Reception
Half-term: Spring 2
Theme: The Gruffalo’s Child and other stories
In EYFS, we believe that this is the start of our journey where we build relationships with yourselves as a family. As part of this relationship, we have provided a new menu of suggested learning activities for your child to complete with you during this half term. These activities can be brought back into school and shared as part of ‘show and tell’ sessions, where we can encourage children to communicate in front of their peers as part of our drive to improve children’s speaking and listening at an early age. These are not compulsory but will support your child’s learning and development in school & we would appreciate your support.
Children in Nursery and Reception will also bring home a library book each week to share at home with an adult. As you will appreciate, reading is fundamental to a child’s progress in all areas of the curriculum and therefore we expect all children to be reading at home regularly with an adult each week. Reception children will bring a reading book home once they have learnt the first set of sounds. This will be a Sound Blending book and will match the sounds they have already been taught in school. Children should read this book daily to an adult at home. Once they can read this book confidently, they will move on to the next book.
We can’t wait to see your work!
Story time/show time
Act out a story of your choice with your family Get into character and talk as if you are that character. Maybe you might like to choose one of the Julia Donaldson stories we have been reading at school.
Label it
Draw a picture of your favourite toy. Can you label the different parts of the toy and then write a short sentence about why you love this toy.
Let’s make five
How many ways can you make the number 5? For example, you could do 1 + 4 =
How many other ways could you make 5? Could you write the number sentence to show your work?
Pegs on a Box
How many clothes pegs can you clip on to the side of a box in one minute? Just use your thumb and your pointy finger to peg clip the pegs onto the box.
Answer the Question
What traditions are there to celebrate Lunar New Year?
What do you call a baby frog?
What do flowers make?
People who help us
With a grown up, think about our local community. Which people can help us when we are out and about. Think about how they can help you. For example, the Lollipop person helps you to stay safe when you cross the road.
Draw a picture and label it.
Zzzzzziiiippppp!!
It is still pretty nippy in the mornings when we come to school. You will need to make sure you are wearing your coat to school every day. Keep practising putting on your coat and zipping it up, every day for 5 days in a row.
A visit to the Library
Pay a visit to a local library. We have one in Churchtown and one in town. Sign up to become a member of the library and then enjoy borrowing books to share with a grown up at home.
Springtime!
Enjoy looking for signs of Spring with your family. Visit Ainsdale woods to find the boardwalk around the lake. See if you can spot any frog spawn! Look for some early spring flowers such as crocus, daffodil and tulips. Just don’t pick them!
