Natasha Marshall

Daily Write your name. Use play dough.

Get changed yourself, especially buttons and zips.

Use a knife and fork. Help do the washing up.

Help cut up fruit and vegetables for dinner, under adult supervision.

Go for a walk.

Activity 1 Create an assault course in your

garden, on a dry day. You can plan it first and label it. Show someone else how to use your assault course. Can you guide someone around it with a

blindfold?

Activity 2 Look at Olympic videos such as the

decathlon, can you recreate these at home? Which one do you like best? Is there any of them that you’re

really good at?

Activity 7 Use your playdough to make a model

of you! Can you label it and take a picture yourself?

Moving and handling These activities will support your

children in developing their strength and motor skills.

Unless children are writing, children can complete activities stood up. This

engages more of their core and builds stamina. This is key for the

rest of their school life.

Activity 3 Go for a walk, jog occasionally. You

could even run up and down the stairs lots of times. Has your heartbeat

changed? Why? Does your skin feel different? Try looking in the mirror.

Activity 6 Walk up and down the stairs. Count in ones as you go. Challenge yourself to count in twos and tens. What about

counting in odd numbers? If you don’t have stairs, walk along the corridor,

or make some stairs with boxes!

Activity 5 Have a go at completing a ‘Joe Wicks

children’s exercise’ video. Cosmic yoga is very good too. So is

GoNoodle.

Activity 4 How far can you jump? What could

you use to measure it? Can you jump further than anyone else in your

house? You could measure your jump with toy cars.

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Daily Get changed yourself.

Brush your teeth and hair. Have a bath or shower.

Talk about what you eat, is it a balanced meal?

Exercise every day. Put things away after yourself.

Activity 1 Find a ‘Joe Wicks’ video for children on YouTube. Try and do the video. How did you feel when you finished the video? Why? What is happening to your body? Look in the mirror, do

you look different? Why?

Activity 2 Have a look in your cupboards. Can you sort the food into healthy and

unhealthy? Why did you decide that? Which 3d shapes can you see?

Activity 7 Teach an adult in your house about flipper flappers! You can use tea

towels.

Health and Self– care This area is about children learning to be independent and recognising

when they need help or need support. Children should know how to lead a

healthy lifestyle.

Activity 3 What time do you go to bed? Why is it important to go to bed at the same

time? Learn to recognise when the clock is showing your bed time. Keep

a note off what time you wake up.

Activity 6 Whilst you are at home you will need a classroom. Can you set up a little

area? What will you need to help you? You should be in charge of keeping it tidy. Let me know if I can send you anything for your little classroom.

Activity 5 Learn to tie shoelaces!

Activity 4 Stand outside the kitchen when food is being cooked. Can you see anything dangerous? Why is it dangerous? I there anything you could help with?

Natasha Marshall

Daily Listen to adults and follow their

instructions. If you aren’t sure what you are being asked to do, make sure you ask for it

to be explained. Listen to a story.

Activity 1 Go outside and stand still for one

minute. Make a list of all the noises you can hear.

Activity 2 Sing nursery rhymes together, can

you hear the rhyming words?

Activity 7 Can you learn a story? We’re going on a bear hunt is s good one because it repeats a lot. This is a good video to watch. https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds

Listening and attention Children should be able to listen and

carry out an activity at the same time.

Children will eventually learn to anticipate a possible ending of a

sentence, story or action.

Activity 3 Play ‘Simon Says’ with your family.

Predict who you think the winner will be. Take it in turns to be Simon. How

will you make this fair?

Activity 6 Could you phone a family member

that you might not have seen for a while? What could you ask them?

Activity 5 As a family, take it in turns to say a new word each to build a sentence.

Can you write this sentence down? Is it a silly sentence?

Activity 4 Can you answer questions about the

activity you are doing?

Natasha Marshall

Daily Update your feelings diary, explain

how you feel.

Activity 1 When you are watching your

favourite film, can you tell the person you are watching it with how the characters are all feeling and

why? Why is it your favourite film?

