Year 1/2 Home Learning Activities: Week Beginning 30th March

Monday’s Tasks:

Maths – suggested time: 45 minutes

Phonics and spelling: 10 minutes

Writing- suggested time: 45 minutes

Reading – Suggested time: 30 minutes

Optional Activities – some

suggestions Warm Up:

Count to 10, 20 or 50 in ones. Main Task

Watch this video:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zbmtfg8 Today we are going to collect some data. Have a look at your toys or books or colouring pencils and pens. How many of each sort or colour do you have? Decide how you are going to group them, what do you want to find out? ‘Which is my most popular toy?’ or ‘Which colour felt pen do I have most of?’ or ‘Which author do I have most books by?’. Group them and count how many in each group.

What do I write in my book?

Think about how you are going to show how many you have in each group. You might draw all the things and put a circle around them or you might draw a chart like the one in the video link. Plenary Task: Addition number facts:

Memorise e.g. I know 1 + 1 = 2 What do I write in my book?

Choose any five Year 1 facts from the chart. How well do you know them? Write them, say them out loud. Tomorrow your adult is going to ask you these questions again, you need to be able to tell them from memory the answer rather than working it out. Parents, this is a memory recall activity so if the number

Year 1 Phonics Tricky words – my, they, said

Write these on paper/card so that you have several of each. Hide them around the house or garden. Ask your child to hunt for the tricky words and then count how many of each they have found. Main task

Today’s grapheme is ai

Watch the clip below https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=geraldine+giraffe+flashcards+ai+you+tube&view=detail&mid=54791484B39CAD0763C154791484B39CAD0763C1&FORM=VIRE

What do I write in my book?

Make a list of ai words. Year 2 Spelling

Watch this link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks2-wonderful-words-suffixes-part-1/zdnd7nb

Warm Up:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv/articles/zttckqt Watch the above clip and discuss what you have seen. You may also wish to look at the life cycle of a frog just under the clip you have watched. What do I write in my book?

Create pictures to show the life cycle of a butterfly or a frog. If you prefer you may wish to create life cycle pictures of a different animal. You may find it helpful to use the layout of the frog life below which is also available in the above link.

Main Task

Read from your individual reading book, a book from home or pick a book from the following link. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ Possible activity

Draw and describe the

setting: Choose your

favourite part of your book.

Read the section of the book

again. Where does this part

of the story take place? What

does the setting look like in

your mind? Draw a picture of

the setting in your book. You

may like to write some

describing words on your

picture.

Do the Joe Wicks workout each

morning:

https://www.youtube.com/user/thebod

ycoach1

Watch Mrs Harrison reading a story

on the Rackham Twitter page and on

the You Tube channel below.

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

LZsDsu0zmA08jubA_PAd4g

Watch collective worship on our

Rackham Twitter page.

https://twitter.com/RackhamPrimary

Have a go at making an Easter

garden using objects that you can find

in your home and garden. Here are a

few pictures to give you some ideas.

If you make one, take a picture and

show me on seesaw.

Year 1/2 Home Learning Activities: Week Beginning 30th March

fact is known your child will be able to tell you almost immediately the answer (within 3 seconds). Adults: If you child cannot remember the

answers to the five questions, repeat the same five tomorrow. The aim of this activity is for the children to know the answers so they will be able to tell you the answer very quickly.

Main task What do I write in my book?

Write the alphabet in your book. Put a circle around the 5 vowels a, e, i, o and u. All the other letters in the alphabet are consonants.

In the video it told you five different things. Today we are going to focus on the first of those things: What happens when you add a suffix to a word that ends with two consonants?

Do you remember? The rule is you just add the suffix to the word. Draw a poster or write a sentence with some examples of words where you are adding some of the suffixes –ing, -ed, -er, -y or -est.

Year 1/2 Home Learning Activities: Week Beginning 30th March

Tuesday’s Tasks:

Maths – suggested time: 45 minutes

Phonics and spelling: 10 minutes

Writing- suggested time: 45 minutes

Reading – Suggested time: 30 minutes

Optional Activities – some

suggestions

Warm Up:

Count to 10, 20 or 50 in ones. Can you now count to 50 or 100 in tens? Main Task

Watch this link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zg4d2hv Today we are going to collect some data and put it into a pictogram. You could use the same things you sorted yesterday or choose something different. Have a look at your toys or books or colouring pencils and pens. How many of each sort or colour do you have? Decide how you are going to group them, what do you want to find out? ‘Which is my most popular toy?’ or ‘Which colour felt pen do I have most of?’ or ‘Which author do I have most books by?’. Group them and count how many in each group. What do I write in my book?

