Great work Archie (for passing stage 2/3 of his MMM) and Priscilla (for all of her hard work particularly in her reading progress).Some super counting, number matching and tens frames using fine motor skills this morning.Creative play and conversations in Room 1 this afternoon when we got out the dress ups, having a mixture of animals, superheroes, doctors, firefighters, police and fancy dress!!
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DevotionsThe Beginning (Genesis 1:20-25)
Big Question - Who made the World? This Week - Amazing Animals MV - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Song: In the Beginning Lesson: Read Genesis 1:20-25 together, talking about the different animals that it said God made. Talk about different animals and where they live. Play Activities: 1) Match to the Patch - using toy animals you have at home put them in front of you, take turns describing where that animal would live and see if the other person/people can guess which animal you choose. Continue until all of the animals have had their homes described. 2) Create some Critters - use craft materials, boxes etc you have around the house and make an animal that lives in the sea, land or sky. 3) Animal Noises - Take turns making the sound of animals, the other person has to guess whether that animals is from the land, sea or sky.
Maths
Phonics
Spelling
ReadingContinue reading the readers sent home with your child and learning their sight words with a variety of interactive and play-based activities. Below are more books on Epic! that fit in with this week's letter theme. *Kk https://www.getepic.com/app/read/68294 *King of the Zoo https://www.getepic.com/app/read/35517 *Kangaroo Country https://www.getepic.com/app/read/18686 *Koala Joeys https://www.getepic.com/app/read/58564 *The Yellow Kite Flies High https://www.getepic.com/app/read/27475 *Abby Flies a Kite https://www.getepic.com/app/read/53806 *Kite Day https://www.getepic.com/app/read/41460 *Making 5 with Kittens https://www.getepic.com/app/read/66253 *Kittens https://www.getepic.com/app/read/58562 WritingHere are some writing ideas and sentence starters to choose from for the next day or so... Get your child to choose one (or more) of their stories, take a photo and send it to Mrs Coe, I will reply to them :) *Write about a KITTEN, KOALA or KANGAROO *Write about a KITE flying in the wind *"If I were the KING…" You could also base writing off something you have read, done or seen that day or during the week or weekend. Oral Language / News*find something at home beginning with the letter Kk. Send a short video sharing your news (by Thursday) with the class and Mrs Coe will post them on the blog on Friday. Remember to greet the class (Good morning or afternoon room 1), and tell us about what you are sharing, mum or dad might even ask a question for you to answer to give us some more information. Developmental
*KICK a ball outside
*make a KITE *Colour, Cut, Paste - KOALA and KANGAROO finger puppets
Finding letters in context of words is a helpful tool to see that children can recognise letters not just on their own but when they are used. Each week in class when the children are learning these alphabet poems they use a highlighter to see how many of that letter they can find. A great counting activity too.
Another use for jellybeans this week could be with maths activities you are doing. Instead of using toys or even Numicon shapes you could use things like jellybeans, counters, pasta, buttons (anything you have accessible to you at home.)
This fun activity is great for hand eye coordination, creativity, counting and so much more. If you don't have toothpicks you could use spaghetti sticks - but are a bit more fiddly they can break easily.
There are so many learning opportunities in the kitchen. Jelly is a fun kitchen-science activity. You can talk about changes that happen (from the solid sugar crystals to liquid after adding hot water to a jiggly set jelly). Write about the process of making the jelly. Taste and touch the jelly (using senses) then write or talk about it. You could make it in a bowl or silicon moulds and you could also add cut up fruit to your liquid jelly mixture before letting it set.
This week's letter of the week is the letter Jj. There are so many ideas and activities that I have included throughout the reading, writing and maths section that are hands-on or also relate to this week's letter. But there are also heaps of extra Jj developmental activity ideas at the bottom of the page.
