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January 2021 Home Learning
Home Learning for Year 5 is now on Google Classroom and can be accessed using your Emoji password by following this link...
https://edu.wonde.com/login/A1383256834/emoji
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Dear all,
Keep the good work up which has included some wonderfully imaginative poetry and excellent book reviews.
Lots of activities to do this week. Do not worry if you can't complete everything we would prefer quality to quantity.
Enjoy your week and be helpful to your parents.
Best wishes,
Miss Walmsley and Mr Woods
Video message from Ms Walmsley...
Week Beginning: Monday 6th July 2020
English: Edward Tulane
Edward Tulane/ Chapters 18 until the end.
Comprehension:
What sort of man is Bryceβs father? What is the evidence?
What type of child is Bryce? What is the evidence?
What do you think Edward wished for when he saw the shooting star?
At the beginning of chapter 9 it is evident that Edward has changed from the beginning of the story? In what ways?
Do you think it was ok for the father to take Sarah Ruth?
In chapter 19 we are told βthe boy did not stop playing the harmonicaβ. What does this show us about Bryceβs character?
When Edward says he is broken in Chapter 20, what does he mean?
At the end of chapter 21 the last sentence ends with βEdwardβs world, went blackβ. What do we as the reader fear has happened?
In chapter 22 what is the narrator describing? And why?
Do you think Bryce did the right thing by giving Edward to the doll mender?
What does the doll of a hundred years old give to Edward? Who does she remind you of?
Did you expect the story to end as it did? Was it a good ending?
English: Figurative language/Personification
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHVOmvFOs9o
Watch the YouTube video then complete the following worksheet...
English: Subordinate clauses
A subordinate clause contains a subject and a verb, but it needs to be attached to a main clause because it cannot make sense on its own.
Follow the instructions on this worksheet...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BbpqVFhki8EfvofvfARUbUYnZwYJUrngsYZleRvdnzY/edit?usp=sharing
Science: Revise life cycles
Choose an animal which goes through metamorphosis before it reaches adulthood.
Draw each stage with labels to explain the process.
Add extra information about the animals life cycle.
Maths: White Rose Hub
This week we are working on Week 11 (6th July) of the White Rose Hub home learning plan.
We will be looking at shapes, reflection and translation.
Watch the videos on the White Rose Hub website as they as like a lesson to talk you through the topics for each day.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
Questions
https://drive.google.com/open?id=10vz1nAaA3YAV3Lc6EuLDG4D8d_kPhd5f
Answers
https://drive.google.com/open?id=10rs97JgdezZJXBm6FoGZhRwbK7sq5fP-
Maths: Maths Challenges
Following on from last weeks work looking at the Olympics and angles now there is a chance to look at some of the fascinating things that you can learn about shapes just by looking at the flags of different countries. You will be seeing what different shapes you can find, what translation and what reflection there are in them.
Click on the link attached it has all the instructions of how to complete the challenge and suggestions of other ideas to explore.
Music: Who is your favourite band, singer, rapper, musician?
Create a flyer promoting your favourite musician, singer, rapper, band's gig.
Include the artists image the location of the gig, a list of their most famous songs, entry price etc etc
History: Victorian seaside holidays
Quick & cheap travel by steam train and the creation of bank holidays meant that people could escape city life for a day or even a holiday by the sea.
Research Victorian seaside activities and entertainments.
Make a table comparing and contrasting then with now.
Or have a go a designing a train poster advertising a traditional seaside town.
Or write a postcard as a Victorian child describing your holiday.
bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/audio-stories-victorian-seaside
Youtube Victorian Britain- seaside holidays (footage from Mitchell and Kenyon archives. Search for 'seaside railway posters'.
Art: Go Wild!
Create a wildlife picture using paints, pastels, crayons, felt-tips.
Or go really wild and use recyclable materials to make a collage or sculpture.
Search online for Kids WildArt Compeptition 2020 - The RSPB.
Get a parent/carer's permission to enter the competition. Closing date 28th August.
Geography: Plastic-free July
Re-new your resolutions to reduce your use of plastic, especially single-use plastics.
Design an eye-catching poster to place in your window to grab your neighbours' attention.
Be bold, be colourful, keep it simple with a clear message and make use of illustrations.
Or plan a party - with no single-use plastic.
What interesting & creative (maybe compostable) alternatives for can you think of for plastic cups, plates, balloons and banners?
Week Beginning: Monday 29th June 2020
English: Edward Tulane
Edward Tulane: Read chapters 13,14,15,16,17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-1VmsE4SFE&list=RD3-1VmsE4SFE&index=1
Work through the worksheet below...
Maths: Decimals
This week we are working on Week 9 (22nd June) of the White Rose Hub home learning plan. We will be looking at the four core operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) and decimals. Watch the videos on the White Rose Hub website as they as like a lesson to talk you through the topics for each day.
To access the worksheets click on the links below to download the four worksheets. The second link has the answers so that you can mark them and see how you got on.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
Lesson 1
Questions
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vQ6naKxvV00u9EeyeAq-sDuoPFn78z7L/view?usp=sharing
Answers
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jvGJqzyGdUmQBc5tRbD9uL2G0DKu7Xkj/view?usp=sharing
Lesson 2
Questions
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X5o7nkgipeVTDZmU72nXthvoBNmyJITg/view?usp=sharing
Answers
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HJmHNHRYyxt4lU_HaeqfUJr1L8fig3gg/view?usp=sharing
Lesson 3
Questions
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-CaejScqXZe8_0-MFDZYxUXbf1i9hhoI/view?usp=sharing
Answers
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GMmJxl_ANzGeNuRYlaR4oZSuk0yE9yUi/view?usp=sharing
Lesson 4
Questions
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JT0tYvV8X6D7KHo3AebNnJX9vDv7CCzN/view?usp=sharing
Answers
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dy3USJKr2j7TGYD8SP1aiUBN_p_MPbJs/view?usp=sharing
Maths: Maths Challenges
This is a challenge which will look at angles in the context of sport. This summer we were meant to have an Olympics but unfortunately it has been postponed to next year but if it had happened we would have seen many of the sports pictured in this link and you would have seen angles in action.
Click on the link attached it has all the instructions of how to complete the challenge and suggestions of other ideas to explore.
History: Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his achievements
Options: What was IKB's greatest achievement?
Write an argument presenting your point of view.
Or make a model of an IKB bridge. (Use lolly sticks, paper straws, spaghetti ...)
Or write a timeline of IKB's life and achievements.
Or make a portrait of IKB (use collage materials and turn it into a mask).
Suggested websites:
BBC Teach Science KS2: Discovering the work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/science-ks2-discovering-the-work-of-Isambard-Kingdom-Brunel/z6pcqp3
BBC Teach History: The life and work of IKB (dramatisation)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/true-stories-isambard-kingdom-brunel/zjrtvk7
theschoolrun.com Isambard Kingdom Brunel for children (website has links to further websites)
https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/isambard-kingdom-brunel
BBC Bitesize KS2: The Story of the Steam Engine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zky3cdm
Art: Decoupage
Decoupage is the Victorian craft of carefully cutting out paper images, gluing them (often onto a small box) and then varnishing.
Have a go at making your own Victorian decoupage by cutting out pictures from old magazines then gluing onto a cardboard box.
If you look online, you can find further instructions and ideas, such as decorating flower pots, making photo frames,etc.
Just use ordinary glue thinly spread and of course if you want to varnish your finished work - ask an adult first!
Week Beginning: Monday 22nd June 2020
English: Edward Tulane
Read chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 or listen to them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-1VmsE4SFE&list=RD3-1VmsE4SFE&index=1
Work through the worksheet below...
English: Figurative Language
Watch the YouTube video then choose 5 of these sentences to complete from the worksheet below.
Weekly spellings
Learn the weekly spellings and ask someone to test you. Try to write the words in a sentence.
Spellings: Click Here to Download
Maths: Maths Challenges
This is an interesting challenge where you will be using your knowledge of decimals to see what is the largest and the smallest total you can make using the rules in the picture. Just remember that the 'product' means the the total of a multiplication not addition like this example: For example, we could have 3Γ0.5 = 1.5
Click on the link attached it has all the instructions of how to complete the challenge and suggestions of other ideas to explore.
Maths: Decimals
This week we are working on Week 9 (22nd June) of the White Rose Hub home learning plan. We will be looking at the four core operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) and decimals. Watch the videos on the White Rose Hub website as they as like a lesson to talk you through the topics for each day.
To access the worksheets click on the links below to download the four worksheets. The second link has the answers so that you can mark them and see how you got on.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
Lesson 1 - Subtracting decimals with the same number of decimal places - Questions - Answers
Lesson 2 - Subtracting decimals with a different number of decimal places - Questions - Answers
Lesson 3 - Multiplying decimals by 10 100 and 1000 - Questions - Answers
Lesson 4 - Dividing decimals by 10 100 and 1000 - Questions - Answers
Music: Poems
Be inspired by listening to a piece of music and write a poem.
Visit the BBC ten pieces website. Go to week 1, listen to the music and follow the poet's guide for writing a poem.
Science: Fun Experiments
Fun experiments. The forceful comb, The straw gun and making a moving foil boat.
Have a go at these experiments and write down what you discovered. To log into stem activities my password is beano53, Franklyn1
Geography: The River Wandle and its water mills
Download the Wandle Mills Trail Map. The Wandle Industrial Museum website has plenty of information.
Link PE: With your family, why not try going for a walk or bike ride along a section of The Wandle Trail?
Art: Thank you to heroes
Make a portrait of a key worker using media & materials of your choice.
Look at the new Vogue magazine front covers.
Go to tmuseum.co.uk/ and click on 'Object of the month'. Scroll down to take inspiration from World War two images of key workers.
RE: Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival is a colourful boat race celebrated in Hong Kong and, usually, along the Thames. See if you can make your own colourful paper dragon boat. Perhaps an origami one? And will it float?
Search YouTube for: How to make an Origami Dragon Boat
There are lots of choose from.
Geography: Revise Rainforests
June 22 is World Rainforest Day. Create a mind-map to show how much you can remember about rainforests.
Look in your food cupboard and fridge at home.
How many different foods can you identify that originate in the rainforest?
Create a fact-file about a little-known rainforest animal.
Week Beginning: Monday 15th June 2020
English: Edward Tulane
Read chapters 3 & 4 or listen to them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-1VmsE4SFE&list=RD3-1VmsE4SFE&index=1
Storyboard Pellegrina's story.
Next read chapter 5.
Weekly spellings
Learn the weekly spellings and ask someone to test you. Try to write the words in a sentence.
Spellings: Click Here to Download
Science: Forces/Air resistance
Try these activities using different forces.
Maths: Decimals and Fractions
This week we are working on Week 8 (15th June) of the White Rose Hub home learning plan. We will be looking at and revising percentages and what they are. Watch the videos on the White Rose Hub website as they as like a lesson to talk you through the topics for each day.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
Lesson 1 - Understand percentages - Questions - Answers
Lesson 2 - Percentages as fractions and decimals - Questions - Answers
Lesson 3 - Adding decimals with the same number of decimal places - Questions - Answers
Lesson 4 - Adding decimals with a different number of decimal places - Questions - Answers
Maths: Maths Challenges
This is a practical challenge looking at fractions of quantities that you will find on the BBC Bitesize website. You are revising work from a few weeks ago and if you want to try some at home I would recommend having a go at finding fractions of your food (speak to a parent first!).
Click on the link attached it has a video to watch and a worksheet task at the bottom. It also has some suggestions of other ideas that you can explore.
History: George Stephenson and The Rocket
Options: Factfile on Stephenson; labelled drawing or model of The Rocket; front page news report & headline about The Rocket's famous win.
railwaymuseum.org.uk - 'Stephenson's Rocket, Rainhill and the rise of the locomotive'
nms.ac.uk - Model of Stephenson's Rocket
Link English: read the poem 'From a Railway Carriage' by RL Stevenson
Art: View from a window
Have you taken Grayson Perry's advice and drawn the view from a window?
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/graysons-art-club/on-demand/71402-004
Take inspiration from Davis Hockney's iPad drawings of the changing seasons from his Yorkshire home.
Perhaps you too could draw on an iPad? Or maybe make an actual model of your window out of card complete with painted view?
Music: Composing
This week it's all about making sounds from objects. Take a look at these ideas for inspiration.
Music: Composing
This week it's all about making sounds from objects. Take a look at these ideas for inspiration.
Week Beginning: Monday 8th June 2020
English: A Description
Write a description of your monster to go with your artwork including her specific features eg: poisonous tail, extra sticky tongue. What does she eat? drink? Where does she live? Does she have any predators?
Art: Which monster are you?
Look at the artists mythical creatures. Create your own mythical creature. It might be a mixture of different animals or be part human part animal. You can draw or paint your creature.
Reading: The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane
This half term we will be reading/listening to The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, a text we would have studied at school. Each week there will be work connected to the text. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-1VmsE4SFE&list=RD3-1VmsE4SFE&index=1
Weekly spellings
Learn the weekly spellings and ask someone to test you. Try to write the words in a sentence.
Spellings: Click Here to Download
Maths: Decimals and Fractions
This week we are working on Week 7 (8th June) of the White Rose Hub home learning plan. We will be looking at and revising linking decimals and fractions. Watch the videos on the White Rose Hub website as they as like a lesson to talk you through the topics for each day.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
Lesson 1 - Lesson 1 - Decimals as fractions 2019 - Questions - Answers
Lesson 2 - Understand thousandths 2019 - Questions - Answers
Lesson 3 - Rounding decimals 2019 - Questions - Answers
Lesson 4 - Order and compare decimals 2019 - Questions - Answers
Maths: Maths Challenges
There are three challenges in the linked google drive document. The first one is quite easy and the other two are a bit trickier. Have a go and see how you get on with them :)
Go to page 2 of the linked PDF as the first page is KS1 problems that will be rather easy.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zQ8i8lvgMD9FExcZ-5uEqSlvppGFPYgX/view
Science: Space Launch
Watch the Space x rocket 9 launch and create an information leaflet about it. What is it? What is it's purpose? What fuel does it use? How fast does it go?
Art: Continuous line drawing
Attempt to draw features using one continuous line.
Watch the video and have a go yourself
Music: Body percussion
Body percussion is the art of making sounds with your body to create rhythms.
Watch the video and try making some of the sounds. Then you can follow the rhythms in the video or combine the sounds to create your own rhythm. Ask a member of your family to join in. Record if possible.
Key Stage 2 Virtual Sports Day 2020
The Results
A massive thank you to all those that rose to the challenge and took part in Beatrix Potter's first virtual sports day.
Judging by the pictures and videos that were sent in, there was lots of fun had, some even wearing their PE kit to make it that little more real.
Now onto the results. It was incredible close fought competition but of course there can be only one winner. The winning team colour for KS2 Beatrix Potter Virtual Sports Day 2020 was...
The Blue Team - Congratulations!!!
Hot on their tails in second place were the purple team, closely followed by the yellows in third, in fourth were the greens and last by no means least were the reds.
You'll also see that below we have provided the individual results for each exercise and again some of the results were very close.
A big well done to all those who took part and congratulations to those who came first, second or third in the activities. Please feel free download and print the certificate that applies to you.
Once again, thank you to all those who took part, demonstrating the importance of keeping fit and healthy whilst having fun at the same time. Mr Finch
1st Place Cert - 2nd Place Cert - 3rd Place Cert - Participation Cert
Week Beginning: Monday 1st June 2020
English: Film review
Choose a film you have really enjoyed/ Write a film review...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xqRq0MkgvqTcoFMGQMp-0ljtcmu8NLdiGicw9skhhR8
Weekly spellings
Learn the weekly spellings and ask someone to test you. Try to write the words in a sentence.
Spellings: Click Here to Download
Maths: Fractions
Follow the scheme of work provided by the White Rose hub. Complete 1 lesson per day. Be sure to watch the supporting videos to fully understand the concepts before you attempt the activities.
Lesson 1 - Multiply unit and non-unit fractions by integers - Questions - Answers
Lesson 2 - Multiply mixed numbers by integers - Questions - Answers
Geography: Plotting Routes
Using your route that you planned last week and your understanding of maps and symbols, write a description of the route you plotted. Remember to describe directions (North, East, South, West etc), features of the landscape (hills, woods, paths etc), You are writing as if describing the route to someone who has not seen the map.
Maths: Daily Challenge
Each day attempt a challenge. There is one for each day of the week...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SGZjeNK3pYVBupOgKFbBFyBDWbX4J1CqKuJCqeBfXFI
History: Explorers and Adventurers
During the Victorian age, Scientists, cartographers, and explorers set off from Europe to explore, map, and discover in the name of advancing knowledge, or just to go to places people had not been before. Your task is to research and create an informative poster about an explorer of your choice.
English: Daily Book Club
BBC has created a daily bookclub - this week's lesson is explorers Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Enjoy Stephen Fry's reading and attempt the activities.
Science: Forces
We will be revisiting the topics we have studied this year, starting with Forces. Try this fun activity to begin and then as suggested try changing one factor to actually make it an experiment. Record your results in a diagram/photo and write a conclusion.
Music: Film Music
Music has a big impact on how you view/feel about a scene in a film. Listen to the 5 versions of music for the opening scene in The Lion King as well as the original music. For each version write down words and phrases to describe the instruments you hear, then the feelings the music might suggest eg: happiness, loneliness, peace... Finally write a few sentences explaining which piece of music you think is the most suitable for the film and why?
Week Beginning: Monday 18th May 2020
English: Newspaper report
Create a Front page news story using the resources below...
https://www.literacyshed.com/pigeon-impossible.html
English Resource: Click Here to Download
Weekly spellings
Learn the weekly spellings and ask someone to test you. Try to write the words in a sentence.
Spellings: Click Here to Download
Maths: Fractions
Follow the scheme of work provided by the White Rose hub. Complete 1 lesson per day. Be sure to watch the supporting videos to fully understand the concepts before you attempt the activities.
Go to the White Rose website click on week 5 then access the five daily lessons:
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
Lesson 1 - Add and subtract fractions - Question - Answers
Lesson 2 - Add fractions - Question - Answers
Music: Duration and Tempo
This week we will be learning about duration and tempo, and Ludvig Van Beethoven. Try out the activities to help you learn.
Maths: Daily Challenge
Each day attempt a challenge. There is one for each day of the week...
https://drive.google.com/open?id=133ZIinZZPrcY1Xvs3PsMiS35XlUjyc2K
Science: Endangered Species
This week we will be looking at endangered animals. Watch the video and other videos/books to find out as much information as you can about 1 specific animal that is endangered. Write an information leaflet about this animal including facts and illustrations, the problems and possible solutions.
https://www.worldwildlife.org/videos/protect-life-on-earth--2
Engineering/Science: Home Science challenges
Attempt a challenge from the Dyson foundation. All the challenges use scientific or engineering principles. Have a go at one at home.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NMQbg2Ms80vxDuiuSXxLW6mGZ_uyvuFz
Art: M.C.Escher
This week we are looking at pattern specifically the work of M.C.Escher and the Tessellations he created. Attached is a PowerPoint to guide you through creating your own Tessellation.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eschers-tessellations-6125217
Geography: Plotting Routes
Using the OS app or online website, plot a route using your knowledge of map symbols and contour lines.
Week Beginning: Monday 11th May 2020
English: Poetry Writing
Create storyboard to illustrate poem. Create own poem.
Website: https://clpe.org.uk/poetryline/poems/i-asked-river
English Resource: Click Here to Download
History: The Great Exhibition
Prince Albert was a keen promoter of the Great Exhibition. See what you can find out about the 'Crystal Palace' and what was exhibited there.
Art: Recreate a Classic Painting
The Getty Museum in Los Angeles is challenging people to recreate their favourite artworks using themselves as the subjects and household objects as their props. currently closed to the public as a result of the corona virus outbreak, the art museum started the initiative as a way of keeping their community engaged as they self-isolate.
https://www.designboom.com/art/getty-museum-self-isolation-recreate-famous-artworks-03-30-2020/
Weekly spellings
Learn the weekly spellings and ask someone to test you. Try to write the words in a sentence.
Spellings: Click Here to Download
Maths
Lesson 1 - Area of Rectangles:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i3BVC4XIvFEN9ZdpXbfTqLe23giV1Ylt/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eyuP0HKsX1Nf3stPpSmqj44Gg5EdEAMM
Lesson 2 - Equivalent Fractions:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eT3jyCMP9fNW1r4yxVFaZnDPawKPIiK9/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yHu1_QNELJ91Af48CVDVJRjgjtoFnuUQ
Lesson 3 - Convert between improper and mixed numbers:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-x1RtD3yrxS-2BRqbK9rYwSe7NT11pP/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1djbfcEzSmekOOgraeKhc4tQ4ekVFztx6
Lesson 4 - Compare and order fractions less than 1:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C35xfEPIsLTFJ9f4a_e_zHnJN7ZO-Xj0/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JnNCfroBqGyaZLVfTM2K66E6IkWd74sL
Writing: Persuasive Writing - Link Updated
I am going to maroon you on a desert island. You can take some items with you to cheer you up. What would you take and more importantly, why would you take them?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AwFljefLzfepujVGUJzeuDaUT-9ruqRu/view?usp=sharing
Music: Classical Music
Listen to Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev. The video will show you not only what different instruments look like and sound like, but also how they can be used to tell a story. Prokofiev wrote this symphony (an extended piece of classical music) in 1936 and it is one of the most widely performed pieces of classical music today.
Geography: Map Symbols and Contours
Today we are learning about features of maps. This will build on what you learned last week and help you understand what contour lines are. If you would like to explore maps further, you should download the Ordinance Survey app onto a phone or tablet. What do you notice about the contour lines at some of the UK's biggest mountains (Snowdonia, Ben Nevis, Scarfell Pike).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvsfr82/articles/zjdkhbk
Art: Illustration
We have been sent a recommendation by a Year 5 child and we thought it was so good we should share it with you all. Rob Biddulph is an award winning illustrator. Have a go at some of his drawings.
Week Beginning: Monday 4th May 2020
Maths: Decimals
Follow the scheme of work provided by the White Rose hub. Complete 1 lesson per day. Be sure to watch the supporting videos to fully understand the concepts before you attempt the activities.
Go to the White Rose website click on week 3 then access the five daily lessons:
Weekly spellings
Learn the weekly spellings and ask someone to test you. Try to write the words in a sentence.
Spellings: Click Here to Download
Daily Reading
Try to use this time to read as much as possible. Make sure that you are reading a wide variety of different texts and genres.
Cooking: Fine Dining
Before the lockdown, your parents and carers might have treated themselves to a meal out. As all restaurants are closed at this time, your adults will probably be missing the opportunity to eat out and be cooked for. Your challenge is to create a fine dining experience for their dinner. I would like for you to recreate the classic meal 'baked beans on toast' in a manner that would be served in a really fancy restaurant.
Worksheet: Click Here to Download
Instructional Writing: Writing Recipes
Now that you have finished creating your dish, write a recipe so that I can recreate the dish in my kitchen. If you are unfamiliar with recipes, BBC food has lots of examples for you to look at. Focus on using time connectives and adverbs (-ly words) so the reader will know the manner in which they should be doing the cooking.
English: Story Writing
Follow the English plan do not try to write the story all at once.
Worksheet: Click Here to Download
Art: Keith Haring
Create your own artwork based on the work of Keith Haring
Worksheet: Click Here to Download
Geography: Map Symbols
Learn about the symbols that identify landmarks on ordinance survey maps.
Worksheet: Click Here to Download
Music: Instruments of the Orchestra
Learn about the instruments that make up an orchestra and take a small quiz to test your knowledge. Create a diagram of the orchestra with all the instruments in.
