Hempland Primary School

Home Learning Week 3 - Early Years

Can you save Humpty Dumpty Challenge? . Hard boil an egg and decorate it to look like Humpty Dumpty.

. Now use junk/recycling materials to create something that will protect Humpty Dumpty when he falls off the wall. You could wrap things around him or build something for him to sit inside of it is up to you.

. Once you have completed your protection for Humpty it’s time to test it out. Build a pretend wall form blocks or stack books and place it on a hard surface- Sit Humpty on top and watch him fall. Did he crack or did you save him?

Egg-speriment

Marbled Eggs - You will need: Hard boiled eggs, olive oil, vinegar and food colouring.

Dip your eggs in food colouring and water to dye them, and then dip them again in an oil and coloured water solution to marble them!

Wax Resist Eggs - Decorate your egg with wax crayon then dip in the food colouring/water. The food colouring won’t stick where the wax has been then wipe over with a bit of oil to make them shine.

Striped Eggs - Explore what happens when you wrap elastic bands around your hard boiled eggs before putting them in food colouring. Tip: pat egg dry before removing rubber bands.

Try some of these other Easter themed science activities: Science experiments

Let’s make and create

. Easter Baskets - Design and create your very own Easter basket. Easter basket Blank

. Easter Cards - Make an Easter card. Click the link for lots of ideas Easter card ideas

. Printing - Draw a large Easter egg outline. Now have go at experimenting with printing. You could use Lego or Duplo blocks, bubble wrap, sponges, leaves anything that has a bit of pattern or texture really. We’d love to see your work so remember to post it on Tapestry.

. Here are some more super crafts : Easter Crafts Easter Art and Craft ideas Easter egg box crafts

Outdoor fun

. The National trust 50 things to do list - Great ideas of things that you can do in your own back garden.

. Egg and spoon race – Have an egg and spoon race with your family who will win?

. Make some rabbit ears for everyone in your family. Now have a rabbit race. Remember you have to bunny hop to win the race. Who’s the fastest bunny hopper in your house?

Egg-cellent Maths Egg-citing Reading

. Easter Egg Hunt. - Cut out 20 Easter egg . Listen to some stories read aloud online. Here shapes and write the numbers 1 -20 on them. are a few stories you could try Ask your parent to hide them around the house We're going on an egg hunt and garden. Now hunt those eggs. Can you put The Best Easter Egg Hunt Ever them in the correct order? The BIggest Easter Basket Ever

. Use 2D shapes to create an Easter animals. . Listen to your child read and let them discuss Hold your scissors carefully and follow the lines what they have read. Encourage them to read when cutting. 2D shapes - Chick 2D shapes with expression and intonation. Rabbit . Get your child to read a book on Oxford Owl - . Easter Dot-to-dot - What pictures will you find? ebook library Discuss the story and ask your

. Create your own Easter egg bunting. Cut out child to retell it. You are able to filter the stories some egg shapes –Try using repeating patterns by book bank level and choose the band your child is currently reading. on each of your eggs.

. Ask your parent to read you the story . Make your own 3D egg decorations. Here is a Brenda's Boring Egg Now have a go at some of clip to show you exactly what to do 3D Easter the challenge cards linked to the story egg decorations Brenda's Boring Eggs Challenge Cards

Egg-ceptional Spelling/Phonics Egg-ceptional Writing

. Have a try at some of the Phase 3 Easter phonic . Write a letter to Easter Bunny. Decorate it make activities Phase 3 Easter Phonics activity booklet it pretty.

. Try some of the phase 2 and Phase 3 tricky word . Write a question for your teacher – it could be activities from these activity booklets What is your favourite colour? What food do you Tricky Word activity booklet Phase 2 like etc- you decide. Ask your parents to post it Phase 3 Tricky word activity booklet on Tapestry and we will answer your question. Remember to use a ? . Play games with your mini flashcards – go through all the sounds daily. . Make an Easter card- see examples above and Now see how many words you can make with write it. Remember to use cursive writing. them in 3 minutes. Repeat the game each day and try and beat your score. . Shaving foam writing – spray a small amount of shaving foam onto a tray – write words and . Play games on Phonicsplay sentences then rub them out and try again.

Active Learning

Daily PE session - Take part in the live daily PE sessions with Joe Wicks. Every weekday at 9am.

Cosmic Kids - Continue to have a bit of quiet time and try one of the yoga stories.

Try the 2 minute skipping challenge! Skip for 2 mins and count your skips. Try to beat your score each day!

Let's get active - There are lots of different challenges which will help develop skills in dance, throwing, balance and flexibility. Work through as many as you can.

Go Noodle - fun guided dances to do.