Good morning Year 1! I hope you all had a lovely Easter with your families.
Every Monday I will post the sounds we are learning for the week. I will also put some links to games and videos too.
Please try not to complete all the activities at once! It is better to come back to this page every day rather than sit at a screen for a long period of time.
Have a look at the Home Learning page which has lots of different websites to help with your learning. A good resource is Phonics Play. I remember you all enjoying the Obb and Bob game a lot at school!
Use this link if you are using Phonics Play on an iPad/tablet/ phone
If you are watching a video that I post, make sure that you press pause at the end of the video so it doesn’t go onto the next video.
Make sure you have got a paper/whiteboard and pen/pencil for the Phonics lessons. These are the sounds we are learning this week:
Monday – wh sound
Tuesday – ph sound
Wednesday – ew sound
Thursday – oe sound
Friday – review sounds from the week.
1.Speed sounds
2.Read the words with the daily sound. Use your robot arms.
3.Write some sentences or a story using the daily sound.
4.Read the sentences
Tuesday -ph sound
Roll and read game. If you have a dice you can roll it to help you play the game.
Wednesday -ew sound
Thursday – oe sound
Friday review of wh, ph, ew, oe
Please write two sentences for each sound in your yellow home learning book. You can take a photo of your writing or type your sentences in the comment box below. I love to see your writing!
Please also review all of the tricky words we have learnt this year!
Some good Phonics games:
Dinosaur eggs Phonics game – 200 High Frequency words
Busy things have excellent Phonics and English resources. Use your my.uso login to access the site.
Good morning Miss Travers, here is my sentence with the sound “wh”.
The whale was whispering that she wanted to eat wheat.
Good morning Gabrielle,
Well done! Excellent sentence!
1.What day is it today?
2.I whispered a secret to my friend.
3.When is it playtime?
4. The whale is kind.
5. The wheat is golden yellow growing in the field, with lovely birds in the sky.
Well done Aiden, brilliant sentences!
Good morning Miss Travers. There is a new link for Phonics Play that works with tablets and phones: https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk – maybe you could highlight this in the post above.
Thank you, I have updated the blog post with the link.
Good Miss Travers. This are my sentences.
1. When is lunchtime?
2. When am I going back to school?
3. When I went to the Natural History museum I saw a big blue whale.
Super sentences!
Hi Mrs Travers
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WH, why is the whale blue?
WH, what does the whale eat? Wheat?
WH, where is the white chicken? In the wheelbarrow or next to the wheat?
Well done Louise!
Winnie the whale
Winnie was a whale. She liked to play her tin whistle while she was eating some wheat! She liked to eat her favourite ice-cream, that she whipped and whisked for raspberry ripple. It was white and pink. ‘Who wants some ice-cream?’ asked Winnie to her friends. The End.
Well done Saoirse!
Morning everyone.
I found 7 ‘Wh’ phonic sounds in the story .
1. The whale only liked to eat wheat.
2. When will it be the weekend?
3. I whispered to my friends, ‘Would you like some cake?”
Before Easter my tooth came out , the tooth fairy gave my 50p.
Well done Jacob!
Good morning Miss Travers
Wilmer is a whale who whispers all day long and likes eating wheat which was very funny and he ate it a 12 o’clock.
Excellent Heloise!
The whale is dark and light blue and her favourite food is wheat and she have a friends and her friends like her.
Brilliant Julia!
Hello Miss Travers!
1.I whispered to her that I saw a big blue whale ? while on a
cruise.
2. When can I play again in the park with my friends?
3. Who is allergic to wheat?
Super work Jaidee! Well done!
Dear Miss Travers
Zack the white whale ? who only whispered
Once there was a white whale ? who only whispered. He was called Zack.was very sad ☹️ because all of the other whales ? laughed? at him.One day he was swimming ?♀️ in the sea ? ,and he saw another whale ?.He was white just like him .Zack whispered hello ? and the other whale ? whispered hi ? back . The other whale ? whispered shall we be friends?Zack whispered yes.They swam over to each other and then they went to play football ⚽️.
Well done Isabella! A very long story and you have used your sounds very well!
Once upon a time, there was a whale called Little Baby Little who liked to eat wheat. He liked to whisper to his friends, which his friends said was silly for a whale. But when he got older, he liked to play hide and seek, and his whale friends were very jealous that he could whisper so well!
Excellent work Flavia 🙂
The whale ? and the monkey ?
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Once there was a whale and a little monkey. They were very good friends and they loved to play race to the house ?. Then whale said” Why do you always win? The next day monkey ? made two big slides and then when whale was happier. Then monkey said” Do you forgive me? Whale ? said yes.
The end
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Well done Laura!
The whale in the sea
Once in the sea there lived a whale and it’s name was Tom. He did not like whispering and his friends agreed with him. Tom’s Mum called him for school. Tom said: “Okay, I am coming!”