DevotionsThe Beginning (Genesis 1:11-13, 27-31)
Big Question - Who made the World? This Week - God the creator is also God the provider. He made the plants and trees. MV - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Songs: In the Beginning Play Activities: 1) Explore outdoors - look at the different textures, colours and scents of plants and trees in your garden or close by outside areas. 2) Dramatic play 'shops' - set up a fruit and vegetable shop and talk about where fruits and vegetables come from. 3) Bark or leaf crayon rubbings - find some different textured items outside that you can create crayon rubbings from on a piece of paper. Object Lesson - Using a piece of fruit (apple in example) - cut up and share an apple. Once it is all gone talk about what you would do to get more if there were none left in the house (grocery store, market, tree). Apples grow on trees but where did trees come from? God made plants, trees, flowers and seeds. Talk about what other things God has made. Read Genesis 1:11a - God said to do something and it was done! Make up actions for the different things God made - tall trees, tiny seeds, beautiful flowers, delicious fruit. Talk about why plants and trees are important for us and how this is one way God provides for us (food, shelter). We are to look after and care for creation.
Maths - Addition and Adding Sentences
These lessons introduce different vocabulary that are all asking addition questions. It is important for them to hear and use a variety of words so that when they hear a question with one of these words in it they will know they are needing to add.
Here are some follow up adding worksheets they could complete (or continue with any unfinished worksheets from your At Home Learning Pack). If you don’t have a printer you can always write out your own questions for your child to fill in the answer or if they are up to it get them to write down the questions as you read them aloud to them. If your child is still learning to form numbers correctly you could draw shapes to represent the question eg 2 squares plus 3 squares and then they draw the correct number of squares after an equals symbol.
Phonics
Spelling
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*Have a go making something out of JELLYBEANS and toothpicks or spaghetti.
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*Colour, Cut, Paste - jigsaw puzzle - choose one of the jigsaw puzzle templates (one is to draw/colour their own the other has a picture on it already to colour in) once coloured cut out and muddle up the pieces. Try to piece the puzzle back together again and stick onto another piece of paper.
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Letter of the Week 'Jj' Activities
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Awesome to hear from so many of you this week and see what learning has been taking place at home. Here are Week 3's learning at home ideas. Remember there are lots more ideas on the At Home Learning page.
*Remember Monday 27th is ANZAC day observed*
Devotions
The Beginning (Genesis 1:9-10)
Big Question - Who made the World?
This Week - God speaks, he made the land and sea.
MV - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
Songs: In the Beginning (from last week)
Play Activity Ideas:
1) Islands in the sea - design a simple obstacle course (you could draw 'islands' on the ground with chalk or use cushions or newspaper, mountains/chairs to climb over, bridges etc). See if your child can go through the obstacle course by going on the islands and not falling in the sea!
2) At the beach - make a pretend beach by arranging towels, balls, sunglasses, buckets, etc (near a sandpit if you have one - otherwise find things sand and sea coloured to represent those things). Use this as an imaginative play space.
3) Sandy toes - a sensory activity with wet and dry sand (if you have it), describe what the different sand feels like.
4) Make a snack that reminds them God made the land and sea - this could be blue jelly (sea) with bits of fruit (land) or anything creative you can thing of!
Object Lesson - (If you made a play space you could do this talking in that area) Play a quick game of Simon says then ask "How do you think God made the land and sea?" When God said something, it happened. Imagine you're at the beach, what can you hear/feel/see? God spoke and told the water to come together in one place…and it did! When that happened there was dry ground. What are the different names for the water, and dry ground? God's word is very powerful. When he speaks or commands something, it happens!!
Big Question - Who made the World?
This Week - God speaks, he made the land and sea.
MV - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
Songs: In the Beginning (from last week)
Play Activity Ideas:
1) Islands in the sea - design a simple obstacle course (you could draw 'islands' on the ground with chalk or use cushions or newspaper, mountains/chairs to climb over, bridges etc). See if your child can go through the obstacle course by going on the islands and not falling in the sea!
2) At the beach - make a pretend beach by arranging towels, balls, sunglasses, buckets, etc (near a sandpit if you have one - otherwise find things sand and sea coloured to represent those things). Use this as an imaginative play space.
3) Sandy toes - a sensory activity with wet and dry sand (if you have it), describe what the different sand feels like.
4) Make a snack that reminds them God made the land and sea - this could be blue jelly (sea) with bits of fruit (land) or anything creative you can thing of!
Object Lesson - (If you made a play space you could do this talking in that area) Play a quick game of Simon says then ask "How do you think God made the land and sea?" When God said something, it happened. Imagine you're at the beach, what can you hear/feel/see? God spoke and told the water to come together in one place…and it did! When that happened there was dry ground. What are the different names for the water, and dry ground? God's word is very powerful. When he speaks or commands something, it happens!!
