Reception
Weekly Workbook
18th January 2021
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Day ✓ when complete Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Monday
English
Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, Amazing Africa.
Africa is a huge continent made up of 56 different countries.
This week we are going to be learning some facts about Africa.
Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSYHMWmyVfo
Talk to your grown up about the facts that we learned in that video,
which one was your favourite?
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Phonics/Reading
Today in Phonics, we are learning a new sound ‘y’.
The word we use to remember this sound is ‘yawn’ and the action is to pretend to yawn!
We have allocated the ‘y’ lesson to you on Bug Club - please log in and watch it.
Look at the way the ‘y’ is written. You whoosh in, go down to the line, curl up, down and under the line, make a loop and whoosh out!
Have a go at writing ‘y’ 5 times here:
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Can you try and write the words ‘yes’, ‘yuck’ and ‘yam’ next to these pictures.
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Maths
Today we are practicing careful counting and number formation.
Have a look at the animal counting sheet below and have a go at
answering the questions.
Other Activity
This is Africa:
This is the United Kingdom, where we live:
Here is a map of the world:
1.
Can you find Africa?
2. Can you find the United Kingdom?
3. Have you ever been on holiday to a different country? Can you find
it on the map?
4. Some of you may have family or friends who live in different
countries, can you find where they live on the map?
5. Lots of the map is blue - what does the blue mean?
Tuesday
English
Today and tomorrow we will be looking at pages from the non fiction book ‘A is for Africa’ by Ifeoma Onyefulu to learn more facts about Africa.
Read these pages through with your grown up - what facts have
you learned?
Which was your favourite fact?
Phonics/Reading
The word we use to remember this sound is ‘zoom’ and the action is to put our hands together and zoom above like a rocket taking off.
We have allocated the ‘z’ lesson to you on Bug Club - please log in and watch it.
Look at the way the ‘z’ is written. You whoosh in, straight across, cross back down and straight across the line.
Have a go at writing ‘z’ 5 times here:
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Can you try and write words with the ‘z’ sound. ‘Zip’ and ‘zig zag’
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Maths
This week in Maths, we are learning about Addition using numbers 0-10.
When we add, we take different groups and put them together to make a new, bigger group.
Other Activity
Here are two ideas for an art activity.
First you need to paint a sunset background with paint or pencil. Once it is dry you can draw silhouettes such as animals and trees with a black pen.
Some people in Africa wear beautiful necklaces like in the pictures below. Can you try and make one? You can use a paper plate or cardboard to decorate.
Wednesday
Find your favourite fact from these pages and have a go at writing it
here:
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Phonics/Reading
.We have allocated the ‘zz’ lesson to you on Bug Club - please log in and watch it.
Look at the way the ‘zz’ is written. You whoosh in, straight across, cross back down and straight across the line. Repeat this and leave a finger space between each sound.
Have a go at writing ‘zz’ 5 times here:
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You can also log on to Bug Club and read your new book today ‘The Hunt’.
Maths
Other Activity
Come on a Yoga Safari adventure! :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvJH8Kbzj54&list=PLvNo5GTreVAFqx7Jfpz047 AkLTwmFD2JB
You can also try and join in with this dancing video.
Thursday
English
Today we are looking at similarities and differences between England and some different African countries.
Look at the photos and talk to your grown up about what is similar and different.
Dunraven Primary School in England A primary school in Ghana
The countryside in Uganda The countryside in England
The river Thames The river Nile
African wildlife British wildlife
Can you think of any other similarities? Have a go at writing them here:
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______________________________________________________________ If you would like, Google Earth is an amazing resource and a great way to explore the world from your home!
You can find it here: https://earth.google.com/web/
Here are some ideas to search for on Google Earth 1. The pyramids in Egypt
2. Victoria Falls 3. Mount Kilimanjaro 4. Kruger National Park 5. The river Nile
6. A spice market in Morocco 7. Maasai Mara National reserve
8. Boulders beach - what animals can you see? 9. Lagos in Nigeria
10. Nairobi in Kenya
Phonics/Reading
Today in phonics, we are learning a new sound ‘qu’. This is a special sound as it has ‘two letters make one sound’.
The word we use to remember this sound is ‘queen’ and the action is to put a crown on our heads with both hands.
We have allocated the ‘qu’ lesson to you on Bug Club - please log in and watch it.
Look at the way the ‘qu’ is written. You whoosh in
Have a go at writing ‘qu’ 5 times here:
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Can you try and write the words ‘quid’, ‘quick’ and ‘quack’ next to the pictures.
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You can also log on to your bug club and try to read your new book ‘Quick! Quick! Quick!’
Maths
Other Activity
Today we would like you to have a go at painting some African animals using your hands!
Have a look at the examples below:
Friday
English
Today in English, we would like you to make a fact book or poster so you can teach your family about Africa!
You can share your facts any way you would like, but here are some ideas:
Please email in a photo of your creation, we would love to see it!
Today is Tricky word Friday!
The tricky words we are learning today are ‘he’ and ‘my’.
Watch the tricky word song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri4u0TjAZ38&list=PLCLKSf1kRDSRP6OCf-lm0w Ar2s7Y1LfkO&index=2
Practice writing them here:
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Maths
Today we are going to practice Subitising. Subitising is the ability to look at a small number of objects and instantly recognise how many objects there are without needing to count.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Mazc-SsG0
Other Activity
Why don’t you have a go at doing a work out in fancy dress with Joe Wicks!
You can find his workouts on You Tube.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00wcn0q/tinga-tinga-tales-series-2-5-why-leopard-has-spots https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00wp025/tinga-tinga-tales-series-2-15-why-parrot-cant-keep-a -secret
