Nursery Home Learning
Week beginning: 08/06/2020
Phonics: All about the letter g Monday
Learning objective:
Recognise the letter g and say the sound
it makes correctly.
Recognise and find things that begin with
the sound g.
Steps to success:
• Listen to the Jolly Phonics song:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qpn2839Kro)
• Draw the letter in the air
• Run the tap and watch the water go down the drain – can you make the ‘g, g, g’
sound?
• Stand in the mirror , open your mouth and say ‘g’ watch what your tongue is
doing. Touch you throat and say ‘g’ can you feel it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ksblMiliA8
• Play ‘g’ sound bingo - https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-s-266-initial-g-
sound-bingo-and-lotto-game
• Practise writing your g, make sure your monkeys tail goes below the line.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-l-068-letter-formation-workbook
Maths: Find, colour and count
Learning objective:
Count accurately
Match an amount to a numeral and form
numbers
Compare amounts
Steps to success:
Search for the sea creatures one at a time, then colour and count them.
Use this number formation guide to help you to write the numbers in the boxes.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-544-number-formation-worksheet
Which sea creature is there more of?
Which sea creature is there less of?
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-18486-
under-the-sea-find-colour-and-count-activity-sheet
Creative: Make your own ice lollies Use different flavoured https://www.bbcgoo
squash or try some more dfood.com/howto/gu
Learning objective: adventurous recipes! ide/5-best-ice-lollies-
Explore freezing and observe changes to kids
water when it is frozen
Steps to success:
• Decide what you would like to use to make your ice
lollies
• Pour the liquid into moulds/a cup
• Talk about what might happen to them when they
go into the freezer.
• Take them out when they are ready. If you do not have
• How have they changed? your own ice lolly
• How do they taste? moulds, you could use
• What will happen to them if you do not eat them plastic or paper cups
and take them outside? with a lollipop stick or
a straw in
Phonics: All about the letter o Tuesda
y
Learning objective:
Recognise the letter o and say the sound
it makes correctly.
Recognise and find things that begin with
the sound o.
Steps to success:
• Listen to the Jolly Phonics song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qpn2839Kro
• Draw the letter in the air, on your knee, on someone's back, really big, really small.
• Play eye spy searching for objects beginning with the ‘o’ sound.
• https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-l-527069-i-spy-initial-sounds-phase-2-phonics-m-d-g-o-c-k-activity
Take a picture
of your new
sound
Make a
Support to octopus from
pronounce sound: a tube. Can
https://www.youtu you write the
be.com/watch?v=- ‘o’ sound on
ksblMiliA8 its eight legs.
Maths: Make a 2D or 3D shape
sandcastle.
Learning objective:
Recognise and name shapes
Use particular shapes for a purpose.
Steps to success: Listen to this
Using 2D shapes: cool 3D rap!
Use scissors to cut out your shapes first then place them on
the paper. When you are happy with the design you can then
stick your shapes down.
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei
Using 3D shapes:
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Create your sandcastle using junk modelling , wooden blocks
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or twinkl activity.
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https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-20447-seaside-3d-
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sandcastle-paper-model-activity
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Creative: Create your own puppet show.
Watch Punch and
Judy:
Learning objective: https://www.you
tube.com/watch
Represent own ideas through art, craft
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and imaginative play.
Steps to success:
• Make your own puppet show
using your own toys.
• Create your own puppets with
ideas from:
https://craftsbyamanda.com/kids-
puppets/
• Or make your own paper
puppets from: Lots of
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resourc ideas on
e/t-t-13992-punch-and-judy-stick- Pinterest.
puppets
u
Phonics: All about the letter
Learning objective:
Wednesda
Recognise the letter u and say the sound
they make correctly.
y
Recognise and find things that begin with Can you hear
the sound u the ‘u’ sound
in this funny
poem.
Steps to success:
• Listen to the Jolly Phonics song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qpn2839Kro
• Draw the letter shape in the air with your finger
• Take your umbrella outside and practice the song.
• Look at the formation on:
http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/letter_formation_US.swf
Maths: I spy and count.
