Year 1 Blog

Monday 13^th July

Reading

You have been assigned 2 library books to read on the Reading Eggs App so log on using your unique login details and have a go! You can find these books in the ‘Reading Eggspress’ section.

Please also work through your lessons on the Reading Eggs learning platform.

 

Phonics

There have been phonics challenges set on Purple Mash. Use your individual log-ins to see your personalised challenge.

Please also make use of the ‘Phonics Play’ website and play some games which match your child’s ability.

 

English

This week we will be continuing our  Traction Man adventures in ‘Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey’ by Mini Grey.

We left the story last week with the little boy wondering where his Traction Man was.

After he has searched for hours he doesn’t think he will ever see his Traction Man again. He sits on the beach with his pen and paper and writes a letter to him.

Imagine you were the boy and writing to Traction Man. What would you include in the letter?

Write a letter to Traction Man. Include:

How much you miss him. Why do you miss him? What will life be like without Traction Man? What adventures will you miss the most?

 

 

Maths

For this last week, we will be looking at ‘money’. To support your child’s home-learning this week, let your child look at real coins and explain to your child that money does not grow on trees in the back garden.

Please see the maths work attached in the resources section labelled, ‘Maths 1’ and check out the presentation ‘Recognising coins’.

 

Topic (PSHE)

As this is your child’s last week in their current class, they may have some worries and be a little apprehensive about changing classes during this time. Whist they may have some caution, which is only normal, it is also very nice to see the children thinking about all the exciting things that will happen next year.

Attached within the resources section is the story of ‘The Cautious Caterpillar’, which highlights beautifully how the caterpillar felt when he had apprehensions of change.

Read this story to your children and talk about the caterpillar’s feelings and emotions during a major time of change. This may reflect your child’s feelings about changes that can, and will, happen in their lives!

 

Tuesday 14^th July

English

Watch the next part of the story here: Traction Man part 5

Today you are going to imagine you are the Author of Traction Man!

The picture below shows what happens in the next scene of the story where the characters are escaping from the sandcastle.  

Can you create a Narrator paragraph to describe what is happening and also create speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying?

 

Maths

The second challenge in maths today can also be found in the resources section, ‘Maths 2’ and the PowerPoint presentation ‘Recognising Notes’ will support your learning.

 

Topic (PE)

Follow the link below and revisit your favourite week from the last 10 weeks of home-learning challenges brought to us by Lancashire Sport. Pick something that you either enjoyed doing the most or pick a skill that you think you need to practice a bit more.

https://lancashireschoolgames.co.uk/year-1-2-spar-lancashire-school-games-activity-timetable/

Try and stay as active and healthy during the summer holidays too, as you will need all your fitness and energy to tackle all of the new sporting opportunities presented in Year 2.  

In addition to this task, we will also be spending some time this week taking part in some Yoga brought to us by Cosmic Kids on YouTube. Follow the link below and try your best to follow along with the teacher:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIfCALKceOs

 

Wednesday 15^th July

English

You can find the next part of the story here: Traction Man part 6

Today you are going to plan your very own version of the ‘Mysterious Cave’ adventure!

Create your plan in 4 boxes.

The first box will show the picture of Traction Man, Scrubbing Brush and the Beach Time Brenda dolls on the inflatable raft. This will include; what is happening, where they are going and how they are feeling.

The second box will show what the mysterious caves are like using good describing words.

In the third, they will encounter a problem! What disaster will strike next?

The fourth box will explain how Traction Man will save the day. Maybe in your version Beach Time Brenda might be the hero or even scrubbing brush. Enjoy getting creative with your stories!

Maths

Please have a go at the worksheet, ‘Maths 3’ in the resources section. Today we will be counting using coins. There is also a PowerPoint to support this lesson.

Topic (RE)

As this is our last week learning about Baptism, we are going to consolidate our learning by completing a fun word search. Over the last few weeks we have been learning lots of new vocabulary which will appear in the word search. Can you discuss the words and explain what they are?

I have also attached a final PowerPoint about a Christening which should hopefully help you to remember some of the key vocabulary and concepts.

 

Thursday 16^th & Friday 17^th July

Over the next couple of days you will be writing up and completing the full version of the ‘Mysterious Cave Adventure’.

Use your plan to help with your sentences and you might even like to include some pictures to show what is happening in each scene.

If you’re feeling super creative and ‘author like’ you could include some speech on your illustrations just like Mini Grey does.

 

If you complete your story and you would like an extra activity; here is another fun idea…

Create an advert for the Beach Time Brenda doll. Look at the example underneath for some good ideas.

 

 

 

Maths

Attached within the resources sections are two challenges for your child to have a go at; labelled, ‘Maths 4’ and ‘Maths 5’, which will recap many different topics that we have covered this year. Upon completion, you can all finally celebrate, as this is officially the last piece of Year 1 maths work.

 

Do try and keep your maths skills sharp and refined over the summer holidays (where you can), as it will be full throttle in September 2020 as you embark on even more exciting maths work in Year 2!

 

P.S. Thank you, once again, to all parents and guardians who have supported their children with their maths home-learning during this period of ‘lockdown’, we know teaching maths can be tricky at times.

 

Topic (History)

Punch and Judy shows have been a seaside tradition dating back to the Victorian times. This week we will having a look at a short clip from the series, ‘Grandpa in my pocket’ and watching how the puppet show is put together.

 

You can find it here: Punch and Judy

 

I have also attached a PowerPoint which shows a typical story from a Punch and Judy show.

Can you use some toys from around your house to re-create the story? You could add some new characters and create some new story lines. If you’re feeling extra creative you could make some puppets of your own and tell a story. Sock puppets are a simple idea and work really well.

 

Topic (Music)

We are fast approaching the end of a school year and soon we will be starting a new one. In class we have been talking about the transitions we are going to be making to our next class and have been getting very excited about September!

 

This week we are going to be learning a ‘New School Year’ song and learning some Makaton signs to go along with it.

 

Listen to the song first here: Starting a new school year song

 

Then learn the Makaton signs here: Makaton signs

Meet the Y2 Teacher Videos

 

Miss Franklin and Mrs Kendrick will be teaching 2F

                            Click on the picture to access the video                              

 

                                                                                                                              

 

 

                                                  Mrs Cookson and Mrs Knight will be teaching 2C

                                                      Click on the picture to access the video

 

 

Monday 6^th July

Reading

You have been assigned 2 library books to read on the Reading Eggs App so log on using your unique login details and have a go! You can find these books in the ‘Reading Eggspress’ section.

Please also work through your lessons on the Reading Eggs learning platform.

 

Phonics

There have been phonics challenges set on Purple Mash. Use your individual log-ins to see your personalised challenge.

 

English

This week we see the return of the incredible Traction Man in ‘Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey’ by Mini Grey.

Watch the first part of the story here: Traction Man Part 1

Traction Man is going on Holiday and he is completing an equipment check. Can you make a list of all the items Traction Man has for his equipment check and explain to him how he will use them and what he will need them for?

 

Maths

For the next few days we will be continuing with telling the time. Today please complete the worksheet: Time 1.

 

Topic (PE)

Please find the Year 1 & 2 Stay at Home Programme in the resources section and join in with the fun activities that have been put together by the Lancashire Sport team. Click on the document and then follow the links; there are activities available to access for the full week.

 

 

Tuesday 7^th July

English

Watch the next part of the story here: Traction Man Part 2

Traction Man has never seen a rock pool before! He must be very excited to explore the underwater world! Can you find some information about rock pools write to Traction Man to tell him what to expect?

Include some bright colourful pictures and good quality adjectives.

Watch this clip on BBC Bitesize which will help you to explain the conditions of a rock pool and what sorts of creatures he might encounter.

Rockpools

 

Maths

Continuing again with time, please attempt the worksheet: Time 2.

 

PSHE

The year has gone by so quickly and soon you’ll be moving into Year 2!

In the next coming weeks you can look forward to a ‘Meeting your new Teacher’ PowerPoint presentation which will be available on the school website.

Your new teacher is very excited to meet you and would love to know more about you!

We would like you to complete a booklet which will help your new Teacher know more about you! Don’t worry about completing this all at once- you can do a little each day.

If you do not have access to a printer then you can present it in your very own leaflet form.

The booklet is attached in resources section, entitled ‘Spreading my wings from Yr1 to Yr2’.

 

Wednesday 8^th July

English

You can find the next part of the story here: Traction Man Part 3

 

Granny’s puppy Truffles finds it very hard to follow rules! Can we help Granny to train Truffles so he listens and behaves himself?

Watch this clip on BBC Bitesize to help you to create a leaflet on How to Train Truffles.

 

How to train your puppy

 

You might include:

What are the most important things to teach a puppy?

What should you do if your dog is being naughty?

How should you toilet train a puppy?

How should you reward your puppy?

 

Maths

Please complete the final worksheet on time in the resources section: Time 3.

 

Music

The Lancashire Sports Development Team have posted an ‘Under the Sea dance we can all learn. This is fantastic as it links really well with our ‘Seaside’ topic.

You can find it here: Under the Sea

 

Thursday 9^th July & Friday 10^th July

English

You can find the next part of the story here: Traction Man Part 4

Traction man has been through quite an ordeal! He needs to contact his owner to explain to him what has happened.

Use the pictures to write some descriptive sentences about what has happened.

Take your time with this activity, it might help to make a word bank with super adjectives first which will help with your sentence writing. Don’t forget to say the sentences in your head first to help before you write.

 

 

 

 

 

Maths

Attached in the resources section are two worksheet booklets to go through over the next two days, labelled as: ‘Mat 1’ and ‘Mat 2’.  

 

Topic (RE)

We are going to be having another look at Baptism this week to consolidate our learning.

