Northbrook Primary Academy - Homework
Class: Year 1
Half-term: Summer 1 (Wednesday 19th April– Monday 22nd May)
Theme: Green Fingers
Instructions:
• Choose and complete at least 6 activities over the course of the half-term.
• Hand in through Seesaw or bring into school.
• Each piece will be worth 1-10 house points.
• We expect you to complete each homework task with care.
• We expect you to complete each homework to the best of your ability.
• Good luck! We can’t wait to see your work.
What can you do in a minute?
Ask an adult to time you for one minute. How many times can you jump in one minute? How tall can you make a tower in one minute? Can you write your name in one minute? What else can you do in one minute?
UK Explorer
Have a look at a map of the UK. Which places have you visited in the UK? Do you have any photos from your time there? Mark the places you have been to on your map.
Reading Book
Read your school reading book with an adult. Write a book review telling us what you like and did not like about the story.
Claude Monet
Draw or paint a picture of your back garden.
Following Instructions
Choose a recipe or Lego kit and practise following instructions, sticking exactly to what they say.
Water Scientist
Design and carry out an experiment to decide which materials are water proof and which aren’t. Choose 8 materials and test them by pouring water over them. Make sure you check which materials you use with an adult
Button Multiplication
Build an array using chocolate buttons! (other items such as, toys, grapes or anything else you have enough of are ok)
Begin to make arrays by making equal groups and building them up in columns or rows.
Summer Walk
Go for a walk with your family and find evidence of Summer. You can either collect artefacts or take pictures of what you find!
Weekend Diary
Write a diary entry of something that you did over the weekend that you found exciting. Don’t forget to include time words, capital letters and full stops!
Phonics Check
Can you use all the sounds we have learnt to make us some nonsense words? Write a list of 10 real and 10 nonsense words and play buried treasure with them!
Guess the material
Choose 5 objects from around your house. Can you label them to say what material they are made out of? Do you think that it is the best material for the object? Why? Why not?
Children’s choice
Have your own homework idea linked to our topic or what we have been learning about. Extra points for creativity.
Maths Activities
• Learn to tell the time.
• Learn the value of the money including how to recognise the different coins and start to add coins together.
• Learn number bonds to 10.
English Activities
• Practise handwriting.
• Write stories.
• Read non-fiction books and learn/write facts.
• Read poems and write your own.
• Read and spell the words for year 1.
Year 1 - Common Exception Words
