Maths

I am learning to solve addition and subtraction problems to 10 by counting all the objects.

I am playing my number cruncher game of subtraction.

"I can take numbers away from each other and it becomes smaller" said Dylan

Writing

I am learning to write tidy letters so that I can read my stories. Look at my letters, I am learning how to form them correctly.

"I can write tidy so that I can re read my story" said Dylan

Reading

I am learning to recognise blends and digraphs. I can match up pictures with their correct sound - sh, wh, th or ch! Here I am playing my game!

"I know shopping starts with sh and chair starts with ch. You say the two letters together to make a blend" said Dylan

Ladybird Art

We learnt how to make a collage. We layered pieces of paper onto each other to create our ladybirds on leaves. I wrote a story to go along with it all about my ladybird!

"I can look through my magnifying glass to see a ladybird" said Dylan

Maths

I am learning to add on from 5. Here I am playing my maths game activity Mr Potato Head. I roll the dice and add that number on from 5.

"I roll the dice and then I add that number onto the 5 and then it's a new number" said Dylan.

Writing

I can publish my story writing and illustrate my work. In our big book we learnt about the life cycle of a chicken. Here is my chicken.

 "My chicken shows the life cycle of the chicken and how it has a egg and then it grows big and big and then it has an egg and then it starts again" said Dylan

Reading

I am learning about contractions. I can recognise the contractions for these words. Here I am playing "match the contraction".

"I made a maze and it shows my contractions that I am learning. Can not will match with can't and I put them together" said Dylan.

Showcase

We are learning to grow our own plants. We know it needs sun and water to grow. Take a look at what 4 weeks of growing looks like!

"I water my plant and it grows big and strong" said Dylan.

Reading

I am learning to understand when to change my voice and expression when reading speech marks.

“I can change my voice being louder or stronger when I see speech marks" said Dylan.

Maths

I am learning to instantly recognise numbers before and after.

“ I can see that 3 is after 2 but 1 is before 2" said Dylan.

Writing

I am learning to use my alphabet card to help me with beginning sounds with my writing.

“I can use my alphabet card to see letters everyday” said Dylan.

Rugby Clinic

I am learning how to hold the ball and run in Rugby. I am learning how to pass the ball to a friend.

Swimming

I am having such a great time in the pool! I am learning to kick with a kick board!

Writing

Look at my writing at the beginning of the year and look at it now! I am learning so many things in writing like how to use beginning sounds to help me with tricky words.

Reading

This year I have learnt so many new letters, sounds and words in reading. Check out all the letters, sounds and words I have learnt so far. 

Maths

I am learning how to write numbers correctly to 10 and how to put them in order! I am on my way to learning more numbers!

Welcome to my 2016 Learning Blog

Welcome to my Year 1 learning blog. This year I am in room 6 and my teacher is Miss Johnston.