Home Learning Newsletter W/B 04/05/2020

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Supporting Young Children with their LearningCoping with COVID-19 Isolation

The next few weeks (and possibly months) will be a particularly difficult time for children and families, whilst schools and nurseries are closed and we are

advised to self-isolate or socially distance ourselves from our friends and family. Our normal structure and routine will be impossible to continue. We

hope to support our families with nursery children during this tricky time and hopefully share ideas to make things a little more manageable and fun.

LiteracyThe Very Hungry CaterpillarPrint and decorate the caterpillar mask which you’ll find at the end of the newsletter. Cut it out then cut out the eye holes. Add a bit of string or elastic and you can now use your caterpillar mask. Click on the link below to listen to the story.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY

Numeracy Explore 3D shapes in this building towers activity with blocks or other resources like cardboard boxes or junk. Try to use some of the words as you play that are listed in the activity, such as tallest, corner, side, flat, curved, rectangular, cylinder etc.

Listen to counting up to 20 songs on this page –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D4K9oi7oBMCan your parents remember any counting songs? If you can call another family member, you could sing them a counting song that you have learned. I am sure they would be very impressed!

Food Technology

Mini Pizza Quiches

Follow the link to make these delicious, easy quiches. If your child doesn’t like the toppings let them choose their own.https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/mini-pizza-quiches

Science & TechnologyBee-Bot:We love bee-bot at Dalmeny and we use him to explore directions. There is a free app you can download on to any android or Apple tablet or phone. It’s a great way to explore and practice directions and left and right.You can even pretend to be your own bee-bot and give your little one directions to different places in your home or garden.Lego Challenge :There is an unlimited amount of things you can do with Lego. Give your child a challenge? Can you build me a robot? Then chat about what their robot looks like why they’ve done that and what special powers their robot might have?Can you build me a tower that’s taller than 20 bricks high? What about a castle for a King and Queen?If you don’t have Lego don’t worry Duplo, building blocks or even old junk modelling would work the very same.

Health & Wellbeing1. Try the Cosmic Yoga workout

‘Squish the Fish’. We have done these in nursery and the children really enjoy them. https://www.google.com/search?q=cosmic+yoga+squish+the+fish&ie=&oe

2. There are some fun workouts to try with Andy from CBeebies. These are called Wild Workouts and can be found here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06tmmvz

3. Go outside for a walk everyday. Even if it is just a little walk!

Musical Chairs – To play musical chairs you will need to place the chairs next to each other in a line or circle so the players can walk around them. If, for example, there are 4 players playing then you will need 3 chairs so the person who does not sit down when the music pauses is out. Each round you take a chair away until there are two players left with one chair. Whoever sits on the chair first when the music stops are the winner! https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Musical-ChairsIdeas of action songs that encourage children to move while singing: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4eueDYPTIgShake Our Sillies Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwT5oX_mqS0Hop Little Bunnies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRjsyzbvqsc

ArtMake your own bubbles! Here is a link that has some fun bubble activities and ideas – https://www.homesciencetools.com/article/how-to-make-super-bubbles-science-project/Bubble Art: What you will need –

· Bubble mixture made with washing up liquid and water.

· Paint or powder paint · A Straw · Thin paper

What to do- Add the paint to the bubble mixture and mix it together. Use the straw to blow into the mixture and once you have a bubble, gently cover it with the paper and then you will have a bubble painting. https://www.playscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/Messy-Play-Book-1.pdf

MusicSome songs to sing while playing with bubbles! Bubble Pop – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRwUMD8UQK4I Had a Little Turtle – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmZySo0OHIQ

Craft

Cardboard Tube Fish:Follow the link to find instructions to make these colourful fish. If you don’t have all the resources to decorate the tubes just use felt pens or paint to decorate them. If you can’t find cellophane make streamers from paper or ribbon instead. Make 4 or 5 fish and hang them from a stick to make a mobile. Have fun!

https://allaboutsprout.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/sprout-makes-toilet-roll-fish/

DON’T FORGETIF YOU COMPLETE ANY OF THESE IDEAS OR WANT TO

SHARE ANY OTHER FUN THINGS YOU HAVE DONE,

PLEASE TAKE A PHOTO AND UPLOAD THEM TO YOUR 2

Simple ACCOUNT. WE’D LOVE TO SEE THEM!

DON’T FORGETWHEN YOU COMPLETE ANY OF THESE IDEAS PLEASE TAKE A PHOTO AND UPLOAD THEM TO YOUR 2 Simple ACCOUNT. WE’D LOVE TO

SEE THEM!