In our English CHIL we listened to the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We discussed the main characters and which words we might use to describe them effectively. We read through the story and were able to try to recall the main events and the order they took place to make a sequence of events. We talked about captions and what they can used for and then planned how we could make our own.
During the lesson we experienced a range of activities and honed a selection of skills based around vocabulary, writing and memorising the story events in order to enable us to make sense of the text.
The children were able to sequence the story using a series of pictures by placing them in chronological order. They challenged themselves to write a character list, key captions for the main events in the story.
At the end of the week the children were challenged to find pictures from the story and write their own captions for them based on their knowledge of the story. We discussed the letters in each word and the sounds they make on their own and together. We explored the non negotiable elements of our writing such as the use of capital letters and full stops along with our finger spaces.
During our phonics lessons this week we have been cementing our diagraph sounds, using our robot arms and blending to help us to read words.
This week's sounds:
ng, ar and ur sounds.
You might like to try to spot words with these phonemes in your reading books at home, or when you are out and about - look for signs which include these sounds.
Maths this week we have been representing numbers to 10 and 20 in different ways using a variety of resources.
We have used a wide range of resources to recognise, match and sequence our numbers including number lines and tracks, number cards, numicon, multilink and diennes.
Home learning ideas
Provide
opportunities for your child to
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practise ordering their
numbers correctly from 0-10 and 10-0 as quickly as they can
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practise forming their
numbers correctly from 0-9
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tell you everything they know
about a certain number eg 7
Continue
to
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Count forwards and backwards
from 0 -10 using their counting fingers
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Practise careful counting up
to 10 objects, repeat to check accuracy
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Find ways of representing numbers in different ways. Your child may like to bring in a photo to show how they represented the number 7 at home and they can share it with the rest of the class.
You might like to try some of these problems with your child:
In art this week we recapped our learning on Jackson Pollock. The children discussed their opinions of his work and explored the details of his technique before creating their own drip painting in the style of Jackson Pollock. Children discussed the patterns they had made, the colours they had mixed and showed each other their art pieces in order to give peer feedback.
We have had enjoyed our learning this week and have been applying some of our learning power puppets into our class time, particularly focusing on Fabio Focus, Thelma Thinking and Ravi Resourcefulness.
Next week it is book week. We will be using one book to teach our English and Maths through. The book we have chosen is Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. You might like to read it with your child over the weekend, discuss the characters and look for any maths opportunities you can see in the story.
Many thanks.
The Year One Team
