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aware of the importance of buying Fair Trade products whenever possible.
This week we have been learning a
new story – The Black and White Club, by Alice Hemming. First we listened to
the story and then we drew a story map. This is when we draw 10-12 simple
pictures to remind ourselves of the main events. Please look at the example
below and ask your child to tell you the story.
The next day we ‘stepped the
story’. We used our story maps and worked in pairs to retell the story. When we
step we only short phrases as we are trying to learn the sequence of the story.
Here is an example of part of the stepping script:
George not sleep
Worse in morning
George sneak back way
Didn’t work
George disguise
Didn’t work
Ask your child to use the story map
to show you how we step the story.
Finally we have been working in
pairs to tell the story. We pass a bean bag to each other to help us remember
when it is our turn to listen and speak. When we are telling the story we try
and use lots of expression to make our story interesting to listen to. If we
cannot remember parts of the story we can pass the bean bag to our partner – we
are good learning partners!
This week in maths we have continued learning
about numbers and their place value within 50.
On Monday we counted in 10s, we talked
about how counting larger amounts in 10s is quicker than counting in
ones. We counted in 10s in a number
grid and talked about the pattern that emerged. Use the link to see the
pattern that emerges. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares
What do you notice about the tens and
ones do they stay the same or change? We worked in pairs, we chose a number
from the count of 10 eg 50 and then counted in 10s to 50 and represented in
sticks. We also worked together counting in 10s on number mazes and number
tracks counting backwards and forwards in 10s.
On Tuesday and Wednesday we counted in 5s. When counting five fingers it is quicker to
count in 5s. We used the number grid to count in 5s and looked at the pattern
that emerged. We talked about how it had similarities to the pattern of 10.
Use the link above. We practised counting in 5s using some number mazes.
In Year 1 we want to be experts in
counting in 1s, 2s 10s or 5s. Whether we count in 1s, 2s 10s or 5s we need to
remember our careful counting, as sloppy counting doesn’t give us the correct
answer.
Help your child to practise counting
forwards and backwards in 1s to 100
2s to 20 then 50, 10s to 100 and 5s to
50. Begin by counting forwards and
once they have mastered forwards try backwards. This will really help them
next term when we begin multiplication and division.
More home learning ideas for this week
Get some 2p coins and count in 2s. Do the
same with 10p coins. Do the same with 5p coins.
Drop some 2p, 10p or 5p coins into a tin
ask your child to count in 2s, 10s or 5s as they drop in. Can they tell you the total amount you
dropped in? Count the coins to check.
To challenge them even more drop in a mix eg two 10ps, four 5ps and then six
2ps. What is the total amount dropped
in. Count the coins to check.
You
say listen carefully to my count 0, 5, 15, 20 – your child tells you the number
missed out? Repeat with other numbers in either 2s, 10s or 5s.
Can your child continue the count eg 8, 10,
12…. 30, 28, 26……. 50,
60, 70 90, 80, 70….. 25, 30, 35…… 45, 40, 35………
Follow the links to play games that
consolidate counting in 10s and 5s
This week in science we have been testing the strength of different papers. Please ask your child how this linked to our learning about Nelson Mandela!
We hope that you all have a lovely weekend. Please remind your children that there is something in their book bags that they want to give to their Mummy on Sunday!
The Year One team
