Home Learning Ideas (2)

We hope you had a good Easter and that you are all well. We have put together some

more ideas for your home learning.

Stay safe, be kind, be patient and remember this isn’t forever!

Miss John and Miss Webster

Indoor Scavenger Hunt:

Why don’t you take part in a scavenger hunt inside your home? Challenge yourself to find the following

items in a time limit (set your own time!). Write them down in the order that you find them.

A fork A key Something orange

Something red A pair of matching socks Something soft

A tissue box Something with more than one

colour

Something round

3 things that have wheels A pair of glasses 2 things that do not roll

Playing Outdoors:

Hopefully some sunshine is on its way to brighten up our moods, so get outdoors and enjoy the fresh air.

Shadow drawing: On these lovely sunny days, find some paper

and any toys or objects from the house to create an awesome

shadow drawing.

Create a den: Get the bed sheets out and make yourself a den in the garden

or in a different room of your house (other than your bedroom).

Tree art: Use a tree to create an art easel. Paint/colour/draw the things in

your environment.

15 Day Art and DT Challenge

1. Design and make your own

boat that will float on water.

6. Make your own monster book-

mark.

11. Draw a portrait of your

family.

2. Make the earth using Paper

Mache.

7. Make your own board game. 12. Collect photos of your

family.

3. Write a poem about Spring. 8. Draw a portrait of yourself. 13. Use your family photos to

make a family tree.

4. Paint rocks and turn them into

animals.

9. Create a poster showing

healthy and unhealthy food.

14. Construct a castle using an

empty cereal box.

5. Draw a butterfly, make it as

symmetrical as you can.

10. Design your own Easter egg. 15. Use a plastic bag to design

and construct a parachute to

protect an egg.

Science: Activity 1: Create a habitat poster.

On your poster, try and include the following key information:

What is a habitat?

What types of habitats are there?

What must a habitat provide for an animal?

Use the following link to explore BBC KS1 Bitesize:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx882hv

The RSPCA website has some great facts: https://education.rspca.org.uk/education/teachers/primary/

lessonplans/habitats/whatisahabitat

Activity 2: Create a food chain.

Watch the short video clip on BBC KS1 Bitesize:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z96r82p

1. Pick a habitat (polar/ocean/woodland/rainforest).

2. Research food chains from that habitat.

3. Draw and label your food chain, be as creative as you like!

Geography: The Good News Challenge!

Let’s banish all of the bad news and create GOOD news stories of our own.

What you will need to do is set up a news report filled with all of the GOOD new

stories you can think of. This could be something you’re really interested in, for

example football, things you’re excited for, for example going to Junior School, or

things you are thankful for, for example your family and friends.

Research your stories, write a script, have a dress

run and perform your report. If you have access to

a camera, or an iPad, use this to record your

report (but you must make sure you have asked

your adult for permission first!). Or you could

write a written report, create a poster or newspaper on paper.

When you are done and happy with your final result, share it with

your friends and family! The whole world is going through a really

difficult time at this moment, so lets spread some positivity.

Explore the world!

In our Geography learning this year, we have explored the UK, the seven continents, the five oceans, our

local area and we have compared the UK to a contrasting country. While you are learning at home, why

don’t you explore somewhere new in the world? First you should decide which of the seven continents

you’d like to find out more about, and then find a country within your chosen continent. Think about

including the climate (weather), homes, buildings, food, people and animals in this country.

If you are not sure which new place to explore, you could develop your understanding and knowledge of

The Amazon Rainforest. You could:

Research the food that can be found there.

Research the weather. Compare rainforest climate to the climate where we live.

Create a piece of art work.

Explore how people live: what are the homes like? Compare to your home.

Research facts about deforestation.

Discuss your opinion on deforestation.

Decide if you’d rather live in the Amazon or Dereham and explain your answer.

Maths:

Learn your times tables with Dinosaur Bubbles!

This is a great interactive resource that can be

accessed through Twinkl using their free login.

You can find the link on our website.

