Good morning boys and girls!

For maths today try some counting forwards

and backwards

Then can you ask a grown up to say a number within 10 and using your hands throw them the number. Here is an example throw the number 8. I have 8 fingers thrown and 2 hidden.

For JIGSAW today can you draw a picture for each different time of the day showing JIGSAW Jack how you keep clean and healthy. I have posted the different times throughout the day to draw pictures for. You can do this in your jotter or on a piece of paper if you like. What things do you do in the morning to keep clean and healthy? Examples of things you might draw are – brushing your teeth, getting washed, getting ready, brushing your hair, having your breakfast and going to school.

Have a lovely weekend boys and girls. Remember it is the holiday weekend so we will see you back here again on Wednesday morning at 9am.

Keep yourself safe

Miss Beaton and Mrs Melia

Good Morning everyone,

We are at the end of the week. Well done with all your learning this week.

Remember you can watch the BBC Bitesize TV program on BBC Scotland to help with all your learning. The Word Waves and Maths at the beginning of the program are great for P1. It starts at 9am on a week day.

For PE today, try to get active with your name. Find the letter in your name and do the PE task.

For Literacy, we would like you to pick a page in one of your handwriting booklets. You can choose.

On BBC Bitesize there is a short film called caterpillar letters. Pop on and watch it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh8c47h

Caterpillar letters are the letters: c, f, g, a, q and o.

Firstly use your finger to practise forming each caterpillar letter in the air.
Once you’re confident forming the letters, try writing them on paper or in your jotter. See if you can write a whole row of each letter with a finger space in between. You could use different colour pencils if you like.

Then try drawing them all really big on a piece of paper and see if you can draw some caterpillars inside each letter.

Remember there are still games on Sumdog and Education City.

Pop on later for some more activities.

This is a long weekend with the May bank holiday and Inservice day on Tuesday, so pop back on Wednesday for more tasks.

Keep safe and keep washing your hands 🙂

Mrs Melia and Miss Beaton

Good afternoon boys and girls.

We hope you managed to go for your daily hours exercise yesterday and find lots of different numbers on the way.

For maths remember to keep practising counting forwards and backwards each day.

Then can you practise saying the months of the year. Get someone at home to listen to you saying them. Get them to ask you what month comes after to see how well you know them! for example they might ask you what month is after May and you would say June.

Here are a couple of songs you might want to join in with to practise saying them first

Why not make yourself some play dough this afternoon. Once you have made the play dough you can practise making your numbers like the picture below.

Here is the play dough recipe for you.

Good Morning everyone,

How did the story writing go yesterday? Remember to email us your stories to wlpolkemmet-ps@westlothian.org.uk mark them as P1. We would love to see all your the things you have created.

For PE this morning we are back with Joe.

For Literacy, we would like you to do the next page on your sentence booklet. If you have been following the blog, it might be page 4. if you have been working away at it, just do the next page.

If you need a short brain break why not sing and move along with this song,

For Science, we have learned about materials and their properties. Watch this film from BBC Bitesize to remind you (start it at 3:09 for the science bit).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p089nsdy/bitesize-57-year-olds-week-1-3-science-and-wellbeing

Then pop over to BBC Bitesize and investigate which materials we use.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrssgk7/articles/z9pgcdm

On Education City we have added a materials game set in Granny’s House. Why not have a go.

Remember you can also watch BBC Bitesize on TV. Got to the BBC Scotland channel and watch from 9am. The Word Waves and maths at the beginning of the programme are good for P1. Enjoy.

Pop back this afternoon for more ideas 🙂

Mrs Melia and Miss Beaton

Good afternoon boys and girls.

I hope you are all well! Mrs Melia and I are missing seeing all your smiley faces!

For maths today we would like you to practise the days of the week. Practise saying them forwards, even try saying them backwards. Get an adult at home to tell you a day and you need to tell them the day after and the day before. You will have lots of fun!

Here is a video for you to sing along with to remind you of the days of the week.

Your going to get crafty this afternoon too! Today we would like you to collect natural materials from outside and make a picture (use twigs as a border). Here is an example. Once you have made your picture remember to send us it 🙂 We love to see your hard work!

Loose parts picture

Have a lovely afternoon boys and girls.

Speak to you tomorrow

Miss Beaton and Mrs Melia

Good morning everyone,

We hope you and are families are all safe and well. We have been doing PE every morning. Keeping active, keeps us happy and healthy so keep it up. This morning we are suggesting some dancing with Oti,

For Literacy this morning we are going to write a description. This is Panda.

In your jotter we would like you to draw a detailed picture of Panda. He is visiting Polkemmet so perhaps include a drawing of the school or your classroom in your detailed picture.

Then we would like you to describe him. What does he look like? Here is an example of a sentence you could include,

The panda is black and white. He has 2 legs and 2 arms. 

When you are writing your sentences remember,

1. Capital letters at the beginning of a sentence.
2. Finger spacing – if using your own finger is too tricky use another pencil like this.

1. Full stop at the end of the sentence – not a football and not floating in the air, a small dot on the line.
2. Sound out your words – what is the first, middle and last sound. Say the word slowly to help you.
3. Use your word walls to help spell tricky words.

If you need a brainbreak here are some songs to get you moving,

The Granny singing about full stops and capital letters:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-english-capital-letters-full-stops/zjmrhbk

The alphabet song:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-english-alphabet-with-naomi-wilkinson/zjjy2sg

Remember you can still do the Sumdog ch word challenge or try Teach your Monster to Read.

Pop back this afternoon for more ideas 🙂

Mrs Melia and Miss Beaton

Good afternoon boys and girls!

I hope you have had a lovely morning.

Try counting forwards and backwards with Jack Hartmann today using the video below

This afternoon for maths when you are on your daily walk take a piece of paper and a pen or pencil with you. Can you write down all the different numbers you spot? Here are a few things you could look out for registration plates, house numbers, street signs.

For our healthy eating topic we would like you to talk to someone at home about the kinds of foods you would eat together e.g. cereal and milk, fish and chips, mince and tatties. Draw some of these foods in your jotter or on a piece of paper. Draw pictures of foods that do not go together e.g. mash and spaghetti, pickles and ice-cream.

Have a lovely afternoon

Miss Beaton and Mrs Melia

Good Morning everyone,

For PE this morning we are going to do a bit of yoga. Here is a cosmic kids yoga about Squish the fish.

For Literacy this morning we are looking again at the ch sound. Ch can be at the beginning or end of a word. Here is a short film to remind you,

Can you think of words that begin with ch and end with ch? In your jotter draw two things in the blank space, that use the ch sound. Here is a song to give you some ideas,

Now write a sentence using your ch words, for example

I sat on a chair.

Remember to use capital letters, finger spacing and a full stop.

In Sumdog we have set a ch word challenge. Why not have a go.

We would also like you to have a go at some blending. Follow this website and use your Discovery Espresso logo in the from of your jotter.

https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/primary_uk/subject/module/activity/item815026/gradef/module61932/index.html

Play one of Scraps blending games. You choose.

Remember to pop back this afternoon for some maths 🙂

Mrs Melia and Miss Beaton.