This Weeks Focus Book is … What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson. Click here to hear it being read by the author herself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abKadke35cs

Phonics

Watch phonics lesson 44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwCC95_XAmw

Maths

Click the link below, scroll right to the bottom and open the tab “Week 2”.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/earlyyears/

Watch the day 5 ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ video with a grown up. If you don’t have the book you can use the pictures on the video.

Using post it notes or little squares of paper use ladybird dots to draw dice patterns to 6. Lay these out on the floor in front of you. Get something that you can point at the dice patterns with (a stick will do). Get your grown up to shout out the numbers that go with the dice pattern and see if you can point at the correct pattern as quickly as possible after they have said the number!

Take a break : Play with your toys or out in the garden for a while

Today’s Challenge

Listen to or read ‘What the Ladybird Heard’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abKadke35cs

Think about what the baddies did in the story. We can all make mistakes and silly choices at times, the important thing is that we learn and grow from them. Were the baddies making good or bad choices? What could they have done differently or better next time to make good choices?

Follow up Activities

Print out the worksheet below or find it in your home learning pack to have a go at adding to 20.

Click the link to have a go at completing the addition number sentences to make the robots light up.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/addition/robot-addition

Story time : Click the link to listen to ‘Zog' another story by Julia Donaldson who also wrote 'What the Ladybird Heard'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZqFqI0MAfU

This Weeks Focus Book is … What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson. Click here to hear it being read by the author herself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abKadke35cs                

Phonics

Watch phonics lesson 43

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0m_xsbiy70

Maths

Click the link below, scroll right to the bottom and open the tab “Week 2”.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/earlyyears/

Watch the day 4 ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ video with a grown up. If you don’t have the book you can use the pictures on the video.

In the story, the two baddies keep on stealing the poor hen’s eggs. Create your own eggs by drawing egg shapes, decorating them and cutting them out. Then, lay them out on a table of another flat surface and get a grown up to cover them up and take one from under the cover. When the grown up lifts up the cover can you tell them which egg they have taken? You could take it in turns to take the eggs and guess which one has been taken.

Take a break : Play with your toys or out in the garden for a while

Today’s Challenge

Create a story stone by decorating a pebble or rock from your garden to look like your favourite animal from the story.

Once you have created your story stone you could create others to retell the story with or hide it in your local area to cheer other people up when they find it.

Follow up Activities

Print out the worksheet below or find it in your home learning pack to have a go at doubling the ladybird’s spots.

Click the link to take part in the next instalment of the ‘Let’s Move’ Minibeast dancing series. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03g6vs7

Story time : Click the link to listen to ‘Ten Magic Butterflies’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBi_RoXKVo0

This Weeks Focus Book is … What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson. Click here to hear it being read by the author herself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abKadke35cs         

Phonics

Watch phonics lesson 42

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI2tPd9G0aY

Maths

Click the link below, scroll right to the bottom and open the tab “Week 2”.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/

Watch the day 3 ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ video with a grown up. If you don’t have the book you can use the pictures on the video.

In the story, the two baddies make a map of the farm to come up with their cunning plan. Can you make your own map of the farm to protect it from the baddies? Where would you put the different animals ?Which things from the farm will you need? The pond? The house? the barn?

Take a break : Play with your toys or out in the garden for a while

Today’s Challenge

Positional Language

Collect or make some of the animals from the story. Get someone to hide them from you. Once they are hidden, go on a hunt for the animals and when you find them say where they are. For example, the ladybird is under the bed.

Follow up Activities

Print out the worksheet below or find it in your home learning pack "What's the position?"

With a grown up, close your eyes and see if you can understand and follow instructions that use positional language to get around your house. Afterwards, you could swap and try to use positional language to direct your grown up around the house.

Story time : Click the link to listen to ‘The Rhythm of the Rain’- a beautiful story all about water’s journey around the earth. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jzkr/cbeebies-bedtime-stories-759-kristin-scott-thomas-the-rhythm-of-the-rain

This Weeks Focus Book is … What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson. Click here to hear it being read by the author herself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abKadke35cs              

Phonics

Watch phonics lesson 41

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0FAFtQd-iE

Maths

Click the link below, scroll right to the bottom and open the tab “Week 2”.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/

Watch the day 2 ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ video with a grown up. If you don’t have the book you can use the pictures on the video.

Use salt dough or playdough to make or just draw some different ladybirds. Challenge yourself to make different combinations of spots on each side of the ladybirds to get to 10. Eg. 5+5, 6+4, 9+1 etc

Take a break : Play with your toys or out in the garden for a while

Today’s Challenge

Listen to the ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ audiobook by clicking the link below, or have a read of it if you have the book at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu9mPX7DuLA

Sort the animals from the story into different categories. For example, which ones can fly, which ones can swim, how many legs they have etc…

Follow up Activities

Print out the worksheet below or find it in your home learning pack and have a go at sorting out the minibeasts that have legs from the ones that don’t have legs.

Have a go at making ladybird toast by cutting out circles from slices of bread and spreading raspberry or strawberry jam on top. If you have chocolate buttons at home you could use these to make the ladybird’s spots.

If you need a salt dough recipe click this link to find out how to make it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7sH9bj-fl0

Story time : Click the link to listen to ‘Farmer Duck’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gug6P8l1q6c

Phonics

Watch phonics lesson 40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuWq5tyzT2U

Maths

Click the link below, scroll right to the bottom and open the tab “Week 2”.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/

Watch the day 1 ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ video with a grown up. If you don’t have the book you can use the pictures on the video.

Draw some of the animals from the story. Discuss where they live and the noises they make. How many legs do they each have? Next to each picture write how many legs each animal or minibeast has.

Take a break : Play with your toys or out in the garden for a while

Today’s Challenge

Listen to the ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ audiobook by clicking the link below, or have a read of it if you have the book at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abKadke35cs

Talk about the story with your grown up, what happens first? Who are the characters? Draw your favourite part and write a sentence.

Follow up Activities

Check out the CBeebies Numberblocks website for lots of fun number activities. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks

Click the link to play the ladybird counting game and find out how many spots the ladybird has. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/ladybird-spots

Story time : Click the link to listen to ‘What the Ladybird Heard Next’- it is a sequel to this week’s focus book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq0xiXoX8H0