Little Wenlock

Monday 1^st March 2021

Happy St. Davids Day everyone!

Here is an assembly for the children to watch and enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=582Tl6Osxoo&feature=youtu.be

Here are some ideas for activities today! Have fun!

Phonics

• Try practising the following: s, a, i, n, t,  and also d for David with the actions.  Use your home-made flash cards or printed ones if you prefer.
• Try using your finger to draw the sounds in some flour or shaving foam if you have any.
• Learn this rhyme if you can.

A crafty idea for today if you feel arty – St David’s Day theme

Would you like to make a daffodil similar to the ones in the pictures with your child?  It’s fairly easy and just requires paper, crayons or paint and an egg box section.  A grown up’s hands may well be needed for difficult cutting.

 If you prefer, you could have a go at making this Welsh Dragon from a paper plate and colour or paint it red.

Enjoy your afternoon:

You could maybe try some Welsh cakes and enjoy a story this afternoon.  The supermarkets do nice ones but here is a recipe if you would like to make some.  You can substitute sultanas for anything you like or just have them plain with jam.

Traditional Welsh cakes recipe – BBC Food

That’s all for today! Stay safe everyone.

Thank you all.  Mrs Burford and Mrs Tinkler

Little Wenlock

Tuesday 23rd February

Good Morning!  Here are some ideas and suggestions for activities today.  As always, if you need to contact us, we are always here and happy to help.

Phonics

• Recap the following: s, a, t, p, i, n, m and also d with the actions.  Use your home-made flash cards or printed ones if you prefer.
• If you have a box at home in the recycling, you could make a dice like the ones in the picture and your child can roll these and then tell you the sound they see.

You could also make your own game similar to the pictures below.  A simple drawn one would be absolutely fine.  Roll the dice (or pick a number card) and see who wins!  Remember! You have to be able to say the name of the sound you land on.

• Another idea for letter formation practice of the above sounds is to use a wet cloth and ‘wipe’ the table or work surface in a ‘s, a, t, p, i, n, m or d’ formation.

An activity to try today:

Understanding the World –Habitat

We are beginning to think about the animal kingdom and we are starting with animal habitats.  Can you help your child to make a habitat or home for a small teddy or toy they have.  This could be inside or out.  Could you ask your child questions about what shelter they would need, what food they would need, what climate will they live in? Will it be warm or cold where their teddy lives? What else will they need to be comfortable?  The children can let their imaginations run away as this is an imaginary habitat for their favourite teddy or toy.

Fine Motor Control Activity ideas

• Here is an idea for your afternoon if you would like to try it with your child: Put some mall waterproof toys into some soapy water and your child can use a toothbrush to give them all a scrub a dub dub.  The children will probably enjoy messing around in the water and it will encourage the use of their fine motor skills too.
• You could wrap their toys tightly in foil and get them to pick it off slowly. This is great to exercise those little fingers.

Take care all and thank you for your time.

Mrs Burford and Mrs Tinkler