Hello Primary 3/4, I hope that you and your families are well and enjoyed the sunshine over the long weekend. Thank you for all the work you have completed so far and please find below this week’s home learning tasks.
Literacy & English
1) This weeks phonic sound is “ai” and your words to practice reading and spelling are: stair, hair, chair, rain, brain, train, stain. If you want to challenge yourself further, try to think of 5 different ai words. You could practice spelling these by colour coding the vowels and the consonants – each time you write the word, write the consonants in red and the vowels in blue. Remember, vowels are a, e, i, o and u.
2) Aim to spend around 20-25 minutes on Bug Club. You could split this into 2 shorter sessions of 10 minutes if you wish. I have made sure that you all have books allocated. Remember to check for any teacher feedback too.
3) Become an author and write an imaginative story that you can read to entertain your family. Think about who the characters in your story are and where the setting is. Try to remember a beginning, middle and end. You may also try to include a problem and resolution for the main character – just like we did in class when we wrote our Winnie the Witch stories!
Numeracy & Maths
4) Go on sumdog and complete the challenge questions focused on 2x 5x and 10x tables. When you log in and go to play a game, the multiplication questions will come up first. Last week’s questions on subtraction are still there if you have not completed them yet.
5) Practice some addition calculations. You can ask your adult to help you by giving you some questions too. Talk to your adult about the strategies you are using. Below are some examples to get your started.
a. 6 + 7 = 5 + 4 = 8 + 9 =
b. 10 + 3 = 10 + 7 = 10 + 5 =
c. 12 + 4 = 15 + 3 = 16 + 2 =
d. 18 + 5 = 17 + 7 = 13 + 9 =
e. 24 + 12 = 36 + 11 = 34 + 35 =
If you wish to challenge yourself further, try the questions in the picture below. Can you find the missing number?
6) Practice your numeracy skills using the link below. This is the Funky Mummy game that we have used in class. The great thing is that you can choose the skill you wish to work on.
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/funkyMummy/index.html
All My Other Learning
7) Go on a minibeast hunt and look in different habitats. Make a note of the minibeasts that you find and where you find them. What do you notice? You may try to keep a note of the minibeasts you find using tally marks. This video may remind you how to use them:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z7r9jxs
8) Mrs Hill’s music activities are here:
9) It is important we try to keep ourselves positive during these tricky times. As a family, you may think about creating a wish jar. This is a really nice activity whereby each day family members write down then put in a little wish or something that they are looking forward to doing once our lives return to normal a little more. Then, when the time is right, everyone can sit together and read each other’s wishes – and even try to make them come true!
Take care of yourself and each other and I hope to see you when we can,
From Mrs Hastings x
