Personal Social and Emotional Development Guess the Emotion
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Personal Social and Emotional Development Guess the emotion game 1. Find a watch or a clock to use as a timer. 2. Copy the facial expressions below onto separate pieces of paper. 3. Shuffle the pieces of paper and place them upside down. 4. Set the timer for one minute. 5. Player one takes one of the pieces of paper and, without looking, puts it on their head. 6. Player two must describe the emotion without using the word written on their head. 7. Winner is the player who guesses the most emotions correctly within the time limit. After the game ask your child which of the emotions they think that they identify with the most. Why do they feel this way? What do they think might change their mood if they are feeling upset? Think of someone who is special to you and say three things that make them smile. Here is a link to support children who may be feeling a little anxiety towards what’s going on around them at the moment and Yoga really helps to relax the body and mind, give it a go! Parents don’t forget to join in! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhYtcadR9nw Communication and Language Choose and tell your favourite jokes to other people in your family to make them laugh. Can you make up your own jokes? https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/jokes-kids-funny-497875 Listen to a story that someone else reads to you. There are plenty on our You Tube channel. Can you retell the story when they are finished? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgoihSunrfQ&list=PLk1TAPJ2DJXy- UzjV_iGejNK5rVrxAp_M&index=5 Tell someone in your family a story about an adventure you have had with your favourite toy, for example on holiday, at the shops, in the park. Look at your favourite picture in a story book and tell someone: • Where that part of the story takes place. • Who the characters are (e.g. the people, toys or animals that the story is about). • What the characters might say? • What do you think is going to happen next? Physical Development Dance along to ‘Lion Sleeps Tonight’ seeing if you can mimic the actions, make sure you get everybody involved at home! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT6PAR_k_a0 Move around like different animals. How many animals can you think of? Let’s work on our aim! Find yourself a hoop or box of some kind! If you have trouble finding one, maybe ask to borrow a large saucepan, the bigger the better! Take two steps away from your target and try to throw the ball in so it doesn’t bounce out. Try and figure out the best way to throw so that it stays in your container. Does throwing the ball higher or lower help? Literacy Keep an eye on our ED Support YouTube channel for Mrs Downey & Miss Norman reading you the stories. Mrs Downey – The Lion who Wanted to Love Miss Norman – Rainbow fish On a plain piece of paper draw a picture of you and your friends. Write a sentence on what your favourite activity to do with them is. Phonics Here is the link to Miss Thomas’ phonics lessons for support: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ49vM6D9Cg&list=PLk1TAPJ2DJXxxpIirHqgnQ3ZOM xBMtm0M Practice the following words which are red words (or words that do not follow phonics). Encourage your child to read, spell and then write each of the following words: I the of he no my me your said you are to be down how go Encourage your child to try and use some of these words in the writing lessons below. Reading (part one) Encourage your child to continue to read as much as possible. The following websites can help with home reading: • https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home - free e-books for ages 3 to 11, phonics guides, maths games and activities, advice and support for learning at home. • https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk/ - communication and language skills and verbal storytelling. The Lion Who Wanted to Love by Giles Andreae Can you remember the words that we learnt last time? What do the following words mean? Can you remember the actions? bitter, buttercup, trombone, caterpillar, salami, cocoon. Here are some new words. Can you think of an action or movement to help you remember each of the words? • Fierce o Showing a sense of aggression. • Hooves o A horny part at the tip of animal’s legs, found on horses and antelopes. • Foaming o Making lots of small bubbles, frothing. Can you match each word to a picture below? Listen to the story of The Lion Who Wanted to Love using the link below. It will be in the simple stories playlist. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVraNWFZ0XO_BsszfyqNYXQ/playlists Tell your child that there are rhymes throughout the story. Can they find them? Use your action when you hear the words fierce, hooves and foaming. Did you find them all? Pause the video when the Leo is told that he must leave the pride. • What do you think will happen to Leo? What do you think might happen next? o Encourage your child to imagine what might happen. Will he be alone? Will he make friends? Do you think he will ever return to the pride? Why do they think he will/will not? Continue with the video and then pause the video just after Leo saves the cheetah and he, himself, is in trouble. • What do you think will happen next? What might happen to Leo? o Ask questions such as “Do you think Leo will drown?”, “Do you think he will be saved?”, “Will he swim to safety on his own?”, “Who might save him?” Finish the rest of the video. Ask your child to retell the story in as much detail as possible, returning to the video for prompts if necessary. Writing (part one) Ask your child to imagine they were one of Leo’s new friends. • Which animal will they be? • Why do they want to be this animal? • What did Leo do to help them? • How would they thank Leo? Encourage your child to answer the questions: • Using full sentences for each answer. • Remember to use their finger space between each word. • It is not necessary to use capital letters. • Ensuring they use a full stop at the end of each sentence. • Encourage them to write on the line. • Words should be written as they sound using phonics. • Try and use some of the irregular words (red words/tricky words from the Phonics lesson above. For example, the, I, of, etc.). Example: I would like to be a zebra. I would like to be a zebra because they can run fast. Leo saved me fro.m some tigers. I helped Leo by sharing some food The animals are all thinking of a way they can thank Leo for looking after them and to celebrate his kindness. Can you write at least one sentence to describe an activity that they could do? Example: I would like to take Leo to the park to play on the slide and the swings. Reading (part two) The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister Can you remember the words that we learnt last time? What do the following words mean? Can you remember the actions? fierce, hooves, foaming. Here are some new words. Can you think of an action or movement to help you remember each of the words? • Shimmer o Shine with a soft, glistening light. • Scales o A small plate that grows out of the skin of a fish. • Whizzed o To move very quickly or speedily. Can you match each word to a picture below? Listen to the story of The Rainbow Fish using the link below. It will be in the simple stories playlist. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVraNWFZ0XO_BsszfyqNYXQ/playlists Use your action when you hear the words shimmer, scales and foaming. Did you find them all? Pause the video where the other fish swim away from the Rainbow Fish because he would not share his scales. Answering in full sentences, ask your child: • How do you think the other fish are feeling? Why do you think that? o I think that the other fish are feeling upset because the Rainbow Fish would not share any of their scales with them. • How do you think the Rainbow Fish feels at the moment? o I think that the Rainbow Fish feels lonely and upset because none of the other fish want to play with the Rainbow Fish. • What could the Rainbow Fish do to be kinder? o The Rainbow Fish could be kinder by sharing their scales with the other fish so that they can all look beautiful together. • What do you infer (predict) will happen next in the story? o I predict that the Rainbow Fish will change its mind and share their scales with the other fish. The other fish will have the shiny scales as well. Continue watching the rest of the story until the end. Ask your child for their opinion of the story. Did they predict the correct ending? Did they like the story? What did they like about the story? Would they change it in any way? Writing (part two) The octopus, the starfish and the other fish in the sea want to have a surprise party for the Rainbow Fish to show how much they appreciate the Rainbow Fish’s kindness and they are invited! Ask your child to make a list of the things they would like to take to the party.