Author: Mrs Fleming

Good Morning Everyone and welcome to your last week in Primary 1.

It has been a very quick and eventful year and definitely not one that we planned however, you have still managed to achieve lots of successes and should be very proud of yourselves!  Some task for you to complete today.

Activity 1 – New Sound ou

L.I. to understand that 2 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 create words

Today’s new sound is ou. This sound lives in Inky’s Vowel House .

   

As you can see the ou sound lives on the bottom floor under the oi sound. The sailor is so excited that he falls out of the crow’s nest and breaks his arm and it hurts. He says “ou”.

The youtube video below maybe helpful with pronunciation of the sound.

Can you slide the sounds together to say the words below?

l – ou – d     c – l – ou – d      h – ou – s – e    m – ou – s – e     r – ou – n – d

f – ou – n – d      s – ou – n – d

Practice writing the ou sound and words in you jotter then complete the 2 ou Words Cut and Paste from your home learning Pack.

Activity 2 – Numeracy and Maths

L.I.  to understand and solve a word problem

S.C. I can understand what the problem is asking me to do

S.C. I can use pictures, numbers and words to explain what I did and how I did it

Some more math’s challenge cards for you to enjoy!

Activity 3 – Random Acts of Wildness

Today’s Challenge – Mediate in the wild

         

Activity 4- Virtual Trip

L.I. to read a map and give directions

S.C. I can use a simple map

S.C. I can give detailed directions on how to get somewhere

Look at the map of Disney Land. Can you find your way through the map?

1 Start at the Entrance and go to Donald’s house boat.

2 Start at the log flume and go to the rollercoaster.

3 Start at the pond and go to the Frozen ride.

Challenge: Can you give detailed directions on how to get from each place to the next. For example, “Turn left then go straight until you get to the pond”.

Have a great everyone and I will be back tomorrow with some more activities.

 

 

Good Morning Primary One ! I hope you are all well and enjoyed yesterday’s sunshine.

A few tasks for you to complete today.

Activity 1 –     Writing

L.I. to write instructions

S.C. I can list the steps you need to take to put sun cream on

We have discussed in class why it is important to always use SPF creams when we are out enjoying the sunshine. We don’t want anyone to burn their skin as we know it can be painful and dangerous. Today I would like you to write a set of instructions on how to put sun cream on properly. Have a look at the youtube clip it may be helpful.

Remember when writing instructions you must list them (as below)

Activity 2 –

L.I. to add and subtract numbers

S.C. I can add 2 numbers together to find a total

S.C. I can take a smaller number away from a larger number to find a total

I would like you to complete Addition and Subtraction to 20 Summer Mosaic sheet from your home learning pack. You have to solve the calculations in order to reveal a picture. Remember you can use concrete materials or a number line to help you.

Activity 3 – Random Acts of Wildness

Today’s challenge                           

Throw seeds and soil in hard to reach places. It will be interesting to see what eventually grows.

Activity 4 – Disney’s Virtual Trip

L.I. I am learning to identify ways to keep myself safe.

S.C. I can explain ways that I can keep myself safe.

Safety Rules

Look at the video of Disney Land. Can you think of any rules or things that you would need to do to keep safe at the park? Think about what you should do on rides, who you would speak to and any extra rules that you can think of.

Challenge – Can you create a safety poster to display the rules?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyZfIlxwsfI

 

Have a great weekend. I will be back on Monday with some more activities. It will be your last week in Primary One!!

 

Good morning primary one. I hope you enjoyed Deans Virtual Sports Day and Wellness Wednesday!

I am looking forward to seeing  pictures of you taking part in our sports day activities. Some tasks for you to complete today.

Activity 1 – oi sound

L.I. to understand that 2 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 create words with the oi sound in them

For today’s phonics task I would like you complete the “oi” Spelling Flowers from you learning pack. There are 12 petals on the flower can you write an oi word in each petal?

You may find this game from eduactioncity helpful and fun! Remember your login details are inside your jotter. (once you have logged in, go to find content by subject, then Literacy, then Early** and lastly scroll down to Soil Spoil)

Activity 2 –

L.I. to add and subtract numbers

S.C. I can add 2 numbers together to find a total

S.C. I can subtract a smaller number from a larger number to find a total

I would like you to complete Addition and Subtraction to 20 Colour by Number from your home learning pack. You have to complete each sum and then colour it according to its total. There is a key towards the bottom of the page e.g. 20-4=16 and if you look to the key it tells you to colour the number 16 red. Remember you can use concrete materials or a number line to help you.

