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Tuesday 9th June 2020

Posted: Jun 8, 2020 by: Greg Hobson (GHobson) on: Class 1

Morning all,

I hope you are all keeping well and staying safe.

Here is today’s list of suggested activities:

- GoNoodle -

- Phonics -

https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/

‘aw’ sound!

Use the link above to view the Set 3 video published at 9.30 each day. Join in with the phonics learning and then at the end see how many words you can write down containing the ‘aw’ sound!

- English -

Alphabet challenge – Can you get every single letter in the alphabet the correct way around?

Listen to the story of Not Quite Narwhal by clicking here! Can you answer the questions below after listening to the story?

Where is Kelp sleeping?
Find and copy a word that tells you Kelp was born at the bottom of the ocean.
Do you notice anything strange about Kelp?
How many fish can you see?
What do you think might be in the treasure chest?
How is Kelp different to all the other narwhals?
Can you give two reasons?
How do you think Kelp feels when he finds out he is different from all the other narwhals?
Do you think your friends should be the same as you and like exactly the same things?
Do you think the narwhals are friendly? Yes or no?
What might the narwhals have said to Kelp to make him feel better about himself?
How is Kelp able to breath and swim under water?
Can you explain to a partner what a ‘strong current’ is?
What might Kelp be thinking and feeling when he is swept away?
What do you think is going to happen to Kelp next? Where might he go?
What do you notice about the way ‘I wish I were a better swimmer!’ is presented?
How are the colours on these pages different to the colours on the pages before?
What do you think the mysterious, sparkling creature might be?
Where does Kelp see the sparkling creature?
What does the word ‘familiar’ mean?
How has Jessie Simma presented Kelp’s journey onto land? Why
is the page split into three sections? Why do you think the she has
done this?

- Break -

- Maths -

3-minute challenge!

Starting at zero, how many numbers can you write down in 3 minutes? Are they all the right way around?

Discuss:



Work out quarter of quantities independently where possible using pictorial representation in their books.



Extension:



- Lunch -

- Narwhal Art -


Using the Narwhal event pack linked here– use some of the nice colouring pages to have some afternoon colouring time and maybe have a listen to some of the suggested music too! You can print these out but it is also non - essential!

Cheers everyone!

Mr. H.

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