Atlas class Everyday tasks  Thursday 7^th May  2020 (7.5. 2020):

Maths task

• How do we describe  (and compare) the amount of water in a container?
  • Words to learn to help do this activity:-
    •  full empty,  half full, part-full, more than, less than, [ capacity]
  • What you will need:-
    • 1 plastic cup and lots of different sized containers ( maybe bottles,   saucepans or bowls) and a washing-up bowl of water ( maybe a few drops of food colouring added to the water would be fun too)
  • What to do:-
    • Fill up one the plastic cup- say “It is full- it cannot hold any more water”
    • Investigate- How many FULL  cups of water will it take to fill up 3 different sized  containers – make them really obviously different in size ( plasric pint milk bottle, small saucepan and yogurt pot perhaps?)
    • Maybe take a photo or draw a picture in your home learning journal
    • Draw a picture of your 3 containers and say how many cups it took to make each of them full

Otherwise parents please feel free to  open the  following bbc webpage and help your son join in with the  Maths activity each day.

BBC Bitesize daily lessons   Y1 Maths Thursday 7^th May  ( or if you prefer some of you can use Y2)

There are also some English and  topic activities you might like to use too.

English phonic/ writing task:

We are split into 2 groups for our phonics work.

• If you are in Mrs Masters’ group [ BH SE LL HW RL LB]  then  please COPY OUT THESE WORDS** and then CUT OUT EACH WORD:-

they them for of were was any many looked saw said all are

1. • • **we will be using these words to play lots of phonic games this week and next week, so please feel free to write each word using felt-tips onto cardboard ( perhaps the back of a cereal  packet?)
   • 4  Games to play this week using the words:-
2.  BE THE TEACHER-Parents find 4 words and you say each word and your son has to repeat it. Do this one at a time until all 4 words have been read and said!
   • Now SWAP and  let your son be the teacher , so that he reads the words and parents- YOU repeat them. ( Who is the best teacher?)
3. SNAP-  turn all the words upside down and turn 2 cards over at a time- if they match then SNAP you get  to keep the pair[perhaps limit it to a choice from only 4 of the words to make it easier]
4. SOUND-SWAP  Use these sounds d p e i b t s n u  from your brown envelope to make the following words:- make sure you “say the sound as you point to EACH sound, then say the word”
   • d-e-n          p-e-n     p-i-n      b-i-n
   • b-u-n           s-u-n     s-i-n       t-i-n       t-e-n
5. WRITE YOUR NAME- How many of these letters:- a,e,i,o,u are in your  name?

• If you are in Mrs Osborn’s group [ LL CC CT JT OH ZB],, then please COPY OUT THESE WORDS TWICE** and then CUT them all out so you have 2 copies of each word.:-

 little you can then there his her went that the out

• • • **we will be using these words to play lots of phonic games this week and next week, so please feel free to write each word using felt-tips onto cardboard ( perhaps the back of a cereal  packet?)
  • 4 Games to play this week using the words:-
• FUNNY VOICE READER- read all the words in a funny voice- try being  a squeaky mouse  or a roaring lion or a giggling boy as you read each word ( I hope it made you laugh! Mrs Osborn did it in a cat voice!)
• SNAP-  turn all the words upside down and turn 2 cards over at a time- if they match then SNAP you get  to keep the pair
• COPY ME QUICK - Choose one word and copy the word as fast as you can  and as many times as you can in 30 seconds
• SILLY SENTENCE -Use these words to start a sentence:- His little went out the ( you finish the sentence.) Can you make it a silly sentence e.g. His little sandwich went out the door.
  1. [Perhaps try to write  one of your silly sentences in your home  learning journal]

• STOPWATCH CHALLENGE-
  1.  Put out all your words and ask your parent to use their stopwatch on their phone and time you to see how many words you can read in 20 seconds
  2. Put out all your words and ask your parent to use their stopwatch on their phone and time you to see how many words you can write in 20 seconds

Reading:

Read your favourite book (from your book bag or one from home).  Copy the title of your book into your home learning journal. Draw a picture of one of the things on one page.

Topic:

COOKING

VE DAY Cooking recipe

Mock eggs

• Ingredients:
  • 2 Potatoes
  •  Some Cheese
  • 1 carrot
• You will need:-

 A plate, knife, grater , peeler, saucepan of water to boil potatoes

• What do I do?
  • 1^st peel potatoes and cut up into small pieces to boil in saucepan (to make into mashed potato)
  • 2^nd grate a carrot ( you don’t have to peel it, just make sure it I washed first)
  • 3^rd grate some cheese up
  • 4^th mix up the cheese and carrot and squash into small round balls ( to make a pretend egg-yolk)
  • 5^th put mashed potato all around the ‘egg yolk’ , covering it ( like  a scotch egg) to make the egg white
  • Then cut it in half and eat it!!
  • EAT IT ALL UP- YUM YUM
• You could of course make sandwiches and cakes to make  your own  VE day party celebration and put the bunting up you have made earlier in the week too.
• Have a great weekend.