Good morning and welcome to Home Learning Week 9. I hope you are all safe and well, and have been outside enjoying the lovely weather.

I have listed tasks which can be undertaken during the week and can be carried out in any order. Everyone is in a different situation so please do whatever you can with your child and don’t worry about completing them all.

Literacy

Spelling

Below are the phonemes/phoneme words/common words for each group. First have a chat about the spelling rule for the phoneme words and check your child knows the meaning of each word. Then try to practise them every day using a multi-sensory activity.  Multi-sensory ideas could include: making the words using playdough, painting the words, writing the words in a sand tray or on a whiteboard/chalkboard, as well as, writing the words on a computer then changing the font/size, writing the words using fancy letters or with eyes shut.  The words could even be written using the hand not normally used for writing.  Can you and your child think of any new multi-sensory activities to try? You could give your child a spelling quiz, either oral or written, at the end of the week to see how many words they can remember.

Reds

Consolidation Week – Please practise the phoneme and common words from the last five weeks (see “Spelling – Reds” tab at the top).

Yellows

Same as the Red Group.  In addition, ask your child if they can think of any other words which have the phonemes that they are revising this week. Please check that the words are spelled correctly and ask them to practise these words as well.

Greens

Consolidation Week – Please practise the phoneme and common words from the last two weeks (see “Spelling – Greens” tab at the top).

Blues

All the letters of the alphabet. Please try to practise saying them correctly and writing them using correct formation.                                                                                                                              Common Words – am, me, my

CHALLENGE ACTIVITY – Ask your child to write a sentence for each word. Please remind them to use V.C.O.P. (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation).

Reading

Please find the text below for your child’s group.

Strawberries

Please ask your child to copy this passage into their Home Learning jotter and fill in the missing words then answer the questions.

Grapes

Please ask your child to read “A Very Busy Day” and complete the follow-up work in their Home Learning jotter.

Pineapples

Please ask your child to read “Looking After Your Bike” and complete the follow-up work in their Home Learning jotter.

Apples

Please complete pages 1 – 4 of the booklet pictured below (one page per day). Words could also be practised using paint, pasta or playdough etc. This booklet was given out in the Home Learning packs.

Also, please complete pages 1 – 4 of the booklet pictured below (one page per day). This booklet was given out in the Home Learning packs as well.

Grammar and Punctuation

Please find the tasks below for your child’s group.

Strawberries

Please ask your child to complete this work in their Home Learning jotter.

Grapes and Pineapples

Please click on the link below to find different flashcards with incorrect sentences on them. Ask your child to write out the sentence correctly in their Home Learning jotter, fixing the errors involving capital letters and full stops. As a challenge, there is one sentence that requires a question mark at the end, can they spot it?

Correct the Capital Letters and Full Stops

Handwriting

Please complete the page indicated below for your child’s group.

Strawberries

Grapes and Pineapples

Apples

Numeracy

Please find below this term’s Learn Its/Counting activities and tasks for your child’s group. Textbook/workbook pages can be completed orally, on paper or in the Home Learning jotter. Worksheets can be printed out, completed orally or in the Home Learning jotter.

Circles

Recognising Money Worksheets

Counting Money Worksheets

Any additional practice that you could do with your child on recognising money, adding up pocket money or asking them to help work out which coins could be used to pay for an item, as well as, any change that they would receive would also be beneficial.

Squares

Recognising Coins Worksheet

Ordering Coins Worksheet

Counting Coins Worksheets

Giving Change Worksheets

Any additional practice that you could do with your child on recognising coins, adding up pocket money or asking them to help work out which coins could be used to pay for an item, as well as, any change that they would receive would also be beneficial.

Triangles

Please continue to count forwards to 20, as well as, counting backwards with your child. Try to count different objects around the house e.g. spoons, crayons. Continue to discuss numbers after/1 more, before/1 less and between, e.g. What number is 1 more than 10?, What number comes before 20?  What number comes between 12 and 14? Also, continue to discuss numbers 2 more/2 less, e.g. What number is 2 more than 16? What number is 2 less than 19?

I Spy Counting Worksheet

I Spy Answer Sheet

One More/One Less Worksheet

Please look at and discuss coins you have at home, and ask your child to identify 1p, 2p, 5p,10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £2.

