Reception Interactive Homework Overview: Summer 1
At Broad Heath we want children to be active learners who become great thinkers, super readers, fantastic writers, are kind, considerate but most all are inspired to learn. By working together, we can make this school year a very positive and successful inspirational experience for both you and your child.
The children are to choose at least two activities from each row per week and complete in either their Homework book, Blog or on Purple Mash.Thehomework must be
returned to school by Tuesday the following week after the homework has been set. A minimum of 2 pieces of homework must be completed each week.
Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5Mathematics
/ Using the sheet of shapes provided use your scissor skills to cut out the shapes and make your own shape spider.
Label and each shape and attempt to write a sentence for each. / Complete the doubling sums that have been put inside your folders. / Make a ladybird using a paper plate and find different ways to double the spots.
Can you write this as a sum?
/ Draw different sized worms and measure using a ruler.
Which is the longest and shortest. / Complete the maths worksheets provided in your folder.
Literacy
/ Choose a Marvel superhero and write about them
Green/Blue: To write a short story.
Yellow/Orange: Describe the character by writing 3 sentences.
Red: 1 sentence and picture. / Create your own life-cycle of a butterfly fact book using the booklet provided in your folder.
/ Visit the library or choose your favourite story and find words for the following sounds and make a list:
Green/Blue: igh, ow, oo
Yellow/Orange: ai and ee
Red: sh and ch words. / Complete the mini beast word searches.
How many words can you find and then put them into sentences. / Use the internet to research and find information about frog and write some facts. Green/Blue: To write the life-cycle of a frog.
Yellow/Orange: 3 sentences and a picture.
Red: 1 sentence and picture.
/ Understanding the World
Go on a bug hunt around your garden at the local park and make a pictorial list of all the bugs that you can find. / Being Imaginative
Use your imagination to create your own symmetrical butterfly using a range of art media.
/ Understanding the World
Complete the table by going on a minibeast hunt to locate where they are hiding. / Physical Development
At home practise using a knife and fork.
Take a picture and bring in too show us. / Understanding the World
Using a range of media and make your own mini beast.
Stay and Play
Attend our Stay and Play sessions every Friday at 2.00pm and engage in a range of fun and exciting learning activities to support your child. This session can also be used to guide you with any homework or blog queries.
Week 1 / Reading Bonanza
Week 2 / Handwriting
Week 3 / Facts FactsFacts
Week 4 / Mixed Bag of Fun
Week 5 / Fun Finale
Spring 2 Targets
Reading/ Writing
/ Shape Space and Measures
/ Number
Can segment sounds in simple words and blend them together. / Attempts to write a short sentence in meaningful contexts. / Uses mathematical names for solid ‘3D’ shapes and flat ‘2D’ shapes, and mathematical names to describe them(Name, recognise, match and talk about 2D shapes using the correct vocabulary). / Count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which numbers is one more or less than a given number.
Begins to read words and simple sentences. / Children write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. / Can describe their relative position such as behind or next to (use of positional language) / Find the total of two groups by counting all of them (groups of objects to 10).
Can read and understand simple sentences. / They write irregular common words. (Some words are spelt correctly and others phonetically plausible). / Orders two or three items by length or height. / In practical activities and discussion, beginning to use vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting.
Use phonics knowledge to decode words and read them accurately. / To use story narrative in their writing. / Orders two items by weight and capacity. / Begins to identify own mathematical problems based own interests and fascinations
Uses everyday language related to time. / Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single digit numbers (count on and back to find the answer).
To double, halve and share.
Homework Completed
Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5Maths
Literacy
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