Look at the PowerPoint attached in the resources section and see how much you can remember from last week.

Complete the worksheet attached to identify key features and people in a Baptism. If you would like an extra challenge try and explain why each labelled feature is important in a Baptism.

For Example:

The Godparents role is…

The font is used for…

The Candle represents…

The oil is used to…

 

Topic (History)

As we have been learning about the seaside past and present, this week I would like you to think about the nearest seaside resort to you and what it is like. It might be Blackpool, Southport, Lytham or Fleetwood.

On Purple Mash there is a 2do task set whereby you will create a bright colourful and interesting leaflet on a seaside town of your choice. Your task is to encourage local tourists to visit using excellent description and persuasive language.

Friday 3^rd July

English

Yesterday you created an image of Norman flying with his new bird friends. You should have selected a background image of the setting they were in.

 

Today, I would like you to write a postcode to your snail friends who are missing you at home. Describe your setting in detail and tell them how you are getting on.

 

For example:

Dear Snail friends,

I have been having some super flying adventures. I wanted to write to you and tell you about one of my favourite places we have visited…

Make sure to include lots of good description using adjectives and use at least 2 conjunctions in your sentences. These could be; and, so, because or but.  

 

Maths

Our final day on ‘time’ will see us start to write down times.

If you child is still finding certain aspects of telling the time tricky, please revisit any of the days’ learning and go over it again.

 

The last worksheet of the week is attached in the resources section alongside another PowerPoint.

 

Topic (ART) 

Later on this term we will be making a ‘collage’ of a seaside scene.

Today, have a go at drawing and colouring a seaside scene. To help you out with some ideas you may do an internet image search first.

When you have an idea of some of the things you may want to include (umbrellas, sandcastles, the sea, beach, people swimming, seagulls etc.) you can start to draw them LANDSCAPE onto either an A4 sheet of paper or into your home learning books.

Thursday 2^nd July

English

Find part 4 of the story here:

Norman Part 4

 

Access the PurpleMash App and go to your ‘2do’ tasks.

Barry is now enjoying his time flying in the sky with the birds using his amazing underpants wings. Can you choose a background and draw a picture of Norman and his bird friends on their next adventure? Write a couple of sentences to explain where Norman is with a little description of the scene.

 

Maths

Again we will be carrying on with our topic of ‘time’ and today we will be looking more closely at ‘half past the hour’.

Top help support your child’s learning, it may be helpful to show them a clock or an analogue watch to make the learning more real.

Please again use the PowerPoint attached and then have a go at the worksheet in today’s resources section.

 

Topic (PSHE)

Whilst we have been staying at home, your relationships with people around you have hopefully grown stronger! It is a great time to reflect on who really loves you.

Have a think about all the people around you have stayed in touch and make an effort to speak to you or care for you.

Either use the attached sheet in the resources section or draw your own love heart. Inside the heart draw and write about all the people that love you.

Wednesday 1^st July

English

You can find the next part of the story here:

Norman Part 3

 

Norman is in Danger! The evil bird has him in sharp claws and he is very high up in the sky. How do you think Norman is feeling?

 

Can you predict what might happen next in the story? What will Norman do to release himself?

Draw a picture and write 3 sentences to predict what will happen next. Don’t forget to include a sentence about how Norman is feeling using your super adjectives.

 

Maths

Continuing with the topic of ‘time’, today we will actually look specifically at the clock.

Please work your way through the attached PowerPoint and then have a go at the worksheet attached.  

 

Topic (Music)

As our story this week has been about finding a special shell, have a go at learning the song ‘She sells sea shells’. This is a bit of a tongue twister so you will have really concentrate.

 

She sells sea shells

 

If you are able to visit the seaside, try finding some sea shells and listen to the sound that comes from them. You might be able to hear the sound of the waves!

Tuesday 30^th June

English

Watch the next part of the story here:

Norman Part 2

 

Norman has an idea of how he could be more like the snail. He realised this when he looked at the reflection of the moon over his back. What ideas do you think Norman has? Think about the shape of the moon and what he thinks might show the same shape.

 

Draw and label 4 ideas Norman might be thinking of.

 

Maths

Please see a PowerPoint and worksheet attached in today’s resources section.

Today we will be looking at ‘dates’ and this includes days of the week and months of the year, which is something the children should all be familiar with.

As an additional challenge, check if your son/daughter can recall when their birthday is and when other key events take place in the calendar (Christmas, start of a new school year, friends and family member’s birthdays etc.).

 

Topic (PE)

In school we are going to hold our ‘Sports Day’ albeit a virtual one.

Of course we want those of you who are still enjoying your learning experience from home to join in (mums and dads too!).

 

Please see the details attached in the resources section; here you will also find a link with all the information you will need and videos to explain each event.

It should be a fun day and a great chance to stay fit, active and healthy.

Monday 29^th June

Reading

You have been assigned 2 library books to read on the Reading Eggs App so log on using your unique login details and have a go! You can find these books in the ‘Reading Eggspress’ section.

Please also work through your lessons on the Reading Eggs learning platform.

 

Phonics

There have been phonics challenges set on Purple Mash. Use your individual log-ins to see your personalised challenge.

 

English

This week we are going to be reading ‘Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell’ by Sue Hendra.

Find Mrs Mears reading parts of the story each day!

 

Watch Mrs Mears read part 1 of the story here:

Norman Part 1

 

Norman is feeling sad because he can’t join in with the snails and their balancing acts. Do you think that we could cheer Norman up by convincing him that he has lots of things in common with snails?

Watch this clip to discover some of the similarities snails and slugs have.

Snails and Slugs

 

Write to Norman and explain to him how he has lots in common with snails. Give Norman at least 3 examples of how he and snails are similar!

 

Maths

This week we will be looking at telling the time; this can be a complicated topic to grasp initially but much like riding a bike, once the children ‘get it’ they are off and away. We will start the week by working through ‘before and after’ before moving onto 'days of the week'/'months of the year', then onto 'ordering' and then moving specifically onto time, 'to the hour' and then to' half past the hour' before concluding with 'writing the time'

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Today we will be starting with ‘before and after’; please have a look at the PowerPoint attached and then have a go at the worksheet attached.

 

RE

This week we are going to be learning about the Baptism ceremony. In this video link we will see little Jamie being Baptised. Watch the clip and choose 3 parts of the Baptism to draw and write about.

You might choose: The special prayers that are said, the use of the Font for putting water on Jamie’s head, the lighting of the candle, the role of the Godparents or the final declaration of the Baptism.

 

You can find part 2 here:

 

Christian Baptism Part 2

Friday 26^th June

English

Find information about your final task of the week here:

 

Barry the fish with fingers Part 5

 

Today we would like you to re-tell the story. As explained in the video, split your page up into 6 boxes. One line down the middle and two across will achieve this. Label each box from 1-6.

Choose your favourite parts of the story. Draw a picture and write a super sentence in each box. Make sure your sentences sound interesting and include your amazing adjectives when you can.

 

Maths

Today we will be continuing with addition and there are challenge cards in the resources section for you to look at.

Please continue to use resources such as number lines, 100 grids and counters if these help with your accuracy.

Feel free to practice your mental maths equations too; we have been doing lots of these in school this week.

 

Topic (Science)

In science this term we have been looking at animals and how we can sort these into different groups; last week we categorised them by the foods that they eat (carnivores, herbivores and omnivores) but this week we will be sorting them differently.

Rather than looking at what they eat, this week we will be looking at their characteristics and what certain animals share in common. The different categories we will be looking at are: mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and birds. Some of these can be a little tricky so it is worth watching the video link below to help you out:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv/articles/zp92xnb

 

Once you have watched the video on mammals, try and work your way through the other ones and spot ‘similarities’ and ‘differences’ between the groups. When you are feeling comfortable, have a go at the sorting activity in today’s resources section.

Thursday 25^th June

English

Find part 4 of the story here: Barry the fish with fingers Part 4

Draw a picture of the incredible party the fish had to celebrate. Make your pictures as colourful as you can and include labels to describe what is happening.

 

Maths

Today we will be moving onto addition; some addition worksheets using number lines have been added to the resources section but feel free to make up any of your own equations as extra. Ask your child to give you an explanation of their working out and ask them specifically where their start point should be for each equation.

Furthermore, in class today, we will be focussing on our mental math calculations. Choosing any number within 100, we will be asking the children to initially add 1 /2 more before moving on to higher units (within 10) such as: 82 + 7 = ? . Children can use their fingers to help them with their calculations or use a number line / hundred square to support them if they are finding it difficult initially (see if they can finish off without using these resources by the end of the session). Also, try to incorporate equations that cross between different tens e.g. 26 + 6 = 32

 

Topic (History)

As we have been making seaside comparisons of past and present, this week I would like you to have a go at categorising some pictures.

Find the sheet template in the resources section, ‘Seaside comparison’.  If you do not have an option to print it out you can simply just draw the pictures in the appropriate boxes.

 

Topic (PSHE)

Today in class, we will be incorporating some mindfulness into our day and we would like you to do the same.

For about 10 minutes, put some relaxing music on and choose an activity (colouring, drawing, modelling etc.) that will help you feel calm and relaxed.

This can also be a great time to speak with an adult or a brother or sister about how you are feeling at the moment.

Wednesday 24^th June

English

You can find the next part of the story here:

 

Barry the fish with fingers Part 3

 

Can you write an escape plan to help Puffy get out from under the crate?

The crate is falling quickly so Barry needs to think quickly.

Draw a picture of what you think Barry will do next and write about what his plan will be.

You can either write in sentences or use bullet points to list your ideas.

For a trickier challenge you could write instructions using some of our instructional language, including words like: first, then, next, after, finally.