Ask your child to sequence coins in terms of value by looking at the number on the coin.

Other Activities

Below are links to some fun STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) activities that could be undertaken.

Ice Escape
Ice Escape Investigation Activity
Ice Escape Investigation Prompt Card

Paper Towel Rainbow
Paper Towel Colour Mixing Activity

Growing Plants
Plants From Your Kitchen

STEM Challenges
STEM Challenges

Mrs McGarvey will confirm details for Burnside’s Got Talent this week and let everyone know all the information on the school app. I will also post these details on our blog.

I hope you and your child enjoyed the visit to Under the Sea last week. I know I did! There should be another virtual trip this week. Please keep checking the school app for details.

Remember you can share any good pieces of work by emailing them to gw18burnsidephotos@glow.sch.uk

I have loved seeing all the photographs of the great jobs that have  already been emailed in. I have included some of these in the “WOW Work” tab at the top. Please remember our blog is public so I can’t use any photos that have children in them. Names will not be matched with photos. Mrs McGarvey is able to use photographs of the children on Twitter.

I will post our “Check-in Station” on Thursday so all the boys and girls can let me know how they are doing. It would be great if everyone could leave a comment. Please tell the children I am missing them all and I am so proud of them for trying hard with their home learning.

I hope you all have a super week and keep safe everyone!

Mrs Lindsay

Good morning, everyone!

I hope you are all well. I have loved hearing how the boys and girls have been getting on. Please tell them I am missing them!

Here is this week’s check-in. Please help your child to add a comment to this post by Friday. They can just say hello and tell me how they are or they can tell me what they have been doing.

Stay safe,

Mrs Lindsay

Usually around  this time, we are preparing auditions for the event of the year “Burnside’s Got Talent”! As the children won’t be able to share their talents on stage this year, we are thinking about bringing the stage to them!

At the moment, all the teachers are just planning it but we are thinking about asking parents to email in a video (no longer than 20 seconds with no audio as a song will be played over the clips) of their child showcasing their talent! They will then be collated together and shared on Twitter at the end of term.

Please don’t send in any videos yet, just discuss this with your child to see if this is something they would like to participate in. Once details have been finalised, I’ll let you know more information.

Stay, safe,

Mrs Lindsay

Good morning and welcome to Home Learning Week 8. I hope you are all safe and well, and you are enjoying the long weekend with your family. As Monday is a holiday (please take the day off and have fun), I have listed fewer tasks to be undertaken this week.  These tasks can be carried out in any order. Everyone is in a different situation so please do whatever you can with your child and don’t worry about completing them all.

Literacy

Spelling

Below are the phonemes/phoneme words/common words for each group. First have a chat about the spelling rule for the phoneme words and check your child knows the meaning of each word. Then try to practise them every day using a multi-sensory activity.  Multi-sensory ideas could include: making the words using playdough, painting the words, writing the words in a sand tray or on a whiteboard/chalkboard, as well as, writing the words on a computer then changing the font/size, writing the words using fancy letters or with eyes shut.  The words could even be written using the hand not normally used for writing.  Can you and your child think of any new multi-sensory activities to try? You could give your child a spelling quiz, either oral or written, at the end of the week to see how many words they can remember.

Reds

“th” phoneme – then, this, them, there, these, father, mother, that, rather, gather, their, those                                                                                                                                                             Common Words – spring, sunny, home

Yellows

Same as the Red Group.  In addition, ask your child if they can think of any others words which have the “th” phoneme. Please check that the words are spelled correctly and ask them to practise these words as well.

Greens

“ou” phoneme – count, house, round, outside, sound, mouse, found                                              Common Words – wish, men

Blues

All the letters of the alphabet. Please try to practise saying them correctly and writing them using correct formation.                                                                                                                              Consolidation Week for Common Words – Please practise the common words from the last three weeks (see “Spelling – Blue” tab at the top).

Any colouring tasks or pencil control activities (please see link below) which could be undertaken would also be beneficial as this would aid development of finger muscles which in turn would help with writing letters and numbers.

Pencil Control Activities

CHALLENGE ACTIVITY – Ask your child to write a sentence for each word. Remind them to use V.C.O.P. (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation).

