Day

Phonics 

Daily Phonics Lesson on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuGr6z2H2KNGObda6B-T36vJlZYN06lOh

OR

Play a game on 'New Phonics Play' (Click below)

https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/1/welcome-to-the-zoo 

Make sure your sound is on. 

Listen to the animals and the noises they make. 

Then play guess the animal. 

Go on Phonics play. You can revise any sound you wish.

Click on Phase 3 'ow'

Try the sound 'ow' as in 'cow'

Click on Obb and Bob, Buried Treasure or Dragon's Den.

Sound out and blend the word. 

Sort the words like we do in class. Is it real or alien? 

Daily Phonics Lesson on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuGr6z2H2KNGObda6B-T36vJlZYN06lOh

OR

Go on Phonics play. You can revise any sound you wish.

Click on Phase 5

Learn about the other pronunciations of 'ow' like 'ow' in 'elbow' or even 'ow' in 'bowling'

Click on Obb and Bob, Buried Treasure or Dragon's Den

Sound out and blend the word. 

Sort the words like we do in class. Is it real or alien? 

Test out your new Phonics skills with this super cool Comic. 

https://www.phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/comic_ph5b_dragon_street.html

Daily Phonics Lesson on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuGr6z2H2KNGObda6B-T36vJlZYN06lOh

OR

Go on Phonics play. You can revise any sound you wish.

Click on Phase 5

Try the sound 'ou' as in 'mouth'.

Click on Obb and Bob, Buried Treasure or Dragon's Den

Sound out and blend the word. 

Sort the words like we do in class. Is it real or alien? 

Test out your new Phonics skills with this super cool Comic. 

http://www.phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/comic_ph5a_the_holiday.html 

Now read the comic with other pronunciations. 

https://www.phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/comic_ph5b_sea_monster.html

Talk about the other ways this sound is pronounced.

Some examples include how it sounds in 'you' and 'soup', 'young' and 'could', 'mouldy' and  'boulder'

Daily Phonics Lesson on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuGr6z2H2KNGObda6B-T36vJlZYN06lOh

OR

Go on Phonics play. You can revise any sound you wish.

Click on Phase 

Try the sound 'oy' as in 'boy'

Click on Obb and Bob, Buried Treasure or Dragon's Den

Sound out and blend the word. 

Sort the words like we do in class. Is it real or alien? 

You have already read the comic for this sound but you could reread it for fluency.

https://www.phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/comic_ph5a_eggs_eggs_eggs.html 

OR 

Create a comic of your own for the oy sound. Be sure to add some of the words below. 

Print a template here or just use plain paper. 

https://www.phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/diy.html

Daily Phonics Lesson on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuGr6z2H2KNGObda6B-T36vJlZYN06lOh

OR

Go on Phonics play. You can revise any sound you wish.

Click on Phase 3

Try the sound 'oi'

Click on Obb and Bob, Buried Treasure or Dragon's Den

Sound out and blend the word. 

Sort the words like we do in class. Is it real or alien? 

You have already read the comic for this sound but you could reread it for fluency. 

https://www.phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/comic_ph3_cow_and_owl_town.html

OR 

Create a comic of your own for the oy sound. Be sure to add some of the words below. Print a template here or just use plain paper.

https://www.phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/diy.html

Day 

Topic                                                                                         

Science - 

Create your own pages for ‘Dear Zoo’ book using  one or two fish of your choice.

Fish- Key Facts

• They breathe under water using gills not lungs

• They live in water

• They have scales and fins not fur or hair

• Lay many eggs

• Cold-blooded

Words that might describe them

slippery, wild, lively, wet, jumpy, nervous, serious, slimy, ugly, scaly, round, greedy, sad, miserable

Complete the blanks to create your own book like 'Dear Zoo'

• I wrote to the zoo to send me a fish

• They sent me a___________________

•  It was too______________________

•  I sent it back.

Science - 

Create your own pages for ‘Dear Zoo’ book using  one or two insects of your choice.

Insects- Key Facts

• They do not have a backbone so they are called invertebrates. 

• Have 2 antennae

• Their bodies have 3 parts - the thorax, the abdomen and the head

• Three pairs of legs

• Cold blooded

• Most hatch from eggs

• Most live on land but some live in fresh water. They aren't usually found in the ocean. 

• Insects have their skeletons on the outside, with their soft parts inside. That makes it hard for them to grow. Every time they want to become bigger, they have to break out of their skin and swell up to their new size before their new skin hardens. This is called molting.

Words that might describe them

shiny, creepy, scary, sneaky, quick, fast, mysterious, unpredictable, delicate, tiny, colourful, irritating

Complete the blanks to create your own book like 'Dear Zoo'

• I wrote to the zoo to send me an insect

• They sent me a___________________

•  It was too______________________

•  I sent it back.

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Create your own pages for ‘Dear Zoo’ book using  one or two birds of your choice.

Birds - Key Facts

Birds are vertebrates because they do have a backbone. 

Birds have hollow bones to help them to fly

Birds have wings

Most birds can fly or could once fly. Penguins cannot fly now but can run, jump, swim, and dive

Birds have feathers 

Birds lay eggs

Birds are warm-blooded

Birds can be huge like an ostrich or small like a hummingbird. 

They live in many different habitats - on ice, on land, in water etc. 

Words that might describe them

nervous, quiet, noisy, elegant, beady-eyed, dangerous, wild, greedy, fat, suspicious, mischievous, daring, swift, shy, musical, graceful, wise, exotic, calm, proud, confident, cute.

Complete the blanks to create your own book like 'Dear Zoo'

• I wrote to the zoo to send me a bird

• They sent me a___________________

•  It was too______________________

•  I sent it back.                                                                                                                                                       

Watch the videos above. 

Talk together about the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates. 

Vertebrates have a back bone. 

Invertebrates do not have a backbone. 

Insects are invertebrates but are not on this diagram. 

Click here to open some vertebrate or invertebrate flashcards. 

If you have a printer, print them and sort them. 

https://www.ecosystemforkids.com/1st-grade-science-flash-cards.html 

OR Go on Purple Mash and sort the creatures into vertebrates and invertebrates

https://www.purplemash.com/#app/games/2diy/vertsandinverts 

It also has some flashcards for another day on 'mammals, amphibians, reptiles and fish. 

Science - Herbivores, Omnivores and Carnivores 

Find out what kind of diet different animals have using the BBC Bitesize video above and the links below. 

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/animaldiet/omnivore.htm

Play the carnivore, omnivore, herbivore games

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animaldietgame2.htm

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animaldietgame.htm

Click here to print a free word search, animal sorting worksheet and posters you can colour and put on your wall. 

http://cleverlearner.com/science/herbivores-carnivores-omnivores-kindergarten-activity.html