Homework
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Maths
- The quick recall of number facts are very important for building solid maths foundations. Children are expected to know all addition and subtraction facts up to 6+6, and doubles and halves up to 12+12. It is important children know all number bonds to 10 (0 + 10, 1+9, 2+8, 3+7, 4+6, 5+5, 6+4, 7+3, 8+2, 9+1 and 10+0) and then use these facts to link to number bonds to 20 (19+1, 18+2 etc.) and 100 (10+90, 20+80 etc.) Knowing these facts makes it so much easier to add and subtract larger numbers and solve problems with more accuracy.
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- There are many practical and fun ways to learn these facts. Here are some good online games:
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https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/subtraction-grids
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train
https://ictgames.com/sharkNumbers/mobile/index.html - This document has lots of fun dice games to play:
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https://www.rodeandnortonschoolfederation.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Dice-Games-1.pdf
- Counting in different amounts (2, 5, 10, 3, 4 and 8) along with understanding that multiplication means equal groups and division means sharing and grouping, are important steps for learning tables. These online games support this understanding:
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https://wordwall.net/resource/60702189/math/arrays
- Learning times tables off by heart (along with the inverse division facts), is really important for problem-solving. Children in Year 2 are encouraged to practise their 2s, 5s and 10 times tables, while Year 3 children move onto practising their 3s, 6s, 4s and 8 times tables.
- All children have a Times Table Rock Stars log in, and they can log in at home to play games, earn coins and change their avatar. You can download the app or play online here:
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https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school
Phonics
At Littlebourne we use Little Wandle programme for phonics. Here is a link to the website and some videos for how to say each of the sounds and some resources you can support your child with at home with reading and spelling.
https://www.littlewandle.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Reading
All children bring a reading book and reading record home. Please read with your child at least 3 times a week (but preferably every day) and sign their reading record each time. Please make sure reading folders are brought into school every day so we can change books and hear your children read.
If your child is struggling with understanding what they are reading, read it back to them so that they can hear how it is meant to be read and then get them to repeat it.
We use DERIC for the teaching of reading at Littlebourne Primary School. You can also use this at home to support understanding. Here are some questions you can ask your child when hearing them read:
D - decode:
- How many sounds are in this word?
- What sounds can you hear?
- Can you spot any digraphs or trigraphs?
- What is the root word?
- Has a prefix or suffix been added?
- How has it changed the meaning of the word?
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E - explain:
- What does the word ... mean?
- Can you put the word ... into a sentence?
- Where else have you seen/ heard this word?
- Can you find a synonym for the word…? Can you tell me what happened to…?
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R - retrieve:
- How many ... ?
- What colour ... ?
- Who ... ?
- Where ... ?
- What ...?
- What happened when ...?
- When/where does the story take place?
- Who are the key characters in the book?
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I - interpret:
- What might ... be feeling? Why do you think that?
- How do you think the character felt when…?
- Why do you think… spoke in that way?
- Can you make a prediction about what might happen next? Why?
- Summarise the key events of the story.
- Why was the character motivated to…?
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C - Author's choice:
- How has the author shown the character is feeling ... ?
- How does the author/illustrator make us feel when…?
- Why did the author choose this animal/setting/character/object etc?
- Why did the author use the word… on page …?
Spellings
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Every Monday, your child will bring home a new list of spellings in their green vocabulary book to practise and learn. It will explain the spelling rule, have 10 words that follow that rule and a dictation sentence. Spelling tests will take place the following Monday.
To learn spellings, try looking for the tricky part of the word, any familiar patterns or rules. Use the 'Look, say, cover, write, check' strategy. Create mnemonics to help remember words like 'because' - 'big, elephants, can, always, upset, small, elephants.
This document from the National Curriculum explains all spelling rules and includes common exception words for each year group.