Mrs Millington
Year 1’s Home Learning Page
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Home Learning
Hi Year 1. I hope you are all managing OK with the work that I have set. I am really enjoying seeing pictures of your learning! It might be a nice idea to keep a diary or journal if you haven’t done so already. You could record your activities, thoughts, feelings and photos – as this is a moment in time nobody will forget! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me. If you have not yet had chance to complete the work set on here, then please scroll down to “Week beginning: Monday 23rd March”. The work will be uploaded in order and the earliest work will need to be completed first, for the next work to make sense.
Week beginning 6th July 2020
Hi everyone,
I hope you have had a super week and have done lots of fun things! You were all fantastic during the Zoom lessons. You all worked so hard again and amazed me with your work about money. Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday!
Love Mrs Murray xx
Maths
Monday 6th – Watch the video from White Rose about describing turns by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Tuesday 7th – Watch the video from White Rose about describing position (1) by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Wednesday 8th – Watch the video from White Rose about by describing position (2) clicking here then click here for the activity.
Thursday 9th– Live Maths Teaching Session with Mrs Murray
Friday 10th – Watch the video from White Rose about problem solving with position and direction by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Phonics
Monday 6th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the different ways to spell ‘z’ then sorting by spelling game.
Tuesday 7th -Live Phonics Teaching Session with Mrs Murray
Wednesday 8th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the different ways to spell ‘u’ then play the complete the word game.
Thursday 9th-Watch the video on Discovery Education about the different ways to spell ‘ar’ then match the words to the pictures.
Friday 10th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the different ways to spell ‘ear’ then play the sorting by spelling game.
English
Monday 6th – Linking to our recent story, we will now be doing some more Seaside poetry. This time you will be looking at a collection of seaside poems. Look at the collection of poems here. Choose and read three of the seaside poems. Talk to a grown up about the poems and decide which is your favourite and why? Do you notice anything special about the poem? Does is rhyme? What does rhyme mean? How is the poem set out? Write down the title of your favourite poem with a reason why.
Tuesday 7th- Read the three other seaside poems. Try and learn a few lines from your favourite Poem and practise performing these. Someone at home could video you doing this. Try and read the lines to make them sound like a poem. Watch this example to help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orgRWcZEoFM
Wednesday 8th– Choose three of the six poems from the collection. Read through each poem and write a list of all the rhyming words you can spot.
Thursday 9th- Read the Poem ‘Crabby’ and have a go at writing your own version of your poem using a different sea creature. My version is:
I am a shark
With sharp, shiny teeth
Swimming in the ocean blue.
I know I look nasty
But don’t be afraid
I’m more scared of you.
Friday 10th- Can you remember what an acrostic poem is? Practise writing another. Make sure you use a different word to last time but it should still be a seaside word.
Geography – Our local area
Click here to watch the PowerPoint ‘Houses and Homes’. Then use this model pack to build a home. Then have a go at using materials to create a home for Ted.
Art – Colour Chaos
Click here to watch the PowerPoint about Jackson Pollock. Then practise mixing shades and creating a drip painting.
Science – Scientists and Inventors
Click here to watch the PowerPoint about Sensory Gardens. Look at the spiral garden photos of some of the features and examples of the plants on the Lesson Presentation. Discuss what these features and plants would look, smell, sound or feel like. Have a look in your garden or when you are out on a walk for different types of plants. Then feel, smell, look at and listen to different plants. Remember not to taste any plants, or touch plants without an adult. Draw a picture of your favourite and label it.
Music
Click here for Mrs Eadie’s music letter.
Week beginning 29th June 2020
Hi Year One,
I hope you are all ok and have had a wonderful week enjoying the beautiful sunny weather. The Zoom lessons this week were great, you all worked very hard. Thank you for the photos you have sent me this week showing off all the amazing work you are doing at home. I loved reading all your pirate writing, so many fantastic ideas. See you on Tuesday!
Love Mrs Murray xx
Maths
Monday 29th – Watch the video from White Rose about ordering numbers by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Tuesday 30th – Watch the video from White Rose about recognising coins by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Wednesday 1st – Watch the video from White Rose about recognising notes by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Thursday 2nd– Live Maths Teaching Session with Mrs Murray
Friday 3rd – Watch the video from White Rose about counting in coins by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Phonics
Monday 22nd – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the different ways to spell ‘m’ then sorting by spelling game.
Tuesday 23rd -Live Phonics Teaching Session with Mrs Murray
Wednesday 24th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the different ways to spell ‘n’ then play the complete the word game.
Thursday 25th-Watch the video on Discovery Education about the different ways to spell ‘r’ then match the words to the pictures.
Friday 26th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the different ways to spell ‘s’ then play the sorting by spelling game.
English
Monday 29th – This week we will be continuing look at the book ‘Class Three at Sea’. Look at page 30 which shows the Treasure Island, think of as many adjectives (describing words) as you can to describe this setting. Examples are: beautiful, quiet, dusty, empty and calm. You could draw a picture of the island and write the words around it.
Tuesday 30th- Using the words you thought of yesterday describing the Treasure Island write a setting description. Pretend that you are on the treasure island. Possible sentences starters are: I can see… I can hear… I can smell… I can touch… I can taste… Examples: I can see the beautiful Ocean, I can hear the quiet breeze.
Wednesday 1st– Today you will pretend you are in ‘Class Three’. How do you feel when you first see the pirates and they come onto your boat? Write how you are feeling in a speech bubble and try and use the word ‘because’. An example is ‘I feel terrified because the pirates look big and scary’.
Thursday 2nd- Look at page 30 and the picture of the treasure chest. Use this template to write a list of items you think would be in a treasure chest. Try to use adjectives to describe each item. For example ‘Shiny, silver necklace’
Friday 3rd- Think about different ideas of how the story could be changed. A different class, different characters or different setting Look at the last page of the story and write it again changing some of the words. Don’t worry the words do not need to rhyme. An example is: So if ever your class goes to sea, remember what happened to Class Three. And if aliens board, don’t make a wish… just make friends with a jellyfish.
Geography – Our local area
Click here to watch the PowerPoint ‘Fieldwork Follow up’. Use these map symbol flashcards to play either snap, memory match or quick match. Then have a go at drawing your own map of the local area. Try to include some map symbols.
Art – Colour Chaos
Click here to watch the PowerPoint about Paul Klee. Then practise mixing tints and painting a picture in the style of ‘Separation in the Evening’. Make sure you add enough paint to get a recognisably different tint for each strip of the template. You could then use your new colour skills to paint a beautiful sunset.