Writing

Strawberries, Grapes and Pineapples

Ask your child to write a letter to someone that they are missing right now. It could be to a friend, family member, someone from school or someone from a club. Ask them to tell this person what kind of things they are missing doing and what they’re most looking forward to when we no longer have to stay at home. Also, ask them to tell the person what they have been doing to keep busy. Remind your child about V.C.O.P. (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation). Please use the link below to access letter templates.  It is also fine to use your own paper if you are unable to print these out. Use the picture below to help with the layout (please ask your child to write the date under the address, as this is what we did in class). If possible, perhaps your child could post it to the person.

Letter Templates

Apples

Ask your child to choose a person they are missing right now. It could be to a friend, family member, someone from school or someone from a club . Ask them to draw a picture of them on a blank piece of paper, including all body parts in the correct places. Then use sounds/phonemes to “have a go” at writing some words around the picture, explaining what they miss doing with that person. If possible, perhaps your child could post it to them.

Reading

Strawberries, Grapes and Pineapples

Ask your child to choose a book of their choice to share with you. It could be one that you have at home or one from the Free Book Website (see tab “Free Books” at the top). Then ask them to create a new front cover for the book  based on what they have read. Please remind them to include the title, the author and the illustrator. This job can be completed in the Home Learning jotter or a piece of paper. Also, ask them to be a text detective and see if they can spot any of their spelling words for this week in the book.

Apples

Please try to practise all words in the booklet pictured below, using paint, pasta or playdough etc.

Also, ask your child to choose a book of their choice that you can share together. It could be one that you have at home or one from the Free Book Website (see tab “Free Books” at the top). Then ask them to be a text detective and see if they can spot any of the words from the booklet above or their common words for this week in the book.

Handwriting

Please complete the page indicated below for your child’s group.

Strawberries

Grapes and Pineapples

Apples

Numeracy

Please find below this term’s Learn Its/Counting activities and tasks for your child’s group. Textbook/workbook pages can be completed orally, on paper or in the Home Learning jotter. Worksheets can be printed out, completed orally or in the Home Learning jotter.

Circles

We were working on “halfway between”, “estimating” and “rounding to the nearest 10” before we finished, please let me know if anyone is finding this work tricky.

Squares

We spoke about “rounding to the nearest 10” before we finished, please let me know if anyone is finding this tricky.

Triangles

Please continue to count forwards to 20, as well as, counting backwards. Try to count different objects around the house e.g. spoons, crayons. Continue to discuss numbers after/1 more, before/1 less and between, e.g. What number is 1 more than 11?, What number comes before 14?  What number comes between 15 and 17? Also, begin to discuss numbers 2 more/2 less, e.g. What number is 2 more than 17? What number is 2 less than 20?

Missing Numbers Worksheets

Counting Worksheets

One More/One Less Worksheet

Other Activities

Aldi’s have great Eco friendly Art ideas (please see picture below) that I thought the children would enjoy undertaking as we have done a lot work on recycling this year.

I have included the grid with non-screen activities (please see below) again to give your child another opportunity to undertake more of the tasks.

I hope you and your child enjoyed the visit to Disneyland and the Titanic last week. I know I did! There should be another virtual trip this week. Please keep checking the school app for details.

Remember you can share any good pieces of work by emailing them to gw18burnsidephotos@glow.sch.uk

I have loved seeing all the photographs of the great jobs that have  already been emailed in. I have included some of these in the “WOW Work” tab at the top. Please remember our blog is public so I can’t use any photos that have children in them. Names will not be matched with photos. Mrs McGarvey is able to use photographs of the children on Twitter. This week I have seen photos of a boy helping out at home by hanging out the washing, as well as, reading to his younger brother and having fun outside that have been sent to Mrs McGarvey.

I will post our “Check-in Station” on Thursday so all the boys and girls can let me know how they are doing. It would be great if everyone could leave a comment. Please tell the children I am missing them all and I am so proud of them for trying hard with their home learning.

I hope you all have a super week and keep safe everyone!

Mrs Lindsay

Good morning, everyone!

I hope you are all well. It has been lovely to hear how the boys and girls have been getting on. Please tell them I am missing them!

Here is this week’s check-in. Please help your child to add a comment to this post by Thursday. They can just say hello and tell me how they are or they can tell me what they have been doing.

