Otters Week 11 Timetable

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Key Learning Intentions for this week • To be able to identify an object beginning with the sound ‘a/o’. • To replicate a construction using the same blocks and colours. • To identify the odd object from a given set. Please don’t forget your LIVE Creative Movements sessions for Morning and Full-time children on Monday from 9.35-10.05am and for Afternoon and Full-time children on Friday from 3.10-3.40pm. Creative Movements Monday Session (9.35am) - Meeting ID: 886 3336 0517 Password: CMMHStues (Password: 426586) Creative Movements Friday Session (3.10pm) - Meeting ID: 875 8618 2413 Password: CMMHSfri (Password: 236688)

AM AM AM AM AM Phonics daily activity - sound 'a' – 1st termers Phonics daily activity - sound 'o' – 2nd termers

Phonics daily activity - sound 'a' recap – 1st termers Phonics daily activity - sound 'o' recap – 2nd termers

Phonics daily activity - sound 'a' recap – 1st termers Phonics daily activity - sound 'o' recap – 2nd termers

Phonics daily activity - sound 'a' recap – 1st termers Phonics daily activity - sound 'o' recap – 2nd termers

Phonics daily activity - sound 'a' recap – 1st termers Phonics daily activity - sound 'o' recap – 2nd termers

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Personal, Social and Emotional Development Hygiene Glitter hands

Mathematics Making shapes The children will be making shapes using

Personal, Social and Emotional Development Wellbeing

Physical Development Octopus This is a great activity to practise the

Physical Development Colour wheel

Today is a follow up session from content covered in previous weeks. The children will start with a gluing and sticking glitter activity. The children will soon realise that whatever they touch with their glittery hands will have glitter on it – this is how germs are being spread! Explain to your child that we will pretend that glitter represents germs and when they

different resources. All you need to do is stick masking tape to the floor making different shapes. Ask your child to identify all of the shapes and together discuss their features. Finally, ask your child to place different objects on the shapes’ lines. As an extension, you could ask your child to create exactly the same shapes without using lines as a help. Physical Development PE with Coach Marc I wonder what you will be doing today during your PE session?

Mindful freeze dance! The children are going to be engaged in a freeze dance! Let the children know that they have the option of walking or moving in a variety of ways they choose. Start the music and get them moving! Stop the music and freeze. Ask them to reflect on their experience. No one is eliminated, as the intention is to bring an awareness of movement and space.

children’s scissors skills. What you need:

- A4 paper - Scissors - Glue or sticky

tape - Wobbly eyes (you

could use white stickers instead)

- Hole punch To access the template, click here. What you need to do:

1. Print out the template

2. Using a pair of scissors cut along all of the dotted lines. If you printed the blank template, then draw on a mouth.

Today we will work on sorting by colour using the colour wheel. Parents’ supervision will be required with this activity at all times! What you need: -colour wheel template - scissors - drawing pin - bottle lid/wine cork Cut out the colour wheel template and stick the resources together to the bottle lid with a drawing pin. Optionally use a pencil instead of the arrow. If you use drawing pin, remember to supervise your child and remove it immediately after the activity. Ask your child to spin the arrow (or pencil). When the arrow stops,

finish it will be time to wash our hands! Glitter is naturally sticky and it will take at least 30 seconds to clean it off and lots of soap will be needed! The children will quickly learn that this is exactly how we are supposed to wash our hands to make sure that all of the germs are gone!

Personal, Social and Emotional Development We’re going on a Bear hunt! The children will listen to “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” story. We're going on a Bear Hunt story Throughout the story allow the children to anticipate key phrases

Sample prompts: - Prompt your

child to freeze or move their body in a way that reflects how the song feels to them.

- Prompt your child to freeze like the shape of a letter, an animal, or a superhero

- Ask your child to dance in certain ways—like a ballerina, a famous artist, or an animal.

Overall, encourage the children to share what they liked about the activity and what they found difficult.

