Easter Home Learning

 

Good morning everyone. I hope you all had a lovely weekend.

For your information, I posted another video yesterday which I think the children will enjoy. Don’t forget to leave a comment; I would really appreciate it. 🙂

Over the course of the Easter holidays, we are aware that some parents may wish to keep an element of structure to the day. Below, I have therefore listed a number of optional activities that you are more than welcome to get your children to do over the two week break. Remember, these are optional and you know your children so please feel free to dip in and out where you please.

We would still expect children to still be reading for a minimum of 15 minutes every single day. The reason for this is clearly detailed below.

We would also like you to still respond to emails each week just so that we know you are safe and well. At some point, please simply email me back saying something along the lines of ‘Hi. Mr Prior we are all good over here!’ just so that I know you’re ok. If children still wish to share any home learning they have done over the break, I would love to see it!

Apart from that, don’t over-indulge on chocolate eggs and I hope you all have a very happy Easter.

Mr. Prior 🙂

 

Fun Ideas and Activities
 

Why not give some of the activities below a go (who knows, you might enjoy it)…

 

Reading/writing activities- Why not write a book review about one of the books you’ve read? Try to use a similar structure to your film review. Perhaps write a character fact file about one of the main characters in your book. Our next topic is all about the stone age, bronze age and iron age. Why not begin to do some research on these periods in history.

 

Maths- Practising times tables remains your top priority. Particularly some of the more trickier times tables such as 6,7,8 and 9. I will be sending each of you a TT ROCKSTARS login which involves fun games geared towards learning times tables. Stay tuned…

 

Super Simple Science Experiments- Rummage around in the cupboards and you may like to have a go at some of these wicked science experiments!

Create a bouncing egg, make your own slime, make a hovercraft balloon or even a skittles rainbow.

Get the children making predictions as to what may happen then carry out the experiment. Want to know how to do these experiments? Visit the following website…Super Simple Science Experiments

 

Audible- a great app which you can download and contains many free books (great to listen to before bedtime).

 

Prior’s Top Audible Picks- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – JK Rowling

-The World’s Worst Teachers- David Walliams

-Diary of a Wimpy Kid- The Meltdown – Jeff Kinney

 

Alternatively, if you’re a real keen Walliams fan, he is currently releasing a lot of chapters of his books for free! This includes an audio story from The World’s Worst Children every day for the next 30 days! Check out this link- David Walliams

 

Sumdog- Online maths and literacy questions delivered through entertaining games. Simply create a login totally free of charge, create an avatar and let your children explore and play. Mr Prior’s favourite game…JUNK PILE! It’s addictive- be warned. Parents- you can also set certain questions on there for your children to focus on. Any questions, please email me.

 

Maths Factor-  KEEN FOR EVEN MORE MATHS? Carol Vordeman has made her website free during this strange time…feel free to login and check out some of the activities- https://www.themathsfactor.com/

 

ICT- Fancy becoming quicker at typing and brushing up on your fine motor skills? Why not have a go at BBC Dance Mat Typing…Dancing for your fingertips…you know the drill…follow the link- DanceMatTyping

 

D&T- Feeling crafty? Then why not making racing caterpillars? It’s very fun (and can become very competitive). All you need for this is: paper (15cm by 15 cm), two straws, scissors and a pen. 🙂

 

 

Lexia- If you have a Lexia account, please feel free to login and try to do it for at least 15 minutes.

 

The Daily Mile- If you have a garden big enough (or a quiet field nearby) why not head out for the Daily Mile? 15 minutes…how many laps can you do?

 

PE- To ensure that children remain fit and healthy, why not tune into the following

YouTube- PE with Joe Wicks

Youtube – Just Dance Videos

YouTube- Cosmic Yoga

Youtube- Dance with Oti Mabuse

 

Cornerstones- 10 Big Ideas for learning at home- https://cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/news/10-big-ideas-free-home-learning-challenges-for-children-and-families/

 

Dorset Council resources- There’s lots of information on the Dorset Council website, this includes contact information and ideas for things to do, including for children at home.  Here are some of the links:

Online resources for families https://mailchi.mp/dorsetcouncil/online-resources

Schools and families:  https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/emergencies-severe-weather/emergencies/coronavirus/schools-and-families.aspx

Information and landing page: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/emergencies-severe-weather/emergencies/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid-19.aspx

Co-ordinated Community Response: Information about our co-ordinated community response is available online here.

 

The Kindness Calendar- from the British Red Cross is a free resource for 7-18 year olds, helping them with kind ideas that they can carry out and share with friends and family. Download the free activities here: https://tinyurl.com/rohl5kc

 

Message from Jo Haine:

“I’ve been thinking about how to help families think about Easter from home.  I’ve found some really good resources that I’ve turned into videos and put onto YouTube. The first video can be found on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRB2W0NXTp8&t=3s ”

 

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