Science – Scientists and Inventors
Click here to watch the PowerPoint about Zoos. Then use this Paper Zoo Activity Sheet to sort the animals on these Animal Cards into the different enclosures. Each enclosure is for animals with a particular feature. See if you can identify the structure and features of different animals and can use these to sort animals into groups.
Music
Click here for Mrs Eadie’s music letter.
French
Click here for Madame Barker’s French work.
Week beginning 22nd June 2020
Hi Year One,
I hope you have all had a lovely week and the wet, rainy weather didn’t spoil your fun. Hopefully the sun will shine again this week. I really enjoyed our two live teaching session this week. It was lovely seeing you all again and I felt so proud of you when I saw your beautiful writing. I’m looking forward to more live teaching sessions this week. Remember it’s every Tuesday and Thursday at 10.30am. See you there! Love Mrs Murray xx
Maths
Monday 22nd – Watch the video from White Rose about counting to 100 by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Tuesday 23rd – Watch the video from White Rose about partitioning numbers by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Wednesday 24th – Watch the video from White Rose about comparing numbers by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Thursday 25th – Live Maths Teaching Session with Mrs Murray
Friday 26th – Watch the video from White Rose about comparing numbers by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Phonics
Monday 22nd – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘g’ sound then match the picture to the word.
Tuesday 23rd -Live Phonics Teaching Session with Mrs Murray
Wednesday 24th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘ey’ sound then play the sorting game.
Thursday 25th-Watch the video on Discovery Education about different ways to spell the ‘ch’ then play the completing the word game.
Friday 26th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about different ways to spell ‘j’ then play the sorting word game.
English
Monday 22nd – This week we will be looking at the wonderful book ‘Class Three at Sea’. Look at the front cover of the book, see the link below to view it. Make predictions about the story using the picture on the front cover. You could use the sentence starters ‘I can see…’ , ‘I think that…’ and ‘It will be fun if…’
Tuesday 23rd- Listen or read the story ‘Class Three All At Sea’ you can listen to the story here. Look at page 2 and the text ‘They saw some sea lions skimming stones”. Write your own sentences starting with ‘They saw some…’ choosing different sea creatures . You could then try to use alliteration when describing what they are doing (remember alliteration is when you use two words together that begin with the same letter’. Some examples: They saw some crabs dancing dangerously. They saw some dolphins jumping joyfully. They saw some whales swimming slowly.
Wednesday 24th– Today you are a rhyming detective! Read through the book and find some rhyming pairs and write them down. For example on page 6 ‘jacket and racket’ How many can you find?
Thursday 25th- Choose your favourite pirate and draw a picture of him. Write a sentence underneath about why he is your favourite. Then use adjectives (describing words) to describe him, you could write these words around his picture.
Friday 26th- Today you are going to pretend you are a new pirate in the story. What sort of pirate would you like to be? Draw a picture of what you would look like and give yourself a pirate name. Write sentences describing your pirate character, remember to use adjectives (you could use some of the ones you thought of yesterday). Some example are ‘My beard is long and bushy’ and ‘My nose is big and crooked’.
Geography – Our local area
Click here to watch the PowerPoint ‘out and about fieldwork’. Go for a walk of the local area, find and identify significant places, landmarks, businesses, facilities, places of worship and schools. Use the local map to label points of interest along the way. E.g. Point 1 = School Point 2= Library Point 3= Local playground. You could take photographs/video of key places.
Art – Colour Chaos
Click here to watch the PowerPoint about Mark Rothko. Use this to then explore colour mixing. Have a go at mixing primary colours to create secondary colours. Remember to blot your brush on a sponge or piece of material between colours to keep the colours clean. Use thick and thin brushes to experiment painting different kinds of lines and blocks on paper. Now use the mixed colours to create a Colour Field painting. Remember that your colours will mix and blur if you allow them to run together.
Science – Scientists and Inventors
Click here to watch the PowerPoint about the scientist Mae Jemison. Click here for the interview sheet where you can think of three questions you would ask her in your pretend interview (choose one of the activities to complete). Now use the Mae Jemison Fact File to find out the answers.
Music
Click here for Mrs Eadie’s music letter.
Week beginning 15th June 2020
I really enjoyed our Brazilian zoom party with those who could make it! This week is my final week with the key worker children and then next week I will be with the Year One children. We are going to start a new geography, art and science set of lessons – I hope you enjoy them.
Maths
Monday 15th – Watch the video from White Rose about one more one less by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Tuesday 16th – Watch the video from White Rose about comparing objects within 50 by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Wednesday 17th – Watch the video from White Rose about comparing numbers within 50 by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Thursday 18th – Watch the video from White Rose about ordering numbers within 50 by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Friday 19th – Play a game on Numbots.
Phonics
Monday 15th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘ou’ sound then match the picture to the word.
Tuesday 16th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘y’ sound then sort the words.
Wednesday 17th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘ch’ sound then play cheeky chimps on phonicsplay and click the ‘ch’ sound. (if this link does not work then try to log in to phonicsplay first and then come back to click the above link – username march20 password home. If that also does not work then go directly to www.phonicsplay.co.uk, login, click resources, scroll down to cheeky chimps and select the ‘ch’ sound)
Thursday 18th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘c’ sound then play acorn adventures on phonicsplay and click the ‘c’ sound. (if this link does not work then try to log in to phonicsplay first and then come back to click the above link – username march20 password home. If that also does not work then go directly to www.phonicsplay.co.uk, login, click resources, scroll down to acorn adventures and select the ‘ch sound)
Friday 19th – Practise reading Tricky Words on phonicsplay and select Phase 5 – All HFW. (if this link does not work then try to log in to phonicsplay first and then come back to click the above link – username march20 password home. If that also does not work then go directly to www.phonicsplay.co.uk, login, click resources, scroll down to tricky word trucks and select Phase 5 – All HFW)
English
Monday 15th – This week we will be looking at the fabulous book ‘The Tin Forest’. Either read the book until page 2 or listen to the book being read and pause at 30 seconds. Think of as many adjectives (describing words) as you can to describe the setting….such as wide, windswept, dull, grey, dreary etc. Think about the colours, the weather, the smells, the garbage, the ground etc. You could print off an image of the setting and write the words all around. Or you could just write them in a list.
Tuesday 16th – Read on a little further, or listen to the book being read and pause at 42 seconds. Think about the man who lived in the house. Write a character description. What can you see? Describe his hair, clothes, face etc. What do you think he is like on the inside? He spends every day sorting through the garbage. Is he kind, helpful, tired, lonely etc?
