Category: Pioneers Class

Here is a new reading book that you have never seen before.
Take your time and enjoy it together.
Happy Reading

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006rr5/numberblocks-series-4-twenty

This is an episode we have looked at before and will be a nice little warm up to get going.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0007gcv/numberblocks-series-4-land-of-the-giants
Use your counting stick to count in tens.
Find the 10’s on a number sqare
What is 3 lots of 10?
How about 4 lots of 10?
how many lots of 10 are there in 100?

https://tools-unite.com/tools/random-picker-wheel

This wheel is the best.
It is so easy to use.
Spin the wheel,
Write a word. sound.
If you have the sounds written out on smal pieces of paper,you can take them away as you have done that
scamp,Skip.Scoop.Skill.Skin.Scab.

You can make your own spinning wheel with any combination of the sounds we have covered.
Yipee.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zsshfg8

We have been learning about day and night. Some animals like to come out at night.

Take a look at this clip.

Can you draw all the nocturnal animals that are mentioned?
You can write “Nocturnal”
Can you talk about the features of the animals?

Why do bats have big ears?

Why do you think that owls have large eyes?

All ’round the home and in the garden you may find repeated numbers that can be turned into number sentences.

The forks have 3 prongs : 3+3+3+3= 12
If your Pioneer is keen you could discuss 3×4=12
This is brand new.

The door has 4 panels
The fish have pairs of bones.

Write number sentences for the images and have a look around your home and set out some more

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006w5r/numberblocks-series-4-sign-of-the-times

Happy Counting

My suggestion today is to revisit all the tricky words on the list and re-do the Spin the Wheel activity.
Gather together the family and maybe some toys and have a game of bingo.
If you do not want to print the bingo cards you could encourage your Pioneer to do the writing too!
Happy Phonics.

Here is my story map for How To Catch A Star.
Take a look.
Listen to the story again.
Try using my story map to help you retell the story.
Could you draw your own story map to go along with the book?

The story
This week follows on directly from last week and will have elements of learning about the moon and the stars and light and materials.
It may be best to listen to the story again- Rain Before Rainbows,to spot where in the story we are.
This story features a little boy who really loved stars and wanted one of his own.
It is beautiful.
Listen and enjoy.
Think and talk.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006xds/numberblocks-series-4-terrible-twosday

It’s been a while since we had a look at Numberblocks so here is a wonderful one for you to look at.

Next we are going to look at repeated addition.

This episode has lots of new vocabulary and will need a few watches and possibly setting out cubes if your Pioneer is up for it.

Exciting stuff

Like any stick, A Magic Maths Counting Stick is a wonderful thing.
It can take your counting skills to the next level.
To Infinity and beyond perhaps…
If you do nat have any tape you could paint your stick or blue tac and paper would work.
The key is to make equally sized divisions along the length of the stick.
After that, you can make it as beautiful as you like but keep the divisions visible because you will need these to help with that good old Maths Magic.
Each division can change what it represents. It can be 2,5,7 or 100.
Each day we will use the numberstick for different things.
If you want an onscreen version,here is a link:

https://mathsbot.com/manipulatives/countingStick

Happy Counting Stick

First take a look at the Numberblocks Video and “How To Make A Counting Stick “
Look at each image of the counting stick and ask the talk about patterns,what comes next and what is missing.
All the helpful words and questions are on the bubble pictures.
That’s Maths Magic!

This wheel is the best.
It is so easy to use.
Spin the wheel,
Read the word.
If you have some counters and your word list you could cover the word over when you have read it.

https://tools-unite.com/tools/random-picker-wheel

Have fun
Make lots of wheels with lots of words and sounds.

Get a torch.
Look around your house.

Go on a hunt for things that let the light shine through-transparent.

Things that do not let the light shine through-opaque

And things that reflect the light back-reflective.

You can set them on the table in groups.
You could copy the words to add a labels to your groups

If you need any help,look back at Friday’s Seymour Science -Light
Happy Hunting

I have shared this before but as we are looking at the moon and light and dark,it seemed like a good idea to share it again.
Happy Reading.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z693rj6

Count in 2s
I shared this earlier in the week but here it is again to support this worksheet.

https://bam.files.bbci.co.uk/bam/live/content/zbtrkxs/pdf#sa-link_location=blocks&intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fz693rj6&intlink_ts=1591428045525-sa

If you have a printer then you could print it out otherwise you can just talk about it together.

Happy Maths
Have a lovely Friday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3hhvcw/articles/zp23r82

This lovely little clip has some complicated vocabulary but it is very clear.

The moon is lit up by the sun.

The sun is the light source.

Take a walk around your house and look for sources of light.

Take some photographs and have a play on Piccollage to make a poster of light sources or try out a video and chat.

Happy Hunting

PhonicsPlay is a great website with a collection of games for your Pioneer.

Pop over to Tapestry to find suggestions for where to go and what to do .

Have a wonderful weekend,Happy People.

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This is today’s suggestion for maths magic.
The photographs say it all.
Enjoy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkvv4wx/articles/ztdnyrd

Our book for this week “Rain Before Rainbows” talks about day and night.

