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Welcome to Our Wonderful Year 1 Class
A very warm welcome back to school!
We hope you had a wonderful holiday and are ready for a busy and exciting year ahead. A special welcome to new pupils, parents and staff to our school; we hope you will be very happy here.
I would like to say how pleased we all are to see the children again. This is a very special school and one where we all feel extremely privileged to work.
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/booklists/g/great-books-guide-2019-for-children-6-to-7-years/
Please also look out for our book exchange box which will be popping up very soon in the playground!
The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities
The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read-Alouds & Activities
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Tuesday 26th January
Good Morning Year 1 ,
Please find your learning for today by clicking the link below. Try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Suggested Timetable:
9.30 – Phonics
10.00 – English
10.30 – Break
11.30 – Zoom – Maths = Bring a pencil and paper
12.00 – Lunch
1.00 – Geography
2.15 – Zoom – Story Time
11.30 – ZOOM MEETING
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2.15 – ZOOM MEETING
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Monday 25th January
Good Morning Year 1 ,
Please find your learning for today by clicking the link below. Try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Suggested Timetable:
9.30 – Phonics
10.00 – English
10.30 – Break
11.30 – Zoom – Maths = Bring a pencil and paper
12.00 – Lunch
1.00 – RE
2.15 – Zoom – Story Time
11.30 – ZOOM MEETING
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2.15 – ZOOM MEETING
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Friday 22nd January
Good Morning Year 1 ,
Please find your learning for today by clicking the link below. Try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Suggested Timetable:
9.30 – Phonics
10.00 – English
10.30 – Break
11.300 – Zoom – Maths
12.00 – Lunch
1.00 – Art
2.15 – Zoom – Celebration Assembly + Story Time
11.30 – ZOOM MEETING
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2.15 – ZOOM MEETING
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Week 3 – Friday 22nd January
Thursday 21st January
Good Morning Year 1 ,
Please find your learning for today by clicking the link below. Try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Suggested Timetable:
9.30 – Phonics
10.00 – English
10.30 – Break
11.300 – Zoom – Maths
12.00 – Lunch
1.00 – RE
2.15 – Zoom – Story Time
11.30 – ZOOM MEETING
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2.15 – ZOOM MEETING
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Week 3 – Thursday 21st January
Wednesday 20th January
Good Morning Year 1 ,
Please find your learning for today by clicking the link below. Try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Suggested Timetable:
9.30 – Phonics
10.00 – English
10.30 – Break
11.00 – Maths
12.00 – Lunch
1.00 – Science
2.00 – PE
Week 3 – Wednesday 20th January
Tuesday 19th January
Good Morning Year 1 ,
Please find your learning for today by clicking the link below. Try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Suggested Timetable:
9.30 – Phonics
10.00 – English
10.30 – Break
11.00 – Maths
12.00 – Lunch
1.00 – Geogrpahy
2.15 – Zoom – Story Time
11.30 – ZOOM MEETING
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2.15 – ZOOM MEETING
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Monday 18th January
Good Morning Year 1 ,
Please find your learning for today by clicking the link below. Try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Suggested Timetable:
9.30 – Phonics
10.00 – English
10.30 – Break
11.00 – Maths
12.00 – Lunch
1.00 – RE
2.15 – Zoom – Story Time
11.30 – ZOOM MEETING
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 951 4516 1422
Passcode: z7fDmA
2.15 – ZOOM MEETING
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 943 3312 2940
Passcode: SX39iD
Friday 15th January
Good Morning Year 1 ,
Please find your learning for today by clicking the link below. Try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Suggested Timetable:
9.30 – Phonics
10.00 – English
10.30 – Break
11.00 – Maths
12 – Lunch
1.00 – RE
2.00 – Zoom – Celebration/Reflection
Zoom meeting today is at 2.00pm – Look forward to seeing you all there:
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Thursday 14th January
Good Morning Year 1 ,
Please find your learning for today by clicking the link below. Try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Suggested Timetable:
9.30 – Phonics
10.00 – English
10.30 – Break
11.00 – Maths
12 – Lunch
1.00 – PSHE
2.00 – PE
2.30 – Zoom sessions
Zoom meeting today is at 2.30pm – Look forward to seeing you all there:
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Wednesday 13th January
Good Morning Year 1 ,
Please find your learning for today by clicking the link below. Try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Suggested Timetable:
9.30 – Phonics
10.00 – English
10.30 – Break
11.00 – Maths
12 – Lunch
1.00 – Science
2.00 – PE
Tuesday 12th January
Good Morning Year 1 ,
Please find your learning for today by clicking the link below. Try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions. Zoom meeting at 2.30 – looking forward to seeing you there!
Suggested Timetable:
9.30 – Phonics
10.00 – English
10.30 – Break
11.00 – Maths
12 – Lunch
1.00 – Geog
2.00 – PE
2.30 – Zoom Meeting – Story Time
Zoom meeting today is at 2.30pm – Look forward to seeing you all there:
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 939 8412 5082
Passcode: RhES8A
Monday 11th January
Good Morning everyone I have put everything on one sheet as at the moment not everyone is using the same format to view. Please try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Friday 8th January
Good Morning everyone I have put everything on one sheet as at the moment not everyone is using the same format to view. Please try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Thursday 7th January
Good Morning everyone I have put everything on one sheet as at the moment not everyone is using the same format to view. Please try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Wednesday 6th January
Good Morning everyone I have put everything on one sheet as at the moment not everyone is using the same format to view. Please try your best, don’t rush it. This is also all on Google Classroom for you to upload your work for me to see and ask any questions.
Daily Phonics Lessons
From Monday 27th April, there will be a series of daily phonics lessons for home learning streamed live on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw/channels?view_as=public).
Each day there will be 3 lessons, I have tried to signpost you to the most suitable lesson for your child based on the colour Bug Club book they have brought home but please ask if you are unsure.
10am – Reception (suitable for children reading pink, red and yellow books)
10:30am – Year 1 (suitable for children reading blue, green and orange books)
11am – A lesson for children who are finding it difficult to blend words
Week 17 (wk/c: 13th July)
Worship
Maths
This week we will be learning about problem solving skills. Work through these below.
English
This week we are learning about alphabetical order and the alphabet. Can your child do a dot to dot with the alphabet?
Alphabet-Dot-to-Dot-Activity-Sheets
Can they look around your home or outside and find things that begin with each letter of the alphabet?
Keep using your Bug Club books and the Youtube lessons (see above) to practice your phonics.
Another good website is Phonics Play – look at the phase 5 sounds.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5
Learning how to read and write the tricky common exception words will also help you a lot.
1 Common Exception Words Wordsearch Year 1 Common Exception Words Year 1 Flashcards
Science
We will finish off our work on the seasons from this year. So create a scrap book page all about summer. Think about changes from spring. Keep a weather diary and look at the temperatures on the weather forecast etc. We will do this over the next 2 weeks. Also have a go at some of the activities below.
Summer-Read-and-Colour-Worksheet_ver_1
History
We are continuing our work on castles in history. Please read these slides to your child and then choose a worksheet below.
Art
This week have a go at creating some art using things from nature. See the instructions below.
Week 16 (wk/c: 6th July)
Worship
Maths
This week we will be learning about money.
Here is a useful website with money games to help practise money skills.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/money
Y1 Summer Block 5 WO1 Recognising coins 2020
Y1 Summer Block 5 WO2 Recognising notes 2020
Y1 Summer Block 5 WO3 Counting in coins 2020
English
Choose a conjunctions worksheet from below.
Keep using your Bug Club books and the Youtube lessons (see above) to practice your phonics.
Another good website is Phonics Play – look at the phase 5 sounds.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5
Learning how to read and write the tricky common exception words will also help you a lot.
1 Common Exception Words Wordsearch Year 1 Common Exception Words Year 1 Flashcards
Religious Education
This week we are going to learn about the story of Blind Bartimaeus. Watch the clip below with the story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsyYuUeAMVw
Ask your child to retell the story to you and then retell by drawing pictures or writing some simple sentences.
Ask your child to think of ways that we can trust Jesus when we are in need.
Science
We will finish off our work on the seasons from this year. So create a scrap book page all about summer. Think about changes from spring. Keep a weather diary and look at the temperatures on the weather forecast etc. We will do this over the next 2 weeks. Also have a go at some of the activities below.
Summer-Read-and-Colour-Worksheet_ver_1
History
We are continuing our work on castles in history. Please read these slides to your child and then choose a worksheet below.
Art
We are continuing our topic on buildings. Please draw a picture of a castle, looking at the detail and thinking about the shapes, patterns and textures.
Week 15 (wk/c: 29th June)
Worship
This week CAFOD have a special assembly about the Summer of Hope and how we can help others around the world this summer, especially through prayer. You can access it here –
Maths
This week continue to revise place value to 100.
Year-1-Video Links (Please ignore the date given on these, just press on a video each day)
Lesson 2 – Partitioning numbers
Lesson 3 – Comparing numbers (1)
Lesson 4 – Comparing numbers (2)
English
Mrs Cole has just informed us of a competition that I would like you all to get involved with.
The most meaningful, and possibly life changing, writing project you may encounter.
500words has launched a Black Lives Matters competition.
You may want to research some more inspirational people to get motivated.
Be inspired, write a poem or tell your own (or for some of you, your ancestors) story!
The deadline is Friday 3 July, so not a lot of time! Get writing!
Keep using your Bug Club books and the Youtube lessons (see above) to practice your phonics.
Another good website is Phonics Play – look at the phase 5 sounds.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5
Learning how to read and write the tricky common exception words will also help you a lot.
1 Common Exception Words Wordsearch Year 1 Common Exception Words Year 1 Flashcards
Religious Education
This week we are going to learn about the reasons people act and reflect on how compassion motivates many to act for the good of others.
Talk to your child about feelings and experiences of helping others.
Ask your child to colour the sheet below or draw their own. Then write in the key ring some of the “key words” that sum up what Jesus asks us to do in the coming weeks to help others.
Science
This week we will be looking at naming common plants that grow in our local area. See if you can make a tally chart using the sheet below.
Activity Sheet Wild Plant Hunt
History
We are continuing our work on castles in history. Please read these slides to your child and then choose a worksheet below.
Geography
We are continuing our work on castles in geography also. Please read these slides to your child and then choose a worksheet below.
Art
We are continuing our topic on buildings. Please read the slides below to your child and then choose a worksheet below.
Week 14 (wk/c: 22nd June)
Worship
This week the Duchess of Cambridge has led a special assembly on mental wellbeing and ‘spread a little kindness’. You can access it here –
The Duchess of Cambridge Special Assembly
Maths
This week revise place value to 100.
Y1 Summer Block 4 WO1 Counting to 100 2020
Y1 Summer Block 4 WO2 Partitioning numbers 2020
Y1 Summer Block 4 WO3 Comparing numbers (1) 2020
Y1 Summer Block 4 WO4 Comparing numbers (2)
Y1 Summer Block 4 WO5 Ordering numbers 2020
Y1 Summer Block 4 WO6 One more one less 2020
You use BBC bitesize for this and find some help here:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8sfr82
English
This week, can you watch the story below again.
There’s No Dragon in this Story
Can you retell the story of what happened when the dragon met the Three Billy Goat’s Gruff, remembering that Dragon wants to be a hero!
Here is the picture from the end of the book to help you.
Also this week please practise capital letters to start sentences and for names. Choose some learning sheets from below.
Keep using your Bug Club books and the Youtube lessons (see above) to practice your phonics.
Another good website is Phonics Play – look at the phase 5 sounds.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5
Learning how to read and write the tricky common exception words will also help you a lot.
1 Common Exception Words Wordsearch Year 1 Common Exception Words Year 1 Flashcards
Religious Education
This week we are going to learn about the miracle of the lame man.
Watch the story here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmXtb67i_uk
History
We are continuing our work on castles in history. Please read these slides to your child and then choose a worksheet below.
Geography
We are continuing our work on castles in geography also. Please read these slides to your child and then choose a worksheet below.
Art
We are continuing our topic on buildings. Please read the slides below to your child and then choose a worksheet below.
Week 13 (wk/c: 15th June)
Worship
Act of worship on Honesty 1
Maths
This week revise addtion and subtraction to 20 and using number bonds to help.
Subtraction crossing 10 – part 1
Subtraction by crossing ten – part 2
You use BBC bitesize for this and find can find the lessons here:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwv39j6
English
This week, can you watch the story below again.
There’s No Dragon in this Story
Can you draw and write a descritpion of the dragon character using the sheet below to help?
Now can you draw what happened in each part of the story using the sheet below? Then retell the story out loud to someone.
I am pleased to see that more of you have logged in to Bug Club this week – Well done Year 1! Keep using these books and the Youtube lessons (see above) to practice your phonics.
Another good website is Phonics Play – look at the phase 5 sounds.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5
Learning how to read and write the tricky common exception words will also help you a lot.
1 Common Exception Words Wordsearch Year 1 Common Exception Words Year 1 Flashcards
Religious Education
This week we are starting to learn about miracles.
Watch the story of Jesus Calming the Storm again here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzPwRXytr7U
Think about – What things might you ask Jesus to help them with?
Can you write a list and draw a picture of what you might ask Jesus to help with?
Science
Find out about how plants are different this week.
Watch this video about variations in plants. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zn89wmn
Now go outside with a grown up and see if you can find these plants. Can you think about what is the same and different about them?
Activity Sheet Wild Plant Hunt
History
We are continuing our work on castles in history. Read through these slides and then choose a worksheet below.
Please do the same with these.
Geography
We are continuing our work on castles in geography also. Read through these slides and then choose a worksheet below.
Please do the same with these.
Art
We are starting a new topic on buildings. Please read the slides below to your child and then choose a worksheet below.
Week 12 (wk/c: 8th June)
Worship
Act of worship on Kindness
Maths
This week revise place value to 50.
You use BBC bitesize for this and find can find the lessons here:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zb9pnrd
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zr6q7nb
English
This week, can you watch the story below. Before you watch it can your predict what will happen in the story?
There’s No Dragon in this Story
I am pleased to see that more of you have logged in to Bug Club this week – Well done Year 1! Keep using these books, Phonicsplay website and the Youtube lessons (see above) to practice your phonics. Learning how to read and write the tricky common exception words will also help you a lot.
1 Common Exception Words Wordsearch Year 1 Common Exception Words Year 1 Flashcards
Religious Education
This week we are starting to learn about miracles.
Watch the story of Jesus Calming the Storm here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzPwRXytr7U
Can you answer these questions below? There are also some activities below.
– Can you retell the story of the storm on the lake?
– How did Jesus show his great power when he calmed the storm?
– How did the disciples feel during the storm?
– Where do you think Jesus got the power to calm the storm?
– Are some of these questions difficult to answer?
Jesus Calms the Storm Sequencing Activity Sheet
Make a Juice Box Sailboat Craft Instructions
Science
Find out about parts of a plant. Go outside with a grown up and look at some plants – discuss their parts and the job of these parts.
Watch this video about plant parts https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd/articles/z3wpsbk
Draw a picture of a plant and label it or fill in this sheet labelling-parts-of-a-plant-worksheet
History/Geography
We are going to start learning about castles. Watch this video to help https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zxsgkqt
Draw a picture of a castle and label it or fill in this sheet labelled-diagram-of-a-castle Or could you even build your own from old boxes?
Week 10 (wk/c: 25th May)
As the next two weeks are our school holiday, learning this week is a little different. I hope you enjoy the sun and find some time to relax. You might also want to try some of the activities below.
I will continue to update Activelearn so you have plenty of Bug Club books to read. You might want to try this fun reading challenge while reading your books. Reading Challenge
You might also like to find some of the free ebooks here: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
Continue to watch the seasons change from Spring to Summer. You might want to start (or add to) a seasons scrap book by taking photographs, drawing pictures and writing what you see when you are out and about. I have enjoyed watching the baby birds start to leave their nests so you might want to make them a bird feeder (you could also research and design your own). How to make a bird feeder Summer Wordsearch Weather Record
Emoji Addition and Subtraction to 20 Mosaic Activity Sheets
Fun science activities http://www.sciencefun.org/kidszone/experiments/
Week 9 (wk/c: 18th May)
Worship
Perseverance and Resilience Acts of Worship
Maths
This week BBC Bitesize and White Rose Maths are looking at measuring length and height. You can find the lessons here:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-and-p2-lessons/1 https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/
What can you find at home which is taller or shorter than you?
Find five toys or other objects at home order them from the shortest to the tallest? Is this the same as shortest to longest?
Find something that you can use to measure your objects (this could be paperclips, Lego bricks or pens but they must all be the same length). Challenge: can you estimate how many you will need first?
If you have a ruler or tape measure at home, you could use these to measure the height and length of your objects. You could also try this online game https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/measuring-in-cm
English
This week, try writing a letter to someone you haven’t seen for a while. Tell them all about what you have been doing, how you are feeling and why you miss them. You might be able to think about what you would like to do with them when you can see them again. Remember to use full stops, capital letters and finger spaces. You should also use conjunctions like and, or, because, but, so.
I am pleased to see that more of you have logged in to Bug Club this week – Well done Year 1! Keep using these books, Phonicsplay website and the Youtube lessons (see above) to practice your phonics. Learning how to read and write the tricky common exception words will also help you a lot.
1 Common Exception Words Wordsearch Year 1 Common Exception Words Year 1 Flashcards
Religious Education
Read the story of Thomas who did not believe that Jesus was alive. Why do you think he needed to see Jesus first? What would you say to Thomas?
Draw a picture of the story including speech and thought bubbles. You might want to draw several pictures to make a comic strip.
Remember that sometimes, like Thomas, we don’t understand what is happening and have questions which are hard to answer. What questions would you ask about the resurrection?
Science
Draw a picture of some animals and label the parts of their body. You might want to use the sheets below to help you.
Parts of a rabbit Parts of a ladybird Parts of a frog
Use your imagination to make up your own creature. Draw and label a picture of it.
Watch this video comparing elephants and humans. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z87w2hv
Choose 2 animals and think about what is similar and what is different about them.
Challenge: select several animals and sort them into groups.
Week 8 (wk/c: 11th May)
Worship
Perseverance and Resilience Acts of Worship
Religious Education
Read about when Jesus appeared to the disciples in the Upper Room and helped them to understand that he was alive. How do you think the disciples felt? What did Jesus say to them? Why did Jesus want his friends to know he was real? Who do you think they would want to tell?
Imagine that you are one of the disciples who saw Jesus. What would you tell a friend who wasn’t there? Draw a picture with a speech bubble of what you would say.
Maths
BBC Bitesize Daily (see above link) are continuing to look at addition and subtraction this week. Can you use your addition and subtraction skills to complete these problems and puzzles? Don’t forget to think about which coins we have when looking at the money one!
Challenge: Can you write your own addition and subtraction problems from someone at home to answer?
English
This week I would like you to create your own monster or alien. Write some sentences to describe what it looks like (remember to use full stops, capital letters, finger spaces and conjunctions like or/and/but to join your ideas). Challenge: use similes to describe your monster (this is when you use like or as to describe something like we did in when writing poems. For example as gold as a coin, bright like the sun or sparkly like glitter). You may find this sheet helpful. Describe the monster
One of last week’s Bitesize lessons was on a book by one of my favourite authors. You can listen to the story and answer the questions here https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zd8xt39
Please continue learning how to read and spell the Year 1 Common Exception Words as these are very important when reading and writing. Also practise your phonics by reading your Bug Club books (I update these at least 3 times a week so that you have plenty to read) and play the games on the Phonicsplay website (don’t forget that you will need to use the free code to log in). These are the games we play in school so you should be familiar with them. Most of you will be able to play the phase 5 games but you might find phase 3 and 4 better if you read red or yellow books.
Geography
At the beginning of the year, we found out about the seven continents. Can you remember them all? Label the continents on the sheet and then find out about one or more of them. Use the facts that you find to make a fact sheet or a book. Try to include some writing and pictures. You could even make up a quiz.
Continents Labeling Sheet World Map
Last week’s BBC Bitesize lesson was all about Africa. You can find some information and activties here https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4k6hbk This week’s lesson (available on Tuesday) will be about Asia. You might also be able to watch Go Jetters on the iPlayer or use this BBC website to find out about the other continents. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zcdqxnb
Craft
Last week I had fun decorating these stones with the keyworker children in school. What can you can turn a stone into? We use felt tip pens but you could also use paint. However don’t put it outside unless you are able to seal your work or it might run!
Week 7 (wk/c: 4th May)
You may have noticed a new feature on our class page called ‘contact your teacher.’ This enables you to send a message directly to me. I would love to see some of the work you have been completing at home or read about what you have been doing. You can even use it just to say ‘Hi’ if you would like. Ask someone at home to help you attach any pictures. I look forward to reading your messages.
I’ve also just been updating Bug Club. Well done to the nine children who have read at least one book this week. Some of you have read so much that I have run out of books and have had to give you books from another level!
Miss Pratt
Worship
Virtue to live by Perseverance & Resilience Acts of Worship
English
Something a little bit different this week! Did you know that you are making history? This week start to create a time capsule to show people in the future what it was like to live in this strange time.
Start to write a diary of the things you have been doing. Try to include what you have been doing, how you felt and how things are different. You might also want to think about the funniest thing that happened, the best thing you saw outside, what you are missing the most and something which you had to work hard to achieve. I would lover to read some of your ideas and I will show you mine when we are back in school.
If you want to go a step further you might want to add some objects or photographs. You could even make a book or decorate a box to keep them in.
Remember to keep practising your phonics, common exception words and reading your Bug Club books too.
Maths
This week the Year 1 BBC Bitesize lessons are all apart parts and whole. We got really good at these earlier this year so this will be good revision.
Can you create your own part whole models using toys or stones? How many ways can you make 17? Can you create models with three parts? Here are some templates to help you. Part Whole Model
Have a look at some of these missing part problems. Gaps Game Gaps Game Board Gaps Challenge Cards
Make sure you know your numbers bonds to 10 as they help you work with larger numbers. If you know these really well you could try number bonds to 20. You could make up on a game to help you practise (for example Bingo) or try the activities below.
Number Bonds to 10 Sheet Number Bonds to 10 Board Game
Number Bonds to 20 Sheet Number Bonds to 20 Board Game Four in a Row Number Bonds to 20 Game
Hit the Button (online game) https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Music
Have a go at some of Miss Lee’s amazing music lessons. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6WV9wEVdssiYbi_xNAwMHcyDiPkm6ub6
Week 6 (wk/c: 27th April)
I hope you are all managing to keep safe and well in these uncertain times. Things may seem a little strange at the moment and life a bit harder. A new e-book has been released today explaining the coronavirus to children. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler (who illustrated many of Julia Donaldson’s books including The Gruffalo) it is aimed at children age 5-8. I hope you find it useful.
Maths
This week I would like you to think about 2D shapes. Have a look around your, how many triangles, squares, circles and rectangles can you see? Where are they? Draw some pictures or take some photos of what you have found. This song and video has some examples https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zhnvcdm You might be able to print out and complete this sorting activity. Sorting shapes activity
You might find some sticks outside (or paper straws) and use these to make some 2D shapes or cut out some shapes and put them together to make a picture. Here are some other activities which you could download and try. Build a dinosaur Colour by shape Creating pictures
If you want a bit of a challenge, you could try this puzzle https://nrich.maths.org/93
Here are some online shape games which you could play
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/early-years/shape-monsters
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/tg-ga-132-super-pairs-2d-shapes-pairing-game
https://www.starfall.com/h/geometry/puzzles-easy/?
English
Choose one the books you have read during the week and create a story map or a story ladder to show what happened. Then use this to retell the story. Don’t forget story language (once upon a time, one day), full stops and capital letters, finger spaces and conjunctions (and, because, or, but, so).
Continue to use Phonics Play (see below) and Bug Club to practise using phonics to read words. Also see the details above about a new daily phonics lesson live on Youtube each day.
Continue to practise reading and writing Common Exception Words (see below).
Religious Education
Watch this video which tells the story of Jesus’s crucifixion, his rising from the tomb three days later to the delight of his followers and his ascension to heaven. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/religious-studies-ks1-the-christian-story-of-easter/zhgv47h
How do you think the disciples felt when Jesus appeared to them? Think about a time when you have had a happy surprise.
Topic
During our African Art topic, we looked at pattern and colour. Choose some shapes and patterns and use these to create a decorate something (this could be a piece of paper to make a bookmark, a stone, a box or maybe even a piece of fabric). Remember to think carefully about your design and draw and colour carefully so your work is neat.
Week 5 (wk/c: 20th April)
Maths
Go on a shape hunt. How many cuboids, cubes, pyramids, cylinders, cones and spheres can you find? 3D Shapes
Can you make the shapes out of playdough, paper or any other material you can think of? 3D aliens to print and make
Which shapes can roll? What do you notice about these shapes?
Which shapes can you stack? What do these shapes have in common?
Try using your shapes to build a tower? Which shapes are the best for the bottom? Which shapes can only go at the top?
Hide your shapes in a bag or box. Put your hand inside to feel a shape. Can you guess which shape it is without looking? Can you describe your shape to someone in your family so that they can guess what it is?
English
Look at a book you haven’t read yet. This could be online, one of your Bug Club books or a book you have at home. What do you think it will be about? Remember to look for clues about the characters, time, place and story. Can you use the conjunction because to explain your ideas? Then read the story and compare to your prediction.
How many of the Year 1 Common Exception Words can you spell and read? Practise the ones that you don’t know.
Year 1 Common Exception Words Wordsearch Year 1 Common Exception Words Year 1 Flashcards
Topic (DT)
When we were at school, we started to look at food for a Teddy Bear’s picnic and we thought about where food comes from. Is it from the sea, from a plant or from an animal? Can you identify where your food comes from? Remember that the ingredients might come from different places (for example a cake has flour from plants but also eggs from a farm and chocolate might have milk from the farm and beans from the plant).
Design your own picnic food. This could be a sandwich, cake or maybe a fruit kebab. You might be able to ask an adult to help you prepare and make your design (remember to be careful with equipment from the kitchen).
Week 4 (wk/c: 13th April)
Maths
Practise adding two numbers together. Can you explain how you found the answer? Maybe you could use a different strategy to check. You might be able to make a target or skittle game like the ones below (skittle can be made out of old bottles), print out a board game or have a go at one of the colouring activities. Can you make up your own game?
Addition to 20 colouring Addition to 20 football board game Mathopoly addition and subtraction game
English
Before Easter we started to look at writing sentences with the conjunctions and, or, but, because, so. Can you write some sentences about one of these pictures using conjunctions? You might also want to use conjunction to write a letter to someone you haven’t seen for a while about what you have been doing at home or to keep a diary.
Birthday party picture Under the sea picture
Phonics
Keep reading your Bug Club books (I’m updating these regularly). Can you spot the focus graphemes in your book?
Remember that some graphemes can make more than one sound (for example ow in cow and snow). Try playing Cheeky Chimps on the PhonicsPlay website. Focus on ow, ea, ey and ie. https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/cheeky-chimps
Topic
Keep looking for the signs of spring. I have spotted lots of trees with blossom and leaves as well as different types of flowers growing. How many of these can you name? You might be able to draw them (remember to look closely at their shape like we did when we drew the autumn leaves in school).
Plants and flowers hunt Signs of spring hunt
Week 3 (wk/c: 6th April)
This week is Holy Week. Read The Easter Story in your bible or use this link to watch a video from BBC Teach.
Can you retell the events of Holy Week especially Good Friday and Easter Sunday? How did the disciples feel?
You could use the sheet to sequence the events or make your own book to retell the story. You might also like to talk to people at home about the symbols we might see and hear about over the next week (for example candles, purple cloth, Crucifix etc) or write your own prayer for Easter.
A lovely Easter competition for all from Mrs Broughton – Easter Competition
Below are some other Easter activities you could try over the next week.
Make an Easter Basket Easter Word Search Design an Easter Egg Activity
This booklet contains a number of games to play at home in order to develop communication skills.
Please remember to read your Bug Club books (I am checking/updating these regularly and am pleased to see that a number of you have read over 6 books in two weeks – Well Done!). Also continue to use the links below to practise your phonics and maths skills. You could also continue to for signs of Spring out of your window, in your garden and if you are able to go out for a daily walk.
Week 2 (wk/c: 30th March)
Maths
Can you count in 2s and 5s up to 50? You could try exercising while counting like in this video from Maths 4 Kids (Youtube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3fnxrqZE5U&list=PLWIJ2KbiNEyqlKhcpaIIswlTVFL7U4D8v
You might like to try counting pairs of shoes or socks or maybe you could put your toys into groups of 5 to count.
How many pairs can you make with 20 socks? If there are 45 toys, how many groups of 5 will we have?
Can you make up some of your own problems to solve?
Phonics
Read your reading books and the books on Bug Club. You could also have a look at the games on Phonics Play (https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/)
Have a go at Picnic on Pluto (the Obb and Bob game that we play at school) or Sentence Substitution (we have also played this in class). Select phase 4 and 5 when required. Please find a reminder of these graphemes on the sound mats below.
English
Continue sharing library books and your books at home. There are also many websites which are offering free online books (see below for details). Choose a character from one of your books and write a description of them. What do they look like? How do they act? Are they brave, kind or scary? Remember to write in sentences with full stops, capital letters and finger spaces. You could also use the conjunctions and, but, or, because to make your sentences longer.
Religious Education
Listen to the story of Palm Sunday when Jesus and his followers arrived in Jerusalem. Crowds of people came out of the city to greet him, throwing down palm branches on the road. You might read this in a bible or look at the Powerpoint below. Alternatively there is an animated version on the BBC Bitesize page (https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zy2hyrd).
How do you think the people felt?
Can you retell the story? You could act it out, write it down or draw a picture. You might also want to have a go at making a palm leaf.
Topic – Spring
When I look out of my window, I am starting to notice many signs of Spring. How many of these can you spot? Maybe you can see different flowers starting to grow, the trees getting greener, more wildlife or lighter evenings. You could draw a picture of what you notice, take a photograph or even keep a diary of the changes.
Useful Websites
A fantastic website for all sorts of home learning activities and online books – Teachwire Website
Online activities around the celebration of Easter – KS1 Easter Activities
A link to physical development and learning – Physical activities
A wesbite with lots of online learning games for English, Maths, Science etc – Topmarks Games
Learning Projects
Most the learning packs below do not need to be printed but can be done on the screen and with a paper and pencil/pen – just click on each one to open.
