English - Fables: New Version
So with our plans in hand we are ready for one final push! Our "At The Seaside: Hare & The Tortoise!"
Year 1's
It can be easier to look at the text from an existing version of "The Tortoise and The Hare" and identify what needs to be changed. You could highlight or underline what aspects need to change in this simple re-telling of the story.
Then above this, you could write what you would change that to. In my example, the race will be across the beach between a crab and a limpet. The crab has a snooze by a sandcastle and loses the race.
If you want to write this out for your own story, fine - otherwise, good job!
Year 2's
You could do just the same as above - I appreciate you might be burnt out from all this home learning (children & parents!). If you are up for a challenge, use the above structure for your own independent writing. Remember to draw upon all the areas of our writing that we have looked at this term - capital letters, full stops,adjectives and conjunctions (and, but, so, because) - even maybe adverbs (-ly words).
Enjoy your new fable creations!
Maths - Writing The Time
We have been practising reading time, now we are ready to try writing times on blank clocks. The approach to this is the same as reading. Start with the minute hand (remember this must touch the number).
- If the time is o'clock: draw the minute hand to the 12;
- If the time is half past: draw the minute hand to the 6;
- If the time is quarter past: draw the minute hand to the 3;
- If the time is; quarter to: draw the minute hand to the 9.
Next the hour hand:
- If the time is o'clock: draw the hour hand pointing at the number;
- If the time is half past: draw the hour hand pointing past the number;
- If the time is quarter past: draw the hour hand pointing just past the number;
- If the time is quarter to: draw the hour hand going towards the number.
Let's give it a go! This game on Top Marks will give us some times to write:
http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/hickoryDickory/index.html
From the menu choose Level One but only choose the times that suit your child.
We then get a time:
We can write these on to a blank clock:
Happy days! If you are still struggling with time, consider teaching the following phrase: "Siri, what's the time?"
KS1 Team
