Read and discuss the different food groups on the PowerPoint.
The 5-food groups are:
Fats, oils and sweets, Protein, Dairy, Carbohydrates and Fruit and Vegetables
Can you sort the foods into their correct food groups? Can you label some of the items in each group?
I spy with my little eye lots of yummy food! Can you count the different food items and write the total in each box?
Activity - Practical counting with food items!
Practice counting different foods items in your house.
How many pieces of pasta can you thread?
How many tins have you got?
How many slices of bread are in the loaf?
How many chocolate bars come in a pack etc?
Can you use different fruits/vegetables to design a plate of food?
Collage, draw or paint your food onto a paper plate.
Using different fruits and vegetables practice printing different patterns onto paper.
Can you make a family of vegetable characters using a variety of fruits and vegetables?
Practice threading cheerios or pasta onto pie cleaners, string, cooked spaghetti or uncooked (place standing up in playdough or blue tac and make a tower).
How many do you have?
What characters will you have on your lunchbox?
Collect your empty tins and bottles and have a game of bowling.
Make it a challenge by writing numbers/sounds on each one. Ask a family number to give you a number/sound. Can you roll the ball to hit the correct number/sound?
Can you learn different foods in Welsh?
Koo Koo Kanga Roo-Dinosaur Stomp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imhi98dHa5w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNnaEXTV7CI&feature=youtu.be
Activity Stories – These will link with our topic this week ‘What’s on the Menu?’
Oliver’s Vegetables - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I94vTFr4LQs
Oliver’s Fruit Salad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpR26kPqpHc
The Shopping Basket - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2JBroyckf8
Hand’s Surprise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocnRQi89nK8
Literacy Links
Oxford Reading Owl – (Free ebooks)
Class code: oakfieldreception
Password: OakfieldReception
Teach your Monster to Read – Phonics
Phonics Play
TopMarks – Literacy games – select Early Years
PhonicsBloom – Phonic games (Phase 1-4)
Teach your child to read resources from BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/making-time-for-books-at-home
ICT Games – Variety of phonic resources -Demonstrates how to say each sound correctly
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/soundSayer/index.html
Numeracy Links
TopMarks – number recognition games and counting
Apps:
Math age 4-6
Monster Math’s Learning Games
Barnyard Games for Kids
Number Quiz
Book Creator – Practice writing your sounds/numbers or draw a picture for a family member
Oxford Owl
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/
ICT Games – Variety of number recognition games
YouTube Clips
Disco Dough – Early Years Emily – Exercises the muscles in your child’s hand to help support writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrBsNhwxzgc
Jack Hartman – Phonics
Calming Yoga for children
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