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PRIMARY 1 READING

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I hope all the boys and girls in Primary One are keeping safe and well.  We are all really missing you.  We also really enjoy when you share your learning with us.

Well done to all the boys and girls in Primary One who have shared their memories with us. There is still time for more memories to be shared.

We haven’t had a new sound for a few weeks. I hope you’ve all managed to keep practicing your letter sounds and have tried some activities on Education City. Many of you were so good at the individual sounds but it is easy to forget them. The sounds we learned just before you finished at school were- j, y and qu.

We had also learned a lot of single sounds made up of more than 1 letter, these are quite tricky.

Sounds we learned were – oo, ee, ai, sh, th, ch, oa, ing and igh.

Today I thought we would look at a new sound.

This sound is made from 2 letters.

Our new sound is oi (as in join.)

Can you read these words with this sound.

Here are some sentences you can read which practise some of your sounds. After you have read the sentences you can cut up each strip and see if you can put them back in the correct order. You could stick them in your jotter and add a picture.

oi and igh sentences

This reading book on Oxford Owl also practises the “oi” sound.

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Primary 1 – Writing

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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

 

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PRIMARY 1 READING

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We hope you all enjoyed Fitness Fortnight. Your teachers certainly enjoyed trying lots of different activities,

This week, I wonder if you can create your own puppet show.

Choose a book and then make puppets for each of the characters in your story. You may also create the setting for the story too. I wonder where it takes place, is it the farm, the zoo, the woods or in Fairyland?

What can you use to create puppets? In class we often draw the characters, colour them, cut them out and add to a stick.  You can also make puppets from paper bags, wooden spoons or even socks! We can’t wait to see what story you decide to re-tell.

Here are some ideas for making puppets.

Some parents have also asked for more keywords. I’ve added 3 sheets with more keywords, these are quite tricky so only use them if you already know all your words. They really are a challenge.

How many of these words can you find in your books at home?

common words 1

common words 2

keywords 3

Many of you are already really good at blending your sounds to read words. There are lots of sheets added here to help you practise blending. Cut out a strip at a time, muddle the words and then see if you can put them together to create a sentence.  Remember the clues to look for- a capital letter will be at the beginning and a full-stop will be at the end.  You can draw a picture of your sentence.

muddled sentences.

I’ve also added some sheets where you need to cut out the letters and then see if you can make the 3 letter words.

worksheet u

I hope you’ve still been managing to look at books on Oxford Owl. Here are this week’s books. Choose the best book for your level.

Remember, these are some ideas to help you with your reading, choose your favourite activities and share your learning on Twitter or on Online Learner’s Journals.

Mr. McPherson, Mrs. MacCallum, Mrs. Lurinsky, Mrs. MacLean and Mrs. Davies

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Authors Live – P3 Post

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Hi everyone 🙂

We have used a wonderful Scottish Book Trust resource in the past called ‘Author’s Live’, where you get to meet the authors of your favourite books, online!

They are still putting on events during this time, where you can follow along with the stories and take part in some really fun activities. You can select the age range for P3 🙂 Here is the link to the schedule during this time.

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and-resources/authors-live/authors-live-on-lockdown

and here is the link to previous events that you might enjoy

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand

 

Happy reading!

Primary 1

Reading for Primary One

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It’s the beginning of a new week and you should all congratulate yourselves at how well you are coping with this major change to life and your routine.

We would like you to continue reading for enjoyment this week and remember to post on Twitter , you reading:  parts of your favourite books or a reading corner you may have set up outdoors or in your house. @ReadSPS.

The children in P1D really enjoyed the story, One Button Benny by Alan Windram. You can hear Alan reading this book below, using  the link.

 

https://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-itm-001&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=itm&p=salan+windram+reading+one+button+benny#id=1&vid=81f442f0a4b9d946f10e80ab7eb40ea4&action=click

 

Here is the link to learn how to dance like a robot too:

https://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-itm-001&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=itm&p=alan+windram+robot+dancing#id=1&vid=884711d803a9c5101c6e27c2f493b4b7&action=click

This week you could all make your own robots like Benny. He needs to have a button which can only be used in an emergency. You could create your own stories about your robot and tell them to your parents. I’d love to see pictures of your robots.

Scottish Book Trust are also showing a great author, Kes Gray this week. Use the link below;

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand/kes-gray

Keep practising your keywords. Some parents have asked for more to be issued and I will issue more next week. Remember there are activities set on Education City to help you practise these words. Have a go!