Stay safe,

Mrs Lindsay

Good morning and welcome to Home Learning Week 7. I hope you are all safe and well.

I have listed fewer tasks to be undertaken this week as Friday is a holiday. Hopefully the sun will be shining to allow us all to enjoy the outdoors! These tasks can be carried out in any order. Everyone is in a different situation so please do whatever you can with your child and don’t worry about completing them all.

 Literacy

Spelling

Below are the phonemes/phoneme words/common words for each group. First have a chat about the spelling rule for the phoneme words and check your child knows the meaning of each word. Then try to practise them every day using a multi-sensory activity.  Multi-sensory ideas could include: making the words using playdough, painting the words, writing the words in a sand tray or on a whiteboard/chalkboard, as well as, writing the words on a computer then changing the font/size, writing the words using fancy letters or with eyes shut.  The words could even be written using the hand not normally used for writing.  Can you and your child think of any new multi-sensory activities to try? You could give your child a spelling quiz, either oral or written, at the end of the week to see how many words they can remember.

Reds

“wa” phoneme – was,  wash, water, wall, wander, watch, warm, walk, swallow, swan, wasp Common Words – second, fifteen, five, fourteen

Yellows

Same as the Red Group.  In addition, ask your child if they can think of any others words which have the “wa” phoneme. Please check that the words are spelled correctly and ask them to practise these words as well.

Greens

“ow” phoneme – owl, brown, growl, now, crown, allow, how                                              Common Words – where, too

Blues

All the letters of the alphabet. Please also try to practise saying them correctly and writing them using correct formation.                                                                                                           Common Words – an, is, and

Any colouring tasks or pencil control activities (please see link below) which could be undertaken would also be beneficial as this would aid development of finger muscles which in turn would help with writing letters and numbers.

Pencil Control Activities

CHALLENGE ACTIVITY – Try writing a sentence for each word. Remember to use V.C.O.P. (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation).

Reading

Please find the text below for your child’s group.

Strawberries

Please ask your child to copy this passage into their Home Learning jotter and fill in the missing words then answer the questions. You may need to use books or the internet to help complete the grid about sharks.

Grapes

Please ask your child to answer the questions in their Home Learning jotter.

Summarising Task

Ask your child to choose a book of their choice and read it together. Then discuss the main point(s) from the beginning, middle and end of the story and ask your child to draw a picture to illustrate them. Next, ask them to write a few sentences to describe what is happening in each of their pictures. Try to use the words “At the beginning of the story”, “Then” and “Finally” at the start of the sentences. This could be done on a piece of paper (like the picture below) or in the Home Learning jotter.

Pineapples

Please ask your child to answer the questions in their Home Learning jotter.

Summarising Task

Ask your child to choose a book of their choice and read it together. Then discuss the main point(s) from the beginning, middle and end of the story and ask your child to draw a picture to illustrate them. Next, ask them to write a few sentences to describe what is happening in each of their pictures. Try to use the words “At the beginning of the story”, “Then” and “Finally” at the start of the sentences. This could be done on a piece of paper (like the picture below) or in the Home Learning jotter.

Apples

Please complete pages 5 – 8 of the booklet pictured below (one page per day). Words could also be practised using paint, pasta and playdough etc.

Dictionary

Strawberries

Please complete pages 11, 12, 13 and 14 (“Sounds Similar 1”, “Sounds Similar 2”, “Making a Word Bank” and “Collecting Words”) of the Dictionary booklet shown below.

Numeracy

Please find below this term’s Learn Its/Counting activities and tasks for your child’s group. Textbook/workbook pages can be completed orally, on paper or in the Home Learning jotter. Worksheets can be printed out, completed orally or in the Home Learning jotter.

Circles

Please use the shapes pictured on page 84 to help your child answer the questions. Please tell the children “vertices” is just another name for “corners”.

Please time your child as they complete the sheet below. They could undertake this task each day, aiming to become quicker at answering the questions.

Squares

Hundred Square Jigsaw Worksheets

Triangles

Please continue to count forwards to 20, as well as, counting backwards. Try to count different objects around the house e.g. spoons, crayons. Discuss numbers after/1 more, before/1 less and between, e.g. What number is 1 more than 17?, What number comes before 16?  What number comes between 18 and 20?