Tom loved to ask questions to his friends at school: “What’s your name?” “Where do you live?” “What do you like to eat?” “Which car will you buy when you are older?”
Super work, Juliet!
A lovely playtime ??
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When it was playtime, I played with my friends the whale and the dragon.
They whispered to me:
“What is for lunch please?”
I said:
“Wheat and tomato ice cream!”
Super phonics!
Hello Miss Travers!
1. The enormous blue whale splashed the people with water.
2. Which class are you in?
3. Where is Mia?
4. When is our new whiteboard coming?
Well done Jay!
Dear Miss Travers,
Once upon a time there were people called whisk and whistle. Whisk loved to say what and why.
Well done Harry!
Hi Miss Travers!! Hope you are very well 🙂
Once upon a time there was a girl called Melina and she loved to eat wheat and meat. One day she went to her room and said ” Lolly Pop you can’t do this to me you’re my brother”! After he whispered and said ” It was the whale in the sea that came to our house”. No you are just joking but when she saw the whale she said ” What”!
Hello Mateus, I hope you are well too and you had a lovely Easter! Excellent phonics, I am glad that you are still using your sounds.
Daily sound: wh
– Words with the daily sound: whale, whisper, wheat, which, when, what, where, whisk, white, wheel, while, whiskers.
– Story with the daily sound:
Once upon a time there was a cat that was white and had pointy whiskers. One night when his owner was sleeping, the cat crept outside and found a wheel in a dust bin. In the morning, the cat’s owner was worried because he didn’t find the white cat inside the house. And hen he went outside and suddenly he found his cat and said: “Where have you been? What are you doing out here? What a cheeky little cat!” THE END
Well done Camila! Thank you for your picture of the story! Excellent writing!
Hello Miss Travers
The whale like to swim in the deep blue sea.
The chicken ? liked to eat wheat.
Super sentences!
Hello Miss Travers,
A whale went pass the beach. Then he swam very deep in the ocean. Then he saw his mum whale and dad whale and asked : What time is lunch ?
Hello Basile, excellent sentences! Well done!
Good morning Miss Travers,
1. The elephant is grey, big and has tusks.
2. I am doing my phonics homework right now!
3. The dolphins like to jump and dive in the sea.
4. The sphere is a 3D shape that is round.
5. The gopher ate a big meal with her huge teeth.
Excellent sentences, Saoirse! Well done.
1.The gopher in the picture looks like he is up to mischief.
2.The dolphins are jumping in and out of the blue wavy ocean.
3. A B C is the beginning of the alphabet.
Excellent sentences Aiden! The gopher does look like he’s up to mischief doesn’t he!
1. The elephant ate lunch in class with Year 1.
2. The dolphins dived in the water.
3. Colonel (had help to spell) Hathi likes to sing to the other elephants.
4. I learnt my alphabet and sang the song very lound and fast.
Super work, Jacob! Well done!
Good morning Miss Travers
The elephant ? ,the dolphin ? and the gopher
Once there was a elephant ?,a dolphin ? and a gopher. They were best friends and they did everything together.One day they went to the beach ?. They swam in the sea ? and then they had a race. The elephant ? won because he was the fastest. After a long day they had a rest.
Well done Isabella!
1. I saw baby elephant ? playing in the river.
2. I can read all the sounds in the phonics mat.
3. We went to a dolphin ? show when we were on holiday in Chicago.
4. The earth ? is an example of a sphere shape.
Well done! I am happy that you can read all of the sounds!
Monday daily sound WH:
Once upon a time there was a humpback whale who was kind, nice, and always helpful. He loved to whistle some tunes to the animals in the sea.
“What would you like me to whistle?” asked the whale to his friends
They all shouted “the whale song”
When the tune was finished they all had their lunch. And guess what the whale had ? Wheat !! Because it was his favourite… What a weird whale !
Well done everyone! I am seeing some excellent sentences and stories. You have all used the sound of the day.
The unusual animals ??
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One day Harry Potter saw some unusual animals they were dolphins?,gofers and elephants ?. Harry Potter took them with him and put them in a big room. What are these? He said. Then he fed them and he looked after them very well. Then he gave the gofers each a ball. They were a shape of a sphere and they juggled it.
I had a big day today and he went to bed ?.
The end
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Super! Well done!
The dolphin and his new friend
Once there lived a dolphin and the dolphin had no friend. But when he went to school he just saw another dolphin that did not have a friend. But then they saw each one and they said: “can you be my friend?” and they all said: “YES” and they all lived happily ever after. The end.
Great story, Juliet! I’m glad they all became friends!
Daily sound: ph
– Words with the daily sound: elephant, phonics, sphere, photo, dolphin, gopher, alphabet, pharmacy, phone, microphone, phew, Sophia, Phoebe, Philip.
