It is important to recognise that yours, and your child's, emotional and mental well-being are paramount, especially during this unprecedented time of social distancing and self-isolation. If you need a pyjama day with movies and treats, have one! If you need to spend the day in the garden because you're all climbing the walls, do it!
I will be updating this page regularly with ideas and home learning suggestions but please remember that they are just that, suggestions. Keep home learning fun and remember that the EYFS is a play based curriculum so if you're playing your child is learning! Have fun, keep safe and Ill see you soon! Mrs Lewis.
I will be updating this page regularly with ideas and home learning suggestions but please remember that they are just that, suggestions. Keep home learning fun and remember that the EYFS is a play based curriculum so if you're playing your child is learning! Have fun, keep safe and Ill see you soon! Mrs Lewis.
Over on the Emotional and Mental Well-being page are a lovely poem and short story designed to help young children make sense of what is happening in the world. I hope you will find these useful and supportive. Thank you to Emily Faulks for sending these to me to share!
The Great Pet Sale
By Mick Inkpen
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I hope you enjoy this story. Mick Inkpen is one of my favourite author and illustrators. I thought this book would link really nicely with home learning about money. You could make your own pet shop with soft toys if you wanted or you could make any kind of shop you liked; a Lego shop, a car shop, a supermarket or village shop, or even a tuck shop! I know some of you have been enjoying a tuck shop already at home, thank you for sharing that brilliant idea (pictures over on the home learning page for years 3 and 4)! Don't forget to make a sign for your shop, a price list and labels for the things you are selling. There are lots of fantastic (and free) resources to support this book over on Twinkl (link below)!
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The Bog Baby
By Jeanne Willis and Gwen Millward
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This is one of my favourite stories. Once you've watched it why not have a go at imagining what it would be like if you found your own Bog Baby. You could go on a Bog Baby hunt, draw a picture of what your Bog Baby might look like, make a model of it or even make a Bog Baby home to see if you could attract any to live in your garden! If you do a bit of writing you could send it to S.O.B.B. (Save Our Bog Babies) in London to help them with their research (address is on the form!).
Good luck with your Bog Baby hunting! 
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Credit: Anna Lewis Sketchy Muma
24/03/2020
Good Morning!
I just wanted to let you all know that our new class email is up and running. If you would like to ask any questions, share any home learning tips or advice, or would like any specific resources please do get in touch via class1@harby.leics.sch.uk and I will do my best to help.
Keep well,
Mrs Lewis
Good Morning!
I just wanted to let you all know that our new class email is up and running. If you would like to ask any questions, share any home learning tips or advice, or would like any specific resources please do get in touch via class1@harby.leics.sch.uk and I will do my best to help.
Keep well,
Mrs Lewis
23/03/2020
Good Morning Everyone!
I hope you are all well. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm missing my little class and looking forward to seeing you all as soon as I can.
I'm sat in my living room, working on my computer and looking out at the beautiful sunshine. I hope you will all try to get outside today if you can and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air! Usually we would give our Spring Scavenger Hunt homework for over the Easter Holidays but now seems as good a time as any! If you can get out and about, see how many of these you can find. Take some pictures and pop them on Tapestry. I'll be looking forward to seeing what you spot!
Take care,
Mrs Lewis
Good Morning Everyone!
I hope you are all well. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm missing my little class and looking forward to seeing you all as soon as I can.
I'm sat in my living room, working on my computer and looking out at the beautiful sunshine. I hope you will all try to get outside today if you can and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air! Usually we would give our Spring Scavenger Hunt homework for over the Easter Holidays but now seems as good a time as any! If you can get out and about, see how many of these you can find. Take some pictures and pop them on Tapestry. I'll be looking forward to seeing what you spot!
Take care,
Mrs Lewis
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Let's Go To The Dough Disco
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No Play Dough? No Problem!Why not have a go at making some play dough at home? There are lots of different play dough recipes on the internet. I find that microwave play dough lasts for ages. Play dough is really versatile, loads of fun and a firm favourite. Making it provides lots of opportunities for learning including maths (counting and capacity) and science (talking about how the ingredients have changed and why)!
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Home Learning Activities and Online Resources for the Early Years Foundation Stage
Home Learning
The next few pages are designed to support you and your child whilst you are at home. You may be self-isolating or the school may be closed, whatever the reason there are somethings I’d like you to consider about your child's home learning...
Keep it fun!
On some level your child will know that things are out of the ordinary, be it that they are aware of the Coronavirus or just that they are staying away from school. This can cause a level of worry or upset which, in some cases, will only be amplified by pressure to do ‘school work’. Have fun doing the activities you choose, try and make it a special time for you all and hopefully this will provide a level of distraction from what is happening in the world around us.
