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Miss Wood: Lower Prep 1-2 Class Work

Week 3

Write a daily diary for a week.

SPAG and Maths Activity Mats (See below)

Spring Hunt Worksheet (See below)

Comprehension Task (See below)

Daily spelling practise. E.g. Common Exception Words (See below)

Daily reading e.g. fiction, non-fiction, books from the recommended reading lists (see below)

Times Table Practise. (Times Table Rock Stars)

Follow a recipe and cook/bake for the family.

Spring Poem (See below).

Rewrite the beginning to a story.

Maths Word Problems.

Learn to ride a bike.

Make a den outside.

Learn a new poem and recite it by heart.

To write the instructions of how to make a sandwich.

To play a game on the computer/laptop/tablet.

Week 4

Daily Spelling practise.

Daily exercise e.g. Cosmic Yoga (https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga) Daily reading e.g. poems, newspapers, magazines, books from the recommended reading list.

Research ‘Yorkshire’ and create a fact file of your findings.

Create a Spring painting.

Write a letter.

Write a spooky story.

Practise the four operations + - x ÷

Times table practise (Times Table Rock Stars)

Use a computer to Code. (Code.org)

Use a computer to research famous buildings and write a fact file of your findings.

Places of Worship Worksheet (See below)

Map of Japan (See below)

Example of Daily Time Table

Time Activity

9.00 Wake up and make beds.

Prepare and have breakfast.

10.00 Morning walk or outdoor play

11.00 Homework / Class Work

30 minutes of learning.

11.30 Help with household chores / preparing lunch

Tidying bedroom / cleaning the kitchen and bathroom / Wiping down surfaces etc.

12.00pm Lunch and outdoor play

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1.00 1 hour Class work/ Homework

2.00 – 4.00 Baking / Gardening / Art work / Colouring / Bike ride / Sewing / Free Play activities

4.00-6.00pm Dinner: Help prepare dinner, set the table and eat dinner.

Tidy up after dinner.

6.00-7.00 Free Time

7.00

Quiet Time: Reading / Flashcards / Story time / Jigsaws.

Bath/shower time / Bed time

Websites:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize - All subject revision

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=26 : All subject games

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - Phonic, reading and spelling

http://www.ictgames.com/ : Maths, English and ICT games

https://app.gonoodle.com/ : All subjects / physical education

https://code.org/hourofcode/overview : ICT / Coding

https://ttrockstars.com/page/covid19support : Times tables practise

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr : ICT / Dance Mat Typing Skills

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga : P.E / Yoga

Recommended Reading List

Year 1

The Cat in the Hat Dr Seuss

The Tiger Who Came to Tea Judith Kerr

Hairy Maclary Lynley Dodd

The Large Family Collection Jill Murphy

Charlie and Lola Lauren Child

The Smartest Giant in Town Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo’s Child Julia Donaldson

The Gigantic Turnip Aleksei Tolstoy

The Whisperer Nick Butterworth

Mrs Armitage on Wheels Quentin Blake

The Trouble with Jack Shirley Hughes

My Friend Bear Jez Alborough

Avocado Baby John Burningham

A Bear Called Paddington Michael Bond

Funnybones Allan Ahlberg

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The Hodgeheg Dick King-Smith

The Jolly Postman Allan Ahlberg

Mister Magnolia Quentin Blake

Katie Morag Series Mairi Hedderwick

Frog and Toad are Friends Arnold Lobel

The Princess and the Pea Minnie Grey

Amazing Grace Mary Hoffman

Don’t Forget the Bacon Pat Hutchins

Emperor of Absurdia Chris Riddell

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Jon Scieszka

Collins Primary Dictionary

Children’s First Encyclopaedia

Children’s Atlas

Topic Books, eg Old Toys, Homes in the Past

Traditional Nursery Rhymes

Traditional Fairy Stories

Year 2

The Cat Who Lost His Purr Michelle Coxon

Frightened Fred Peta Coplans

Friends Kim Lewis

Mog Stories Judith Kerr

Mr Wolf’s Pancakes Jan Fearnley

Frog is Frog Max Velthuijis

Cat and Mouse Story Michael Rosen

The Snow Lady Shirley Hughes

Grace and Family Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch

The Adventures of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey

The Diary of a Killer Cat Anne Fine

Little Wolf’s Book of Badness Ian Whybrow

The Magic Finger Roald Dahl

Mrs Wobble the Waitress Allan Alhberg

Pirate School: Just a Bit of Wind Jeremy Strong

George’s Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl

The Giraffe, Pelly and Me Roald Dahl

The Guard Dog Dick King-Smith

Emily’s Legs Dick King-Smith

Children’s Illustrated Dictionary

Usborne Books:

The First Encyclopaedia of Science

The First Encyclopaedia of the Human Body

The First Encyclopaedia of Animals

The First Encyclopaedia of Seas and Oceans

The Children’s World Atlas (internet linked)

Pocket Science Books

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Watt’s Great Events Books:

The Great Fire of London

Gun Powder Plot

Battle of Hastings

Coronation of Elizabeth II

Watt’s Famous People Series:

Florence Nightingale

Louis Braille

George Stephenson

Thomas Edison

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