These short clips are perfect to introduce chat about this. It will also be a way in to the short text I have written for reading and writing too.

Enjoy

Here is a song that with stick in your head.

Happy Learning

https://www.google.com/moon/

You may have heard of Google Earth. We have used iti in the classroom and the children were fascinated however you may be unaware of Google Moon and even Google Mars.Have a whizz around the surface of the moon.It is incredible.

Happy Exploring Pioneers

This text is written for the Pioneers to read.
You could read this together.
Your Pioneer could have a try to read it.
If you learn the text and make a story map or do some pictures, you could try writing it for yourself.
Go slowly
Keep your sound mat handy and take a fresh look at Geraldine for “igh” and “oo”. if that would be fun.

Have a Tip Top Thursday Pioneers

Take a look at the words on the list.
Read them through together.
Find “sp” on your sound mat.
Read the words from the “tr” list and the “dr” list.
Write them all on postits and sort them into piles.

Enjoy.Watch the videos and spell the words using the three sounds we have focussed on this week.
Can you add “dr”, “tr” or “sp”?
Enjoy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z693rj6
Count in 2s

For a bit of a change,here is a link to a worksheet for you to try.

Happy Counting

Here is another maths problem for you Pioneers,digging deeper into you magical maths thinking.
Look for the pattern.
I wonder…?
Tel me how you know.
Can you check?
Show a grown-up and tell them

“If I have 5 on under this finger,what is under my thumb?”

The grown ups will never know that you used maths.They will think you are a Mathemagician.
That’s Maths Magic!

How are you peeling?
If you haven’t already done so,take a look at my reading of How are you Peeling?
This ties in with the story on Monday called Rain Before Rainbows.
The fruit and vegetables all have feelings but naming those feelings can be tricky.
We have used this book in the classroom and it is always fun.
You could get carried away and make your own Food with moods!
Enjoy.

https://stayhome.walker.co.uk/rainbows/pdf/Rain_Before_Rainbows.pdf

https://stayhome.walker.co.uk/rainbows/pdf/Rain_Before_Rainbows.pdf

Here is the link to the most beautiful book. The teachers read the book together. Once you have watched the video of us,take a look at the wonderful illustrations and have a chat about it.

What are your comments?
What do you think?
Which is the best bit for you?

Happy Reading

The weather this weekend has been fantastic. I love the wind and the rain.
Mr Wolf would certainly have needed an waterproof coat and a strong pair of boots to get through this storm.

Today I would like to share with you some music to listen to and enjoy.
I the classroom, your Pioneer has their own conducting stick or baton and we have discussed the role of the conductor. I would like to suggest finding a baton and conducting the orchestra.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02b5b25

This is The Storm-an interlude from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten.

You can talk about all of the instruments and make some of your own too.
I will be adding ideas over the week,on how to do this.

Enjoy.

The Animals are standing in a queue waiting to take their turn.

The Fox is getting bored and wants to know how many people there are in the queue.

His mum says,”There are 3 behind you and 4 in front of you. How many animals are there altogether?”

The Fox scratches his head and had a think. “I do believe I may have to draw a picture to work it out!”

Pioneers,can you draw a picture,use stuff and write the number sentences to help him.

Could you make up another one for your grown ups to do.

I love this problem.

That’s Maths Magic.

“tr” can sound like “chr” so it is a tricky one.
Have a go at reading these “tr” words and the sentence.
If you feel particularly confident you could have a go at writing these for yourself.
Spelling is more difficult than reading.
Keep your sound mat next to you.
Have a look at the Phase 4 sound mat too and start to get to know your way around it.
You will find this on one of the other posts today “Words to Work on”
Have fun

Get comfy!
This is not Mr Wolf’s Week but it is a peak into the world of the teachers in Explorers,Pioneers and Learners.
We wanted to let you see what they get up to from day to day. It is very special and we hope that you enjoy it.
You could have a go at making up a similar story for your family.
Share. Read. Enjoy.

Happy ReadingThis suggestion for learning is a a bit like Monday’s Days of the Week Suggestion.
There’s lots of ideas here to do with the months of the week.
Write out the months on postits.
Can you recognise and read each month?
Try this out:This month is……………..
Next month will be …………….
Last month was ………………..
The first month of the year is….
The last month is…….
My birthday is in …….
Christmas is in……………………….
This may lead on to chat about seasons.
That might be tricky.
Use the words for handwriting. Your Pioneer will spot the use of capital letters and see the difference in size when used together with the lowercase.
Use a selection of capital letters and ask your Pioneer to match the correct one with the correct month.
The spelling is very tricky. If they want to try writing them by themselves then that is great too.
Count the months.
Have a go at putting the months of the year in order
Here is a little rap to help you out.

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

This one is quite complex with lots of extra information and it is catchy. Enjoy

Here is the next episode of Mr Wolf’s Week written using phonics the Pioneers can use for reading and writing.
Try out making and discussing weather symbols.
Take a look at the weather forecast for some ideas.

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1science.html#forecast

This link allows you to pretend being a Weather Presenter. We have used it before in the classroom
Have fun.