Meditation can help young children release energy, process concerns, and find comfort at night. Try these guided meditations and see if you can make bedtime easier for your child.

Starter

Listen to today’s song here: Count up by 2s!

In today’s game you are against the clock! How many questions can you answer correctly in 1 minute?

Main Activity 

Read through the ‘White Rose reasoning problems for position and direction’ PowerPoint.  Discuss each problem verbally with your child.

White Rose Maths PowerPoint

On a plain piece of paper help your child to follow these instructions…

• Draw a rectangle, then draw what it would look like after a quarter turn to the right.
• Draw a triangle, then draw what it would look like after a quarter turn to the left.
• Draw a heart, then draw what it would look like after a half turn to the right.
• Draw a face, then draw what it would look like after a half turn to the left.

Simplified Activity 

If your child finds this hard to visualise then you could cut these shapes out of paper and physically turn it so that they can see how it finishes each time.

Extension Activity 

If you want some more practise describing turns then try this extension worksheet.

Year 1 Describe Turns HW-EXT

Hi everyone!

We are aware that there are a lot of projects going on at the moment so we have decided to extend the deadline for the ‘Artist in a Box’ competition.

Read here for more information about the competition.

The new deadline is now Friday 10th July. The winner and runners up will be announced the following week. Please email photo evidence of your project to admin@stgeorgesschool.org.uk.

We look forward to seeing more of your projects. If we get enough entries, we will make a film to showcase them all!

Sleep is for Everyone

This is a great book for children who wonder why they have to sleep. In the book it explain the importance of sleep for not only people but animals as well and how important it is to rest your body.

It will definitely help convince your little bedtime sceptic that sleep matters!

The Highway Rat uses a spy glass to see what food he can steal next. Make yourself a spy glass and see what you can see?

What you need:

• plastic wrap
• scissors
• paper towel or gift wrapping tube
• tape
• black and yellow craft paper

Instructions

1. Cut a small square of plastic wrap and cover one end of the paper tube.
2. Secure the plastic wrap in place with tape.
3. Using the black craft paper, cover the outside of the tube.
4. Cut a strip of yellow craft paper and tape it over the edges of the plastic on the tube.

Starter Activity 

Listen to today’s song here: Multiples of 2 Video

Practise your multiplication skills while catching fish in this game: Maths Fishing

Main Activity 

Today we will be looking at amounts of a turn. Go through the ‘Teddy’s Turn’ PowerPoint to introduce the idea of quarter turns, half turns and full turns to your child.

Practise turning by giving your child a set of instructions to follow- You might like to do this activity outside so that you have more room!

Stand facing your house, this is your starting position which you will need to go back to each time you move.  Now practise turning…

1. A quarter turn to the left.
2. Go back to your starting position and then a quarter turn to the right.
3. Go back to your starting position and then a half turn to the left.
4. Go back to your starting position and then a half turn to the right.
5. Now try a full turn to the right.
6. Finally a full turn to the left.

To conclude the lesson watch the BBC Bitesize clip about ‘How to follow directions’.