Good morning everyone
I hope you are all keeping well and ready for another week of ‘Home Learning’. I can’t believe it’s May! I hope you’ve been able to get outside, although it hasn’t been quite so warm. There have been so many signs that is Spring, I wonder how many you can spot on your next walk?
Below are a number of activities you can choose to do and remember you and your family should complete only what you have time for.
This weeks suggested activities are:
Literacy
The first activity this week is the ‘speaking and listening activity’ because it asks you to do some predicting with the story ‘Dear Postman’. Read the guidelines for the activity first and then read the story.
Listening and Speaking activity
Now that you have read the story, you can have a go at the reading activities.
The writing activity involves writing a ‘Thank you letter’. Use the guide to help. Writing is hard work, encourage your child to say the sentence they want to write before writing it.
Also try to read a story every day. This can be a book at home or you can follow the links below to Storyline Online, Oxford Reading Owl or the free books website. All the links are below. If you have completed one of the activities above then it is not necessary to follow up the story with additional questions – it is also important to read/listen for enjoyment.
If you wish to follow up a story with a discussion then the ‘Prompt cards’ can be used. They can be found in the reading booklet issued and are also available in the reading tab above.
https://www.storylineonline.net/
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
https://readon.myon.co.uk/library/browse.html
Also this week I am providing you with a link to a story which has been written by over 100 different children’s authors and illustrators it is called:
‘The Book of Hopes: words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Children in Lockdown’
https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/9-12/book-hopes/
I hope you enjoy some of the stories.
- Complete page 8 from the phonics booklet. I have included photos of these below for anyone without the home learning pack.
- Revise phonemes ‘d’ and ‘e’. Please make sure your child can correctly form theses letters.
- Continue to practise the common words. Use the tab above for ideas on ways of practising them. Also have ago at writing short sentences using the common words.
Maths and Numeracy Activities
- Complete page 279 of the money booklet
The link below is an additional task which can be completed.
- Complete page 89 of the Numbers to 20 booklet
The activities below are all about counting to 20.
- Complete page 86 of the Addition and Subtraction booklet
The activities below include counting to 100 and adding 3 small numbers together. These tasks are a bit more of challenge.
Here is the link to the top marks website too:
General Activities
Here are some links to some additional ideas you may wish to do:
Thank you so much to everyone who replied to the ‘check in station’. It was lovely to read about what you have been up to and also know you are safe and well. There will be a weekly ‘check in station’ and so please check in at a time which suits you during the week.
Remember to complete only activities which you and your family have time for, I am sure there are lots of demands on your time at the moment. Also keep activities practical wherever possible. Play is still important and develops a wealth of skills.
Please continue to send in photos, I love seeing what you’ve all been up to. You can send in photos to the address below and I’ll post them on our blog in the ‘gallery’. Remember our blog is public so please don’t send photos that have children in them. Names will not be matched with photos. This email address will be used by several classes, so please use the subject line ‘Room 1 Mrs Chan’ in every message you send to make sure I don’t miss any.
gw18burnsidephotos@glow.sch.uk
Let me know if you have any questions, need help with anything or if any of the links don’t work.
Keep safe everyone.
