Year R Home Learning: Wild animals Week beginning: 8.6.20

Giraffes can’t dance Watch the story

here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZjsLK5vwNU Make a list of all the feelings in the story. There are times when Gerald is very sad and other times when he feels wonderful. Which things make you feel wonderful?

Rhyming Can you spot the rhyming words in the story? Can you think of words that rhyme with fox, bat, frog, slug, bee and mouse? Cut out and play the rhyming game with the words below.

A party Choose your favourite songs and put

on your party clothes. You’re going to have a party of your own! Who would you like to invite to your party? When and where would it be? Can you draw a picture of your

party and as an extra challenge write a sentence to tell your friends and family something about the party.

Go on a listening walk Just like

Gerald, go outside and listen to the muic of nature. Listen to the leaves rustling, the birds singing and the bees buzzing. Can you make your own music using objects that you find in the garden / outside?

Animal yoga https://www.kidsyogastories.com/african-safari-animals-yoga/

Yoga is a great way to keep fit and healthy and to feel happy! Try these animal yoga poses – try to keep your

balance!

How do you feel? Gerald feels

very sad at times in the book but he feels better once he has a friend to talk to. Think about how you feel today. Can you share your feelings by talking to someone in your family or by drawing a picture?

Amazing animals Pick an animal from the story, can you describe them? What colour are they? How many legs do they have? Do they have stripes or horns? Can you match the animal to its pattern?

Virtual Zoo Take a virtual tour

of Chester Zoo! https://www.youtube.com/c/chesterzoo/live Which animals are your favourite? Why? Can you draw a picture of an animal and write a sentence about it.

Snappy maths Crocodile has 4 teeth, can you draw them? If he had one more, how many would he have? A giraffe had 7 spots, can you draw them? If he had one more how many would he have? A zebra has 6 stripes, can you draw them? If he had one more how many would he have? For more maths based on the book, ‘The Princess and the Wizard ‘by Julia Donaldson. Please click on the link below and choose WB:8.6.20 to find a range of maths activities for each day. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/

Happy habitats An animal’s natural home is called its habitat. Can you find out about these animals habitats? Why do you think they like to live there? Polar bear Camel Shark Monkey

Giraffe Puppet fun

Create your own ‘Gerald’ to play with. You could make his arms, legs and body separately and fix them together with a split pin or draw, cutout and stick on a lolly stick or straw. Then show off his dance moves!

Where is Africa?

Watch the Go Jetters video to find out more about Africa. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/pshe-eyfs-ks1-go-jetters-continent-of-africa/zfv7d6f Now can you try to find Africa on a map? Draw or write something to show what you have learnt about Africa.

Dance and groove

Gerald feels much happier when he starts to move. Can you make up your own dance routine to teach to your family?

Animal measurements

Make your own snake – from a piece of string,

ribbon or even draw one and cut it out. What can

you find that is longer than your snake? What can

you find that is shorter than your

snake? Is there anything that is the

same length?

Are you a cheeky monkey?

Can you name all of the parts of your body? Challenge yourself to do the same with an elephant

or a monkey! How are they similar/ different to you? Which wild animal do you think you are most similar to?

Learn a new skill

Gerald wishes that he could dance and he is delighted when he is able to! What would you like to be able to do? We know that lots of you have been practising riding your bikes. Set yourself a goal and start practising!

Year R Home Learning: Wild animals Week beginning: 8.6.20

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Mr Thorne is finding out all about

words with the ‘or’ digraph. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33kvsqyOYdg

Can you blend and read the words?

fork

born

horn

corn

thorn

short

snort

order

horse

torch

perform

airport

report

morning

Listen to the words. Can you

identify whether the words have

the digraph ‘or’ at the beginning, in

the middle or at the end of the

words?

Use the Phonic cards

below and choose one

of the cards.

Can you identify the

‘or’ picture?

Have a go at writing

the ‘or’ word to

match the picture

card.

Why not write a

sentence including

one of the ‘or’ cards?

i.e I put my shorts

on.

The horn went beep.

Can you help Geraldine look around

the house for things

that have the ‘ur’ sound? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q49YSWKPyVo

purple

purse

Look at the ‘ur’ phonic cards below.

Can you identify the ‘ur’ picture?

surf

Write the ‘ur’ words to match each

picture. Don’t forget to

underline the digraphs!

Can you guess the

missing ‘ur’ word from

these sentences?

The dog has lots

of _______.

I ______ my knee.

He can _____ in the

sea.

She had a big _____

on her head.

They go to _______

to pray and sing.

Using the cards from

Tuesday and

Wednesday below, can

you sort them into

two sets ‘or’ and ‘ur’?

Try and think of some

more words with an

‘or’/’ur’ digraph.

Can you write them

down and put them in

the correct set?

or ur

Year R Home Learning: Wild animals Week beginning: 8.6.20

Tuesday Phonics ‘or’ words Wednesday ‘ur’ words

Year R Home Learning: Wild animals Week beginning: 8.6.20

Year R Home Learning: Wild animals Week beginning: 8.6.20

Year R Home Learning: Wild animals Week beginning: 8.6.20

Year R Home Learning: Wild animals Week beginning: 8.6.20

Year R Home Learning: Wild animals Week beginning: 8.6.20

Year R Home Learning: Wild animals Week beginning: 8.6.20

Habitats – Can you match the animals to the habitats?