Year 1 distance learningWeek 1 Spelling activity:All these words have the diagraph ‘ou’ or ‘ow’ in. They make the same sound but are written differently. Read them carefully. Then cover them and try to spell them. Once you have spelt all the words, check to see how many of them you have got correct.nowbrownaboutdownsoundoutSpelling challenge:

You - This has the ‘ou’ grapheme but doesn’t make the sound. It is called a ‘common exception word’ or in class we call them ‘tricky words’. This means it doesn’t follow the usual rules. We can’t sound it out, so we just need to remember it. TASKTry writing it in the air with large movements, on the ground with a wet brush, in sand or shaving cream or in chalk on whiteboards. You could even cut letters out of newspapers or magazines or use letter tiles, magnetic letters, stamps, play-dough, or string letter beads. As you write or create the letters in the correct order, you should say the letter names at the same time.You can try this with other year 1 common exception words, which can be found in your home learning pack or on our twitter page.

Maths practice:Practice number bonds to 20. Decide which numbers need to go in the boxes to complete the calculations. Look for the spice level to tell you the level of challenge for each set of tasks.

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*** Read the questions carefully!

Weekly science:

Plants

1. If you have a garden or outdoor space, can you go on a hunt for these flowers and plants?

2. Plant your own bulbs or seeds at home and watch them grow. Can you keep a plant diary and draw pictures or write about the changes each day.

What does your plant need to grow? Take photos and tweet them so we can see.

Weekly short writing task:

Can you write something about the picture below? You can choose to write an imaginative story about it or a short description of it. It’s up to you!

Remember to use: Full Stops Capital Letters Finger Spaces Joining Word ‘and’

Challenge!Try to use:

Exclamation Marks Adjectives

Weekly mindfulness activity:Create a chill out corner

Create a cosy corner to relax and chill out in as a family. You could hang sheets from the washing line in the garden and take out cushions and blankets to lie on. You could even hang sheets from a tree to create a den. Maybe you find a corner in the living room or a bedroom and add blankets and cushions. Let your imagination go wild with large cardboard boxes and old sheets.

If you are creating a Chill out Corner in the living room, you may like to drape fairy lights or buy some battery operated t-lights to create an atmosphere.You could also spray some lavender oil into the room and set up a CD player with headphones.

Try to find a time when all the family can stop and spend a few moments in the Chill out Corner.

8 Activities for the Chill Out Corner:

1. Spend 5 minutes give each other a relaxing shoulder rub

2. Take a milky drink or fresh juice to the Chill out Corner and have a peaceful drink together and chatting together

3. Listen to some soft jazz or classical music together

4. Read a story together, or let your child practice his reading in the Chill out Corner

7. Take in a few breaths together

8 Stay as still and quiet as possible and listen to the sounds in the room

Weekly whole school activities:Week 1:

Learn something new

This week you are tasked with learning something new! This could be a new skill, or just taking up a new hobby. Below are some suggestions with some useful links to video tutorials to help you acquire these new skills. Good luck and remember have fun! Oh, one more thing. It would be lovely if you could take a picture/video of yourself or family performing this new skill (to prove you have completed this task) which we may be able to add to your class page at a later date; that means you too teachers!

Why not become a scientist and try out some new experiments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MHn9Q5NtdY

Who would like to learn a new dance craze? Who feels better when they are dancing? Try it! https://youtu.be/t6PmB6tMBOc Ps some of you might want to lean other new dances.

Do you fancy learning some new footy skills to impress your friends when you go back to school? Try these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vNmYNH8d4I

Who would love to take a flight somewhere nice? Me too! Let’s make paper aeroplanes and we can go wherever our imagination take us. PS. Why not decorate it with all the countries you plan to visit.https://youtu.be/veyZNyurlwU

I made a few suggestions of new skills or hobbies you might want to take up, but you’re free to try other new things! Just remember to keep a record of the new thing you have tried!