Wednesday 17th – Read on until the old man creates his forest, or listen to the book being read and pause at 1 minute 43. Today try to use the connective ‘but‘ in your sentences to describe the tin forest. ‘But’ is often used to show the opposite of what has already been said.
Some examples: There are tin trees, but no real trees. I can see a tin tiger but not a real tiger. There are no real birds but there are birds made of tin. The sun is not shining but the lights are.
Thursday 18th – Read on until the old man makes a wish, or listen to the book being read and pause at 2 minutes 19. Imagine what the old man might be wishing for. Think of a few ideas and then write in your best handwriting ‘I think that the man wished for…’. Don’t forget to use your phonics to spell the words and include finger spaces, full stops and capitals.
Friday 19th – Read the rest of the book or watch the entire video. Look at the final setting of the book. Use alliteration to describe what you can see. Alliteration is when you use two words together that begin with the same letter. You could either print off the picture and write the words around, or just write them in a list.
Some examples: tropical trees, interesting insects, buzzing bees etc
Geography – Our local area
Click here to watch the powerpoint all about our local area. Click here for the activity sheet of places to find.
Art – Colour Chaos
Click here to watch the powerpoint about Piet Mondrian. You could follow the instructions to make a piece inspired by Mondrian using coloured paper, or you could just use crayons, felt tips or paint to make a picture in a similar style. If you don’t have coloured paper, you could always use pieces from a magazine or a cereal box!
Science – Scientists and Inventors
Click here to watch the powerpoint about the invention of lego. Click here for the sheet about properties of lego and choose one of the activities to complete (we have done work about materials and their properties in the Autumn term).
Music
Click here for Mrs Eadie’s music letter.
Week beginning 8th June 2020
Hi Year 1! I hope you managed to get back into the swing of work after a week off. The weather hasn’t been great for our outdoor activities has it!? Maybe we all need to do a little sunshine dance! I will hopefully see you all on Zoom on Wednesday at 3pm. I am going to make a Brazilian mask and decorate with flags and beads! I think I will make beijinhos to eat too!
Maths
Monday 8th – Watch the video from White Rose about sorting 3D shapes by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Tuesday 9th – Watch the video from White Rose about recognising and naming 2D shapes by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Wednesday 10th – Watch the video from White Rose about sorting 2D shapes by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Thursday 11th – Watch the video from White Rose about patterns with 2D and 3D shapes by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Friday 12th – Watch the video from White Rose about counting in 2s by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Phonics
Monday 8th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘u’ sound then match the picture to the word.
Tuesday 9th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘ow’ sound then sort the words.
Wednesday 10th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘ie’ sound then match the picture to the word.
Thursday 11th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘ea’ sound then sort the words.
Friday 12th – Play a game on Teach your Monster To Read .
Don’t forget to read a book every day too!
English
This week’s work is based on the wonderful book ‘Where the Wild Things are’
Monday 8th – Either read the book or listen to it being read here BUT…stop reading/listening just after the sentence ‘and Max the King of all the Wild Things was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all’ (this is about 3/4 through the book). Imagine that Max has a dilemma. He doesn’t know whether to stay being King of the Wild Things or whether to go home. Think of all the reasons why he should stay being King (for example he doesn’t have to go to bed, he is King, he doesn’t have to go to school, nobody can boss him about etc). Then think of all the reasons he should go home (he can see his family, he can have a bath, he can have his tea cooked for him etc). Decide whether you think Max should stay as King or go home. Write a simple sentence to Max explaining what you think he should do and why. You could use one of the following sentences starters:
Max, I think you should stay being King because…
Max, I think you should go home because…
Tuesday 9th – Either read the rest of the book or listen to it being read here. What did Max decide to do? Imagine your bedroom suddenly turns into a jungle! What might that look like? Spend today drawing or painting your bedroom as a jungle. You will need this for tomorrow’s work!
Wednesday 10th – Use your bedroom jungle work from yesterday to write a setting description. Write sentences such as I can see… I can smell… I can hear… I can touch… I can taste…
Make your descriptions really interesting! For example are the trees as tall as giraffes? Maybe you have hairy monkeys swinging from slippery vines? Are there shimmering butterflies flapping around gently? Maybe the ground is as muddy as a swamp?
Thursday 11th – Choose one of the Wild Things and write a list of adjectives to describe it. E.G. hairy, scary, sharp nails, pointy teeth etc. You will use these words in sentences tomorrow.
Friday 12th – Use your adjectives from yesterday to write a character description of one of the Wild Things. Don’t forget capitals, full stops and finger spaces – as well as your beautiful cursive. Here are some sentence starters to help you with your character description.
His nails are…and…
His teeth are…
He smells like…
His body is…
His eyes are…
The Enchanted Woodland
Here are a range of activities you can have a go at:
Build nests and dens for a woodland animal outdoors using sticks, twigs and other collected items from the outdoors.
Sort items collected from a woodland walk into groups of living things, dead things and things that have never been alive. Explain why you have sorted them in that way and think of other things that could be added to these groups.
Investigate how pine cones open and close in different environmental conditions. Carefully tap a pine cone to find out whether the seeds fall out. Place the pine cone in a warm, dry place and notice what happens to it. Find out how the pine cone changes when placed in a cold or wet place. Consider why the pine cone might open and close.
Look at images of mysterious woodland pathways. Choose a favourite picture and imagine you have found the pathway and are about to follow it into the woods. Imagine you meet an animal or a magical creature or find a rare flower or plant. Write a story about your woodland adventure.
Make a home for a tiny, magical creature such as a woodland fairy or imp. Use a variety of small items such as moss, sticks, pebbles, leaves and other found materials to create their woodland homes. Consider how the creature would get in and out of their home and what they might need whilst they’re in residence!
Create teeny treats for a tiny tea party to serve to imaginary woodland creatures. Work with an adult to bake mini bramble crumbles and pies, fairy cakes with leaf decorations or chocolate logs with edible flower decorations… perhaps even a gingerbread house?
Set up a woodland shop using natural items such as leaves, feathers, sticks, pebbles and cones to stock your woodland store. Create your shop in the outdoors, using logs and wooden off-cuts and stumps for tables and chairs. Create mini price tags and role play buying and selling. Solve money problems using the shop items.
Build mini woodlands in sand and mud trays; creating tiny trees from twigs, sticks, pine cones and leaves. Decide where to place coniferous or deciduous trees; adding extra details such as paths, clearings, grassy patches, gates, fences and dens. Make a map of your imaginary woodland.