 

Maths

Today will be our last day on subtraction before moving onto addition tomorrow; please have a look at the subtraction worksheets attached in the resources section. There is lots to go at, work through as many as you can or give yourself different, more challenging equations if you want to stretch yourself!

 

There is also a reminder PowerPoint covering some of the subtraction methods we used earlier on this year (part-whole model).

 

Topic (Music)

Watch this song and video, Slippery Fish.

Can you learn the song and create some actions to go along with it.

This song also teaches us about lifecycles. As an extra challenge can you draw and write about the lifecycle from the song?

 

Topic (PSHE)

As mentioned earlier in the week on the blog, we are continuing to focus on PSHE as we attempt to transition back into school life or continue to navigate through the difficult times we find ourselves in. Attached in the resources section is a ‘wellbeing’ sheet that provides us with a nice way of looking at ‘connecting with others’ and has some questions for the children to consider and then answer.

Tuesday 23rd June 

 

English

Watch the next part of the story here:

 

Barry the fish with fingers Part 2

 

Write a letter your fish friends to explain to them how you feel.

What do you miss about not having your fish friends around anymore?

What could they do to make you feel better?

Remember to use some amazing adjectives to describe Puffy’s feelings. Use your most beautiful handwriting and conjunctions in your sentences.

Conjunctions to include are: and, so, because and but.

 

Maths

Today two different maths subtraction sheets have been added to the resources section.

Whilst both sheets focus on subtraction, the wording of the different questions will lend itself to the children ‘working it out’ in different ways; discuss with your child what strategies they have used to work out the answer. If they are able to easily calculate the equations presented, challenge them to see if they can do this another way or show you another method that can be used for working it out or how they can prove that their answer is correct.

 

Examples or discussions may look/sound something like this:

Using 14 – 3 = 11

“If I had 14 counters and gave 3 away I would only have 11 remaining (this may be shown as a crossing out method)”

OR “If I started at 14 on my number line and counted back 3 times, I would be on 11, so 14 take away 3 is 11”.

“I can check my answer by adding my 3 back on; so 11 add 3 equals 14. The three numbers are therefore part of a number family”

14 – 3 = 11 or 14 – 11 = 3 can be shown as 3 + 11 = 14 or 11 + 3 = 14

 

Topic (PSHE)

This week in school we will be speaking openly with the pupils about Covid19 and how we can try our best to stay safe and well in our transition back to school life.

Today we would like you to look at the cut and stick activity in the resources section and discuss with your child what measures you can safely implement to ensure you are keeping yourself and others as safe as possible during this challenging time.

Whilst some of the pictures on this activity sheet relate to actions in class, feel free to draw/ add any others that you have been doing at home or in your daily lives.

 

Monday 22^nd June

Whilst today we are welcoming some of our wonderful children back in to the school building, we understand that some of our children will be continuing their learning experience from home. With that in mind, we will continue to post home-learning activities to the blog on a daily basis that will run simultaneously with the activities going on in class. As a Year 1/ Key Stage 1 staff, we hope you are all continuing to stay safe and healthy and we very much look forward to seeing you all soon. 

 

Reading

This week I would like you to read ‘Tiger’s fish’.

If this book is not challenging for you then choose a more appropriate level from the Oxford reading tree scheme. Make sure to complete the end of story activities.

 

 

We have also assigned you all TWO library books to read on the Reading Eggs App, so log on using your unique login details and give them a go!

 

Phonics

Again this week, challenges have been set on Purple Mash. Use your individual log-ins to see your personalised phonics challenge this week.

 

English

This week we are going to be reading ‘Barry the Fish with Fingers’ by Sue Hendra.

Find Mrs Mears reading parts of the story each day!

Go ahead and watch Mrs Mears read part 1 of the story here:

 

Barry the fish with fingers Part 1

 

Today you are going to be thinking about what Barry can do with his fingers.

Draw and write about at least 4 talents Barry might have.

 

Maths

Following on from all the measuring we have done over the last couple of weeks, we will now return to some ‘number work’.

Over the week, we will be checking over our addition and subtraction skills and making sure we are using the correct calculation strategies.

Today we have added two worksheets to the resources section with a mix of both addition and subtraction problems.  Ensure you are using the correct strategies (check with an adult if you are unsure).

You can also use a number line / 100 square as a resource to support you as some of the equations are quite challenging. Do the ones you can do and ask an adult to support you with the trickier ones.

 

RE

Last week we looked at the importance of water in preparation for our lesson this week.

Watch part 1 of the video about infant baptism:

 

Infant baptsim

 

Can you draw a picture of the 3 things the Vicar made?

Next to your pictures write what each creation represented.

Friday 19^th June

English

The life of a Lighthouse Keeper is very interesting! Can you research what they do as part of their jobs? There is a '2 Do' set on Purple Mash with a format for your writing. There are key words to help you with any vocabulary you may need and you can also import a picture of your choice.

 

 

Maths

Please complete the last set of review worksheets in the resources section on capacity and volume.

 

Topic (Science)

Today we will be looking to sort animals (and humans) into specific groups, much like last week, but rather by each animal’s characteristics instead of categorising them by what they eat.

 

Please complete the ‘cut and stick’ worksheet attached and look to sort the animals into the correct category. There is a PowerPoint attached in the resources section to look through first and this should help you sorting the animals into the correct group.

 

Once you have completed the ‘cut and stick’ sorting worksheet, you write a sentence giving information about the different groups: Mammal, fish, reptile, bird and amphibian.

 

E.g. Fish live under water and a shark is a type of fish.

Thursday 18^th June

 

English

Today you have been set a '2do' on Purple Mash. You will be looking at a picture of an Angry Sea. Your task is to describe the picture using great sentences. You will be able to watch a video to watch and listen to the angry sea. You can import pictures and make your work look as interesting as you can. In addition to thinking about your super sentences, you will also have to think about typing using a keyboard. Good luck!

 

 

Maths

Please see the PowerPoint presentation on capacity in today’s resources section and then complete the three worksheets attached. Please also continue to let your child help you with measuring and 'pouring out' in the kitchen using that key measuring vocabulary. 

 

Topic (History)

We are going to have another look at seaside holidays of the past and present.

See Purple Mash for your ‘2Do’ task.

 

Wednesday 17^th June

 

English

Re-read the story. Look at the part of the story where it was a foggy night. Each night the Lighhouse Keeper always writes in his log book. Can you write an entry in the logbook as the Lighthouse keeper? Describe what you could see and how it made you feel. Remember to use those amazing adjectives!

 

 

 

Maths

Please see the two worksheets attached in today’s resources section, labelled 'Measuring Capacity' and 'Comparing Capacity'. 

 

As a further practical activity, in addition to today’s worksheets, using a measuring jug, get your child to fill various (about 5 or 6) different containers (cups, mugs, bowls, pans, Tupperware etc.) full with water and put them in order from which has the smallest capacity to the largest.  

 

Topic (PE)

Using the link below, here is this week’s PE home-learning.

 

Year 1 Timetable:

 

https://lancashireschoolgames.co.uk/year-1-2-spar-lancashire-school-games-activity-timetable/

Tuesday 16^th June

 

English

The lighthouse keeper can become very lonely and often shouts, ‘Hello, hello, hello...’

Can you write him a letter to cheer him up? You could tell him about what your typical day looks like and explain what is happening in our country at the moment.

Don’t forget when you are writing a letter you must include who it is to and who it is from:  

 

Dear Lighthouse Keeper,    

 

From Mrs Mears.

 

Maths

Today we will be continuing with measure and looking once again at capacity; please complete the worksheets attached in today’s resources section.

 

Topic (RE)

This week we are going to be learning about the importance of water in our lives. Can you create an information leaflet about water to show why we need it and explain some of its uses?

See the PowerPoint in the resources section- ‘Water uses’ for some ideas of how we use water.

Monday 15^th June

 

Reading

This week we will be continuing with our seaside theme and we would like you to read the story, ‘The Seagull’.

As an extra challenge, you could write a diary entry as one of the characters and explain how it felt to be chased by the seagull and explain how you escaped.

 

 

Phonics

There have been phonics challenges set on Purple Mash (both 1L & 1M classes are now live online); use your individual log-ins to see your personalised challenge.

 

English

This week we are going to be reading the story, ‘Hello Lighthouse’ by Sophie Blackall.

 

 

Read the story ‘Hello Lighthouse’. You can find it here:

Hello Lighthouse

 

This is a lovely story about the life of a lighthouse Keeper.

Can you draw a picture of the lighthouse and make a list of all the things the man does to make sure it is operating properly?  Label your picture to using interesting adjectives and then make your list using bullet points.

 

 

Maths

This week in maths we will be continue with the theme of ‘measure’ but we will be looking closely at capacity and volume. For today’s maths lesson, please take a look at the PowerPoint in the resources section before attempting the two worksheets.

 

As an additional challenge this week, let your child help you in the kitchen (filling up pans, making drinks, weighing out ingredients etc.) and give them clear instructional language that contains some of our key measuring vocabulary. E.g. “Please pour HALF of that water into the bowl with the SMALLEST CAPACITY and check whether there is MORE or LESS water remaining in the cup”.

 

Music

This week we are going to be learning one of my favourite songs from Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’- Under the Sea. Please click on the link below:

 

Under the Sea

 

Sing along with the words and make a little dance. Hopefully it will make you feel positive and energised!

Friday 12^th June

 

English

When snail left home for the first time, he must have been very excited!

Imagine that you were leaving home for the first time. What emotions do you think snail must have felt?

Imagine you are snail and you are writing a letter to your parents about how you are feeling about leaving home and going on an adventure.

