Year 1 English Home Learning, week beginning 1st February 2021

Hi Year One,

I hope you are all okay. It was wonderful to see you on zoom for our phonics session last week! I really cannot wait to have you all back in the classroom.

Thank you again for sending me your fabulous work, I am so pleased to see so many of you accessing the home-learning here on the blog. Remember to send me an email should you have any questions or require any further support. Mrs Cox and I will be ringing you this week for a catch-up and to see how you are getting on with the English lessons.

This week, we will continue with our learning through the story ‘Vlad and the Great Fire of London’. We will be imagining what this period of time was like for Boxton the rat, creating thoughts and feeling bubbles using our inference skills. Later in the week, we will use all we have learned to write a diary entry (just like Samuel Pepys).

Keep sending in your super work using my email address. I look forward to providing feedback so that we can keep our learning moving on! Speak to you soon.

Monday

Phonics

Let’s begin with a recap of our sounds using the presentation from our zoom session last week. Click here.

Read these words - what sound does the ‘ow’ grapheme make in each of these words?

low grow clown show frown down slow

Did you notice that ‘ow’ makes two different sounds?

Sort the words into two groups based on the sound ‘ow’ is making.

Now read The Crow in the Snow - how many words containing ‘ow’ can you spot?

Reading

Time for ten minutes of reading. Today I would like you to read a book at your colour band. Here is the link for the Oxford Owl website - click here. Remember it is free to register and login to use the books online. After reading your book, write three things about the story or the information that you have read.

English

Today, we are going to create some thought bubbles and feeling hearts for Boxton the rat at different points of the story. Look at these pictures taken from the story. What is happening in each picture? What might Boxton be thinking? How might he be feeling?

Let’s do the first one together. What is Boxton doing in the picture? He is nibbling on some breadcrumbs on the warm floor of the bakery. What might he be thinking? How might he be feeling? We are going to record our thought ideas in bubbles and feeling ideas in hearts like this:

Now you try the same using two different pictures. Remember to send a picture of your work!

Tuesday

Phonics

Let’s begin by reading our common exception words on the mat below.

We are going to think about our learning in phonics yesterday. Read these words containing the ‘ow’ sound. Now have a go at writing them down.

downtown clowning downstairs window rowing-boat

Now read this sentence and say it three times using our noisy punctuation. Have a go at writing it yourself without looking back. Remember to begin with a capital letter and end with a full-stop.

The brown window is low.

Reading

For today’s reading, I would like you to re-read ‘Vlad and the Great Fire of London’. You may choose to read independently or with a grown-up at home, or you can watch the videos again. We need to know this text really well.

English

Today, we are going to use our thoughts and feelings from yesterday to write some sentences. We are going to write in first person, imagining we are Boxton the rat. I am going to read through my thought bubbles and feeling hearts to help.

Now, I am going to write some full sentences using capital letters and full-stops using my work from yesterday to help. I am going to say my sentence three times before I start to write. Here are some of my sentences.

These breadcrumbs are delicious and just what I needed.

It is so warm and cosy in the bakery.

I feel so relaxed and full after eating those tasty breadcrumbs.

Here are some examples of simple sentences.

I ate the breadcrumbs.

It is warm in here.

I feel full.

Wednesday

Phonics

Today we are going to begin with some spelling. Can you remember how we remember the spelling of the word ‘because’.

Betty eats carrots and uncle sucks eggs

Write the word ‘because’ as many times as you can in one minute.

We are going to read some words containing the ‘er’ grapheme.

What do you notice about the ‘er’ sound?

Write three sentences using some of the words above. Listen carefully for the sounds, remember to say the words slowly to help. Please send me a picture of your sentences from today using my email address.

Reading

For today’s reading, choose one of the texts below and try reading independently using your phonics knowledge to help. Tomorrow you will answer questions on your text.

Text 1 - I can

Text 2 - On the River

Text 3 - Pete’s Silver

Text 4 - Doctor’s Orders

English

Over the next couple of days, we are going to write a diary entry, imagining we are Boxton the rat, living through the Great Fire of London. We are going to use our learning from the past couple of weeks to help us do this. You will need your story map from last week to help you plan your writing. We are going to begin our diary entry at the point where Boston and Vlad enter the bakery on Pudding Lane. What happens when they first arrive at the bakery. Listen to the story again if you need to.