I’ve added also some more books from Oxford Owl which are suitable for P1. These books use the words and sounds you have already been taught in class.

To help practise your blending, you may want to use Doorway Online. You can use this link. https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/literacy/legacyfirstblends/

Have fun Primary One and share your learning with your teacher.

 

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PRIMARY 1 READING

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I hope you are all managing to do some learning activities suggested to you on the blog and are managing to have some fun at the same time.

Remember there were lots of reading activities and books in your packs, which I’m sure will keep you busy for a long time.

Reading should be for pleasure so remember to ask an adult to read books to you and have a go at reading the words you know too.  Post on Twitter @ReadSPS, your favourite stories. All your teachers love to see what you are reading. It’s great to see the interesting places where you read too, maybe in a den, under the table or in a tent!

Below are some ideas to help you continue to learn to read.

Keep practicing your keywords, you should have lots now in your reading bags. Some activities were added to Education City to help you learn these words. I can see that some of you have tried these activities and have shown great results. How many more children can try these, this coming week?

If you want to look at more reading books, you can also download Oxford Owl and look for their ebooks.  Choose the book best suited to your level of reading.

Suggested books for this week are :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draw or write about your favourite part of the story.

 

I have also added a new sound this week. This is quite a tricky sound as it is made up of 3 letters. It lives in the vowel house and it is called a moving sound as it consists of 2 sounds-  igh (a+ee)

Here it is below.

This is how we write this sound.

 

Can you practise writing it, maybe in rainbow writing or you could use a bucket of water and practise writing it on the pavement outside with a brush. What about using chalk?

Can you read these words with this sound in them.

 

I’ve also added some reading cards and some worksheets with this sound. These are a real challenge and will keep you busy for weeks.

igh sentences for reading and writing.

3 igh a code breaker

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Primary 1B’s very first post

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What a great few weeks we have had and we are now all settled in to our new class.

We hope you enjoy looking at some of the things we’ve been learning and will get more photographs uploaded as soon as we can.

This week we got a new reading book it was called The Library. We had a great discussion about Simpson Library and many of us had visited the library. If you visit over the long weekend please let us know.

We looked at the different kinds of books we can find in a library – fiction and and non fiction.

We have been learning all about the characters in the story and have enjoyed playing lots of games to help us learn the characters names. 

Pairs                                                                      Character Snakes and Ladders                                   Snap

 

We have enjoyed getting homework and even have our homework bags home this weekend to practice our keywords.

 

As part of our writing this week we retold the story of Incy Wincy Spider.

This helped us to think about our Mindset and just like Incy when faced with a challenge we know we have to keep trying and never give up. 

In Mathematics we have been learning about shapes and went on a shape walk in our playground.

In Numeracy we have been exploring ways to make 5 and having fun playing lots of dice games.

In the gym hall we have been learning about keeping ourselves safe and staying in our space bubbles

We have been to the community wing to play lots of listening games to help us learn all our new friends names.

 

Please complete the P1 Tea Towel form and return by Friday 20th September.

Primary 6

#SPSSnowDay Number 3

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Good Morning P6

Despite the bad weather preventing us getting to school, we can still continue our learning at home.

  • You can continue to work on allocated Snow Day activities on Education City.  Why not explore some of the other curricular areas too?
  • You could also log on to Sumdog or play some games on Top Marks for further Maths and Numeracy practise.
  • Continue to read your novels for our First Minister’s Reading Challenge and if you have your passport at home remember to add any books you finish.
  • Find out more about your favourite author – e.g. when and where were they born?;  have they always been an author?;  who or what inspires them to write?;  what other books have they written if any?; what other interests do they have?.
  • Create a poster or factfile with the information you gather.  Why not use ICT and upload your work to Teams or Yammer?

Be creative, use your imagination and have fun!

Don’t forget to upload your photos #SPSLovestoRead, #SPSSnowDay

 

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Snow Day Activities for Primary 1D

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Snow day activities for P1D

I hope you are enjoying your time at home with your family.

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 practise making “ch” with paint, coloured pencils, chalk or pens.
  • Go on a “ch” word hunt around your home or you could even go outdoors and write “ch” and “ch” words in the snow.
  • Create treasure – real “ch” words and trash – made up “ch” words and play your very own game of treasure or trash.
  • 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?
  • Remember you can post photographs of snow activities or reading activities on #SPSlovestoread or #SPSsnowday

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

  • Ceate 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