Category: Pioneers Class

Good Morning 27th March -Mud Pies and Other Recipes

Scott Grason-Taylor

Mud Pies and Other Recipes

Good Morning to you all. It is a bit frosty but I do think that when the sun starts to shine the garden will be a lovely place to be so with this in mind I have a suggestion for learning today taken from one of my most favourite books.

  1. Look at the recipe ideas in the photographs from the book. A grown up can help you.
  2. Take a look in your garden. Each garden will have special things and each Pioneer will have special ideas. 
  3. Do your recipe. Who is it for? How will you serve your creation?
  4. Make a story map to share your recipe with others.We can show our photographs to each other on a shared post later so take lots of pictures.
  5. Write some words to add to your story map-Stir,mix,grass,grit,muck,dish. Use your phonics sheets to help you.
  6. Happy Learning

Have a wonderful day people. I will do a story during the morning so look out for a post on Tapestry

Good Morning 26th March 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good Morning to you all. I hope that you enjoyed our stories yesterday. A new story will be on later today.

The sun is shining so I am sure that you will all want to take the opportunity to be outside looking for signs of spring and taking care of the worms. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pG9mcUiwXY&t=74s 

Here is a link to one of our favourite songs if you would like a little reminder. It is Micheal Rosen singing,” Threw It Out The Window…” Sing while you are digging.

 

http://www.treetoolsforschools.org.uk/activities/pdfs/pdf_spring_spotter_sheet.pdf

This link will take you to a guide to help you identify signs of spring.

 

If you are spending time inside today you could have a look around your house to find any clocks. I had fun yesterday taking pictures of all of mine. You can send me pictures on Tapestry.

Have a play around with some fun online timers and let me know what you can do in 1 minute.

https://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers/

Have fun and stay safe.

Happy Learning

Mrs Hann

Daily Update 25th March 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good Morning Happy People and thank you for all of your fantastic photographs. It is wonderful to see you all. The sun is shining again so its another wonderful day to get outside and play.

https://abcdoes.com/home-learning/

At this page,you will find a beautiful range of great things to try out from painting with flowers to making a band from your kitchen equipment. This is fun for all the family.

If you are on Facebook,search for Maria’s Mini Movers. Maria is an ex-pupil from Sleights C of E School and is now a Professional dancer. She is doing a free dance lesson three times a week and the video will remain on her page.

https://www.facebook.com/mariasminimovers/

I will have Tapestry open all day so semd me a message and let me know if I can help.

Mrs Brown’s story was an epic last night so look out for another today.

Happy Learning

Mrs Hann

March 24th 2020 A Good Day To Dig For Worms

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good Morning Pioneers and Explorers,

I think it would be a good day today to dig for worms. Worms are fascinating and digging for worms is always a popular  Pioneer passtime.  I have posted a link to help you identify the different parts of a worm and the different types of worm. If you find any good ones please send me some pictures on Tapestry. 

https://www.opalexplorenature.org/sites/default/files/7/file/soil-survey-field-guide-2014.pdf

With new updates from the government it is essential that we all stay home to stay safe. 

The chest at the front of school will continue to be filled and is a wonderful resource for us.

Happy Learning

Team Sleights

Sorting Rubbish

Scott Grason-Taylor

The Pioneers looked at the contents of my bin and got down to sorting it for recycling. We had lots of chat about how to name our categories  of waste. We had to identify what each item was made of.Sometimes there were a number of materials to name. We sorted our rubbish into Glass,Plastic,Paper,Compost and Other Waste. We took photographs of each pile and then the Pioneers used their phonics to write labels.

Please try this rubbish sorting at home. 

Send me your photographs on Tapestry. Id be delighted to see what is going in which bin.

Happy Learning

Useful Website To Support Learning

Scott Grason-Taylor

Below you will find a list of fantastic websites to support you and your family in their learning.

These websites can be used by all learners. 

https://www.teacherled.com/

This website has lots of fun maths gadgets to play around with. Look out for dice,clocks and geoboards.

https://wodb.ca/

Which One Doesn’t Belong? Have a chat about the shapes and numbers and patterns. Do you agree about which is the odd one out?

https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/resources/apps/number-pieces

Make number sentences and move 100’s,10’s and 1’s.

http://proudspark.co.uk/numicon/

This is only a trial version but you can do a lot of counting in 2 minutes!

https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/52060

A List of Numberblocks episodes and powerpoints.

https://apps.mathlearningcenter.org/number-line/

An interactive Numberline-write,draw,count.

https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html

A wonderful rich collection of videos and ideas-really great stuff

https://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/learning-activities/science/

A collection of interactive Learning resources.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/british-wildlife.html

A wealth of science discovery

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/all-resources/zdg3t39

Watch a selection of Orchestra perform major music masterpieces.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00jdlm2/cbeebies-bedtime-stories

A fine selection of stories for any time of the day

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting

Games to play to support learning. Follow the link and find your age range. Suitable for all.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary

Follow the link and select your age range. Suitable for all.

http://theimovement.com

Active quick blast maths and literacy activities to keep us physically well-interval training  and yoga.

Happy Learning All

Beautiful Patterns

Scott Grason-Taylor

Our investigations of pattterns  developed quickly with the Pioneers leading the direction as always. We followed patterns made with Cussinaire Rods and Numicon before creating and recording our own. The exploration was extended by the addition of a variety of stuff-keys,jewels,records,washers and beads. The language used to describe the resulting patterns was detailed and specific.Things moved rapidly when one Pioneer began building upwards. The learning changed direction and the interactions were quite spectacular.

This was so exciting and the collaboration was quite amazing. The Pioneers worked together,talking and listening,changing and observing. They were unstoppable. 

Very Happy Learning Together

Tell Me A Story

Scott Grason-Taylor

This week has been all about story telling. Could we change the world with three wishes? Our story characters Pat and Ned met a fairy,trapped in a jar, who told them that she could grant them three wishes. The wishes were soon used up as they argued over a sausage! They both realised that they didn’t actually need anything more than they already had. The week has been filled with dressing up,magic lanterns,wonderful Wish Sticks and fabulous stories.

The story telling will continue next week with the introduction of some new props,music and books.

Happy Stories Everyone!