Today we are going to use pictures to represent the things we have collected. Have a look at the video you teacher has sent to you to support this lesson. Use the proforma on the website for Tuesday and print it out if you can and want to or draw the pictogram in your book. Plenary Task: What do I write in my book?

As Monday

Year 1 Phonics Tricky words – my, they, said

Quick write the tricky words Main task Today’s grapheme is ay

Watch the clip below https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=geraldine+giraffe+ay+you+tube&view=detail&mid=6DB42D7BEE9829D19CA16DB42D7BEE9829D19CA1&FORM=VIRE

What do I write in my book?

Write a list of ay words Year 2 Spelling

Watch this link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks2-wonderful-words-suffixes-part-1/zdnd7nb

Main task What do I write in my book?

Write the alphabet in your book. Put a circle around the 5 vowels a, e, i, o and u.

Warm Up:

https://www.everyschool.co.uk/science-key-stage-1-life-cycles.html Look at the above link. ‘Caterpillars to Butterflies’ and ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ sections will probably prove to be the most useful. What do I write in my book?

Pick a different animal life cycle and decide how you would like to display your work. You can draw pictures and add 1 (or more!) sentences so that you can add detail to your work and explain how the life cycle works. You might want to create something which is too big to fit in your book which is absolutely fine. Below are some ideas which you may wish to use.

Main Task

Read from your individual reading book, a book from home or pick a book from the following link. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Possible activity

Comparing characters:

Choose two characters from the book, what is the same about them, what is different?

Either:

Draw one circle and write

words to describe one

character in the book.

Or:

Draw a venn diagram. In one circle, write words to describe the first character you have chosen. In the other circle write words to describe the second person. What do the characters have in common with one another? Write these words in the intersection of the circles.

Main Task

Do the Joe Wicks workout each

morning:

https://www.youtube.com/user/thebod

ycoach1

Watch Mrs Harrison reading a story

on the Rackham Twitter page and on

the You Tube channel below.

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

LZsDsu0zmA08jubA_PAd4g

Watch collective worship on our

Rackham Twitter page.

https://twitter.com/RackhamPrimary Listen to ‘Carnival of the Animals’ by Saint Saens. Click on the link below for the full version. You may like to listen to this as your child completes some of their work or creates artwork about their animals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L993HNAa8M

Year 1/2 Home Learning Activities: Week Beginning 30th March

All the other letters in the alphabet are consonants.

In the video it told you five different things. Today we are going to focus on the second of those things: What happens when you add a suffix to a word with a short vowel sound followed by a consonant?

Do you remember? The rule is you double the last letter before you add the suffix. Draw a poster or write a sentence to explain this rule with some examples of words where you are adding some of the suffixes –ing, -ed, -er, -y or -est.

Year 1/2 Home Learning Activities: Week Beginning 30th March

Wednesday’s Tasks:

Maths – suggested time: 45 minutes

Phonics and spelling: 10 minutes

Writing- suggested time: 45 minutes

Reading – Suggested time: 30

minutes

Optional Activities – some

suggestions

Warm Up:

Count to 10, 20 or 50 in ones. Can you now count to 50 or 100 in fives? Main Task

Watch this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z7r9jxs Today we are going to use tally marks to record how many things we have in each group. You could use the same things you sorted yesterday or choose something different. Have a look at your toys or books or colouring pencils and pens. How many of each sort or colour do you have? Decide how you are going to group them, what do you want to find out? ‘Which is my most popular toy?’ or ‘Which colour felt pen do I have most of?’ or ‘Which author do I have most books by?’. Group them and count how many in each group. What do I write in my book?

Have a look at the video you teacher has sent to you to support this lesson. Draw a tally chart in your book to show how many of each item you have. Plenary Task: What do I write in my book?

As Monday

Year 1 Phonics Tricky words – my, they, said

Quick write the tricky words Main task Today’s grapheme is a-e

Watch the clip below https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=geraldine+giraffe+flashcards+ai+you+tube&view=detail&mid=252C7E75B88D56317841252C7E75B88D56317841&FORM=VIRE

What do I write in my book?

