Year 1 Homework

Homework 

Homework is sent out every Wednesday and is due back every Monday.

• Daily reading and 1000 stories
• Phonics 'real and alien' words
• Spellings
• Learn It's

Year 1 Spellings

Each week your child will bring home a list of spelling words. (These words will also be displayed on the class website). Your child will be expected to read each word, sound it out with 'Robot Rick Fingers' and then record each word in the given space. This will help them to learn and practise these spelling patterns at home. Your child will also be tested every Monday to assess the spelling pattern they have been learning. If you need more space to practise, feel free to turn over your sheet and give your child a dictation of these words. 

The spelling words follow the level 5 phonic digraphs/trigraphs that we have been looking at in school, including some tricky words. 

Depending on your child's ability, you should be aiming to learn a  minimum of 6 words. More confident children will be able to learn all 10 words including the common exception words (tricky words). 

If you would like to extend your child further, it would be very beneficial to encourage your child to create and write a sentence after they have practised all of their words. They may even like to make a very short story using as many words as possible! Being able to write sentences independently in Year 1 is a very important skill to enable your child to progress with their English skills. A minimum of 1 sentence or a maximum of 3 would be recommended).

Year 1 Maths/Learn Its

Children are encouraged to practise these daily and within the given time recorded on the sheet, in order to progress onto the next step. Please don't worry if your child is not responding to the pressure of being timed as we will be timing them every Wednesday. It would be more beneficial to practise the skills in each step first before using the timed guidance. The children are expected to reach step 6 by the end of Year 1 although many children will exceed this. Some parents prefer to just time the fifth Learn It's as opposed to timing all 5 of them.

If you are worried that your child is not progressing (as it will get trickier!) please get in touch with Mr Johnston. If your child has completed their step within the given time, please indicate this on the sheet so that we can progress your child onto the next step. 

Please look at the link below for a link to learning the steps that your child may be stuck on. 

Please visit the 'Topmarks' website below for lots of age appropriate Maths games you can play with your child. You can also log into PurpleMash for further activities to support your child's learning in class. 

Year 1 Phonics

Every Wednesday your child will come home with a 'phonics bag'. Please keep these at home and return them to school on Monday. Please practise the real/alien words with your child and tick the sheet to inform your teacher of your child's progress at home. These words will be replaced on a weekly basis. We will start with Level 3 and 4 words in Autumn and Level 5 in Spring/Summer. Practising these words will help prepare your child for the phonics screening test in June.  

Please use the Phonics play website (see below) to practise level 5 as well as Level 3 and Level 4 sounds. Your child will be expected to practise reading 'real' or 'fake' words. Each week you can focus on the phoneme (digraph) that is recorded on their spelling sheet (see spelling sheet). Please encourage your child to also practise Level 3 or Level 4 sounds in addition to this. They can also practise the 'Tricky words' games.

Phonics Videos and Phonics Play

Phonics Phase 5 revision (Spot the Digraph)

You can support your child in their phonics by reading the comprehension activities and by encouraging your child to spot the digraph and to add in the sound buttons. (Please see the sound button sheet for the answers to guide you)