– Story with the daily sound:
Once upon a time there was a girl named Sophia. Sophia wanted to be a rockstar. One morning Sophia phoned her friends Phoebe and Philip and invited them to go to her show in the park. In the afternoon Sophia went to the park with her guitar and microphone and waited for her friends to come. Phoebe and Philip came to her show and sat down to hear the song. Phoebe and Philip took lots of photos of Sophia. When the show was done Sophia, Phoebe and Philip went home and went to sleep. THE END.
Super work, Camila! Well done!
Story with PH sound
Some elephants went passed. They went on a trip. After that, they went back to school and learn the alphabet. And the mummy elephant came to get the children and they went to see their friend the dolphin.
Well done Basile!
The nephews fun day
Once upon a time some nephews went to stay with their aunty. They blew bubbles, flew kites, drew pictures and grew some carrotts. They had a very good day! The end.
Excellent, Saoirse!
Once there was a little magic music box and on top of it there was two frogs and one frog had a bubble mixture and he blew bubbles which he loved. The other frog had a crown on her head and she loved putting her crown because it had jewels on it and it was a beautiful story.
A brilliant story! Well done, Juliet!
1.I saw a bird in a tree then it flew away.
2.I drew picture of Batman.
3.I blew lots of bubbles.
4.The boy is chewing a piece of cake.
Well done Aiden, excellent sentences!
Dear Miss Travers.
The Two Nephews
Once there was two nephews. They were called Bob and Zack. Amalia had invited them over to her house When they got there , Amalia had got them some new crayons. Bob and Zack wanted to draw a picture. Bob wanted to draw a picture of a flower but wanted to draw a picture of a car. They had a fight. Zack said ‘’I want to draw a picture of a car” and Bob said “but I want to draw a picture of a flower” and then Amalia shouted “GUYS STOP FIGHTING!”.
The boys stopped fighting. Amalia said “good, now both of you say sorry…..1,2,3.” The boys said “Sorry” and then they both got a piece of paper each and they drew flowers and cars.
Well done Isabella! Excellent story!
Tuesday PH sound (sorry we’re catching up)
1. The elephant was at the zoo.
2. The dolphin was swimming in the blue sea.
3. The gopher is snapping trees to build houses.
3. The pheasant is flying to the tree.
4. The sphere is round and blue.
Well done Lucia!
Wednesday EW sound
1. The children drew some beautiful pictures
2. The girl blew bubbles to distract her little brother who was crying.
3. The cow was chewing green grass.
4. The bird flew up in the sky.
5. My nephew was eating a broccoli ice cream, EW!
Excellent sentences!
Good afternoon,
I found six words in the paragraph: nephews, drew, chewing, few, blew and flew.
Here are my sentences:
1. I drew with my colouring pencils.
2. The big bird flew down and landed on nephew’s head.
3. I blew lots of bubbles.
4. The black cow chewed on the long green grass.
Super work, Jacob!
Daily sound: ew
– Words with the daily sound: nephew, few, drew, blew, flew, chew, screwdriver, Mews, new, grew, knew, news, view, threw, Andrew, Mathew.
– Story with the daily sound:
Once upon a time there were two brothers named Andrew and Mathew. Andrew was 6 years old and Mathew was 5. One morning Mathew and Andrew’s Mum and Dad had an idea to move to a new house in a quiet Mews. Mom and Dad knew the boys would love it. When Andrew and Mathew got up they really wanted to go! When they got there Andrew and Mathew went to the second floor. Mathew and Andrew saw a beautiful view. Mathew threw a ball to the window. The ball crashed into a screwdriver and it blew in the air. Andrew and Mathew knew Mum and Dad wouldn’t be happy about it. THE END.
Well done Camila! So many sounds!
EW Sound
1. The Year 1 class drew lovely pictures from their trip to the garden.
2. I blew some giant bubbles.
3. The bird flew from its cage.
4. My mum’s nephews are coming to visit.
Brilliant sentences, well done!
Ew sound
I drew a picture for my mum. Then I ate a few chips and I blew some bubbles.
Well done for writing words with the ew sound!
Good Morning Miss Travers,
Joe planted some tomatoes and potatoes with his sister. His toes got really sore so mummy put aloe vera gel on them. Joe and his daddy played dominoes after dinner.
Good morning Saoirse,
Well done! You have found the oe sounds and written excellent sentences!
Ratatouille
Once there lived a man and a rat and they were best friends. The rat said to the man to cook. But the man did not know how to cook and so the rat made an omelette with potatoes and tomatoes. The next day the man ate the omelette and he said: “It is good! Where did you get it from?”. And the rat pointed the finger to the next house. And the man said: “You stole it from our neighbour? That is not how we do things.” The rat wanted to take a potatoes but then it fell onto the man’s toe. “OUCH! That hurts…” said the man.
