Learning Project WEEK 4 - Animals
Age Range: Year One
Weekly Maths Tasks (Aim to do 1 per day) Weekly Reading Tasks (Aim to do 1 per day)
● Working on Education City- your child ● Can you read fiction, non- fiction and
will have an individual login to access poems about animals?
this.
● Can you find adjectives in the books
● Play on Number Fact Families - find the used to describe the animal?
addition and subtraction fact families for
numbers up to 20, 50 or 100. ● Listen to the stories:
https://www.storylineonline.net/books/cl
● Practise counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. ark-the-shark/
check out the 2s, 5s and 10s songs on https://www.storylineonline.net/books/
Education City. When you can do this library-lion/
quickly, practise your 10xtable etc.
speedily. ● Create a bookmark with animal facts
● Go out in the garden and observe the ● Read common exception words and
different creatures/animals that can be time how long it takes for you to read
seen. Count how many of each them all. Can you beat your score by the
animal/creature you can find. end of the week?
● Practise learning about money by
playing this game. You could also use
real coins and play a similar game with
family members.
● Select a number between 2 and 20.
Make a poster showing how many
different ways to make this number
using addition, subtraction, multiplication
etc.
Weekly Phonics/Spellings Weekly Writing Tasks (Aim to do 1 per day)
Tasks (Aim to do 1 per day)
● Daily phonics - please complete an ● A-Z Animal list: Can you think of an
Education City activity every day. animal for each letter of the alphabet.
Can you add sound buttons?
Interactive games found on links below:
● Phonics play
● Top Marks ● Draw a picture of your animal and label
● Spelling it. Can you write sentences using
● Spell the days of the week adjectives?
● Spell common exception words
● Spelling City ● Write a set of questions about animals
you would like to find out about.
● Create a fact file about your favourite
animal. Research an animal of your
choice and explore the vocabulary
required to describe them.
● Describe similarities and differences
between animals.
Learning Project - to be done throughout the week: Animals
The project this week aims to provide opportunities for your child to learn more
about key animals they are interested in. Learning may focus on exploring the
physical aspects of an animal, their habitat, categorising animals etc.
Find out about:
What are mammals?,
What are amphibians?
What are birds?
What are fish?
What are reptiles?
What are minibeasts?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv
Create a mask : Using different materials around the house, create a mask of their favourite
animal. Think about the colours and shape. Can they add different textures to their mask?
Where does your animal live? Play this sorting activity to develop their understanding of where
different animals live.
Animal grouping: Get your child to group animals into two columns. Identifying animals that can fly
and cannot fly. What do animals eat? Scientists group animals into three different groups according
to what animals eat. These groups are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. Carnivores eat other
animals, herbivores eat plant material including fruit, leaves, vegetables, omnivores eat a mixture of
meat and plant material. (Animals that eat other animals are called carnivores. Animals that eat plants are called
herbivores. Animals that eat both plants and other animals are called omnivores)
Sorting Cards
Needs of an animal. Can all animals be kept as a pet? Think about a particular animal and find out
if that animal could be a pet. Draw pictures of different animals. Sort the
animals into two groups; suitable for a pet and not suitable for a pet.
Explain why animals were sorted in a particular way.
www.rspcaeducation.org.uk/teachers - Design a leaflet explaining to
potential pet owners what each animal will need. - Interview a pet owner to
discuss the responsibilities involved with looking after an animal. How
often do they need to find their pet? Who helps clean? What does their
pet eat? Find some pegs at home. Can you create your own mini animal or object, cut it in half and
stick it to a peg.
Nocturnal animals - What do they think this word means? Watch and discuss the animals they
saw. Have they seen these animals? How could they describe them? Play Nocturnal animals are
more active at night than during the day. These animals sleep during the day, often in a burrow or
den. They have special adaptations that help them survive in the dark. Over millions of years, these
animals have developed traits that help them survive in the darkness. Nocturnal animals may have
larger ears to hear better, bigger eyes to see better, and body parts that glow in the night. Create
your own big-eyed nocturnal animal art.
Additional learning resources parents may wish to engage with
Classroom Secrets Learning Packs - These packs are split into different year groups
and include activities linked to reading, writing, maths and practical ideas you can do
around the home.
Twinkl - to access these resources click on the link and sign up using your own email
address and creating your own password. Use the offer code UKTWINKLHELPS.
Headteacherchat - This is a blog that has links to various learning platforms. Lots of these
are free to access.
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