Thank you so much to the parents/pupils who have sent photos or comments to the email address. I have loved looking at you photos to see what you have been up to during lockdown. Keep sending them to
Good morning everyone. Hope you are all safe and well. Here are a few tasks this morning for you to complete.
LITERACY
Practice your tricky words on your word wall
Read a book from your house with an adult. Go through the pages in your book and try to find words from your word wall in your book. Write down in your jotter and words that you find.
MATHS
Watch this video to remind you about subitising
Make different dot patterns to 10 like this below
You can make them in your jotter using pens/pencils. You can make them with objects around your house such as coins, chocolate buttons, counters etc. Send pictures of your dot patterns to me at
It has been lovely seeing the videos that some of you have sent in already about what you have enjoyed about Primary 1. Remember once you have made your video send it into our email
wlpolkemmet-ps-primary1@westlothian.org.uk
For maths remember to keep practising counting forwards and backwards. Here is a few songs you can join in with to help you count.
Once you have practised counting we would like you to do some ordering of numbers. You might start with numbers 0-10 or if your feeling confident you might try 0-20 or even beyond. Write the numbers down on square pieces of paper. Mix all the numbers up and then see if you can arrange them in the correct order. Once you have done it once why not see if you can do it faster. Here is an example
For our healthy eating topic today we would like you to speak to someone in your house and find out which foods taste sweet, salty or sour. Can you make an experiment and try some of these things? Which did you like best? Does everyone in your house like the same kinds of foods? What do you like that is the same or different?
Can you also talk to someone in your home about what is different about tinned food and fresh food. Are they both as healthy for you?
Email us your thoughts about sweet, sour and salty foods, which do you prefer?
Please choose a Number Talks task from below. Then I would like you to start the maths challenge I have set on Sumdog. Please remember you also have access to Education City and IDL.
Reading
Make a den with blankets and cosy inside and read a story with your favourite teddy.
Please remember you can access a selection of oxford reading tree books online for free.
Some fun art to do. Remember, the honey comb cells where the bees deposit the honey are made in the shape of a hexagon. Can you make your own honey comb? You can use paper, cardboard, twigs of draw it. Here are some examples:
Try this fun exercise with someone! Carry out the instructions by spelling your name. Want a challenge? Keep going with you surname:
What is the main ingredient bees need to make honey?
Where can they find this ingredient?
Are worker bees male or female?
Where does the worker bee store this ingredient once it extracts it with its really long tongue?
How many times will a bee might have to visit a flower to fill itself up?
How does the ingredient gathered by a worker bee get thickened up into honey?
What does the last bee in the process do?
What shape is the wax honey comb in the bee hive? How many sides does this shape have?
Why do the bees create a wax lid over the honey comb cells?
Can you create a picture story board about how bees make honey? This is a series of pictures which goes through the process of how bees make honey step by step. Here is an animated video which may help:
Good afternoon boys and girls. Here are a few activities for this afternoon.
TOPIC
We have been looking at different houses around Whitburn. Remind yourself of what different houses in Whitburn look like when you are out your walk. This afternoon, can you create a picture of your dream home. Think about all the cool things your dream home might have. Your dream home might have a swimming pool, chutes instead of stairs, a theme park in your garden, a home cinema room or a room made of chocolate etc. Draw your dream home with lots of detail and colour it in. Send your dream home pictures to me at
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