Write – please complete and return the Application for Marine biologist by next week. You can use the application sheet or write up your own.

Here are a couple of videos, that will explain the role a little before your children apply for the Job.
Click on the link below:
I am a marine biologist.
I want to be a marine biologist.

Application Form: Marine Biologist application

Good luck, I hope you get the job!

Say – Talk to your family about how many sea creatures can you think of, can you think of one for each letter of the alphabet?

Make – list or draw what you would like to learn about the ocean and what you already know. Have a think about what things you might need if you were going to learn about the sea. What might you need to keep safe at sea?

Do – start collecting some collage/junk materials for art work. Colour in the map and name the oceans in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk8zDjQT0aE

World Map: au-g-45-blank-world-map_ver_4

Our numeracy focus this week is doubles. Grouping and sharing to make equal groups and finding a half.  Numeracy activities for this week can be found at:

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/

Remember to log onto sumdog for this weeks learning challenge!

Numbertalks  – using addition strategies for doubles/ near doubles.

Example:  Which doubles/near-double strategies will you use to solve the following problem:  8+9   

a. 8+8 +1  (using this double decomposes 9 into 8+1)

b. 9+9-1    ( add an extra 1 and then subtract it from the total)

c. 10+10 -3  ( 8+2=10 , 9+1=10,  10+10= 20 –3 = 17 using this double requires the student to add 3 extra and then subtract the extra 3 from the total)

Doubles using basic facts up to 10 

3+3,  3+4, 3+2

3+3,  3+4,  3+2

4+4,  4+3,  4+5

5+5, 5+4, 5+6

Doubles using numbers between 10 and 20 

11+11, 12+12, 11+12, 11+10

12+12, 13+13, 12+11, 12+13

13+13, 14+14, 13+12, 13+14

14+14, 13+13, 14+13, 14+15

Please find attached some science activities for this week. There is a power point to introduce the topic of mini beasts and a follow up activity sheet titled ‘Minibeasts and Their Habitats’ which is differentiated. I’ve also included an activity grid which is full of fun activities linked to the theme of mini beasts. Children can choose which activities they would like to do from this.

Minibeasts-and-Their-MicrohabitatsPowerPoint (1)

minibeasts and their habitats sheet (1)

active homework grid minibeasts home learning challenges

Also check out these BBC  Bitesize science clips:

What are Minibeasts?

Magnificent minibeasts