Hello everyoneHope you are all safe and well and keeping busy. This term in school, we would have been learning all about the Farm, so the next few weeks activities will be based on this topic. The lead into the work will be “Old MacDonald had a farm”. This video is nice and the work will follow the order of animals in the songs. So have fun singing it with your little ones! Remember to check Nursery Additional Activities too.I’ve added some Welsh too. Try and practice every morning for about 10 minutes if you can. Introduce one animal per week. Hope the pronounciations help. Cymraeg – Sut mae’r tywydd heddiw?- sit myur tuwidd heddyou What is the weather today? - heulog (sunny),- haylog

They can also practice Sut wyt ti heddiw? – how are you today? Hapus – hapis (happy), drist – dreest (sad), bendigedig – bendeegedig (brillilant)

bwrw glaw (raining) – buroo glow (ow as in ouch)

wyntog (windy) - wintog

Animal names – cath, (cat)

ci, (dog) – key ceffyl, (horse) – cefill hwyaden, (duck) - whoeeadden mochyn, (pig) – mochin twrci, (turkey) buwch, (cow) – beeooch defaid (sheep) - deveyed

Use photos or toys and ask this question -

Pwy wyt ti? (who are you?) - pooee ooit tea

your child has to answer -. ceffyl ydw i/mochyn ydw i etc. they can also practice using their name too. – eg, Mrs Jones-Miley ydw i.

Have funMrs Jones-Miley

Week 1

MONDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat begins with c, s etc.Practice your reading & story telling. Look at a book you like and read it to your grown up. Your grown up will ask you some questions about the book and see if you can answer them.TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Numbers – recognise & recordSimple oral addition – listen to your grown up and see if you can answer.

MATHSEEDS

Make a papier mache pig.Use a balloon, glue and newspaper/kitchen roll strips. Add 2 or 3 layers depending on size of ballon. Shape a snout and ears as you go, use kitchen roll tubes for legs and a pipe cleaner for curly tail.Let it dry and then decorate your piggy.

TUESDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat begins with c, s etc.What does pig begin with? Use flashcards or magnetic letters.Listen as your grown up sounds out the word pig – what other sound can you hear. Find the letters and you have spelled “pig”Draw a pig picture and write the word

TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Piggy bank maths.Ask your grown up for some 1p coins.Your grown up will ask you to put some money in the piggy bank. Count as you are putting the coins in. Don’t go too fast or you will add too much money.

See additional activities for piggy bank templatesMATHSEEDS

work with your grown up to research information about pigs.What are mummy pigs called?What are daddy pigs called?What are baby pigs called?What do they like to eat?This is a nice video for little ones to watch and learn from.

WEDNESDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your nameListen to “The 3 Little Pigs”. Answer some questions – egWhat did the 1st pig build his house from?What did the 2nd pig build his house from?What did the 3rd pig build his house from?Which was the strongest house? Why?What would you have done to stop the wolf?TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Numbers – recognise & recordSimple oral addition – listen to your grown up and see if you can answer.Use your piggy banks again. This time your grown up will write an amount. Count out the 1p’s. Were you correct?See additional activities for piggy bank templatesMATHSEEDS

Build a farm yard.Make homes for the animals.Sing Old MacDonald

THURSDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat begins with c, s etc.Rhyming – what rhymes with pig – dig, wig, fig, rig, gig, jig.Record words and help your child to see and hear the last 2 sounds that make them rhyme.TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Write your numbers.Play number snap with a grown up. Who gets the most pairs

MATHSEEDS

Build the 3 pigs houses. Test which one you can blow down easiest?Maybe your grown up will use a hairdryer for you.Use Lego/Duplo, spaghetti might be good for straw, twigs for the sticks.

FRIDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat begins with c, s etc.Sequence the 3 Little Pigs story.See nursery additional activities for picture cards

TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Use your flashcards.Pick a number – count items to match the number.Find some toy pigs, draw some pigs, get your grown up to write numbers on them. Sequence them correctly, count forwards & backwards. Take a card away – what number is missing?

Try some yoga moves with your little ones. This site looked good, hope your children enjoyed it too.

MATHSEEDS

Week 2MONDAY

Jolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat begins with c, s etc.Practice your reading & story telling. Look at a book you like and read it to your grown up. Your grown up will ask you some questions about the book and see if you can answer them.TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Numbers – recognise & recordSimple oral subtraction – Sing “5 Little Ducks went swimming one day” We have used this video in class. If you have some toy ducks/pictures of ducks, use these for some practical subtraction

MATHSEEDS

Make an egg box pond for your ducks and practice simple subtraction.

TUESDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat does “duck” begin with? Use magnetic letters or flashcards. Find the letter.What else begins with “d”?

TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Ducks have 2 legs, Pigs have 4 legs. Find pictures/toys of different animals and sort them into 2 or 4 leg sets.

See additional activities for a sorting activity.MATHSEEDS

work with your grown up to research information about ducks.What are mummy ducks called?What are daddy ducks called?What are baby ducks called?What do they like to eat?This is a simple information video on YouTube for little ones.* DUCK * | Animals For Kids | All Things Animal TV

WEDNESDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat begins with c, s etc.Practice your reading & story telling. Find a book you like, different from last week and read it to your grown up. Your grown up will ask some questions at the end for your to answer.TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Numbers – recognise & recordSimple oral subtraction (use your egg box pond if you made one) – listen to your grown up and see if you can answer.MATHSEEDS

Have some fun – make a musical instrument and then play it when you sing your favourite songs. Use recyclable materials.

THURSDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat begins with c, s etc.Practice Rhyming words.Read/listen to the story “Chicken Licken” what was the turkey’s name?Watch this video on YouTubeChicken Licken | Fairy Tales | GiggleboxTEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Sequence, write and order your numbers.Count forwards & backwards.Remember Chicken Licken? - how many birds were in the story. Count them and sequence them. Count forwards, backwards and write the numbers too.Add the fox and that makes how many altogether?

MATHSEEDS

Turkeys – find out some information about these birds.Create a turkey collage – remember it had long tail feathers. Their tail looks like a fan. Make a paper fan for its tail if you want, they can be tricky to make!

FRIDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your nameInitial sounds, use the Chicken Licken characters. If you have pictures or toys of the animals, children to find the sound and match it – what does hen begin with? Turkey? Fox? Duck? King? Goose?

TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Sequence, write and order your numbers.Count forwards & backwards.Use counters to do some practical addition. If your grown up writes some sums – you have to find the answer.MATHSEEDS

Ducks swim, they float on the water.Find some objects and test to see if they float or sink.Sort them into Float and Sink sets.

Week 3MONDAY

Jolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat begins with c, s etc.Practice your reading & story telling. Look at a book you like and read it to your grown up. Your grown up will ask you some questions about the book and see if you can answer them.TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Numbers – recognise, record and sequence.

MATHSEEDS

Horses – find out information about horses. How do you measure a horse? (How many hands tall are you?)What is a baby horse called?What is the hair on its neck called? (who else has a mane?)Create a picture of a horse – crayons, collage or paint

TUESDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat does “horse” begin with? Use

Draw around your hand and cut it out (ask a grown up for help if you need it). Use your hand to measure how tall

Make a hobby horse.There are some fab ideas on the internet – using socks, swimming

magnetic letters or flashcards. Find the letter.What else begins with “h”?Rhymes with horses – Ride a cock horseThe Grand Old Duke of YorkHumpty DumptyTEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

things are in your house or garden.Measure your grown ups, brothers & sisters, pets too.

See additional activities for a sorting activity.MATHSEEDS

noodles etc. send me a picture of the finished horse through Dojo.

WEDNESDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat begins with c, s etc.TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Numbers – recognise & record

MATHSEEDS

What do horses wear on their hooves?Make a horseshoe & decorate it. Hang it on your door or in your bedroom.

THURSDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay sound snap.Match initial letters to objects.TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Sequence, write and order your numbers.Count forwards & backwards.

MATHSEEDS

Cows – find out information about cows.What is a baby cow called? What other baby animals are called the same?What do they eat?There are lots of different types of cows, what is your favourite? Mine is a Highland cow.

FRIDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your nameTry some easy spellings, or initial sound activities – cat, dog, hen etcTEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Sequence, write and order your numbers.Count forwards & backwards.Use counters to do some practical addition. If your grown up writes some sums – you have to find the answer.MATHSEEDS

Music – BBC School Radio Early Years Foundation Stage.Go to Listening Skills & animals & habitats

Week 4MONDAY

Jolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat begins with c, s etc.Practice your reading & story telling. Look at a book you like and read it to your grown up. Your grown up will ask you some questions about the book and see if you can answer them.TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Numbers – recognise, record and sequence.Sheep dot to dot (1 – 10 & 1 -20)See nursery additional activities

MATHSEEDS

Sheep – sing Baa baa black sheep.Research sheep – what are baby sheep called?What are mummy & daddy sheep called?What is their coat called?What do they like to eat? Are they meat eaters like dinosaurs?

TUESDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyListen to the video story of The Lost Sheep. Listen to the story carefully and answer questions at the end.How many sheep did the shepherd

Baa baa black sheep mathsHow many sheep? How many bags of wool? How many all together?How many people? How many sheep? How many all together? Etc use counters & try and record your sums. Ask your grown up for help if you get stuck.

Music – BBC School Radio Early Years Foundation Stage.Go to Listening Skills & Inside soundsHow many did you get right?

look after? How many sheep were lost? EACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ MATHSEEDS

WEDNESDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay I SpyWhat begins with c, s etc.Practice your reading & story telling. Look at a book you like and read it to your grown up. Your grown up will ask you some questions about the book and see if you can answer them.TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Numbers – recognise & record

MATHSEEDS

Make a sheep – a painting, collage or model. You choose. this video about sheep was nice and easy for little ones to follow.

THURSDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your namePlay sound snap.Match initial letters to objects.TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Sequence, write and order your numbers.Count forwards & backwards.Print out sheep pictures/or use toy sheep – numbers them & sequence them. Your grown up will take some away, how many are left? What number is missing? etcMATHSEEDS

Paint or collage a farm picture. Put all the animals you have learned about in your picture. Send me a photo of your picture on Dojo.

FRIDAYJolly Phonics – recognise & record.Write your nameTry some easy spellings, or initial sound activities – cat, dog, hen etcAnimal quiz - see nursery additional activitiesTEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ

Sequence, write and order your numbers.Count forwards & backwards.Use counters to do some practical addition. If your grown up writes some sums – you have to find the answer.MATHSEEDS

Music – BBC School Radio Early Years Foundation Stage.Go to Listening Skills & Music