Providing children are well enough, please choose some activities from this list of suggestions during an initial, short term absence.

English

• Reading and talking about their school reading book or other stories at home
• Choose games or activities on the Phonics Play website (username: TorrisholmeCP password: phonicsplay)

Maths

• Login to Ten Town to take part in number activities (use your child's log in which is in their home-school diary)
• Using the www.topmarks.co.uk website, use the search facility to find early years maths activities

Wider Curriculum

• Login to Purple Mash (username: reception password: reception) and choose from a range of games and activities
• Choose from a range of educational games in the ‘Early Year’ section on www.crickweb.co.uk
• Choose learning clips and activities on https://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/ by logging into the Espresso section (username: student18447 password: athome)
• Get active by choosing a video on the Cosmic Yoga channel https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga or a workout with Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXt2jLRlaf8

Screen-Free Suggestions

• Read to younger siblings or your teddy bear
• Go on a shape hunt around the house
• Play a board game
• Cooking or baking – reading the recipe, measuring the ingredients etc
• Write a letter or make a card to send to someone
• Create your own role play – collect together all the things you have around the house to help you create a shop (food, shoes, whatever appeals to your child), a hair salon, a vet’s surgery for poorly stuffed animals or a post office
• Get out your play doh, building bricks, craft bits, sewing basket, empty the recycling box and see what you can create!
• Put on a puppet show or a play
• Make your own comic book starring your favourite book, film or tv characters
• Help with jobs around the house