11/05/20

It is Sun Awareness Week!

This week we are going to learn about our seasons and weather. You can choose the activities or experiments you want to do.

Have fun! 

Phonics
The creators of RWI are offering daily online lessons for children to continue their phonics learning at home. Each set of sounds has its own time slot and the video will only be available for 24 hours. 

Set 1 sounds = 9:30 am 

Set 2 sounds = 10:00 am

Set 3 sounds = 10:30 am 

Here is the link to access these RWI lessons. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ

Online Books 

You can find a selection of books online. 

OxfordOwl  - https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ (check Dojo for the username and password) 

The Book Trust has a few online books. If you choose the 'Read along' version of the book the children can listen to the story as they read it.

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

This website has a selection of books, some are simply texts others have videos to support the reading. 

Freechildrenstories.com: https://www.freechildrenstories.com/kids-stories

Big Maths Beat That

Children should practice these number facts once a day. It is a quick but effective way for children to build number fluency.

Numbots

Please allow children to access NUMBOTS online to build their number fluency. The log in information is inside the cover of your child's diary. 

Numbots link - https://play.numbots.com/#/intro

Maths Lesson Practice 

Use the below learning sheets to practice your number bonds this week.

***Please be mindful that each document includes the answers on the second page. 

Here are some articles and videos to help refresh your knowledge on this topic. 

Seasons song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksGiLaIx39c&list=RDx5Lig67t2xg&index=2

Learn about the types of weather: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mgK2FQVc54

Season explanation video: https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-are-seasons

Articles : https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/met-office-for-schools/other-content/other-resources/index

Activities 

The following are websites with a variety of seasons and weather related activities

Weather forecast example: https://www.longcloseschool.co.uk/year-1-children-become-weather-reporters-day/

Colouring pages: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/met-office-for-schools/other-content/colouring-in

Weather experiments: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/met-office-for-schools/other-content/other-resources/experiments/index

DIY activities and experiments https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/met-office-for-schools/other-content/diy-activities-and-experiments/?utm_campaign=Met%20Office%20for%20schools&utm_source=email&utm_medium=text&utm_content=May20Email&gator_td=lsKwxHoR%2b8kBl8Qc8gUezLUelPB0KZZUl5xIFf6Ievf8JZgqpEeEF18av7Q8%2fvEJEoO5%2fRbSyU3sRnZ%2blKN3qoZVRUE1YzpOoIZWiAUYqfTxt7seZZ52ek1jmExzXeE7Snz5GG26p6r%2bOanp2rVZUsQJC0Z2YqrzihvAQ%2bjSZXwJx5i4g4a%2fCTdEyglcNbn9A2yVmLOK9WX6BLwz7YISgW4mfhrZ2OLs22VzMrkvHi4%3d