If you manage to finish the addition and subtraction sheet then you could try Counting in 10’s Dot to Dot from your home learning pack. It’s just like a normal dot to dot only this time you are counting in 10’s Enjoy!

Activity 3 –     Random Acts of Wildness

Today’s challenge –            

If you manage to spot a mammal why not take a picture or draw a picture and write a sentence or 2 describing what it is and where you found it.

Activity 4 – Disney’s Virtual Trip

I hope you managed to make a passport for yourself containing all the relevant information. Now for today’s task-

L.I. I am learning about other countries and cultures

S.C. I can find 3 facts about other countries

Task: Enjoy the ‘It’s a Small World’ ride. The ride shows many countries and places around the world.

P1: Find out 3 facts about another country You could add photos/drawings/text to the template or record yourself saying what you have found out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Do309e4YU

Have a great day everyone and I will be back tomorrow with more tasks for you to enjoy.

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to Deans Virtual Sports Day! I hope you all have a fantastic time and enjoy trying some new and different challenges. I look forward to seeing some pictures of you in action!

Have a brilliant day!

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. Only 2 more weeks left in Primary 1!!! It has been such a quick year. As we are nearing the end of term the blog will be slightly different. There will be a literacy and numeracy task and some challenge tasks for you to enjoy.

Activity 1 – New Sound oi

L.I. to understand that 2 letters can make 1 sound

S.C. I can say the sound to match the letter shape oi

S.C.I can blend this sound with other sounds to read words

New sound today is oi. You will find this sound in Inky’s Vowel House underneath last weeks igh sound. The story about the oi sound is………..

Can you slide the sounds together to say the words below?

oi  – l          s – oi – l          b – oi – l          c – oi – n           j – oi – n              p – oi – n – t

Practice writing the oi sound in your jotter.Then complete oi Words Cut and Paste from your home learning pack.

Activity 3 –

L.I. to count objects in a collection

L.I. to recognise numerals and number words

S.C. I can count objects in groups of up to 20

S.C. I can match a numeral to its number word

For this activity I would like you to turn to I Spy and Count to 20  sheet from your home learning pack. You have to count each of the summer object such as ice-cream, sun glasses etc. Once you have counted them write the total in numerals and number words e.g. Sun Glasses – 10  ten. Top Tip – it maybe a good idea to cross them off as you count them so you don’t count them twice.

Remember you can also finish off your SHM booklet at anytime.

Activity 3 – Random Acts of Wildness

Can you find a blade of grass and use it as a whistle?

           

Activity 4 – Disney Virtual Trip 

From now until the end of term I will be posting activities that will encourage you to use your imagination to go on a virtual trip of Disney land. As we can’t actually go this year this virtual trip is the next best thing.

Day 1 – Art

L.I. I am learning to create an eye-catching design.

S.C. I can create a front cover

S.C. I can include my name and age

Create a passport that you can use during your trip! Remember to include a front cover, your name, a picture of yourself and lots of space for characters names! Each time you see a character this week in a ride, video or song, make sure to write their name in your passport! How many characters will you meet by the end of the week?

Have a great day and remember tomorrow is sports day.

 

Good Morning Everyone! Happy Friday!

Date for your diary Deans Virtual Sports Day – Tuesday 16th June 2020!! More information to follow!

I hope you all had a great day yesterday and managed to complete some of the activities from the blog. Some new tasks for you to enjoy!

Activity 1 –   igh sound

L.I. to understand that 3 letters can make 1 sound

L.I. to read and spell words in sentences with the igh pattern

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 and sentences

For today’s phonics task I would like you to read the sentences below and choose the correct word to insert. You can write the sentences in you jotter or you can say the sentences to someone at home.

For the next part of this activity I would like you to read the following sentences. You may need to practice and get a little support, that is absolutely fine!

