Good Morning Year 1 

We hope you had a fantastic snow day yesterday. We are enjoying looking at your pictures and hearing your snow stories. It looks like you have had lots of fun.

Let’s start our morning with a special prayer to Jesus.

Handwriting

Start by writing your date neatly into your books. Today we are going to practice the letter a. You are getting very good at remembering your finger spaces, well done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1nnOO2OFVI

Now can you write these following words into your books. Remember your lead in and lead outs!

snow         snowman        cold       ice       

sledge         gloves            snow angel  

Phonics

Adjacent consonants and short vowels

Phase 4 –  Tricky Words 

Maths

Please make sure that you complete the practice activity at the end of the video.

English – The Snail and the Whale

Take another look over the section of the story when the Whale gets trapped on the beach.

Activity – Instructions on how to save a whale. 

Reading (Book Trust)

Here is a fun new website called Book Trust. Click on the link below to find lots of fun new online story books and reading games.

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/

I recommend the story called ‘Oh No George.’ 

RE

Luke 15 v. 11 – 32 – The Parable of the Prodigal Son 

Listen to this weeks parable then follow the activity below.

Activity

Answer these questions into your book.

1. Which characters do something wrong?
2. What do they do?
3. Are they both sorry for what they did?

Look at the following pictures of the story. I would like you to decide what is happening out of these three things.

Making a bad decision                                                                                                                                        Says sorry                                                                                                                                                        Shows forgiveness

Challenge!

Story Time

Hope you are having a great time learning at home, don’t forget to send us an email or comment with your learning. We love hearing from you.

See you tomorrow!

From the Year 1 Team 🙂

Good Morning Year 1 

We hope you have had a fantastic time at home this weekend and you managed to enjoy the snow. Send us in your snow pictures and they might feature on our blog.

Wake Up Shake Up

Snow Day Recount

Write the date neatly in your book.

At the weekend I had lots of fun playing in the snow with my family. 

We made a huge snowman and had a massive snowball fight. It was very cold. 

After we had played in the snow we came inside and had a hot drink to warm us up. 

This made me feel really happy. 

Snow Poem

Listen to our snow poem below and then have a go at writing your own short poem into your writing books. You could even perform your poem and send it to us!

What Could It Be 

Activity 

Read over the poem again. Can you spot the rhyming words?

Now have a go at writing your own short poem. Here is some wintry vocab to help you.

Maths

Watch the video below for your follow up activity.

Extension activities will be e-mailed.

Snow Mark Making

Reading 

Oxford Owl- Click here for reading books

username:     stvincentrec

password :    reading

Science – Winter 

Activity 

Write three new facts about the season of Winter. This could be from the video you have just watched or what you have observed on your daily walks.

Story Time 

We hope you have had a lovely day and have enjoyed the snow today.

From the Year 1 Team 🙂

 Good morning !

We ‘ re having a few changes today . Instead of handwriting, we will be having a keyboard skills lesson with a  short follow up  computing activity.

 Keyboard / Computing  Skills

Phonics

Longer Words 

Activity :

Write the date in your book first.

 Change these sentences:

Example:

Carl sat down on the carpet.                                                                                                                         changes to                                                                                                                                                              Carl sat down on the chair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbtfInZnmKg

Maths

Watch the video below.

It’s a longer video today so here is a shorter follow up activity:

(Answers at the end of the  blog)

Fill in the missing numbers

Fill in the missing numbers on the cherry and bar  models:

Extension activities have been e-mailed .

Reading

Click on the image below and choose a book from Oxford Owl. Record the book in your planner please.

Username: stvincentrec

Password:reading

P.E.

Click on the image below for a fun PE session.

Friday Fun  – Choose a game to play

Click on the pictures and learn as you play !

 Story Time

I know that Jahmari will  enjoy this story read by our very own Ms. Brookes . Let us know what you like to see on the blog.

Have a lovely weekend year 1.

