Thursday 11th February

Morning Boys and Girls. 

We're nearly there. Just two more days of activities to go until half term. Here is another day of fun packed activities for you. We hope you are enjoying them. We've tried to keep the majority practical for you.

Maths
Game 1: Todays shape is a triangle. Today I would like you to see if your child can recognise shapes using  food. This is a great activity to do just before lunch or snack time. They will learn through life skills. I would like you to make a sandwich together and cut your sandwich into triangles. Is there any other shapes that you can make?

Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck

Game 2: Draw a 2D Shape Watch the YouTube clip 'Shape Shifting'  as a warm up activity.
You will need a white board and pen and a range of 2D shapes.
​Show your child a circle. Ask them to help you describe it. It is round. It has no straight sides. It has no corners. Its edge is smooth. Parents demonstrate drawing a circle on the whiteboard. Talk it through as you draw. It is one round shape.  Then ask your  child to draw a circle on their whiteboards. Talk it through with them. They can have a few goes until they get a good circle. Repeat for a square, triangle and rectangle. Which shape do children think was easiest to draw? Why?

Game 3: Symmetry Butterflies Similar to yesterday's activity, today I would like you to make the butterflies attached symmetrical. You will need colouring pens for this task. Make both sides the same! 

Symmetry Butterfly

Just for fun!
There's nothing like a good dance! Join in with the song/dance 'Shake Your Sillies Out'

Literacy
Today's activities all focus on fine motor skills that will lead to handwriting.  

Game 1: You will need to make these easy squishy sensory bags for this task. You will need: hair gel, zip lock bags, food colouring, glitter and craft stars (optional). Please the the clip to see how it's done. Then using their fingers, challenge your child to make different patterns e.g. wavy lines, circles, straight lines etc. I have sent home some patterns so you could use these under your sensory bag.. Shaving foam on a table will work just as well if you don't have these in your home.

Game 2:  Using the sensory bag in game 1, I would like your child to experiment with letter formation. I have sent some letters home, if you don't have them you could write a letter on paper and place under the bag. I've attached some letter groupings. Start with the curly letters on the top line. 

Letter Formation groupings

A-Z tracing

Game 3: Can you write the letters on your own? Use the template to guide you. Practice on lined paper. Can you rest your letters on the line?

Can you write your letters?

Topic
Can you dance like the Gingerbread Man? This clip is just for fun. Dance along to the Cookie Boogie!
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This is one of my favourite Gingerbread Man songs. Please sing-a-long. Parents challenge your child to remember the order of those who chased him. Just for fun I've added some images of hand print art. You could recreate your own story.

Keep safe,

​Cofion oddiwrth Edwards a Povey xx​