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What we are looking for might be closer than we think.” What does this mean? What is the story trying to teach us? Can you Invent a New Olympic Game?- Challenge your child to invent their very own game for the 2021 (2022) Olympics. Look at a list of all of the sports that already compete in the summer Olympics here. Can they write a set of instructions for the new game or draw illustrations. Why not test the game out as a family?

Talk to your child about a hero from a book they have read recently, for example Rapunzel or Mulan. Ask them to draw the hero or heroes from a story and list adjectives to describe their appearance and personality. They could also think about other types of heroes such as NHS heroes or Police Officers whomever inspires them. Start by watching a video of a routine together, here are some suggestions: men’s gymnastic routine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drvXbzZHV9I, You will need a grid each, and two dice, and colouring pencils. Youngest player starts. On your turn, throw the 2 dice. Then colour in a rectangle using the numbers on the dice for the lengths of its sides. Fill your numbers in in the column on the right as a multiplication. You can colour your rectangle wherever you like on the grid as long as there is space. If you don’t have space, you miss a turn. Create a timeline that shows the events from the story. Can you make a timeline of your own life so far? What local / national / international events have taken place during the time that you have been alive? Using your story map I want you to write the start of a you story. Don't forget to include a setting description and introduce your characters.

Learn how to compare number sentences involving addition and subtraction using the greater than, less than and equal symbols. From your list written on Monday choose another animal and compare it to your fact file animal.Try to choose something very different for example if you chose a lion first now choose a Ladybird. To celebrate the fact that the Premier League might still award the trophy to Liverpool this season I thought we'd have a maths spelling game.

A bar model is sharing out/dividing equally from the whole number/group of objects into the 'parts' of a fraction. Quarters means we share equally into 4 groups. 1/4 means the answer is how many in 1 group. 12Brilliant Bodies ● What can your body do? Balance on one leg? Touch your nose with your tongue? Look at the body challenge cards and see how many you can do. Ask your family to join in and make your own body challenge cards. The word ‘sport’ contains the sound ‘or’. Ask your child to list as many words as they can containing the ‘or’ sound. Your child might identify words that contain an alternative spelling for ‘or’ such as oor/ore/aw/au. The Queen: Then and Now- What was life like for Queen Elizabeth I? This video may help your child to understand. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkrkscw/articles/zkh7bdm How do we know that Heather and her new friend are having a nice time when they first meet? Can you describe their expressions and body language? Draw pictures of different animals. Sort the animals into two groups; suitable for a pet and not suitable for a pet. Explain why animals were sorted in a particular way.

List words to describe athletes or their sporting hero. For example, strong, winner, speedy. Can they use these words to write descriptive sentences about athletes? Mathletics measuring work is still on line and LOADS of you have logged in to have a go! Well done all of you! I will be adding more to have a go at but whilst the others log in you could try some of the mathletics games. There is always an allure to the possibilities of space; to imagine that what lies beyond our grasp, our imagining and those images are often better than what we have right now. Yet for all these hopes and expectations, there are stories in which individuals leave their home in search of wealth and fame only to find that the riches they longed for were to be found right where they began.

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And while I loved the messages about family and friends and finding what you're looking for, at the same time, I honestly thought the ending was going to be different, and I think that's where this left me a little dissatisfied. I was curious to see where the author was going - was she going to realize her dream at the end, and travel in space? Was she going to pass away and through death, finally see the stars (was totally preparing myself for this)? Was she going to find Earth family and space friends and a way to bridge the two? The ending as it turned out just felt a bit... rushed? Forced? Heavy-handed? I don't know quite how to say it, other than it just didn't quite satisfy me after how much I enjoyed the rest of the book. It wasn't bad, just not as good as the rest. Could you planthe sequel to 'Do Not Wash This Bear' based on the end of the book from Monday's bedtime story? Unfortunately, she forgets to write the name of the animal next to the measurements, but she does remember some facts about each one. Record the animals that have paw prints that will reach exactly 20 cm if they were placed one in front of the other. How did you find your answer? Draw a picture of your street. Support your child to take a look at the street and buildings around where they live. Encourage them to think about the shape of the buildings and the different heights.

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Investigate how they can find 1/2 of different amounts (even numbers only to start). Explain "We write this down as 1/2 or half. The whole number is shared equally into two parts. To find half we count 1 part that is why it is 1/2" You can develop this further by looking at quarters- 4 parts counting 1 part. Create a fact file about your favourite animal. Research an animal of your choice and explore the vocabulary required to describe them. Now it’s their turn… read the stories Little Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs and Gingerbread Man.