Another Day in Paradise,Pioneers – Tuesday the 22nd of June
Here is your new reading book.
Enjoy.
Have a go at estimation but this time use the number stick
This is pretty tricky.
Start by using 10 for the full stick and see what happens.
“If this is 10 then what is…?”
Here is a little challenge that is based on algebra.
You could make your own version using stickers,stampers or things.
There are so many questions to discuss here.
Happy Counting.
Here is a story for you:
Once upon a time,long.long ago,so I’m told, the world was black and white. After many years the Rainbow Fairies decided they didn’t like it that way and they hatched a plan to brighten things up.
Every time they saw a rainbow,the shook it,they rattled it and little by little all the tiny rainbow chips fell to the ground and covered the world in colour.
Today you can go out and see all of the rainbow chips everywhere you look.
Take a rainbow chip card and go out and search for all the colours of the rainbow in your garden and around your home.
Go on a journey. Look very carefully and match up the colours on the card.
If you have a paint colour chart,they are the best. Otherwise use my photographs or colour some squares with felt tip pens.
Happy Hunting.
Read the sentences with the -OW sound.
Can you spot all the OW words. Make a list.Have you included all of the words that are on the poster?
Take another look at the Phonics Poster Document shared yesterday.
Scroll to the end to find the -ure sound.
Talk about the words with that sound.
Watch Geraldine and Mr Thorne talk about the words.
Monday the 22nd of June-Learning Suggestions for Pioneers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/science-ks1-ks2-wonders-of-nature-the-changing-seasons/zh4rkmn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkvv4wx/articles/zcx3gk7 Seymour Science explains…
https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/en/activities/whats-going-on/seasons Explorify is a wonderful science resource. Take a look.
Here are three short clips to introduce the changing seasons to your Pioneer. I am sure that these will bring lots of questions.
Stay curious. Happy Learning
This story is an introduction to the seasons for the Pioneers.
This sits nicely with the video clips.
Enjoy
Here is your suggestion for phonics. I suggest that this week we have a bit of revision of some of the Phase 3 digraphs. Here is the poster set that we use to introduce each of these alongside Geraldine.
Your Pioneer will recognise this document.
Today I suggest you take a look at “OW”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Eok_d5ch0OU. Flash cards
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GJtvjxBYg7I&t=19s Geraldine
Happy Learning
Here is your suggestion for maths today.
Take a look at the Numberblocks episode.”Lair of Shares”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006xcw/numberblocks-series-4-the-lair-of-shares
I have taken photographs of vegetables with share images.
Have a chat about what they represent. Can you draw pictures of each photograph.
Ask questions,” How many peas in each pod?”
“How many peas altogether?”
“Can we share the peas?”
” Is it fair?”
Go out and look for evidence of the summer.
Collect leaves and grasses and wild flowers.
You can make a card to weave onto with card and string or elastic bands.
Happy Hunting
It’s Friday Pioneers. Let’s Do Some Fabulous Learning 19th June 2020
Lego blocks are perfect for lots of maths.
Sort the blocks by the number of dots.
Ask your Pioneer to say the number sentences out loud .
Monday’s Numberblocks introduced x and the I have written “lots of”.
This is new and may be tricky so go slowly and enjoy.
Use the writing on my bubble board to help with chat.
Draw pictures.
Happy Maths
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/picnic-on-pluto
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/buried-treasure
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/sentence-substitution-ph3
Last week I suggested Phonics Play to add to your routine.
Here is another selection of suggestions
I would also suggest to revisit all the sounds covered this week:
tr,dr,st,sc,sk.
Happy Learning
This little film is beautiful and contains some suggestions to make your garden hedgehog friendly. One suggestion is to leave food for a hedgehog.
Another is to provide a home, maybe in a log pile.
Perhaps you could write a sign for the hogs and make a cafe for them.
Could you find a selection of food for a hedgehog and write a menu perhaps?
Thursday the 18th of June-Happy Learning for Pioneers!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkvhscw
Lots and lots of great maths suggestions for you today relating to counting in 5’s
https://bam.files.bbci.co.uk/bam/live/content/zv8nv82/pdf#sa-link_location=blocks&intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzkvhscw&intlink_ts=1591883334557-sa
Her is a Worksheet to look at together and discuss.
The counting stick is great to support counting in 5’s too.
Take a look at the photographs and talk about the bubble questions.
This is maths magic!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUkvEeHVrOU&feature=emb_rel_pause Owls hunt in the dark. Take a look.
https://www.hedgehogstreet.org/?s=dark Hedgehogs too.
This link takes you to a selection of clips of hedgehogs in the dark.
These are two of my favourite nocturnal animals. It is unlikely that we are able to catch them feeding in the daytime.
Why might that be?
Do you have things in your garden that a hedgehog might fancy for dinner?
Have a read of the fascinating hedgehog facts.
Could youdo anything to help a hedgehog in your garden?
Enjoy
Read the sentences in the photographs.
Have your Phase 4 sound mat close by.
Can you spot the sounds in the sentences on your sound mat?
Can you spot any of the sounds on the sound mat in your sentences?
If you want an extra challenge open the document attached and you will find lots more.
Happy Reading
Pioneers Learning Suggestions for Wednesday the 17th of June
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?
Tuesday 16th June-New Learning for Pioneers- Woop! Woop!
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?
Glass – transparent (see through); hard
Examples – windows; TV screens
Wood – hard; strong
Examples – furniture
Metal – very hard; very strong
Examples – pans; cars
Plastic – can be bended and twisted into different shapes
Examples – drink bottles; school chairs
Fabric – soft; squashy; stretchy
Examples – clothes; cushions
Brick/rock – very strong; very hard
Examples – buildings; walls
Paper – bendy; light Examples – newspapers; books; posters
Cardboard – stronger than paper; not easily bended Examples – boxes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh48d6f
There is then a short online task to do to check on the learning.
The Pioneers could read the categories and write labels to post around the house.
Happy Sorting
15th June -Pioneers. Another Great Monday.
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
Monday 15th June 2020
Here are your learning suggestions for today, Pioneers,
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
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.
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
Here are your learning suggestions for Friday the 12th of June,Pioneer.Search for the Light.
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.
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.
x
Have a Tip Top Thursday Pioneers
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
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
