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A Thread: Here’s some phonics for #homeschooling. Check out resources that your teachers have first & take a peek at phonics videos online. We're not phonics experts, this is just a bit of fun. Each sound has a little activity & link to a jigsaw puzzle online.
Let’s get started..

 A a - Anstey feeding cup.
Do you have a favourite cup? Can you draw it? How about designing your own cup - what would be the best cup ever? Superheroes, dinosaurs, elephants?
Have a go at the jigsaw puzzle of the cup. https://t.co/o5xDrTYWBW

#MuseumJigsaws
#HomeSchooling
B b bat. Table tennis bats.
Scrunch up a piece of paper and use your hands to
bat it between you and another person. Count how many bats you do without the paper falling to the floor.

Here’s the bat puzzle to have a go at https://t.co/MIohhi6oj8

#MuseumJigsaws
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C c Cow (don’t say “cuh”, it’s a short c - search online for phonics videos to hear it)
Here’s a milk bottle top. What’s your favourite milk? Write the work milk? Try sounding out the letters as you write it.
Here’s a puzzle https://t.co/nfCdQ2ODr6
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#homeschooling
D d Drum
Here’s a cheeky young chap twanging something at a big drum! Pretend your knees are drums. With your hands, can you drum out a tune on your knees...how about…”baby shark doo doo dodo do dooo”

Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/4dTFsVYP6X

#MuseumJigsaw
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E e Egg cosy. These were made by a young Royston local in 1945.

Design your own egg cosy. Make it out of paper if you’ve not got felt or other material.

Here’s the egg cosy puzzle https://t.co/FVohJJN8nG

#MuseumJigsaws
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F f Fish Hill, Royston (not “fuh”, say fffff like you’re a deflating balloon.
Can you draw a place you know? Your house, street, a shop. Can you write where it is with your picture too?
Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/IqBvdQmvwX
#MuseumJigsaw
#Homeschooling
G g Golf - Lots of golf usually takes place on Therfield Heath
Next time you’re outside, find a stick and pretend to play golf.
Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/YjN4tUdXI4
#MuseumJigsaw
#Homeschooling
@RoystonGolfClub
H h Horse (not “huh”, say a breathy hhh)
This was Oxo who was trained in Royston. Can you pretend to ride a horse. If you have space set up things to jump over and trot around like you’re riding a horse. Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/ncVDRXGtIQ
#MuseumJigsaws
#homeschooling
I i Ink refill bottles.
How many words can you make by adding one letter to “ink”. Go through the alphabet and add each letter to ink to see if you can make a word. Write your words down or draw them.
Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/NESTm5eI3h
#MuseumJigsaw
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J j Jelly mould. Don’t do a Nanny Plum and cause a jelly flood!
Do you like jelly? Ask an adult if you could make some jelly.

Here’s the jelly puzzle https://t.co/tmFy5uSGbV

#MuseumJigsaw
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K k Kite (not Kuh. Imagine tutting but with a k sound...)

Let’s go fly a kite! Does it look like kite weather today? Design your own kite. Make it as fabulous as you like!

Here’s a kite puzzle https://t.co/o0nDtTFoAW

#MuseumJigsaws
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L l Lollies (not luh. More like ulll..)

Have you ever made your own lollies. What would you like to make a lolly from? Lots of different fruit? Ask an adult if you can have a go making a lolly.

Here’s a lolly mould puzzle https://t.co/45r6yHUAJU

#MuseumJigsaw
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M m Mum (not muh but mmmm like you’re just about to eat something very yummmmmmmy!)

Here’s a mum and baby. Can you draw a picture of your family and friends?

Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/ZRPamwcrx1

#MuseumJigsaw
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N n Net (not nuh but a long nnnnn)
We wonder if this green net was from table top football? Scrunch up paper. Use your fingers as legs and pretend the paper is a ball. Make some goals. Paper Table Football!

Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/64vubmtVll
#MuseumJigsaw
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O o Ostrich feathers on a scarf

Do you have a nice warm scarf? Draw your scarf - what colour is it? Does it have pom-poms? How does it feel? Warm and snuggly?

Here’s the feather puzzle https://t.co/j6C2dB0OKN

#MuseumJigsaw
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P p Percy Pig (not THAT one and not puh - more like the gentle p when you puff)
What adventures do you think Percy Pig has. Draw some pictures of Percy’s adventures. Write what he does.

Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/fNLVqUaDY2

#MuseumJigsaw
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Q q Queen Mother on a Coin (qu) (search diagraphs - we're learning lots here)

Would you like to have your face on coins? Draw a big circle then draw your design onto it. Draw coins for all your friends.

Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/4IJRExAzNp

#MuseumJigsaw
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R r Rope (not ruh, more like rrrrr like a little lion)
Scout badges are earnt for carrying out tasks. What new things have you learnt? Design a badge to celebrate what you’ve learnt?
Here’s the badge puzzle https://t.co/HNQeP7FIN9
#MuseumJigsaw
#homeschooling
S s Snow (not suh, but sssss like a hissing snake)
What a lovely snowy picture of Royston church. Do you like snow? Draw a snowy picture. What snowy things could you include – snowman, snow ball fight??
Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/O0ZwDmCWCb
#MuseumJigsaw
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T t Tennis (not tuh, but t like you’re tutting)
Ask an adult if they have a balloon. Find a safe space away from easily damaged items and pat the balloon to each other like a gentle game of tennis.
Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/2pEd5BwbD2
#MuseumJigsaw
#homeschooling
U u Umbrella
These umbrellas are from our @RoystonTwinning friends in Villeneuva de la Cananda, Spain. Why not find out about this town online. Search the place name. Do they have museums in the town too?
Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/D64IhfFyEq
#MuseumJigsaw
#homeschooling
V v Van (not Vuh, but vvvvv as if you’re vvvroming off in a van)
Here’s a @roystoncrow toy van. It was made for an anniversary so it’s sort of like a birthday van! Would it be fun if you had a birthday van?
Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/m6ggG5YMzd
#MuseumJigsaw
#homeschooling
W w Window
This window is 400 years old! What shapes are on the windows? What can you see through your windows? Draw or write what you see (bonus points if you can draw a mouse with your window like we have)
Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/92mVT3DhJP
#MuseumJigsaw
#homeschooling
X x (a “ks” sound)
OK, this one was a challenge to find an object but we settled on this x shape on one of these scout badges. Can you make some X shapes (using pens, sticks etc)?
Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/DL9OnGgArz
#MuseumJigsaw
#homeschooling
Y y Yellow Mug
This yellow mug shows @ChurchRoyston
Can you find 10 yellow things at home? Take a picture and show us.

Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/MetzHQjZ2t
#MuseumJigsaw
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Z z Puzzle (not zed but zzzz like a buzzy bee)
Do you have puzzles at home? Make your own by drawing a picture onto a piece of paper then cut out shapes. How long does it take you to put them back together?
Here’s the puzzle https://t.co/4qNiG5SJIE
#MuseumJigsaw
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That’s our Museum Phonics done. #homeschooling is tough. Take care of yourselves & your young folk. We’re limited in what we can provide to support learning, but check out #MuseumTwitter for more activities. Please tag any museums with fun stuff to do here.
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