Activity 2 –   Reading

L.I. to read words and sentences

S.C. I can use the pictures in the text as a clue to help me read unfamiliar words

S.C. I can use words that I know in a sentence to help predict what an unfamiliar word could be

I hope you enjoyed reading   from www.oxfordowls.co.uk. For today’s  reading task I would like you to create a poster to advertise Fright Night. It should be colourful and have some information about the story. Most importantly it should encourage people to read it. Enjoy! Remember I am always happy to see any pieces of work (you can send them to me via the school email)

Activity 3 – Numeracy and Maths

L.I. to solve word problems

S.C. I can understand what the problem is asking me to do

S.C. I can use pictures, numbers and words to explain what I did and how I did it

As its Friday, I have posted some maths challenges. Remember to read the question more than once to make sure you fully understand the steps you need to take to solve it! Enjoy!

For Parents/Carers

The National Parent Forum of Scotland is promoting sessions to support learning at home. There are a number of sessions that can be viewed via youtube. Session 1 and 2 maybe of interest to you.

‘Learning Together’ – Online Numeracy and Maths sessions for parents to support Learning at Home

Activity 4- Random Acts of Wildness

Today’s Challenge –      In case you can’t see it  – Create a Work Art – using leaves, pinecones, feather and twigs!

Activity 5  –   Dancing

In your new pack you will find a P.E. challenge grid. I would like you to put your dancing skills to the test with Just Dance! Go to their youtube channel  and choose a dance to follow.

http://www/youtube/com/channel/UCOoefYX4YxrPA=abpa8Is2A

Encourage people at home to join in. Create your own dance or teach us how to do a TikTok dance.

Have an amazing weekend. Stay safe and I will be back on Monday with some more tasks.

 

 

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you all enjoyed yesterdays “Wellness Wednesday” activities. Instead of a good morning quote I thought it would be a good idea to start the day with a song. The song below is from the Learning Station and I know how much you love singing their songs. So enjoy sharing this song with someone at home. It will make you smile!

I hope you have all managed to collect your new learning packs from school and enjoy working through the tasks. Some activities for you to try today.

Activity 1  Phonics –     igh sound

L.I. to understand that 3 letters can make 1 sound

L.I. to read and spell words in sentences with this pattern

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 and sentences

S.C. I can read and write sentences with  igh words in them

On Tuesday I introduced you to our new sound from Inky’ Vowel House igh

Today I would like you to unscramble the sentences below. You may find it helpful to copy the words onto pieces of paper and move them around until your  sentence  makes sense. Good Luck!

Challenge – in your new learning pack there is a Phase 3 Roll and Read – igh game. Roll the dice and test yourself, how many igh words do you recognise?

Activity 2 –   Reading

L.I. to read words and sentences

S.C.I can use pictures from the text as a clue to help me recognise unfamiliar words

S.C. I can use the words that I know in a sentence to help predict what a unfamiliar word could be

S.C. I can answer questions about a text to demonstrate my understanding

S.C. I can re-tell the story using pictures

New book today from Oxford Owls – www.oxfordowl.co.uk, my class login, deansprimary1, reading, e-books, age 5-6 then scroll down to Fright Night.

Enjoy sharing the story with someone at home. Can you answer the questions to chat about at the front of the book? Can you re-tell the story using the pictures at the back of the book?

Activity 3 –  Number Talks

L.I. to identify the number of objects in a set quickly, without counting

S.C. I can show the steps I took to solve a problem

S.C. I can explain why I did it the way I did

S.C. I can check my answers and make sure they are correct

Remember Number Talks are all about how you solve a task mentally. For this activity, don’t use anything to help you, just your brain!

For each card (8 cards on each slide)- How many dots do you see and how do you see them? Explain how you counted them, Is there a different way to do it? Which is the fastest most efficient way?

Remember to ask someone at home to test you on your daily 10 (addition, subtraction, time. money length etc.)

L.I to match numbers to their number name

S.C. I can match a number to its written name for example 5 to five, 8 to eight etc.

There is one activity I would like you to complete from your old learning pack. It’s called Number Names – Home activity 10 (use home sheets 23 and 24) Sheet 23 has numbers 0 to 20 and Sheet 24 number names zero to twenty. You can cut out the numbers and the number name cards and play a matching game or, turn a card over how many more to make 10 or 20 similarly with subtraction, when you turn a card over can you subtract it from 10/20 etc. Challenge – can you create your own game?

Activity 4 – Random Acts of Wildness

 

Today’s challenge- You can picnic in the garden or at the park. I know the birds would love a snack of fruit, cheese or seeds. Enjoy!

