Here are the activities for those children self-isolating.

Maths

Today, we have been counting in fives. ‘Splat’ the multiples of 5 on the 100 square and talk about the pattern you notice. Paint the Squares

Now use the pattern to help you fill in the missing numbers.

English

Today, we continued to look at different Julia Donaldson stories and looked specifically for rhyme. Have a look in a Julia Donaldson book (use the online stories from yesterday’s post if you do not have any of her books at home). Ask an adult to read a short extract for you. Can you hear any rhyming words? Where do these words tend to be? (At the end of a line) See what rhyming words you can find and write these down.

Phonics

We have continued to look at alternative spellings of the ‘ee’ sound. Enjoy sorting the words using this online activity. Look at how many different ways to spell this sound there are! Alternative spellings for ee

User: pps1, password: apple

PE

Today is PE with Crossbar. Go on a lovely walk with an adult or enjoy a favourite activity in the garden. You may want to take part in this yoga routine: Sonic the Hedgehog yoga

Have a lovely day. x

Hi everyone. Here are the activities for today for those having to self-isolate.

Maths

Our maths today involved counting in twos. Start by ‘splatting’ the numbers you say when you count in twos: Paint the Squares

Now fill in the missing numbers in the sequences below. You may want to keep ‘Paint the Squares’ open whilst you do this so that you can see the multiples. Watch out for the sequences that go backwards!

English

Today, we started to look at our new unit of stories by the author Julia Donaldson. Do you know any books that she has written? Maybe you have some in your house! If not, enjoy listening to these stories: The Gruffalo  Room on the Broom

Do you notice anything that’s similar about the different Julia Donaldson stories? In class we talked about the fact that lots of her books have animals in them and woodland settings. We also noticed that Axel Scheffler’s name is on the front of many of Julia’s books. Who do you think he may be?

If you could ask Julia Donaldson three questions about her books or to find out more about her, what would you ask? See if the children in this video ask your question in this interview! After you have watched it, tell an adult two new facts that you have learnt about Julia Donaldson. Julia Donaldson interview

Science

Today, we have been talking about the five different senses of sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing. The children took part in different activities which were designed to ‘test out’ each of the senses. Have a go at these:

Hearing: Listen to each of the sounds and tell an adult what you hear. Pause the video whilst you do this and then continue watching to find out what the answer is! Guess the Sound

Sight: Look at the part of the picture that is shown. What do you think each one is? Write your answer underneath. Then, have a look at the full picture to see if you were right! senses investigation what can I see

Smell: For this, you will need an adult to collect a few different things for you to smell. Remember, you only want to use your sense of smell so you may need to close your eyes if seeing the item is a major clue! In class, I used mainly essential oils and covered the labels. I used eucalyptus, mandarin, lemon as well as curry powder and hot chocolate powder. Coffee and lavender would work well too.

Touch: Ask an adult to put a few different (familiar) items in a bag (I used a PE kit style bag but even a carrier bag would do). Without looking, feel around inside the bag and describe each item in turn. Is it smooth? Rough? What shape is it? See if you can guess what each one is before pulling it out to reveal it.

Taste: This was the favourite activity! There were five different sorts of crisps which were each placed in plastic tubs numbered 1-5. The children then had to guess the flavour of the crisp by ‘sampling’ the crisps. I used similar looking crisps so that the only real difference was the flavour. You could do this with fruit very easily: cut up a small piece of a few different fruits and see if you can identify what you are eating. Do not peek!

Have a fun day everyone and see you soon. x

Maths

We continued looking at 3D shapes today, focusing in particular on cubes and cuboids. How many cubes are there in this picture? How many cuboids?

If you have construction materials (such as Lego or klixi), see if you can make some models of cubes and cuboids. Maybe you can find some things in your recycle box that are cubes or cuboids. How many faces are there on each? What shape are these faces?

We also took turns to have a go at this shape game, completing the pattern with the correct 2D shape: shape patterns

English

Today, we wrote sentences to do with the seasons and day length. Are the days longer or shorter in summer? Do you know why? This video may help you to understand more about how we have day and night: day and night

Can you write a sentence about day length and how the days get longer as the summer approaches? Here is an idea of what you could write (if an adult dictates it to you):

In winter, the days are short and in the summer the days are longer.

Remember the ‘er’ endings on ‘short’ and ‘long’. You may want to write a sentence about when the days are the longest and when they are the shortest.

Quiz time!

The whole school enjoyed a quiz in the hall today. Below are the quiz questions that I set for the Year 1s. Can you answer them?

1. Which season comes after summer?
2. Is a cat a reptile, amphibian or mammal?
3. Can you name a month that is in winter?
4. What do you call an animal that only eats plants?
5. Name two things an animal needs to survive. (Answers: food, water, shelter)
6. Name all four countries of the UK.
7. In what season would you need to wrap up really warm as it is the coldest season?
8. What does the word ‘temperature’ mean?
9. What is a flood?
10. Say two things that we can do to help our planet against climate change (chn may need climate change explaining as the planet getting warmer).

PE

This afternoon was PE. As it is currently wet and windy outside, why not enjoy this yoga routine in the comfort of your own cosy living-room?! This one will also remind you of the importance of washing your hands! Cosmic Kids

Stay warm and dry. See you soon. x

Maths

In maths today we have been looking at 3D shapes again and have become more confident knowing the names of them. Enjoy listening to this song to recap the names of the shapes we are learning: 3D shapes

See if you can tell an adult how many faces each of the shapes have. For example, on a cube, there are six faces and they are all squares.

Use the matching colours at the top of the sheet to colour in each shape. As you can see, all of the spheres are red. That one has been done for you.

English

In English, we have been writing sentences about autumn and have also written a caption for a chosen autumn photo. Do a safe search on the internet WITH AN ADULT to find a nice picture of something to do with autumn. What caption can you write for this photo? Remember to start your sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop. Can you use ‘and’ in your sentence to make it longer?

Phonics

In phonics, we have been looking at different spelling patterns for the ‘ee’ sound. How many different words can you find in this story that contain the ‘ee’ sound? phoneme spotter story

PSHE

Today, we will be talking about hygiene. Have a chat with an adult about what this means. Why do we wash our hands? What else do you need to wash or brush every day? Why? Can you make a poster to teach people why it is so important to wash your hands or brush your teeth?

Have a lovely day and see you soon.