We discussed the vocabulary the poets used, decided which poem we preferred and why. Ask your child which of these two poems they prefer and why. They might like to pick out their favourite words that the poet has used as well.
Next the children used thesauruses to improve their word choices. Ask your child if they can use a thesaurus to improve the words: walk, cold and warm.
On Tuesday the children worked in groups to create verses which we could use in our class poem, Enchanted Woodland.
Have a look at the poem that Woodpecker class wrote:
Enchanted Woodland
by
The Woodpeckers
Silently, silently golden leaves rustle
on the trees
Silently, silently leaves fall onto the
squelchy floor
Silently, silently the golden sun
shines down
Silently, silently the trees make shadows
on the ground
Silently, silently foxes creep out of their den
dark and deep
This week in science we have been looking at the habitats animals live in. We have learnt that animals need food, water, shelter and space. We realised that animals need the same things humans do.
As part of our learning, we explored the Robin Hood trail looking for animals habitats. Ask your child which habitats they saw. This weekend you might like to go for a walk with your child or explore the garden and see if you can spot any habitats!
Finally, we thought about animals need to live in certain areas like the desert or underground. The children wrote in their books using their learning to explain what animals need from their habitats. Ask your child what animal they wrote about and what they new learning they discovered.
In Maths this week we have been discussing the concept of measuring and recording the heights and lengths of a range of objects. We discussed methods of measurement and how we could measure objects accurately and consistently.
We made a success criteria for measuring and suggested and explored a range of resources with which to measure including using multi link, diennes sticks and cm measuring rulers.
We used our measuring skills to draw accurate lines and then compare which objects were taller and which were shorter and which were of equal length. In our books on Friday we used rulers to measure and draw specific cm lines to help us complete some challenges such as can you draw a man that is 6cm tall.
The children used discussion and mathematical language to cement their understanding of the concepts of measuring height and length.
If you are in a mathematical mood over the weekend then you might want to try our maths measuring activity. Roll a dice and then draw a picture that many centimetres tall. Us the ruler to measure a line as a guide to help you and then draw the picture within that line. If you want to test each other further you can draw both height and length measurements.
This week we have also launched our world book day initiative, share one million stories. You will have been emailed a link which has the sheet to record how many stories you read at home with your child over the next 5 weeks. Please could this be sent into school each week on a Wednesday so that we can log the number of stories read at home and in school that week.
We are looking forward to seeing those of you who can make it at our Fairtrade café on Wednesday.
Have a lovely weekend,
The Year One Team
