?

If you wish to challenge yourself use another amount less than 20p and try to make that. For example, how many

different ways can you make 13p? Or even 17p?

Once you are more confident with making up amounts you might like to set up a pretend shop at home. You could

count out the money that the customers hand over. Have they given you the correct amount? Take it in turns to be the

shopkeeper.

Briefly recap your 2d and 3d shape knowledge – can you name all of the 2d and 3d shapes?

Understanding the World

People and

Communities

Learn about marriage in different religions and or cultures from around the world.

What is a wedding? What are wedding traditions? What and who might you see at a wedding? Do weddings always

have cakes, flowers, rings and dances? Have you ever been to a wedding before?

https://www.brides.com/gallery/wedding-traditions-around-the-world

There isn’t a right or wrong way to have a wedding – so long as the couple getting married are happy!

You might like to design a wedding dress, bouquet or even a wedding cake.

The World Can you find out about some of these materials - glass, wood, plastic, metal, fabric, brick/rock, paper, cardboard?

You might like to go on a material hunt around your home. What do you notice about them? What can be made from

these different materials? Where do they come from? Are some materials man-made and some natural?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh48d6f

Which materials should we choose when making certain products?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrssgk7/articles/z9pgcdm

Technology Using PowerPoint and an adult to help you, create a slideshow about something you find interesting.

You could share some information on a country, an animal, or information about yourself or

even your family.

Have a go at copying and pasting pictures from google and using the keyboard to type in

your information.

Your grown up may be able to help you add in special animations!

Will you present your slideshow to anybody? Remember to include a title page such as this

one:

Expressive Arts and Design

Exploring and

Using Media and

Materials

Create your own mixed media collage or painting.

You might like to hunt around your home for different materials e.g. from recycling products, newspapers or magazines

or evens old pieces of clothing. You could use chalks, pastels, paints and pens. Try to use as many different resources as

possible.

Plan out your piece before you get started. Will you have a background?

If you decide to make a collage, try to draw your outline independently first and then think about the different colours

you wish to use and you can tear or cut the paper into the preferred size.

Being Imaginative Make a nest or home for a small visitor in your garden or in a local park.

If you don’t wish to place your home outside you could also use your home for toy characters/animals or even a small

pet.

How will you design your home or shelter? Which resources will you use?

A little message

from us to you!

Dear Reception,

We can’t quite believe that we are now coming to the end of the summer term!

The past few months have been different to normal and we want you to know that we are very proud of you. You have

coped brilliantly with the changes that have happened and we know that you have been working exceptionally hard

at home.

We’ve loved seeing some of you at Forest School because we have missed you all very much!

We hope that you have a wonderful summer and we can’t wait to start learning with you again in September.

Try to keep up with your daily reading and enjoy using NumBots over the holidays!

Most importantly – have fun, be kind and keep smiling

With love from,

The Reception Team (photo below)

Family Challenge Balloon Car Challenge

Can you work as a family to make a balloon-

powered vehicle? You could research or make up

your own designs if you wanted to or use the idea

below. If you have enough family members, you

could divide into teams and make cars to race

against each other.

If you don’t have all of the items suggested here,

can you adapt the design using a suitable

replacement? If your design doesn’t work straight

away, can you work out how to improve it?

We’d love to see some photos or videos of your

family’s efforts – you could share them with us on the

school’s Twitter (@StamfordGreen

#StamfordGreenPics).

Maths Meeting

Remember – you could make up a new meeting for every day of the week!

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