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opportunities for Tuesday.

Literacy

Make up some sentences with these words:

mum            cat          dog             goat             troll       am

go                play         walk           swim             the        will

no               said          and             jump            can       I

with               no          dad              for           went      a

For example - Cat and dog went for a swim.

You can use the attached word grid to cut up and read together with your child.

Discussion time

Discuss the character of the troll. 

Why do you think he wanted to eat the goats?

Are there any other reasons why he might not want the goats to cross the bridge?

What about if he wanted to make friends with the goats? 

How could he let them know he wanted to be friends?

Phonics

Today we will continue learning about 'y'

Practise writing these words

yet

yes

yell

yum

yuck

yam

yellow

yak

Play the read and race game.  Who will win?

Play Bunny Ears

Put two hands on top of your head and pretend that they are ears.  Hold an amount of fingers up ie 4.  Get your child to count the numbers and ask them how many ways can you show 4 or 5 fingers? 

Can you see what number I have made? 

Can you make ears the same as mine?

Can you make the same number in a different way?

How many different ways can we find?

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