Use a template similar to the one below to help you plan your writing. Remember you only need to make notes, recording key words and information. You do not need to write full sentences. Try to include some thoughts and feelings in each box. Use the pictures to help.

Thursday

Phonics

Our recap today is recalling all of our sounds. Use the mat below, how many times can you say each sound in two minutes?

We are going to play quick copy using some words containing the ‘ch’ grapheme. Look at a word - quickly copy the word down, you could also use magnetic letters to make your word if you have them at home.

chip chop school chord

Add buttons and bars to your words and read them to check.

Now follow the link to play sentence substitution on Phonics Play. Click here.

How many sentences did you make?

Reading

Start by reading the text that you read yesterday. Now try answering the questions that go with the text. You can choose to talk through the answers with a member of your family or write your answers down. Now check your answers.

Text 1 - I can

Text 2 - On the River

Text 3 - Pete’s Silver

Text 4 - Doctor’s Orders

English

Today, we are going to start to write our diary entry as Boxton the rat. Begin by reading through or talking through your plan from yesterday.

Here are some examples of the beginning of a diary entry written by Vlad the Flea. Have a read of these and then have a go at writing the beginning of your own diary entry as Boxton.

Dear diary,

The day began as usual with Boxton and I searching for something tasty to eat. Eventually, Boxton’s nose led us to the little bakery on Pudding Lane. The warm floor was sprinkled with delicious breadcrumbs. We feasted for a short time before falling asleep in front of the burning oven. All of a sudden, I woke to see smoke circling the room and flames climbing the walls. I spotted a hole in the door. Boxton ran as fast as he could as I clung to the fur between his ears. My heart was pounding.

Dear diary,

What a day I have had! It all started in the bakery. Boxton and I were eating some tasty breadcrumbs. Then we fell asleep on the warm floor. Suddenly, I woke up to find the room full of thick smoke. There were bright red flames in every corner. We ran through a hole in the wooden door. Outside, the streets were full of people running from the fire.

Dear diary,

This morning I went to the bakery. Boxton ate lots of breadcrumbs. After eating, we fell asleep. I woke up and there were flames filling the room. We ran out onto the street.

Rehearse your sentence by saying out loud before you begin to write it, this will help you to structure your sentence and remember it as you write. If you have access to a recording device (tablet, phone) you may choose to say your sentence, recording it so that you can play it back as much as you need to whilst writing. Use the pictures and your planning from yesterday to help you sequence the events. Remember you are Boxton the rat so you will be using the word ‘I’ in your sentences.

Spend between 10 to 30 minutes writing. We are going to continue with this in tomorrow’s lesson.

Friday

Phonics

Let’s begin with a quick game of pick a picture - click on the picture to begin.

The ‘ch’ grapheme does not always make the same sound. Read these words below - can you sort them into groups based on the sound made by the ‘ch’ grapheme?

chef machine school cheeks Charlotte chord match Christmas chops

Choose two words to write in sentences. Say your sentence three times before writing.

Now read these yes/no questions using your phonics knowledge to help.

Reading

For today’s ten minutes of reading, you can choose a book of your choice to share with a member of your family. Alternatively, choose a story to listen to from the Cbeebies bedtime stories collection. Click here.

English

Let’s begin by reading through our writing from yesterday. Check it makes sense as you read. You can make any changes as you go through, perhaps with a different coloured pen or pencil if you have one.

Now we are going to continue with our diary entry. We are going to write about running through the cobbled streets amongst all of the people escaping the fire. We are going to include how we are feeling and some thoughts too. You can use your sentences from earlier in the week to help.

Spend 10 to 30 minutes adding to your diary entry. Please send a picture of your work to Mrs Claxton or Miss Hughes using the email address. We would love to see your writing and provide some feedback.

Remember that trying your best is all that matters. The more we write, the better our writing will become; it is okay to make mistakes because we learn from them! Always read back through your work and find something good that you can feel proud of.