Sounds
This week’s sound is ‘ay’ (day, away, stay etc). Practise reading the ‘ay’ words at the back of your homework jotter.
Make up a story with as many ‘ay’ words as you can. Underline all the ‘ay’ words.
Try these games; http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/poems/flash/fpoem5.shtml
http://www.galacticphonics.com/longvowels/ay/interactive/ayspell/ayspell.htm
Spelling
This week’s words are- all, you, they.
Use the 5 rules of spelling (LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE and CHECK) and write each word 3 times in small and capital letters. Can you find these words in a story?
Common Reading Words
Practise the reading words in your word wallet every night.
Reading
Read your book EVERY night. Ask your child questions about the story to check understanding and ask them to find the answer from the book to make sure they are right.
Handwriting
Practise the letters m, n, h in small letters and also in capitals (M, N, H). Ensure your child starts at the correct position, forms the letters correctly and they are the correct size and position on the line.
Maths
We are learning how adding and taking away numbers are related. We will be finding ‘number families’ for 5, 6 and 7. Use toys, sweets or other small objects to help. Make up sums in your jotter like these examples –
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Personal Project – Talking and Listening
This term I would like the children to find out about one aspect of Scotland as part of a personal project and then present it to the class. They could research anything of interest to them (Scottish food and drink, the Loch Ness Monster, their family clan and tartan, a famous Scottish person or place etc). They will be given some paper and a poly pocket to keep their project in (you may wish to put it into a ring binder or folder too). They should design a front cover and have information and drawings using both computer and hand written/drawn work. The project should be returned by Monday 29th January and the children will get to present it to the class shortly after this. Look back at last week’s homework blog for some examples of the type of work they could do.
