Reception Virtual School
11 January 2021
Maths
Join Miss McHale as we practise counting forwards and backwards – at any point in the number sequence!
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
English
In today’s handwriting lesson we practice the letter x.
Phonics/Spelling
In today’s phonics lesson we play cowboy fingers! We also do some phonics self-assessment.
Reception Virtual School
12 January 2021
Maths
We have the premiere of a very special film today! Introducing Penny as Little Bo Peep and Mr Paul as soundtrack composer. Little Bo Peep has lost all 20 sheep. It’s down to you; can you help her find them all?
English
In today’s handwriting lesson we practice the letter t. How many words can you think of that start with t?
Free eBooks
Watch Miss Jacob’s video on how to access free e-books here
Phonics/Spelling
In today’s phonics lesson we explore the tricky words ‘go’, ‘to’ and ‘the’ by singing a song about making sandwiches!
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Reception Virtual School
13 January 2021
Maths
Join Miss McHale, as we continue to focus on numbers up to 20. We will be counting backwards and forwards at different points in the number sequence. (There is no work sheet today.)
English
Today in English we read more of our story ‘The Magic Paintbrush’. What will happen to Shen next?
In today’s handwriting lesson we practice the letter y. Click here to watch the video.
Free eBooks
Watch Miss Jacob’s video on how to access free e-books here
Phonics/Spelling
In today’s phonics lesson we look at the ‘y’ sound by comparing it to the ‘j’ sound.
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Reception Virtual School
14 January 2021
Maths
In today’s Maths lesson we practice counting back from 20.
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
English
In today’s handwriting lesson we practice the letter z.
Phonics/Spelling
In today’s phonics lesson we revise the ‘sh’ sound and compare ‘z’ to ‘zz’.
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Reception Virtual School
15 January 2021
Maths
Welcome to Friday’s maths lesson. Penny has prepared something extra special to help us count backwards. Bring your singing voices!
English
In today’s English lesson we play the elements game to help Shen escape the evil emperor!
In today’s handwriting lesson we practice some swirly patterns and the letter g! Click here to begin:
Phonics/Spelling
Today in phonics we revise the ‘sh’ sound and practice sounding out and blending to help us read!
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Music
This week we’ll be learning to sing It’s Alright from the new Disney and Pixar film, Soul.
Mr Paul’s Song of the Week!
Here’s Mr. Paul’s song of the week, which is all about the weather! Click here for the words.
Art
For this week’s virtual art lesson please watch the video and follow along. Click here for this week’s guide!
Science
Thank you so much Reception for all your super science experiments with ice last week! You were thinking like scientists and finding out ways to melt the ice more quickly! This week we are exploring ice a little more with some ice painting! A short video of how to make ice paints can be found here
(You will need food colouring or mixable paints, an ice cube tray or similar, sticks and some paper)
We will then learn a little more about areas of the world that are cooler all year round and the animals that live there. If you can, we would love for you to do some research and tell us about or draw a picture of your favourite animal from these cooler regions!
Active
Today we are doing an upper and lower body workout followed by a sports quiz.
Click here for the quiz.
French
Bonjour Reception!
Click here to watch our celebration video, where I share the lovely work you have sent me!
Today we are learning some animals’ names and reading a lovely book!
Wellbeing
In today’s wellbeing video we look at the power of breathing.
PSED
How can we connect with friends we may be missing? Today we’re going to read a story about two friends who miss each other and how they show each other they care.
How can we help ourselves feel calm and relaxed? We are also going to think of ways to be mindful, could you do some mindful photography at home or when exercising outside?
