End of Year Home Learning
Literacy - Read nightly and discuss what you've read.
Math - Practice telling the time on both analogue and digital clocks. Do you see many clocks in your home? What about around Singapore?
Unit of Inquiry (UoI) - Think about the habitats you have learned about and the imbalances that can happen. Talk with your family about what types of action you can take!
Literacy - Read nightly and discuss what you've read.
Math - Practice telling the time on both analogue and digital clocks. Do you see many clocks in your home? What about around Singapore?
Unit of Inquiry (UoI) - Think about the habitats you have learned about and the imbalances that can happen. Talk with your family about what types of action you can take!
Weeks 31 & 32
Literacy - Read nightly and discuss what you've read.
Word Work - Practice your word sort.
Math - Practice multiplication facts (2x3, 2x4, 2x5, etc)
Unit of Inquiry (UoI) - Start looking at the natural environment around your home. What do you observe? What wonderings do you have?
Literacy - Read nightly and discuss what you've read.
Word Work - Practice your word sort.
Math - Practice multiplication facts (2x3, 2x4, 2x5, etc)
Unit of Inquiry (UoI) - Start looking at the natural environment around your home. What do you observe? What wonderings do you have?
Term 4 Weeks 29 & 30
Literacy:
- Read nightly and discuss what you've read about.
- Write an explanation about something you use at home.
UoI:
- Draw a map of something and explain what it tells about that area
Literacy:
- Read nightly and discuss what you've read about.
- Write an explanation about something you use at home.
UoI:
- Draw a map of something and explain what it tells about that area
Week 27 & 28
Literacy - Read nightly. Think about your reading goal. Which strategy can you practice at home?
Word Work - Practice your word sort. Think about other ways you can practice your words and try something new. Can you write a story that makes sense using all of your words?
Math - Practice different addition and subtraction strategies with two digit numbers. Bring in some examples to share.
Unit of Inquiry (UoI) - Discuss with your family what action you can take, now that we have finished our unit, How we organize ourselves. Think about what you can do with your learning!
Literacy - Read nightly. Think about your reading goal. Which strategy can you practice at home?
Word Work - Practice your word sort. Think about other ways you can practice your words and try something new. Can you write a story that makes sense using all of your words?
Math - Practice different addition and subtraction strategies with two digit numbers. Bring in some examples to share.
Unit of Inquiry (UoI) - Discuss with your family what action you can take, now that we have finished our unit, How we organize ourselves. Think about what you can do with your learning!
Week 25 & 26
Literacy - Read nightly. Think about your reading goal. Which strategy can you practice at home?
Word Work - Practice your word sort. Think about other ways you can practice your words and try something new.
Math - Practice different addition and subtraction strategies with two digit numbers. Bring in some examples to share.
Unit of Inquiry (UoI) - Discuss with your family how exchange helps the community (where you live, work or play).
Weeks 23 & 24
Literacy (Word Work): Practice your word sort and think of a new way to practice your words. Remember to look at spelling and sound patterns.
Math: Explore different currency at home and the numbers used? For example, do you think10,000 South Korean Won is the same as 10,000 Singapore dollars?
UOI: Think about what you do each day or on the weekend. What kind of exchanges do you notice?
Literacy (Word Work): Practice your word sort and think of a new way to practice your words. Remember to look at spelling and sound patterns.
Math: Explore different currency at home and the numbers used? For example, do you think10,000 South Korean Won is the same as 10,000 Singapore dollars?
UOI: Think about what you do each day or on the weekend. What kind of exchanges do you notice?
Weeks 21 & 22
Literacy - Read nightly. Practice using the pictures and words as clues to make inferences about the story.
- Practice your Word Sort.
Math - Think and discuss all the places we use money. When might you use coins? And when would you use notes?
UoI - We are moving into How We Organise Ourselves very soon. Think about what you know about exchanging.
Literacy - Read nightly. Practice using the pictures and words as clues to make inferences about the story.
- Practice your Word Sort.
Math - Think and discuss all the places we use money. When might you use coins? And when would you use notes?
UoI - We are moving into How We Organise Ourselves very soon. Think about what you know about exchanging.
Semester 2 - Weeks 19 & 20
Literacy - Read nightly. Work on a strategy that you are trying to improve.
Math - Make up number patterns and have your family guess the pattern.
UoI - Notice different types of images when you are out. What do you think they mean?
Literacy - Read nightly. Work on a strategy that you are trying to improve.
Math - Make up number patterns and have your family guess the pattern.
UoI - Notice different types of images when you are out. What do you think they mean?
Week 16 & 17
Literacy - Read nightly. Try making an inference about a character in a book you are reading.
Word Work - Practice your word sort and go on a word hunt using a book you are reading.
Math - Go on a 3D shape hunt in your home or neighbourhood. What 3D shapes do you find that are stacked?
UoI - When you are out and about, take note of signs, symbols and their colours. Tell your family what it means.
Literacy - Read nightly. Try making an inference about a character in a book you are reading.
Word Work - Practice your word sort and go on a word hunt using a book you are reading.
Math - Go on a 3D shape hunt in your home or neighbourhood. What 3D shapes do you find that are stacked?