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Beginners Bible Story - focusing on the part of the story where God created the sun, moon and stars.
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Maths
Comparisions and Differences
Here are 3 days (Tuesday-Thursday) of Maths activities. Remember you also have hard copy worksheets you can use and to start off with Mad Math Minute and number wiritng pracitce.
1. Comparing length and widthUse a collection of ribbons, string or cut up strips of paper (depending what you have accessible)
*challenge your child to find different ways to sort and order the ribbons/string/paper (could be colours, lengths, widths) *Talk about how they chose to sort and order the items. Are there other ways you could do it? *Place 2 ribbons/string/paper pieces next to each other, "which is longer?" *Ask your child to find one shorter than one you show them. *Link longer and shorter to tall and short with a follow up worksheet ![]()
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2. Comparing weightBelow are two activities, depending what you have at home you could do one or both of them.
Bags of Books *Use a selection of books from around the house and two bags that you can't see through. *Put some books in each bag (one heavier than the other). Talk about which one is heavier and which is lighter. *Get your child to guess which bag has more books inside. Open the bags and check. *Talk about how the bag with the biggest number of books may not always mean the heaviest. Why? (Size, thickness, number of pages of books). Balls of Playdough *Make some playdough, or use some you have at home already. Split the dough into different sized balls. *Compare two balls of playdough, holding one in each hand talking about which is lighter and which is heavier. *Continue this with different sized balls. *Try with eyes closed. |
3. Differences in pairs of objects*Find pairs of objects around the house and ask what is the same and what is different?
*Cut strips of paper. Choosing two at a time talk about the things that are the same and the things that are different. *Using Numicon shapes select two at a time and ask about the similarities and differences. *You could follow up with a worksheet looking for the picture with what is different. Get your child to draw in what is missing on each line ![]()
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Please note from your physical learning pack that was sent home before lockdown the 'How Many Left' activity also links in with this week's learning. You can also continue to use number worksheets from within this pack to practice skills they have been learning. Some of the worksheets that link in with this learning are: p16, 19, 20.
Phonics
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Spelling
This week's words: was, bad, are
Practice all of this week's spelling words in fun ways - in sand or salt, with chalk, with water and a paint brush on concrete, write as rainbow words etc. Test your child to see what they remember.
Reading
Continue reading the readers sent home with your child and learning their sight words with a variety of interactive and play-based activities. Below are more books on Epic! that fit in with this week's letter theme.
*Izzy Impala's Imaginary Illnesses https://www.getepic.com/app/read/5199
*Do you know about Insects? https://www.getepic.com/app/read/48646
*I see https://www.getepic.com/app/read/70100
*I see butterflies https://www.getepic.com/app/read/59405
*I see ladybugs https://www.getepic.com/app/read/59409
*I see a cat https://www.getepic.com/app/read/47455
*I smell! https://www.getepic.com/app/read/52264
*I hear! https://www.getepic.com/app/read/52267
*I taste! https://www.getepic.com/app/read/52262
*I want pizza https://www.getepic.com/app/read/54350
*I like my bike https://www.getepic.com/app/read/65847
*I want to help https://www.getepic.com/app/read/64649
*I will try https://www.getepic.com/app/read/40127
*I see and see https://www.getepic.com/app/read/40180
*Who am I? https://www.getepic.com/app/read/7140
*It's my turn https://www.getepic.com/app/read/12097
*I'm the boss! https://www.getepic.com/app/read/12103
*I can! https://www.getepic.com/app/read/13319
*I see plants https://www.getepic.com/app/read/58931
*I Can See https://www.getepic.com/app/read/25763
*I see insects https://www.getepic.com/app/read/58924
*Alphabet - Ii https://www.getepic.com/app/read/59330
*What good is an I? https://www.getepic.com/app/read/29103
*In my backyard https://www.getepic.com/app/read/60003
*Izzy Impala's Imaginary Illnesses https://www.getepic.com/app/read/5199
*Do you know about Insects? https://www.getepic.com/app/read/48646
*I see https://www.getepic.com/app/read/70100
*I see butterflies https://www.getepic.com/app/read/59405
*I see ladybugs https://www.getepic.com/app/read/59409
*I see a cat https://www.getepic.com/app/read/47455
*I smell! https://www.getepic.com/app/read/52264
*I hear! https://www.getepic.com/app/read/52267
*I taste! https://www.getepic.com/app/read/52262
*I want pizza https://www.getepic.com/app/read/54350
*I like my bike https://www.getepic.com/app/read/65847
*I want to help https://www.getepic.com/app/read/64649
*I will try https://www.getepic.com/app/read/40127
*I see and see https://www.getepic.com/app/read/40180
*Who am I? https://www.getepic.com/app/read/7140
*It's my turn https://www.getepic.com/app/read/12097
*I'm the boss! https://www.getepic.com/app/read/12103
*I can! https://www.getepic.com/app/read/13319
*I see plants https://www.getepic.com/app/read/58931
*I Can See https://www.getepic.com/app/read/25763
*I see insects https://www.getepic.com/app/read/58924
*Alphabet - Ii https://www.getepic.com/app/read/59330
*What good is an I? https://www.getepic.com/app/read/29103
*In my backyard https://www.getepic.com/app/read/60003
Writing
Here are some writing ideas and sentence starters to choose from for this week. Aim to write one story each day.
