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Year 1 Summer 1 Learning tasks

General information
Year 1 teachers have put together this overview of activities and ideas linked to all of the things the children would have been learning this half term in school.
These activities are ideas if you wish to use them. We know how hard you are all working. If you need any support from your child’s class teacher please contact them via class dojo.
We hope all of our families are well, keep smiling and stay safe.
Year 1 team

Week 3
Maths: Addition and Subtraction. Read, write mathematical statements involving addition (+) and subtraction (-) and equal (=) signs.
English: Use question marks/exclamation marks and full stops to write different sentences from the Queen’s handbag. Make sure you use them in the correct sentence.
Geography: Draw , colour and label the flags from the countries that make up the UK.
Science: Can you grow a Sunflower or any plant? Keep measurements of how tall it has grown.
DT: Design, draw and label a new handbag for the Queen . Make sure you add any accessories and what the materials are.

Week 1
Maths: - Number - one more one less, ordering numbers, making doubles, equal groups,
English: - recount of what we did during the Easter half term.
Geography/computing: - Find out what countries make up the UK. What are the capital cities. Find them on a map.
Science: Types of trees; Evergreen or deciduous. What are the differences? What trees can you find in your local area?
Art: Draw detailed pictures of an evergreen and a deciduous tree. Use shading techniques.

Week 2
Maths: - Finding half, finding a quarter, problem solving with halves and quarters.
English: - Read or watch the story the Queens handbag—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n500d-V8f7c
Retell/sequence the story in your own words.
Geography: - Draw and label the places the Queen visited on her trip around the UK. Add them onto the map of the UK.
Science: What materials would be more successful in making a handbag.? Do a materials investigation—which materials would work and which wouldn't?
DT: The Queen needs a new handbag! What would you need? How would you make it? What tools would you use? What would she like?

Websites
Www.whiterosemaths.com
Www.topmarks.co.uk
Www.youtube.com
Www.purplemash.com
Www.bsprimary.com
Www.bbc.co.uk
Www.home.oxfordowl.co.uk
https://charanga.com/site/log-in/
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/

Week 4
Maths: Addition and Subtraction. Read, write mathematical statements involving addition (+) and subtraction (-) and equal (=) signs.
English/computing: Create a fact file for several of the landmarks seen in the story. Draw and label a picture and write an interesting fact.
Geography/computing: What famous landmarks does Liverpool have? Have you ever visited them. Design a landmark poster for Liverpool for tourists to use.
Music: Listen to a variety of music R+B/motown/rock/pop and the Beatles. Compare the different styles and tell us which one was your favourite and why. Which is your least favourite and why? Have a dance and see how the music makes you feel.

Week 5
Maths: Length, height, capacity and mass. Compare, describe, measure and solve practical problems for lengths, heights using mathematical language (long, longer, longest, short, shorter, shortest, tall, taller, tallest)
English: Write a postcard back to farmer Joe describing Liverpool and what it is like. Using sentence rules and descriptive language. (See school page)
Geography: Look at different parts of the UK. What is the same what is different? Can you see the difference between a village and a city?
Music: Listen to the Beatles songs on the school website which one is your favourite? Find out some information about the Beatlles. Make a fact file.

Other ideas
Why not make some play dough and create your own UK with it.
Do a before and after shot of your play dpugh UK. Make one without looking at a picture of the UK then check it and try again.
Make flags for the countries and add them to your UK using cocktail sticks or hair clips.
Make a UK landmark using playdough. See if your friends and family or teachers can guess what it is.
Have a music pop quiz. Test your musical knowledge.