 

Maths

Today we will look at recapping the measure of mass / weight, before moving onto capacity next week. Attached within the resources section is an overview PowerPoint to look at first and then today there are three separate worksheets attached; the comparing mass worksheet will likely need some support, as the children will have to firstly work out what weights are making the scales balance and then compare this weight/mass with the balance scales of another weight or item.

 

Science

This term we will be focussing on animals and today we will look more specifically on what types of foods different animals eat. When we start to learn what animals eat (as a means of survival) we can then begin to label them into specific groups: carnivores, herbivores or omnivores. Please watch the following clip, which will show us more:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zwfd2p3

 

Once you have watched this clip, using the internet, books or maybe your own personal knowledge, and try to make a list of 10 animals explaining what they eat and what group they belong to, like so:

 

1. Elephant. Eats mainly leaves, bark, root and fruits. Elephants are herbivores.
2. Tigers. …….

Thursday 11^th June

 

English

Today we are going to be thinking about our senses. ‘See, hear, smell, touch and feel.’

Select one of your favourite places snail visited and imagine what you might see, hear, smell, touch and most importantly how it would make you feel to be there!

It might look like this:

The Cave beneath the waves

 

[See]

Stripy colourful fish

A Shark with sharp teeth with a terrifying look in his eyes

A green octopus with 8 wiggly arms

[Hear] (I might have to imagine or you could listen to some underwater sounds)

Bubbles rising to the surface

Squeaking of dolphins in the distance

Speedboats roaring above

[Smell] (This is tricky for an underwater scene, but use your imagination)

The smell of a burning shipwreck

Smokey barbeques on the beach

The beautiful coral

[Touch]

The spiky coral

The Smooth shark skin

The bumpy octopus arms

The freezing cold water

[Feel] (This one is about personal preference)

If I were in the caves beneath the waves I would feel petrified of the terrifying shark!

I would feel amazed by all the beautiful sea creatures!

 

Maths

Today we will be continuing with the weekly theme of ‘measure’ but rather than focussing on length and height, we will be looking at weight/mass. We will compare various items and try to put them in order from lightest to heaviest; there are two worksheets to attempt with one using informal units of measure to compare heights in today’s resources section. Please focus on the correct mathematical terminology once again when comparing mass between two objects. As an additional activity, members of the household can weigh themselves on the scales and compare who is the heaviest, lightest and put yourselves in order.

 

Topic (History)

Our topic for this term is ‘Changes within Living Memory- The Seaside.’

We are going to be looking at seaside holidays of the past and present.

Look at the PowerPoint, ‘Seaside Holidays’ in the Resources section so you can see how modern seaside holidays compare to those in the Victorian times.

Can you write some similarities and differences between the two?

From the Victorian Times, choose an interesting fact, draw a picture and write a sentence about why you find it interesting.

Wednesday 10^th June

 

English

Re- read the story to remind yourself of all the amazing places the snail visited. Snail went on such an exciting adventure! Can you draw and describe 3 places that he went to?

You could choose from: black rocks, icebergs, fiery mountains and golden sands, the caves beneath the waves, tropical islands and the tourist beach.

 

Maths

Please have a go at the two extended worksheets provided in today’s resources section. One of the worksheets will require you to measure different leaves and also cut and stick them into order relative to their size; the second worksheet will require you to compare measurements, using some of the skills you learnt last term. As an additional practical activity, give your child a ruler and get them to measure as many household items as they can find under 30cm; for items that are longer than 30cm, have your child ‘estimate’ how long they think the item may be.

 

Topic (Music)

This week we would like to you learn the song, ‘Hole in the bottom of the sea.’

You can find it here: Hole in the bottom of the sea

Learn the words to the song and create some actions to go along with it!

Tuesday 9^th June

 

English

Re-read the story of ‘The Snail and the Whale.’

What is the snail like? Make an observational drawing of a snail and write adjectives around it to describe what it looks like.

There are also some fantastic pictures on google for you to take a closer look at a snail!

Maths

Today we will be continuing with length and height but will focus more specifically on the ‘measuring’ of items. Please look through the PowerPoint in today’s resources section and then have a go at completing the two worksheets also attached; endeavour to use the correct mathematical terminology throughout (longer, shorter, taller, equal to etc.) when completing the tasks. One of the worksheets will introduce ‘estimation’ and both will explore measure, though one will be measuring ‘formally’ using metric (cm) and the other using ‘informal’ units.

 

Topic (PE)

For the remaining weeks of term we will be using the fantastic resource provided by Lancashire PE. Please use the link below that will again direct you to a full scheme of work, ensuring your child is still able to access the fundamental components of Year 1 PE (albeit at home).

 

Year 1 Activity Timetable:

 

https://lancashireschoolgames.co.uk/year-1-2-spar-lancashire-school-games-activity-timetable/

 

This week's skill will focus on ‘overarm throwing’ and the challenge is a game called Turkey Shoot; good luck and enjoy it.

Monday 8^th June 2020

Welcome back to the Year 1 blog, where home-learning will continue to be published until circumstances change. We hope that you are all well-rested and raring to go after your two week mini-break (of sorts). Also, thank you to all of those people who sent in such lovely emails, photographs and updates to the class email address [year1@lostockhallcps.co.uk]; it has been lovely to see what so many of you have been up to keeping busy during this time of lockdown.

 

Reading

 

 

I’m sure that whilst we have been ‘staying at home’ we have all been up to some very exciting things! This week we would like you to read the story of ‘Winnie and Wilbur Stay at Home’. This book may have some tricky words but try your best to read what you can.

 

Have you been doing similar things to Winnie and Wilbur?

 

As an extra challenge, write a letter to Winnie and Wilbur telling them what you have been doing whilst at home. You could maybe give them some ideas about things they might enjoy doing.

 

Phonics

There have been phonics challenges set on Purple Mash. Use your individual log-ins to see your personalised challenge.

 

English

This week we are going to be reading the story, ‘The Snail and the Whale’ by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler.

 Firstly, read the story ‘The Snail and the Whale’, which you can find here:

 

The Snail and the Whale

 

This is another rhyming story! Can you spot some of the rhyming couplets the author uses?

What messages does the Snail write? Can you re-write some of the snail’s messages in your neatest handwriting?

 

Draw a picture of the rock and the blackboard and write the messages. Then see if you can have a go at writing your own message.

 

 

 

Maths

This week in maths, we will be looking closely at length and height. Earlier on in the year, we used our rulers to measure certain items in class but let your child firstly explain everything they can remember about how to measure things and also see if they can remember some of the key vocabulary we use to compare the lengths and heights of objects; please look at the two ‘Organiser’ sheets in the resources section that include reminders of the key vocabulary we should be using. In addition to looking at the two ‘Organiser’ sheets as a vocabulary prompt, please complete the work sheet labelled, ‘Comparing Length and Height’.

 

Topic (RE)

Our new topic for this term is, ‘Christianity- the Church.’

For the first part of this topic we need to understand the idea of ‘Community.’

What do you do to show that you belong to a community? Draw some pictures and write some sentences to show this.

Think about your personal life- this could be, eating a meal together at home, celebrating VE Day or clapping for Key workers on a Thursday evening.

Think also about your social life- do you belong to any teams or clubs? Do you wear a special outfit or uniform? Remember you also belong to our school family community!

Friday 22^nd May

 

English

Now you have practised your Makaton signing, it is time to re-tell the story using your new skills!

Look at this video of Julia Donaldson re-telling her story using sign language. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4br3vquG1Yc

Try doing it with her and then have a go on your own. You might like to record it and send it to a relative to show them how clever you are!

 

Maths

Please see the Fractions Activity Booklet attached in today’s resources section, for our final recap of the term. Whilst no home learning will be posted during the half term holiday, if you would like to carry on with some form of maths practice, mental maths challenges tend to keep our children’s maths skills the sharpest; addition, subtraction, ordering numbers and two-part number problems within 100 will always pose to be good challenges.

 

Topic (Design Technology)

Today’s home learning in Design Technology can carry on for a few days (or longer) as you will attempt to build Blackpool Tower out of recyclable waste found in your homes (empty bottles, cardboard boxes, empty rolls, finished tins, used cans etc.). The children had a chance to look at building a prototype back on Friday 1^st May and they can draw on this experience of trial and error to design and build a more robust replica. If possible, attempt to build the Tower to scale (within reason and not 1:1 for obvious reasons) and try and finish your tower in matching colours to that of Blackpool Tower. Please use any online search engine to find more pictures and Blackpool Tower, which will help you build your replica tower. Once you have completed your masterpieces please feel free to send them to: year1@lostockhallcps.co.uk. Enjoy your project!

 

Thursday 21^st May

 

English

Today we are going to be learning ‘Makaton’ to help re-tell the story ‘Monkey Puzzle’

Familiarise yourself with the story by reading it again.

Look at this video of Julia Donaldson teaching us how to use Makaton sign language to tell the story: 

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NqE7phzvxk

 

Learn how to sign the words from the story.

 

Maths

For maths today, we will be recapping on some of our number work from earlier on this term. Please work your way through the worksheet provided on the home-learning resources section, labelled ‘Comparing Number Sentences’. If you don’t wish to print the sheet off, please copy the questions and fill the answers out into your home-learning work books.

 

Science

Today we shall look once again at the parts that make up a flower.

Start by asking your child to tell you everything they know about plants and if possible, go into the garden and get them to point out the specific parts on any flower they might find.  Attached within the resources section is a worksheet to complete and also a word search to attempt (there is an answer sheet for this too).

Please have a look at the PowerPoint provided as it will remind you of all the parts.

Wednesday 20^th May

 

English

Find the document ‘Taking Shelter’ in the resources section.

