Squirrels | |
Reading | The King and his wish
Quiz |
Spelling and Phonics | Spelling- him, all, came
Phoneme- oa Consolidation grid on Teams |
Maths | Oral counting 1- 20 forwards and backwards. Days of the week, months of the year.
Number addition worksheets Collect some coins, see if you can sort them. How much money do you have?
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Foxes and Hedgehogs | |
Reading | Helter Skelter
Cats Painting |
Spelling and Phonics | Spelling- well, will, fell, call
Phonics- ll Worksheet on Teams |
Maths | Oral counting- 1-100 counting on, counting back. Counting in 2’s 5’s and 10’s
Days of the week, months of the year Worksheets on Teams Collect some coins, sort them. How much money do you have?
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Whole Class | |
Health and Wellbeing
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Next week is North Lanarkshire virtual sports day. Why not try some of these tasks
Design a flag for your team. Draw a picture of Archie the Activator, the mascot Make a list of the races you would like on a sports day. Practise some of the races see if you can beat your brothers or sisters or even your mum and dad!! |
R.E | Sunday was the feast of Corpus Christi |
Topic | Continue with your personal topic or maybe even start a new one.
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Week Beginning 8th June
Squirrels | |
Reading | The Toy’s Party
The Dragon Balloon |
Spelling and Phonics | Spelling- our, down, off
Phoneme- oy boy, toy, joy, enjoy, annoy Choose some activities from spelling grid. |
Maths | Oral counting- counting to 100
Counting on to 20, counting back. Addition and subtraction to 10 (worksheet on Teams) |
Foxes and Hedgehogs | |
Reading | Everyone got wet
Dragon Danger |
Spelling and Phonics | Spelling- four, miss, never, these
Phonemes- ss Miss, kiss, class, dress, mess, lesson, grass, guess Be a Text Detective, look in books for words with the ss phoneme. How many can you find? |
Maths | Oral counting- counting to 100, counting on, counting back.
Addition of tens and units worksheet on Teams.
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Whole Class | |
Health and Wellbeing
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Be kind to each other, pay someone a compliment, make a card for someone in your family.
Jumpstart Johnny Go Noodle |
R.E | Trinity Sunday
St Patrick used a shamrock to explain the Blessed Trinity- God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. Draw a big shamrock in your jotter, write Father, Son, Holy Spirit on each leaf and decorate it. |
Topic | Glasgow Science Centre have lots of interesting things online for you to see and do this week.
This week there is: – Design-a-sauras – Density – Homemade Hovercrafts – Balancing Birds – Tour of the Dwarf Planets
Click on the link or search for “Glasgow Science Centre at Home” https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/gsc-at-home
Personal choice Perhaps you would like to do a mini topic on something you are interested in. You could make a fact file, posters, draw pictures, make models from lego or playdoh
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Squirrels | |
Reading | Dad can you do this?
Top Dog |
Spelling and Phonics | Phonemes– Consolidation Week
ee, oo, ck, ai Check Teams for worksheet
Spelling: had, see, has, play, no, look, make, like, made, said, big, could Choose some activities from spelling grid. |
Maths | Choose a number, count on from that number or count back.
Number worksheet.
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Foxes and Hedgehogs | |
Reading | Kipper and the Trolls
Please do not sneeze |
Spelling and Phonics | Phonemes– Consolidation Week
a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e
Be a Text Detective choose a book, see how many Magic e words you can find, make a list.
Spelling: five, time, life, line, home, more, school, Mrs, take, gave, cold, don’t, every, find, want, girl, father, head, mother, jump Choose some activities from spelling grid. |
Maths | Counting in 2’s 5’s and 10’s
Counting to 100 Choose a number, count on from that number or count back. Number challenge- write out numbers 0-9 cut them out. How many 2 digit numbers can you make?
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Whole Class | |
Maths
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Practise the months of the year.
Draw pictures for the four seasons. Check Teams for Length worksheet. |
Health and Wellbeing
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Remember to keep safe in the sun.
Drink lots of water. Daily exercise- walk, play in the garden, ride your bike or scooter. |
R.E | Pentecost Video
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Topic | This weeks animal are Monkeys.
Draw a picture of a monkey. Write 5 facts about monkeys. |
Previous Week
Squirrels |
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Reading | Clothes for Rain
The Big Carrot |
Spelling and Phonics | Phoneme ai
– rain – sail – again – rail – main -tail
Spelling: said, big, could |
Maths | Try these sums:
5+5= 9-2= 3+4= 6-6= 2+6= 5-1= 8+1= 8-3= 7+3= 7-4= |
Foxes and Hedgehogs |
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Reading | A Monster Mistake
Goal!
