Today is Thursday

It's Thursday today and let's hope the sun is back
Some activities for the day to keep you busy...
So at 9am you can start the day with some exercise with Joe Wicks.  Just click here to get moving.
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Please can you all stay up to date with your phonics.  This is super important for your reading and writing.  To watch today's session click here.
9:30am or 12:30pm  - Set 1 (all reception and nursery) 
10am or 1pm - Set 2 (most reception) 

Today, we would like you to head over to Edinburgh Zoo to find a different animal than last time.   Also, Mrs Kendall would like to know why the penguins stick their wings (flippers) out when they walk.  Can you find out why and comment on the blog?

Today's name challenge for literacy
Reception, today’s task is can you find items in your house that start with the sounds from your name?
So if you were called Sam, you could find, soap, an apple and a mat.
Challenge! Can you find items from the names of any of your family members?   

Counting challenge
Count to 20
Counting on.
Start at 7 stop at 16
Start at 8 stop at 19
Start at 3 stop at 20
Can you count backwards? 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1  try doing it with this song
You should practice counting forwards and backwards every day.
Can you use your numeral cards and put them into order from 1 to 20?
Look at  Habeeba, she has ordered her numeral cards.
If you don’t have any card, why don’t you make your very own set? You can use an old cardboard box? Cut it up into squares and write the numeral on them. Have a look at mine.
 
What you’ll need:
A box
Scissors
Pen/pencil
I’ve used an old lasagne box. Cut them out into rectangles. You may need to ask for help here.
Look at my box. Can you notice any numerals? What numerals do you recognise?
Does your box have any numerals?
 
I have put mine in groups of 10 like our 10 frame. Then it’s easy to count in 5’s.
5,10,15,20.
Can you do the same?
 

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