Hello, I hope you managed to enjoy a lovely weekend and hope the sun will soon return. We have a busy week ahead learning about ‘Cool in school’ and we will be looking at magnetism. Here is some of the work we are covering in language and maths:

Language

Nemo – key words to focus on to support our reading and writing are:

their some then last

plus, phoneme diagraphs  ue

Dory – key words for this week :

play no look

plus, phoneme diagraph ue

Games that you can engage in to support learning the words and phonemes are outlined below:

spot the word in your books

count the phonemes you see in your reading book or in your favourite stories.

Play eye spy

Go on a scavenger hunt to find things that begin with the phoneme

Write your words backwards

Make a pairs game for all your read and write words that you got home with your reading book

 

Maths

This week we are beginning to develop awareness of counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s

as repeated addition and the introduction of multiplication.

Multiplication

1. Counting forwards and backwards in 2s
2. Counting in 5s
3. Counting in 10s
4. Making Equal Groups
5. Doubles numbers to a total of 10 mentally – partitions numbers equally and not equally – recognises it doesn’t affect the total
6. Make equal Groups – grouping items equally in smaller groups
7. Make equal Groups – Sharing out items equally in smaller groups
8. Introduction of Repeated addition of equal groups – show addition and multiplication formats together X meaning groups of

 

Also look out for all our activities on Education City. Remember you can do activities more than once to reinforce your previous learning .

Please continue to read your reading books and practise your read and write words from your word lists too.

Thanks for your continued support.

 

Have fun week.

Mrs Carey.