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Don't forget that if you complete your compulsory and recommended activites on this page, you will have an activity on purple mash if you want to do more!
Monday
Compulsory
Watch the clip 'Once in a Lifetime', using the link below. You may need to watch it more than once. Complete the sheet below to find the odd ones out in the video.
Go to https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html
Choose either year 1 or year 2 as either will be good practice. Select book 4 for this week and practise spelling some common exception words.
Recommended
Log onto Espresso (details at the top of this page). Go to Key Stage One -> English -> Grammar & Punctuation -> Punctuation -> Scroll down to 'Aprostrophes to mark singular possession in nouns'. Watch the clip and play the activities.
Tuesday
Compulsory
Watch the film clip 'Once in a Lifetime', the link is in Monday's section. Complete the sheet below all about what the sky explorer would sense on his boat.
Go to https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/alt-spellings-air and spot the different ways to spell 'air'.You will need to log in to access this game. Phonics Play is currently availble for free:
Username: jan21
Password: home
Recommended
Log onto Espresso (details at the top of this page). Go to Key Stage One -> English -> Spelling -> Activities -> Scroll down to 'Syllables, Apostrophes and Contractions'. Play the game 'The Possessive Apostrophe'.
Wednesday
Compulsory
Watch the clip 'Once in a Lifetime', the link is in Monday's section. Can you create a job description for a Sky Explorer? What jobs does he do? What are the good things about his job? Use the sheet below to complete your job description.
Go to https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/crater-creatures-countdown and practise reading some trickier words. You can choose which types of words you read. You will need to log in to access this game. Phonics Play is currently availble for free:
Username: jan21
Password: home
Recommended
Use the sheets below to write phrases with a possessive apostrophes. Be aware that the answers are on the pages between the sheets so don't cheat!!
Thursday
Compulsory
Watch the clip 'Once in a Lifetime', the link is in Monday's section. Read the information sheet about sky turtles and answer the questions.
Go to https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/alt-spellings-ure and spot different ways to spell 'ure.You will need to log in to access this game. Phonics Play is currently availble for free:
Username: jan21
Password: home
Recommended
Use the sheet below to write some sentences to describe the 2 characters. Be sure to use a possessive apostrophe in each sentence, e.g. The pirate's eye patch is black.
Friday
Compulsory
Here are three different texts for you to read and answer the questions. They are varying in levels of difficulty, 'My Pal Tong' is most accessible, 'How to Repair a Bicycle Puncture' is most challenging and 'Chilli Muffins' is somewhere in the middle. You can have a go at all three or choose the one that is most appropriate to you. If you don't have a printer then you can read it on screen and answer the questions separately. Be aware that the answers are on the second page, so don't cheat!!
Go to https://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/
Choose either year 1 or year 2 as both will be good practise. Select the 4th birdhouse along for this week and have a go at spelling some common exception words.
Recommended
In the sheet below, all of the apostrophes have fallen out. Spot the words that are missing apostrophes and add them back in at the bottom.