Year One Home Learning- Week beginning 27-4-20 - A Knight's Tale
Hello again Year One!
It’s hard to believe that another week has gone by.
I hope that you are all keeping busy and enjoying spending time with your family. I have really enjoyed the photos that have been uploaded to the Home Learning Showcase including these delicious cakes from Harley, Ruby-Rose and Archie:
It has also been fantastic reading your writing. Lyra and Emelie, your information on castles is fantastic!
This week I have been gardening, cooking and learning to put pictures onto our weekly blog. Next week, I would love to add any pictures that you have uploaded to the Home Learning Showcase to our weekly blog. This will make it easier for you to see each other’s work and give you ideas of what else you can do. I will also be posting pictures of the sunflowers that I am growing so if anyone has done any planting, please add these photos too.
I hope that you enjoyed looking at castles last week. This week we are going to continue our topic of Castles, Knights and Dragons, focusing on knights.
On 23rd April we celebrate St George’s Day. St George is the patron saint of England and he was a knight. The story of St George, for you to read, can be found here.
You can also watch videos and find out how people celebrate St George’s Day.
Your activities this week are all going to be based around St George and knights. Please have a go at what you can. I have tried to give you a selection of different activities so there is hopefully something for everyone.
Don’t forget, there is also daily lessons via the BBC Bitesize website if you prefer,or why not try a bit of both!
English
What makes a knight? What do they look like and what would they wear? What qualities does a knight have? Are they scared? Are they brave?
Draw a picture of a knight. Around the picture, write the characteristics of a good knight.
Write a paragraph that begins “If I were a knight…”. What kind of knight would you be? What would you do? Who would you protect?
Learn 5 new words about knights that you didn’t know before. Write them down with a description of what they mean. You can upload them to the Home Learning Page to share with your friends.
Fairy-tales often have knights and castles in them. Do you have any fairy-tales in your house? Ask an adult to read one to you.
Here are some fairy-tales for you to read: Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk
Choose your favourite character from a fairy-tale. Write a character description about them. You can use this template or write it on any paper that you may have.
Complete this St George’s Day reading comprehension. Choose the one that you are able to read. Don’t worry if you can’t print it out, write your answers on a scrap of paper.
Phonics
From Monday 27th April 2020, a new phonics programme is being released called Letters and Sounds for home and school. A guide for parents can be found here. Once they are uploaded on Monday, you will be able to watch them at any time that is convenient to you. Please try them and let me know what you think!
Maths
In Maths, we are going to continue with White Rose. This week, we are learning to find half and a quarter.
You could also try the following games to keep your brain active:
Think of a number between 1 and 100. Ask a parent or sibling to guess the number. Give them clues to help them, for example, “My number is more than 30 but less than 38. My number is an odd number.”
Time how quickly you can say numbers 1 to 100. Can your family play too? Who is the fastest?
Set up a circuit in an outdoor space, if you have one, or in a spot where you have space in your house. Can you hop on one foot 10 times, 10 star jumps, touch your toes 20 times, run on the spot and count to 30? Create your own activities and don’t forget to count reliably!
Look at these St George’s Day challenge cards.
Topic
Read the Facts about St George's Day. Can you answer the following questions? Choose whether you write the answers, tell them to a grown up, record them as a video or illustrate them.
What is England’s national flower?
What does the England flag look like?
In what year was St George’s Day named?
Who parades on the closest Sunday to the 23rd April?
Who slayed the dragon?
Other activities for you to complete this week are:
Make your own armour out of any cardboard boxes. Here is some information about armour.
Make your own shield. Research what you could draw on the front of your shield. What does your drawing tell us about you? I would love to see a picture!
Role play the story of St George and the Dragon. Use your toys as the characters or get your family to join in. Who will be the dragon?
Make some St George’s Day bunting. Keep it safe, you may need in over the next few weeks!
Look at a map of England or look on Google maps. Where is Burton- Upon-Trent on the map? Where is London? What other places do you, or your family know? Look at satellite images to see rural and urban areas.
I hope that you have a good week and please contact me via the website with any questions.
Take care and stay safe!
Mrs Williams