This week we have been using our addition and subtraction facts to 10 to solve problems. We have been using our knowledge of number bonds to find different ways to make numbers to 10 and we have been creating our own number sentences. This week we also started to look at missing number equations (we are very clever)! We looked at subtraction sums such as 7 – ? = 3 and we used different strategies to work out the missing number. Next week we will continue to work on missing number equations.
As part of our measurement focus, this week we learned to use non-standard units (cubes, cups, spoons, containers) to measure capacity. We also learned to compare and describe capacity by looking at which containers could hold more/less liquid. We enjoyed using the water to compare how much liquid each container could hold (our classroom is still drying out) and using the cubes to estimate and then measure the capacity of different containers.
This week we learned the ‘aw’ sound and three new common words, ‘said’, ‘big’ and ‘could’. We practised writing our new sound and words, drew ‘aw’ pictures, played games containing the ‘aw’ sound and common words on the smartboard and computer, unscrambled sentences and found the missing ‘aw’ words in sentences. We managed to find some of our common words in our reading books this week.
As part of our Local Community focus, we worked with a partner to draw/write about what we like and/or would change about Linlithgow. Some of the things that we like about Linlithgow are Kelly’s, Tesco, the parks, our school, our houses, the flowers, the wildlife, the museum and B&M! Some of us felt that Linlithgow could be a bit cleaner and some of us wanted to change the weather! We used Google Maps to locate some places in our local area. We enjoyed looking at the street views!
This week, we also designed our own Happy Towns. We had roads and paths made of chocolate, ice cream shops, big parks, lots of flowers, swimming pools and rainbow houses!
We hope that everyone has a lovely weekend. Hopefully the sunshine will continue! Thank you for reading our blog post,
P1A and Miss Harrison 🙂