Learning objective: You can use this
Recognise numbers and match amounts number line to help
to the correct numeral you.
https://www.twinkl.
co.uk/resource/t-n-
539-seaside-
Steps to success: number-line-0-10
• Count carefully (helpful tip: use a pen or
pencil to mark off the ones you have already
Make a I spy numbers
counted.
in a bottle. Hide small
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-tp-1239-seaside-i-spy-
numbers in a bottle
and-count-activity
and fill with rice,
• Compare the amounts.
glitter or lentils. Shake
• Can you count the items on the list in your house? How many:
the bottle and see
-Chairs
what number you can
-Cups
find. You can add
-Spoons
other items if you
-Clocks
wish such as one dice,
two pom poms, three
lego pieces ...
Creative: Look at different areas of seaside on
google maps/ google earth.
Learning objective:
Use technology to find out information.
Steps to success:
• Search for areas of seaside in our country or
around the world.
• Compare it to looking at your area/house on
google maps/ google earth.
• Understand that computers give you
information.
• With an adult google any questions you have
about the seaside.
• How could you get to the seaside?
Phonics: All about the letter L
THURSDAY Make sure you stretch this sound.
https://www.whissendineschool.com/bou
Learning objective: ncy-or-stretchy-listen-to-hear-the-sounds/
Recognise the letter L and say the sound
they make correctly.
Recognise and find things that begin with https://www.twinkl.co.uk/res
the sound L ource/t-l-645-my-l-workbook
Steps to success:
• Listen to the Jolly Phonics song:
• Draw the letter shape in the air with your finger.
Try writing it on some lined paper.
Can you hear and
spot our new
Watch this video; sound.
https://www.twinkl.co.u
k/go/resource/t-l-53373-
phase-two-phonemes-
set-5-l-video
Game 1
Maths: Number recognition memory and • Place a number
matching game. under a cup.
Learning objective: • Mix the cups up.
Recognise and name numbers from 1-10 • Can you remember
confidently. which cup the
Develop memory skills number is under.
Steps to success: Game 2
Try games with number 1-5 first. • Select the numbers 2-5
from a deck of cards.
• Place them facing
down.
Game 4 • Turn the cards over
• Make number choosing two at a time
cards x2 trying to match a pair.
• https://www.twin
Game 3
kl.co.uk/resource/
• Cut cards in half 2-10.
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• Mix them up
cards-0-10
• Try matching the cards
• Turn the cards
over choosing two
at a time trying to
match a pair.
Creative: Barry the fish with fingers
Make a musical instrument
Learning objective:
Listen and recall events about the story.
Follow instructions to create a sea Can you find todays sound in
creature shaker. the story?
How many fingers does Barry
have?
Steps to success: Where is the setting (place)
• Listen to the story. of the story?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewsgwj- Can you retell the story?
wM4w What musical instrument did
• Can you answer questions about the story? Barry play?
• What can you do with your fingers?
• Make your own musical instruments?
Idea
Make a sea creature shaker.
Fill a bottle, container or two paper plates
sealed together with beads, bells, rice, pasta
or lentil.
Make sure they can not spill out, then
decorate you sea creature.
Phonics: Revise all sounds so far
s, a, t, i, p, n, c, k, e, h, r, m, d, g , o , u , l
FRIDAY
Learning objective:
Recognise the different letters and say the
different sounds they make.
Steps to success:
• Listen to the Jolly Phonics songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qpn2839Kro
• Turn a household game into a fun phonics game by adding these
sounds using sticky labels, tape or a removable pen. Challenge
• Ball or balloon: throw or roll to each other, what sound do you see • Try making
when you catch it. these words
• Jenga: carefully remove a block saying the sound you have chosen. with the
• Connect four; say the sounds on your counters when playing. sounds you
• Duplo or lego: build something using your sounds. have learnt;
• hat, dog, tap
Maths: Comparing size
Bigger
Learning objective:
Talk about and compare sizes using size small tall
language
Challenge: Order objects by size
Online game: Ordering by size.
Steps to success: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/early-years/lets-compare
• Identify different objects that are
big/small/bigger/smaller/biggest/smallest.
• Can you order your family by size.
• Order family shoes by size.
• Measure shoes with measuring tape, ruler,
cubes.
short little
Creative: Make a paper chain octopus.
Decorate your paper
Learning objective: with different
Develop cutting, mark making and patterns.
sticking skills.
Steps to success:
• Use strips of paper to create a circle, stick it into
place.
• Put another strip of paper through the loop and
stick into place (repeat)
• Remember to do eight legs.
Can you number order your chains?
https://www.t
winkl.co.uk/res
ource/t-n- Try and do a repeated
1463-number- colour pattern.
sequencing-
paper-chain
