Hi Primary 1/2 😃,

As it is mental health awareness week I thought you might like a couple of wee activities during the week.  

I hope you all enjoyed the book that I posted on Monday – ‘Everybody Worries’ by Jon Burgerman. Here it is again, in case you missed it…

Everybody Worries

Do you remember the author of the story ‘Lucy’s Blue Day’ came in to talk to us and read his book to us at assembly? In the book, Lucy learned that #itsoknottobeok Here is an animated video of the book

Here is the link to Mrs McMillan’s YouTube channel. It has some  strategies you could use if you are feeling worried or a bit anxious – Take a moment with Mrs McMillan

Now, here are today’s literacy and numeracy lessons….

Blending Wednesdays 

Today we are going to learn about letter blends. Learning letter blends helps us to read and write.

Each letter within the blend is said individually, but quickly, so they ‘blend‘ together. bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fr, tr, fl, gl, gr, pl, pr, sl, sm, sp and st are all examples of blends. 

Warm Up:

• Watch this video and read along with the blends

• Can you read all the letter blends below? Remember to say each sound quickly so they ‘blend’ together! 

Main Activity:

• Write down the words from the sheet by adding the correct letter blend to the beginning of the word. Remember there will be 2 sounds. Can you hear them both?

• If you would like to, you can draw a picture next to your word

Extra Challenge:

• Try writing out the words from the sheet above in capital letters as well as lowercase letters e.g. glasses GLASSES

Game to Support Learning:

• This is a great game to learn about letter blends BUT it needs flash player so might not work on all devices –click here to try it.