Blue Class (Year 1)
What are we doing in term 5?
Maths: Multiplication and division and fractions.
Writing: Narratives and instructional writing.
Reading: Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen and Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers and The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright
Science: Animal including Humans
History: Significant Individuals
Art: Working in 3D
Computing: Coding
PE: Tennis and OAA
RE: What makes some places sacred?
PSHE: Our World and Hazard Watch
Music: Pitch (Superheroes)
What can you do at home?
Continue daily practise of numbots and daily reading.
Complete the optional phonics flashcards and harder to spell and read words to support your child’s weekly learning.
Complete any of the optional tasks on the class page.
To prepare them for term 5 you might like to read some topic based books about astronauts and animals including humans.
PE days this term will be Tuesday's and Friday's. Please ensure children are dressed in full PE kit including trainers.
Homework will be sent home each Friday. We will send through the sounds that we have been learning for the week. If you get the opportunity to practice some words that include this sound it will support your child's phonic learning. You could make this active by using shaving foam in the bath, chalk in the garden, playdough. We will expect the children to log onto Numbots to complete some Maths fluency practice. Daily reading is also a very important part in your child’s learning journey. This can be reading their school reading book and/or enjoying a reading for pleasure book of their choice.
KS1 Optional Home Learning Activities
1. Spring Spotting Walk
Go for a walk in your local area or look out of a window and spot signs of spring. You might see flowers, buds, birds, lambs or sunshine.
• Talk about what you notice
• Draw or list the things you see
Extra challenge: Write one sentence about something you spotted.
2. Shape and Pattern Nature Art
Collect natural objects such as leaves, stones or sticks. Use them to make patterns or pictures.
• Try making repeating patterns
• Talk about the shapes you have used
Extra challenge: Describe your pattern using words such as repeating, circle or square.
3. Spring Cooking Helper
Help an adult to make a simple spring snack such as a fruit salad, sandwich or salad.
• Name the ingredients
• Talk about where the food comes from
Extra challenge: Draw or write simple instructions to explain how you made it.
4. Weather Watch
Keep a simple weather record for a few days.
• Draw a picture of the weather each day
• Use words such as sunny, cloudy, rainy or windy
Extra challenge: Which type of weather did you see the most?
5. Mini‑Beast Explorer
Look carefully in a garden, park or green space for mini‑beasts such as worms or insects.
• Talk about where you found them
• Describe what they look like
• Remember to leave them where you found them
Extra challenge: Sort mini‑beasts in different ways (by size or where they live).
6. Recycle and Create
Use recycling materials from home (boxes, tubes or cartons) to make a model.
• You could make an animal, a house or something from your imagination
• Talk about the materials you used
Extra challenge: Label your model or write a sentence describing it.
