Ideas for   Year 1  Maths  

Daily lessons using bbc bitesize – these are good for revising basic concepts.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zjxhfg8

Reading and writing numbers to 100. 

Addition and subtraction calculations up to 50. 

Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s up to 100. Recognising missing numbers to 100.

Recognise 2D and 3D shapes – draw and label using, corner, side, vertices, edges, faces. Make play dough shapes.

Measure: practice using a ruler and scales at home. Compare the weight/length of different household objects. https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/mostlyPostie/index.htmlhttps://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/measuring-in-cm

Lots of interactive math games on:https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/index.html English  

How does my fruit grow? (by Gerda Muller)

This is similar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJjsrmEFg-s

Talk about a nonfiction book. Giving facts.Write 5 facts about a kiwi fruit.Write a poem about fruits.Write your own instructions to make a fruit salad.

Hold a sentence: Read the following sentences (or create your own) to your child and ask them to write it. Once they have finished go through and check spellings and word order.

1. Fruits grow on vines, trees or bushes. 2. Some vegetables grow underground. 3. Seeds come in many shapes and sizes. 4. A nonfiction book tells you facts and information.

Spellings

See instructions below and look at the spelling rule for making plurals

Phonics    

Read or share books daily.  https://stories.audible.com/discovery  

Daily practise of phonics – use YouTube - Ruth Miskin Training videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9Gdxt Q ? fbclid=IwAR1r3GnF_zLDD_Djw0wUhKvwcGcgKXOGuCBG8LnXqo4nEPOEW29I63S0O80  (children should know what sets they are learning)    If children know all the sounds and want a challenge try Jane Consadine’s daily sentence stacking lessons on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDNVCP45l5c 

Topic 

Growing

Choose different fruits and research how they grow? Where do they grow? What do they look like?

Go outside and draw a tree with your family, looking carefully at the shapes of the branches. Compare your drawings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CCOWHa-qfc – seed dispersal song looks at how different plants spread their seeds.

Make a magic wand fruit skewer or a fruit salad. Take care when cutting the fruit.

Draw/ paint a bowl of fruit looking carefully at what you can see.Make a pictogram to show your family’s/friend’s favourite fruits.Look at the labels on fruit packaging and identify the country it has come from. Find the country on a map of the world. Label the map with the fruits you eat. Draw and cut out some different fruits. Practise careful cutting.Can you find out which fruits are grown in The UK.

Other ideas: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/primary-games  https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-collection/zbr4scw great for exercise and learning (we have used this in school) BBC are also doing daily lessons which can be used as these go over some areas already taught at school. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons