1. Welcome to the P1 Curriculum Evening

2. Purpose of tonight
To learn more about the work your child does and how you can help at home.
Maddie Welcome

3. Classroom Routine Water Bottle Coat, snack, lunch Gym Bags Timetable
Positive Behaviour
End of the day
Coat, snack, lunch
Timetable
Calendar
Brain breaks
Mention 2 water bottles is helpful
Snack in school bag one for morning and afternoon
Brain gym getting the mind ready for work cross lateral work
End of day – wait until all children are away before speaking to teacher
Might be helpful to look at lunch menu

4. How Children Learn fun independent challenge social
outdoor experiences
explore
consolidate
interactive

5. Learning Through Play Consistent approach across East Renfrewshire.
Children are given opportunities to take ownership of learning.
Mixture of teacher led, teacher initiated and child initiated learning experiences.

6. Teacher led learning – teaching a new concept or skill to a group or class. Teacher initiated learning – children complete an independent task set by the teacher related to skills they have been learning. Child initiated learning – pupils can select ‘loose parts’ in the classroom to expand their skills and knowledge across different areas of learning.

7. ‘Loose Parts’ for Learning
“I am writing a letter to my Dad.”
“I made the number 7.”
“We made a tall tower with shapes. There are cubes, pyramids and cones.”

8. Teacher Led Learning Experiences
Teacher Initiated Learning Experiences
Child Initiated Learning Experiences
Teaching new sound
Whole class mental agility activities
Practising number and letter formation
Follow up tasks – e.g a piece of jotter work or a game.
Choosing to form letters/numbers using plasticine.
Choosing different media to create a piece of art.
Building and comparing heights of towers

9. Literacy
Sounds
Reading
Blending
writing
Games
Tricky words

10. Introducing a new sound in school
Jolly Phonics
Story and Action
Song
Education City
Multi-sensory Activities

11. Reading in school Blending
Children look at the letters, say the sounds and hear the word; this is blending.
Teacher says the sounds and the child listens for the words e.g. d / o / g
Pupils read and say the sounds and listen for the word themselves.
With this skill they have the ability to read any regular word.

12. Tricky Words
Tricky words are frequently used words that the children are unable to read and write simply by blending and listening for the sounds. e.g. she, the, are
Identify which part of the word is tricky, e.g. ‘of’ – ‘o’ is regular, but ‘f’ is making ‘v’ sound.
Revise tricky words daily in class and introduce new ones when the children are confident at reading the ones they have.

13. Reading
By teaching letter sounds, blending techniques and irregular keywords, the children understand before being asked to read books for themselves that there is a code to reading and that most words can be worked out. Devoting time to letter work at the beginning leads to higher reading abilities. Reading books – Story World

14. Writing Fine motor Skills Correct formation Pencil Grip
online resources
Fine motor Skills
Cutting out
Playdough
Lacing
Correct formation
Pencil Grip
Linked to sounds
Have a go!
sound it out
shaving foam

15. Maths and Numeracy Mental agility Count, read, order, write
Number bonds
Shapes - 2D and 3D
Information handling
Volume
Time
Children may be able to count to 20 however we are focusing on the value of each number and its place in the number line.
No formal calculations at present.
Links to real life!

16. Religious Education Ethos Daily Prayers Bible Reverence
Mention behaviour in the playground and classroom – vision, value and aims of the school.
Using bible stories to relate to the children's own experiences, i.e. celebrations.

17. Other Curricular Areas
Expressive Arts
Health and Wellbeing
Science
Social Studies
PE, French and Reciprocal Reading
Outdoor learning

18. PE Days
1a – Tuesday and Thursday 1b – Monday and Thursday 1c – Monday and Thursday Mixture of indoor and outdoor lessons

19. Homework 10 – 15 minutes – STOP!
Homework folders will be distributed tomorrow
Jolly Phonics – sound sheet
Sight words in reading books
Blend Cards
Word Box List
Tricky Words
Reading Strategies – bookmark
Bedtime Story
Homework to be completed to an appropriate standard. We want to maintain the standard of writing/correct formation at home as in school.
Please use pencils when completing homework and encourage your children to take their time when colouring in.

20. Jolly Phonics
Homework to be completed to an appropriate standard. We want to maintain the standard of writing/correct formation at home as in school.
Please use pencils when completing homework and encourage your children to take their time when colouring in.

21. Blends Cards
Homework to be completed to an appropriate standard. We want to maintain the standard of writing/correct formation at home as in school.
Please use pencils when completing homework and encourage your children to take their time when colouring in.

22. Word Box List

23. Reciprocal Reading Homework Marker

24. Homework Blends, word box list, tricky words – 6th September.
Reading books 11th September.