Counting Worksheet 1

Counting Worksheet 2

Missing Numbers Worksheet

Other Activities

You may wish to share the book “How To Not Go To School – Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World” with your child (using the link below), which is about our current situation. Thank you to Ms McGuinness who found it.

Download

I thought this was a lovely Art idea which could be undertaken as a family! You could use any materials you have at home to make your family sunflower and display it at a window.

Below are some fun activities which your child could try that don’t involve any computers or tablets.

I hope you and your child enjoyed the visit to Space last week. I know I did! There should be another virtual trip this week. Please keep checking the school app for details.

Remember you can share any good pieces of work by emailing them to gw18burnsidephotos@glow.sch.uk

I have loved seeing all the photographs of the children and their great jobs that have  already been emailed in. I have included some of these jobs in the “WOW Work” tab at the top. Please remember our blog is public so I can’t use any photos that have children in them. Names will not be matched with photos. Mrs McGarvey is able to use photographs of the children on Twitter. I have seen pictures of a boy and his bravery poster, someone decorating a stone, and a child who has undertaken their own Solar System project that have been sent to Mrs McGarvey this week!

I will post our “Check-in Station” on Wednesday so all the boys and girls can let me know how they are doing. It would be great if everyone could leave a comment. Please tell the children I am missing them all and I am so proud of them for trying hard with their home learning.

I hope you all have a super week and keep safe everyone!

Mrs Lindsay

Good morning, everyone!

I hope you are all well. It has been lovely to hear how the boys and girls have been getting on. Please tell them I am missing them!

Here is this week’s check-in. Please help your child to add a comment to this post by Friday. They can just say hello and tell me how they are or they can tell me what they have been doing.

Stay safe,

Mrs Lindsay

Good morning and welcome to Home Learning Week 6. I hope you are all safe and well, and enjoyed a lovely long weekend.

I have listed tasks which can be undertaken during the week and can be carried out in any order. Everyone is in a different situation so please do whatever you can with your child and don’t worry about completing them all.

 Literacy

Spelling

Below are the phonemes/phoneme words/common words for each group. First have a chat about the spelling rule for the phoneme words and check your child knows the meaning of each word. Then try to practise them every day using a multi-sensory activity.  Multi-sensory ideas could include: making the words using play dough, painting the words, writing the words in a sand tray or on a whiteboard/chalkboard, as well as, writing the words on a computer then changing the font/size, writing the words using fancy letters or with eyes shut.  The words could even be written using the hand not normally used for writing.  Can you and your child think of any new multi-sensory activities to try? You could give your child a spelling quiz, either oral or written, at the end of the week to see how many words they can remember.

Reds

“ea” phoneme – bread, head, deaf, ready, dead, instead, pleasant, pheasant, weather, feather, wealth, learn, earth                                                                                                                Common Words – children, because

Yellows

Same as the Red Group.  In addition, ask your child if they can think of any others words which have the “ea” phoneme. Please check that the words are spelled correctly and ask them to practise these words as well.

Greens

Consolidation Week – Please practise the phoneme and common words from the last two weeks (see “Green – Spelling” tab at the top).

Blues

All the letters of the alphabet. Please also try to practise saying them correctly and writing them using correct formation.                                                                                                           Common Words – I, in, it

Any colouring tasks or pencil control activities (please see link below) which could be undertaken would also be beneficial as this would aid development of finger muscles which in turn would help with writing letters and numbers.

Pencil Control Activities

CHALLENGE ACTIVITY – Try writing a sentence for each word. Remember to use V.C.O.P. (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation).

Reading

Please find the text below for your child’s group.

Strawberries

Please copy this passage into the Home Learning jotter and fill in the missing words. Then try to answer the questions in a sentence.

Grapes

Please try to answer the questions in a sentence in the Home Learning jotter.

Summarising Task

Ask your child to choose a book of their choice and read it together. Then discuss the main point(s) from the beginning, middle and end of the story and ask your child to draw a picture to illustrate them. Next, ask them to write a few sentences to describe what is happening in each of their pictures. Try to use the words “At the beginning of the story”, “Then” and “Finally” at the start of the sentences. This could be done on a piece of paper (like the picture below) or in the Home Learning jotter.

Pineapples

Please try to answer the questions in a sentence in the Home Learning jotter.

