Let’s remind ourselves about Christian artefacts – that means objects you would find in a church. Have another look at the following powerpoint about some things you would find in a church. Look, in particular, at slides 4,5 & 6.
Here is another one of my favourite stories to finish up with. If you like dragons you will enjoy this story too. Maybe you could draw a dragon just like the one in the story.
Chat will go back on about 10:00 am.-Why not work outside in the shade – if it is warm enough this week!
Numeracy- Problem Solving
Remember when we used to do the BEAM problem solving activities in pairs?
I have found some other problem solving activities for you to have a go at. Choose a level you are comfortable with.Read the question through at least twice. Use your book if you need to for jottings. The answers are at the side when you are ready(it says solutions)-with suggestions from other children as to how they solved the problems.
We have been learning about resilience. Today we move onto I is for intention-read the document then complete the task.
Personal Project (about 35 minutes)
If you have not told me yet what you would like to research please let me know. Use the time up until 12pm (Friendship Time) to continue your research and make notes in your own words, in your jotter. You can use reference books, for example, encyclopedias and atlases, the internet, newspapers and magazines or personal interviews.
Next week we will discuss what to do with your research.
Good morning all and Happy Thursday!! Remember to ask a grown up to collect your learning packs from school this week, there is also a Deans Den Summer activity booklet for you to complete.
As the weather is not going to be that good over over the next couple of days, why not try some baking. In this week’s episode of Big Cook, Little Cook, the chefs prepare a Princess Pie after reading the story of The Princess and the Pea. Enjoy!!
Good morning everyone! I hope you all enjoyed Wellbeing Wednesday yesterday! You should now have your new packs of learning to work through. If you haven’t already collected yours, they are available from school now. Here are some learning activities to go with your packs this week.
Writing
Today, I thought it would be great if we could do some writing about the weather. I would like you to write an imaginative story all about a person who lives on the sun! This is not possible in real life but it is great to use your imagination! You can make up the characters for the story, and it can be about anything you like, as long as the setting of your story is the sun. Happy imagining!
Numeracy
I would like us to recap counting by 2s, 5s and 10s. knowing these number facts will help us when learning our times tables! Watch each of the songs and try to sing along!
Tricky Words
This week’s tricky words are: because, week, keep, when. Look at the words below and fill in the missing letters to complete each trick word.
be_a_s_
k_ _p
_ee_
_ _ en
Can you make up your own word challenge for someone at home?
Good Morning Everyone! I hope you enjoyed Wellness Wednesday and managed to complete some of the activities.
Some tasks for you to try today.
Activity 1 – New Sound j
L.I. to understand that a letter shape is a “picture” of a sound I hear
S.C. I can say the sound to match the letter shape
S.C. I can blend j with other sounds to read words
S.C. I can write this letter to spell words beginning with the sound j
New sound today. J is a loud green sound that you make at the back of your throat. Practice saying the sound.
As you can see from the slide above, Jack slides down the beanstalk just like you will do with your pencil, all the way under the line, then lift your pencil and put a dot at the top of the cloud. Practice writing the j sound in your jotter. Can you blend the sounds below to make and say words?
j – a – m j – a – r j – ee – p j – e- t j – u – m – p j – u – g
j – e ll- y
Now choose 2 j words and write a sentence for each.
In our Home Learning Pack you will find a sheet Draw something that begins with the letter j. Complete the sheet and answer the question at the bottom.
Activity 2 – Reading
L.I. to read words and sentences
S.C. I can use pictures in the text as a clue to help me recognise unfamiliar words
S.C. I can use words I know in a sentence to help me predict what an unfamiliar word could be.
New book today. Go to Oxford owl and login the usual way using my class login ( deansprimary1 and reading) then e-books, my bookshelf, age 5-6 lastly scroll down to Bushcraft. Enjoy reading and sharing the story with someone at home. Bushcraft is the skill of living in the woods. Its a really interesting book and at the back are questions to read and answer as well as questions to chat about, Enjoy!