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Spelling and Phonics | Phoneme e_e
– scene -here -Eve – theme – evening -complete
Spelling: father, mother, head, jump |
Maths | Try breaking these into tens and units:
35= 3 tens and 5 units 26= 54= 46= 73= 28= 19= 81= 42= 97= 33= 16= |
Whole Class |
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Health and Wellbeing
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Try to improve your ball skills:
– Throwing and catching a ball – Dribbling a football – Bouncing a ball – Move and bounce a ball at the same time |
R.E | Say a Hail Mary every day |
Topic | This weeks animal is a giraffe!
– Draw a giraffe Find the missing word: 1. A baby giraffe is called a __ 2. Giraffes___ bark, leaves and twigs 3. Giraffes are the ___ animal in the world 4. Giraffes live in ____ 5. Giraffes can ____ standing up
Words: tallest, sleep, calf, eat, Africa |
PREVIOUS WEEKS
Week Beginning 18th May
Phonemes, Spelling and Reading
Squirrels
Your phoneme this week is ‘ph’. Your words are:
- phone.
- elephant
- dolphin
- graph
- phonics
- sphere
Your common words are:
- said
- big
- could
On Oxford Owl your books are Big Bad Bug and Dad’s Birthday
Foxes and Hedgehogs
Your phoneme this week is ‘u_e’. Magic e is making u say it’s name. Your words are:
- cube
- cute
- flute
- rule
- June
- sure
- tune
- huge
Your common words are:
- every
- find
- want
- girl
On Oxford Owl your books are Tom, Dad, Colin and Painting the Loft
Maths
Squirrels
Try these take away sums:
- 9-2= 8-3=
- 5-1= 6-1=
- 4-3= 2-2=
- 6-2= 1-0=
- 7-0= 3-2=
Ask an adult to make up some more for you to try.
Hedgehogs and Foxes
Try these sums:
- 27= 2 tens + 7 units. 91=
- 34= 76=
- 52= 18=
- 64= 45=
- 48= 19=
- 85= 73=
Everyone
2D shapes- Shape Hunt. Can you make a picture made up of 2D shapes?
Time- Keep practising o’clock and half past. Play ‘What’s the Time Mr Wolf?’ when you’re outside with your family.
Health and Wellbeing
Focus on Kindness this week. Try to do something kind every day this week. You could help someone in your house, make a card for someone or be nice to your brothers and sisters.
R.E
Try to say a Hail Mary every day
You might like to watch the video about Ascension Thursday that Mrs Slavin posted
St Pope John Paul II would have been 100 this week, try to find out one thing about him.
IDL
Draw a picture of a Lion
Write these sentences, can you find the missing word:
1. A baby lion is called a _______
2. A lion has a ______
3. A group of lions is called a _______
4. Lions live in ______
P.E
Play your favourite songs and make up dances. Have fun!
Daily Walk
Joe Wicks, Cosmic Yoga, Jump Start Johnny.
Phoneme and Spelling
Squirrels
Your phoneme this week is ‘wh’. Your words are:
- whale
- wheel
- whisk
- when
- why
- whisper
For your common words this week look at Sumdog Spelling and words from the last few weeks.
Hedgehogs and Foxes
Your phoneme this week is “a-e”. This is magic e making a say it’s name. Your words are:
- bake
- cake
- rake
- take
- came
- same
- game
- tame
Common words this week are:
- take
- gave
- cold
- don’t
All groups should try writing their words using bubble writing, rainbow spelling and pyramid spelling.
Reading
Ask an adult to look up Story Spinner on YouTube and listen to the Selfish Giant story.
Use Oxford Owl login. I’ll post the login details on the man page and what books to look for. Read the story and do the follow up activity.
Maths
Squirrels
We are going to practise take away sums this week. Try some take away sums, use your toys to help you.
Get 3 toys take 1 away. How many do you have now?
Practise counting. Count to 20. If you can do it, try counting to 50.
Do you remember the Days of the Week song? Why not teach an adult at home the song!
Hedgehogs and Foxes
Practise counting to 100. Count forwards and back.
Practise doing some tens and units sums. Ask an adult to write some tens and units sums for you to try.
Everyone
Go on a shape hunt in your house. Can you find
- a cube
- a cuboid
- a cone
- a sphere
- a pyramid
Draw a picture of all of the things you have found.
Health and Wellbeing
Draw round your hand. In the middle write “I am”. In each finger write a word about you. Some words might be kind, helpful, happy, funny…
Decorate the picture of your hand.
Other
Edinburgh Zoo still have the webcams online. Why not look at the lions this week.
R.E
Try to say a Hail Mary every day as it is the month of Mary.
Remember to say a prayer for the boys and girls in P4 who should have been making their First Communion this week.
