Sounds

This week’s sound is ‘ss’ (mess, less etc). Try these activities;

• draw ‘ss’ pictures and write the word below it.

• Read the list of ‘ss’ words each night to become fluent.

• Try these games;

  http://www.galacticphonics.com/digraphs/ss/interactive/ssspell/ssspell.htm

  http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/double-consonants-ff-ss.html

Spelling

This week’s spelling words are; here, saw, very.

Try these activities –

• try writing each word on a partner’s back.

• write the words in the air.

• Write the words in waterfall writing eg h

  he

  her

  here

Reading

Practice your book every night. Ask and answer questions about the story to help understanding.

Sight Vocabulary

Practise reading these words every night to increase speed and fluency in reading;

after, again, always, another, ask, away, because, best, blue, book, bring, call, cold, day, don’t, each, eat, every.

Handwriting

Practice writing the following letters in small and then capital letters. Remember to start at the correct place to form the letters properly.

l, i, t, j, u, y, f, s.

L, I, T, J, U, Y, F, S.

Maths

We will be learning about the ‘minute’ and how there are 60 seconds in a minute. Time yourself doing different activities for 1 minute and count how many you get eg hopping, drawing tally marks, writing numbers etc. Record your activity and number completed in your jotter. Can you beat your score the next time you try?

In number work we will be finding the missing number in a sum by counting on, or carrying out the opposite process. For example 3 + □ = 9 can be found by ‘counting on’ or doing 9 – 3 = □. Try lots of examples like this in your jotter with numbers up to 10 and if confident try up to 20.