Home Learning
In Year 1 we expect children to be reading at home for a minimum of 3 times per week.
The children will have two books to take home with them to read – a phonics book and a library chosen book.
The children will also have a weekly spelling assignment set via spelling shed.
PE
Year 1 will have two sessions of PE a week. Please can all children wear their PE kits (plain white top, jogging bottoms and trainers) every Tuesday and Wednesday.
Reading in Year 1
Reading is such an important life skill and we want all children to develop a love reading. Reading is all about sharing books together – this can be through hearing your child read as well as reading to them, talking about books and allowing children to develop their vocabulary stamina and knowledge around them.
In Year 1 we will read a range of texts within lessons through our dedicated reading times.
At Moulton we give all children a strong foundation with reading to enable them to develop a secure ability to read confidently and fluently for pleasure. We follow Little Wandle for our phonics scheme.
From the beginning of school, children are taught to read individual sounds, blending and decoding these within simple words. Following this, moving onto digraphs and trigraphs and learning the corresponding graphemes for each, using these skills to apply to reading a wide range of texts and building comprehension skills. Phonics lessons are taught daily and children are regularly monitored and assessed to ensure all children make good progress.
Children will each have a phonics related book that is suited to their corresponding level and these books are firstly shared in class and are then sent home.
Below are some of the example texts that we will be exploring this year.
Phonics
Children in Year 1 have a daily phonics session. Click on the links and videos below to help support your child with learning to read.
Phase 5 Sounds - How do you pronounce them?
Click on the link below to watch a video that explains all about the Phase 5 Sounds that children in Year 1 learn about.
Tricky Words - look at what tricky words we will be learning about in Year 1
Over the course of the year, children in Year 1 will increase their knowledge of sounds. They will learn the alternative sounds for the different digraphs.
Click on this overview Overview to find out what the children will be learning.
Maths
In Year 1, the children are given multiple opportunities to improve their fluency and reasoning skills through some maths games. Have a go at playing some of these games at home.
Hit the button - This is a great site to practice number bonds, doubling and halving.
Herts for Learning Maths Games - Watch other useful maths games that can be played at home.