Summer 1 Homework Year 1

SUMMER 1 - HOMEWORK-YEAR 1 
PAWS,CLAWS AND WHISKERS 

Remember to take photos of your child's homework and email me at s14lparker@cheswick-green.solihull.sch.uk before we break up for half term in May.

Hi Everyone,
Our new topic this half-term is Paws, Claws and Whiskers. Here are the homework activities for you for this half term. Please choose at least 3 out of the 6 topic activities to complete. There are also English and Maths tasks which will support your child with their school work and learning. Please continue to read daily with your child and help them learn their ORT words and spellings. We will be working on Phase 3, 4 and 5 phonics depending on your child's level.

TOPIC ACTIVITIES

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Make a scrapbook all about your pet, or a pet you would like to have. What is the pet's name? What type and breed of animal is it? Add photographs and information about interesting things they do or things they need to stay healthy.
Choose an endangered animal to draw or paint. Find out where it lives and why it is endangered. Make a poster giving people information about this animal.
Make an animal mask or a 3D model of an animal of your choice using reclaimed materials.
Write out your favourite animal poem or nursery rhyme in your best handwriting. Illustrate it, then practise reading it aloud with lots of expression. Perform it to your family and friends at home before you perform it at school to the class.
Collect some 'Amazing Animal Facts' about fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Which animal is the fastest, heaviest, strongest? Write down the facts in a 'Did you know...?' style
Research what it means if an animal is a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore. Find pictures of animals that belong in each group and stick them into the group.

MATHS ACTIVITIES

Listed below you will find suggested activities designed to help your child with their Maths learning in school over the next half-term. Remember to make it practical, fun and relate it to everyday life. 

Practise writing you numbers 0 to 100 using the correct formation. All the numbers start at the top when writing them.
Count to 100. Can you count confidently backwards from 30 to 0?
Ask your Mum or Dad to say a number within 100 and can you count forwards from that number, then backwards from that number. Try with a different number.
Can you count in 2's to 50 and 10's to 100? Can you count backwards in 10's from 100? Can you count in 10's from 19,32, 46, 73? What do you notice?
Choose a number within 50 and say what is 1 more and 1 less than that number. Can you do 2 more than the chosen number? Challenge with higher numbers and say what is 10/20 more and 10/20 less. 
Recite the days of the week in order? Write the days of the week in order. What is the date today / tomorrow / yesterday?  Can you recite the months of the year? Can you write them correctly?				                                
Play BBC Bitesize Games (Maths Key Stage 1) 'Karate Cats'  and work on the 'Shapes', 'Measurement' and 'Addition and Subtraction' topics. Choose your level  Bronze, Silver  or Gold.  
Revise the name of the 2D and 3D shapes. Talk about their properties. What shapes can you spot in the environment.
Rehearse your number bonds to 10. Write down the pairs of numbers that make 10. How many different ways did you find?  Can you find out the number bonds to 20? Can you see a pattern?
Learn to tell the time o'clock and half past times. Make a clock and play with it. Ask questions: What is one hour earlier than 5 o'clock? What is one hour later than 7 o'clock? Learn to read digital times for o'clock and half-past - 2:00 and 3:30.
Double numbers to 10. Write the calculations in a number sentence. Eg. 5+5=10
Weigh ingredients with your child and talk about the language of weight. 
Play Doodle Maths for 10 minutes 5 times a week.

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Over the next 6 weeks, complete as many activities as you can from the list. Remember to ask your Mum or Dad to take a photo and be ready to email me by May half-term.