Good Morning P2/1
I hope you have enjoyed the long weekend. I have been thinking of those who were meant to be involved in the Gala procession this year and who were possibly a little disappointed.
P1 will receive learning from our P1 teachers as usual this week and P2 here is your new grid. Week 9 – There are lots of activities so please use in a way that best suits your family life. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Missing you all,
Mrs Davies
Please use the link below to access this week’s online assembly on the topic of Resilience.
Hello P1. Here are a variety of activities you can try over the coming week.
Music
Watch this video and join in with a song. Have a go at making your own shaker or instrument. What materials will you use? What kinds of sounds will it make? Think of words to describe the sounds you make.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=284&v=YOBYmI50niE&feature=emb_logo
Art
Watch this video about the artist Henri Matisse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy4DUpsC22c
Use paper to cut and arrange a picture of your choice in the style of Henri Matisse.
French
Join in with this song ‘I can sing a rainbow’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5XlCvLt3U
Did you know that rainbows always follow the same pattern of colours? Can you remember the order? Let us know what will help you to remember the order. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo then violet.
Science
Log on to Education City and complete the activities about push and pull.
These are ideas for you to use if you wish. Remember children learn in a variety of ways.
Have fun.
Good morning,
Today we are introducing Mrs MacLean, the final member of our Primary 1 teaching team at Simpson Primary. I wonder what story she has chosen to read to you all today? Click the link below to find out.
We hope you enjoy it.
Mr Weir
Good morning everyone I hope you are all well and keeping busy. The weather is not so nice today so why not try learning a little more about Time.
Days of the week
Sing along to the days of the week song-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXMofxtDPUQ
Ask an adult to ask you what days come before or after a day for example what day comes after Sunday? What day comes before Wednesday?
Create a diary and write down or draw what you have been doing each day.
Online game- ordering days of the week into the correct order
https://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/high-frequency-words-days.html
Months of the year
Help Tom get ready for bed by clicking and dragging the months into the correct order.
https://www.roythezebra.com/images/games/high-frequency-words-months-intro.png
Sing along as loud as you can to-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPeAo1hz8GA
Talk about your favourite month and explain why.
Calendars
If you can look online to find a variety of calendars. Can you spot any similarities or differences? What do the calendars tell us? For example- how many Mondays are in May? How many weeks are in June? How many days are in December?
What’s the time Mr Wolf?
In the garden or an indoor space play a game of What’s the time Mr Wolf.
Please upload your pictures to our Twitter page. We love to see how you are all getting on.
Good morning.
Allow us to introduce Mrs Lurinsky, our third Primary 1 teacher at Simpson Primary. She has chosen to read one of her favourite stories to you today. Click the link below to access it on our YouTube channel.
We hope you enjoy.
Mr Weir
Good morning.
It’s time to meet another of our Primary 1 teachers at Simpson Primary. Today, we’d like to introduce you to Mrs MacCallum. Like all of our teachers she is looking forward to meeting the new boys and girls starting with us in August but is also missing her current class. We hope you enjoy the story today. Please follow the link below to the video.
Mr Weir
Good Morning Primary 1!
I have attached a short video clip for you to watch this morning.
Can you guess the story we are acting out?
To help children to write stories they need to hear stories, tell stories and read stories. So today’s writing task has three options which you can pick from.
Option 1: Choose a story and act it out using puppets or props. Someone could record you and you could send to your Primary 1 teacher to see if they can guess the story.
If you feel this is a suitable task for your child then your child should be encouraged to draw or write what they can and perhaps write/draw a list of props/puppets they require to retell the story.
Option 2: Choose a story and make adaptions to the story. You could adapt the characters in the story or what happens in the story by changing either the start the middle or the end.
If you feel this is a suitable task for your child then your child should draw and write one sentence or more to change the story they have picked.
Option 3: You can create and write your own story and then act it out using puppets or props.
If you feel this is a suitable task for your child then they should be encouraged to draw a detailed drawing and write at least one sentence to create a story with a start, middle and end.
I have also attached an updated Writing Planner including worksheets to match each suggested activity and these can be found by clicking the link below.
Writing Blog Materials 03_06_20
Hello everyone, we hope you are enjoying the nice weather and you are working hard with your home learning.
We are continuing to investigate and practise our number recognition, counting (forwards and backwards), addition and subtraction.
Some pupils are still reversing their numbers when writing them out. It is important to get the numbers 0-9 facing the correct direction.
Here is a short video link for right-handers to form numbers correctly. For left-handers, it suggests making a cut out of your left hand to draw round.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66ujzrRg70s
The focus is to get the numbers facing the correct way so it becomes instinctive, then to work on size.
For double digits, it is all about putting the digits in the correct order. From twenty onwards, it is highlighting how they say the number to get the right order: twenty…one, thirty…four etc. This lets them hear the corresponding first and second digit.
Addition and subtraction is all about building confidence with number bonds. Use counters in two different colours to highlight the number bonds. Do not worry if you do not have counters, any household object can be used, as long as there is an easily recognisable difference (apples and oranges, different coloured pencils, action figures etc.)
Start with all objects the same and write the corresponding equation.
Then replace one with the alternative and write the new equation underneath.
Continue doing this until you have replaced all of the original items with the alternatives.
If all the equations have been written out, ask if they notice any pattern with the sums (first column reducing, second column increasing). It is also important to point out that the inverse equations are different, even though they use the same numbers and have the same answer (5+1, 1+5). This is also a good opportunity to have instant sight recognition of amounts. Start with a lower number and build up the number bonds.
You can also turn this into an active game. Make two areas at opposite ends of a room/garden and write adding sums onto strips of cards. When you shout out a sum, the other person has to run and put the right amount of items in the correct area one at a time. When they have made the sum, they shout out the answer!
When adding larger numbers, remember to count on from the larger number. To begin with, always use an equation with the larger number first (e.g. 12 + 4). Use fingers if necessary to count on from the original number.
Alternatively, you can draw a number line and use that to count on. If you have a tape measure or a ruler which can also be used. Start at the specified number and do the right number of steps to get to the answer. Build up confidence. Start by adding small amounts, then larger numbers up to 10. If they are managing, see how they cope with bigger amounts- remember to extend that number line!
For subtraction, we are still focussing on removing amounts to achieve an answer. Continue to write out sums, and then score out/remove the amount you are taking away. This emphasises the reduction in the number, that that answer is less than the original amount.
Again, as the numbers get larger to take away, you may find a number line is easier to use. Mark off the start point and make single steps backwards to the answer. It is important to highlight that you place your finger on the starting number before you begin subtracting.
Below are some worksheets if you need some inspiration!
Enjoy maths!
Good morning everyone. I hope you enjoyed your Fitness Fortnight. It certainly looked like you were having fun. It looks like a nice day today so try to get out and enjoy it! Have a lovely day!
Here is this week’s lesson.
02.06.20 PLANTS
These are the resources you will need.
This week we will be looking at the parts of a flower.
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AuVm1jpKEA
Next week we will be looking at how you plant melon seeds so if you could get a melon for next week that would be great. If you can’t get a melon, any fruit would do. We will be planting next week!
