Home Learning Year 1 - 18th May 2020

Home Learning Pack for Year 1 Week 7 Hi, I hope everyone is OK, feeling safe and healthy. Remember there are 7 units of learning on the website for Year 1.

Have a look through the weeks to see what interests you.

If you have a theme for a weekly lesson let me know and I will put a plan together for you.

Mrs Melling NB: All Targets are linked to Y1 Summer term expectations and can be adapted for all children to work at their own pace. The activities could also be used with younger or older children, perhaps to work together.

Computers Coding Club Activity

Target

 Coding – Learn how to complete a computer program

Ideas:

https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn Why not dip into hour of code This week I tried : Star Wars!

There are lots of ideas you can try, which will introduce you to computer programming.

Maths

Target

BBC Bitesize (linked with the White Rose Maths we have been covering over the last few weeks) Or use the white rose hub link: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year1/

Matched to Y1 learning objectives for Summer Term Children to work through the units at their own pace.

Remember these are home learning units to support children and help to establish learning routines at home.

English/Topic

Target

William Whiskerson:

William Whiskerson – hunting for fossils along the Jurassic Coast William Whiskerson visits Sophie and Cameron in Lyme Regis. They meet a fossil expert and learn how fossils were formed from

 Geography – locate a place on a map, what is it like?  How does it compare to where you live?  English – listen and

Ideas: Recommended : Follow the BBC bitesize lessons

Ideas

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jclb9 check out BBC learning zone William Whiskerson There are lots of William adventures but I chose this one for this week’s learning. If you enjoy you might like to watch other adventures.

Suggested Activities: 1. Watch the video clip and respond to questions.

2. Sequence the events from the clip.

the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. They go hunting for fossils on the beach then visit a fossil museum. Here they see the skeleton of an ichthyosaur and even some fossilised poo!

respond to questions  English – Write a simple diary entry for William’s day.  Recount what happened, sequence his day.  History – aware of events in the past. Ask questions about the past: What are fossils?

Art/Craft ideas

Target

Making Fossils Amazing Ammonites - Art and Craft Activity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upmXlDY25r0 In this You Tube clip is a craft idea for drawing Ammonites and creating a collage

 Use a variety of materials and tools to create fossils

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Yu may want to make a note or draw pictures to help you remember the sequence of things that happened.

Make a diary entry for William about his day in Lyme Regis.

Where did he go?

What did he do?

What did he see?

What did he touch?

How did he feel?

Try to write sentences using Capital letter and full stops in the right places.

Ideas Salt Dough Fossils

 History links  Geography links  Maths links (pattern)

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History Take a virtual reality visit to the Natural History Museum https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/virtual-museum.html

Target  Discover dinosaurs  Begin to ask questions

Instructions Combine salt, flour, and water in a small bowl or dish. Mix well until a soft dough forms. ...

When the dough forms, pinch off small fistfuls to shape into flattened rounds, similar to the shape and size of a cookie. ...

Repeat this with each dinosaur. ...

Bake at 180 degrees until your fossil is dry.

(You can add used coffee grains if you have them to make the dough more stone like!)

If you do not have any dinosaurs try making your own Ammonite by rolling and shaping the dough.

Activity Explore the museum and find the Dinosaurs exhibition Can you find Dippy’s skull?

Watch video clips and click the Discover tab for Dinosaur information and how to make a dinosaur head.

Daily Phonics Work on phonics skills using games and reading

Targets  Phase 4 (review) phase 5 phonics (Y1 target)  Tricky words

 work through the sounds at your own pace Remember the sounds and key words are in your reading record book

Focus sounds this week include -

i-e  a-e e-e o-e u-e

Try to do some phonics/spelling each day.

Choose from a selection of phonic games from phonics play. Based on tricky words Watch video clips Mr Thorne does phonics Mr T’s Phonics You Tube (This includes internet safety message) Continue to work through flashcards, digraphs and trigraphs. Check list in reading Record book.

Lots of video clips with Geraldine the Giraffe that the children love. ENJOY! Try spelling some of our tricky words Use the Look Cover Write Check method: Look cover write check little when one out

 Known as : Split digraphs  See how many you can find in your reading books.

Daily Reading

Targets

Reading buddy or Books from home There are many reading books online for each age group if Reading Buddy is not available.

Reading is important Please try to read every day, even if it’s only a couple of Have you read a book that you would recommend, pages. tell others about it.

If you do not have access to your codes please let us know and we can update you.

Mindfulness and Wellbeing Have you tried meditation?

This is an activity we have used in school to encourage stillness.

 Looking after your mind and body

do what

Activities Try to do some reading each day

Set time aside each day to read and enjoy the reading games on Reading Buddy. Why not create your own reading den at home, make it cosy with toys and cushions and read for pleasure.

I am monitoring the site so please keep going with your reading each day.

Certificates are on their way to readers!

Alterative readers: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-andreading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/ Mindfulness Meditation for Kids | BREATHING EXERCISE | Guided Meditation for Children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_qU7lfcU

Give it a go!

I hope you enjoy these ideas, remember to send your pictures, videos and examples of your work to me or the school email address let us know how you are doing.

I have seen some fabulous pictures and video clips from last week!

WOW! You have been busy.

Mrs Melling

Stay in touch!

Keep up the good work!

Have fun!

Enjoy!