Let your child choose
I’ve tried to include a range of activities, resources and online sites that will engage children’s interests in a variety of different ways. Your child is more likely to engage with the activity if s/he has chosen it. Keep their options limited to 2 or 3 activities so they are not overwhelmed and this way you can still direct their learning to a particular topic or area.
Put (almost) EVERYTHING on Tapestry (please!)
Whatever your child is up to, I love seeing it. It really helps me to see how they are applying their learning at home. Tapestry is great, the children can take their own photos if they have access to a camera, you can video them talking about what they are doing or whilst they are doing a task. I'll use the NewsFlash account to send messages and updates. If you cannot get on to your child's Tapestry account please let me know and I will do my best to find a solution if I can.
Having a routine helps
If you can establish a routine, especially if you’re self-isolating or practising social-distancing, then that will help your child. An example might be…
Read, read, read (please)
Please continue to read at home, enjoy books together, show them all the different ways that you read; books, internet, newspapers, magazines. Play reading games. Can they spot the tricky troll words? Hunt the grapheme etc. Act out stories, make puppets, draw pictures about the books you've read or even write short book reviews together. Ask questions like; What do you think would happen if we changed the ending? How could we change the ending? Could we add a new character to this story? What would they be like? Make reading fun and special, and don't forget to snuggle up with some hot chocolate when you can!!
Below you will find a selection of activities in a homework-style grid that you can use to support your child's home learning, these are not colour coded to the EYFS because many of them cover more than one area. There are two further pages in the Class 1 section that include downloadable resources, activities and online resources and websites that may be of interest so please check these out!
Keep checking back, I will be updating these pages with more ideas and resources over the coming weeks!
Have Fun & Keep Well!
Mrs Lewis
The next few pages are designed to support you and your child whilst you are at home. You may be self-isolating or the school may be closed, whatever the reason there are somethings I’d like you to consider about your child's home learning...
Keep it fun!
On some level your child will know that things are out of the ordinary, be it that they are aware of the Coronavirus or just that they are staying away from school. This can cause a level of worry or upset which, in some cases, will only be amplified by pressure to do ‘school work’. Have fun doing the activities you choose, try and make it a special time for you all and hopefully this will provide a level of distraction from what is happening in the world around us.
Let your child choose
I’ve tried to include a range of activities, resources and online sites that will engage children’s interests in a variety of different ways. Your child is more likely to engage with the activity if s/he has chosen it. Keep their options limited to 2 or 3 activities so they are not overwhelmed and this way you can still direct their learning to a particular topic or area.
Put (almost) EVERYTHING on Tapestry (please!)
Whatever your child is up to, I love seeing it. It really helps me to see how they are applying their learning at home. Tapestry is great, the children can take their own photos if they have access to a camera, you can video them talking about what they are doing or whilst they are doing a task. I'll use the NewsFlash account to send messages and updates. If you cannot get on to your child's Tapestry account please let me know and I will do my best to find a solution if I can.
Having a routine helps
If you can establish a routine, especially if you’re self-isolating or practising social-distancing, then that will help your child. An example might be…
- Breakfast, dressed etc
- Phonics play
- Snack and story
- Time in the garden
- Maths play (includes cooking!)
- Lunch
- Messy play, craft or nature play
- Time in the garden
- Tea
- Quiet time activities (TV, jigsaws, threading etc)
- Story, bath, bed
Read, read, read (please)
Please continue to read at home, enjoy books together, show them all the different ways that you read; books, internet, newspapers, magazines. Play reading games. Can they spot the tricky troll words? Hunt the grapheme etc. Act out stories, make puppets, draw pictures about the books you've read or even write short book reviews together. Ask questions like; What do you think would happen if we changed the ending? How could we change the ending? Could we add a new character to this story? What would they be like? Make reading fun and special, and don't forget to snuggle up with some hot chocolate when you can!!
Below you will find a selection of activities in a homework-style grid that you can use to support your child's home learning, these are not colour coded to the EYFS because many of them cover more than one area. There are two further pages in the Class 1 section that include downloadable resources, activities and online resources and websites that may be of interest so please check these out!
Keep checking back, I will be updating these pages with more ideas and resources over the coming weeks!
Have Fun & Keep Well!
Mrs Lewis
CBeebies Alphablocks is a great resource for supporting phonics for early reading and writing! |
Numberblocks is another fantastic CBeebies series designed to support early mathematical concepts! |
Click on the pictures below to be taken to their pages and find a range of games, episodes and other resources
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