Dearest Children,
Good morning from Caroline!
We really miss you! HUGE ‘virtual’ hugs from all your teachers in Year 1/2. I hope you are well and happy, enjoying your time at home with your family. Make sure you are eating well, drinking lots of water, getting enough sleep and are still smiling and helping your mums, dads, brothers and sisters. Here are some suggestions of work, fun and games that you can enjoy at home this week.
The work that I recommend for this week will look a little different from last week. In addition to my set work, I urge you to go on to the BBC BITESIZE WEBSITE …. It’s AMAZING!!! (details at the end of this document). I have included a complete lesson including Maths/Literacy/History (first man on the moon – Our World IPC topic at the end of this document.
REMEMBER: KEEP YOURSELF SAFE ONLINE CHILDREN!!!! PLEASE ASK YOUR PARENTS BEFORE YOU GO ONLINE AND ASK THEM TO CHECK WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT AND ALWAYS SKIP THE ADS.
Ask your family to click on this video link. I will be doing this with you every morning at 10am. This is a beautiful Guided Imagery Meditation of sea creatures of OUR WORLD (IPC topic)
(please ask your family if they would like to join in).
The Storm Whale story by Benji Davies (PLEASE ASK YOUR PARENTS BEFORE YOU GO ONLINE AND ASK THEM TO CHECK WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT) Click on this video link for a reading of this lovely story. Enjoy
· Watch the video of The Storm Whale.
· Do your own beautiful picture (see Art section below)
· Retell the story in your own words.
· Discuss how the story made you feel with your family.
· We are learning about suffixes (a string of letters that go at the end of a root word, e.g. the word Play by adding ful becomes playful) – Please see this PowerPoint on Suffixes
· Have a quick look at the Suffix word lists
· Have fun finding the Suffixes in the word search
· Ask your family to help you if you so wish
· PLEASE LOOK AT THE VIDEO ON SUFFIXES
· Your Weekly Spelling is here.
· Spelling Bee as last week
· Please practice your cursive writing skills with this sheet.
MICHAEL ROSEN – CHOCOLATE – watch this fantastic video with the marvelous Michael Rosen’s Chocolate Cake Story – very funny! We all need ‘funny’ and chocolate cake at the moment don’t we children!!!
· Times Tables: please learn 2s, 5s, 10s, 3s and 4s. Ask your family to test you. Practice your tables EVERY DAY children.
· Watch the video to continue learning about TIME:
· Continue learning the time: REMEMBER:
· The small hand tells you the HOUR and big hand tells you the MINUTES
· Learn o’clock; quarter past; half past; a quarter to…
For example:
9 o’clock 9.15 9.30 9.45
Draw a map of the layout of your home. You can include all the rooms in your house. Please label and colour it in.
Then do a second map of an imaginary place…. Just close your eyes, take deep breaths and think of beautiful things.
Watch this video link of how to draw a fantasy map, it’s amazing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u1-i7y-CfA
Have a look at the Recycling Power Point.
This relates to OUR WORLD IPC topic.
We shall return to this topic next week.
The Storm Whale by story by Benji Davies (SEE ABOVE LITERACY)
Please copy/do your own interpretation of your favourite picture from the book by clicking on the ‘pause’ button.
Maybe you would like to insert a picture of yourself or superimpose one within your picture.
Please watch this video for Joe Wicks – marvelous children you can do it!
Orit has very kindly put her show Teddy Bears’ Picnic online:
Please click on this video link for relaxing and calming music to listen to at any time.
please click on this video link for our favourite class song…. Remember children DREAM BIG…. You’re AMAZING!!! . You don’t have to wait until Friday Afternoon!!!!!!
· Daily Lessons are here (click on the title)!
· Daily lessons are available for each day of the week covering a wide range of subject areas.
· There are many fabulous lessons containing videos covering all curriculum subjects.
· PLEASE LOG ON EVERY DAY CHILDREN and make the most of these amazing FREE resources.
· ENJOY today and every day!
NOW ENJOY THIS COMPLETE LESSON INCLUDING: Maths/Literacy/History (out of this (OUR) WORLD)
SWB Website – Click on ‘Our School’ go to ‘Resources’.
BBC News Round – word quizzes and jigsaws
Education City
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