Good morning, I look forward to seeing you at 9.15 for maths and 11.00 for phonics. Our maths this morning continues with place value and it if you have a printer you might like to print out these arrow cards. We might not use them much in the session but they would be useful to reinforce today’s learning.

Maths

If you are unable to join the live lesson at 9.15 please look below to see what to do.

Writing Numbers to 40

Ask your child to explore how many ways they can count the number of dots on the cards in the In Focus task (it would be helpful to draw the pattern of dots on a piece of paper). Prompt them by circling groups of dots, asking if it might be helpful to do this.

Once you have counted the dots, ask them if they know how to write the number 22.

As you work your way through the numbers below encourage pupils to count in twos, fives and tens.

Now have a go at the practice questions below and then complete pages 5 & 6 in your workbook!

Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 13 of the Year 1 Spring Term lessons where you will learn all about the soft c as in mice.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw

Science

Building Things – Which material could I use to build a wall?

In this lesson, they will be discussing different materials and their properties. You will be analysing different objects and identifying the material’s properties. You will be building and creating mini walls and using them in an experiment in the next lesson, ‘Is the Wall I’ve Built Waterproof?’. If you would like to take part in this you can choose to build all or one wall. You will need either playdough, hay or straw, twigs or lolly sticks, sugar cubes, plastic bricks, some glue or some sticky tape. If you do not have these things, don’t worry because they will be conducting the experiment for you to see.

Here is the lesson. You could try the experiment yourself with any of the suggested materials that you have at home.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-material-could-i-use-to-build-a-wall-c5hpad

Next draw this table your book. Then have a go at finding some different items from around the house made from different materials. Then write or draw them into the correct column in your table.

Well done everyone! Here is a selection of work emailed in to me! I am so impressed everyone, there was a lot to do this morning!

Good Morning everyone! Just a reminder that there will be live phonics, English and our catch up today! In our catch up we will be doing some handwriting so make sure you have your handwriting book and a sharp pencil! See you later!

Also there is the “cuppa and a catch up” session for any parents or carers who would like to have a chat or ask any questions at 11.30 am.

English

Last week we started reading Rapunzel by Bethan Woolvin which is a lovely alternative version of the story.  Today we are going to read on.  

If you are unable to join the live session at 9.15 today then please watch this video.  

Then see if you can order the pictures on this sheet, number them 1-8 then cut them out and stick them in your red book.  You will need two pages.  Stick the first 4 in the blank space of one page and the second 4 in the blank space of the second page.  Underneath start to write a sentence to go with each picture.   If you don’t have a printer you could draw the pictures instead.

Keep it neat, cut out carefully, stick in neatly and when you write your sentence remember to leave finger spaces and start each sentence with a capital letter and end with a full stop.  Also remember to use a capital letter for Rapunzel as it is a name!

Here is one that I started. 

If your child finds writing a bit tricky you could make the sentences simpler than the one in the photo e.g.

1.  Rapunzel was trapped in the  tower.
2. The witch brushed her hair.

Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 12 of the Year 1 Spring Term lessons where you will learn all about wh as in wheel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw

After the lesson you might like to have a go at making one of these1

History

Lesson 2 

In this lesson, you will continue to learn about some of the ways in which popular music has changed over the last 60 years. You will learn how the ways in which people listen to music have changed over time and will look more closely at MP3 players and smartphones. We will then listen to some songs from singers and groups from the 1990s to 2020s. 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-has-popular-music-changed-over-the-last-60-years-part-2-6wu36t

HEADS UP FOR TOMORROWS SCIENCE SESSION

Tomorrow there will be another experiment to try at home.  You will need to get ready some of the materials from this list. Playdough, hay or straw, twigs or lolly sticks, sugar cubes, plastic bricks and some glue or tape. If you don’t have these materials, you can watch the lesson and record your observations of the experiment.

You are such a creative bunch! And we have a fairy cooking fairy cakes too – they look delicious!

Hello everyone I hope you have had a lovely weekend!

This week we start another live session at 9.15 so we’ll be seeing even more of each other which is just great. I will continue to add Maths and English posts to the blog for those of you who can’t make our live sessions.

Due to further timetable changes at school I will now be able to do “live phonics” on a Tuesday too.

In our catch up session this afternoon we will be playing a maths bingo game so you will need your white board and pen…and of course your brilliant brain!

Maths

If you are unable to make the live stream at 9.15 please follow the lesson outline below.

This week in maths we are beginning to look at larger numbers. 

Helpful Resources:

• 40 small objects. You can use anything… pasta shapes, lego bricks or small pebbles! (please keep ready for the next few lessons).
• Ten Frames. You can draw these yourselves on some paper or follow the link below to a printable version.

Tens frames

Have a look at the picture below. If possible provide your child with 23 small

objects.

Can you find out how many pebbles there are? Which is the best way to do this?

It can take a long time to count each pebble individually (one to one correspondence), can you think of a better way?  Let’s use a ten frame to help us. How does the ten frame help us count?

When we count larger numbers it is very helpful to make groups of ten first and then count the ones. Have a go at the practice questions below and then complete pages 1-4 in your Maths No Problem Workbook 2. This is the first time we will be using this book!

Remember to get your numbers round the right way! Good Luck!

Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 11 of the Year 1 Spring Term lessons where you will learn all about the -le sound as in little and bubble.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw

Art

For this week’s art activity we would like you to create a model of a castle or a tower using the cardboard tubes and boxes you have been collecting. Try adding details such as windows, flags, turrets and battlements to make your model authentic! If you’d like to send a photo of your model to year1@damers.dorset.sch.uk we’d love to see them! Here are some ideas to get you started…

George’s mum has ordered the wrong printer ink by mistake. She has kindly offered it to anyone who might need it. Please let her know if you would like it or ask her on Monday in our catch up session.

Good morning! Today is Friday – this week has flown by! I hope you’ve enjoyed all the home learning tasks. Today in our catch up session I thought we could have a bit of fun – I would like you all to think of a joke to share! See you later x

Next week

Next week live sessions for maths and english will start! We had also planned to include a story time at 12.15 but have now decided to include stories in some of our catch up meetings. So here is the plan for next week – I’ll also pop it on the blog on Monday to remind you. Have a lovely weekend x

Maths

Today we would like you to work in your red book and practice some of the addition and subtraction skills you have been learning this week.

Please work out all of these calculations using counting on or counting back. You could use objects, a number line or your fingers. Some are correct some are not.

Draw this table into your book.

True	False

Now write these calculations into the correct column. Don’t forget to check whether you are adding or taking away. Is the answer true or false?

7+7=20	14-3=11	13+6=19
16+5=21	10+3=14	11+4=15
9-7=2	13-3=8	10+2=12
9+2=13	19+5=21	10-4=3

Phonics

Last term you all did a fantastic job learning to read and spell some of the Year 1 Common Exception words. Here are the ones we would like you to learn this term.

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then do please watch Lesson 12 of the Year 1 Spring Term lessons which recaps this weeks learning.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw

Harmony

This week we are going to look at a famous collage created by Matisse. 

Can you spot it in this video clip?

This piece of art is huge, but it was inspired by a very small creature… can you guess what it might be?

It is called ‘The Snail’ (or L’escargot in French). Can you spot the snail’s shell?

If you start on the green shape in the middle of the collage then go up to the black rectangle you can trace the spiral that the shapes make – see if you can tell someone at home the order of the colours in the spiral. Matisse knew that putting some colours together can make them look really vibrant – for example putting red next to green or orange next to blue makes each colour ‘pop’ and look even brighter!

Can you make a snail collage with a spiral shell? You might want to try and copy the shapes and colours that Matisse used, or you could create your own unique version. If you don’t have any coloured paper or card you could draw and colour in your shapes before cutting them out. We can’t wait to see your creations!

You might also like to watch this video clip about a snail that goes searching for his portrait!

I am so glad you enjoyed today’s potion making – have a look at these fantastic photos – see if you can spot the one we did at school – it was green and yellow! Your faces are a treat to see!

Here are the things we would like you to do today. Remember that you can join us in the classroom for phonics at 11am using the Google Meet link and also at 1.45 for our catch up session. In this session we will talk about your English work this morning and do a little bit of handwriting so you will need your whiteboard and pen.

It has been so lovely to receive photos from you showing your children’s work. In the cuppa and a catch up session for parents this week, I was asked how much work we wanted to be sent in. We would like to keep this manageable for you and for us. Below is a table that should clarify what we would like.

Maths	English	Foundation subjects(History, Science, Art and Harmony)
Please send in a photo of Friday’s maths session which will always be recorded in your red book. We will look at the work books when they return to school, so no need to photograph.	Please send in a photo of work done on a Tuesday and Thursday.	It is always lovely to see photos from the wider curriculum work.  The children back in school also enjoy seeing these. If you would like to send one in please do, but don’t feel you have to for every session.

English

Today we are going to look at an alternative version of Rapunzel.  Over the years many authors write new versions of old stories.  They often change the story a bit – maybe changing the characters or where it is set but not enough for you not to recognise that it is still a traditional tale.  

Look at the images below and talk to a grown up about them – using any questions below each image as a prompt for your discussion.

This is the cover of the book.  Look at Rapunzel in the tower.  What does her facial expression and in particular her eyes suggest about what she is thinking and feeling?

Is this how you expected the story to start?  Is it different to the version you heard on Tuesday?

Is there anything on this page that makes you smile?

What do you think Rapunzel is feeling?  How do you know?

What is a curse?  Do you know any other stories that have spells in them?

Follow up task

Can you make your own witches potion?  You may want to encourage the children to go outside and to gather things from your garden to add to a ‘witch’s brew’. The following would work well added to water coloured with food colouring; dropped flowers, twigs, little stones and pebbles, unusual objects.  The following things could be added if you have them in the home already to make a foaming potion! Bicarbonate of soda and vinegar, washing up liquid .

Sounds messy but lots of fun!  If you would prefer a no mess option then use your imagination and talk about what you could put in your witches brew.

Whichever option you go for please draw your ingredients in the blank space on a page in your red book.  Underneath write a list of your ingredients.  If you want an extra challenge then try and add an adjective e.g. shiny stones

Remember to draw/colour and write as neatly as you would in school leaving spaces between your words and forming your letters correctly!  We would also prefer all colouring to be done with coloured pencils rather than felt tips.

Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then do please watch Lesson 9 of the Year 1 Spring Term lessons where you will learn how aw can make the or sound. For example in words like claw and straw.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw

PE

Join in with this yoga version of another traditional tale – The Three Billy Goats Gruff!