Good Morning! I look forward to seeing you for maths, phonics and our catch up. Don’t forget you can dress up for this if you want! In our phonics session you will need to have six pieces of scrap paper – they don’t need to be big, about the size of a post it note (if you have post it notes you could use those).

Maths

In today’s maths lesson we’ll be putting into practice some of the skills we have learnt this week. If you can’t join us at 9.15 for the live session, please download the PDF below to see what you need to do!

Maths Challenge Time!

If you would like a fun challenge have a go at filling in the missing numbers below. You don’t need to record your ideas, just explain your reasoning to an adult!

Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 20 of the Year 1 Spring Term Lessons which is a review of this week’s learning.

https://bit.ly/36maD9s

Today in the live lesson we will be learning a couple more tricky words. Here is a sheet that has lots of ideas that might help you learn them. I did send it home at the start of the year but you may have lost or forgotten it.

Harmony

We hope you had fun exploring colour-mixing during your art lesson earlier in the week!

Today we will be looking at the different colours created by Russian artist Kandinsky in one of his most famous paintings. You can see it below and also have a look at this short clip by clicking on the link:

Can you spot some circles that are the primary colours (red, yellow and blue)? Which colours do you think Kandinsky mixed to create some of the other circles?

Now it’s your turn – use paint, crayons, pastels, playdough or felt tips to have a go at creating some concentric circles using your own mixed colours. 

Please share a photo of your work at year1@damers.dorset.sch.uk and we will try to join all our pieces of art together to create a class display!

Some super ideas for trapping that pesky wolf! Well done everyone!

English

Last week we looked at the villain in Rapunzel, that was the witch and you created a wanted poster for her. This week in Little Red Riding Hood our baddy is the wolf. 

We would like you to design a step by step set of instructions on how to catch a wolf! Think about what you might need to help you. Some rope or a cage, a net or some bait to lure him in. Talk through your idea for catching him, read through these examples and then draw and write your instructions. Either use the sheet below or create your own. We are using the time words- First, next, then and finally. Please email us a photo we would love to see your designs and instructions.

Here is an example that has been done for a dragon! You will be doing a shorter one, but it might give you some ideas!

Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 19 of the Year 1 Spring Term Lessons where we look at the sound ph as in phone

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

Science

Is the wall I’ve built waterproof?

Today you will be using the walls that you built last week and conducting an experiment to investigate which materials are most appropriate to build a wall, and comparing their condition after being exposed to water.

Like before you can either draw the table that is shown in the lesson or print out this sheet.

Please click on the link below to start the lesson

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/is-the-wall-ive-built-waterproof-cru68d

Before Christmas (seems like so long ago!) we made bird feeders to hang outside. Esme has been busy making some different ones of her own at home. Look at this cracking photo of a bird feeding on it. I wonder if you can remember what this little bird is called?

Good morning – I can’t wait to see you at 9.15 for Maths and 11.00 for phonics. Don’t forget to go to Mrs Smith’s assembly at 2.20pm, I know she’s looking forward to seeing you all too.

Maths

Comparing Numbers

Today we are going to be learning how to compare larger numbers. Look carefully at the picture below.

Compare the two numbers. Which number is bigger? How do you know? ‘Let’s Learn’ below will help explain.

Next we’re going to compare three numbers.    37, 22 and 29. 

TOP TIP! First compare the tens in all three numbers.  Second compare the ones where the tens are the same.

Now place these numbers in order from smallest to largest and vice versa.

Finally, have a go at the guided practice questions below and then complete pages 11 – 14 in your Maths No Problem book.

Maths challenge time

These place-value challenges are designed for those children who are able to complete their workbook job independently. You do not need to record your answers, just have a discussion.  The question ‘How do you know that?’  is a brilliant starting place.

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Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 18 of the Year 1 Spring Term Lessons where we explore se again but this time making a slightly different sound as in horse.

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

PE

Can you make your own traditional tale keep fit session?  

