My Summer Fun - Part 4

In this book you will find lots of fun things that you can do together as a family over the summer break. They will include art and craft activities, science experiments you can do at home, Forest School activities and brilliant books you can share with your family.

Don't forget to take lots of photos to post on either Tapestry or Seesaw so your new class teacher and teaching assistant can see what you have been getting up to!

Contents

Page 4 - Outdoor Learning - leaf sewing
Page 6 - Arts and Crafts - paint a pebble
Page 8 - Science Fun - Skittles rainbow
Page 10 - Learning About the Past - meet Enid Blyton
Page 12 - Staying Active and Keeping Fit
Page 13 - Fun and games for all the family
Page 14 - Recommended Summer Reads - Year R
Page 15 - Recommended Summer Reads - Year 1
Page 16 - Recommended Summer Reads - Year 2
Page 17 - Speaking and Listening!

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Forest School and Outdoor Learning

Leaf Sewing

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You will need: leaves and short thin sticks.

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1) Collect some leaves that you like the shape of.

2) Arrange them so they overlap each other (this could be in a pattern like the photo).

3) Push a short thin stick through the leaves where they overlap and back through the other side (like you would a safety pin). This will hold them together.

Arts and Craft

Paint a Pebble

You will need: pebbles of all shapes and sizes, paint and paint brushes

1) Collect some pebbles or stones from the beach or local woodland.

2) Coat them in several coats of your chosen paint colour.

3) Use a pencil to lightly draw on your design there are lots in the video.

4) Use your chosen paint colours to decorate your pebble. Remember to take a picture and post it on Seesaw or Tapestry for your new teacher and teaching assistant to see.

Science Fun

Skittles Rainbow

You will need: a packet of Skittles, a plate and some hot water (please ask help from a grown up to do this)

1) Arrange the Skittles on a plate in a circle. You can arrange them in a pattern or in groups of colours as long as they are in a circle.

2) As a grown-up to pour hot water on to the plate.

3) Watch the rainbow as it grows on your plate!

Learning About the Past

Meet Enid Blyton

On the 11th August 1897, Enid Blyton, a best-selling children’s writer was born. She has sold more than 600 million books and some of her best-sellers where in the 1930s which was 90 years ago! Her most famous books are the Famous Five stories and Noddy books for little children. Ask your grown-ups about the Enid Blyton books, they probably will have read some when they were children!