Make your own woodland crown! Draw around flower, fruit, seed and leaf templates then paint them and cut them out. Stick them carefully to a card band or crown adding twigs, acorns, and other woodland treasures.
Science
Following on from our work about weather and seasons, watch this powerpoint all about staying safe in the sun. Then design a poster explaining all the ways that you can stay safe in the sun.
Week beginning 1st June 2020
Hi Year 1. I hope you had a nice week away from home learning and enjoyed some sunshine. We are going to be starting a new topic called The Enchanted Woodland. At school topics would usually last a bit longer but I am not able to set some of the lessons we would usually do at school – such as science experiments and walks around the school grounds. Therefore we are whizzing through topics a bit quicker than usual! The Enchanted Woodland is a nice way to finish off the school year – although we have already done most of our learning about plants in science already! This will just be a bit of a hodgepodge of lessons to keep us going over the next 6 weeks or so! We will also have our Brazilian Carnivale zoom party soon, I just need to find a day that all the Year 1 staff can do as we are all busy in school on different days this week!
Maths
Monday 1st – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 5 (w/c 18th May) called ‘Lesson 1 – Compare Length and Height’ on White Rose and then click here for the activity.
Tuesday 2nd – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 5 (w/c 18th May) called ‘Lesson 2 – Measure Length (1)’ on White Rose and then click here for the activity.
Wednesday 3rd – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 5 (w/c 18th May) called ‘Lesson 3 – Measure Length (2)’ on White Rose and then click here for the activity.
Thursday 4th – Watch the video from White Rose about 3D shapes by clicking here then click here for the activity.
Friday 5th – Play a game on Numbots.
Phonics
We are going to start looking at alternative pronunciations of sounds we have already learnt. For example, we have learnt that ‘a’ makes a short sound like in ‘cat’. We will now learn that it can make a long sound like in ‘acorn’.
Monday 1st – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘a’ sound (bear in mind that up North we tend to say the ‘a’ differently in words like ‘path’!) then sort the words.
Tuesday 2nd – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘e’ sound then match the picture to the word.
Wednesday 3rd – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘i’ sound then sort the words.
Thursday 4th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘o’ sound then match the picture to the word.
Friday 5th – Play a game on Teach your Monster To Read .
Don’t forget to read a book every day too!
English
Continuing our work on poetry, this week we will be writing poems about the seaside!
Monday 1st – Remembering our work on rhyming words, see how many seaside-themed rhyming words you can come up with on this sheet.
Tuesday 2nd – Watch this powerpoint about acrostic poems. Have a go at writing your own acrostic poem about the seaside using this sheet, or choosing your own word (e.g. sandcastle, octopus, sunshine, ice cream, seagull etc). Your poem could be single words, phrases or sentences e.g
Beach
Buckets
Eating ice-creams
A sandcastle
Chasing waves
Hot
Wednesday 3rd – Watch this powerpoint about shape poems. Choose one of the following shape poems to complete.
Thursday 4th – Imagine you are at the beach! Use your senses to describe what you can see, smell, hear, taste and touch. Plan your ideas using this sheet. Tomorrow you will use these ideas to write a senses poem.
Friday 5th – Use your ideas from yesterday to write your own senses poem about the seaside. You can use this sheet as a guide if you would like. Don’t forget to write in your best cursive and use full stops at the end of each line.
The Enchanted Woodland
Visit a local woodland to enjoy an outside walk, using your ‘super senses’ to observe nature’s beauty and magic. In a small bag, collect fallen treasures you find along the way. Describe your surroundings and take digital photographs of interesting things: tree bark, leaves of different shapes and sizes, wild flowers or nuts and seeds. Make friends with a tree! Circle it with your arms, smell it, touch its bark and take a close look at its branches and leaves. Take rubbings of its bark and leaves and take a photograph of the tree with a digital camera to help with identification. Measure the circumference of it. Use a range of non-standard measures to compare sizes of different trees, including string, hands and blocks. Make the comparisons fair by measuring each tree at the same height, perhaps the base or at head height. Sit in a quiet wooded area and observe bird life. Count how many birds and different bird types you can see. Talk about what you see the birds doing in the trees. Be aware of woodland safety rules, watching out for things that shouldn’t be touched or eaten, keeping calm and looking out for hazards. Back at home, set up a nature table to display all the interesting and exciting treasures you have collected. You could print off the photos you took and stick them in order, writing a recount of your woodland walk. Or you could create a mini book of treasures that you collected, writing a label underneath each item.
Science
Watch the powerpoint about the seasons changing from Spring to Summer. Then go outside to measure your shadow throughout the day as the sun appears to move across the sky. You will need to go outside a few times throughout the day – try in the morning, at lunchtime, in the afternoon and then the early evening. You will need to stand in the same place, facing the same way each time – so mark a spot on the floor to stand on. You could trace around your shadow each time – or use something to mark where your shadow ends. What do you notice about the length and direction of your shadow?
Week beginning 18th May 2020
Maths
We have now paid for a subscription to White Rose. We will look at last week’s activities. Watch the video lesson via the link, then download the activity here.
Monday 18th – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 4 (w/c 11th May) called ‘Lesson 1 – Add by making 10′ on White Rose and then click here for the activity.
Tuesday 19th – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 4 (w/c 11th May) called ‘Lesson 2 – Subtract within 20′ on White Rose and then click here for the activity.
Wednesday 20th – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 4 (w/c 11th May) called ‘Lesson 3 – Add and Subtract worded problems’ on White Rose and then click here for the activity.
Thursday 21st – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 4 (w/c 11th May) called ‘Lesson 4 – Compare Number Sentences’ on White Rose and then click here for the activity.
Friday 22nd – Play a game on Numbots.
Phonics
Monday 18th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘u-e’ sound, then sort the words into the correct boxes.
Tuesday 19th – Recap the work done yesterday on the ‘u-e’ sound by spotting the real and nonsense words.
Wednesday 20th – Recap the work done on all 5 split digraphs by completing the table.
Thursday 21st – Recap the work done on all 5 split digraphs by finishing the sentences.
Friday 22nd – Play a game on Teach your Monster To Read .
Don’t forget to read a book every day too!
English
We will be continuing our work on poetry by looking at words and poems that rhyme.
Monday 18th – Watch the video on BBC Bitesize and then scroll down to complete the 2 activities.
Tuesday 19th – Watch the powerpoint and click the words that rhyme.
Wednesday 20th – Find as many rhyming words as you can on this sheet. Remember, words that rhyme should sound the same at the end. Try and change the first letter for a different letter and see what rhyming word you have created e.g. c-at and r-at!