3. Punch two holes in your octopus so that it can be hung when complete.

4. Glue or tape the tab into place

5. Help your child to curl the legs

6. Stick eyes on your octopus. You can use wobbly eyes or white stickers.

Understanding of the World Classical music Today the children will listen to some classical music. Playing classical music to children

ask your child to identify the colour that the pointy edge has stopped on and find something of this colour in your house. Literacy Tiddler Tiddler the story telling fish Following the link read or allow your child to listen to the ‘Tiddler the story telling fish’. Encourage the children to listen to the story with focused attention and he/she could join in with repeated refrains and anticipate key

Expressive Arts and Design Music with Janie It’s Janie time! I wonder what music you will be enjoying today! Expressive Arts and Design Creative Movements with Harriet

and events. Using your inside or outside space you have access to, prepare a bear hunt by hiding familiar toys (teddy bears if possible) around the space. You can then take your child on a hunt around the house to find them. Try to make this as imaginative as possible, moving around in different ways and facing different obstacles along the way. You can use the 'We’re Going on a Bear Hunt' story for some ideas. Extension: Oh no, the bear has escaped! We need to make a den to hide away and keep us safe! Using materials from around your house, together build a den to keep them safe from the bear. E.g. use blankets, table clothes, etc.

Physical Development Games

Simon says Simon says is a classic game that can be enjoyed by all the members of the family.

How to Play • Instruct your

children that they are to do what you say only if you start the command with the phrase ‘Simon says…’ e.g. Simon says touch your hair. Simon says jump up high.

can boosts their concentration and self-discipline as well as their general listening and social skills. While listening, the children will be exploring different musical instruments. They will play them according to the music they hear playing fast or slowly, loud or quiet. To challenge the children ask them to listen carefully to see if they can hear any instruments that they are playing with. Mathematics

events and phrases in the text. It is important that the children begin to understand how to answer, ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions. Key questions: Open ended questions to ask your child:

- What kind of animal is Tiddler?

- Can you recall any other fish?

- Where do the fish live?

- Which animals do you know that live in the sea?

- What lessons might the fish have at their school?

Key vocabulary: Fish, shoal, creatures, goldfish Now, Otters, it’s time for you to choose what would you like to draw

It’s Harriet time! I wonder what story you will be enjoying today!

Expressive Arts and Design

Bear What you need: Kitchen roll, brown/black card, brown/black paint, paintbrush, googly eyes, black pen, glue, scissors. What need to do: Paint a kitchen roll with brown or black paint. Leave it to dry. Cut out circles out of the card for bear’s face and ears and finish them off with black pen. When the bear is dry stick everything together with glue.

• If you say anything without saying the phrase, they aren’t supposed to do it. If they do, they will be out of the game.

• The last person to follow all the commands accurately wins and gets to become the next Simon.

Colour by number Today we will look again at number and colour recognition. Print out the attached worksheet and ask your child to colour the fish with different colours as directed. To access the worksheet, click here. Ask your child to identify the numbers and colours shown. Don’t forget to use tripod grip to hold crayons!

from the story! Remember to use your tripod grip to hold the crayons correctly! Expressive Arts and Design Shiny scales The children need to use their fingers to print shiny and colourful scales on the fish template. To access fish template click here.

PM PM PM PM PM Mathematics Monsters Today we will look at numbers with this monster activity. What you need: Monsters template, googly eyes (or eyes template attached), dice. To access monsters template, click here. What you need to do: Roll a dice and count the amount of spots shown. Give a monster exactly the same amount of spots that you see on the dice.

Understanding of the World Replicate construction! The children will use their favourite blocks to build a variety of constructions. To start with build a simple construction and ask your child to replicate your construction using the same blocks and the same colours. Challenge your child building more complicated constructions and see how it will go! Now it’s

Physical Development Same and different Today the children will work on understanding the concept of the odd one out. First, you need to explain to your child that the odd object is the one that does not belong in the group. Use different objects for your child to understand, e.g. have 3 teddy bears and 1 doll; 4 red blocks and 1 blue. Create some groups

Personal, Social and Emotional Development Wellbeing Friendship Today we will talk about our friendship. The children will discuss why having friends is so important. We will talk about our feelings and explore how having friends makes us feel. Each child will take turns to talk about their friends and what is special about them.

