English, writing – for the week 11.5.20

Lesson 1:
Are you ready to write the story of Little Red Riding Hood yourself? This week we are going to use our powers as story tellers, to tell the traditional tale in our own way. That means we can change things, whilst still using the same story idea.

We need to plan! So can you draw your main character (like Little Red Riding Hood), your setting (where) and your bad character (like the wolf). See my plan below.


Lesson 2: Read the beginning of my story. Can you tell what I have added to make it different? Have I used any different words or ideas?

Once upon a time an adventurous boy called Little Blue Riding Hood went to visit his aunt. One dark and drizzly day he trudged through the wood. Birds were singing but he couldn’t see them. Under his arm he carried some rolled up drawings to show his aunt. As he was walking a friendly bear asked him where he was going.  They chatted for a while and then the bear said goodbye. The bear ran to the aunt’s house and put on her clothes. Arriving at his aunt’s house, Little Blue Riding Hood knocked and went in…..

Can you write the beginning of your story and describe who you are and where you are going?

Lesson 2:
I have now written the middle and end part of my story and made my character arrive at the  cottage ….

Sitting in the chair was Little Blue Riding Hood’s aunt.
“Oh Aunty, what big, furry ears you have,” said Little Blue Riding Hood.
“All the better to hear you with,” said the bear.
“What a big nose you have,” said Little Blue Riding Hood.
“All the better to smell you with,” said the bear.
“What big paws you have,” whispered Little Blue Riding Hood.
“All the better to grab you with,” growled the bear.
Little Blue Riding Hood recognised the bear and ran out of the house. As the bear followed he tripped him up and sat on him.  His real aunt ran to help him and they both rolled the bear down a big hill, never to be seen again!

Can you write the next part of your story. Perhaps you can change even more of it?

Useful words to start your sentences with:
Next   Then      Soon      Suddenly      After     At Last     Finally

Don’t forget to check your work. Have you remembered full stops, finger spaces and capital letters? I hope so!

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Topic, for the week 11.5.20

The UK and its Waters
When you looked at the map of the UK last week you found out about the four seas surrounding Great Britain. Can you remember them?
Here are some pictures of things happening in the waters around the UK. I would like you to draw a poster showing something for each sea. You can find your own pictures to inspire you too. See my poster, at the bottom of this post, to give you an idea of how to draw it.

The North Sea

   

Deep in the North Sea they drill for oil,  it is used for fuel and burned to produce electricity.
A fishing boat: cod is the most popular fish and we eat it as part of fish and chips.

The Channel

 

You can cross the channel on a ferry or you can go in the Channel Tunnel. The white cliffs of Dover are famous.

The Atlantic Ocean

The world’s second largest ocean is very deep. Before aeroplanes you had to travel by ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.  A famous ship called The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in 1912.

The Irish Sea

          

The Irish Sea is between Ireland and England.  An artist called Antony Gormley has placed statues of people gazing out to sea.

 

In Blackpool there is a long pier.

 

 

 

Split your poster into 4 boxes by drawing lines across the middle.  Choose something to draw in each box and then label which water you have drawn.

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Phonics, for the week beginning 4.5.20

Keep revising using Phonics Play. When your report comes it will tell you which phase to concentrate on.
Meanwhile here is another activity revising the split ie  diagraph
1. Sound out and read these words.

gime     inside    pide    five    stride    splibe    white   slide    drime

libe    tide   bike    trife    quibe    glide    fline

2. Which are monster words?
3. Use one real word and write it in a sentence.

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Topic, for week beginning 4.5.20

The United Kingdom

Watch this video and read the notes on this page. Can you draw a map of the UK and label the countries and seas?    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhp34j/articles/z4v3jhv

Follow the link and and look at this powerpoint presentation. 

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-tp-896-ks1-physical-and-human-geography-glossary-powerpoin

  • Can you now answer these questions? Ask an adult to quiz you!
  • What do you call the place where the land meets the sea?
  • Where would you find a cliff?
  • How many different words do you know for a group of trees? One word is used on the powerpoint.
  • Which are bigger, hills or mountains?
  • How many types of weather have you seen in this country?
  • What do you call a small group of houses in the countryside?

Challenge. Try to find out the difference between a river and a canal.

