W/C Monday 8th March 2021

In English this week we will be looking at the features of narrative and writing a new adventure for Katie (Katie and the Sunflowers) Please see the links below:

The Magic Paintbrush: mood - Oak National Academy (thenational.academy) – A lovely set of lessons based on the features of Narratives building up to planning and writing your own story.

How to plan your story - BBC Bitesize

How is a story structured? - BBC Bitesize

What is a setting? - BBC Bitesize

How to invent a new character - BBC Bitesize

 

In Maths this week we will be investigating fractions of shapes and amounts. Please see the links below:

Year 1 – Focussing on finding half of shapes and numbers within 30

To identify one half of a shape (thenational.academy)

To find half of a quantity (thenational.academy)

What are fractions? | BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize

Year 2 – Focussing on finding half and quarter of shapes and numbers within 100

To find half of a quantity (thenational.academy)

To find one quarter of a quantity (thenational.academy)

KS1 Maths: Fractions with Joe Tracini - BBC Teach

 

In Science this week we will be investigating Plants by looking at local plants, parts of a plant and what plants need to grow. Please see the links below:

Year 1 – Observing Plants and Planting Beans

How do I plant a bean? (thenational.academy)

Explanation - Growing seeds - KS1 Science - BBC Bitesize

What does a plant need to grow? - BBC Bitesize

Year 2 – Observing local plants and habitats

What types of plants grow in the wild? (thenational.academy)

What plants can you find outside? - BBC Bitesize

 

In Geography this week we will be investigating the difference between large busy towns and small villages in the countryside by looking at the Human and Physical Geography. Please see the links below:

'The Town Rat and the Country Rat' (animation) - KS1 English - BBC Bitesize

How are cities and villages different to live in? (thenational.academy)

 

In D&T this week we will be designing our model Tudor House by thinking about the use of materials and tools required to construct a strong model. Please see the links below:

Designing a structure (thenational.academy)

 

In RE this week we will be thinking about the Christian Creation story. Please see the link below:

When God Made Everything English (bibleforchildren.org)

 

Some more links to explore:

PE - Cosmic Kids Yoga - YouTube

Music - What is pitch? (thenational.academy)

Phonics - PhonicsPlay