Activity 2 If you have siblings, how can you make sure that you use your toys fairly? What do we do at school?

Activity 7 What can you do to help the people you live with? Make a list and pat

yourself on the back every time you help another person.

Managing feelings and behaviour Your children experience the same feelings as us but they don’t always understand why or what to call their

feelings. We need to give feelings names so they can express

themselves without causing further frustration.

Activity 3 Look through your books. Can you

find someone who looks happy, sad, excited, tired, worried, surprised or

angry? Can you see anything else?

Activity 6 With an adult, watch short clips of

films on youtube. Watch them without sounds. How are the

characters feeling? Watch them again with sound to see if you are

right.

Activity 5 Can someone in your family take

pictures of you showing different emotions? Can you label them?

Activity 4 We have a daily timetable on display in our classroom. Can you make one

for your home?

Natasha Marshall

Daily When you need something, ask for

permission then try and get it yourself.

Talk in full sentences. Have a look at the ‘would you rather’ powerpoint. What would your family

do?

Activity 1 https://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/

family/facts-for-kids-5446 Read these facts with an adult,

they’re amazing! Can you work with an adult to make a list of things that you know about the world? Email it to me so that I can learn something

new.

Activity 2 At the dinner table, talk about your day. Ask your family questions about their day. Can you respond to their

answer?

Activity 7 Talk to your family. What are they good at? Can they teach you one of their skills? Maybe they can knit,

make bread or plait hair.

Self- confidence and Self– Awareness

This area is about children trying new activities and foods. Sharing

their thoughts and ideas and asking for help when they need it.

Activity 3 Make a list of things that you are good at. Can you learn a new skill?

Maybe juggling?

Activity 6 Have a think about your friends at school, do you have a best friend?

What do you like about them? What should a friend be like?

Activity 5 Find out all about you. Where were

you born? What time? How much did you weigh? What was your first

word? When did you start walking? You could use this information to make a non– fiction book all about

you!

Activity 4 If you could decorate the classroom, what would you do? Can you design

new curtains? Maybe a ball pit and a place to hide snacks?

Natasha Marshall

Daily Sing a nursery rhyme.

Save cardboard and pots from food packaging for junk modelling.

Draw a pictures and use colours for a purpose.

Activity 1 Draw your favourite object in the

house. Can other people tell what it is? Can you improve it so that they

know what you’ve drawn?

Activity 2 After a rainy day, could you do some

finger painting with mud? Can you make different shades of mud by

adding water?

Activity 7 Can you make something with a

moving part? Maybe a flap?

Exploring and using media and materials

Children should be able to explain what it is they are making and then collect resources needed to make this. Children should learn to use

resources such as scissors safely and independently.

Activity 3 What do these words mean? Bumpy,

sticky, runny, slimy, hard, soft, smooth. Can you find things around

the house that can be described with those words?

Activity 6 Could you change any of the words to your favourite nursey rhyme? Could baa baa black sheep be about cows

and we ask for milk instead of wool?

Activity 5 Do you have a favourite song? Can you learn it off by heart? Can you

make a dance to go with it and perform it to your family?

Activity 4 Can you create a symmetrical

butterfly. Could you include some 2d shapes? Use the internet for some

inspiration .

Natasha Marshall

Daily Make sure you say please and thank

you. Be sure to ask if you can hep with

anything.

Activity 1 Phone a family member. Can you plan

the questions you will ask? What would you like to know? Maybe they

need something from the shops?

Activity 2 If you have a sibling, play one of your

phonics games with them. You can read their words for them if they’re younger! Can you make sure you take

it in turns?

Activity 7 If you have a pet can you be

responsible for making sure they are safe for a day? If not, have a think about what an animal would need to

stay safe.

Making Relationships This is about children being able to compromise, share and be kind to others. They should know how to treat others and what to expect from other children and adults.

Activity 3 Is there an animal you would like to know more about? Can you explain to an adult what you already know and what you would like to know more

about?

