Autumn 1 Week 4 27.9.24
Hello!
We have had another busy week in Reception! In phonics we have been learning ‘c’, ‘k’, ‘u’, ‘b’ and ‘f’. We have used the sounds that we already know to blend them into words using Fred talk. It is really important to practise blending skills so that we are able to identify the sounds letters make and blend them together to help us read words.
Here are the sound videos to help you to practise reading and writing the sounds at home:
c – https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/v6j3WvSg/yhqXTAwH
k – https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/mSwenV6y/pHkKJjf9
u – https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/jsCQf2aW/J7Dr7xbv
b – https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/0MBwXSWu/K72eRpQL
f - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/m1RqUvcz/bbYXVQz3
We have also been learning how to blend these sounds to make words. Here is a video to watch at home:
Learning to blend at home – lesson 1 - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/CrnV49iG/ei8aytko
You might like to use sound cards to create words.
Here are some Fred Talk games to practise blending at home:
Body parts – https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/XVF6oJiB/0dli4HHx
Farm - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/47RdQlRv/F7QoZcJu
In maths, we have been finding matching pairs. The children have enjoyed hunting for matching wellington boots and explaining how they know they have found a matching pair. They have enjoyed playing pairs with cards too. Perhaps you have a matching pairs game at home you might like to play together this weekend. Or perhaps your child could help you sort the washing and put pairs of socks together. We have also been learning sorting skills based on one or two attributes. The children have sorted a selection of balls and they used super talk partner skills to discuss how we could sort these – by colour, size and pattern. We have also sorted children, thinking about the colour of jumpers, colour of hair or eyes, gender, height. To practise this skill at home, perhaps you could gather some teddies at and sort them by size – a big group and a small group. Or you could have a selection of fruit – can your child sort them into red fruit and not red fruit? Can your child decide on their own groups for a selection of things?
In understanding the world, we have been learning about the artist Kandinsky. Your child may be able to tell you about the type of art Kandinsky produced (abstract) and how it was based on bold colours, shapes and lines as opposed to painting people or objects. Kandinsky’s paintings are very interesting to look at and the children have come up with some amazing ideas of what the picture reminds them of or what they can see amidst the shapes and lines. They have also critiqued some artwork, explaining what they like or dislike about particular pieces of artwork. The children have created their own Kandinsky artwork, reproducing his style in different ways.
Next week we will be learning new sounds and continuing learning to blend sounds to make words. Please continue to practise the sounds at home. It really does make a huge difference. You might like to practise ‘speedy sounds’ where you show the cards in quick succession whilst your child says each sound. You might like to play ‘hide the sounds’ where you hide them around the room and your child has to find them and tell you what they are as they find them. You could make some matching pair cards with the sounds and see if you can get a pair!
In maths, we will be working on subitising – the ability to know how many there are in a small group without the need to count. Subitising is an essential feature of developing number sense. Can you spot 1, 2 or 3 things when you are out and about. “Look, there are 2 trees in the garden! I have 3 potatoes on my plate. There is only 1 teddy on my bed.” We will be making special patterns with dots to represent amounts, showing quantities in different ways using our fingers and finding sub-groups of 1, 2 and 3 within larger arrangements. We will also be comparing size, using the vocabulary larger and smaller. Maybe you could compare things at home – teddies, food, shoes…
Next week we will be doing our first Talk 4 Writing unit based on the story ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’. If you have this story at home, you might like to read it this weekend. We will be reading and discussing the story. The children will then learn to retell the story using actions. We will also be drawing our own story maps using simple symbols and pictures to help us retell the story.
We put photos of the children learning on the Reception class page every Friday. Here is the link:
https://www.farsleyspringbank.co.uk/reception-10/
The handwriting sheets which go home on a Friday are for you to keep at home. They are an optional activity for you to do with your child to help them to practice their letter formation. They can use colourful pens and pencils for this if they like. You may also like to try other ideas for formation practice: in the steam on the mirror in the bathroom, painting with water on the fence or paving outside your house, in sand or rice in a tray with a finger or brush.
You will have received a Numbots username and password for your child. This is stuck into their reading record. You can download this app or go to the website www.numbots.com. You can access this great maths resource at home and your child can work their way through the levels at their own pace.
Please ensure that your child’s reading record is in your child’s book bag each day and that their library book is in their bag on a Friday so they can swap it for a new one.
Finally, thank you for the lovely posts we have received on Tapestry of your child’s learning and achievements at home. The children always enjoy sharing these with the class and these posts help to build a picture of your child’s learning, experiences and progress so please keep them coming. Just upload a picture or video with a few words.
Have a lovely weekend,
The Reception team
