TROON PRIMARY SCHOOL & EARLY YEARS CENTRE Home Learning: Primary 1

LiteracyReading Spelling & Grammar Writing

We are learning to retell a story through pictures and puppets. We are learning about magic e spelling patterns We are learning to write an imaginative storyTask: Set Text

Read your allocated book on Bug Club. When you go into ‘My Stuff’, you will find books in either or both of the guided and independent tabs.Make sure you click on the bugs to do the questions and when finished click done to earn your coins. At the end of your online book will be a task for you to complete. It may be something to talk about, do, draw or write.Keep practising your reading words regularly and you will find a list of tricky words below. Along with your sound knowledge, these will help you read your set text more fluently.

Task: Listening for enjoymentListen to the story ‘Sally and the Limpet’ by Simon James. Click on the link. Can you think why the limpet wouldn’t come off Sally until she

was back in the water?? Lots of little sea creatures live in rock pools on our beaches; what

happens to create a rock pool? What happens to all the little creatures when the tide is in and the rocks are covered in water?

When you go rock pooling you might collect some sea creatures in your bucket or net. What should you do with your collection of sea creatures before you go home? Why?

Task: Make a story Diorama (for 19th June)*A diorama is a 3 dimensional mini theatre or model*

First choose the story you would like to make into a mini theatre or model.

o We are focusing firstly on rock pools then we will be looking at life below the sea, so choose your favourite story.

o Possible Stories: Sharing a Shell, The Rainbow Fish, The Singing Mermaid, Commotion in the Ocean…

Have a look at the examples of Diorama’s below and think about what you could use and what you might need.

o Paper plates, shoe boxes, food containers, clear bowls…

o String, sticky tape, ribbon, sequins, paint, lollipop sticks, coloured pens, glue…

I have attached story props in colour and black & white but you could draw/make your own characters using paper/card/lego/playdough…

o These pictures could be printed off and stuck on to a lollipop stick to form the puppets for your mini theatre or 3D model.

o You can make a 2D or flat picture by using the rock pool image attached below.

Please upload a picture of your model to Assignments.Have fun being creative!!!

Task: to recap the spelling pattern a_e.*Magic e doesn’t say anything but it changes the sound

of the vowel; it makes the vowel sound long. E.g. cap/cape, rip/ripe*

Listen to the magic e songs, click on the links. Choose 1 of the cut and stick sheets, one has ‘hot’ words

and one has ‘medium’ words. Then cut out the letters and form the words under the pictures. If you don’t want to cut and stick you can write in the words.

Print off the real and nonsense sheet. Choose a colour for the real words and another for the nonsense ones to separate them.

Remember you don’t need to print off any of these activities as they can all be completed, in some form, into your jotter.

Task: Tricky Words *Tricky words are words that cannot be read or spelt using your sound knowledge alone. They try to trick

us!!!* Look at the attached sheet with your tricky words. These

words should be worked through at your own pace. Before you start to spell them you must be able to read them confidently. Strategies to help reading and spelling tricky words:

o The initial sound will usually be recognised.o Look at the shape of the word.o Use of flash cards.o Repetition.o Use of word banks/ word bookso Look, cover, write, check approach.

Look at the attached ‘Roll and Write’ sheet and get a dice, some paper and coloured pens or pencils.

o Write the tricky words you want to practise on a separate piece of paper or card and place them face down.

o Pick up one word to spell then roll the dice.o The number indicated on the dice will tell you how

you have to write the words by referring to the sheet; If the dice says 1 you write your word big if it says 6 you write it in CAPITALS and so on!

o Use the look, cover, write, check approach.Extention: make up a new roll and write sheet with different instructions. You could even make a roll and read sheet and use different voices to shout out the words you read!!

*Remember only use the words that are right for you and these ideas can all be adapted for your personal word list. Make sure you know your CVC, CVCC & CCVC words before progressing*

