Year 1

Each week there will be a picture or a short video and each day there will be a task for you to do based on this stimulus. Enjoy and happy writing… 

Reading 

Every day you have a new reading challenge.   What will you be reading today? If you love reading and are looking for some extra books, from this half term onwards we will no longer be using Bugclub to support our reading. Instead we ask that you use Epic using this link:

https://www.getepic.com/ 

Click on the ‘students’ access and enter your class code (this will have been emailed to your grown-up). We will keep you informed of any updates moving forward. So long Bugclub, hello Epic! Happy reading Year 1!

Or, why not try Oxford Owls free e-books which is the same levelled reading scheme we use in school

 https://home.oxford.co.uk/books/free-ebooks/

 Try reading books from where you left off at school.

Vocabulary is important as it plays vital role in speaking, listening, reading, comprehension and writing. Readers must use the words they hear orally to make a sense of the words they see in print.  Children who hear more spoken words at home and school learn more words,  have a better vocabulary and will apply it in their writing. Your child will learn the meaning of most words through everyday experiences:

 They engage daily in oral language

They listen to adults read to them

The read on their own

Although a great deal of vocabulary is learned in these ways, some vocabulary needs to be taught.  As a school we are continually encouraging the children to explore their ‘word consciousness’.   In our lessons we have been teaching new vocabulary on a daily basis using ‘Wizard Words’ based on our English Text.

As we are not using a specific text, why not have a try at these ‘Word of the Day’ activities.  You can use the interactive PowerPoint document below or you can use the PDF version and record your answers on a piece of paper or in your exercise book.

Vocabulary can be FUN! – try playing these games with your family:

 Scrabble

Boggle

Charades

i-Spy

Why not try some of our fun Vocabulary games below!

Litfilmfest

You may also want to try out this website:

https://litfilmfest.com/home-learning/challenges/

for some quick writing challenges.

These writing challenges come with tutorial videos to support creative writing and have been created to make it easy for children who are home learning to create some inspired writing. The first challenge is a book review so come on Year 1 what’s stopping you! Let’s read about what you’ve been reading.

Art

Our topic this half term is Grace Darling so we have planned lots of lovely, exciting art and creative activities for you to complete.  You could record them in a sketch book if you have one or on a piece of paper.  If you don't have all the resources at home don't worry, just do the best you can!

Some of our activities are based on Seascapes.   Salt can be used on water colours to create this wonderful effect. Watch the video below to find out how!  Try to use this technique in one of your art pieces.

Click HERE for Salt on water technique video

 Other Creative Ideas

You can also practice what you have learned by logging onto Mathletics.

 So far this year we have taught the children:

• Counting and Representing numbers
• Number bonds to 10 and 20 – with instant recall
• Place value to 50
• Addition and subtraction up to 50
• One more/less than
• Geometry – properties of 2D and 3D shapes 
• Comparing different lengths and weight
• Using and applying standard and non-standard measure

During this period of school closure, we would usually be teaching the children about the following:

• Multiplication and division of 2,5 and 10
• Simple fractions (half and quarter)
• Geometry – Position and direction (under, over, beside, in front of, behind, above, below, between, forward, backward, left right, turn)
• Place Value up to 100
• Money – recognise coins, notes and add small amounts to make a total
• Time – o’clock and half past

Other Useful Resources 

Below you will also find a number of useful resources to support your child in their maths work.

Mathletics

All activities have been made available for your child to learn and explore. Your child’s login information is in their home school diary.

https://login.mathletics.com/ 

 Education City

We have been using this online resource in school regularly in lessons and the children should be confident in accessing maths activities. There is a raft of games and learning screens to support them.

www.educationcity.com

Twinkl

You can now sign up for free on this website.  There are a range of interactive and printable activities to complement the Year 1 Maths Curriculum.

www.twinkl.co.uk 

PE    

 Why not join in PE with Joe’ – 30 minute sessions on You Tube with Joe Wicks at 9am

Or maybe play a game in the garden, do a dance in the living room or even do some chores around the house! There’s always Cosmic Kids Yoga if you want to relax.

https://www.cosmickids.com/   

Or if you are looking for something more active try https://www.gonoodle.com/

General Curriculum Resources

There are a wide range of resources on Twinkl that cover all areas of the National Curriculum. There is also a specific School Closure Pack for Year 1 that can be downloaded and printed.  

https://www.twinkl.com/

Other useful websites:

https://www.storylineonline.net/                                   

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize                                       

https://www.pobble365.com/                                          

http://www.ictgames.com/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers                  

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/

https://epicphonics.com/games                                     

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/