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Thursday

The ten-minute timer
// Morning jobs in order, and a clock to help
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: The ten-minute timer

Oliver holds up a little timer. "Ten minutes!"

Samantha the Squirrel bounces. "Then the job is done?"

"When it rings, we stop," says Oliver.

What a timer does

A timer counts time for you.

A grown-up sets it. You do the job.

When it rings, time is up. Stop and look.

Ten minutes is good for one small job.

Tidy a shelf. Sort the socks. Put toys away.

  1. Pick one small job.
  2. Ask a grown-up to set ten minutes.
  3. Work on the job until it rings.
  4. Stop. Look at what you did.
  5. Say "done" or "a little more, please".
Safety first
A grown-up sets and holds the timer.
Walk, do not run, while you tidy.
Stop when it rings. No rushing at the end.
TIMER CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Who sets the timer?
What do you do when it rings?
How long is Oliver's timer?
Which job fits ten minutes?
TIMER JOB
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
A timer rings when time is up.?
You should run to finish faster.?
One small job fits in ten minutes.?
The child sets the timer alone.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEWalking is safe. A grown-up sets the timer.
Try it
Pick one small job right now.
Ask a grown-up to set ten minutes.
Work until it rings. Then stop and look.
WHEN IT RINGS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
The timer rings. The job is not done. What now?
The timer rings. The job is done. What now?
Why use a timer?
SentenceTrue or false?
Oliver said ten minutes.?
A timer does the tidying for you.?
It is fine to ask for a little more time.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA timer only counts. You do the job.
Draw yourself doing a ten-minute job.

Word Spot: different, home

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Different: D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-T.

Home: H-O-M-E.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
These two rocks are ___.
We walk ___ after school.

Ten minutes well spent! Tomorrow Freddy hosts the review.

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