Learning at home blog 4

Date: 4th Jun 2020 @ 3:14pm

Does your child ask questions about why they are still at home and when they can go out?  A new story has been written about this situation and may help you to answer their questions. You can download for free at 

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-features/features/2020/april/staying-home-by-sally-nicholls/.

 

More ideas for home learning:

Old Macdonald had a farm E,I,E,I,O!

• How many animals can you remember from Old Macdonald’s farm? – sing the song and remember their animal noises. Can you draw any of the animals?
• Look in your fridge and cupboard – can you find any of these foods and drinks which have been produced on farms; potatoes / carrots / eggs / milk / cheese?
• Printing with potatoes - ask an adult to help you using a sharp knife to cut shapes in the potato and then press into the paint to print – what pictures can you make?
• Planting carrot tops – chop the top off the carrot and place into a saucer of water – after just a couple of days you will start to see it grow and then you can move it into a tub of soil to grow your own.
• On Cbeebies website  play a game with Topsy and Tim, helping them to work on the farm https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/topsy-and-tim-at-the-farm?collection=fun-activities-to-do-with-older-kids

Have fun and don't forget you can send your photos to [email protected]

 

It’s raining, its pouring, the old man is snoring, he went to bed and bumped his head and couldn’t get up in the morning. 

• Catch the rain in cups, pots and pans. Listen to the sounds the drips and drops make. Which container will fill up fastest? Why?  Talk about empty and full with your child.
• Look at the clothes in your wardrobe. Which are best for sunny days or rainy days?
• A challenge for your whole family. How many people can you squeeze under 1 umbrella?
• Have a coat race. Encourage your child to put their own arms into sleeves and do up their zip. Who can put on their coat first?
• Take a look at https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/hey-duggee to see how he got a rain dance badge, maybe you can make your own badge.

 

 

I’m a little teapot, short and stout , Here’s my handle, here’s my spout , When the tea is ready hear me shout, Tip me up and pour me out.

• Have a picnic tea party in the sunshine  - you can have tea and sandwiches with your family or  your toys! Can you help to make the sandwich, spreading butter on the bread, using the knife carefully?
• Look around your kitchen – find three things which have handles (pan, jug, cup)
• It’s time to investigate. Which one is largest and will hold the most water – how many cups full? Which is medium sized? Which is smallest? How many cups of water will this one hold?
• Enjoy the story of ‘ The tiger who came to tea’  by clicking this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsXtqJp8Az8

Stay in touch with us on [email protected].  We are always here to speak to and help.

 

Pat a cake, pat a cake,  bakers man, bake me a cake as fast as you can,                                 

Pat it and prick it and mark it with ‘B’ and put it in the oven for baby and me!

• Bake some cupcakes .    Here is a simple recipe:
• You will need   

110g/4oz butter margarine                                                                                           

110g/4oz  sugar or caster sugar   

2 eggs    

1 tsp vanilla extract (if you have some!)        

110g/4oz self-raising flour  

1or 2 tablespoons of  milk                                                                     

Cake cases

As you bake with your child talk about all the things you are doing; weighing, finding numbers on the scales, mixing, seeing how the ingredients change, sharing between cases and cooking,  setting a timer?

 

1,2,3,4, 5, once I caught a fish alive 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 then I let it go again.  

Why did you let it go? Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite? This little finger on my right!   

• Make your own cereal box aquarium - cut out the front of the box – paint the inside blue and add seaweed, stones, sharks and fish! Maybe even an octopus!
• Draw a large fish, decorate with multi-coloured scales and practice your scissor skills by cutting it out.
• Listen to the story of ‘Bravest Fish’ -                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4F46Ze7umc  a shiny fish who is very brave. At times in this story Stanley is sad and lonely, this could be a way to talk to your children about if they are missing their friends and reassuring them that this won’t last forever and they will get to play with friends again.
• Let’s work on counting – there are so many things to count at home – toys, stairs, tins and people. How far can you count? Can you find numbers around your house?

Incy wincy spider                 

• Make a ball of playdough and use little sticks  or pipe cleaners with button eyes to make your own spider. Count the legs carefully.
• In your garden lift up a stone or log and see if you can find any spiders. If you do find some remember to hold it gently and don’t squash it.Watch how it moves.
• Watch this clip where a spider makes it’s web             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNtSAQHNONo –it is amazing! Now try to make your own using a ball of wool or string – you might need to ask your family to help you by holding some of the string.
• Watch this spider story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btctO8asZ3E to see how a spider becomes a family pet.

I hope you have fun!