Each week Primary 1/2 homework will be posted on the class blog.  please check the blog regularly for activities and tasks we would like you to complete.  For each activity there will be a mandatory task and then an extension task which will be optional.

Homework

Primary 1

Sounds 

Primary 1 will find their new sound in their blue book.  This week the sounds are ‘t’ and ‘i’.  Consolidate learning from in school by reading and writing the sound.  Doing the Jolly Phonics action will also help to enforce the learning.

Extension- Can you write any words beginning with the sound?

Number Work

Follow the link below-

www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddy-numbers

Extension-

http://www.iboard.co.uk/activity/Simple-Addition-Stories-721#maths-year1numstrategy_yearreception

Primary 2

Sounds

Please find a word list in your homework book.   The aim is to try and spell the words independently (eventually without looking at the word list).

Maths

You will find a list of ‘Learn Its’ in your homework jotter.  The aim of this activity is to be able complete the sums quickly and accurately.  Start with revising the Primary 1 ‘Learn Its’  and then move on once your child is confident with these.  We will be doing a weekly ‘Beat That’ maths activity where the children try to do as many sums as they can within a set time, the aim is to beat there score.

Follow the links below for some games that may help your child to become more confident with addition.

http://www.iboard.co.uk/activity/Simple-Addition-Stories-721#maths-year1numstrategy_yearreception

Extension-

http://www.arcademics.com/games/alien/alien.html