Activity 6 Can you draw around your hand? On each finger can you draw someone that is important to you? Can you

explain to someone else why they are important to you? Are your important people the same as your parent’s list?

Activity 5 How can we behave in a friendly way?

Have you seen friendly behaviour? What would be unfriendly behaviour?

Activity 4 Can you make a list of how we

interact with other people? E.g. hugs, kisses, saying thank you when a door is held for us. Can you make a list of

who we can give hugs to?

Natasha Marshall

Daily Check up on your family. How are

they feeling today?

Activity 1 Ask your parents what they thought of school. What was their favourite

lesson? Who was their favourite teacher? Do they have any advice?

Activity 2 Do you have photo albums in the

house? Why don’t you have a look and see if there are any differences? Are clothes different? Is it the same house? Do the people look

different?

Activity 7 Talk to your family about your

favourite holiday, birthday or day out. Can you draw it for me? What

was special about that day?

People and Communities This is about being aware that families and communities have

differences but that this is fine. Children should be able to talk abut

this and be curious.

Activity 3 Do you have a sibling? Are you the same? Do you like the same things? What is different about you? If not think about how you are different to

the people you live with.

Activity 6 Have a think about the different

jobs the people in your family have. Who are they helping? Which job

would you like to do?

Activity 5 Does your family have any traditions? At birthday’s or Christmas? Why do

you do them? Who started it?

Activity 4 Can you draw your village? What does our village have? What do you think we would need to add to make it a

town?

Natasha Marshall

Daily Make sure that you ask an adult what a word means if you aren’t sure. We don’t know that you need help until

you tell us.

Activity 1 Do you know any jokes? Can you send

me a video of you telling me your best joke?

Activity 2 Spend 5 minutes walking around a

room in the house with an adult and ask ‘how’. How does that work? How

did it get in here?

Activity 7 Think about your

favourite story, can you retell it

without looking at the pictures? Then can you

draw a story map?

Understanding Children hear and learn new words and phrases every day. We need to

make sure that they understand what they hear to avoid misconceptions in

the future.

Activity 3 Spend 5 minutes walking around a

room in the house with an adult and ask ‘why’. Why do we need that? Why

is it important?

Activity 6 Do your family remember you doing

something funny when you were little? What happened?

Activity 5 See how many instructions you can

remember in one go. For example, pick up that rubbish, put it in the bin and then wash your

hands. Who can remember 5 instructions in one go?!

Activity 4 When you have your next bed time

story, think about the main character. What happens to them?

Why? How do they feel?

Natasha Marshall

Daily Children should be aware of e-safety and be reminded about the risks and

what is safe on the internet.

Activity 1 When you have completed a few

‘cosmic yoga’ videos, do you think you could have a go at filming your own yoga video? Try and include all your favourite moves. Send it to me and

I’ll have a go!

Activity 2 Can you explain why technology is

really useful now that lots of us are working from home?

Activity 7 Can you learn how to turn on a

computer? Can you learn how to access the internet? How do you

open emails?

Technology Children need to understand that

technology serves a purpose and that it plays an important part in our

society. Technology is really good for

improving hand– eye co-ordination and where possible children could use

a mouse and keyboard rather than touch screen.

Activity 3 I do not remember how to take a photo on my phone. Can you write some instructions for me please?

Activity 6 Can you complete the scavenger hunt

I made? Will you take pictures of everything you found? Can you use prepositions to tell me where you

found everything?

Activity 5 Can you create a short stop animation

film with the play dough I sent home? Send them to me and I will share them on the facebook page. https://tinkerlab.com/easy-stop-

motion-animation-kids/

Activity 4 Take a picture of some of the work

you’re really proud of. Can you send it to me in an email? Can you write me a

message about your work?

Natasha Marshall

Daily Have a look out of the window. What

is the weather like? Is there any evidence to tell you what season it

is?

Activity 1 Next time you have a bath imagine

you are in the sea! What is swimming by your toes? What does it smell

like? What can you hear? Are there any sharks?