Get your child to choose one (or more) their favourite stories, take a photo and send it to Mrs Coe, I will reply to them :)
*"On ANZAC day…"
*If you made ANZAC cookies in the weekend, write about how you made them OR what they tasted like.
*Go on an insect hunt in the garden and write about what you found.
*"I like…"
*"I went…"
*"I see…"
*Write about what it would be like to live in an IGLOO. "In my igloo…"
You could also base writing off something you have read, done or seen that day or during the week. Your child could also write about what they are going to share for news.
Get your child to choose one (or more) their favourite stories, take a photo and send it to Mrs Coe, I will reply to them :)
*"On ANZAC day…"
*If you made ANZAC cookies in the weekend, write about how you made them OR what they tasted like.
*Go on an insect hunt in the garden and write about what you found.
*"I like…"
*"I went…"
*"I see…"
*Write about what it would be like to live in an IGLOO. "In my igloo…"
You could also base writing off something you have read, done or seen that day or during the week. Your child could also write about what they are going to share for news.
Oral Language / News
*find something at home beginning with the letter Ii. Send a short video sharing your news (by Thursday) with the class and Mrs Coe will post them on the blog on Friday.
Try to remember to greet the class (Good morning or afternoon room 1), and tell us about what you are sharing, mum or dad might even ask a question for you to answer to give us some more information.
Try to remember to greet the class (Good morning or afternoon room 1), and tell us about what you are sharing, mum or dad might even ask a question for you to answer to give us some more information.
Developmental
*Colour, Cut, Paste - penguin to stick in front of the igloo
*Freeze some plastic toys in a block of ICE, watch them melt in the sun or try different ways to get them out. |
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*Become an INVENTOR - make, construct or build something using whatever resources you have at home.
*Make a collage using newspapers, magazine, old cards etc of pictures starting with the letter Ii.
*INDOOR or INVENTOR scavenger hunt. Or you could make your own looking for different types of INSECTS.
*Make a collage using newspapers, magazine, old cards etc of pictures starting with the letter Ii.
*INDOOR or INVENTOR scavenger hunt. Or you could make your own looking for different types of INSECTS.
Letter of the Week 'Ii' - Activities
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| Mrs Coe and Sleepy Sloth were busy making Numicon biscuits yesterday. |
Choose a cookie recipe that usually uses cookie cutters (I made shortbread due the ingredients I did/didn’t have at home but it wasn’t really my first choice!) then use a bread knife to make cookies in the shape of Numicon shapes. Younger children could be focusing on 1-1 counting or colour matching in putting pebbles or mnms on top and older children could focus on measuring ingredients and also the size of the cookies. But really focus on having fun together as a family.
We’d love to see your photos throughout the week if you give it a go!
We’d love to see your photos throughout the week if you give it a go!
Room 1
Moemoeā:
Aroha, Mōhio, Manaaki, Pānga
Vision:
Love, Know, Serve, Impact
Aroha, Mōhio, Manaaki, Pānga
Vision:
Love, Know, Serve, Impact
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