In English, children will be writing a recount of a nature walk. They will be writing weather poems and performing them! The children will be
learning how to write instructions and recap how to write lists. This will all build towards writing a postcard for our special balloon launch at the end
of the half term!
The children will be going on a nature walk
during this half term. Further details to follow!
The children will be learning about the weather in Science,
including investigating how to capture a raindrop. They will
learn about the Beaufort scale and the causes of some
extreme weathers.
Our Topic is
‘Whatever the Weather’
Year 1 – Spring term 1 2016
Useful Topic Websites
www.everyschool.co.uk/geography-key-stage-1
www.parkfieldict.co.uk/infant
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
We will continue to work on number and problem solving; children will be also be measuring
rainfall and temperature in Maths. They will learn the names of common 2D shapes. As well as
telling the time to half past the hour, the children will learn the days of the week and the months of
the year.
Children will be making collages of
seasonal trees in Art and painting in
the style of an artist.
Please look at the school website for games and
resources
Ideas for Creative Topic Learning
FEEDBACK ON PROJECT
Feedback from parent;
Please look at the list below and select one activity that you would like to do at home. Please note that final submission
for this home work is 8th February. If you would like to bring it in earlier and talk to the class about your learning then
you are free to do so.
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Keep a weather diary.
Research the weather in a different country; can you compare it to our weather?
Make a kite and fly it on a windy day, don’t forget to take some pictures!
Collect the rain for the whole half term, how much will there be?
Create a detailed picture to show the changes in seasons.
Measure the amount of daylight.
Create a minibook containing pictures of you wearing clothing suitable for each weather type.
Go out on a rainy day and find the biggest, deepest puddle.
PLEASE HAND THIS SHEET IN WITH YOUR PROJECT
Feedback from child;
Feedback from teacher;
Key Skills Practice - Maths
Ideas for home
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I can add and subtract two-digit numbers to 20, including zero.
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I can answer multiplication questions using objects, pictures and other equipment.
I can find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, shape or amount.
I can solve problems for mass and weights by telling which objects are heavier or lighter.
What shapes can you see in your home or out and about?
Can you cut your food into quarters? Or share between 4 people?
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Can you compare the rainfall for 2 different days?
Group your fruit and vegetables in 2s and write this as a multiplication
calculation.
I can measure weight or mass and write these measurements down.
Useful Websites and Apps
I can tell what the time is to half past the hour. I can draw these on a clock face.
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
I can recognise and name common 2-D shapes such as rectangles, squares, circles and triangles.
www.educationcity.co.uk
www.mathplayground.com
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shape.htm
0x2=0 1x2=2 2x2=4 3x2=6 4x2=8 5x2=10 6x2=12 7x2=14 8x2=16 9x2=18 10x2=20
0x10=0 1x10=10 2x10=20 3x10=30 4x10=40 5x10=50 6x10=60 7x10=70 8x10=80 9x10=90 10x10=100
Number bonds to 20
0+20 1+19 2+18 3+17 4+16 5+15 6+14 7+13 8+12 9+11 10+10
Key Skills Practice - English
Topic Vocabulary
weather, wind, rain, cloud, seasons, equator,
continents, hemisphere, gale, hurricane, tornado,
climate, temperature, forecast, compass
I can add prefixes and suffixes including –ing and –ed.
I can name the letters of the alphabet in order
I can write lower case letters in the correct direction starting and finishing in the right place
Tricky words to Read
I can join my sentences together to make a story
water where who again thought through work mouse many
I can read my sentence to check that it makes sense
Tricky words to Write
I can use capital letters and full stops correctly
little one do when what out
I can write a simple sentence dictated by the teacher that include words I know.
Phonics Focus
a (was, bacon) e (he) i (find) o (gold, open) u (put, stupid)
ow (snow) ie (chief) ea (head) er (farmer) ou (could)
y (happy) ch (school) c (ceiling) g (giant) ey (prey)
Useful Websites and Apps to help phonics and spelling at home
Please continue to read with your child at
home. Ask questions about the book or ask
them to explain what is happening in the
picture.