Snow day activities for P1C
I hope you are enjoying your time at home with your family and that you are safe and cosy when you are not outside enjoying all this wonderful snow! ❄️❄️❄️
As school remains closed you may want to try some of the activities listed below:
Phonics
Our new sound this week was “ch”, you could make “ch” in the snow with sticks, stones or food colouring.
Go on a “ch” word hunt around your home or you could even go outdoors.
Write words and sentences with the “ch” sound.
Revise all sounds. Most recent sounds include – ee, oa, oo, w, ch, ng and sh
We have been working hard on blending in class. You can use the website below to practice blending at home http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/literacy/firstblends/
Today is World Book Day
In class the plan this week was to make a World Book Day head band, you could create this at home including drawing of your favourite character
How many books can you read today, I wonder which one is your favourite?
Look at some of the titles on The First Minister’s Reading Challenge, some of these books are available as ebooks,
Can you make your own book? Staple or stick a few pages together and then decide on your character for your book. Draw lots of pictures on each page to tell a story, if you can, have a go at writing this story, I can’t wait to see your books next week.
Can you create a story about a snowy day?
Reading
Read your reading book and play fastest finger – can you find all your words.
Read your favourite book, you’ll be surprised how many words you can read on your own now.
Practise your key words and use them to play games or build real/ silly sentences – don’t forget your capital letters and full stops.
Maths and numeracy
Create a snow creature or sculpture, can you measure it, what will you use to measure it?.
Play a board game.
Try any of the activities listed on the P1 homework grid, issued earlier this term.
Play Number Bond games – teach someone how to play fist of 5 challenge yourself and play fists to 10 http://www.ictgames.com/save_the_whale_v4.html