UoI - When you are out and about, take note of signs, symbols and their colours. Tell your family what it means.
Week 14 & 15 Home Learning
Literacy - Read nightly. Think about your reading goal. Which strategy can you practice at home?
Word Work - Practice your word sort. Think about other ways you can practice your words and try something new.
Math - Go on a shape hunt at home! What kinds of 2D and 3D shapes can you find? Collect and organise your data and bring it to class to share.
Unit of Inquiry (UoI) - Think about what you want to do to show how change in matter connects to your life. (Remember this will be done in class.) Reflect on this unit. What did you learn? What are questions you still have?
Literacy - Read nightly. Think about your reading goal. Which strategy can you practice at home?
Word Work - Practice your word sort. Think about other ways you can practice your words and try something new.
Math - Go on a shape hunt at home! What kinds of 2D and 3D shapes can you find? Collect and organise your data and bring it to class to share.
Unit of Inquiry (UoI) - Think about what you want to do to show how change in matter connects to your life. (Remember this will be done in class.) Reflect on this unit. What did you learn? What are questions you still have?
Week 12 & 13 Home Learning
Literacy: Read nightly.
- Take photos of your child doing something that requires steps. This could be tying shows, making a sandwich or their morning routine. Email the photos to me. Students will use the photos to write a "How-to".
Math: discuss different types of measurement (length, weight, volume) and tools we use to measure.
UoI: Discuss the ways matter can change.
Literacy: Read nightly.
- Take photos of your child doing something that requires steps. This could be tying shows, making a sandwich or their morning routine. Email the photos to me. Students will use the photos to write a "How-to".
Math: discuss different types of measurement (length, weight, volume) and tools we use to measure.
UoI: Discuss the ways matter can change.
Weeks 9 & 10 Home Learning (to end of term 1):
Literacy: Read nightly. Practice asking questions as you read. Notice if you are asking "easy to answer" questions, or more challenging ("need to investigate") questions.
- find your favourite recipe. What does a recipe include?
Math: Practice on Mathletics
- Ask your family members a question and gather information. What is their favourite food or colour or animal? How can you organise the information?
UoI: Choose three different items at home. How can you describe these using your senses of sight, smell and touch?
Literacy: Read nightly. Practice asking questions as you read. Notice if you are asking "easy to answer" questions, or more challenging ("need to investigate") questions.
- find your favourite recipe. What does a recipe include?
Math: Practice on Mathletics
- Ask your family members a question and gather information. What is their favourite food or colour or animal? How can you organise the information?
UoI: Choose three different items at home. How can you describe these using your senses of sight, smell and touch?
Weeks 7 & 8 of Home Learning:
Literacy: Read nightly. Practice a strategy such as visualising, summarising or chunking words. If you haven't practiced sending an email, you can work on that!
Practice sorting your new word sorts, and choose one or two of the word sorting activities we have done in class (sort, write, staircase words, word hunt and so on).
Math: Practice adding strategies you've tried out at school. Teach your parents or siblings how to use a 100 grid or show by drawing base-ten blocks.
UOI: Discuss if there were challenges in communicating with people when you moved to a new place.
Literacy: Read nightly. Practice a strategy such as visualising, summarising or chunking words. If you haven't practiced sending an email, you can work on that!
Practice sorting your new word sorts, and choose one or two of the word sorting activities we have done in class (sort, write, staircase words, word hunt and so on).
Math: Practice adding strategies you've tried out at school. Teach your parents or siblings how to use a 100 grid or show by drawing base-ten blocks.
UOI: Discuss if there were challenges in communicating with people when you moved to a new place.
Weeks 5 & 6 of Home Learning:
UOI: Think about the different relationships you have and how you communicate with these people.
Math: Practice adding and subtracting multiples of ten (54+10, 63+20, 72-10, 98-30). You can also practice on Mathletics.
Literacy: Read every night. Email your teacher once about something you did during the week. Think about how to start and end an email. You can also listen to reading on Raz Kids.
Word Work: Practice your word sort words a few times throughout the week (sort, look-say-cover-write-check, spelling pattern word hunt, pyramid/staircase words)
UOI: Think about the different relationships you have and how you communicate with these people.
Math: Practice adding and subtracting multiples of ten (54+10, 63+20, 72-10, 98-30). You can also practice on Mathletics.
Literacy: Read every night. Email your teacher once about something you did during the week. Think about how to start and end an email. You can also listen to reading on Raz Kids.
Word Work: Practice your word sort words a few times throughout the week (sort, look-say-cover-write-check, spelling pattern word hunt, pyramid/staircase words)
Weeks 3 and 4 of Home Learning:
Reading - read nightly. Get to know your Home Reading Log book.
Word Work - practice sorting your words two times this week.
Math - do two Mathletics assignments this week (logging into accounts on Tuesday).
Unit of Inquiry (UoI) - talk about what you are learning about communication.
Reading - read nightly. Get to know your Home Reading Log book.
Word Work - practice sorting your words two times this week.
Math - do two Mathletics assignments this week (logging into accounts on Tuesday).
Unit of Inquiry (UoI) - talk about what you are learning about communication.