Week A

Early Stage 1

Daily Prayer

Religious Education

Learning Intention

We are learning that Jesus is the Son of God and the son of Mary


Success Criteria

I will know I am successful when I…


  • can name members of Jesus' family

  • can retell a story about Jesus

Outcomes

ES1 Jesus- demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of Jesus as the incarnate Son of God who loves us and invites us to grow in relationship with him.


You will need

Watch

Pencils

Paper

Activity


  1. Watch the video of Bishop Vincent reading the story 'Room for a Little One'

  2. Think about where Jesus was born

  3. Draw and label where Jesus was born and who was there.

  4. Tell the story of the first Christmas to someone in your family


Questions to support my thinking

Activity too hard?

  • What did you see and hear in the story?

  • What did you learn about Jesus?


Activity too easy?

  • Where can you find the story about the birth of Jesus?

  • Why do you think so many people know this story?

Literacy

Learning Intention

We are learning how words and pictures tell a story

Success Criteria

I will know I am successful when I …


  • can talk about the pictures in the story

  • can listen to the words in the story and talk about how the pictures match

  • can draw pictures to match my story.

Outcomes:

ENe-11D

Responds to and composes simple texts about familiar aspects of the world and their own experiences.

You will need

Watch

Lead Pencil

Coloured pencils

Paper

Device

Craft Supplies

Activity

  1. Open the Google slides (on the right) and follow the written and audio prompts as you listen to and think about the text.

  2. Read beautiful stories every day for enjoyment.

  3. Encourage your child to draw, talk and 'write' every day. Beginning writing might look like a picture, scribbly marks, single letters or even some words including their own name. Accept all attempts at writing and encourage your child to tell you about their pictures and writing.

Week A Wednesday

Questions to support my thinking

Activity too hard?

  • Draw one thing you saw on your walk and talk about it.


Activity too easy?

  • Draw and label the things you saw on your walk. Add details to your drawings and labels.

Numeracy

Learning Intention

I am learning to draw and compare curved and straight lines.

Success Criteria

I will know I am successful when I…

  • include many kinds of shapes and lines in my drawing

  • describe the shapes and lines in my drawing using the words ‘straight’ and ‘curved’.

Outcome

MAe-15MG Manipulates, sorts and describes representations of tow-dimensional shapes, including circles, triangles, squares and rectangles, using everyday language.

You will need

Pencil

Paper

Crayons

Activity


This butterfly has been drawn using curved lines and straight lines.


Draw or paint your own picture or design using curved lines and straight lines. Can you draw or paint some closed shapes as well?


Describe your artwork to someone else.

Image source: Pixabay

Wednesday Week A.m4a

Click the play button to listen to the task.

Questions to support my thinking


Activity too easy?

  • What other kinds of lines do you know?

  • Can you see any around you? Go looking for lines

Brain Break



Be sure to take a break at least every hour or so.


There are some ideas in the slideshow, but feel free to come up with your own ideas.

Brain Breaks Week A