Monday

English

This half term we began to look at the story ‘Jack and the

Beanstalk’.

Remind yourself of the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’

PDF attached named ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’.

With your adult act out the story of Jack and the

Beanstalk.

Maths

This week we are learning about 2D shapes.

Can you name any 2D shapes?

Week Beginning:

30th March

Log onto my maths and complete this lesson about 2D

shapes:

https://app.mymaths.co.uk/3284-lesson/introducing-2d-

shapes

Remember the login is in your home learning book:

Username: westfieldpcs

Password: westie1

Topic - PE

It is now time for some Zumba!

Log onto go noodle:

https://family.gonoodle.com/channels/zumba-kids

You can choose which ever one you want to do.

Spelling

and

Grammar

This week we are going to be looking at spelling these

words:

house where love one

Look at the word and read it to your adult.

Get your adult to write down these words on a piece of

paper and hide them around the house / garden.

Go on a treasure hunt to find the words and then read

them.

Phonics

This week we are learning the alternative oo sounds:

oo ew ue u_e

Watch this to learn all about the alternative oo sounds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spiH4piN3yc&list=PLqk7ar-

NaBVvtjk4yceMkLBMQ0Bm3RpTS

We find this sound a little tricky so we are going to look at

one of the ‘oo’ sounds each day!

Today we are going to look at oo words.

Read these words to your adult:

Remember some are short ‘oo’ and some are long ‘oo’

moon tool book wood

hook cook wool pool

Look at the pictures below and spell the words correctly in

your home learning book using the ‘oo’ sound.

Tuesday

English

Re read the story of Jack and the

Beanstalk.

Today we are going to look at what

happens in the story.

Like we have done before with other stories, draw around

your hand in your home learning book and draw pictures

to show who the main characters are, what happens in the

beginning of the story, middle of the story and end of the

story. Remember to also write a sentence to go with it.

Here is an example.

Maths

Go on a 2D shape hunt around your house.

What shapes can you find? Draw these in your home

learning book and write down what they are called. Use

the word mat from Monday to help you spell them.

Look at these shapes:

Write down the name of these shapes in your home

learning book.

Topic

Today in topic we are going to be looking at offspring.

Offspring is: an animal’s young.

Look at the ‘Animals and their young’ PDF attached.

Play this game:

https://www.softschools.com/manage/themes/matchPlay?i

d=52&method=matchgame2

Can you match all the baby animals with their adult?

Watch this video if you want to find out even more facts

about different animals and their young:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5C-rRvaQVQ

Spelling

and

Grammar

Read the words of the week:

house where love one

Practise writing these words. You can do it in some flour,

glitter, paint, felt tips, rice or even a stick in some mud.

Phonics

Today we are going to look at ue words.

Read these words:

rescue true blue argue

cue glue clue tissue

Play this game:

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-

frog?phase=5

Remember to click on ue words.

Wednesday

English

Over the next 3 days we are going to re tell the story of

Jack and the Beanstalk.

Today we are going to write the beginning of the story.

Use the word mat to help you spell words. Remember to

use full stops and capital letters.

Here are some openers to help you:

Once upon a time

One day

Jack went

On the way

Stop when you get to Mum throwing the beans out of the

window.

Remember to use:

Full stops

Capital letters

Finger spaces

Phonics

Challenge: Can you add some adjectives in?

e.g the black and white cow.

Maths

Look at these shape pictures. Tell your adult the names of

the shapes that have been used.

Draw your own shape picture in your home learning book.

Can you label it with the shape names?

Challenge: Now try this:

Topic

Pick an animal with their baby.

This could be:

A cow and a calf

A chick and a chicken

A dog and a puppy.

In your home learning book draw the adult with their

baby. After write a sentence to tell me what they are both

called and which is the baby animal.

Spelling

and

Grammar

Read the words of the week:

house where love one

Use look, cover, write and check to spell these words:

Look at the word, cover it, write it in your home learning

book and check you are right.

Phonics

Today we are going to look at ew words.

Read these words:

brew nephew few grew

drew screw chew blew

Play this game:

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Remember to click on ew words.

Thursday

English

Today we are going to continue writing our Jack and the

Beanstalk story. We will write the middle of the story

today.

Some openers to help you:

The next morning

Jack saw

He climbed

At the top of the beanstalk

Suddenly

Stop when the giant sees Jack.

Remember to use:

Jack and the Beanstalk word mat

Full stops

Capital letters

Finger spaces

Phonics

Maths

Go on a hunt around the house / garden and make a

collection of sticks / straws / pebbles.

Use the sticks or pebbles or straws to make a shape.

What shape did you make? Can you tell your adult about

your shape?

Try making another shape.

Can you make a triangle, a circle, a triangle, a square, a

rectangle?

Challenge: Tell your adult how many sides and corners it

has.

If you can, keep the shapes or take a picture of them – you

need them for maths tomorrow!

Topic

Ask your adult to find a picture of you as a baby, toddler

and now as a child. Talk through with your adult how you

have changed since being a baby.

If you want to you could draw pictures of yourself as a

baby, toddler and child in your home learning book.

Spelling

and

Grammar

Read the words of the week:

house where love one

Ask your adult to time you for this ‘time challenge’.

Put 2 minutes on a timer. How many times can you write

down these words?

Try it again – can you beat your time? Get your adult to

do it too, how many can they get? Did you beat them?

Phonics

Today we are going to look at u_e words.

Get your adult to draw this in your book:

Play a game of connect 4 with your adult.

You and your adult need a different coloured pencil.

Read a word and colour it in your colour.

Then let your adult have a go.

The aim of the game is like connect 4, the winner gets 4

colours in a row.

Friday

English

Today we are going to finish writing our Jack and the

Beanstalk story. We will write the end of the story today.

Some openers to help you:

The giant

He climbed

When he got to the bottom

Jack’s Mum

Remember to use:

Jack and the Beanstalk word mat

Full stops

Capital letters

Finger spaces

Phonics

When you are done, read your story out to your adult!

Maths

Using the shapes you made yesterday, draw this table in

your book and write down the number of sides and

corners each shape has.

Name of shape Number of

sides

Number of

corners

e.g. Square 4 4

Now log onto my maths and complete lessons 1-5.

https://app.mymaths.co.uk/240-lesson/describing-shapes

Art

Lots of people all over the country have been making a

rainbow to put in their window to make people happy

and show their support at this time.

Make your own rainbow to put in your window. You

could use anything you want, pencil crayons, paint,

glitter, wax crayons e.t.c.

Remember to make it bright and colourful!

If you have already done a rainbow maybe you could

make a bright poster to put in your window. Here are

some examples:

Spelling and

Grammar

Read the words of the week:

house where love one

Can you remember how to spell them? Write them down

in your home learning book.

Pick 3 of the words and write them in a sentence.

Challenge: remember to use capital letters and full stops.

Phonics

Today we are learning the alternative oo sounds:

oo ew ue u_e

Read these words as fast as you can. Read them in

a high voice, low voice, squeaky voice and funny

voice.

blue rule zoon new

moon few June clue

Now copy this into your home learning book and play

this game:

If you don’t have a dice at home use this:

https://www.random.org/dice/?num=1