Year 1 Home Learning Monday 1st February 2021

Date: 27th Jan 2021 @ 11:56am

Welcome to a new month and a new week of home learning ,Year 1.

We hope you all had a great pirate day and a restful weekend.

Reading

 Read every day. It is so important. For your reading challenge today we would like you to do some predicting before you read a new book. Look at the book cover and the blurb on the back of the book – What do you think this book will be about? What do you think will happen next? What makes you think this? Record some of your ideas to Seesaw.

Phonics

This week we are learning all our different or sounds. OR, AW, AU.

Watch Geraldine's videos below and write out your words in 3 lists.

Then visit Seesaw for today's sounds challenge.

English

Our new story is Little Red Riding Hood. Listen to and watch the story here. Little Red Riding Hood

Talk about the story. 

• Who are the characters ?
• Why is Little Red Riding Hood going to see her grandma?
• How does the wolf trick Little Red Riding Hood?
• If you were Little Red Riding Hood what would you have done when you met the wolf?
• How does the story end?
• Can you think of a different ending?

Draw one of the characters on the sheet and think about words to describe them. Write the words around your picture. Talk about your picture and words. Upload to Seesaw.

Sing this Little Red Riding Hood song.

Maths

Watch the counting videos below and sing along. Mute the video and keep counting. Can you keep in time with the song?

This week we are looking at numbers to 50 and place value. Watch our Numbers to 50 lesson here and complete the worksheet attached.

66% of you had a go at our Maths challenge on Sumdog. Well Done! Keep practising your number facts regularly to maintain the progress made in your number learning.

R.E.

Our new topic in R.E. is Meals. Think about a special meal you have had and answer these questions. Draw a picture of the meal on the sheet.

• When might you have a special meal?
• What makes a meal special?
• Who was there?
• Who prepared the meal?
• What did you share?
• How did you help?
• What did you like best about it?
• How did it make you feel?

Science

Today we are exploring how some materials are waterproof and some are absorbent. Below you will find a video of an experiment investigating materials and how waterproof or absorbent they are. 

Materials experiment - How waterproof are different materials?

Watch the video and follow  the instructions. Can you create your own investigation with materilas around your home? Record your findings on the sheet attached.

PSHE

We are supporting Children's Mental Health Week.

You are going to make a special book called a journal.Have a talk about all the things that make you happy. On the sheet draw a picture of yourself in the box and draw things that make you happy around your picture.

This video has two parts which are  both about 6 minutes long.The first one is about developing a positive mindset and the second one is to help to calm your mind. Do one or both.Relaxation and meditation video. Click Here

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