Reception: 

Phonics

Phase 4 tricky words

Reading

Can you read your reading book to your family?

Topic

Ask the children

    • “What is the shadow doing?”

    • “Why do you think the shadow changed?”

    • “When do you see your shadow outside?”

 

Can you put a toy outside in the garden and watch how the shadow changes during the day? ( The shadow moves as the sun moves in the sky)

What different shadows can you make? Can you make a big/small shadow?

Maths

What are number bonds to 10?

Number bonds to 10 are two numbers that make 10 when added together:

0+10, 1+9, 2+8, 3+7, 4+6, 5+5

 

Some ideas for practicing number bonds to 10.  If they can tell you the number bonds to ten challenge them to number bonds to 20.

1.  “Make 10” Game

  • Give your child small objects (lego, beads, raisins)

  • Ask them to pick a number (e.g. 3)

  • Then ask: “How many more to make 10?”

  • Let them count to find the answer

✅ Builds understanding with hands-on counting

 

2.  Fingers Game

  • Hold up a number of fingers (e.g. 6)

  • Ask: “How many more fingers do we need to make 10?”

  • They show the missing number

✅ Quick and visual

 

3.  Memory Match Cards

  • Make cards with numbers (0–10) ( using a card board box)

  • Turn them face down

  • Match pairs that make 10 (e.g. 6 + 4)

✅ Turns learning into a game

 

4.  Dice Game

  • Roll 1 die

  • Number rolled = first number

  • Ask: “What do we add to make 10?”

(You can slowly move to 2 dice to practise addition)

 

snakes and ladders

Number blocks

Numberblocks - Series 4: Twenty-One and On - BBC iPlayer

Writing:

Writing

 

1. My Hot Day Diary

Ask your child to draw a picture or take a photograph of what they did today. Can they talk about what they have done using full sentences?

Challenge: Write a simple sentence underneath.

Examples:

  • I played in the garden.

  • I ate an ice lolly.

  • It was very hot.

Encourage them to hear the sounds in words and write independently where possible.

 

2. Garden or Home Treasure Hunt Writing

Find:

  • Something green

  • Something soft

  • Something round

  • Something that starts with "s"

Draw the objects and write their names.

Challenge: Can you write a sentence about one of them?

Additional SEND Activities:

  1. Communication and Language

  • What's in the Bag?

    • Put 3–5 household objects in a bag.

    • Child feels an object and describes it (hard, soft, bumpy).

    • Adult models language if needed.

  • Story Basket

    • Read a favourite story and collect matching objects or toys.

    • Encourage retelling through play rather than expecting verbal answers.

  • Listening Walk

    • Sit in the garden or by an open window.

    • Can you hear birds, cars, people, wind?

 

  1. Maths

  • Ice Cube Counting

    • Count ice cubes into containers.

    • Compare who has more or fewer.

  • Sock Sorting

    • Match pairs.

    • Sort by colour, size, or pattern.

  • Treasure Hunt Numbers

    • Find numbers around the home.

    • Take photos or draw them.

 

  1. Expressive Arts and Design

  • Nature Art

    • Collect leaves, petals, sticks.

    • Create a picture or face.

  • Music Makers

    • Make shakers from containers and rice.

    • Explore loud, quiet, fast, and slow sounds.

  • Junk Modelling

    • Use boxes and recycling materials.

    • Build anything you like!

 

 

 

Year 1:

History: The great fire of London

Writing: Exploring the idea of a superhero

Maths: Coin recognition

Art: Art and nature

 

 

Year 2:

Spellings: Spooky spellings

Maths: Lifeguards

Writing: Grammar

Science activities:

💧  Evaporation Art (Water Magic)

What it teaches: Evaporation

What to do:

  1. Paint patterns outside using water and a brush
  2. Watch them disappear in the sun

Ask:

  • Where did the water go?
  • Why does it disappear faster when it’s hot?

🧴  DIY Sunscreen Test (Simple version)

What it teaches: Sun protection (basic concept)

What to do:

  1. Draw with oil or sunscreen on paper
  2. Leave it in the sun

Observe:

  • The treated area may fade differently

Discussion:

  • Why do we need sunscreen

 

 

Year 3:

Please click here to access year 3 home learning.

 

Year 4:

Maths revision

Writing : SPAG

Geography : Energy in the UK

French : Animals and Pets

 

 

Year 5:

Friday 26th June 2026

Hi Year 5, hope you are all staying safe in the heat.

As you are not in school today, we would like you to complete the following learning:

Maths

For maths can you complete 20 minutes of TT Rockstars.

You can also test your multiplication and division skills on Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds

Reading

Find somewhere cool and read your favourite book (20 minutes).

Writing

We have been completing work in writing based on the short film Alma. Over the last few days you would have written the story of Alma in your own words.

Your teachers would like you to write what happens next. This can follow on from the film or from the version you wrote at home.

Remember to include:

  • Short sentences
  • Pathetic fallacy
  • Similes
  • DADWAVERS (different ways of starting your sentences)

 

 

Year 6:

Please  rehearse for the production and to review learning on our year 6 web page.Please click here to access the year 6 learning page.