We miss you a lot.

Take care and stay safe.

Year 1 team

Phonics Answers 

Carl sat down on the chair.

The goats are in the farmyard.

I can see a car on the road.

She has lots of fish or books.

They might meet in the farmyard. 

Maths Answers

Ten  frames

5+ 5 =10              1+ 9= 10

3 + 7 =10             4 + 6 = 10 

8 + 2 = 10            9 + 1 = 10

2 + 8 = 10          various 

Cherry model  missing numbers

3                        6

Bar model missing numbers

10                      9

The timetable is a guide only.  Please change the times to suit your day.

Good morning !

It’s a day to celebrate ….

Yesterday was a very important  day . Do you know why?

The woman in the photo is Kamala Harris. She is the first woman , and the first  Black American (Jamaican) and Indian – American to be vice president of the United States of America. Find out more by watching the video .

It was also a special day for young African -American  poet  Amanda Gorman. She is only 22 years old but had the very special job of writing a poem for the new president. What an amazing achievement . Maybe you could find out more about Amanda.Would like to be a poet when you grow up ?

Ok, let’ s get started …

Finger gym

Have a go at these exercises. See if you can spot Ms. Wakeling’s favourite rhyme (clue: open and …… them ) .

You know what to do superstars !

Practice the letter u . Write  ten  letters (u)  in your book .

https://youtu.be/2TXb8uoSXsU

Phonics

Longer Words 

Can you blend, read and then decide if your word is a real word or an alien word.

Click on the link below and play Obb and Bob.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/picnic-on-pluto

You may log in with the following details:

username: jan21

password: home

Maths

Watch the next video for your follow up questions.

English

Have another listen to our story The Snail and the Whale.  Listen carefully as there will be an activity for you to complete afterwards.

Activity – Look at the pictures and write an interesting sentence to describe what is happening. 

Here are some sentence  starters to help you:

The tiny snail…………….                                                    Later, a whale ………………

1.  2.  3. 4.

Extension – Answer these questions in your book. 

Think about the Whales song.

1. Why is he singing to the snail?
2. What does he sing about?

Here is what an actual Whale’s song sounds like!

3) How would you describe it? What does it sound like?

Science

Click on the image below for lesson 6. You will  need all your science knowledge next week for a special task. Make sure you listen carefully and think about waterproof materials.

Story Time

Let’s end our day with a prayer about the special people in our life .

Another busy day Year 1 !

Relax and have a good afternoon.

Year 1 team

Good Morning Year 1 

Let’s start the morning with a  prayer.

Handwriting

Write the date neatly in your book.

Today I would like you to practice the letter f. This is a tricky letter so take your time and practice over and over until you are happy and confident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPfsUHgWrgY

Phonics

Review Lesson 

Activity

Look at the picture and find the correct ear, air or ure words.

Maths

This video includes practice  activities and is much longer than usual .There are no extra written follow up activities today but there is a game to enjoy.

(Extension activities were  e-mailed on Monday)

Addition Scale

Reading Comprehension

Read this very short Winter Wonderland story and then answer the questions underneath. Write the answers into your English books.

Reading – Oxford Owl  

Here is a quick reminder video to show you how you can access online books.

Oxford Owl- Click here for reading books

username:     stvincentrec

password :    reading

Science – Materials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsqUl_52PL8

Click on the links below to follow lesson 5.

Introductory Quiz

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/which-materials-are-absorbent-6tk3er

Lesson Video 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/which-materials-are-absorbent-6tk3er?activity=video&step=2&view=1

Activity

You will need a bowl of water or even your bath tub for this activity!

Construction – by Sally Sutton

We hope you have had a great day of learning. If you want to see something in particular please send us an email.

Mrs Brookes will be back reading a story tomorrow.

See you soon,

From the Year 1 Team 🙂 

Phonics Answers 

Reading Comprehension Answers 

Science Answers