Thursday 21st – If you have any of the ‘Oi’ books at home (Oi cat! Oi dog! Oi Frog! Oi Goat! etc) then choose one of them to read. If you don’t have any, then listen to one being read. Then make a list of as many rhyming words as you can from the story e.g. dog/frog, cat/mat etc.
Listen to the books being read:
Oi Cat Oi Dog Oi Duck Billed Platypus Oi Frog
Friday 22nd – Choose 5 animals from this list and write a word that rhymes e.g. toads/roads, slugs/bugs etc. Once you have done that, write a mini version of your own Oi book. Choose a title, then use your 5 rhyming animals to write the story. For example:
Oi Toads
Toads sit on roads! Slugs sit on bugs and snails sit on tails. Mice sit on rice and goats sit on boats.
Geography
Watch this powerpoint about food in Brazil.
I would love for you to have a go at making a traditional Brazilian recipe, then upload a photo of your creations!
Some of these recipes call for some slightly unusual ingredients so you may have to adapt the recipe!
My very favourite Brazilian recipes are Brigadeiros and Beijinhos which are typically served at birthday parties. They are both super easy to make, very delicious – and very unhealthy! If you share them then they aren’t too bad!
Recipes
Brigadeiro (chocolate truffles)
Beijinho (coconut sweets)
Pao de Mel (honey cakes)
Brazilian carrot cake with chocolate
Pao de queijo (cheese bread)
Maracuja (passion fruit tray bake)
Feijoada (beef and bean stew)
Coxinhas (croquettes)
Science
We have now finished our topic about plants.
This week I thought you might enjoy being detectives and try to solve the puzzles in these virtual escape rooms! You could work as a family to solve them together.
Art
Inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy, I’d like you to go outside to collect some natural objects to create a piece of land art. Watch this powerpoint for ideas and inspiration, as well as advice about what you can and can’t collect.
French
Click here for Madame Barker’s French work.
Week beginning 11th May 2020
I hope you all had a lovely time celebrating VE Day and enjoyed the sunshine this weekend! Here is this week’s work.
Maths
This week the Maths work will be on MyMaths. When you login, you can see also see any outstanding work that has not yet been completed.
The Maths activities that have been set on MyMaths are:
Monday 11th – Introducing number and place value
Tuesday 12th – Odds, evens and multiples
Wednesday 13th- Number bonds
Thursday 14th – Number facts and doubles
Friday 15th – Play a game on Numbots.
Phonics
Monday 11th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘i-e’ sound, then play the board game.
Tuesday 12th – Recap the work done yesterday on the ‘i-e’ sound by playing the read and roll game.
Wednesday 13th – Watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘o-e’ sound, then find the words in the picture.
Thursday 14th – Recap the work done yesterday on the ‘o-e’ sound by writing the ‘o-e’ words. There are 3 sheets to choose from – ranging from easier to harder.
Friday 15th – Play a game on Teach your Monster To Read .
Don’t forget to read a book every day too!
English
In English we are going to start some work on poetry.
Monday 11th – Start by watching this short video about what a poem is (You could even play the quiz after). Then watch this video about how to memorise a poem. Finally choose one of these poems to try and perform. You could try to learn the words off by heart or you could just read from the sheet. Try to make it a little more interesting by adding actions or a rhythm to the words. You could even sing or rap the poem! A good performer speaks clearly and loudly to their audience. You might even want to ask your audience to film you performing your poem!
Tuesday 12th – Read the poem ‘The Sound Collector’. Imagine someone came to your house and took all of your sounds away! It would be very strange. Have a go at illustrating this poem by drawing pictures to show all the sounds that he took e.g. a ticking clock, a whistling kettle etc.
Wednesday 13th – Tomorrow you will be writing your own poem based on The Sound Collector. Today you will be planning your ideas. Take a walk around your house and see what sounds you can hear! What objects are making those sounds?
Thursday 14th – Use your plan from yesterday to write your own version of The Sound Collector. You can have a look at mine first as an example!
Friday 15th – Why not have a go at performing your poem using the skills you practised on Monday? You could even have a go at publishing your poem by writing it up neatly with a pen, or typing it on the computer. Add illustrations as a border too!
Science
Watch this powerpoint all about parts of a plant. If you have any plants, try to have a look at them to identify the different parts. Can you spot leaves and the stem? Are any roots showing? Then complete this sheet labelling the parts of a plant.
Geography
Imagine you are on holiday in Brazil. Where could you be? Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Salvador or Manaus? Maybe somewhere else? Write a postcard to a friend or family member telling them all about what it’s like. What is the weather like, what have you seen, what have you eaten? Design the front of the postcard to show what you can see. Maybe you will include a famous landmark, or the Brazilian flag? Don’t forget to colour it in!
Art
We have now finished our Art topic about landscapes and cityscapes. We would usually be completing a design technology project now but that is going to be a little hard to set without all the necessary tools! Instead we will look at the Art project “nature sculptures“.
Watch this powerpoint about drawing from nature. Find a natural object from your garden, or have a look at something online. Have a go at sketching your object with a pencil. Read these top tips for advice before starting.
Week beginning 4th May 2020
As Friday is a Bank Holiday, I will upload work for Monday – Thursday and then provide some optional VE Day activities. It would be lovely to see your photos if you do celebrate on Friday! Have a lovely week everyone xx
Maths
This week’s work is from White Rose.
Monday 4th May – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 3 called ‘Lesson 1 – Part-whole relationships number bonds’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Tuesday 5th– Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 3″ called ‘Lesson 2 – Fact families – linking addition and subtraction (1)’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Wednesday 6th – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 3″ called ‘Lesson 3 – Add together and find a part’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Thursday 7th – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 3″ called ‘Lesson 4 – Add more and count on within 20′ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Phonics
We are going to start looking at split digraphs in Phonics. There are 5 different split digraphs and they make 6 sounds: a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e and u-e (which makes 2 sounds – think ‘flute’ and ‘cube’). They are ‘split’ because they don’t appear together in words but do make a sound together. E.G. in the word ‘theme’ we can see the e-e split digraph: the two ‘e’s are not together in the word but we read the word like this: th – ee – m.
Monday 4th May – watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘a-e’ sound, then write the a-e word below each picture. Try and have a go at spelling the words without the word bank at the top of the page first, then use them to help you if needed.
Tuesday 5th – Recap the work done yesterday on the a-e split digraph by choosing one of these activities (or do both!) Phoneme spotter postcard or Colour real and fake a-e words
Wednesday 6th – watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘e-e’ sound, then complete the wordsearch.