Summarising Task

Ask your child to choose a book of their choice and read it together. Then discuss the main point(s) from the beginning, middle and end of the story and ask your child to draw a picture to illustrate them. Next, ask them to write a few sentences to describe what is happening in each of their pictures. Try to use the words “At the beginning of the story”, “Then” and “Finally” at the start of the sentences. This could be done on a piece of paper (like the picture below) or in the Home Learning jotter.

Apples

Please complete pages 1 – 4 of the booklet pictured below (one page per day). Words could also be practised using paint, pasta and play dough etc.

Dictionary

Strawberries

Please use page 6 of the Dictionary booklet shown below to discuss “Guide Words” with your child and then complete pages 9 and 10.

Handwriting

Please complete the page indicated below for your child’s group.

Strawberries

Grapes and Pineapples

Apples

Personal Reading

Please set aside time each day to spend some time reading for pleasure. There are lots of books to choose from on the Free Book Website (see tab “Free Books” at the top).

Numeracy

Please find below this term’s Learn Its/Counting activities and tasks for your child’s group. Textbook/workbook pages can be completed orally, on paper or in the Home Learning jotter. Worksheets can be printed out, completed orally or in the Home Learning jotter. There are also two online activities on Studyladder for each group. Logins were given out to the children before we finished, as well as, enclosed in the Home Learning packs.

Circles

For question 2 on page 82, if possible, ask family members.

Squares

On page 30, when children are asked to make a lunch graph for their class, if possible, ask family members and complete the graph (like the one shown on the workbook page) in the Home Learning jotter or on paper.

Triangles

Please continue to count forwards to 20, as well as, counting backwards. Try to count different objects around the house e.g. spoons, crayons. Discuss numbers after/1 more, before/1 less and between, e.g. What number is 1 more than 14?, What number comes before 12?  What number comes between 16 and 18?

1 – 20 Number Formation Sheet

Ordering Numbers Worksheet

Other Activities

Below are some home learning ideas for each year group for the topic “Dinosaurs” which you and your child can continue to work on, choosing as many activities as you would like. There are also a few links which you might find helpful when completing some of the tasks. Books and the internet may also be needed for research but please only do what you are able to. Have fun!

Primary 2

Dinosaur Fact Cards

Label the Dinosaur Worksheets

Dinosaur Colouring Sheets

Bravery Posters

Primary 3

Dinosaur Fact Cards

Dinosaur Colouring Sheets

Dinosaur Fact File Sheets

Dinosaur Skeleton

Sorting Dinosaurs Worksheet

Bravery Posters

There are also some mindfulness colouring sheets which can be accessed using the link below and a lovely Art activity (see picture below) which could be undertaken by the whole family!

Mindfulness Positivity Colouring Sheets

I hope you and your child enjoyed the visit to the Science Centre last week. I know I did! There should be another virtual trip this week. Please keep checking the school app for details.

Remember you can share any good pieces of work by emailing them to gw18burnsidephotos@glow.sch.uk

I have loved seeing all the photographs of the children and their great jobs that have  already been emailed in. I have included some of these jobs in the “WOW Work” tab at the top. Please remember our blog is public so I can’t use any photos that have children in them. Names will not be matched with photos. Mrs McGarvey is able to use photographs of the children on Twitter. I have seen pictures of a boy sitting working at his desk, a great W.W. 1 tank, a rocket flying off to space and a carnival in the garden that have been sent to Mrs McGarvey this week!

I will post our “Check-in Station” on Thursday so all the boys and girls can let me know how they are doing. It would be great if everyone could leave a comment. Please tell the children I am missing them all and I am so proud of them for trying hard with their home learning.

I hope you all have a super week and keep safe everyone!

Mrs Lindsay

Good morning, everyone!

I hope you are all well. It has been lovely to hear how the boys and girls have been getting on. Please tell them I am missing them!

Here is this week’s check-in. Please help your child to add a comment to this post by Thursday. They can just say hello and tell me how they are or they can tell me what they have been doing.

Stay safe,

Mrs Lindsay

Good morning and welcome to Home Learning Week 5. I hope you are all safe and well.

