Home learning help
The teachers at school have been talking to some families who are continuing to learn from home this week. There was a common topic of conversation : this is all dragging on and becoming quite tricky at times!
It has been a long time since we have all been back at school with our classes and we understand that home learning is challenging. Here are a few links that might help if you are wanting more activities to engage your child.
This is great for working on all number facts and you can try to improve your own score. We use this in school on iPads but can also be played on laptops : https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Passwords for Numbots or Times Table Rockstars are the same : https://play.numbots.com/#/intro or https://ttrockstars.com/ Email your teacher if you have lost it.
Loads of resources on here including reading : https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/parents
For reading and phonics games : https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Maths teaching videos and other resources : https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Variety of lessons, recorded by teachers : https://classroom.thenational.academy/
We love Go Noodle for a sing and dance : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw
Or Cosmic Yoga Kids for a more relaxing workout : https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Please ring school or email your child’s teacher if you need support and we will try to help.
Carry on learning
It has been lovely to welcome a few more members of 1/2 back into school this week. However, I’m missing each and every one of you who can’t join us right now. Thank you to the children who have continued to send me emails and photographs of your home learning. It really helps me feel like I’m still your teacher!
Art work
This week, some children have been following this link to learn how to draw different characters, animals and objects.
Story Time! Nuts about Nuts
Today’s story is a poetry book by Michael Rosen. As you listen to the poem, I wonder if you notice any of these things…
- Rhyming words
- The change in rhythm (is there a pattern to the changes?)
- Any funny / nonsense ideas
- Repetition
Click here to watch Mrs Allen-Kelly read the poem.
Can you think of a rhyme to go with your favourite foods? You could be doing ‘Flips for Chips’, ‘want to stare at a pear’ or even be a ‘winner for roast dinner’! Let us know what you come up with:
stjameseyfs@spherefederation.org
12 June 2020: Home Learning
Phonics
Circle that word! You can use these sheets on screen, to look at each picture and point the the correct phase 4 word…
CVCC and CCVC Words Worksheet, Circle That Word!
Maths
Have a go at these 2d shape challenges from tts:
Literacy
Today, we are going to write the instructions on how to make/do your activity.
What happened first, next, after that, finally?
Use the template or create your own.
Remember to think, say, count, write and check your writing.
Email your instructional writing to stjameseyfs@spherefederation.org and we will share them with your friends!
I can sing a rainbow…
We had a go at making our own rainbow art. The children finger painted rainbows and used coloured lollipop sticks to create temporary works of art.
11 June 2020: Home Learning
Phonics
Download the phase 4 sheet and fill in the missing words!
(*Shh, Parents* There is an answer sheet on the second page for some of the more ambiguous answers!)
Maths
- Watch the Numberblock ‘unlucky’ 13 video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np24uSP7TP0
- Collect some objects (stones, sticks, leaves ect) from outside.
- Can you count how many objects you have collected?
Today we are going to have a go at estimating. Estimating is when we roughly count the number of objects we can see.
- Parents/carers can you put some of the objects out in front of your child (you may want to use a towel to cover them up until you are ready to reveal the objects). Give your child a few seconds to look at the objects and ask them to estimate how many they can see.
- Take turns and continue to do this a few times changing the amount of objects each time.
- Ask questions e.g. is it more or less than last time? How do you know?
Literacy
Today, we are going to draw a picture and write a list of the resources you need to do your activity.
Remember to think, say, count, write and check your writing.
Maths lesson at home: 19
Today’s number is 19 and the warm up / challenge focus is subitising.
You can watch today’s lesson video by clicking here
You can access the ice-cream matching challenge below. If you do not have access to a printer, please ask an adult to draw out one of the ice-cream cones with a teen number and add your own ice-cream, with the correct number of dots on top!:
10 June 2020: Home Learning
Phonics
- Tricky words
Practise reading all of the tricky words.
You could also have a go at spelling the phase 2 and 3 tricky words using the look, cover and write method.
2.Words to Read:
Use your ‘phoneme fingers’ or point to the sound buttons to help. How many sounds are in these words?
3.Phonics Activity: Play ‘Musical Blending’
Write these words on separate scrap pieces of paper.
| feet | queen | spin | chip | string | pink | rain | train |
Spread them out on the floor. Play some groovy tunes and dance away!
When the music stops jump on a word and blend it. Keep going until you have read all of the words.
Maths
Home learning Video – Focus number 19.
Literacy
We are going to continue thinking about our instructions for our activity.
Can you remember how to do your activity from yesterday?
What do you need?
What happened first, next, after that, finally?
Can you verbally give the instructions to a family member?
Can they follow your instructions? Do they make sense?
Story time
So, here is the final installment of The Chicken Gave It To Me by Anne Fine. I hope you have enjoyed listening to it. Let me know your opinion of the book.