Beech Y1&Y2

Welcome to our class page!

On this page you will find our class Topic Web and the class letters that are sent out each week. You will also find a list of Year 1 and 2 common exception words, these are the words that children are expected to know by the end of their time in that year group. Please remember to read with your children as often as possible!

Staying safe online

With many children learning from home and using a range of devices, we wanted to raise the profile of online safety and to remind the children of some key messages and tips. We would be grateful if you could share and discuss the following film with your children:

Welcome to our Home Learning Zone

Please use the PowerPoints below which are set out in a similar structure to that of the school day.

Spring 2021

Each day we will add a home learning power point. Please click below to get started.

Week commencing 5th January 2021

Activities for WB 4.1.21

11.9.20 Beech Letter

04.9.20 Beech Letter

Beech Class Topic Web Autumn 2020 Superheroes

Common exception words Year 1 and 2

Daily activities

St.Christopher’s mat have a collective worship channel. It can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9D04PKFCZwS8uce_KLIBjw/featured

Phonics – Please encourage your child to access the website ‘Phonics Play.’ Here you will find lots of games and activities that will support and consolidate your child’s current learning. Year 1 children should use the phase 5 section. We especially love ‘Reading Robot’ as it helps us to read nonsense and real word (they are fantastic at this!). We sometimes like to play hangman with simple words and make up our own alien words.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

Please use the username jan21 and the password home

Writing – Encourage your child to draw/stick in a picture and write in their book. Beech Class have been doing lots of work on using interesting vocabulary and are working hard to remember capital letters and full stops. They are also working really hard on their handwriting.

http://www.pobble365.com/ – Lots of picture stimulus for creative writing.

Reading – This could be books, comics, recipes etc. It is really important that the children discuss what they have read, ask them questions, encourage them to ask questions, talk about what has happened already and what might happen next. Reading to your child is just as important.

Big Cat Collins have a login for parents where you can read leveled ebooks. These are books that the children use in school. – https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/Portal.aspx
Username parents@harpercollins.co.uk password Parents20!

The Oxford Owl website also has lots of online age appropriate reading books that you can access – https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

https://readingeggs.co.uk/

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/

Maths – There is so much opportunity for maths in real life – cooking is a great way of developing maths skills. Telling the time is another great maths skill to practice at home. Children can also be practicing their times tables, in particular 2, 5 and 10. In addition we have sent home some fractions work sheets for Year 2 some addition and subtraction practice sheets for the Year 1s.

The following websites/links have lots of maths games and ideas

https://nrich.maths.org/8495 – Have a look at the live problems on here. Year 2 children should be able to tackle the fractions problems and the Year 1 children could have a go at the matching numbers.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button – The topmarks website has lots of other great games

Year 1 Free Maths Home Learning Pack -to download and print or for ideas.

Year-1-Maths presentation Addition and Subtraction Week 1

Maths and Addition Workbook

Maths and Addition Workbook Maths and Addition Workbook – ANSWERS

https://ttrockstars.com/ – for support learning times tables.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ – Click on your child’s year group and have a go at the lessons on here!

Keeping active

There are lots of great ideas on the getset.co.uk website and you can add your activity to the class total. Search using the postcode PL20 6PJ and then choose West Dartmoor Federation and our team Beech.

https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html – Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 9am Joe Wicks is doing a live workout – it is hard work but great fun.

https://www.gonoodle.com/ go crazy with some dance routines to follow

https://www.jumpstartjonny.co.uk/home more crazy dancing

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

Additional resources and ideas

https://www.englandrugby.com – ‘School of Ruck’ this page has some great activities including spellings, maths and interesting information to learn about. Follow the link and have a look at the KS1 challenge.

https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/ Out of the Ark are offering free songs for children to learn with different activities to go with these.

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/penguin-cam/#penguincam – follow this link to see the animals of Edinburgh zoo on their webcams!

https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/?goal=0_9fbcd14815-6404e1c253-191299087 Lots of educational games

https://artsandculture.google.com/ Virtual museum and gallery tours

http://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ National Geographic for kids

https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/ Lots of outdoor activities

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio

https://www.redtedart.com lots of arts and crafts ideas

https://theimaginationtree.com/ lots of arts and crafts ideas

https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/ practical ideas and suggestions for educational apps

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies There are some really good cbeebies programmes. Numberblocks in particular

https://www.sunhatsandwellieboots.com/2020/03/50-simple-outdoor-activities-for-kids.html 50 outdoor activities for kids