Acorn Homework Tasks – Week beginning 8.6.20

All Creatures Great and Small - Birds

• Daily reading, share books from home.
• Phonics:

This week we will be learning the letter sound ‘ur’. Can you practice reading, writing and spelling the following words:  fur urn burn burp curl hurt surf turn turnip curds

We will also be learning the keywords: got their people your     

• Tasks to be completed in Acorn Homework Book:
• Literacy:

  - How many bird names can you think of? Can you write a list?

  - Read the book Owl Babies or listen online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPQRiSTYFHo

  - Can you write some sentences to describe how Sarah, Percy and Bill feel at the beginning and end of the story?

  - We are learning capital letter names. Can you write the alphabet in capital letters?

• Mathematics:

• Go to www.whiterosemaths.com to access some mathematical activities aimed at Reception. Click on the tab - Home Learning - Early Years - Summer Term – Week 7 (w/c 8 June).
• Can you keep a tally chart of how many birds visit an area of your garden over a period of time? 5, 10, 15 minutes.
• We will be looking at halves this week. Can you find half of different 2D shapes?
• Can you make a sandwich (or any food you like) and cut it in half?
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• Topic: Birds

• Make a collage picture of the Owl Babies.
• Draw or paint different types of birds.
• Make a nest using natural resources. You could also make some eggs using playdough.