Activity 3 – Number Talks
L.I. to find a total without having to count each object
L.I. to make a collection of 10
S.C. I can recognise a pattern in numbers
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 and how do you see them?
How many dots do you see and how many more to make 10?
Activity 4 –
L.I. to subtract one digit numbers within 10
L.I. to explore mathematical language
S.C. I can solve a one step subtraction problem using concrete objects or pictorial representations
S.C. I can identify 2 different words that mean subtraction
For this activity I would like you to go to your Home Learning Pack and turn to – Subtraction language Home Activity 14 and Subtracting from 6 Home Activity 16. Please complete these activities and enjoy playing Houses game (it will give you a little extra subtraction practice)
If you would like some extra number practice why not visit this website.
For this activity I would like you to go to your home learning pack and turn to Minibeasts and Their Habitats. Try to match the minibeasts to their preferred home. The Youtube clip below will be interesting and hopefully helpful. Enjoy!
Thank you so much Sophie for sending me pictures of your super work, it made my day! I hope you all have a fantastic day. I will be back tomorrow with more activities!
Happy Thursday girls and boys, I hope everyone enjoyed yesterday’s Wellbeing Wednesday! We’re coming to the end of another busy week of home learning with the summer holidays fast approaching!
Let’s start off our day with a little yoga to calm our minds, stretch our bodies and get ready to learn.
Reading
Today I thought we could have a focus on a non -fiction text. Can you remember what the difference between fiction and non-fiction is? Have a look through the suggested book on oxford owls e-books and see if you can share the differences you notice with an adult. Visit – https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/ username deans12password mrsstevenson
The non-fiction text we will be looking at today is called ‘Fun at Night’
Before reading have a think about what this book is going to help us learn about, can you make a prediction? Can you think of anything you can do which is fun at night? Discuss this with an adult.
With the help of an adult read through the book, it is especially important to use and talk about the pictures before reading the sentence, searching for any tricky words or words you don’t know the meaning of? Can you use your word attack strategies to read the word? Once you and your adult have read through the book together, there are some questions for you below. Can you remember the answers or do you have to scan through the book to find the right page with the answer?
Why do all these animals have big eyes?
What does a fox hunt?
Why do some small bugs light up at night?
What can you normally see at dusk?
What do bats like to feed on?
On what page can we learn about ‘The dragon’?
On what page can we learn about dusk?
Finally, a fun book to have a listen to is Night Monkey, Day Monkey by my favourite author, Julia Donaldson – Grab your milk or water and get comfy!
What differences between the day and night do you notice from the story?
Why don’t you have a go at drawing your own nighttime/daytime picture? Or you could use the picture below to draw and label some pictures, sorting into daytime or nighttime.
Writing
Today we are going to have a go at using our imaginations to write a story. Think about all the things that a good writer does and share these with an adult.
I have chosen a picture for you to look at, this is from one of my favourite cartoons when I was little, it is called ‘Trap Door’. A trap door is a mysterious door fitted onto the ground. I wonder what is under there? Can you use your five senses to help you imagine what could be beneath the door?
There was a strange sound coming from under the trap door. Slowly the door creaked open and .…………
Make sure you are writing in full sentences –
Capital letters
Full stop at the end
Letters resting on the line
Use your sounds to help you spell the trickier words
Good luck… be as imaginative as you can be! I’d really love to read some of your stories, so if an adult can send any pictures of work into the school email address that would be amazing! wldeans-ps@westlothian.org.uk
Numeracy and Maths
Daily Ten
Here are your daily ten questions for today.
What day was yesterday?
What month comes after June?
How many Wednesdays are there in June?
How many sides does a square have?
How many sides does a rectangle have?
Double 6
Double 8
9 – 3 =
7 – 5=
10 -1=
Today I would like you to practise your number bonds for ten using a pack of cards and an adult to play with you. Here is the game….
I have attached a number bonds worksheet for you to use outside to help you practise making ten in different ways. How many different natural materials can you find to make the addition calculation?
Good luck with all of your home learning tasks for today. Mrs Lockhart will be posting on the blog tomorrow and I will see you all back here on Monday. Have a fabulous weekend.
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