Write a list of a-e words e.g. spade Year 2 Spelling

Watch this link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks2-wonderful-words-suffixes-part-1/zdnd7nb Main task What do I write in my book?

Write the alphabet in your book. Put a circle around the 5 vowels a, e, i, o and u.

Warm Up: Look at the following link. https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/ Discuss what animals you saw on the cams. If the animals are all hiding look at the link below. https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/category/discover/animals/ and select one or more of the ‘10 facts about . . .’ creatures. What do I write in my book?

Draw a picture of one of the animals you saw, read about or your own pet in as much detail as you can. What labels can you add to show your animals different body parts and special features? You may wish to only add body parts (claws, tail, teeth) or you could also add a little detail (sharp claws to help them catch their prey). You might decide you would rather paint and label a picture outside your book or, if you have plasticine you could make a model of an animal. Now have a go at writing labels describe and provide information about your animal. Upload a picture to Seesaw. The choice is yours!

Main Task

Read from your individual reading book, a book from home or pick a book from the following link. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ Possible activity

Role on the wall:

Choose a character from your book. Draw the outline of a

person that fills most of the

page. Inside the outline,

write words that describe

how the person feels.

Outside the shape of the

person, write words that

describe what the person

looks like.

Main Task

Do the Joe Wicks workout each

morning

https://www.youtube.com/user/thebod

ycoach1

Watch Mrs Harrison reading a story

on the Rackham Twitter page and on

the You Tube channel below.

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

LZsDsu0zmA08jubA_PAd4g

Watch collective worship on our

Rackham Twitter page.

https://twitter.com/RackhamPrimary Watch Katie’s Picture Show on You Tube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=IVfQOtSntDI&feature=emb_title

Year 1/2 Home Learning Activities: Week Beginning 30th March

All the other letters in the alphabet are consonants.

In the video it told you five different things. Today we are going to focus on the third of those things: What happens when you add a suffix to a word that ends with a consonant followed by an ‘e’?

Do you remember? The rule is the ‘e’ must be removed before the suffix is added. Draw a poster or write a sentence to explain this rule with some examples of words where you are adding some of the suffixes –ing, -ed, -er, -y or -est.

Year 1/2 Home Learning Activities: Week Beginning 30th March

Thursday’s Tasks:

Maths – suggested time: 45 minutes

Phonics and spelling: 10 minutes

Writing - suggested time: 45 minutes

Reading – Suggested time: 30

minutes

Optional Activities – some

suggestions

Warm Up:

Count to 10, 20 or 50 in ones. Count to 50 or 100 in tens. Can you count backwards from 10, 20, 50 or 100 to one?

Main Task

Watch this link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zkf34wx Today we are going to make a bar chart to record how many things we have in each group. You could use the same things you sorted yesterday or choose something different. Have a look at how many plates, cups and bowls you have. How many of each sort or colour do you have? Decide how you are going to group them, what do you want to find out? ‘Which ________ do I have most of?’. Group them and count how many in each group.

What do I write in my book?

A bar chart is very similar to a pictogram. Instead of pictures to show each item, there are coloured squares. Have a look at the video you teacher has sent to you to support this lesson. Draw a bar chart in your book to show how many of each item you have. Plenary Task: What do I write in my book?

As Monday

Year 1 Phonics Main task Play this tricky word game https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/dinosaurEggsHF/index.html

What do I write in my book?

Make flashcards for this week’s tricky words and add them to last week’s. You do not need to write in your book. Year 2 Spelling

Watch this link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks2-wonderful-words-suffixes-part-1/zdnd7nb

Main task What do I write in my book?

Write the alphabet in your book. Put a circle around the 5 vowels a, e, i, o and u. All the other letters in the alphabet are consonants.

Warm Up:

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/category/discover/animals/ Using this website, select one or more of the ‘10 facts about . . .’ creatures. What do I write in my book?

Write sentences about one animal you have read about or facts about your pet or an animal you know a lot about. Year 1 can aim to write two or more sentences and Year 2 three or more sentences. You may wish to describe what they look like, what they eat, where they live or anything you know about them. You can also decorate your work by drawing a picture of your animal at the bottom of your sentences.

Main Task

Read from your individual reading book, a book from home or pick a book from the following link. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ Possible activity

Book review:

I like this book because … it reminded me of … I would give it ... stars out of five because …

Write a review of your book. What did you like about this book? Why would you recommend this book to a friend? Have you read any other books by this author? What is it that you like about books that this author writes?