Mental Maths Challenge: Daily 10

Top Marks Daily 10 is a brilliant interactive maths resource which

includes addition, subtraction, ordering, partitioning, place value,

rounding, multiplication, division, doubling, halving and fractions. The

resource provides a set of 10 questions each day which can be timed

or untimed. The questions are suitable for children from the ages of 5

to 11. Google Top Marks Daily 10 to access these great questions

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10.

Place Value: Tens and Ones

We have learnt lots about place value this year in Maths. If you have building blocks or Lego pieces at

home, use these to recap and practise finding tens and ones of 2 digit numbers.

For example:

Number Bonds to 10 and 20:

You could also use building blocks, Lego or other objects/toys to show number bonds to 10 and 20

through addition. See the example of addition number sentences to remind yourself of the number bonds:

16 = 21 =

1 + 9 = 10 9 + 1 = 10 11 + 9 = 20 19 + 1 = 20

2 + 8 = 10 8 + 2 = 10 12 + 8 = 20 18 + 2 = 20

3 + 7 = 10 7 + 3 = 10 13 + 7 = 20 17 + 3 = 20

4 + 6 = 10 6 + 4 = 10 14 + 6 = 20 16 + 4 = 20

RE:

As we know already, Easter is a very important time of year for Christians. We celebrate

Jesus’ resurrection when He died on the cross for all Christians in The Easter Story. We

understand that your Easter celebrations may have been slightly different this year due to

churches being closed. With this in mind, here are some Religious Education ideas and

activities you could complete at home.

Twinkl have excellent resources on The Easter

Story, which includes reading, retelling and

sequencing the story. You can access Twinkl

through our school website.

Alongside your rainbow artwork, you could create a stain glass cross to

remind your neighbours and people passing by your home, that Easter

isn’t all about the chocolate! Display your artwork in your window or on

your door.

You could draw, colour or paint the scene of the Crucifixion.

You could draw and cut out three crosses to represent the three people who died on Good

Friday. On each cross you could write a few words or a sentence about why Jesus is

important to Christians, for example, He is the Son of God, He was crucified to save all

Christians, He spread the Good News of God to his disciples.

Remember, as part of our daily routine, we say three prayers together at school throughout

the day. One before lunch time, one in Collective Worship and one at the end of the day.

You could teach your family our lunch time prayer before you eat breakfast, lunch or

dinner, with the actions too!

Thank you for the world so sweet all around.

Thank you for the food we eat, yum yum.

Thank you for the birds that sing-a-ling-a-ling.

Thank you God for everything.

Amen

People all over the United Kingdom have been sharing fantastic online videos, active learning and

interactive ideas to explore during your time at home. Here are some examples:

1. Have you seen the rainbows around your area or created one

yourself?

Around the UK, hundreds of families have put a rainbow in their homes

(on the door/on a window frame) for people to find on a ‘rainbow walk’.

You could draw a rainbow using colouring pencils or pens, or use

materials at home to create a piece of artwork to display in your home

for your neighbours to see. *Remember, the Government have said we can only go on one walk a day*.

2. Have you participated in Joe Wick’s PE lessons?

Every week day morning at 9am, Joe is live on his YouTube channel leading

a brilliant PE lesson. His exercises are very active and definitely get your

heart pumping! If you are not able to join in at 9am, then don’t worry as all

of these videos are saved on his channel so you can participate whenever is

the best time for you and your family.

3. Have you seen the animals at Edinburgh Zoo?

Edinburgh Zoo have put cameras in the enclosures so that we can watch the ani-

mals. This is a must watch! When you are watching the animals, think about their

habitat and what food they are eating. You could create a portrait of an animal of

your choice while watching. https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-

cam/

4. Have you used your singing voice?

Out of the Ark Music have shared their free resources to

build singing into your daily routine. Singing is a fantastic

way to bond as a family and keep everyone smiling. As

well as a free song to access every day, they have also

created lots of ideas to extend learning at home. Google: https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/