Well done Juliet!
Dear Miss Travers
Joe ,Sally And Kate’s potatoes
Joe ,Sally and Kate were planting some seeds. They went to school and when they came back from school their plants had grown into potatoes. They picked the potatoes and then they washed them. After that they ate them. The next day they grew some tomatoes. When they got back from school Kate had broken her toe. The tomatoes hadn’t grown. They went inside and played dominoes.
Well done Isabella!
Good morning Miss Travers!
Thursday- ‘oe’
Joe planted some tomatoes and potatoes in the garden. In the night, a doe wanted to eat Joe’s tomatoes and potatoes. Joe wakes up and goes to the garden but there was nothing to eat!
Well done Flavia! Excellent sentences!
Daily sound: oe
– Words with the daily sound: Joe, tomatoes, potatoes, goes, toe, Dominoes, poem, Zoey, heroes, tiptoe.
– Story with the daily sound:
Once there were two siblings named Zoey and Joey. Their mom and dad didn’t let them go out at night. One night Zoey and Joey tiptoed outside for a night picnic. They took a torch and a blanket with them. Joey got some tomatoes and potatoes with the torch for them to eat and Zoey went inside for some flowers. In the next morning when they got up they felt like superheroes. THE END.
Well done Camila, a very long story with lots of sounds!
Thursday OE sound
1. The tomatoe is big and red and squashy.
2. I have ten fingers and ten toes.
3. Joe played the dominoes.
4. My potatoes are yellow and tasty.
Super well done!
Phonics I found 6 words
1.Joe planted some tomatoes in the garden.
2.Once upon a time Zoe tripped over a bag of potatoes “Ouch’ she said .
3. I dropped a tomatoe on my toe. It goes red.
Well done Jacob! Excellent phonics!
OE sound
Once there was a little boy. For this birthday he wanted to plant some tomatoes. His dad said you have to dig a hole to plant your tomatoes. After that he planted some potatoes and next he played dominoes.
Well done Basile!
Good morning Miss Travers,
wh
1. The whale whispered while eating wheat.
2. I whipped and whisked the ice-cream for dessert.
ph
1. The elephant and gopher are both animals.
2. Dolphin is one of my phonics words today.
ew
1. The swallows flew as the wind blew.
2. The nephew chewed his food.
oe
1. I planted tomatoes and potatoes on the farm.
2. Joe put some aloe vera gel on his sore toe.
Well done for doing the review, Saoirse! Super work!
Good Morning Miss Travers.
Wh –
I saw a white whale whisper to a fish. ??
When are we going to make the wheat into bread? ?
Ph-
I went to the pharmacy to buy some eye drops. ?
I phoned my friend on Monday.
Ew-
My friend drew a picture of a butterfly.?
My pet parrot flew into the sky,but I knew he was coming back. ? ☁️
Oe-
My nan had a broken toe.
My mum always goes to the shop to buy potatoes. ?
Super Phonics! Well done!
Good morning Miss Travers!
I am getting very good at my Speed Sounds!
1. wh
Once upon a time, there was a whale who whispered. Her name was Nina and she liked to eat wheat and play Eye Spy.
2. ph
Nina went to meet her friends, the elephant and the dolphin. They played singing the alphabet and their phonics.
3. ew
Nina, the elephant, and the dolphin went to a party and drew and blew bubbles. They chewed the grass and flowers that grew and played Eye Spy!
4. oe
A doe called Joe came to the party. It is Nina’s party and they ate lots of potatoes and tomatoes!
Super work, Flavia!
The rat
Once there lived a rat. The rat loved making omelettes for breakfast. The rat made one house. One day the rat stepped on tomatoes and potatoes and the rat said “YUCK”. What my cousin is doing here? They went to the see and saw three dolphins. And the dolphins blew bubbles from the outside.
Well done!
WH:
The big blue whale is enormous and it eats wheat.
PH:
The elephant has a nephew but he is a pheasant.
EW:
I drew a picture of a bubble and my bubble came to life and flew away it the sky.
OE:
Joe planted tomatoes and potatoes and played dominoes.
Well done Lucia!
Afternoon Miss Travers,
My phonics review..
1.The whispered to his friends.
2. What day is it?
3. The dolphins died in the deep ,dark blue sea and they shivered.
4.Oliver is an orphan in the story by Charles Dickens.
5. The cows were chewing green grass.
6.I drew a big red heart for Snow White and Prince Jacob.
7.Mr Tod chased Peter for the potatoes.
8. I played dominoes.
I hope you are not lonely? Bye bye
Hello Jacob, well done for your excellent phonics!
I have got the photos of your phonics work and I have put them up in today’s writing blog post! Well done for all your work this week!
1. I had a lot of tomatoes ?.
2. A fox dug up some potatoes ?.