Read through the story starter with your child. Some of the sentences are quite detailed so if you want to simplify it for your child then please do so.

Choose one of the activities to complete:  

• Question time
• Sentence challenge
• Sick sentences

 

Maths

Today we will be finishing up ‘more than’, ‘less than’ and ‘equal to’. Please feel free to give your child additional mental-maths challenges (similar to those posted yesterday) using random numbers working within 100; please find the worksheet 'Greater Than Less Than 3'  for today’s home-learning attached within the resources section.

 

Geography

Today we are going to be exploring the Physical and Human features of Preston.

To remind you of what they are look back at the ‘Physical and Human features’ document from last week.

Find ‘Preston PowerPoint’ in the resources section.

Look through the activities.

Tuesday 19^th May

 

English

Re-read the story of ‘Monkey Puzzle’.

Can you create a non-fiction report about monkeys? There are lots of different types of monkeys so you can choose which monkey you are going to do your fact file about.

Make sure your fact file has:

A Title

4 Subheadings (Habitat, Diet, Appearance, An interesting fact)

A picture and a caption. 

 

Maths

Today we will be carrying on with ‘more than’, ‘less than’ and ‘equal to’ means. Please refer back to yesterday’s PowerPoint explaining how we use ‘<’ , ‘>’ and ‘=’ to represent ‘more than’, ‘less than’ and ‘equal to’. Again, do not worry too much if your child is still finding this hard to comprehend as they will cover this unit specifically in year 2 but focus more on the language being used and the recognition of place value; example:

36 > 23

36 is more than 23 (you can ask you child to work out how many more)

23 is less than 26. If you added 13 to 23 (13+23) it would equal the same as 36.

36 = (13+23)

There is a new worksheet provided in the resources section. Also, as an extra mental maths challenge today, read the following numbers out to your child and see if they can explain which is more and which is less, for a bonus can they work out the ‘difference’ mentally between the two amounts?

1. 12 – 17
2. 26 – 25
3. 28 – 33
4. 45 – 55
5. 78 – 82
6.  99 – 91
7. 34 – 26
8. 56 – 50
9. 55 – 55 (see if they can remember the key vocabulary)
10.  76 – 78

 

Music

Linking in with our ‘Monkey Puzzle’ story we are going to learn the ‘Monkey Puzzle song’

You can find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIn8sjN1pgw

 

See if you can use your newly learned Makaton skill when singing it!

Monday 18^th May

 

Reading

Read the story ‘Colour Codes’ on Oxford Owl. This book has some very interesting facts about animals. Can you write down 3 of your favourite facts?

 

Phonics

Use the phonics play website. You can access ALL the resources for free using:

https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/

 

Username: march 20

Password: home

 

Choose a game each day to play for 10-15 minutes. Try and encourage your child to access the phase they are working within.

*apologies that this post originally stated 'Phonics Play App' rather than signposting you to the website*

 

English

This week we are going to be reading the story, ‘Monkey Puzzle’ by Julia Donaldson.

Read the story ‘Monkey Puzzle’. You can find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgeKHjLSQUM

 

Can you create a poster to find Monkeys Mum? You could look at pictures of monkeys to collect adjectives in order to describe what she looks like. Make sure you use the title, ‘Missing!’ Draw a picture of her and write some adjectives around her body so everyone knows exactly how to recognise her. Write some sentences to show how much you miss her and want her to come home.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NqE7phzvxk  Makaton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4br3vquG1Yc Makaton song

 

Maths

Again this week we will be splitting the week in two (3:2); during the first few days we will be focussing on ‘comparing numbers’. Today, get your child to remind you what ‘more than’, ‘less than’ and ‘equal to’ means. Included in today’s resources section is a PowerPoint explaining how we use ‘<’ , ‘>’ and ‘=’ to represent ‘more than’, ‘less than’ and ‘equal to’. Do not worry too much if your child finds this concept tricky, as they will cover this unit specifically in Year 2 but focus primarily on the language being used and the recognition of place value; example:

 

36 > 23

36 is more than 23 (you can ask you child to work out how many more)

23 is less than 26. If you added 13 to 23 (13+23) it would equal the same as 36.

36 = (13+23)

 

RE

One of the key questions in our Hinduism Topic is ‘What different roles to people have and why might people seem different in different situations?’ This links in with the different representations of God.

Can you draw and write some sentences about different roles people have? You might think about uniforms they wear or logos they have on their uniform.

Friday 15^th May

 

English

Create a Fact File all about Crocodiles. This educational video will give you lots of interesting facts:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKUUKOdIpOA

 

Make your Fact File as interesting and as colourful as possible. Include;

• A title
• At least 4 subheadings (these can be your choice), examples might include Habitat, Diet, Appearance etc.
• A ‘Did you know?’ fun fact.
• A picture with a caption.

 

Maths

Please continue with the work we have started on ‘patterns’. Today there is another worksheet uploaded into the resources section to work through but rather than patterns containing colours, shapes or objects, today the patterns concern number. Let the children see if they can work the link between the corresponding numbers and explain that it is a repeating pattern because the same equation pertains (example: + 2 to every next number etc.). The last couple are a bit tricky and you will probably need to explain these to your child.

 

Topic

ICT

For today’s ICT please use either Purple Mash or Education City and use the search bar tool to explore the extensive resources available on plants. Can you add to your knowledge and find at least 2 new things that you didn’t already know or what something that we haven’t already covered about plants. By doing this, you will be undertaking your own ‘research’.

 

PE

As an extra topic activity to complete today, we would love to see you complete one of Joe Wick’s home-workouts (ideally the ‘Live’ one he will do today or catch up on this later from his channel). We are aware that lots of our pupils started ‘lockdown’ by doing these home-workouts everyday but maybe these have been done less frequently of late. Get yourselves fit, active, hot and sweaty for at least 30 minutes today – it will make you feel great!

Thursday 14^th May

 

English

Imagine that you are the Selfish Crocodile and write a letter to the animals to explain how sorry you are for how you treated them.

Start your letter with, ‘Dear Animals of the Jungle,’

Don’t forget to say a special ‘thank you’ to Mouse who helped with your bad tooth.

What could you do to make the animals happy again? Is there something you could share with them?

Remember to use your beautiful handwriting and use Capital Letters, finger spaces and full stops. You might even use exclamation marks to help make your sentences more exciting or question marks to vary your sentence types.

 

Maths

Today we shall start to look at patterns and the patterns we look specifically at in Year 1 are ‘repeating’. Explain to your child that ‘repeating’ means that something will recur over and over again without changing. Today there are three worksheets that express repeating patterns in different ways, please see these attached in the resources section.

 

Science

As we are still covering our extended topic of ‘Plants’ in science, start by asking your child all that they can remember about plants that we have learnt about so far. Can they tell you what plants need to grow? Can they tell you how to plant a seed? Can they remember what they planted to make daffodils (this seems like a long time ago now)? Attached in the resources section is a sheet with different types of flowers you may have in the garden or see in the park. Have a read through it and then when you are next outside for your daily exercise, or lucky enough to be in your garden, which of the plants can you find and recognise?   

Wednesday 13^th May

 

English

When the mouse helped the Selfish Crocodile he was very brave! Can you think of a time when you have been super brave?  Draw a picture and write some sentences to explain what happened and how you showed courage, just like mouse did. You might like to write about yourself or someone you know who has shown bravery.

 

Maths

Continuing again with ‘turns and direction’, please complete the worksheet ‘Describe Position 2’ attached in the resources section and see an additional new PowerPoint to supplement their learning.

 

Geography

Today we are going to be exploring the Physical and Human features of Blackpool.

Find in the resources section, ‘Physical and Human Geography Word Mats’; there is also an excellent PowerPoint available on Twinkl, if you use their search bar (unfortunately the file is too large to upload into today’s resources section).

These resources afford an insight into Physical and Human features and will give children a good understanding of what they are.

Split your page into 2 sections with titles of ‘Physical Features’ and ‘Human Features’. Look back at the ‘Blackpool’ PowerPoint from last week and categorise the attractions into Human or Physical features. You might think of some of your own you might like to add. For the rest of the week, randomly ask your child to tell you if something you point out is either ‘Physical’ or ‘Human’, see how many they get right.

Tuesday 11^th May

 

English

Re-read the story of ‘The Selfish Crocodile’.

Can you draw a picture of the Selfish Crocodile in the river and use a speech bubble to write down something the selfish crocodile is saying and then use a thought bubble to write what you think he is thinking.

You can do this from any part of the story, it might be at the beginning when he wouldn’t share his water hole or it might be when he has tooth ache and needs help.

 

Maths

Continuing again with ‘turns and direction’, please complete the worksheet attached in the resources section and see the attached PowerPoint. As an additional practice activity, which we try and practice in school, give lots of instructions to your child using the correct terminology; place 6 random objects on a table and get your child to select different ones without using the item’s name, e.g. “choose the item that is furthest right” or “choose the item second in from the left”etc.

 

Music

This week we are going to be learning a new song. Look at:

 www.outoftheark.com

 

We use this resource in school so the children will be familiar with the format.On this site there are free home singing resources to access. Learn the song ‘Together’ which you can find on ‘Week 1’.

There is also an activity sheet with the song which gives you extra ideas!

Monday 11^th May

 

Reading

Read the non-fiction book, ‘Animal Magic’ from Oxford Owl. Activities from this book include: labeling and questioning for understanding.

 

Phonics

Using the free ‘Phonics Play’ App, play the sentence substitution game. See if you can make some silly sentences.  When you have created your silly sentence, write it down using your neatest handwriting.

You can also find other games on this website that will help you reading graphemes. Try and practise using sounds your child needs to learn in order to make it more challenging.

