Primary 2/3 Gummy Bears
We are learning to tell the time
We made bird feeders for 'Earth Day'
We followed instructions to make 'Easter Egg Nests'
We can dramatise the story of 'The Three Little Pigs'
Dress as your hero day!
We are writing the stoy of 'The Three Little Pigs'
We are learning about money in our class shop
The Big Garden Bird Watch
March
Literacy
This month we are learning to:
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Revise letter names and sounds for t, u, v and w.
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Read and spell High Frequency words.
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Read poems and identify rhythm/rhyme.
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Follow and write instructions.
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Read between the lines to get the most out of what we read. This skill is called ‘Inference. Remember to look at pictures to develop this skill also.
Numeracy
This month we are learning to:
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Count forwards and backwards and from different starting points.
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Read and write the number before/after/between.
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Pay out exact quantities of money within 20p/50p.
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Give change from 10p /50p.
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Solve problems based on the strategy ‘Try a simpler case’.
World Around Us
This month we are learning to:
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Identify different types of homes.
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Discuss what the word ‘home’ means to us.
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Sequence the stages in building a house.
Numeracy
For the next 6 weeks Primary 2/3 will spend a number of lessons concentrating on ‘Money’ within Numeracy.
Please see below for websites which are useful for reinforcing this topic.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=howmuchleftv2
change from within 10p not crossing
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/coins-game
single coins to 10p
1p to 10p
4 coins to 20p
Look at us!
We are using pastels to draw construction vehicles
February
Literacy
This month we are learning to:
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Revise letter names and sounds for p, q, r and s.
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Read and spell High Frequency words.
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Identify settings, characters and plots within fictional stories.
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Explore dictionaries, contents pages and glossaries.
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Read noting punctuation marks.
Numeracy
This month we are learning to:
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Count forwards and backwards in odd and even numbers.
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Solve number problems based on addition and subtraction.
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Recognise 3D shapes.
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Pay out exact quantities of money within 20p/50p.
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Give change from 10p /50p.
World Around Us
This month we are learning to:
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Identify common garden birds and discuss what we can do to protect our environment in association with ‘The Big Garden Bird Watch’.
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Identify buildings in our local area.
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Explore the function of buildings in our local area.
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Develop an understanding of the jobs associated with construction and building.
We can design and construct buildings
We are using games to practise our taking away skills
We are learning about the 'Architect' in the role play corner
We are learning to use pastels
