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Task 5–Adjective alphabet When you are writing poems or doing a super piece of writing, you usually have to use lots of adjectives to make it fun and exciting. On your own, with a partner or with multiple people, could you have a go at thinking of an adjective for ever letter of the alphabet. You could take it in turns and play word tennis. For example, one person would say ‘A is for angry’ and then the other person could say ‘B is for beautiful’ etc.

Toys come in many shapes and sizes. They are made of different materials but all are designed for us to have fun with, to learn new skills and to exercise our bodies and our imagination. Also encourage them to consider why toys are important. What do they give us? How do they make us feel? Claire’s friend Abigail had a skipping rope in her hand. Can you find out why exercise is good for us and what happens to our heart rate as we exercise? Easter starts with the letter ‘E’, how many other words can you think of that start with E. How many words do you have? Could you use a dictionary to look for more?Can you discuss your habitat areas – look at things that are living (worm, weed), non-living (stone, soil) and used to be living (twig, leaf). Compare their version with the correct spelling and, if theirs is wrong, concentrate on the bit they got wrong Art / DT related task - Design your own magic box. You could use an old shoe box or cereal box and decorate it or you could just draw a picture of your box on a piece of paper. Mathletics activities are focused around the Year 1 objectives. We will set 3 activities a week based around a specific Year One objective. Please encourage your children to complete these and then they will be able to access an array of activities throughout the range of Year 1 objectives. Watch the video at https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-capacity-volume/zj8njhv and see Professor Pipette explain capacity and volume. (Apologies in advance for the very catchy song, parents!)

Reassure the children if they are perturbed at, for example, a snake appearing in a residential area similar to where they live! Be sensitive and talk through the scenarios with them - 'Would a snake really live in a tree by some houses in the street?'Could you set up an obstacle course in your garden and use your directional vocabulary to guide a family member round it? Post box and letter writing materials - paper, pencils, envelopes and stamps (buy a sheet of 1p stamps) Write a repeated addition sum for your array. E.g for an array that has 3 rows of 3, the repeated addition sum would be 3 + 3 + 3.

Communication,language and literacy: Sustain attentive listening, responding to what they have heard by relevant comments, questions or actions Can you find some different containers around your house? What do you notice about them? Bring the child’s attention to the scale written on the side. What do you think that might be for? Add story-related resources to aspects of your permanent provision so that children can develop and consolidate their learning.Task 5- Lots of different punctuation has been used in this story. Can you make a poster about the following types of punctuation, writing a sentence for each? Please include full stops, commas, question marks and exclamation marks. Our next objectives this week are - To identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees by identifying trees by their leaves. Task 3–Imagine that you have taken a trip to Silver Sands and you met the Singing Mermaid. Can you write a recount describing what you saw on the way, what the mermaid was like and how you felt? You can create new characters which you saw on the way, be as creative as you can! How far can you count without using a 100 square or number line to help you? How far can you count without any help? Allow time for the children to talk to other members of their family before completing the mind map. Ask them to write or draw their information under headings such as:

Year 1 have completed Phase 3 Phonic sounds and are currently working on Phase 5 Phonics. Please see the mats below. Sidney Spider - A Tale of Friendship– Year 1 Unit - Talk for Writing - Sidney Spider Comprehension - uploaded 27/04/2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyK8iEO5-GI Number bonds to 10 - showing the Part, Part Whole Model

Science Task - In the story, Baby Bear goes on a journey to the moon. Can you use books or the internet to find out some facts about the moon or a planet of your choice and make a fact file on it? You can set this out however you like and be as creative as you like! Encourage your child to make notes, drawings, maps and/or models in answer to the research questions.