Reception and Year 1 Resources for Phase 3

• Talk for Writing packs to be released fortnightly.
• Each pack is roughly 2 weeks worth of work.
• Pupils in a mixed class, please feel free to look at both stories if you wish to. 

Reception are to work their way through ‘Mouse’s Adventure’ : download here
Y1s are to work their way through ‘Sayeeda, the Pirate Princess’ : download here

Counting – e.g. count things of different sizes, count things that can’t be seen e.g. sounds and actions. 

• Count toys, pairs of socks and other things in the house and garden.  Listen out for the correct pronunciation of the teen numbers.
• Count forwards and backwards to 10 and then 20 – starting at different numbers. Counting rhymes can help with this.
• Order numbers to 20. 
• Discuss numbers that are one more than and one less than a given number, e.g. five is one more than four and twelve is one less than thirteen.
• Play dice games and find the number of things represented on the dice. Use two dice – find out how many altogether and then match the correct number of objects.
• Play track games ~ 
  • Discuss counting on… I am on four… I am going to count on 5… Ensure counting on starts on the next number.
  • Discuss counting back… I am on six… I am going to count back 3… Ensure counting back starts on the previous number.

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Partitioning

Explore a range of ways to partition a whole number by identifying the pairs of numbers that make a total. This can be done by physically separating a group, or constructing a group from two kinds of things

• Lego towers – When you snap your tower into two parts how many bricks do you have in each part? 10 Lego bricks in a tower could be split into 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7 etc. Make towers of smaller numbers than ten and larger numbers than ten as appropriate.
• Put things in two containers in different ways, e.g. beads in two bowls or Playmobil people in two boxes. How many are in each box? Can you do it a different way?
• Make a number with two kinds of things. For example, make a fruit skewer with five pieces of fruit, using a bowl of bananas/strawberries to choose from. Make more than one. Are they the same? How are they different?
• Bunny Ears – Using your fingers like bunny ears. “With two hands, show me five fingers. Can you do it in a different way? OR “Show five fingers altogether with another person.”

Addition (add, more, plus, sum, total, altogether) 

• Combine two groups of objects to find the total by counting all the objects… (How many altogether? ) Use toy cars or Lego or Playmobil people, stones in the garden and sticks. What else could you use?
• Count on to find the total – four add four… count on 5,6,7,8 to find the total.
• Solve problems by adding two single digit numbers – make up addition story problems, e.g. Five fish were swimming in the pond and then five more appeared. How many fish are there altogether? There are ten fish altogether.
  You can draw pictures for your number problems (draw five fish in one colour and five fish in another colour).

Subtraction (subtract, take away, fewer, less, left)

• Collect ten objects and practise taking a certain number of objects away. Use language such as ‘I have 10 stones. If I take 5 stones away, how many are left?’
• Notice and talk about subtraction in everyday life – taking clothes off a washing line/cookies disappearing from a plate
• Solve problems by taking away a single digit number from another single digit number – make up subtraction number stories, e.g. Nine frogs were sitting on a log and then five of them jumped into the pond. How many frogs are still on the log? There are four frogs still on the log.
  You can draw pictures for your number problems (draw nine frogs and cross out five frogs.)

Please see Tapestry for occasional examples of the activities mentioned above, as well as ideas and tips from school staff.

• Mental Maths practise
• Counting forwards and backwards from any number crossing 100
• Counting in steps of 2, 5 and 10
• Rapid recall of number bonds to 10 and 20
• Rapid recall of number doubles to double 10
• MyMaths website: https://www.mymaths.co.uk/

Can Do Maths Workout 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

• Download 1.1 & 1.2 here
• Download 1.3 here
• Download 1.4 here

KS1 Problem Solving PPT : download here
KS1 Problem of the Day PPT : download here & answers
KS1 White Rose reasoning and problem solving PDF : download here

There is also a set of daily lessons on the white rose website  https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/
Or BBC Bitesize  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-and-p2-lessons/1

• Find out about an animal of your choice. Maybe a pet, bird, favourite animal, marine creature, minibeast. What type of animal is it (mammal,reptile, bird, fish, amphibian, invertebrate)? What does it look like (features) ? Where does it live (habitat)? What does it eat (carnivore, herbivore, omnivore)? What is its superpower? Can you draw its lifecycle? Can you make it with junk?
• P4C: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?
• Twinkl link: Science: Animals Including Humans Year 1 Unit Home Learning Tasks

Design and Technology

• Create / invent a new animal that has never been seen before? Tell us about it – features, habitat, fascinating facts.
• Design and make a hat using materials you find around your home. Look at historical pictures of different hats for inspiration. What are the hats made from? Are some materials better than others for making hats? Who wore the hats? Why do people wear hats? 

Geography: Find out about a country of your choice

• Use books and the internet to find out interesting facts about your country of choice.
• Make a fact file, write a story inspired by your country of choice, or write a postcard home. 
• Look for your country of choice on Google Earth. Google Earth is a great programme for exploring the globe.
• Find out how to say ‘hello’ in a different language.
• Cook and eat food from your chosen country.

Remember, these are only suggestions. If you have any other lovely ideas, don’t forget to share them on Tapestry. We look forward to seeing what you get up to. Have fun everyone!