I have listed fewer tasks to be undertaken this week as Thursday is an in-service day and Friday is a holiday. Hopefully the sun will be shining to allow us all to enjoy the outdoors! These tasks can be carried out in any order. Everyone is in a different situation so please do whatever you can with your child and don’t worry about completing them all.

Literacy

Spelling

Below are the phonemes/phoneme words/common words for each group. First have a chat about the spelling rule for the phoneme words and check your child knows the meaning of each word. Then try to practise them every day using a multi-sensory activity.  Multi-sensory ideas could include: making the words using play dough, painting the words, writing the words in a sand tray or on a whiteboard/chalkboard, as well as, writing the words on a computer then changing the font/size, writing the words using fancy letters or with eyes shut.  The words could even be written using the hand not normally used for writing.  Can you and your child think of any new multi-sensory activities to try? You could give your child a spelling quiz, either oral or written, at the end of the week to see how many words they can remember.

Reds

“wr” phoneme – write, wrist, wrote, wrong, wrinkle, wren, wreck, wrap, written              Common Words – gave, family, how, might

Yellows

Same as the Red Group.  In addition, ask your child if they can think of any others words which have the “wr” phoneme. Please check that the words are spelled correctly and ask them to practise these words as well.

Greens

“ew” phoneme – drew, flew, chew, grew, threw, blew                                                               Common Words – what, many, soon, book

Blues

All the letters of the alphabet. Please also try to practise saying them correctly and writing them using correct formation.                                                                                  Common Words – a, at, the

Any colouring tasks or pencil control activities (please see link below) which could be undertaken would also be beneficial as this would aid development of finger muscles which in turn would help with writing letters and numbers.

Pencil Control Activities

CHALLENGE ACTIVITY – Try writing a sentence for each word. Remember to use V.C.O.P. (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation).

Reading

Please find the text below for your child’s group. Try to answer the questions in a sentence in the Home Learning jotter.

Strawberries

Grapes

Pineapples

Apples

Please complete pages 10 – 12 of the booklet pictured below (one page per day). Words could also be practised using paint, pasta and play dough etc.

Handwriting

Please complete the page indicated below for your child’s group.

Strawberries

Grapes and Pineapples

Apples

Personal Reading

Please set aside time each day to spend some time reading for pleasure. There are lots of books to choose from on the Free Book Website. You can access this website using the Free Books tab at the beginning of this blog. Enjoy!

Numeracy

Please find below this term’s Learn Its/Counting activities and tasks for your child’s group. Workbook/textbook pages can be completed orally, on paper or in the Home Learning jotter. Worksheets can be printed out, completed orally or in the Home Learning jotter.

Circles

Squares

Time Worksheet

Triangles

Please begin to count forwards to 20, as well as, counting backwards. Try to count different objects around the house e.g. spoons, crayons. Discuss numbers after/1 more, before/1 less and between, e.g. What number is 1 more than 12?, What number comes before 15?  What number comes between 17 and 19?

10 – 20 Number Formation Worksheet

Counting Worksheet

Other Activities

Below are some home learning ideas for each year group for the topic “Dinosaurs” which I thought we could work on for the next two weeks. You and your child can choose as many activities as you would like to complete over the next fortnight. Below are a few links which you might find helpful when completing some of the tasks. Books and the internet may also be needed for research but please only do what you are able to. Have fun!

Primary 2

Dinosaur Fact Cards

Label the Dinosaur Worksheets

Dinosaur Colouring Sheets

Bravery Posters

Primary 3

Dinosaur Fact Cards

Dinosaur Colouring Sheets

Dinosaur Fact File Sheets

Dinosaur Skeleton

Sorting Dinosaurs Worksheet

Bravery Posters

I hope you and your child enjoyed the visits to the safari park and Hogwarts. I know I did! There should be another virtual trip this week. Please keep checking the school app for details.

Remember you can share any good pieces of work by emailing them to gw18burnsidephotos@glow.sch.uk

I have loved seeing all the photographs of the children and their great jobs that have  already been emailed in. I have seen fab time, dictionary and handwriting jobs, a super Agent 85 tank, as well as, children baking and undertaking W.W.1 personal research! Keep up the good work!

I will post our “Check-in Station” on Tuesday so all the boys and girls can let me know how they are doing. It would be great if everyone could leave a comment.

I hope you all have a super week and keep safe everyone!

Mrs Lindsay