Year 1 – Thursday 2nd April

Good Morning Year 1

Dear parents and children,

We hope you are well. We have an exciting treat for you today! Miss Hall would like to read a story to you! You can find this in the video resources section at the bottom of this post. The password is the same as previous clips.

If you feel like you need a wiggle break or are looking for something extra to do, Joe Wicks does 5 minute movement videos. You can find them here: Joe Wicks 5 Minute Move

Thank you for your continued support.

Year 1 Team

Helpful Reminders

We are still checking our emails regularly and have loved seeing what you are doing. Feel free to email us if you have a question or just want to say hello at: year1@stmarksce.org.uk

You can access our general resources to support your child at home here: Y1 General Resources

Please do not feel like you have to complete all of the activities provided in one day. We have given a variety so that there are options for you to choose what works best for you at home.

Read Write Inc are kindly doing live daily phonics sessions. They are at certain times depending on which sounds you would like to practise. We suggest either Set 2 or Set 3 sounds. Find the link here: RWI Phonics

If you are running out of reading material, you can try Oxford Owl.You need to make a free parent account but it gives to access to some Oxford Reading Tree e-books that we use at school. Make sure you are reading a book that is at your child’s band. If they are finding this band too easy, you could try a songbird book from the band above.

Alternatively, you can find free Big Cat ebooks by following the steps linked here: Big Cat ebooks.

Ongoing Daily Activities

  • Read for at least 20 minutes a day. This can be their school reading book or a book from home.
  • Have stories read to them.
  • Read or spell some key words.
  • Practise naming the letters of the alphabet and sing the alphabet song (capital and lower case).
  • Threading/Play dough/Cutting/Colouring/Painting
  • Read Write Inc speed sound videos (linked in helpful reminders)
  • Phonicsplay Obb and Bob (Click: Phase 5 – Revise all Phase 5): https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html
  • Phonicsbloom – Phase 5 or 6 (Especially useful if phonicsplay is not working for you) https://www.phonicsbloom.com/
  • Practise writing sentences about a story they know. When writing, please remind them to use full stops, capital letters, neat handwriting and finger spaces.
  • Practise counting from 0-100 (forwards and backwards)
  • Practise counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s
  • Numbots (login is in the back of the reading log)
  • Name some 2D and 3D shapes
  • One more and one less than a number
  • Sing a number bonds song
  • Hit the button (number bonds to 20): https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Spelling: Their spellings this week are:

he

is

are

says

today

there

 

  • You can practise these in a variety of ways:
  • Saying them aloud (you could put them into a song)
  • Writing them down
  • Painting them
  • Put them into a sentence

English – Phonics

As our English activity today, we are focusing on phonics. We will be looking at alternate sounds today (more than one way of writing the same sound). You could watch the Read Write Inc video on Set 2 and 3 sounds live at 10:00 and 10:30 here: RWI Youtube as this would a great start to this activity. Afterwards, the clip is available for 24 hours on the RWI youtube channel.

After practising some speed sounds, have a look at these sounds:

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What do you notice about them? What is the same? What is different?

They all make the same sound! They use different letters though.

Sound out and blend these green words. Can you be a great detective and work out which word has which oo/ew/u-e sound?

Alternate oo ew u-e Green Words

Here are some activities you could complete if you would like to continue learning about oo, ew and u-e:

  • Monster Words – Sound out and blend the words. Draw a monster next to the words that are not real words (monster words!). Can you tell someone at home which oo/ew/u-e sound is in the word? Click here: Monster Words oo ew u-e
  • Snakes and Ladders – Roll a dice and move that amount of spaces. Sound out and blend the word before moving to the next person’s turn. If your square has a ladders, you can climb it but if it has a snake, you have to slide down. The winner is the first person to reach the finish square. See if you can tell someone at home which oo/ew/u-e sound the words have. Find the game here: Snakes and Ladders oo ew u-e
  • Write each sound on different pieces of paper and see if you can make a word that has an oo/ew/u-e sound in it. You could choose a word from the table above, or think of your own. For example:

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Maths

Lesson 3 – Comparing Mass

We have already looked at finding out how much objects weigh using cubes (non-standard units). Today we are looking at comparing objects. Have a watch of the video. What do you spot? While watching the video and doing your activity, can you join in with the sentence? ‘The ___ is heavier because it weighs ___ cubes.’ ‘The ___ is lighter because it weighs ___ cubes.’

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Watch the Week 1, Lesson 3 Video Here: Weight Lesson 3

When you have watched the video, click here to access the activity: Weight Activity: Lesson 3

If you would like the answers, they are attached here: Weight Activity: Lesson 3 ANSWERS

We have prepared some extra challenges for those who would like them. You can find them here: Lesson 3 Challenges

 

 

Topic

  • Computing: If you have access to an ipad or iphone, go onto the Bee-bot app. Remember it’s free to download! Remind yourselves of the controls using the how to play button. Go into the Egyptians section and guide the Bee-Bot through an adventure in the pyramids of ancient Egypt. Watch out for the mummies! If you don’t have access to the game, don’t worry. You can write the words forwards, backwards, left and right onto a sheet of paper and cut them up. See if you can guide someone at home from one part of the room (or garden) to another using these cards to direct them. Remember to give clear instructions to keep them safe!

  • Music: This activity requires you to be able to play an MP3 sound clip – please don’t worry if you are not able to do this on your computer. As we are learning about transport this term, use the audio clip provided to learn a new transport song! It is called ‘I’m driving in a car’. We haven’t tried this one yet so have a listen and see if you can join in. Find the audio clip here:

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Video Resources

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