Activity 2 Do you have a favourite animal? Can you research it and tell me what its habitat is? Is it nocturnal? What is it’s diet? How long does it live for?

Does it live on its own or big groups? Is it a herbivore?

Activity 7 If you’re careful, watch an adult cooking. What is happening to the food? How is it changing? What is

causing this change?

The World This early leaning goal is about

children being introduced to history, geography, science and RE amongst

others.

Activity 3 Can you find 5 things in your house that were made in a factory? They are man made. What materials are

the objects made of? Do you think it took a long time to make? Did the material need heating, bending or

melting?

Activity 6 Did you and your family have any

holidays planned? Where were you going to go? Can you find out about

the place and tell me about it?

Activity 5 I wonder what it is like to be a farmer? Do you have any farm

related books at home? Have a look through them. Can you make a list of jobs that farmers have to do every

day?

Activity 4 Can you find your house on google

maps? Can you plan a route to get to school? Make sure you use words like

left turn or right turn.

Natasha Marshall

Daily Talk about what you did yesterday, what you are going to do today and what you would like to do tomorrow. This will help children practise using the correct tense which is important

for writing.

Activity 1 Ask an adult to play ‘hot and cold’

with you. Can you have a go at picking an object?

Activity 2 Can you blindfold an adult and direct them around the room? Be careful!

Activity 7 Go into your kitchen or bathroom.

Sing your favourite song. Does your voice sound different? I wonder why.

Do any of your family know why?

Speaking Try to encourage children to speak in full sentences rather than using non

verbal actions like nodding. This helps to promote writing in full

sentences.

Activity 3 Find some objects in your house. Do you know what they’re called? What if you had more than one? Is it the

same word or does it change slightly? Try writing the words down. Do you

notice anything?

Activity 6 Can children introduce a unique

storyline into their play? They could include their favourite animals, an

imaginary character or a brand new world.

Activity 5 Did you learn a new word from your

bedtime story last night? Can you try and use it in a sentence today?

Activity 4 Can you retell a story? Maybe

something funny that happened in your home? Or when you went out for

the day?

Natasha Marshall

Daily Encourage children to use silly voices, to be inquisitive and to ‘stretch the truth’ in their games and role play.

Activity 1 Create a character. What is their name? Do they have brothers or

sisters? Where do they live? Maybe on another planet?

Activity 2 The floor is lava! How are you going to get from the front door to your

bedroom?

Activity 7 Can you host a tea party for you

toys?

Being Imaginative This is about children being creative.

They should know what colour objects are but have an interest in changing them. Children should be

confident to adapt what they know.

Activity 3 Can you write a song? It could rhyme.

You could try and make a tune too. Could you make a drum kit out of

objects in your kitchen?

Activity 6 Provide children with plain bedding. Where will their imaginations take

them?

Activity 5 Have you been saving food packaging boxes, egg boxes and milk bottles? I

wonder what you could make with them?

Activity 4 Can you make me a painting? The only

rule is that you can’t use a paintbrush!

Natasha Marshall

Daily Talk about what time of day it is. For example you could say that you have just woken up so you can have some

breakfast and that means it must be the morning.

Make a note of what time you do certain activities. Use the clock to

learn when it is lunchtime etc rather than asking mum and dad.

Activity 1 Find all the 2d shapes in your house. Write a label for them. Remember that a 2d shape can’t be picked up.

Activity 2 Draw a house made of shapes. How many of each shape have you used? Can you keep a tally of how many of

each shape you have used?

Activity 7 Can you pair up shoes in the house? Can you put them in order from big-gest to smallest? Can you count them

in two’s?

Shape, space and measure Children need to be able to name and

describe 2D and 3D shapes. They should have an understanding of time

and an idea of how to measure different objects

Activity 3 Can you find a 2D shape that has

more than 4 corners? Do you know what it is called? Can you find out what a 10 sided shape is called?

Activity 6 Can you use your counters to finish

these patterns?