 

Also, please use the ‘Phonics Screening Practice’ PowerPoint in the resources section to practice reading the graphemes you know in different words.

 

English

This week we are going to be reading the story, ‘The Selfish Crocodile’ by Faustin Charles.

Read the story ‘The Selfish Crocodile’. You can find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-NhjfJ_RZI

 

Draw a rough outline of the selfish crocodile.

 

On the outside of the picture write adjectives that describe what the crocodile looks like. E.g. enormous cracked tooth. On the inside write adjectives to describe what his personality is like. E.g. Selfish, rude, nasty.

 

Maths

This week in maths we are splitting the week in half (well, into three days and two days); for the first three days we will be looking at ‘turns and direction’ and from Thursday we will begin to look at ‘repeating patterns’. The worksheet for today’s home learning can be found in the resources section and is labelled, ‘describing turns’. There is also a PowerPoint document within the resources section that will help explain the turns to you child, so show this to them first before attempting the worksheet.

 

RE

Look at an image of the three deities of the Trimurti (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma).  Can you identify the similarities and differences between the three?  Discuss the symbolism of the objects they carry/wear and how these link to their particular role within the Trimurti. Can you research why each form of God has been given their title? (Creator, Preserver, Destroyer) You can find information here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/beliefs/intro_1.shtml

 

Thursday 7^th May

As tomorrow marks the 75^th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, today we have compiled a selection of resources for you to enjoy so you can learn all about VE Day ahead of the celebrations. Tomorrow, Friday 8 May 2020, marks 75 years since Nazi Germany's formal surrender at the end of the Second World War. On VE (Victory in Europe) Day in 1945, millions took to the streets to celebrate peace after years of devastating war. The children will learn even more about WW2 during History when they are in in Key Stage 2 but for now there are a handful of links below to have a look at:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/horrible-histories-songs-ve-day-song

 

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-ve-day

 

https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/remembrance-events/ve-day-75

 

No Maths or English today but please have a look at the attached VE PowerPoint and VE activities in the resources section. We understand that lots of streets/homes will be having their own celebration parties tomorrow (following the recommended social distancing guidelines), if you are also joining in with these celebrations, please send a photograph in to the email address below and we can share some of them on the blog:

 

Year1@lotockhallcps.co.uk

 

Thanks once again for all of your hard work again this week and enjoy the Bank Holiday Weekend.

*No home learning will be posted on Friday 8^th May 2020*

 

Wednesday 6^th May

 

English

Today will be the final day of our grammar checks; we sincerely hope they have served the purpose of identifying areas any grammar areas that we could practise more on (these rules can be mentioned during Guided Reading with your child, such as highlighting capital letters, or plural nouns etc.). Please find the work sheet, ‘English Grammar Check 3’ attached in the resources section.

 

On your book review worksheet, you can now start to complete the remaining sections. You can also give a verbal review of your book to your parents or guardian and ask them to review the last book they read. 

 

Phonics

Please look at the sound sheets attached for the following sounds: (wh) and (ph)

 

Maths

For maths today, we would like the children to recap building number bonds, which in-turn will allow the children to fill out missing parts of addition equations. Please see the worksheet attached in the resources section, ‘Find a part’. There is also a set of addition equations added in the resources section, labelled ‘mental maths addition’, which you can read aloud and see if your child can work out the answers mentally (make sure they can’t see the answers!).

 

Topic (RE)

This week we are going to be learning about the Hindu God ‘Krishna’; paying particular focus on how the story of ‘Janmashtami’ inspired the Hindu Festival ‘Dahi Handi’. Watch the story here:

 

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zp2hyrd

 

You can either, re-tell the story or draw a picture and write some sentences to highlight the main points and how the story relates to the Dahi Handi Festival.

Tuesday 5^th May

 

English

Today we will be attempting another worksheet that will check our grammar understanding. Again, as with yesterday’s challenge, there are three differentiated challenge sheets; do not push your child too much to attempt questions that they do not really understand. The purpose of the grammar challenges this week is to remind the children of our grammar rules, to consolidate on previous learning and to plug any gaps that there might be. Furthermore, where possible, try to enquire why your child has answered in a certain way and challenge them to explain to you their decision making in more detail; this can be prompted by asking questions such as: Why did you circle the word Jack? What other words can have a capital letter? Should Preston have a capital letter? Would Tuesday and May both have capital letters in today’s date? Etc.

 

Please find ‘English Grammar Check 2’ in today’s resources section.

 

In addition to the grammar check, there is also a ‘Book Review Template’ in the resources section, where your child can begin to review their book of choice for this week. Today they can start by filling out the ‘Plot’ section of this sheet. Remind your child to follow all of our writing rules, including: capital letters, finger spaces, full stops and beautiful pre-cursive handwriting. We will also be super impressed if we can sneak in some conjunctions and adjectives, which will provide the reader with more detail.

 

Phonics

Please find attached within the resource section, two further Phase 5 challenges for: (ea) and (e_e). The children will take great pleasure in telling you exactly what type of digraph the latter is (split digraph!).

 

Maths

Today we will be recapping ‘Number Related Facts’ and this is also found in the resources section. The questions will be presented in a manner that the children should be familiar with. Remind your child to take their time when calculating the equations and please ask them to explain which strategies they are using as they are doing their working out.

 

For an additional mental-maths challenge, give your child any number within 100 and get them to call out the number that is either 1, 2 or 3 more than number you give them. The children can use a 100 square to help them if they are finding this difficult. Choose as many random numbers as you please.

 

Topic (Geography)

This week, we would like you to look at tourist attractions in Blackpool. Have a look at the ‘Blackpool’ PowerPoint in the resources section. From this, create a poster featuring all the ‘fun’ things to do in Blackpool! Remember you are trying to entice potential tourists to come and visit.

 

You might also find some useful information at:

https://www.visitblackpool.com/plan-your-trip/tourist-information-centre/

 

As an extra challenge, try and make your poster as bright and colourful as possible!

Monday 4^th April

 

Reading 

This week we have no specific book that we will be reading collectively as a class; it is totally up to you which book you would like to read. We will, however, be writing a book review later in the week so make sure it is a book / story that you enjoy reading.

 

Also, please make sure that you are still using the excellent resources that we have been subscribed to (Reading Eggs, Education City and Purple Mash) to supplement your reading this week.

 

The Oxford Owl website is still a fantastic resource with a whole array of texts that are easily accessible and pitched at the right age specific level. This website is currently free to access and it really is like having a library in your own home:

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

 

During this period of ‘home learning’, as a staff, we cannot place enough emphasis on the importance of continuing to read regularly; please endeavour to read for at least 20 minutes, each day; this can be broken down into smaller chunks (2 x 10 minutes, morning and night etc.) if this suits your child’s learning style / focus better.

 

Phonics

As above, we hope you are continuing to read daily and continuing to practise sound recognition using the phased sound mats; in the resources section, please see ‘Phase 5 Home Learning Challenges’, which has been uploaded again to continue with from last week; choose activities from this to complete over the week. Also in today’s resources section, there are two phonics worksheets focussing on the following: (au) and (aw).

 

English

This week in English, we will be recapping our grammar rules and making sure that we can still remember all of the rules we use when we are writing our own independent sentences. The ‘challenge mats’ will be uploaded on to the resources section each day; these challenge mats will be differentiated, so if your child completes the first challenge mat comfortably, then let them attempt the next one (there are three in total, with accompanying answers). If your child finds a certain challenge mat a little bit tricky, do not worry about attempting the more difficult next challenge mat. The purpose of the challenge mats this week is not to see how many we can get correct but rather to identify areas where we are making the same mistakes and highlight areas where we can to improve our understanding.

Please find today’s challenge mats attached in the resources section, labelled ‘English Grammar Check 1’.

 

Maths

Much like with English, this week in maths we will be doing lots of recapping and consolidating of previous learning. Again, the purpose of these activities is not to rush and just get every question right but to highlight the parts of maths that we find a bit tricky, be this adding, or taking away, or shape or number bonds etc., which we can then focus on specifically and begin to improve on. Today you will find a worksheet labelled, ‘Find and make number bonds’ in the resources section.

 

In addition to the worksheet provided, to ensure your child is keeping their mental maths skills sharp and ‘up-to-speed’, test them with the following equations at any point randomly throughout the day to keep them on their toes:

1. 3 + 21 = (ask them which number they should be starting with and why)
2. 4 + 19 =
3. 10 + 10 + 10 =
4. 56 + 5 =
5. 9 + 4 =
6. 12 + 7 =
7. 20 + 5 + 5 =
8. 3 + 7 + 5 + 5 =
9. 12 + 4 =
10.  77 + 5 =

 

Topic (PE)

As the weather is so lovely today, we will be taking our PE lesson outside into the garden (where possible) and begin by following a new weekly timetable of activities that have kindly been provided for us all by Lancashire Sport. Using the following link, please see attached the Week 3 (4th May) brochures for the Spar Lancashire School Games Stay at Home Programme:

 

Timetable Year 1 & 2:  https://lancashireschoolgames.co.uk/year-1-2-spar-lancashire-school-games-activity-timetable/

 

The ‘learn and challenge’ for both Year 1 and 2 this week will be based around the fundamental movement skill of Hopping.

 

Joe Wicks is still “going live” on his YouTube channel and is keeping both himself and us active in our own living rooms (requiring no equipment either!) during this period of 'lockdown'. Please follow the following link that will take you directly to his YouTube channel, where he will be going live with today’s workout from 9 am:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iDqBO34ieA

 

Stay busy and stay active. You will all be chasing each other around the playground very soon!

Friday 1^st May

English

 

Today we are going to focus on making super sentences by adding further information to a boring sentence, to make it sound more interesting for the reader. Example:

 

Gerald went to the dancefloor.