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Time for a story: reading for the week 4.5.20

I hope you got a chance to read last week’s story? Here is another one for you to read from the Booktrust website. Oh no, George by Chris Houghton

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/oh-no-george/

Remember to try and read for 20 minutes a day. It could be your own book or try the Oxford Reading Tree.  When reading don’t forget to…. look at the letters, make the sounds, blend the sounds together to make a  word

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/

If you can’t remember your colour band, the personal statement in your report will tell you at which level to read.

 Poetry

Here is a poem for the week – The Story Man by Jan Dean. After reading it see if you can copy all the voices in the poem!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-wef_Zof4&list=PLDe74j1F52zQAqDyhlrC5-tPxaxz98FCX&index=5

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English – week beginning 4.5.20

Little Red Riding Hood

Lesson 1

Now you have read the story of Little Red Riding Hood, and have told it to someone else in your family, it’s time to do some writing. For this you are going to need a piece of paper and then find the slide of Little Red Riding Hood. Here’s the link again:

Little Red Riding Hood

Can you describe what she looks like? This might include how old she looks, what she is wearing and carrying. Practice saying your sentence out-loud first. Then write it down. Don’t forget, of course, capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. Here are some words you might need:

cloak   basket   hood    cheeks    curl    apron

Lesson 2

Can you make a Wolf Wanted Poster? Use all your brilliant skills for describing the wolf.  Remember to mention his crime (what he did wrong). Draw a picture too.

Use this link to give you some ideas:

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-10644-little-red-riding-hood-wolf-wanted-posters

I love the word ferocious. What does it mean? Can you use it in your description?

Lesson 3

Watch and listen to this poem based on the Little Red Riding Hood story. It’s by Roald Dahl from a book called Revolting Rhymes.  He wrote some very famous books too, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.The pictures are drawn especially, by an illustrator called Quentin Blake.

How is the story different? What was funny or scary? Why do you think the poem is in a book called Revolting Rhymes? What does revolting mean and can you think of another word that is similar to it?

We would really love to see any work you do!

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Animal Bodies

There are lots of different types of animals. Some parts of their bodies are like yours, and some are quite different. Look at these animals. What parts of their bodies are the same as yours? What parts are different?

They all have legs and eyes like we do, but they also have claws and a tail. The robin has a beak and feathers, the cat has fur and whiskers and the crocodile has scaly skin.

Can you make some pictures of your favourite animals using your art packs? Add labels to your animals to name the different parts of their bodies using the work bank.

Ask a grown up to email a photo of your animals to the year 1 teacher email address – we would love to see your work!

Guess my animal game: 

Think of an animal. Can you give your partner clues about the animal so they can guess what animal it is?

Can you guess what animal I am thinking of? My animal is very big. It has 4 legs. It has 2 big ears and 2 small eyes. My animal is covered in thick, grey skin. My animal has a very long nose called a trunk.

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Maths week beginning 4th May

Lesson 1: Making arrays to count in groups

Watch this video to see how to count in arrays. 

After the video can you make some arrays and count the objects? Remember to arrange the objects in rows and columns like I did. They are easy to count if you arrange them in groups of 2, 5 or 10.

Draw some pictures of your objects in your book.

Lesson 2: Doubling. 

In this lesson we are going to double numbers. 

Watch the video by clicking on the butterfly picture to see how I double some numbers.

Can you make some lovely doubling butterflies like I did in the video? Draw a butterfly and fold your picture in half. Then open it up and put some spots on one wing with paint. Fold it in half again and press down. You should have double the number of spots now!

Here are some you could start with: 

If you want to try doubling some bigger numbers watch my video here on how to do this with 10s and 1s.

 

Lesson 3: Practice counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. 

Watch these songs to help you practice counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.

Counting in 2s                   Counting in 5s                      Counting in 10s

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Time for a story

The Dragon Machine | BookTrustHello Green Class, do you feel like a story? Then visit the Booktrust website. There are some amazing books for you to read. I love The Dragon Machine by Helen Ward. See if you can spot all the dragons on the second page. See how many fantastic, describing words there are. What do you like about this story, we’d love to know?

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

Remember Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy? You will find this story here too….

Jo

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Happy Birthday

We have a few people who have celebrated or are soon going to be celebrating their birthdays. Eesa and Maria have already had birthdays since the school closed and Eesa’s mum sent in some lovely photos to show how they celebrated.

Zayna and Shabrina have birthdays coming up this week.

It is strange having a birthday while stuck at home but we hope you manage to have fun with your family. We wish you a very happy birthday and would love to hear how you celebrated.

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