Activity – 5     

As I have mentioned in previous blogs the Glasgow Science Center and posting activities and experiments for you to try at home. I think you may enjoy this one. It’s called Design-a-Saurus you can probably guess what it is about. Enjoy!

Have a fantastic day and I will be back tomorrow with some more activities!

 

 

 

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you are all well and ready to learn.

Some new learning tasks for you to complete. Enjoy!

Activity 1 –   New Sound 

L.I. to understand that 3 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 and sentences

S.C. I can write the sound igh

For this sound we go back to Inky’s Vowel House. This sound can be found in the middle part of the house at the top, it lives in the oval window. The story behind this sound is that a sailor lives there and shouts “Aye, Aye captain, “igh” (salute towards the eye) I’ll climb up to look out for land!” 

Can your practice saying the sound? It sounds as if you are saying “aye”. Can you use your blending skills to read the words below?

n – igh – t       l – igh – t            t – igh -t      m – igh – t        f-  igh – t           f – l – igh – t

r – igh -t      b – r – igh – t         s – igh – t       h – igh       th – igh

How many sentences can you create from the igh words above?

Activity 2 – Reading

L.I. to read words and sentences

S.C. I can use pictures from the text as a clue to help me recognise unfamiliar words

S.C. I can use words that I know in a sentence to help predict what an unfamiliar could be

S.C. I can answer questions about a text

I hope you enjoyed reading and discussing your book Please try to answer the questions below (you can write or discuss the answers with someone at home). Remember to use the question to help form part of the answer.

1. What does the stray cat need?
2. Which animal has sharp teeth?
3. Which animal does the vet put into a deep sleep?
4. Which animal was likely to stand on Pat’s feet?
5. Can you think of any other animals a vet may help?
6. Pat wants to be a vet. What job would you like to have when you grow up?

Activity 3 –  Writing

L.I. to write sentences about a picture

S.C. I can use capital letters, full stops and finger spaces

S.C. I can self-assess my work by reading it over to check it makes sense

For this activity I would like you to go the section in your home learning pack which is titled Writing Activities and find the sheet that says “What can you see at the beach? Look at the picture and write as many sentences as you can about the picture. Try to make your sentences as interesting as you can!

Activity 4 –   Number Talks

L.I. to tell the number of objects in a set quickly and without counting them

S.C. I can show the steps I took to solve a problem

S.C. I can explain why I did it the way I did

S.C. I can check my answers and make sure they are correct

Remember Number Talks are all about how you solve a task mentally. For this activity, don’t use anything to help you, just your brain!

How many dots do you see in the 2 frames and how many more to make 20? – Top Tip Remember to use doubles and near doubles to help you.

Doubles/Near doubles: Number Sentences

Can you answer the number sentences below using double/near double strategy?

2 + 2 =                               4 + 4 =

2 + 3 =                               4 + 3 =

3 + 3 =                               3 + 3=

3+ 4 =                               3 + 4 =

You could also have a go at the Spring Lines of Symmetry from your learning pack. Something is symmetrical when it is the same on both sides. A shape has symmetry if a central dividing line (a mirror line) can be drawn on it, to show that both sides of the shape are exactly the same.

Activity 5 – Random Acts of Wildness

Today’s challenge       Research any

wildflowers you see- what are they called, what do they look like? How many wildflowers can you find. A good way to draw or record your daily Random Acts of Wildness and how they made you feel might be on a planner such as the one below. Why not try to make one?

I hope you all have a great day, remember tomorrow is Wellness Wednesday so look out for activities from Mrs Wallace and Mrs Stewart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Morning Everyone, Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fantastic Weekend!

Your new learning packs will be available for collection soon, we are having a few technical problems at the moment and when they are resolved we will let you know. So in the mean time some tasks for you to do today.

Activity 1 –  Phonics  – New Sound qu

L.I to understand that 2 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 write this sound

New sound today   You use the back of your throat and lips to form this quiet sound. The sounds q and u are best friends and wherever q goes u like to follow.  Can you practice saying the qu sound? This Youtube clip may help.

Can you use your super blending skills to read the words below ?

qu – i – ck         qu – a – ck        qu – i – l -t          qu – i – z         qu – i – v – e – r

We have now finished Set 4 Sounds. Can you challenge yourself to read the sentences below? The words include most of the sounds we have been learning.

Activity 2 – Reading

L.I. to read words and sentences

S.C. I can use the pictures in a text as a clue to help me with unfamiliar words

S.C. I can use words that I know in a sentence to help predict what an unfamiliar word could be

S.C, I can re-tell the story

Your new reading book from Oxford Owls is A Vet’s Week. Remember go to oxfordowl.co.uk, then my class login (deansprimary1, reading), ebooks, select  age 5-6 then scroll down to A Vet’s Week. Enjoy sharing the story with someone at home and try to re-tell the story using the pictures at the back of the book.

Activity 3 –    Number Talks

L.I. to tell the number of objects in a group quickly and without counting

S.C. I can show the steps I took to solve a problem

S.C. I can explain why I did it the way I did

S.C. I can check my answers and make sure they are correct

Remember Number Talks are all about how you solve a task mentally. For this activity, don’t use anything to help you, just your brain!

For the individual strings below – How many dots do you see and how do you see them?

For the ten frames below – How many dots do you see and how many more to make 10? Top Tip – think doubles and near doubles

In your learning packs there are subtracting sheets from 8, 9 and 10, over the next few days try to complete them. Remember for these activities you can use a number line or concrete materials.

Activity 4  – The Wildlife Trust’s 30 days wild!

I have signed us up to The Wildlife Trust’s 30 days wild! which is an opportunity to have lots of fun and learn a bit about the environment. Below is a nature table, you can create one of your own. In each square it is asking you to collect items from the environment. Have fun collecting them and at the end you could use them to create a beautiful nature picture.

Everyday there is a random act of wildness –

Today’s act is ……. so why not ask someone at home if they can help you take picture of something in nature that is blue. Enjoy!

Have a great day everyone and I will post more activities tomorrow!

 

 

Good Morning Everyone! Happy Friday!

I hope you all had a great day yesterday and managed to complete some of the activities I posted. Some new tasks for you to try. Enjoy!

Activity 1 – New Sound

L.I. to understand that a letter shape is a “picture” of the sound I hear

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 write the y letter

y is loud green sound. Can you practice saying the sound? The slides below will help you form the letter shape. We use a yak to help us. Down one horn, across the eyes, up the other horn and down his face and curve under his nose, this curve will appear under the line when you are writing this letter.  Practice writing y in your jotter.

           

Can you use your super blending skills to read the words below?

y -a – k         y – u – m             y – u – ck           y – e – s             y – e – t

y – e- ll        y – e – ll – o – w

Next please go to your home learning pack and complete Draw something that begins with the letter y and Circle all the y sounds.

Activity 2 –     Reading     

L.I. to read words and sentences

L.I. to find information in a text

S.C. I can use the pictures in the text as a clue to help me recognise unfamiliar words

S.C. I can use words that I know in a sentence to help predict what an unfamiliar word could be

I hope you enjoyed reading and sharing Bushcraft. It is a non-fiction book meaning that the content is based on facts and real life. I would like you to go to the Guided Reading Activities in your home learning pack and attempt this task  – Can you write a book review? Rate it out of 5 stars. You can download a copy of a book review from the link below or alternatively you can create your own. Important information you must include-

• Topic of the book
• New Words
• Favourite Fact
• Extra information (that you found interesting)
• Star Rating out of 5 and why

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/non-fiction-book-review-activity-sheet-t-inc-12

Activity 3 – Maths

L.I. to solve word problems

S.C. I can understand what the word problem is asking me to do

S.C. I can use pictures, numbers and words to explain what I did and how I did it

As it is Friday and you have been working hard all week on your number talks and subtraction I thought it might be good for you try try some maths challenge cards. Enjoy!

           

     

Activity 4- 

Glasgow Science Center are offering  children the opportunity to continue enjoying science from the center,  virtually of course! Below is a link which will ask you to download a Treasure Hunters App.

https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/?keystage=early-years&type=at-home

The Science Center have created a game designed to help visitors explore the world around them. Treasure Hunters encourages players to look beyond the most popular objects in the gallery and create a completely unique experience, with the chance to learn about objects they might not have noticed otherwise. everyone can get involved and go head-to-head for badges and treasure. Enjoy!

Have a fantastic weekend, stay safe! I will be back on Monday with more activities.