 

Gerald crept nervously to the crowded dancefloor because he was worried what the other animals would think of him.

 

As you can see, I have changed the verb ‘went’ and also added an adverb, ‘nervously’.

I have also added an adjective to describe the dancefloor ‘crowded’, and added some extra information by using the conjunction ‘because’.

Other examples of conjunctions are- and, but, so.

 

See if you can do the same for these boring sentences:

 

• The cricket was on the leaf.
• Gerald ate the shoot from the tree.
• The animals laughed at Gerald.

 

Maths

 

Today we will consolidate our learning that has been done throughout the week on fractions. This week you have learnt that you can use fractions to find both a half and quarter of either a shape or a number. The first part of the maths lesson today is a mental maths challenge. Call out the following numbers and get your child to tell you what half of that number is (you can use counters or similar to help you):

 

1. 10
2. 12
3. 8
4. 20
5. 16
6. 100

 

As an extra challenge, ask if your child can give you the half of 5. What is the problem with this number? Can we divide it equally into two parts? Is this number odd or even?

 

For the second part of the maths lesson today, please complete the sheets attached in today’s resources section, labelled, ‘Halves and Quarter Fractions 1’ and ‘Read and Colour Fractions’.

 

Topic (Design Technology)

 

As our topic this term is the seaside, with a focus on Blackpool, today we would like you to have a go at designing and making your own beach hut. For this activity you will need to use the internet to look at images of different beach huts and decide upon a design that you could use or replicate. In a couple of weeks, we will be making our final beach huts from recycled items found in and around the house. For today’s challenge, start to think about the materials a beach hut would use (we have spent lots of time on materials, what is strong? Waterproof? What can you see through? Etc.). Once you have had a good think, start to build a prototype out of Lego, building blocks or play dough (or similar). Think about the shapes that are being used in your construction. Have fun and do your building with your favourite music on in the background, Friday afternoon is our ‘Golden Time’ after all!

Thursday 30^th April

 

English

 

Read the part of the story where the animals are at the Jungle dance. In this part of the story:

The warthogs starting waltzing

The rhinos rock and rolled

The chimps all did a Cha Cha

Here the author has used a style of writing called ‘alliteration’.

Can the children create their own examples using their own ideas for animals doing unusual things?

E.g. The koalas did Karate, Hedgehogs hopped around.

 

Maths

 

Today we will be continuing to work on fractions, specifically quarters again, but rather than find a quarter of a shape, we will be looking for a quarter of a specified numerical total; explain to the children that to find a quarter, we will be dividing a given total into four equal parts. Example: 20 would be divided into four equal groups of 5 (5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 / 4 x 5 = 20); see if your child can begin to spot that a quarter can be found by halving the given total and then halving this amount again, example: halving 20 will leave us with 10, halving this 10 will leave us with 5 (5 being the quarter of 20). Using counters (or similar) as a visual resource will really help the children to understand fractions.Please complete the worksheet, ‘Finding a Quarter (Number)’ in the resources section.

 

Topic (Music)

 

Looking back at our activity from last week and the re-write of Old Macdonald, this week we are going to compose some music to go with our lyrics.

Go to Purple Mash, using your individual log in details.

Click ‘Mini Mash’ then from this click on the door to ‘go outside’

Outside click on ‘music’

Select the ‘2Beat’ option.

At the top ensure you select the ’12 beat’ option and this will be enough beats to create your song. You can clap out the song and check that there are 12 beats!

Watch the tutorial guide on the page to find out how to create different musical sounds and tempos.

Once you have created your piece of music save it to your tray and then perform your version of the song using your very own lyrics!

Wednesday 29^th April

 

English

 

Re-Read/listen to Giraffes Can’t Dance story. The cricket was a very good friend to Gerald! What did he do to help Gerald? Can you think of a time when a friend helped you? What had happened to make you feel sad and how did they help you to feel better? Draw a picture and write some super sentences, remembering your capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. Use your super adjectives to add extra information and description.

 

Maths

 

Today we will be consolidating on the learning from yesterday by again finding a quarter, again of a shape rather than a number. With one of the worksheets, make sure that your child is using a ruler, as if we are not accurate with our drawing/colouring, then our ‘quarters’ will not be equal, therefore not actually quarters at all. Please complete the following worksheets in today’s resources section: ‘Finding Quarters 1 & 2’.

 

RE

Read the blind men and the elephant story – talk about why the blind men all had a different understanding of the elephant.

 

You can find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn9BUfUCL4I

 

Explain that this story helps us to understand what Hinduism teaches about God. Hinduism teaches that there is one God, but that people might understand God in many ways.Use bullet points to summarise the story and then write a sentence to say the moral of the story was and how this relates to Hinduism.

Tuesday 28^th April

 

English

Gerald was really miserable at the beginning of the story because of the way the other animals treated him. Imagine you are Gerald and write a letter to the other animals to explain how they have made you feel and why. Try to persuade them to be kind. Remember to use beautiful handwriting and focus on accurate letter formations.

 

Maths

Today we will be finding a quarter, though not of a number/given total like we did yesterday, rather a quarter of a shape. Again the children may recall elements of this (particularly finding halves) from previous work done within shape. For those in Mr Law’s class, they may remember him breaking a pencil in half (to represent a half) and then again to represent a quarter – again, please don’t remind Mrs Brownley about this! Please complete the worksheet, ‘Maths - Find a Quarter (shape)’.

 

Topic (PE)

We would like to make sure that our children are accessing this fantastic online scheme of lessons developed by the Lancashire Sport Team and are remaining to stay as active as possible during this time of isolation/ lockdown. As a reminder, this online resource is centred on the four key themes of move, learn, challenge and play. A new timetable of activities for this week, can be found by clicking on the link below:

 

(Timetable)- https://lancashireschoolgames.co.uk/year-1-2-spar-lancashire-school-games-activity-timetable/

 

Monday 27^th April

 

Reading

Continuing with our theme ‘Animal Kingdom’, this week we are going to be reading and responding to the story ‘Giraffes Can’t Dance’ by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees.

 

Also find the non- fiction text ‘A Pony for a Day’ from the Oxford Owl Site.

Can you navigate your way around the book using the index? What does the Glossary help us to understand in a non-fiction text?

 

Read this story over a couple of days. When you have competed the reading, see if you can create your own guide to looking after a pony. Alternatively, if you have a pet of your own, create a fact file about them. 

 

Phonics

We hope you are continuing to read daily using home reading books at bedtime and also the Oxford Owl resources.

Please continue to practise sound recognition using the phased sound mats; in the resources section see ‘Phase 5 Home Learning Challenges’. Choose activities from this to complete over the week.

 

English

Watch the beautifully animated story of Giraffes Can’t Dance using the link below: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZjsLK5vwNU

 

As we have been recognising rhyming words in our stories recently, you might spot some more rhyming couplets! Draw a picture of Gerald from the beginning of the story when he isn’t very confident.

Write some adjectives around the picture to describe the way he looks, e.g. bandy legs.

 

Underneath your labelled picture write 2/3 sentences to describe what Gerald feels like, e.g. Gerald was worried because he didn’t want the animals to laugh at him.

 

Maths

This week in maths, we will be starting to look at fractions, by finding a half / quarter of a given total. This is something that we have looked at and discussed briefly before (halving as the inverse of doubling, which we have done during mental maths, dividing a given total into two equal groups); explain to the children that to find a quarter, we will be dividing a given total into four equal parts.

 

Example: 20 would be divided into four equal groups of 5 (5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 / 4 x 5 = 20); see if your child can begin to spot that a quarter can be found by halving the given total and then halving this amount again, example: halving 20 will leave us with 10, halving this 10 will leave us with 5 (5 being the quarter of 20).

 

Using counters (or similar) as a visual resource will really help the children to understand fractions. Please complete the worksheet, ‘Lesson 1 - Find a Half’ in today’s resources section.

 

Topic (Geography /ICT)

Continuing with our theme of ‘Blackpool’, this week we would like you to look at some aerial maps of the area.

You can find this resource by using ‘Google Maps’. Once you have found Blackpool you will be able to use your mouse to navigate your way around the area. You can also zoom in to find more detailed images and description of places of interest.

Can you find the following place?

• Blackpool Pleasure Beach
• The Blackpool Tower
• Blackpool Promenade South
• Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours
• Sandcastle Water park
• South Pier

Friday 24^th April

 

English - Today you should work on your writing for your story book.

Start your story with:

I wrote to the zoo, to send me a pet…

Use repetitive phrases as in the original story. E.g. He was too________, so I sent him back.

 

Maths - Continuing again with 'Tens and Ones (units)', the children will see an array of different numbers within 100 and they must circle the correct number relative to the instruction given for each question. There are three worksheets to complete today, though all of the questions can easily be copied and completed straight into your home learning books. Please see the resources section and the worksheets are labelled as, ‘Tens and Ones – Place Value 1, 2 & 3’.

 

Topic (SMSC/PSHE) - As part of our PSHE this term, we will be looking at ‘personal hygiene’ and how/why we keep ourselves clean. There has been a whole host of videos posted online recently by musicians, footballers and celebrities of them washing their hands (and often singing along whilst doing so!), which is particularly important at this current time. So, we would like you to create your own instructional video, using that key instructional vocabulary that we learnt earlier on this year (first, second, next, after that, etc.), which your parents and guardians can record and share online with family and friends. Be creative. Have fun. Keep washing those hands. And stay safe and well!

 Thursday 23rd April

 

English - Thinking back to our story ‘Dear Zoo’, can you create your own ‘lift the flap’ book about 4 of the animals you have looked at this week? You must write it in a repetitive style, similar to the Dear Zoo story. Today you might like to work on the illustrations.