English Learning Packs
Creative Writing Prompt Question Writing Frames
Non-Fiction Reading Revision Mat
Common Exception Words Year 1 Activity Book
Maths Learning Packs
Year 1 Spring Maths Activity Booklet
Year 1 One More and One Less Maths Mastery Game
Snakes and Ladders Addition to 20 Board Game Board Game
Science Learning Packs
Year 1 Science Learning from Home (Animals, Including Humans) Activity Booklet
Year 1 Science Learning from Home (Everyday Materials) Activity Booklet
Home Learning
| Website | Age Range | Content |
| www.classroomsecrets.co.uk | Early Years – Yr6 | Home learning packs covering English, phonics, maths and practical activities. |
| www.twinkl.co.uk | Early Years – Yr6 | Covers the whole curriculum |
| www.phonicsplay.co.uk | Early Years -Yr2 | Phonics games and activities |
| Early Years – Yr6 | Various activities and video links to many subjects | |
| www.spellingframe.co.uk | Yr1-Yr6 | Some free spelling games |
| www.primaryresources.co.uk | Yr1-Yr6 | A range of activities and worksheets for all subjects |
| www.teachingideas.co.uk | Early Years – Yr6 | A range of activities and worksheets for all subjects |
| www.topmarks.co.uk | Early Years – Yr6 | Wide range of subjects with lots of interactive online activities and games |
| www.crickweb.co.uk | Early Years – Yr6 | Free online education resources and games |
| www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/ | Yr1-Yr6 | Excellent website with a really wide range of subject coverage |
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www.whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
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Yr1-Yr8 | Free resources and learning videos that link directly with our in school maths curriculum |
| https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ | Early Years – Yr6 | Body Coach – Online exercise videos to keep you active 9am live daily |
| https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/ | Early Years – Yr6 | Free e-readers |
| https://corbettmathsprimary.com/ | Yr1 – Yr6 | Free maths resources |
| https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/teacher-category/primary-resources/ | Early Years – Yr6 | Lots of geography resources |
| https://www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html | Early Years – Yr6 | Free downloadable home learning activities |
| http://www.iseemaths.com/home-lessons/ | Yr1-Yr6 | Daily maths learning |
| https://www.mathswithmum.com | Yr1-Yr6 | Maths videos to help with children’s learning |
| https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj0shfH3pzhrf3dOrSj_pRw | Early years – Yr2 | Phonics based video and dancing |
| https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/ | 0-5years | A government recommended website for Early Years |
| https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75809/12-world-class-museums-you-can-visit-online | All the family | Virtual Tours of 12 museums around the world |
| https://www.stem.org.uk/primary-science | Yr1-Yr6 | Science activity ideas |
Websites currently giving free subscriptions due to school closures
| Website | Age Range | Content |
| www.twinkl.co.uk | Early Years – Yr6 | Wide range of resources covering the whole curriculum |
| www.purplemash.co.uk | Yr1 – Yr6 | Computing and digital skills – free 14 day trial |
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Spelling Shed & Maths Shed |
Yr1-Yr6 |
Children already have log ins for this. Please use their current usernames and passwords.
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Lots of non-fiction e-books to access free: https://worldbook.kitaboo.com/reader/worldbook/index.html?usertoken=Mjk5MzQ6MTpJUjA5MjAxNjoyOmNsaWVudDE2OTc6MTY5NzoyMjE2Mjg4OjE6MTU4NDM4MDExMzA2Mjp1cw==&fbclid=IwAR2pwHf6d30wVXcDUq0zL5DOZ_lVLGkelBWEwpXTWDmwDrdajrkw8OAWBwY
What is Google Classroom?
Google Classroom is a collaboration tool for teachers and pupils. Mrs Shaw has created an online classroom and invited your child to the class. As well as using Google Classroom to complete tasks within school – we will create and assign homework tasks via Google Classroom too! Your child has their own username and password – they can access Google Classroom via the internet on any device.
Sign in for the first time
1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Go to Classroom
2. Enter the email address for your Classroom account and click Next
3.Enter your password and click Next.
4. If there is a welcome message, review it and click Accept.
5. If you’re using a G Suite for Education account, click I’m A Student or I’m A Teacher.
Note: Users with personal Google Accounts won’t see this option.
6. Click Get Started.
