Maths
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Mass, weight, capacity
and volume
Please watch each of the 5
videos for week 1 and complete the linked activities.
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Consolidate
this learning with practical measuring activities, such as comparing the weight
of different items, weighing and measuring ingredients to make a cake,
investigating the capacity of different sized containers.
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English
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Diary writing
Task 1 - Can you write a diary
entry about the Great Fire of London?
·
Imagine you
are a child in London during the Great Fire of London.
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Write about
your day - how you were woken up by people shouting, you collected your
things and ran from your house in fear.
·
Tell your
diary what you heard, saw and smelled and how you escaped by boat on the
river Thames.
·
Focus on
using capital letters, full stops and pre-cursive handwriting.
Task 2 - Can you identify use of
the past tense?
·
We use the
past tense to talk about things that have already happened.
·
Use a
different colour to circle any verbs (doing words) that show the past tense,
e.g. ran, escaped, climbed.
Task
3 - Can you illustrate your diary entry?
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Draw a
picture of the scene.
·
Remember that
the buildings were made of wood and had timber beams.
·
Try to
include lots of detail and make your picture colourful.
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Geography
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The UK
Can you name the 4 countries and
capital cities of the UK?
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Can you make
a fact file about the 4 countries?
Include information such as:
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The country’s
flag.
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Their national
symbol.
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The number of
people who live there.
·
Key physical
features - major rivers, mountains, lakes/lochs
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Key human
features - major landmarks
·
Any other
interesting facts.
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RE
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Lent and Easter
Can you explain why Easter is
important to Christians?
·
Can you
decorate your own cross in the Aboriginal style or using scrap materials from
around your house?
·
Can you draw
your own Easter themed picture to show what you have learnt?
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Daily Tasks
Remember
that on a daily basis, we also expect children to:
- practice
phase 3/5 phonic sounds using flashcards/games, such as Time Challenge or
Speed Trial on Phonics Play.
- read a
book/use Bug Club to develop reading skills.
In
addition, if you are a Lexia user, you can continue to use this from
home.
Advice for writing
In Year 1, we encourage the children to use their
sounds and 'have a go'. So, if your child mis-spells words but has
used the sounds they know effectively, we wouldn't correct them, e.g. ‘harf’
(half) or ‘flor’ (floor). We would encourage them to look again at any
mis-spelt tricky words (a Year 1 expectation) using the word card on last week’s
blog.
After Easter, we
will update the blog on a weekly basis with tasks for you to complete with your
children. We will set a maths and
English activity for every day, together with a science and two topic-based
activities to be completed during the week.
If you have any
questions about the tasks, please comment on this blog.
Thank you and have
a lovely weekend,
The Year 1 Team