Main Task

Do the Joe Wicks workout each

morning

https://www.youtube.com/user/thebod

ycoach1

Watch Mrs Harrison reading a story

on the Rackham Twitter page and on

the You Tube channel below.

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

LZsDsu0zmA08jubA_PAd4g

Watch collective worship on our

Rackham Twitter page.

https://twitter.com/RackhamPrimary

Look at this painting by Henry Rousseau. It is called ‘surprised’ You can see it on the National Gallery website. https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/henri-rousseau-surprised

Year 1/2 Home Learning Activities: Week Beginning 30th March

In the video it told you five different things. Today we are going to focus on the fourth of those things: What happens when you add a suffix to a word that ends with a consonant followed by a ‘y’?

Do you remember? The rule is you change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’. Draw a poster or write a sentence to explain this rule with some examples of words where you are adding some of the suffixes –ing, -ed, -er, -y or -est.

Perhaps you could paint your own version of this painting or you could do a painting or picture of an animal that you love.

Year 1/2 Home Learning Activities: Week Beginning 30th March

Friday’s Tasks:

Maths – suggested time: 45 minutes

Phonics and spelling: 10 minutes

Writing - suggested time: 45 minutes

Reading – Suggested time: 30 minutes

Optional Activities – some

suggestions

Warm Up:

Count to 50 or 100 in ones. Count to 50 or 100 in tens. Can you count backwards from 50 or 100 to one in tens? You might want to use your hundred square to help you.

Main Task

Today you are going to choose which way you enjoyed presenting data the best. Did you prefer the pictogram, the tally chart or the bar chart? Decide which method you are going to choose. Your teacher has made a video for you to watch with some ideas of what data you could show in your favourite way. You can if you prefer collect your own data. It is up to you. What do I write in my book?

Record your data collection in your book using your preferred method. Plenary Task: What do I write in my book?

As Monday

Year 1 Phonics Quick write the tricky words my, they, said Main task

Play this game. Choose phase 5 a –e words. You could practise the other graphemes from this week too. Phase 3 -ai and phase 5 - ay https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

What do I write in my book?

Can you think of a sentence that uses an ai, ay and a-e word? Year 2 Spelling

Watch this link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks2-wonderful-words-suffixes-part-1/zdnd7nb

Main task What do I write in my book?

Write the alphabet in your book. Put a circle around the 5 vowels a, e, i, o and u. All the other letters in the alphabet are consonants.

Warm Up: Look at the following site

from yesterday

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/category/discover/animals/ and select one or more of the ‘10 facts about . . .’ creatures to read. What facts did you find interesting?

What do I write in my book?

Pick an animal that you know quite a lot about and decide how you are going to share this knowledge. How will you present your work? Will you create a painting and label your work? Will you create an animal from a construction or craft kit and have your adult film you talking about everything you know about your animal? Will you create a fact file or a poster? Will you pretend to be a teacher and have your adult film or take photos of you teaching your class of teddies about an animal? It is up to you to choose what you would like to do but remember to upload it to seesaw so we can admire and tell you all how impressed we are with your work. You might also like to email your work to a family member to show them how hard you have worked too.

Main Task

Read from your individual reading book, a book from home or pick a book from the following link. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ Possible activity

Sequel:

If the author wrote a second book, what would it be about?

Write down your ideas in

your book.

Main Task

Do the Joe Wicks workout each

morning

https://www.youtube.com/user/thebod

ycoach1

Watch Mrs Harrison reading a story

on the Rackham Twitter page and on

the You Tube channel below.

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

LZsDsu0zmA08jubA_PAd4g

Watch collective worship on our

Rackham Twitter page.

https://twitter.com/RackhamPrimary

Listen to this poem about a tiger by William Blake. What can you picture in your mind?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXsiW7A--dY

Year 1/2 Home Learning Activities: Week Beginning 30th March

In the video it told you five different things. Today we are going to focus on the first of those things: What are the exceptions to these rules?

Do you remember? The exceptions are: When the word ends with a ‘y’ and you are adding the suffix –ing, keep the ‘y’, don’t change it to ‘i’ before adding –ing e.g. flying, trying When the word ends with an ‘i’, you just add the –ing e.g. skiing. Draw a poster or write a sentence to explain this rule with some examples of words where you are adding the suffixe –ing.