The Tiger who came to Tea

Over the next two weeks we thought it would be nice to have some activities

focussed on the story The Tiger who came to Tea.

For anyone who doesn’t have the story book the following is a link to a YouTube video

of the story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXgW9UCgpc8

You can also watch it on Channel 4. Please click on the link:

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-tiger-who-came-to-tea

Below is a list of ideas for you to do with your children. Please do not feel that you

have to do everything on this list. You know your child best and what works for them.

(Anything marked with ‘R’ are activities aimed more so at Reception)

• Enjoy reading/discuss the story, The Tiger who came to Tea.

• Help your grown up make lunch e.g. sandwiches, spreading the butter,

cutting into squares.

• Write a list of instructions for making cakes/sandwiches (R)

• Have a go at writing a shopping list using your phonic skills.

• Design a tea pot (Template in files or via Twinkl if needed)

• Write an invitation/letter to the Tiger asking him to come to tea.

• (R) Write your own story about an animal coming to your house for Tea.

• (R) To write the story in your own words and use capital letters, finger spaces

and full stops. (prompts- what happened at begging, middle, end)

• Draw a picture of your favourite animal.

• If you do any baking, help to measure out the ingredients.

• Use different shapes to make an animal picture. Encourage children to name

and describe shapes used.

• If you have any toy animals place them outside on a drive/patio and draw

around their shadows with chalk.

• Get creative and make animal masks

• Use the masks to act out being different animals. How do they move around?

(Fast, slow, crawling etc)

• Decorate a cupcake (template in files)

• Paint a picture of a Tiger.

• Have a tea party for a favourite toy animal/teddy.

• Problem solving: If I have 4 sandwiches and you have 5, how many do we

have altogether? If you had 9 cupcakes and the grownups ate 3 how many are

left? (R- To record sums using numbers up to 20)

• (R) When doing addition/subtraction use a number line to count

on/backwards to work out answer. Maybe chalk number line onto floor.

• Water play: using plastic cups/jugs/spoons (Can the children fill/half fill/

empty the containers with water)

• Cosmic kids yoga Jungle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4CaR0syf1g)

Videos:

The following is a link to Chester Zoo’s You tube channel. They have been doing live

videos of a variety of animals which you can access through their facebook page or

through this link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ9UagJLiMdBIFOHYwT7eLA

Other Live Zoo Links:

At RZSS Edinburgh Zoo you can see giant pandas, tigers, koalas and penguins! https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/

At Blair Drummond Safari Park you can watch the Rhinos! https://www.blairdrummond.com/animals/webcams

At Marwell Wildlife check in with the flamingos, lemurs, giraffes and penguins! https://www.marwell.org.uk/zoo/keep-in-touch/webcams?

At Dublin Zoo you can say hello to elephants, penguins and their entire African savanna! https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/

At Living Coasts you can keep an eye on the penguins! http://www.livingcoasts.org.uk/explore/penguin-webcam

At Paignton Zoo you can hang out with macaques and meerkats! https://www.paigntonzoo.org.uk/explore/webcams

At Newquay Zoo you can see even more meerkats! https://www.newquayzoo.org.uk/explore/webcam

At RZSS Highland Wildlife Park you can watch their snow monkeys! https://www.highlandwildlifepark.org.uk/webcams

At Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo you can see penguins, giraffes, lions and their farm barn! https://www.folly-farm.co.uk/webcams/

At Dudley Zoo you can check out penguins and tigers! https://www.dudleyzoo.org.uk/our-animals/webcams/

The following are some ideas for you:

Poppy in RBS has sent us pictures of things she had been up to and we thought we would

share this photo as this was such a coincidence that this was the book we were going to

base out activities around:

She also provided us will a cake recipe: