Horse Chestnut Class
Welcome to Horse Chestnut Class!
We are Year 1/2 children, taught by Mr Coard.
Year 1 Recommended Reads
Year 2 Recommended Reads
KS1 Welcome Meeting
A little extra Maths...
White Rose have released some brilliant resources to support maths at home. If you want to do anything extra with your child, these free booklets are brilliant.
Enjoy
White Rose 1 minute Maths APP
Take a look at the new and brilliant White Rose App to support children with maths at home. 1-Minute Maths covers subitising, addition and subtraction. You can download it for free and it is really easy to follow. The idea is that your child would do 1 minute a day to support and embed their maths knowledge.
Educational Podcasts
Below are a few links and blurbs to a couple of podcasts your children might enjoy listening to.
Stories
Supergreat Kids' Stories is a collection of fun tales to make you laugh and cry, told by some of the best storytellers from around the world. Recommended for ages 5 to 105…
History
Home School History: Fun history lessons for all the family, presented by Horrible Histories' Greg Jenner. Full of facts and jokes, the series brings to life a broad range of historical topics, many linked to the school curriculum.
You can find this on the BBC and Spotify
Science
Winner of BEST FAMILY PODCAST at the 2021 British Podcast Awards – Welcome to Maddie's Sound Explorers, a new podcast hosted by Maddie Moate. In each episode, Maddie will explore the sounds of science and nature, joined by experts who'll guide us on all kinds of journeys; into a beehive, down the plughole, or up into a cloud! In each episode, we'll bring you a new piece of music made from the noises we discover. Listen out for interesting sounds as we go along. We'll be going to some very interesting places because Sound Explorers can go anywhere!