Northbrook Primary Academy - Homework Class: Reception Half-term: Summer 1 Theme: Growing for Gold! Instructions: Choose and complete at least 6 activities over the course of the half-term. Hand in through Seesaw or bring into school. Each piece will be worth 1-10 house points. We expect you to complete each homework task with care. We expect you to complete each homework to the best of your ability. Good luck! We can’t wait to see your work. Flowers We are going to be planting sunflowers. Do you know the names of any other plants? Draw or paint a plant or flower and label the different parts. Diary entry Write a diary entry from your weekend. Remember to use finger spaces, capital letters and full stops.
Seasons
Pattern making Using natural materials you find in your garden; can you make a repeating pattern?
Reading Book Read your school reading book with an adult. Draw a picture of your favourite part of the story and write a sentence.
Beautiful Butterflies! Can you create a butterfly using any materials you have at home? Remember butterflies are symmetrical!
3D Shape Hunt Can you find any items at home that are cylinders, cubes, cuboids, spheres or pyramids? Take pictures of the shapes you find.
Can you name all four seasons? Go on a walk and find different signs of spring. Take pictures of the things you find.
Build a Tower Can you build a tower with 10 bricks? Think about how you can stack your bricks to make the tower as tall as can be!
Mary, Mary, Learn the nursery rhyme Mary, Mary quite contrary and perform it. Can you identify the rhyming words?
Tree Rubbings Find a tree and using a piece of paper and a wax crayon create a tree rubbing. Try it on different trees. Are the patterns the same or different? Create a Garden Using any materials you have, (pens, Lego, playdoh, natural materials) create a garden. You could create the garden you have at home, or one using your own ideas. Children’s choice Have your own homework idea linked to our topic or what we have been learning about. Extra points for creativity.