Hello everyone, this is what we have been learning this week:
NUMERACY
We were learning to recognise numerals, to recognise regular dot patterns, count a number of movements, count items in a collection and say the number which comes before and after a number. We were looking at domino patterns and singing songs to help us count.
THINGS TO DO AT HOME
We are going to be looking at flat shapes and 3D objects next week. See if you can spot any shapes at home, do you know their names?
LITERACY
This week we introduced the sounds m and r. We thought of words beginning with those sounds and learned songs and actions to help us remember them. In small groups we used magnetic letters to try to blend sounds together to read and build words.
Activities in the classroom this week included: using the marble run, making masks, and sorting objects which began with r.
FOUNDATIONS OF WRITING
We discussed the wind and how we can tell when the wind is blowing.
We drew pictures of our hair blowing and shared our stories in our group.
We practised horizontal lines in handwriting.
THINGS TO DO AT HOME
Please use the blue letter cards you have collected so far to practise blending and building words.
PE
In our outdoor PE time, we were developing our jumping skills. We played Simon Says to warm up and then practised jumping two feet to two feet and one foot to two feet. We had a shorter time during indoor PE due to the Evening News photograph being taken. This week we focussed on running games.
DRAMA
As a follow up to the story ‘When Mum Turned Into a Monster’ we used our bodies and facial expressions to pretend to be a monster then shared one fact about our own monster with the class.
OUTDOOR LEARNING
We made self portraits using natural materials.
LOOSE PARTS
Primary one will now have loose parts on Friday 14 October.
Here is some of the children’s learning from the last two weeks.
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