Theme - What's on the Menu?

 This week we will continue with our theme 'What's on the Menu?'. We will be learning about the importance of eating a healthy, balanced diet. The children will learn that:

• Our bodies need food for energy and good health.
• Breads and cereals are important for nutrition.
• Fruit and vegetables are important for nutrition.
• Dairy and protein are needed for nutrition.
• Bodies need small amounts of fats and sugar to stay healthy.
• Food is sold at shops and markets.
• Food is sorted into categories in the supermarkets.
• Recipes can be followed to make lots of different meals.

Activities:

• Talk to your grown-up about what foods you think are healthy and unhealthy.
• Watch the video on espresso about healthy eating and then complete the activity by sorting the different foods into healthy and unhealthy.  https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/ey_ourselves/healthy_eating/video_healthy_eating.html?source=search-all-F-all-all&source-keywords=healthy%20eating
• Design a healthy balanced meal. Draw pictures of the food that you choose. Remember to include some vegetables!

Storytime

This week's stories are...

Handa's Surprise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyIV_xYi0as

• Retell the story to a grown-up.
• What fruits did Handa put in the basket for her friend? 
• What animals were in the story?
• What was in the basket at the end of the story?
• Draw a picture of something that happened in the story. 

Shopping Basket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2JBroyckf8

• Retell the story to a grown-up.
• What items were on the shopping list?
• What did Steven pass on the way to the shop?
• Which animal took the eggs?
• Which animal took the bananas?
• Which animals took the apples?
• What is your favourite fruit?

Writing

Think of something that happened in 'Handa's Surprise'. e.g. "The monkey took the banana".

Write your sentence.

Remember to:

• Say the word that you are going to write.
• Listen for the sounds in order.
• Write down the sounds that you can hear.
• Put a finger space between each word.
• Put a full stop at the end of your sentence.

Name Writing

• Practise writing your name every day.

Phonics

The home learning letter we sent out before the holidays will tell you what group your child is in for phonics. Please let us know if you need a new letter.

We are learning to read and write a different letter each day:

Watch the video on espresso about the letter.

https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/primary_uk/subject/module/frontscreen/item61932/grade1/index.html?source=search-all-all-all-all&source-keywords=scraps

Now tell your grown-up some words that start with today's sound. Finally have a go at writing the letter a few times.

Grown-ups: Every day, revisit the previous sounds that they have learnt.