Incredible Inventors

What is an inventor? Do you know of any

inventors? What did they

invent? What makes them ‘incredible’?

Incredible Inventors Here are your daily reading and writing activities

Monday 22nd June—

Have a look at the image on page 4 of this plan. Have a chat with someone at

home about what you can see. Who might live there? What do you think they

do? Could you draw an inventors house and label it? You could write some

sentences to describe the inventor or their house.

Tuesday 23rd June—

Watch the following clip of Astronaut Kate Rubins reading ’Rosie Revere, Engineer’ from the

Space Station https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5yZ8K7pb0Y

Look at the ‘Hair Machine’ designed by Mrs Cordy’s daughter, Maisie, when she

was in reception (on page 5). Discuss that this was an invention to help her (like

Rosie Revere invented something to help her Auntie). What would you invent to

help you, or someone you know, in everyday life? Think of some ideas together and write a list.

Wednesday 24th June—

Design your own invention. If you would like to, you could use the template on page 6.

Once you have drawn your design, label it showing what it does and don’t forget to list

the materials you will be using. In the afternoon, you could try and make it!

Thursday 25th June—

1. Tell somebody all about your invention, showing them how it works.

2. Finish the sentence; ‘I like my invention because…’

3. Can you write some sentences explaining how your

invention works?

Friday 26th June—

In the story, Rosie Revere ’kept her dreams to herself’ but then realised you should always

follow your dreams however hard it gets. What do you dream about becoming when you

are older? Why not watch this cartoon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmm_3-PnMl4&t=205s (TIP:

only watch up to 3 minutes 30—the whole thing is quite long!). What other ideas do you

have? Could you dress up as that person or draw yourself and tell someone why you think

it would be fun?

Incredible Inventors Here are some phonics activities

1. Practise your sounds and high frequency words every day.

2. What words can you make using your sound cards?

3. ‘Roll it! Read it!’ Using the game on page 6, roll a dice. Going along the line

can you read the word? If you can you cover it up or cross it off. Can you

complete a whole line?

4. Can you make your own ‘Roll it! Read it’ game using your tricky words or

blendable words.

5. Inventors begins with an ‘i’ sound. What other words can you think of begin-

ning with that sound? Write them as a list.

An inventor lives here. Can you describe him and his

house? Perhaps you can draw your own house for an inven-

tor and label it.

Activity—Monday 22nd

Maisie Cordy’s ‘Sooper Dooper Hair Masheen’

My Design

Inventor’s Name:______________________________

I am going to make:

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________ My design: Materials:

_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

_______________

Phonics activity 3

Some extra resources

Some interesting websites...

https://www.littleinventors.org/

https://www.startwithabook.org/summer-reading-learning/inventions-and-inventors

In EYFS we would interpret 'invent' as 'explore' - these are great ways to explore

(and be messy!) which will lead to the sorts of questions that will help your chil-

dren become 'creative thinkers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes/lets-go-club-messy-makes

Lots of science episodes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/nina-and-the-neurons

Links to stories and articles...

Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tQcSKH37AY

Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18B8WMJdTCQ

‘Kids wacky inventions made real’

One for the grown ups!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/joinin/wire-your-child-like-an-engineer -