English – contractions

Talking task What has happened at the start of the story?At the start of the story…I have found out…

Task One – contractionsContractions are two words that are shortened and joined together. We omit a letter, and

replace it with an apostrophe.

must not = mustn’t The ‘o’ has been removed/omitted and replaced with an ‘ (apostrophe)

Can you change these words into their contracted forms? There are two irregular contractions to challenge you at the end:

Words Contractionhave notcould notwould notshould notdoes notwill notshall not

Task TwoPlace the correct contraction in the sentences below:

1. The duck ________________ have an egg.2. The birds ______________ drop their eggs.3. The flamingo ____________ share his egg.

doesn’t won’t shouldn’t

ChallengeCan you write your own sentences about the story so far using contractions?

MathsFollow the link to the White Rose website. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/. Watch the

Fact families, linking addition and subtraction (week 3, lesson 2).

Complete after watching the video to 5:08

Complete after watching the video to 10 minutes

Now that you have finished watching the video, complete the questions below:

Challenge:

CreativeToday we would like you to create your own wordsearch. A wordsearch is type of puzzle where words are hidden amongst other letters. They can be positioned backwards, forwards, or diagonal. Look at the Paddington wordsearch below. Can you complete the wordsearch below to find the 7 words. The first 2 have been done for you.

- On a piece of paper can you draw a grid like the one below. You will need to draw 9 lines across and 9 lines down.

- Now you need to think of 5 words and write them in your grid like this:

s u m m e rb

s ew h o t a

i cm h

p l a y Write the words down that you have used. Now fill in the other squares with any letters. Ask a member of your family to complete your wordsearch!a c f j m p g g

s u m m e r d xy p v s t d t b

s k a c b f p ew q h o t z e a

i z n i j l r cm w q h k h e h

z p l a y r o g

Weekly Project work The Four Seasons

We have learnt about the four seasons in Science this year: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Watch the video and discuss what you can see happening. Are there any changed in the weather? What is happening to the plants?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/the-changing-seasons/zh4rkmn

Task One

Draw a picture to represent each of the four seasons. Think about the colours you will use, what the weather will be like and what will/will not be growing at that time of year. Can you name each season and write a short caption underneath about what you may see.

Draw a picture and name the season.

Write a description of what you may see.

Task TwoWhich season is it currently? I would like you to carry out an experiment and monitor the weather for the next week. You could complete the table below, or create one of your own. I would also like you to find out how much it rains each day/if it rains during this season. Can you get a measuring jug and put it outside every day. The next morning, you can look at how much rain there has/has not been and record it in the table.

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday Friday

Weather

Amount of rain

Description

How much rain have you collected today? Draw a picture of the weather