All of Chestnut Class

As usual continue to play games from www.phonicsplay.co.uk

Year 1 to focus on games from Phase 5

Year 2- Click on phase 6 and scroll to bottom for spelling games.

*****NEW for Year 1***** 

The Dept of Education has set up a series of phonics lessons on YouTube based on Letters and Sounds which many schools use to teach phonics. It has been set up for parents to use at home with their children.

Most of our children will know most if not all of the sounds already but it is always a great idea to refresh and practise them on a daily basis so that they become embedded and automatic. 

The link below will give you the official blurb about this resourse and then below that are three introductory videos to inform you and help you get started.

Below those three, we have added lesson one so click on the large video and away you go.

We really hope it is helpful to you all. It is honestly quite straightforward and key to children continuing to become fluent readers.

New: Year 1 Phonics Sessions

Chapter Four of, 'Daisy Dawson Is On Her Way!' By Steve Voake. There are now 4 chapters of Daisy Dawason on Mrs Baker's Youtube channel for you to listen to.

After listening  to the Fourth chapter  "Sky-Flowers" I would like you to answer the following questions and discuss with an adult, This will also be your English acitivty for Monday.

1- What do you think about the cat in this story? Why do you think she isn't very helpful?

2- How is Daisy feeling after the news the cat told her? Why is she feeling this way?

3- Boom described the fireworks as sky-flowers for the horse, why do you think he called them sky-flowers?

4- What do you think has happned to Boom? Will they get him back again? Discuss this with an adult.

 

Monday - Listen to the newest Daisy Dawson chapter. Discuss the questions with an adult under the story time section

Tuesday- When people have lost their pets, they often make posters to put up so that poeple know they are missing. We would like you to Create a 'missing' Poster for Boom. This will need to have: a picture of Boom and descriptions of Boom e.g. long floppy ears, big waggy tail etc. There will also need to be a contact address and or number (this can be made up). You may want to use the template to help you.

Wednesday- Plan a story about a character who suddenly finds out she/he can talk to animals. You will need to think about:

1-  Who your main character is (you can use Daisy Dawson if you like)

2- Where the story takes place (the setting)

3- Which animals she will talk to 

4- A problem that will happen in the story e.g. someone goes missing or someone gets hurt and needs help.

5- The resolution- how your story will end?

There are some documents below that might help you plan your story.

Thursday- Start writing your story. Remember to use capital letters and full stops.

Friday-  Finish writing your story. Remember to give it a title.

We would really love to read your stories so if you can then please email them to us so we can share them on the website for your friends to read.

	Tuesday Missing Poster writing Frame	[doc 24KB]
	story-plan-template	[docx 82KB]

 

This week we will be looking at how plants grow. You can watch the video in the link to start with but then I recommend looking at  BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zcn9j6f about how plants grow. Once you have watched these then try 'The what Plants Need' document below. You can either create your own way of showing this by using the document below to help or print them out to use. The choice is yours.

After you have done this I would like you to find out what these plants grow from; a seed or a bulb. You can set this out in a Venn diagram. (See Venn Diagram Activitiy 1 and 2.)

As an extension can you research into whether there are some plants that can grow from more than one way?  (ie a bulb and a seed for example). If so can you name some plants which do this. Ask your parents to help you find out. 

ATTENTION- this week can you please start collecting some seeds from your food ready for next weeks science work. E.g. Orange seeds, grape seeds, avocado stones , sunflower seeds etc. 

 

	What Plants Need to Grow- a growing sequence.	[pdf 287KB]
	Venn Diagram Activity 1	[docx 14KB]
	Venn Diagram Activity 2- template	[doc 173KB]

Every year my family decorate a jar or box and we write a different positive questions onto a slip of paper and fold it up and pop it in the jar. Every time we think of a question we do this and the jar soon becomes full. My children are always amazed at seeing the jar fill up and can't wait to play the game so add more quickly.

Some types of questions could be:

• Can you name someone you know who has helped you and what did they do?
• Where is your favourite place to be and why?
• Name three helpful things you did today?
• Where is your favourite place in your house and why?
• Which is your favourite toy/ item and why?
• Name three of your favourite flowers/trees/ colours and try to explain why?
• Name three things that are important to you?
• Tell me three things that you are great/good at and why?
• What three things do you do that make your family proud? etc...

Rules

Once you have done this you give the jar a gentle shake and then one at a time you pull out a folded slip and read the question out to everyone. The person who takes the slip out of gthe jar goes first but everyone has to think of an answer and share.

Then the next person has a turn and so on. 

It is a really lovely way to do think about all the lovely things that we still do, have and can experience. It is also a way to teach children how to thnk about positive things in their lives.

Below is another activity link which can be done as a long term project if you wish.

Wellbeing Jar Instructions for Things I am Grateful For.

[pdf 235KB]