Maths games and ebooks at home

We finally have a login for each of the children to play games on the activelearn site.

Normally there will be one game per week, but at the moment there are three games from the last 3 weeks worth of work.  The game will normally be available from Tuesday, but the game is based on the work we do all week, so it may be better to play the game towards the end of the week.

The “Rainy Daze” involves number bonds to 5 and 6, but so far most children have only worked on number bonds to 5 so this should be played later in the week, however they should be able to play the other 2 games without problem.

 

The game allows the child to practice first, which they can do with a parent, but once the game starts it is better to let the child do it alone, even if he is doing it wrong.  I can access via my computer the result of the first time they play. That way I can see what the children have understood and where they may need more help. After they have completed the game once, they can continue playing as much as they like, with help from parents if necessary. There are 3 levels for each game but you can only reach the silver level after successfully completing bronze level.

 

Today your child will bring home a letter that has their personal login and password.

I have also created a Year 1 login in Oxford Owl. This enables you to read books online from the “Oxford Reading Tree” and “Read Write Inc” schemes.  The children should select “My class login”.

The username is one the sheet. The password is the same as the one which they will use for active learn (which is written on their individual letter in their reading folder, not on this blog)

There are a variety of books for a wide range of levels, including into Y5 or y6 and beyond.  You can select books based on the age of your child or just select the books the same colour as your child is currently reading in “ORT” or in “RWI”. There is a quiz/game for each book you read however I can’t see the results. No more books will be added or deleted from this site, so there is no rush to read them. One or maybe two books per week, plus their reading books and RWI words (when they get them) and the Spanish reading book is more than sufficient.

 

Enjoy!! 

Don't forget to return library books (the story books in the big transparent folder) tomorrow (THURSDAY) to be changed.