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Year R – Wednesday’s Home Learning

Year R – Wednesday’s Home Learning

Year R Home learning for Wednesday 24th June

Subject focus What we need to learn: How we might learn it:
Literacy – phonics – writing Children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. Pick the 5 sounds your child finds the most challenging e.g air, ear, oi, oa, ch and write them at the top of 5 columns e.g.

air ear oi oa ch

Challenge your child to write a list of words in each column that contain the given sound. .

Note: some of the words may not have the digraph/trigraph written the way the children have been taught so far (phase 3) i.e they may not be spelt correctly but will be phonetically correct (e.g snow = snoa, bird=burd/berd,) it is ok if they do this as we are focusing on them being able to transfer the sounds they hear onto paper in writing. 

Maths – calculation – Subtraction – problem solving Children can subtract with two single-digit numbers and count back to find the answer.  They can solve problems.

Repeat yesterday’s maths activity, but instead of adding 1 more object to the box, take away an object.  

You will need a box (in which objects cannot be seen)  and up to 20 small objects e.g. toys/beads/pegs.

Step 1: Choose a number (1-20) without telling your child the number you have chosen.

Step 2: Count the objects into the box one at a time with your child.

Step 3: Ask your child: “Can you tell me how many objects are in the box?” 

Step 4: Ask your child to write the number that you have counted into the box on a piece of paper.

Step 5: Take one object out of the box (without showing the objects inside) and ask your child “How many are there now?” 

Step 6: Ask your child to write the number down. 

Step 7: Show your child how many are inside the box and count to check. Did they get the answer right?

Repeat the activity using other numbers.

Challenge:  Can they write the subtraction number sentence related to the maths problems they have solved.

Other: PSED – Self-confidence and Self-awareness Children are confident to speak in a familiar group, will talk about their ideas, and will choose the resources they need for their chosen activities.

Show your child a picture of a circus tent and what it needs to make it strong (to be out in all weathers).  Ask them to construct a building for their circus and then talk about the choices they have made.

What objects will they use to build their circus? 

Why did they choose those objects?

How have they made their building strong so it won’t fall down?


 Useful Link: here is a Youtube video of a circus tent being set up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc2AY7mAngs

Note: Please watch this video through first before showing to your child to ensure you are happy with its content.

Remember to email the school to let us know how you’ve got on. We’d love to see examples of what you’ve been up to.

Class 1 – class1@langstone-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk

Class 2 – class2@langstone-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk    

Class 3 – class3@langstone-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk

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