1. Welcome to Primary 1

2. Settling into Primary 1 Label EVERYTHING please! Gym Days
P1a Miss Wylie – Thurs & Fri
P1b Mrs Power/Mrs Dorby–Wed & Fri
Library Days
Friday (1A) Wednesday (1B)
(Library books fit in homework bags)
Water bottles - in class. Free access (apart from teaching time).

3. What learning looks like in Primary 1

4. Curriculum for Excellence Early Level
8 Core Curriculum Areas:
Health and Wellbeing
Literacy and English
Numeracy and Maths
Expressive Arts
Religious and Moral Education
Sciences
Social Studies
Technologies

5. Structure of P1 Timetable
Strong focus on Literacy & Numeracy
Play based/active learning
Structured activities
Literacy and Numeracy across the Curriculum
1 plus 2
2 hours of P.E.
Assembly

6. How will the children learn to read and write?
Reading
Phonics
Writing
Handwriting

7. Reading Closely linked to phonics Dandelion Launchers/Readers
Coloured bands
Skills for reading
Comprehension skills
Fiction & non fiction
Books sent home once
taught in class.

8. Teaching Reading Reading left to right How to ‘operate’ a book
Using blending/segmenting skills
Picture/context clues
Flashcards for high frequency words

9. Reading at Home Find somewhere quiet Read and re-read favourite books
Identify known sounds
Play games
Ask questions

10. Phonics Jolly Phonics Children learn letters of the alphabet
and the sounds the letters make (on their own or together)
Each sound has a song and action
Letters are taught in an order which
helps word building
Reinforced at home (flashcards
and formation sheet)

11. Handwriting Letter Formation is taught alongside phonics
Lowercase taught initially, uppercase later
Daily practise on
whiteboards and
through play
Tracing in sand, shaving foam, rainbow writing etc.

12. The Writing Process Draw picture, teacher scribes……. Over-writing
Under-writing
Copy from whiteboard
Independent writing (word mat/word bank (sound out, have a go)

13. Story Writing Personal Writing- writing about a
personal experience (News)
Imaginative writing – creating an imaginative story & characters
Functional Writing – shopping list, letter, recipe, instructions

14. Helping with Writing at home
Encourage your child to:
Draw and talk about what
they have drawn
Make notes (scribbles)
Create stories from picture flashcards, copy write stories, make and write labels, shopping lists, cards etc

15. P1 Numeracy Interactive Mental Maths Songs / rhymes
Count forwards and backwards
Number fans
Repetition!
Activities
Sorting and matching
Games, recording tasks
Number formation

16. 1 to 1 Correspondence
Children are often able to count mechanically (rote counting)
Children should be able to touch and count one at a time (1 to1 correspondence)
Big emphasis on understanding quantities – just because a child can count to 8 doesn’t necessarily mean they know what ‘8’ is.

18. Mathematics Sorting /matching Shape –recognition (2D, 3D)
Patterns (real objects, pictures, symbols)
Measure – length, weight, volume
Positional language
Time
Money

19. Homework
All children will be issued with a homework diary.
Monday – Thursday
Each night we will:
Practice new sounds
Blend sounds to make simple words
Practice reading
Once a week pupils will be issued with a homework task related to another subject area.

20. Parents’ Meetings First Parent’s Night – October Settling In Chat
Opportunity to see examples of learning
Nothing should be a surprise!

21. Points to Remember First few weeks we go at children’s pace
Lots of active learning – don’t expect written work every day
Homework levels will fluctuate over the year
Keep us informed of changes in circumstance that may impact upon your child’s emotional state/ability to focus
We are here to help!

22. Phonics/Reading Workshop
Wednesday 27th am
All welcome

23. Keeping in Touch
First point of call is class teacher (end of day or make an appointment).
Mrs Dorby (Principal Teacher)
Miss Moore (DHT)
Mrs Reeves (HT)
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24. Any Questions?