Literacy Tasks for Week beginning: 8th June 2020, 8/6/20

Spelling

Spelling words:

This week our spelling words are:

Spelling pattern: im/in

dim, him, rim, bin,

din, fin, what, when.

Task:

• Remember to write your words out using the Look, Cover, Write and Check method. Try to write them out once a day.

• This week I would like you to write 3 sentences using your spelling words.

• This week your task is to write your spelling words forwards then backwards, for example:

him mih

Miss Wilkie’s spelling group.

Those who attend Miss Wilkie for spelling, your words are:

Look at the spelling words in your home pack. Depending on your spelling sheet you should either be on:

• ou (list no.25) or

• nk (list no.31) .

Task 1:

Write 3 sentences using your spelling words then complete some of the tasks on the spelling sheet in your home pack. Ask your family to quiz you on your spelling words.

Quiz for all to do:

Having practised your words all week, don’t forget to have a go at your spelling quiz.

Get someone in your family to call out your spelling words while you write them down.

Check them over together. How did you do?

Writing Grammar:

This week we are revising verbs.

Task 1:

Watch the following clip to remind us what verbs are:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MpFj4K_Ac8

Can you tell an adult what a verb is?

Now identify the verbs on the attached worksheet.

Phonics and Tricky words

Practise you Jolly Phonic sounds using the letters given to you in your home pack. Make words using your letter flash cards. Write the words down and blend the sounds to read the word.

Task 1:

Make words with the ‘sh’ sound in them and write them in the fish, along with pictures. How many words can you think of with the ‘sh’ sound in?

Spelling Tricky Words

Task 2:

Continue practising your tricky words using your words.

Attached is a spelling sheet for your next 10 tricky words. Use the look, copy, cover, write and check method to practise writing them.

Task 3:

Your tricky words this week are what and when.

Use the Ideas for Learning Tricky Words chart (in the literacy folder) and pick 1 or 2 activities to help you learn your words.

Dictation:

Ask an adult to read out these sentences to you. Listen carefully and write them down as they read them. Remember capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.

1. Do we let him swim in the pool?

2. She is the best at singing.

3. He has a lump on his leg.

Writing:

Task 1:

Attached is a handwriting sheet to practice writing the letters , a, c and d this week.

Task 2:

Go on a search for mini beasts (insects) in your garden or on your walk 9this could be done online too). Be careful not to harm them. Take notes about where you found them and what they look like. This should include:

Where you found them (e.g. I found it…).

How many legs they have (e.g. It has _ legs).

How many wings they have (e.g. It has _ wings).

What colours they are (e.g. It is black and red with spots.)

Are they good at hiding (camouflaged).

You might want to take a photo or draw a picture too.

Task 3:

Use your notes on your mini beasts to choose one and write about it.

Write your sentences independently wher you can.

Make sure each sentence has a capital letter, a full stop, makes sense and has finger spacing.

Add a picture that is how it actually looked.

Well done this is writing but also science!

Literacy Tasks for Week beginning: 8th June 2020, 8/6/20

Reading Choose a book that you are able to read on the Oxford Owl site.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Log in : Username: p2lmilnes and Password: p2lteam

Ask someone in your family to listen to you and to ask you the questions or check the activities linked with the book.

Then tell us what book you have read and ask someone to write a summary of what you say the book was about.

Read the poem ’Seven little mice’ and answer the questions (attached below).

Remember this week to write your answers in sentences.

For example:

Question:

What did the mouse find on Sunday?

Answer:

On Sunday the mouse found ………...

Tasks for other curricular areas

PE Make up an aerobic routine or a short dance to a song of your choice. Maybe you could teach it to someone else?

It should have animal moves. Here are some ideas:

• Bunny hops

• Frog leaps

• Giraffe stretches

• Stretch your arms out like a bird and swoop up and down

• Crawl like a gorilla using your fists

This video has some ideas for you or you could just do the exercises in the video clip.

https://youtu.be/26guG6wr5so

Have fun with!

A Cosmic Kids yoga workout that you could do on a rainy day.

The link is for ‘The very hungry caterpillar’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhWDiQRrC1Y

Story time including animals and plants our theme for this week with some cool moves to help with physical and mental wellbeing!

Mrs Lockey and Mrs Wiles will both be giving this a go too!

Enjoy!

Art Using any resources you have- junk for modelling, chalks on your path, pencil and paper, paint, etc. create an image of one of the mini beasts you found.

We would love to see a photo!

Identify which words in the list are verbs Grade 1 Verbs Worksheet

Reading & Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com

Circle the verbs.

swim ride broom eat

read wish tree work

car sleep chair

try pail flower find

make bird go sit picture

couch put feet chair think

Verbs are actions words, they mean “doing”

something

Grade 1 Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com

Read the poem. Then answer each question.

Seven Little Mice

Little Mouse Sunday found a great, big bun.

Little Mouse Monday wished that he had one.

Little Mouse Tuesday was fat enough without.

Little Mouse Wednesday sat down to sulk and pout.

Said Little Mouse Thursday, “I’ll get one for myself!”

Said Little Mouse Friday, “There’s another on the shelf.”

Little Mouse Saturday began to beg and squeak.

“Come on!” said all the seven, “we’ve enough to last a week!”

Questions: 1. What did the mouse find on Sunday?

_______________________________________________________ 2. Which mouse sits down to sulk and be upset?

_______________________________________________________ 3. What does Little Mouse Saturday do?

_______________________________________________________ 4. How long will be buns last for?

_______________________________________________________