Learning intention: We are learning to visualise characters from a book.
Success criteria: I can write a series of steps (instructions) for how to draw a character from The Magic Hat. I can give the instructions to someone else and see how they draw the character differently to me.
Home learning activity:
Watch Miss Bath Read ‘The Magic Hat’
Watch the instruction video.
Write steps for how to draw the Wizard from The Magic Hat. Give your instructions to someone else and see if they can draw them.
Mild: I can write 4 steps for my drawing instructions with a few adjectives.
Spicy: I can use many adjectives in my steps for my drawing. I am starting to be specific in my steps.
Hot: I can use adjectives and specific detail in my steps including what shape the head, dress and body should be.
Reflecting:
Did I miss any steps?
Did I include describing words?
DId the person draw the character the way you thought they would?
Learning Intention: We are learning to write a Narrative.
Success Criteria: I can write a short story draft.
Home Learning Task:
Please watch the teacher video and then the video that is a prompt for your writing today.
Once you have watched the videos please write a story about what you would do if you were given an UNLIMITED supply of LEGO…. but you only have 48 hours, which is two days.
What would you build?
What could go wrong?
Where would you build.
Who would help you?
Remember to start in the action with a sizzling start. Alsos include a problem in the story that is solved at the end.
Have fun with your writing today.
Learning Intention:
We are practicing our spelling using fun games and activities.
Success Criteria:
I can practice my spelling words using games and apps.
GAMES/ACTIVITIES
This week we are going to look at spelling with games and apps.
Consider using the following games to enhance spelling skills.
Scrabble
Boggle
Bananagrams
Crosswords
Find a words
Alternatively here are some online spelling apps and games you may want to explore this week.
‘Simplex Spelling Phonics 1 teaches a full year of spelling curriculum with over 450 high frequency words divided into 42 lists that are organized by spelling patterns and difficulty levels. Each of the 42 lists comes with a lesson that teaches one of the basic building blocks of spelling in the English language. These basic building blocks include the different phonograms, sounds, and spelling rules.’
2- Montessorium: Intro to Words
‘Intro to Words guides your child so that they can learn to write, read and spell phonetically, and compose their own words and stories with original illustrations! Based on the proven methodology of Montessori.’
‘This educational app is a great tool that allows kids to practice their spelling words with fun interactive mini games.’
‘The Spelling Teacher app includes Julia, your child's private spelling teacher who interacts with your student while playing fun learning activities. Teacher Julia also reads words and sentences during spelling practice and while taking weekly spelling tests.’
‘Word Wizard offers several unique reading and spelling activities for children ages four to 10’
‘SPELLING MAGIC 3 focuses on words that have multiple syllables in them. Examples of words included in this app are, pretzel, button, camel, and trumpet. This app also has compound words in it, such as bobcat, hotdog, dustpan, and handbag. The words are grouped into themed categories for organization and to create interest in the app.’
7- Spelling Bus
‘Spelling Bus is for learning to spell and practice to spell. Kids see the pictures and listens to the word and then type the spelling.’
8- Spelling Bug
‘Kids learn to spell the most needed words as they play. Application presents each word by displaying a picture and pronounces the word and presents the letters that are needed to make the word. Kids use there hand to arrange the letters in the right order to make the word.’
9- A+ Spelling Bee English Words
‘A fantastic spelling game for kids! Guaranteed improvement to spell English words! Bright, colourful and fun way to learn spelling.
Learning Intention: We are learning about time.
Success Criteria: I can write a morning routine and include times written in digital and words format.
Resources:
Maths Book
Ruler
Home Learning Task:
Watch the video above.
Pause the video when Ms Ward asks you for you to go on a Time Treasure Hunt in your home.
Find and record (photos or write in maths book) all the things that are used to help us tell the time, keep time or has alarms.
Try and record the time that is on each time item.
Continue watching the video.
You are going to write a morning routine for Roxie the Miniature Dachshund. You need to record when she does the following:
Wakes up
Eats breakfast
Has her bath
Goes for a walk
Has a nap.
Record what time she does what.
Chilli Levels:
Mild- Write Roxie’s routine using o’clock and half past times.
Spicy- Write Roxies routine using o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to times.
Hot- Write Roxie’s routine using a range of times to the 5 minutes. Also add how long each of Roxie’s activities might take.
Once you have completed Roxie’s morning record what your routine was this morning.
What time did you…
-wake up?
-have breakfast?
-brush your teeth?
-get dressed?
-start you school work?
-any of the other things you may have done this morning.