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The children really enjoy listening and joining in with nursery rhymes in the hun.Nursery rhymes are important for young children because they help develop an ear for our language. Both rhyme and rhythm help children hear the sounds and syllables in words!

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CBeebies | Mr Tumble Nursery Rhymes Playlist

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Last week we went on a shape hunt around the house! Practice the names of the shapes, circle, triangle and square. You could put 2 or 3 different shapes next to each other, can they find the circle? The square? The triangle? T children can try to cut out the shapes and make a space picture. You could also look at colours too? Can they find the red circle? Yellow circle? Etc!

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D for dinosaur

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a for Apple

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Can you practice saying the letter d

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Learn letter "a" with the Alphablocks Magic Words | CBeebies

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Practice saying the letter d, can you also think of any other words beginning with d? I thought of dog, dad, doll. Can you think of any, let me know what you can think of.

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It’s been a busy week I’m sure, in the hub we always take a few minutes now and then to calm down and relax when things are getting a bit much. You could gather some sensory toys such as flashing lights, bottles with glitter and water in, some nice feeling material, rice in a bottle, anything that you know your child might find calming ( and yourself ) there are so many things you can make at home. We put some things together in-front or near the children and turn the lights down and take a few moments to explore, regulate and relax again!

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Calming Sounds | Waves | CBeebies Radio | 60 minutes

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Get motivated with some movement!

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A, can you practice the sound a for apple

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Learn letter "a" with Evie and Dodge | Phonics | CBeebies House

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We’re going on a hunt! A shape hunt! Using the tick sheet as a visual prompt can you go and see what shapes you can find in your home or while you go for a walk! Take some pictures and show me what you found! I found a circle speed sign along my walk, and a triangle road sign! I also found square slabs in my garden! Can you take some photos and show me what you found? I’m excited to see.

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If and adult could draw out a mixture of letters m,s,a,t with the chalk on the ground outside of a large piece of thick cardboard, the children can use the paintbrushes to trace over the top with water, they can try to make them disappear! You could also extend this by writing some numbers too!! I would love to hear how you got on! Or even post a picture!

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Pour a small amount of rice into a tray or plastic plate with sides, can you write the letters we have been learning with your finger, you could try making lines, dots, circles. Rice is normally a great hit in the hub, if you want to extend this you could find a bigger plastic tub and add more rice with some spoons/cups/empty containers and let the children explore pouring!

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What can you create? I’ve made a rocket! You could use lego, duplo, wooden blocks, cardboard boxes, empty tins or something else you can find around your home that works! This can be so much fun, I counted my blocks as I built and I looked at the different colour I had used. What happens when they get too tall? Is your tower bigger or taller than mine?! When we build in the hub we use lots of modelling language, we talk about what we are doing, the colours we use and we count lots. The children love it when it falls over! I would love to see some of your creations!

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📚 BEEGU - ALEXIS DEACON - STORY TIME READ ALOUD - BOOKS FOR KEY STAGE 1 - FUN BOOKS FOR KIDS - SPACE

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How did beegu feel at times in the book?
Talk about the emotions, see if the children can recognise any of the emotions.

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Can you draw a picture of Beeju? Maybe you could draw yourself with Beeju? His rocket? I would love to see your pictures! Post below!

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Mrs Ringham and Mrs Murray show you how to play this fun game!! We hope you have lots of fun matching, using your memory skills and turn taking!

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S is a stretchy sound. Can you practice the sound s ?

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Learn letter "s" with the Alphablocks Magic Words | CBeebies

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Can you think of any other words beginning with s?
Here’s some to start with space, sad, sister ..... Can you think of anymore?

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Playdoh! The children love playdoh! You could sit together and roll the ball into a ball, poke holes, make snakes and squeeze it while you make creations! You might have some play doh already but if not you can make it with some really simple ingredients you might have at home! You can add a rolling pin, child safe scissors, children’s knife, cookie cutters to extend this activity!

8 tbsp plain flour

2 tbsp table salt

60ml warm water

food colouring (doesn’t matter if you don’t have this)

1 tbsp vegetable oil

Mix the ingredients together and kneed!
The children have also really enjoyed being involved with the process of making the playdoh in the hub too!

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T for tower!

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T for tower

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Can you practice saying t? Can you think of any words that begin with t? Here are some I thought of, tiger, tap and tickle!!  You can try and point out words and letters as much as you can during your day. When you go for a walk look at road signs, street names, shop names, posters! There is so much text all around us. Point out the letters as you go about your day!

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Learn letter "t" with the Alphablocks Magic Words | CBeebies

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Chalk!! You should have received some chalk this week and some black paper! Can you create a night time sky? What do we see in the sky at night? You can point out the moon and stars! You could look at pictures in books/ online or even experience it as it gets darker go and have a look outside. The children love to use chalk and make lots of marks on paper!
You could even use chalk on the pavement or slabs outside, see how it changes if you use it on a wet surface, let the children explore. ( you will need the chalk tomorrow as well so make sure to keep a piece safe)

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Can you recognise these shapes? Can you do a silly dance along with the shapes too?

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Mister Maker Comes to Town: The Shapes Dance

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Use the rice or flour to practice the letters we are learning! a,s,t,m! Remember don’t worry if your child cannot do this just yet, they can work on lines, dots, circles, any mark making and exploring the textures with their hands!

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m can you practice the sounds m for mountain?

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Learn letter "m" with Evie and Dodge | Phonics | CBeebies House

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Find and count the items on the list! This might take some team work! Let me know how you got on below!