Tuesday 24th March – Year 1

Hello Year 1,

We hope that you are okay and looking after yourselves at home! Please remember to comment if you want to show us your work or ask us a question! We would love to hear from you!

Here’s your next set of activities …

1. Phonics
   https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase3Menu.htm
   Play the ‘Picnic on Pluto’ game and separate the ‘real’ words from the ‘nonsense’ words by saying the sounds and reading the word.
2. Sounds-Write Phonics
   Mrs Brookes/Roberts, Miss Simons and Mrs Sargent’s groups:
   /ue/ <ew>
   
   Review all previously learnt sounds.

   Read the words: few new news drew chew

   Write the words: new stew screw jewels newer

   Sound Swap: plen splen spleen pleen cleen creen screen screep scrap

   Dictation: The boy drew a sun on the news.

   Mrs Jones’ group:
   /ae/ <a-e>
   
   Review all previously learnt sounds.

   Read the words: amaze snake games frame shade flake

   Write the words: bake shape grape chase flame blame

   Sound Swap: plen splen spleen pleen cleen creen screen screep scrap

   Dictation: They were amazed at the snake in the game that they were playing.

3. Maths
   How do we measure time?
   Think big! (from minutes on a clock all the way to years!)
   How light is it outside? What does that tell us?
   Do you know all of your months? How many months in a year? How many weeks in a month? How many days in a week? How many hours in a day? How many minutes in an hour? How many seconds in a minute?
   Explore these questions and record all of your findings!
4. Reading/Writing
   What did you do yesterday? Morning, afternoon and evening!
   In the morning I …
   In the afternoon I …
   In the evening I …
5. Science
   Listen to this song about materials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOKr462HLc0
   What materials would you use to build a car? Make sure that you explain your answer …
   I would/would not use _____ to build a car because ___________.
   Things to think about:
   – Cars have to survive the weather outside
   – Cars have to be strong to keep people safe inside
   – People need to see out of cars to be able to drive
   – They needs wheels to move

Keep us updated …

Miss Simons, Mrs Brookes and Mrs Roberts X