Thursday 7th – Recap the work done yesterday on the e-e split digraph by writing the e-e words in the picture. This is a little tricky as there aren’t that many easy e-e words! The answers are on the second page.
You can also play a game on Teach your Monster To Read each day.
Don’t forget to read a book every day too!
English
Suffixes
Monday 4th – watch the powerpoint about adding the suffix -er then complete the first page of this sheet.
Tuesday 5th – watch the powerpoint reviewing the work about adding -ing, -ed and -er to the end of a word. Practise spelling the words in your best cursive handwriting on this sheet.
Wednesday 6th – watch the powerpoint reviewing the work about adding -er and -est to the end of a word. Practise spelling the words in your best cursive handwriting on this sheet.
Prefixes
Thursday 7th – watch the powerpoint about adding the prefix -un and then complete this worksheet.
Science
Watch the powerpoint about trees. If it is safe to do so, go on a tree hunt in your local area!
Geography
Last week I said that we are going to be comparing a major Brazilian city with a major UK city. This week the focus will be on Manchester. Read the information with facts about Manchester. You could always do extra research if you would like. Then either complete the following sheet using your research or design your own poster of key facts. You could cut out and stick some of the pictures of the houses and landmarks.
Compare the information that you found out about Rio and Manchester. Is anything the same? What is different?
Art
Watch the powerpoint about Metzinger and then copy your design from last week to create a mosaic.
Music
Click here for Mrs Eadie’s weekly message and song words.
VE Day activities
Week beginning 27th April 2020
Maths
This week’s work is from White Rose.
Monday 27th – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 2″ called ‘Lesson 1 – find a half (2)’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Tuesday 28th – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 2″ called ‘Lesson 2 – find a quarter (1)’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Wednesday 29th – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 2″ called ‘Lesson 3 – find a quarter (2)’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Thursday 30th – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 2″ called ‘Lesson 4 – problem solving’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Friday 1st May – Play a game on Numbots.
Phonics
Monday 27th – watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘ph’ sound, then sort the words into the correct boxes.
Tuesday 28th – watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘oe’ sound, then play Picnic on Pluto, selecting Phase 5 – ‘oe’
Wednesday 29th – watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘ey’ sound, then play Picnic on Pluto, selecting Phase 5 – ‘ey’
Thursday 30th – Complete the flashcard time trial. (If this link does not work, go to Phonics Play and log in with the username: march20 and password: home) (Go to resources, phase 5 and click ‘flashcards time challenge’)
Friday 1st May – Practice reading the sentences. (If this link does not work, go to Phonics Play and log in with the username: march20 and password: home) (Go to resources, phase 5 and click ‘sentences’)
You can also play a game on Teach your Monster To Read each day.
Don’t forget to read a book every day too!
English
I’ve heard that a few of you are finding the English a little tricky. In class, drawing story maps usually takes about 20 minutes and we usually write for no longer than 30 minutes – so try not to spend too long writing each day. Remember that it is only a summary when re-telling a story – aim for a couple of sentences for each section of the story.
To give you something a little different this week, we will focus on grammar and spelling.
Suffixes
Monday 27th – watch the powerpoint about plurals and adding ‘s’ then complete the worksheet.
Tuesday 28th – watch the powerpoint about plurals and adding ‘es’ at the end of ch/sh words then complete the worksheet.
Wednesday 29th – watch the powerpoint about plurals and adding ‘es’ at the end of x/z/s words then complete the worksheet.
Thursday 30th – watch the powerpoint about adding -ing and complete the worksheet.
Friday 1st May – watch the powerpoint about adding -ed and complete the worksheet.
Science
Watch the powerpoint about plants in the garden. Afterwards, either draw your own garden or a dream garden. Try and include some plants and flowers in your garden. Label them using the names on slide 15. Colour or paint your beautiful gardens!
Geography
To continue our work on Brazil, we are going to be comparing a major Brazilian city with a major UK city. This week the focus will be on Rio de Janeiro. Watch the following powerpoint and read the extra information. Then either complete the following sheet using your research or design your own poster of key facts. You could cut out and stick some of the pictures of the houses and landmarks.
Art
Watch the powerpoint about Metzinger’s landscapes. Use the squared paper to sketch out a design in his style.
French
Click here for Madame Barker’s French activities.
Music
Click here for Mrs Eadie’s Music challenges.
Week beginning 20th April 2020
I hope you all had a lovely Easter ‘break’ and that the Easter bunny made it to your house despite lockdown. There’s not many times when you can have chocolate for breakfast! This week I will continue to set daily Maths, English and Phonics lessons as well as weekly Topic lessons such as Art, Science and Music. Many of the lessons follow on from one another so if you have missed a week’s work then please try do those first:
English – finish the Little Red Riding Hood work (23rd March – 6th April)
Phonics – review the sounds work (23rd -3oth March)
History – complete the work on the Great Fire of London (23rd March – 13th April)
Science – various work has been set (23rd March – 6th April)
Art – look at the work about Monet (30th March) and Van Gogh (13th April)
Maths
This week’s work is from White Rose.
Monday 20th – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 1″ called ‘Lesson 1 – make doubles’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Tuesday 21st – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 1″ called ‘Lesson 2 – make equal groups (grouping)’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Wednesday 22nd – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 1″ called ‘Lesson 3 – make equal groups (sharing)’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Thursday 23rd – Watch the video under “Summer Term – week 1″ called ‘Lesson 4 – find a half (1)’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Friday 24th – Play a game on Numbots.
Phonics
Monday 20th – watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘ue’ and ‘ew’ sound, then click on the correct picture to match the word.
Tuesday 21st – watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘aw’ and ‘au’ sound, then sort the words.
Wednesday 22nd – watch the video on Discovery Education about the ‘wh’ sound, then drag the letters to spell the words.
Thursday 23rd – Read, and make, some silly sentences on Phonics Play.
Friday 24th – Practice the Tricky Words on Phonics Play.
You can also play a game on Teach your Monster To Read each day.
Don’t forget to read a book every day too!
English
This week’s work is based on the lovely book “Handa’s Surprise”. Start by watching the video or read the book if you have it!
Monday 20th – Which fruit do you think Akeyo will like best? Imagine you are in Kenya tasting the seven fruits. If you have any fruit from the story (pineapple, orange, guava, banana, avocado, mango and passionfruit) then use your senses to describe them. Write down how they smell, taste, feel and look. If you don’t have any of these, try some other fruit instead. Why not add these fruits to your shopping list or buy some fruit that you have never tried before!?