Expressive Arts and Design Music with Janie It’s Janie time! I wonder what music you will be enjoying today! Expressive Arts and Design Creative Movements with Harriet

Don’t worry if you don’t have a dice. You could use flashcards or simply give your child instructions, e.g. Give the monster 3 eyes. At the end, your child can stick the eyes to the monster template with glue or you can save the template and play this games again. Make sure you supervise your child, especially when you are using googly eyes as they are very small!

time for your child to build a construction for you to replicate! Physical Development Straw necklace What you need: Straws, string, scissors. Parents’ supervision is required with this activity! What you need to do: The children need to cut straws into small

and ask your child to identify the odd one. Ask your child to explain why the made this choice. The children then will practise by completing activity using the worksheet provided. To access odd one out worksheet, click here.

Finally, the children will draw a picture for their friends. Physical Development Games Jumping path Print out the feet template and stick them to the floor with tape. To access feet template, click here. Ask your child to jump on the feet or next to

It’s Harriet time! I wonder what story you will be enjoying today! Personal, Social and Emotional Development Hygiene Today the children will recap what it means to have good hygiene.

Physical Development PE with coach Marc I wonder what you will be doing during your PE session today? Literacy Phonics Focus letters– 1st termers – letter ‘a’ 2nd termers – letter ‘o’ Place in a box/bag some objects beginning with letter a/o. Ask your child to

pieces and then thread them with string to make colourful necklaces! Mathematics Size and colour The children will continue with exploring the concept of big and small.

Personal Social and Emotional Development Restaurant Set up a restaurant role play area for your child. Talk about the cutlery you are using and all of the dishes on the table. Let your child be the chef who serves the food for the whole family or to teddies/dolls.

them following the same direction. It’s up to you how difficult the path will be. This is a fun, active game helping the children with many skills:

- Jumping – helps with practicing jumping on both feet.

- Motor planning – The child has to look at where their feet are, look at where the

During circle time, they will talk about what good hygiene habits they remember and why it is so important to stick to them at all times. The children then will explore hygiene puzzles. To access our hygiene puzzles, click here. Help your child to cut the puzzle following indicated lines. Mix the pieces together and allow your child to put the pieces together again. Talk about what they can see on the picture and why it is so important to do what is on the pictures.

pick up one object at the time while singing “What’s in the bag, what’s in the bag? Tell me …. (child’s name) what’s in the bag” Discuss each object and highlight the sound that each object’s name beginning with. a - Print out the attached pictures with different objects on it and find a bell/shaker, etc. Discuss each object highlighting what sound it begins with. Place the pictures on the table. Ask your child to ring the bell when they spot a picture with an object beginning with the sound ‘a’. o - print out attached worksheet and complete the activity.

Recap big and small with your child having a box with different sized objects and ask your child to identify which of them are big and which of them are small. The children will also practice their number recognition. Make sure your child listens carefully to given instructions. Print out the activity worksheets. Read carefully to your child the instructions and ask them to follow them using the right

Expressive Arts and Design Create a dish Today the children will explore a collage technique. You can find pictures of food in different magazines or use pictures attached with the plate template. To access plate template, click here.

next feet are, and plan how they are going to get there.

- Spatial/body awareness – The child has to understand where they are in space in relation to where they want to be

- Coordination – Getting their body to move in the way they have now figured out they need to move to get to the new set of feet

- Balance – It can be a little more challenging to jump and land on a precise location and stay there than to just jump forward and land wherever you want.

Talk about habits that have not been discussed yet – brushing hair and having a daily bath. Discuss what would happen if we did not brush our hair and did not have a bath.

Expressive Arts and Design Cotton Bud tree The children will use cotton buds to paint a tree. This activity will help them with their tripod grip and show that they can use a range of materials, sometimes unusual, in making art!

colour crayon. Remember to use your tripod grip when using a crayon as well!

Parents supervision will be required with this activity! At first, discuss with the children what food they would like to have on their plates. Supervise your child in cutting out the objects. Using pritstick the children will stick different pieces on the template. Make sure you create a healty dish!

Have fun!