Friday 27th March – Year 1

Howdy Year 1,

Happy Friday! Here’s your Friday set of activities …

1. Phonics
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xvdbR6g060
   Can you think of any words with the ‘aw’ sound in?
   Get your adult to challenge you to write some words with the ‘aw’ sound in …
   e.g. draw, awesome, thaw, straw, hawkRemember that the ‘aw’ sound can also be spelt as <au> and <or>; as in few, drew, tune, cute
2. Sounds-Write Phonics
   Mrs Brookes/Roberts, Miss Simons and Mrs Sargent’s groups:
   /ue/ <ue>
   Review all previously learnt sounds.
   Read the words: tune cute use true blue cruel news drew chew few
   Write the words: useful huge cute argue fuel statue few threw chew
   Sound Swap: pen plen plin flin flint frint trint print crint
   Speed Read: How many words can the children read – that they have been reading and writing this week – in 1 minute?

   Mrs Jones’ group:
   /ue/ <u-e> <o-e> <a-e> <i-e>
   Review all previously learnt sounds.
   Read the words: tune cute alone phone amaze games white invite
   Write the words: cute argue whole explode blame shape prize glide
   Sound Swap: pen plen plin flin flint frint trint print crint
   Speed Read: How many words can the children read that they have been reading and writing this week in 1 minute?

3. Maths
   Explore the online virtual clock: https://www.visnos.com/demos/clock
   What is an hour? How many minutes in an hour? How do we record o’clock times.
   Press the ‘random dice button’ … what’s the time?
4. Reading/Writing (Science)
   Watch the weather forecast for Northampton on https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2641430
   What time is the sunrise and the sunset?
   What is the weather like today? Look/go outside. What can you see, hear and feel? What do you need to wear?
   Write a weather report.
5. Computing
   Hide the teddy!
   Place a teddy somewhere in the room. Direct your partner to the teddy using clear and simple instructions, e.g. “Take 2 steps forward” … “turn left” … “take 4 steps backwards”.
   Swap and repeat activity!
   Challenge: Can you record your steps on a piece of paper?
   E.g.
   
6. Music
   Watch this song about the ‘beat’ in music:
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kaX2l413p8
   Listen to your favourite songs and see whether you can keep the beat to your music! (Have a boogie as well of course!)

Have a fun-filled weekend … you deserve it!
Speak to you on Monday,
Miss Simons, Mrs Brookes and Mrs Roberts X