Previous Weeks
Phonemes & Spelling
Squirrels
Your phoneme this week is “oy”. Your phoneme words are:
- boy
- toy
- enjoy
- royal
- annoy
- cowboy
You common words are:
- our
- down
- off
Foxes & Hedgehogs
Your phoneme this week is “o_e”. This is another magic e sound. Magic e makes o say its name. Your phoneme words are:
- home
- more
- rope
- hole
- stole
- stone
- cone
- mole
Your common words are:
- home
- more
- school
- Mrs.
Remember to use the spelling grid further down the page for ideas. Choose 2 activities from the grid.
Reading
I have set up Oxford Owl for our class. Our login is:
Username: p1/2 mrs neary
Password: school
Squirrels your book is “Can you see me?” and “Kipper’s Diary”
Foxes & Hedgehogs your book is “No Tricks Gran” and “A Monster Mistake”
Maths
Keep practising counting from 1 to 100. Counting in 5’s and 10’s.
Telling the time, looking at o’clock and half past.
Use your Sumdog app. I’ll set up a challenge for us to try!
Play a board game or cards with your family
Science
STEM Challenge!
Today is Star Wars Day so I thought I would set a STEM challenge. Your challenge is to make a paper aeroplane!
Think about what you will use to make it, you could even decorate it. Ask other people at home to try it too and see what plane goes the furthest! I’d love to see your designs, ask an adult to share a picture on the blog or on the school Twitter!
If you need any ideas ask an adult to look at “Science Buddies” on YouTube with you. They have some suggestions on how to make the paper aeroplane fly further!
R.E
This is the month of Mary Mother of Jesus. Why not try to say a Hail Mary every day? You could draw a picture of Mary too.
It is also the month of Ramadan! During Ramadan, it is good to show gratitude for things. Draw a picture of something you are grateful for this week.
P.E
Make the most of your time outside! Hopefully it stays nice and sunny 🙂
Week Beginning 27th April
Squirrels
Check back tomorrow for this weeks phoneme!
Your common words are:
- play
- no
- look
Foxes & Hedgehogs
Your phoneme this week is “i_e“. This is the magic e sound. Magic e makes the i say it’s name! Make words with your letter tiles or with magnetic letters if you have them at home
Your phoneme words are:
- bike
- kite
- ride
- hide
- side
- outside
- mine
- pipe
Look in a book at home, can you find any words with your phoneme in it?
Your common words are:
- five
- time
- life
- line
Everyone– Common Words
- Write a silly sentence for each word from this week
- Rainbow Spelling- Use a coloured pencil, pen or crayon and write each spelling word using a different colour.
Look at the Spelling Grid I have uploaded for some other fun ideas!
Everyone– Reading
Keep reading stories with adults at home.
Use the Teach Your Monster to Read App (logins are in home learning pack).
Number
Task:
- split a page of your jotter in 4. Draw a picture in each box showing what you might be doing at 9 o’clock, 12 o’clock, 5 o’clock and 8 o’clock.
Other
Remember Tuesdays and Thursdays are our gym days so try and do a bit more exercise those days.
You could use:
- Cosmic Yoga on YouTube
- Jump Start Johnny
- Joe Wicks
It was World Penguin Day on Saturday and I thought you might like to find out about Penguins!
Watch the penguins on live feed from Edinburgh Zoo. What type of penguins are there in Edinburgh Zoo?
Draw or paint a picture of a penguin
Make a poster about penguins. I’d love to see these, you could share them on the blog or on the school Twitter page.
Week Beginning 20th April
Hi boys and girls!
Hope you all had a lovely Easter holiday and got out to play in the lovely sunshine!
Today I am putting up spelling tasks for you but will add more tasks during the week, keep checking the blog with an adult to see all the fun tasks to do! Remember you have your home learning packs with you. Your logins and spelling words will be in there.
Spelling and Phonics
Squirrels
Your phoneme this week is “ck“. Make words with your letter tiles or with magnetic letters if you have them at home.
Your phoneme words are:
- back
- sock
- rock
- rocket
- bucket
Look in a book at home, can you find any words with your phoneme in it?
Your common words are:
- have
- has
- see
Foxes and Hedgehogs
Your phoneme this week is “y“. Make words with your letter tiles or with magnetic letters if you have them at home.
Your phoneme words are:
- fly
- sky
- by
- cry
- my
- dry
- shy
- spy
Look in a book at home, can you find any words with your phoneme in it?
Your common words are:
- fly
- bring
- Mr.
- two
Everyone– Common Words
- Write a silly sentence for each word from this week
- Rainbow Spelling- Use a coloured pencil, pen or crayon and write each spelling word using a different colour.
Look at the Spelling Grid I have uploaded for some other fun ideas!
Everyone– Reading
Keep reading stories with adults at home.
Keep working hard P1/2. Remember to work hard but have lots of fun too!
Mrs Neary
Spelling Grid:
Click to access Twinkl-Spelling-Grid-P1-2.pdf
Click to access Twinkl-Spelling-Grid.pdf
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