Task: Write a story about 4 rock pool friends.Click on the Rock Pool Tales links below. Each clip gives you a little bit of information of 4 friends living in a rock pool; Buster the Crab, Sally the Starfish, Andrew the Anemone and Sheena the Shrimp. First make a bit of plan; divide your story up in to different parts and concentrate on each one at time, each part could be written a day at a time. You might want to create a word bank for each part, have a look at the Rock Pool, feelings and WOW! word mats. Remember to complete your story with a picture!!!When – Use a sentence starter to begin and to let the reader know when your story is happening ‘Once upon a time’, ‘Last week’, ‘One day’, ‘A long time ago’…Setting the scene – Now describe where the story is set and how the rock pool looks; ‘in a cold, shady rock pool’, ‘in a large, treacherous, seaweed covered rock pool’, ‘in a little rock pool in the sun close to the water’s edge’…Introduce the characters – you can use all 4 of the characters or if you prefer only use 2 or 3! ‘four friends lived under the biggest rock. Buster the crab loved to explore the sandy area whereas Sally the Limpet was extremely shy and…’What happened - now tell us what the characters got up to their rock pool. Did they form a rock pool band? Did they venture outside their rock pool to go on an adventure? Did a seagull threaten to eat one of the friends? Did a child come along with his net?Ending – How did your story end? ‘The sun started to set and all the children went home for the day’, ‘The waves came in and washed us all away in to the sea’, ‘the seagull left in search for food elsewhere’…Extension (feelings) – After all the excitement was over how did your characters feel and what will they do next; ‘Buster was so scared being outside the rock pool that he is not going exploring again’, ‘Sally enjoyed being in the band so much that she has decided not to hide in her shell so much.’… *Sometimes we have so much to tell in our stories that it’s ok to get some help with our writing. You could try joint writing with an adult. You write a

part then tell the rest of your story to an adult for them to write.*

Remember to start your sentences with a capital letter and end with a full stop and don’t forget those important finger spaces.Key words: I, with, my, was, the; Joining words: and, but, becauseEndings …ed …ing. e.g. crawl, crawled, crawling

NumeracyMental Arithmetic Core Learning ICT

We are learning to identify odd and even numbers.

We are learning to read and create Carroll diagrams.

LanguageRock Pool Tales; each link introduces a different rock pool creature.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRNSNPqNMYk&list=PLoOc9M0VgduNNuu-A0piEvnSvnh9Zg_45&index=3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxcXitF557M&list=PLoOc9M0VgduNNuu-A0piEvnSvnh9Zg_45&index=4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcId0Ky5Sk&list=PLoOc9M0VgduNNuu-A0piEvnSvnh9Zg_45&index=5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ww1WiMwa6U&list=PLoOc9M0VgduNNuu-A0piEvnSvnh9Zg_45&index=8

Magic ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp1UmVSlLJ4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZhl6YcrxZQ

MathsNumberblocks Odds and Evens:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3uxBI9npas

Odd Even Coconut Game:(core - 1-20, challenge 1-50/100)https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/coconut-odd-or-even

Health & WellbeingPhunky Foods https://www.phunkyfoods.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/HLC-EYFS-Week-02.pdf

Odd and EvenWhen you were investigating sharing and fractions you might have noticed some numbers cannot be split evenly between two people – this is because they are odd numbers! All numbers are either odd or even. Even numbers can be shared evenly or split into pairs with none left over. Odd numbers will always have one left over. Watch the video to find out more (see ICT).• Odd socks – gather up several pairs of socks from around the house and get some flashcards ready (1-10, 1-20, 1-your choice). Mix them up and put them in a bag. Select a flashcard and pick out that number of socks. You should then ball them up in pair (they do not have to match!). If they pair up evenly you have an even number, if there is one left over you have an odd number.• Go on a number hunt – ask an adult (or sibling) to hide some numbers around your house. When they are ready you can go and hunt for those numbers. Take some concrete materials with you (cubes, pasta, Lego). Each time you find a number figure out if it is odd or even by counting out that number and sharing it out into 2 piles OR making it into pairs. Set a timer and see how many you can get.• Play the odd or even coconut game (see ICT).• Practise counting in 2s – if you can already count in 2s with even numbers (2,4,6,8…) then trying counting in odd numbers (1,3,5,7..). How far can you go?• Keep practising adding and subtracting – complete the challenges and assessment on Sumdog.

Carroll DiagramsThis week we are starting to look at data handling. Our first step is to understand what a Carroll diagram is. A Carroll diagram is a way of sorting objects, numbers and shapes by their traits. Fun Fact – Lewis Carroll the author of Alice in Wonderland invented it! Below is an example of a Carroll diagram being used to sort shapes:

Where do you think this shape would go? If you said the top right box (not round, pink) then you are correct!• Have a go at sorting the things you might find in a rock pool in the PowerPoint. There are also some new Carroll diagram activities on your Active Learn (Bug Club) account.• Create your own human Carroll diagram – use whatever you can find around your house to create a square and divide it into four (quarters). Decide what your criteria will be e.g. dark hair/light hair, has sibling/doesn’t have siblings (categories should always be */not* or opposites). Write these on 4 piece of paper and lay them out on the floor at the top and left hand side of the square to form a Carroll diagram. Ask different member of your household questions to find out which criteria they fit and then try and place them in the correct square. You could even write other members of your family or friends names on paper and add them to the diagram. You could extend this to different items you find around your home e.g. sorting food into the criteria of fruit/not a fruit and green/not green or items you collect outside e.g. leaves, shells, stones etc.• Put your knowledge of odd and even numbers to the

test by putting them into the correct place in the Carroll IDL Health and Wellbeing