Tuesday 21st – Draw a story map to show what happened in the story. Start with Handa and her basket of 7 fruits. Then draw each animal stealing the different fruit!
Wednesday 22nd – Have a go at writing the story of Handa’s Surprise. You do not need to use the same words as the story – just use your story map to retell the story. You could even turn the story into a mini folded book.
Thursday 23rd – Plan your own version of Handa’s Surprise! It will need a new title. Mine would be called Mrs Millington’s Surprise. I would be taking a basket of fruit to my friend Mrs Eadie. Draw a story map to show which 7 animals would steal which 7 fruit. I think my story would be set in England so a cheeky cow might steal my juicy apple and a naughty horse might take my sour lemon!
Friday 24th – Use your story map to write your own version of Handa’s Surprise. You could turn it into a mini book and include illustrations!
Science
Our new topic in Science is all about plants. If you have any, try to plant some seeds. Think about the conditions you will need to plant your seeds. Keep a plant diary and watch it grow!
Watch the powerpoint all about wild plants. If it is safe to do so, go on a wild plant hunt either in your garden or your local area. Click here for the wild plant activity sheet.
Geography
Our new topic in Geography is Brazil. Watch the powerpoint all about Brazil. Use a map to look at where Brazil is compared to the UK. You could create a collage of pictures all about Brazil. Print or draw pictures inside the shape of Brazil – you could include famous landmarks, pictures of carnival, the flag or major cities. You could include Brazilian colours such as yellow, green and blue – and even add sequins or feathers like carnival masks to decorate your collage!
Art
Watch the powerpoint about Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Have a go at painting Starry Night yourself.
Don’t forget Mrs Kozyra’s colouring competition!
Music
Click here for Mrs Eadie’s Easter message.
Week beginning 13th April 2020
There won’t be as much work set this week as many of you will be continuing with last week’s Easter activities. I will set a few Maths activities as well as some History, Music, French, PE and Art. If you would like any extra work setting or you are struggling to access the work because of internet problems or you don’t have a printer, then please email me.
Maths
This week I have chosen 3 activities on MyMaths . You can do them on whichever day and in any order.
If you would like some harder activities then please email me and I can set some individual tasks.
History
Read the following powerpoint about what happened after the Great Fire of London. You could have a go at being an architect and re-design London. What would the streets look like? What would the houses be made out of?
Art
Watch the powerpoint all about Vincent Van Gogh. Have a go at painting a landscape in his style.
PE
Mr Wade has set a Goodness to Greatness challenge. Click here to take a look!
French
Click here for the French Easter Home Learning.
Music
Week beginning 6th April 2020
Happy Easter everyone!
Maths
This week I have chosen 3 activities on MyMaths that should be a little easier than usual and you may be able to do without help from a parent. They are focused on reviewing the counting skills that we learnt early on in Year 1. You can do them on whichever day and in any order.
If you would like some harder activities then please email me and I can set some individual tasks.
Other optional activities:
- Spring Maths activity booklet
- One more One less game
- Snakes and Ladders addition and subtraction
- Easter Maths booklet
Phonics
Here are some optional Phonic activities you could do this week.
Remember that there are lots of activities on PhonicsPlay
Don’t forget that you can always play a game on Teach your Monster To Read.
Keep on reading every day! Why not read to your brother or sister if you have one? Maybe you could read a book to your neighbour over the fence! You might even read to your pet. Try and find an unusual place to read and upload a photo.
English
Use your story map to write your version of Little Red Riding Hood. You can use the original story structure to help you if you want, just change the character names.
For example: Once upon a time there was a … called … who lived with … Early one morning … asked her to …
Take as long as you need to write your story. In class we would usually take about 4 days. We would write the beginning one day, then the middle parts and then the end. Or you can do it all in one go if you would prefer!
If you have already written your story, or when you finish, why not try publishing your story? You could either have a go at using those computing skills we have been learning to type up your story. Or you could create your own book with page numbers, a front cover and illustrations.
Other ideas for English this week:
- Why not write a letter, card or postcard to someone elderly or a family member you haven’t seen in a while?
- English activity booklet
- Watch this Red Riding Hood rap from Mrs Eadie
History
Click on the powerpoint that tells us how we know about the Great Fire of London. Then watch this video. Next watch this video – I love Magic Grandad! If you want an extra challenge, you could even have a go imagining that you are in 1666 watching the Great Fire happen! Why not write a diary entry discussing the fire!?
Science
Here’s an activity that we started at school and never managed to finish! Watch this powerpoint about dinosaurs and sort them into herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.
You might also want to try this Science booklet about animals and humans.
Music
Here are three letters from Mrs Eadie: Letter 1 Letter 2 and Letter 3
Easter activities
Here are a whole range of different activities.
- Easter-holiday-activity-booklet-2020
- Easter recipes
- Easter dot to dot
- Easter basket craft
- 2D shape chick
Or you could look on Pinterest for some Easter arts and crafts. Here are just a few ideas:
Week beginning: Monday 30th March
Maths
The focus this week for Maths will be multiplication.
One activity has been set on MyMaths and the rest are from White Rose
Monday 30th – Complete the multiplication lesson on MyMaths
Tuesday 31st – Watch the video for ‘Lesson 2 – Step 1 – Count in 10s’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Wednesday 1st – Watch the video for ‘Lesson 3 – Step 2 – Make equal groups’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Thursday 2nd – Watch the video for ‘Lesson 4 – Step 3 – Add equal groups’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Friday 3rd – Watch the video for ‘Lesson 5 – Step 4 – Make arrays’ on White Rose and then click Get the Activity.
Don’t forget that you can always play a game on Numbots.
Phonics
Monday 30th – Watch the video about the ‘ea‘ sound on Discovery Education. Then play Picnic on Pluto clicking Phase 5, then the ‘ea’ sound to sort words into real/fake on Phonics Play.
Tuesday 31st- Watch the video about the ‘oy‘ sound on Discovery Education. Then sort the words into oy/oi sounds.
Wednesday 1st – Watch the video about the ‘ir‘ sound on Discovery Education. Then drag the sounds to spell the words.
Thursday 2nd – Read, and make, some silly sentences on Phonics Play.
Friday 3rd – Practice the Tricky Words on Phonics Play.
You can also play a game on Teach your Monster To Read each day.
Don’t forget to read a book every day too!
English
This week you will be planning and writing your own version of Little Red Riding Hood.
Monday 30th – Plan your story. Keep the story structure the same, but change a few elements. Click here to open the planning frame.