Design it and then spend a minute doing each bit.  You could ask your grown up to try it out too!  

Here is an example but I’m sure you’ll have lots of ideas! You don’t have to write it out,  you can just draw quick pictures on a piece of paper or your whiteboard to remind you what to do.

Idea	Action	Picture
Goats trip trapping over the bridge	Stamping on the spot
The witch climbing up Rapunzel’s hair	Reaching up in the air and pretending to pull on her hair
Goldilocks stirring the porridge	Big circular motions with your arms
The frog waiting to be kissed	Big froggy jumps
The gingerbread man running away	Running on the spot
Jack chopping down the beanstalk	Chopping action from side to side

Feeling very proud of you all working so hard at home – well done everyone!

Good Morning everyone!

English

This week we are reading another traditional tale by Bethan Woollvin it is an alternative version of Little Red Riding Hood.  If you are unable to join the live session at 9.15 today then please watch this video where the book is read by the author!

Next, see if you can order this story as last week. Cut them up and order the pictures on the sheet below. Please number them 1-8 and stick them into 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. Please don’t worry if your child can only manage a few sentences a few good quality independent sentences are better than lots of perfect ones where they needed loads of prompting and support. 

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.  

Here is one that I started.  Don’t forget to email a photo of your finished work.

If your child finds writing a bit tricky you could make the sentences simpler than the one in the photo (see below).

1. Little Red Riding hood walked in the woods.
2. She met a wolf.

Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 15 of the Year 1 Spring Term Lessons where we will be looking at se at the end of words like cheese.

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

History

In this lesson, we will be learning about some of the ways in which toys have changed over time. We will be learning about the differences between wooden, plastic and electronic toys and will also look at some examples of each. Please click on the link below to access the lesson.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-have-toys-changed-part-1-71h62c

Once you’ve finished the lesson you could ask your parents or grandparents about the toys they used to play with when they were little!

Some super work from home again today! We used ice cubes to colour mix in school and then made our own colour wheels. We also watched a great little film which you can too if you want.

I hope you had a lovely weekend and managed to get out in the sunshine!

In this afternoon’s catch up session we will be doing a little bit of maths so please have your whiteboard and pen ready!

Just to let you know, for those of you learning at home we have swapped our PE and Science afternoon sessions around. For those of you coming into school please continue to wear your PE kit on a Tuesday and Thursday.

We are no longer running the cuppa and a catch up session for parents on a Tuesday. As always, if you have any questions or wish to discuss things with your child’s teacher then continue to use email, we are always happy to get back in touch with you.

Maths

If you can’t make our live session at 9.15 please look at the activities below.

Counting in Tens and Ones

Look at the picture below.

Talk together about what the digits represent.  The 3 shows us that there are 3 tens. The 2 shows us that there are 2 ones.

ACTIVITY TIME:

Look at the numbers below. Draw the tens and ones that match the number on your whiteboard.

It should look like this…

Finally complete pages 7 – 10 in your Maths No Problem book.

There is also a great game you can play to help you consolidate your learning.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 16 of the Year 1 Spring Term lessons where we are looking at ve as in the word give.

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

Art

This week in our art and harmony sessions we will be exploring colour-mixing. 

This afternoon is all about exploring what happens when you mix colours.

Try starting with the Primary colours – red, blue and yellow. These were the colours that Mondrian used in the paintings you looked at last week. Choose 2 to mix. What do you notice? 

Repeat this with each different combination of 2 colours.

What happens if you mix all 3 primary colours together?

You can use paint, pastels (oil or chalk) crayons, pencil crayons or even playdough to explore your colour-mixing. In school we might try making ice cubes with food colouring and dropping different coloured cubes into cups of water to see what happens…

If you do not have any resources at home you could try this interactive colour-mixing colouring activity by clicking on the link:

http://d3tt741pwxqwm0.cloudfront.net/KET/evlearnket/Creating-Colors3/index.html

Have fun and do let us know what you discover as you mix!

I have loved seeing your art work today, we also had fun at school!