Good morning everyone I hope you are all safe and well and enjoying working through week one’s activities. I am going to post some new activities for you to try. The children will need some support and guidance and I am grateful for your continued help at this time.
Activity One – new sound ee
Some useful background information. The children are familiar with Inky’s vowel house.
The ee sound comes from the poor donkey in the first window who has a sore throat. He can only say “ee”. The learning intention and success criteria for this lesson and similar to others in the vowel house –
L.I. – to understand that two letters can make 1 sound.
S.C. I can say the sound to match the letter shape
S.C. I can blend this sound with other sounds to read words
S.C. I can spell words with this sound.
It would be a good idea to have the ee sound written on separate pieces of card or paper and individual sounds on other pieces of paper or card. The children can practice saying the ee sound and blending it with others to make words e.g. b ee, f ee t, s ee d, m ee t, n ee d etc. It may help to write the words or make a little snap or bingo game to help reinforce that 2 letters can make 1 sound and that sounds can be blended with others to create words. Once they have become more confident recognizing and using words with the ee sound they could go on to use them in a sentence (another good way to check understanding).
Activity Two
Count a collection of objects to 10 or 20. Use this knowledge to estimate the number of objects in a larger group. Then count and check.
Continue to practice doubles and near doubles (yesterdays post) use your jotter to support your thinking if you need to.
Activity Three – What can you do in 1 minute?
Have a great day and stay safe!