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/music-art-and-literature/musical-instruments/
History: Inventions
The Victorian period was one of great discoveries, inventions and of new technology. Research an invention or inventor. Draw a picture/make a model of your chosen invention. Compare the invention to its modern day equivalent.
Keeping Active: Joe Wickes
It's really important to keep yourself active in these strange times. Joe Wickes does a morning workout everyday on his YouTube channel at 9:00am.
Joe Wickes YouTube Channel: Click Here to View
Week Beginning: Monday 27th April 2020
English: Alone in the Grange
Follow the scheme of work provided. The tasks should provoke discussion, focus on structure, encourage creativity.
Weekly Task: Click Here to Download
Weekly spellings
Learn the weekly spellings and ask someone to test you. Try to write the words in a sentence.
Spellings: Click Here to Download
Daily Reading
Try to use this time to read as much as possible. Make sure that you are reading a wide variety of different texts and genres.
Decimals
Follow the scheme of work provided by the White Rose hub. Complete 1 lesson per day. Be sure to watch the supporting videos to fully understand the concepts before you attempt the activities.
Go to the White Rose website click on Week 2 then access the five daily lessons:
Keeping Active: Joe Wickes
It's really important to keep yourself active in these strange times. Joe Wickes does a morning workout everyday on his YouTube channel at 9:00am.
Joe Wickes YouTube Channel: Click Here to View
History: Victorians - Children at Work
How did Lord Shaftsbury and Dr Barnardo help working children? Look at their lives and why they decided to deal with the terrible conditions of working children.
Writing: Book Review
Write a book review of a book you have been reading at home. Remember to write in a balanced manner highlighting elements that you liked, and those you didn't like, and always justify your opinion with a reasoned argument.
Art: Victorian Artist
William Morris was a famous painter and designer in the Victorian period. Find out about his paintings, his designs and how many were used in homes. Visit the William Morris Gallery Website to learn more.
William Morris Gallery: https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/
Science: Categorising Animals
Continue and complete fact file about an animal or choose a different animal to compare/contrast. What features do they have in common? What is different?
Geography: Cartography (the study of maps)
This term we will be learning how to use maps. Your first challenge is to create a map. It can be of your home, your local area, your garden or even where you go for your daily exercise. Remember to include key features of the area you are mapping and also key.
Week Beginning: Monday 20th April 2020
Decimals
Follow the scheme of work provided by the White Rose hub. Complete 1 lesson per day. Be sure to watch the supporting videos to fully understand the concepts before you attempt the activities.
Go to the White Rose website click on Week 1 then access the five daily lessons:
The Son of Man by Magritte
Follow the scheme of work provided. The tasks are designed to focus on descriptive writing, inference skills, creative writing and editing.
Magritte Tasks: Click Here to Download
Weekly spellings
Learn the weekly spellings and ask someone to test you. Try to write the words in a sentence.
Spellings: Click Here to Download
Daily Reading
Try to use this time to read as much as possible. Make sure that you are reading a wide variety of different texts and genres.
Art: Magritte
Explore the work of Magritte online. In your sketchbooks, try to draw some of his most famous pictures. Create your own versions in his style.
You can find lots of examples of Magritte's work on google.
Magritte Google Search: Click Here to View
Keeping Active: Joe Wickes
It's really important to keep yourself active in these strange times. Joe Wickes does a morning workout everyday on his YouTube channel at 9:00am.
Joe Wickes YouTube Channel: Click Here to View
Playground Design Project
Use your knowledge of playgrounds, levers, pulleys, and screws to create your own piece of playground equipment.
Playground Design Project Worksheet: Click Here to View
History: Victorians
Research Victorian children. How they had to work rather than go to school. There are many pictures you can find about the jobs they did and how they were treated. What were their lives like? Did anyone go to school? Prepare a small history report about them.
Science: Life cycles and living things
Choose an animal and create a fact file including life cycle, habitat, food source etc. Include pictures, facts and diagrams.
Link to resource: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgssgk7/articles/zwn6mnb
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