Activity 5 Can you start a money box? Have a

look under sofa cushions and in corners of your bedroom. Which

coins have you found? Can you group them together?

Activity 4 Collect your favourite teddies. Can

you put them in order from smallest to biggest? What about biggest to smallest? Are there any the same

size?

Natasha Marshall

Daily Use ‘top marks games’ Count to 20 and back. Write numbers to 20.

Try writing numbers as words.

Activity 1 Can you write down the ages of the

people in your house? Who is oldest? Who is youngest?

Activity 2 Challenge yourself to count to 100.

Make sure you are saying the ending of numbers clearly, specifically the

numbers ending in ‘teen’ or ‘ty’.

Activity 7 Can you set the table for your family

for dinner? How many knives and forks do you need? Can you count the

pairs of cutlery in two’s?

Number So much of what is taught about

number in reception can be practised through play. I wouldn’t worry too

much about setting aside time in the day for maths activities.

Activity 3 Which fruit do you have in the

house? How much is there? What if you added one more? What if a piece

was eaten?

Activity 6 Ask an adult to fill a glass jar or cup

with some of the counters I gave you. You are allowed to touch the

glass but not the counters. How many counters do you think are in the jar? Why? Count them and see if you are

right. Can you ask an adult to put something else in the jar?

Activity 5 Use your counters to make amounts from 1-20. you can do this in order

and then randomly as an extra challenge.

Activity 4 Watch Numberblock video ‘ten again’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZzId8WkqSs

Can you recall the number bonds to ten? Can you write them down as a

number sentence?

Natasha Marshall

Daily Write your full name, try and join it.

Write the date. Keep a short diary, you can use

pictures. Practice letter formation using ‘teach

handwriting’ Practise spelling tricky words.

Activity 1 Send me an email about what it’s like at home. Are you listening to Mummy

and Daddy? Do you have any questions for me? Do you need any

help?

Activity 2 Keep a food diary. Are you trying

anything new? Keep a list of what you have for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Can you spell the days of the week correctly.

Activity 7 What is happening here?

Writing In reception , the expectation is that

writing is phonetically correct. For example the sentence, ‘The cat was blue’ could be spelt as ‘The car wos bloo’. This happens because children

haven’t learnt all the possible spelling and pronunciations of sounds yet.

Tricky words should be spelt correctly

Activity 3 Write a letter to your grandparents that you can keep safe until you next

see them.

Activity 6 Have a look at your monster on Dojo.

Can you describe it to me? Think about the different colours and

patterns.

Activity 5 Can you make a treasure map? You could stain a piece of paper with a

used teabag. What will your treasure be?

Activity 4 Do you have a pet? Can you write about them? Draw a picture too.

Natasha Marshall

Daily Practice reading sound mats, you can

spread this out through the day. Read a selection of phase 2 and 3

books. Ask parents to build a sentence that

you can try and read. Listen to a bedtime story.

Activity 1 Look through your cupboards and fridge, can you read the names of any of the brands? Keep a note of

everything you read. I bet there are lots!

Activity 2 Can you find a book at home that has

rhyming words? Try and read the rhyming words yourself.

Use these words and take it in turns to think of as many rhymes as you

can. Cat, sun, tin, pot.

Activity 7 Super challenge!

Do you know these sounds?

a_e i_e o_e u_e e_e

Reading Reading allows children to access the entire curriculum and the world. It is vital that children read every day. It isn’t necessary to read a book but it

is good practice. It is more important that children ate interested in reading so if your child reads a

magazine or something on your phone then this is fine.

Activity 3 Think about the bedtime story you had last night. Did you hear any new

words? Challenge yourself to use that word today.

Activity 6 Lets have a competition. Who can

read the longest word! Send me your entries on Dojo.

Activity 5 Can you read through all the sounds

on the phase 2 and 3 mat in less than 1 minute?

Activity 4 How many tricky words can you read on your own? Can you see them in a

newspaper? Or in a book? Keep a tally of each one. Which one is the most

common?