We are learning all about rock pools We are learning how to eat well to keep ourselves healthyThis week we are still investigating rock pools before we dive down under the sea. We are very lucky as we have rock pools on both Troon Beach and Barassie Beach. If you haven’t taken a trip there yet maybe you could this week? You could take some photos of anything you find there, have a look at the rock pool word mats which are linked below which you could even print to take with you to see how many things you find. What was your favourite thing you found at the rock pools? Describe the way it looked, what did it feel like? You could draw some pictures of what you found in the rock pool in the black and white template below.

Expressive Arts:Arts & Crafts – We are going to create a story Diorama linked to our literacy activities based on a seaside or under the sea story. You could choose one of the stories listed or one that you may have linked to the sea at home. Have a think about the story you have chosen and what you need to create your diorama. These could include real life objects like shells and sand, you could make your sea life from anything you have around the house. Have a look at the Diorama examples below to give you some inspiration. Please upload your diorama onto Assignments on Microsoft teams for Friday 19th June. We are already looking forward to seeing your creations!

Drama – ‘Act it out’ Using the book you have chosen from your diorama, can you think about a different ending to the story? Use your imagination and act it out in front of someone at home that has also read the book. Try and get them to guess your different ending. You could use props and some words too.

Health & Wellbeing: ‘Phunky Foods’ – (Click on the link above to access the activities online)Think about your favourite story or fairy tale. Do you know what the characters eat anddrink?Imagine you are a character from one of the tales you enjoy. For example:- A fairy- A giant- A pirate- The Gruffalo- The Very Hungry CaterpillarWhat do you think they would choose to eat? Discuss why! Try and think of somethingdifferent for breakfast, snacks, lunchtime and tea. Discuss which sections they would fit on the ‘Eatwell Guide’ (Linked above and below)

‘Phunky Recipe’ – Can you try out the ‘Easy Peasy Pizza’ recipe, or you could send us a photo of something healthy and tasty you have had for breakfast, lunch or dinner this week?

‘Get Phunky in 15 minutes’ – Try out the warm up, exercise and cool down activities which are linked. Can you think of any cool down exercises of your own? Sometimes it is nice to put on relaxing music when you are doing a cool down. You could then try out the 5 minute mindfulness exercise at some point in the day. Maybe before bath time or after you have completed a home learning challenge?

Microsoft Teams:We are continuing to develop our use of teams for completing and uploading assignments and checking-in, which all seem to be going well so far. Remember the ‘Check-in’ channel is only to say ‘Hi!’ to your friends but when posting your fabulous work remember to use the ‘General’ channel. This week we will start to use ‘meetings’ where you will get a chance to talk to your teacher directly using text at an allocated time, see below for times. At the specified time, click on the channel designated for your weekly chat and you will be able to talk to your teacher. Daily Check-In –This is a chat room where it is encouraged to say ‘Hi!’ on a daily basis. Assignments – Log onto Teams and look on the Assignment tab at the top bar in the ‘general’ channel, you will find the

specific assignments for this week. Try to get the assignments back in the suggested time but no pressure if you run over!! Your class teacher will mark or comment on your assignment once it has been handed in.

Scheduled Meetings – o Mrs McLachlan – Thursday 4th June @ 10amo Mrs McClymont – Thursday 4th June @ 10amo Miss Knox – Thursday 4th June @ 10am

Thank you for all your participation on Teams!!!!

SpellingFrom the word lists below, select the set that will challenge you at an

appropriate level:

Sound families:- ai, a_e; ee, ea, ie, igh, i_e, y; oa, ow, o_e; ue, ew u_e.

ph sounds like ‘f’, wh sounds like a breathy ‘w’;

Mild Medium HotTricky words 1

see listTricky words 2

see list Tricky words 3/4

see listrace plane

CVC words e.g. cat cake snakeCCVC words e.g. flag cape flameCVCC words e.g. nest game amaze

lake escapeUse cut out letters, rainbow, bubble and curvy writing support your spelling. Use the ‘look, cover, write, check’

approach

Carroll Diagram

Sharing a Shell story props

in colour

Sharing a Shell story props

in black and white

Diorama Examples