Tuesday 31st – Write a character description of your good character. Click here to open the good character description sheet.
Wednesday 1st – Write a character description of your bad character. Click here to open the bad character description sheet.
Thursday 2nd – Use your senses to describe your setting. Click here to open to setting description sheet.
Friday 3rd – By now you will have planned your fairytale and written character and setting descriptions. Today I would like you to draw a story map of your fairytale story. You can use the Red Riding Hood story map from last week to follow a structure.
History
Click on the powerpoint discussing the events of the Great Fire of London. Then sort the pictures into order on a timeline. If you are printing these, you can click ‘multiple pages per sheet’ so that all the pictures come out on one page.
Science
Watch the powerpoint about Spring weather. Have a go at recording a weather diary this week. Click here to open the weather chart.
PSHE
It was recently the International Day Of Happiness.
- This week, do something to make someone happy.
- You could write to someone that you haven’t seen for a while.
- Write a list of all the things that make you happy!
Art
In Art we have been painting in the style of Monet. Look at the following powerpoint. If you would like, you could have a go at recreating Monet’s cityscapes. You may need to get creative if you do not have any pastels. Otherwise you could have a go at drawing a different cityscape – such as London or Manchester. Look at pictures on the internet. Or you could just spend some time drawing a picture for someone to make them smile!
French
Madame Barker set some work last week for French. Click here if you have not had a look yet.
Music
Mrs Eadie has written a couple of letters to you all about some music ideas. Click here for the whole school letter and click here for the Year 1 letter.
Week beginning: Monday 23rd March
Maths
The Maths activities that have been set on MyMaths are:
Monday 23rd – Comparing Capacity
Tuesday 24th – Comparing Length
Wednesday 25th – Comparing Mass
Thursday 26th – Comparing Measures
Friday 27th – Play a game on Numbots.
Phonics
Monday 23rd – Watch the video about the ‘ay‘ sound on Discovery Education Then play Picnic on Pluto clicking the ‘ay’ sound to sort words into real/fake on Phonics Play.
Tuesday 23rd – Watch the video about the ‘ou‘ sound on Discovery Education Then sort the sounds into ou/ow words.
Wednesday 24th – Watch the video about the ‘ie‘ sound on Discovery Education Then play Dragon’s Den on Phonics Play.
Thursday 25th – Complete the Time Challenge on Phonics Play.
Friday 26th – Practice the Tricky Words on Phonics Play.
You can also play a game on Teach your Monster To Read each day.
Don’t forget to read a book every day too!
1. To use Discovery Education: (Click the login box in the right hand corner and select ‘Espresso’ Username: student7277 Password: mcp246) (Click here for the Parent letter and here for guidance on how to use the website at home)
2. To use PhonicsPlay: Username: march20 Password: home
3. To use Teach your Monster To Read: Your child has been given a username and password, which have been sent home in a letter.
English
Monday 23rd – Write the beginning of the Little Red Riding Hood story (up until she gets lost). Don’t forget: write in cursive, capitals for sentences, names and places, finger spaces and full stops. Use the story map below to remember the story or write your own version.
Tuesday 24th – Write the next part of the Little Red Riding Hood story (up until she sees her Grandma lying in her creaky bed).
Wednesday 25th – Write the next part of the Little Red Riding Hood story (from “Oh Grandma what big ears you have”…to “All the better to eat you with”) Don’t forget speech marks!
Thursday 26th – Write the final part of the Little Red Riding Hood story.
Friday 27th – Practice your cursive handwriting – write the days of the week 3 times to practise.
History
Great Fire of London – Watch the following powerpoint imagining life in the 1600s. Watch the video. Write a list of similarities and differences between life as a firefighter in the 1600s and life as a firefighter today.
Science
If it is safe to do so, go on a hunt to spot if Spring has arrived! You could even do this in your back garden. You might see baby animals, flowers growing or even hear birdsong! Click here and here for Signs of Spring checklists. How many can you spot? Why not take some photos along the way and upload them to our blog?
French
Madame Barker has sent some French activities for you to try too. Click here.
Additional Information
If you want to try and keep a structure, you could follow the daily timetable below. A regular daily learning routine will help your child to learn more effectively at home.
General websites
Twinkl is a fantastic website full of ideas for the entire curriculum. They are currently offering free membership.
Go to Twinkl (click here) and use the offer code: CVDTWINKLHELPS
Discovery Education has videos, activities and resources for all areas of the curriculum. We have a school subscription so that you can log in at home. Click the login box in the right hand corner and select ‘Espresso’. Use the following login details:
Username: student7277
Password: mcp246
(Click here for the Parent letter and here for guidance on how to use the website at home)
Jack Hartmann has some great videos on youtube with everything from Maths and Phonics to dance routines!
Maths websites
In addition to the daily Maths activities, here are some useful Maths websites.
Songs and activities from BBC Bitesize
‘How to’ videos, games and activities from Oxford Owl
We use White Rose at school to plan Maths lessons and activities. Here are some home-learning packs.
Online lessons from Maths Hub
Phonics websites
Fantastic videos about different Phonic sounds from Alphablocks
E-books and Phonics guides at Oxford Owl
Interactive Phonics games at Phonics Play. Use the username: march20 and the password: home to access premium activities.
Reading websites
Stories read by celebrities at Storyline
Stories read by astronauts from Space!
Staffordshire Libraries Facebook Page will be streaming a story every afternoon at 3pm for you and your child to listen to.
Here’s a link to a list of books that are suggested for Year 1 children. You could get these from the library or order online.
Topic websites
The National Geographic Kids website has some wonderful videos and articles about nature, animals, countries and cultures.
There are 12 museums from around the world where you can take a virtual tour.
Many zoos have webcams where you can watch their animals enjoying some peace and quiet! Watch sea lions , penguins and many, many more!
Keeping Active
Watch the dance videos at Go Noodle for a quick brain break and stretch!
Great Yoga videos can be found at Cosmic Kids Yoga
The Body Coach has created some videos for home workouts.
Arts and Crafts
Mo Willems has created some lunch doodle videos that you can draw along with.
Here’s a link to a whole host of illustrators and artists who are uploading videos for art at home.
Music websites
The following website allows you to play virtual musical instruments from a computer or tablet!
More indoor activities
If you are finding it hard to teach your child at home, then please do not worry. Instead, just enjoy spending time together doing all those things that you never get time to do! Help your child learn to tie their laces, cook some new recipes together or even learn to sew. Here are 100 activities that can all be done indoors.
