St Aidan’s School: EYFS Learning Project Week 10 - Sport.pdf

This week, St Aidan’s R C Primary School's EYFS students are diving into the world of sports and games through a variety of engaging activities. The learning project aims to promote physical challenges, performance, and fun.

Weekly Reading & Phonics Tasks:
- Reception: Daily reading to parents, exploring Oxford Owl eBooks (level 3 or 4), and completing linked Play Activities.
- Nursery: Retelling favorite stories and rhyming word games.
- Both: Alphabet sports game, phonics activities on Bloom and Play websites, and "I Spy" with trickier sounds.

Weekly Writing Tasks:
- Reception: Listing known sports, practicing tricky words ("I," "no," "go," etc.), and drawing/writing about a favorite sport.
- Nursery: Drawing their favorite sport and sound talking it to a grown-up, with copying encouraged if able.

Weekly Maths Tasks (White Rose):
- Monday & Tuesday: Days of the week, counting to 7, and designing patterned outfits related to sports.
- Wednesday: Drawing and writing about a sporty activity ("I can hop" etc.).
- Thursday: Counting back from 20, playing "What's the Spell Mr Wizard?"
- Friday: Practicing tricky words and handwriting, with a focus on capital letters and name writing for Nursery.

Learning Project Activities:
- Ball Games: Catching challenges with tally charts, varying distance, one-handed catch, or smaller balls.
- Obstacle Course: Setting up an indoor/outdoor course and documenting it on Seesaw.
- Skittles: Using plastic bottles (or tin cans) to create a skittles game with subtraction challenges.
- Competition Time: Time challenges (hopping, skipping, etc.) and sharing scores on Seesaw.
- Junk Modelled Football Pitch: Creating a pitch with goals, marking lines, and playing a simplified football game with a sweet as the ball.

Additional Resources:
- White Rose Maths online lessons and worksheets.
- IXL (Maths, Reception).
- Kent ICT games for Literacy activities.
- Phonics Bloom and Play websites for phonics games.