You can find some nice examples on how to draw animals here:

 

https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/learn-to-draw-animals

 

Remember to create a flap over your picture. You could do this using paper or card and some glue or sellotape. You might like to draw an additional picture on top of the flap to show what the animal has arrived in. E.g. a basket, a cage, a box.

 

Maths - Today we will continue to look at partitioning numbers into tens and ones (units). Using the two worksheets available in the resource section, children should be able to see that when the tens and the units are added together it makes up the total value of that particular number. E.g. 64 can be partitioned into 6 tens (60) and 4 units (4); this also represents 60 + 4 = 64. See resources ‘Tens and Ones – Number Partitioning 1 & 2’.

 

Topic (PE) - We know that lots of you have been keeping busy and active during this period of lockdown and we would love that to continue. Over the past couple of weeks the Lancashire SGO team , Active Lancashire and the Lancashire PE team have been developing a PE, school sport and physical activity resource/timetable in line with our new School Games work programme.  This resource is centred around 4 key themes:

 

Move - resources that help children to achieve 60 active minutes.

 

Learn - Skill and sports skill development.  A FMS skill activity for KS1 and a KS2 sport skill activity adapted from the Lancashire SOW form a weekly PE activity for children to undertake.

 

Challenge - A weekly personal best challenge linked to the weekly PE learn activity along with a current /trending challenge.

 

Play - providing ideas and resources for children to be active through play.

 

Please see the links below and feel free to explore and use this alongside all the other activities you have been using:

 

Year 1 & 2 (Overview)https://lancashireschoolgames.co.uk/year-1-2-stay-at-home-programme/

 

(Timetable)- https://lancashireschoolgames.co.uk/year-1-2-spar-lancashire-school-games-activity-timetable/

 

Wednesday 22^nd April

 

English - Using the same animal you wrote about yesterday, conduct some research about that particular animal and what their life is like in the wild. Create a non-fiction fact file about it. You must include: A title, 4 sub-headings, a picture and a caption and a ‘did you know?’ fact.

Your 4 sub-headings can be your choice but some ideas might include:

Country of Origin, Habitat, Diet, Body (a description), Life span, It can, It can’t.

 

Maths - Again today we will continue to look at ‘Tens and Ones’ and how whole numbers (within 100) can be partitioned as such, e.g. the number 64 can be partitioned as 6 tens and 4 ones (units). Progressing from the work we did yesterday, today will be a mental maths challenge for the children. Draw a ‘part-whole model’ on a white board/chalk board (paper will work too); the number you call out can then be put into the part whole model, tick them off if you get it right.

 

E.g. 64 (64 will go into the top circle, as it is the total) then it will be partitioned into two parts; 60 (6 x tens) and 4 (4 x units).

 

1) 23      2) 14       3) 35       4) 55       5) 39      6) 66      7) 79      8) 97      9) 41      10) 87   

 

Topic (Music) - In this topic of music we are going to be learning about composition (the structure of process of making music).

 

Firstly we are going to learn/re-create a song to be able to compose music for.

Listen to and sing ‘Old Macdonald had a farm’. We are going to change the farm animals to zoo animals.

‘Old Macdonald had a zoo, ee-eye, ee-eye, oh’

Write down your ideas and next week we will learn how to compose the music for it.

Tuesday 21^st April

 

English - Have you ever been to the zoo? Can you remember what animals you saw there?

 

Today we would like you to watch some of the animals from Edinburgh Zoo on the live streaming cameras. You can find them here: https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/

 

Look at a variety of animals on the web cams and observe what they are doing.

Can you draw a picture and write a few sentences about which animal you watched? What were their behaviours? What was their habitat like? What do/did the animals eat? Write some adjectives around your chosen animal to describe what they look like or what attributes they have.

 

Maths – Again today we will continue to look at ‘Tens and Ones’ and how whole numbers (within 100) can be partitioned as such, e.g. the number 64 can be partitioned as 6 tens and 4 ones (units); today the children will be able to complete a worksheet where the numbers are partitioned in ‘part-whole-model diagrams’ (something they are very familiar with). Please ensure that the numbers are partitioned into tens and units; e.g. 64 should be partitioned as 60 and 4, rather than 61 and 3, which the children may try having spent time using part whole models before. Worksheet in resources section – ‘Tens and Ones – Part Whole Model’.

 

Topic (Geography ) - Our topic this term is ‘Blackpool’.

We will be looking at the location of Blackpool in the UK and its Physical and Human features.

Look at the map of the UK used a few weeks ago and find Lancashire. Look in detail at the map of Lancashire (in the resources section) and read all the towns and cities that are a part of our region.

 

Can you re-create this map area using rope, wool or skipping ropes. Write down the towns and cities on labels and place them in the correct place on the regional map area. Think about the directions of a compass and where in comparison each town or city is to each other. E.g. Blackpool lies to the West of Preston and Blackburn lies to the East of Preston. You might like to play a game and give directions of where to jump on the map.

Monday 20^th April

 

Phonics

We hope you are continuing to read daily using home reading books at bedtime and also the Oxford Owl resources.

Please continue to practise sound recognition using the phased sound mats.

Find attached ‘Phase 5 Sound PowerPoint’ in the resources section to practise your phase 5 sound recognition. You might also like to think of some more words with the same sounds and include them in a sentence using your most beautiful handwriting.

 

English

 

This week we are moving onto our new topic ‘Animal Kingdom’. Our story for this week is Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. We are focussing on using adjectives for description and repetitive story phrases.

 

Read the story Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. If you don’t have a copy of this story at home you can find it here:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rudDGRQ9QGA

 

Can the children guess which animal the zoo has sent?

Which is your favourite animal from the zoo?

 

Use the sheet provided to explain which your favourite is and explain the reasons why. Draw a picture of your favourite zoo animal and label it using key adjectives.

 

Maths - This term we will be looking at some new areas in maths. Starting this week we will be looking at ‘Tens and Ones’ and how whole numbers (within 100) can be partitioned as such, e.g. the number 64 can be partitioned as 6 tens and 4 ones (units); there are two maths sheets attached for today’s home learning in the resources section ‘How Many Tens and Ones 1 & 2’.

 

Topic (RE) - This term we are going to be learning about the religion of Hinduism.

Have a look at the PowerPoint provided in the resources section (Hinduism Main Values).

Look at the differences between other religions and how Hindu’s believe in not just one God but many different Gods.

Can you draw a picture of one the Hindu gods and write about them? Label them and write a sentence or two about why that God is special. You might recognise some of the Gods from our Rama and Sita story!

 

Further Reading

Find the non- fiction text ‘When Animals Invade’

Begin by reading the story and then complete the activities attached to the story. 

Friday 17^th April

 

English - Looking back at Dora’s Eggs, can you find the part of the story where the animals are crowded around her and explaining what her chicks can do that their babies can do?

Make a list of all the things that her chicks can do now that they couldn’t do before. Use bullet points and draw some pictures to illustrate your points.

 

Maths - For the last maths lesson of the week, we are going to revisit some multiplication and division work from last week. Please start the lesson by getting your child to ‘group’ their counters, E.g. Make three groups of two counters, what is the total? From this practical working out (using counters or similar) your child should be able to write down the equation as follows 3 x 2 = 6. Please repeat the same for division, E.g. From a total of fifteen counters, can you put them into three equal groups? Again, write this up as an equation in your home learning books.

 

Multiplication

[2 x 3 =  ]      [4 x 3 =  ]     [3 x 5 =  ]     [10 x 2 =  ]      [5 x 2 =  ]

 

Division

[10 / 2 =  ]     [15 / 3 =  ]     [20 / 2 =  ]   [12 / 2  =  ]      [12 / 4 =  ]

 

Topic PSHE - In support of all the wonderful work that our NHS staff and Carers are undertaking at this terribly difficult time, please help your child in making a poster to put in your window to show your support. If your child has already done this, which I am guessing many of you already have, feel free to create either another poster or write a ‘Thank You’ letter for all of our wonderful doctors and nurses who are working tirelessly to keep us safe at this difficult time; if anybody would like to post these to school (which you can drop into a post-box during your daily one hour outdoor walk / exercise) Mr Law will collect them all from school at some point soon and pass them on to Mrs Law, who will share them with all of her staff and colleagues at Royal Preston Hospital (and I’ll ask her to take some photos too!). If you address the letter as follows:

 

Mr Law (NHS Letter)

Lostock Hall Community Primary School

0 Linden Dr,

 Lostock Hall,

Preston, PR5 5AS

Thursday 16^th April

 

English - Look at the picture of Dora and her newly hatched chicks, how do you think she is feeling now? Have her feelings changed towards her chicks?

Draw a picture of Dora and her baby chicks in the nest and attach a thought bubble. Write a sentence inside it to explain what she is feeling like now?

 

Maths -  Today we shall be revisiting ‘number’; attached are several worksheets; these do not need to be completed on sheets and can easily be inputted into your home learning books. Start off by counting to 100 and then back down to zero. In the resources section there are two sheets where you will need to order numbers and two sheets that will require you to count in both 2s and 5s.

 

Topic Geography - As we have been learning about the UK and its capital cities, today we are going to be investigating Wales. Can you use the map we labelled in week 1 and find Wales? What was the capital city of Wales?

 

Have a look at the attached flag of Wales (Flag of Wales) and research why the dragon was chosen to be a part of the flag.

 

Can you colour/paint your very own welsh flag? Use the attached sheet (Flag of Wales Template) to print.

 

If you do not have an option to print this you may also like to research the significance of the daffodil to Welsh people.  You could buy some daffodils, or use the internet to find an image of them, and make some observational drawings of these.