What am I learning?

To practice my 3s, 6s and 9s times tables

How can I make sure I am successful?

• Practise and memorise my times tables

• Use the multiplication chart

• Answer the worksheets

Activity description/steps:

The last two weeks we have been practicing our times tables, this is such a great skill to use in our day to day.

So let’s test ourselves in how well we can do in today’s maths….

Hint:If you have not yet copied the times table chart, you can use the one provided here, then place it somewhere, where you will see it and use it.

Remember practise makes perfect.

1. Use your multiplication chart to help you practise your 3s, 6s and 9s times tables

2. Practise these worksheets for your 3 times tables, 6 times tables and 9 times tables

3. Write the 3s, 6s and 9s times tables into your work book or onto paper

4. Check your answers here you can ask someone to help you mark these

5. Upload your work to your Class Dojo.

Extras for early finishers

Test your knowledge with your 3s, 6s and 9s times tables in this follow up game here

Resources:

Pen/Pencil and Paper

3 times tables

6 times tables

9 times tables

What am I learning?

* How to use additive and multiplicative strategies to solve decimal and fraction problems.

How can I make sure I am successful?

* I am using the correct strategy.

* I can convert money into decimals and fractions.

* I am showing my working out.

Activity description/steps:

The Evans family are going on a holiday! You are assigned the role of the family accountant. Help Abby, Charlotte, Jarrod and Brendon figure out how much pocket money they need to save for their holiday.

As the trusted accountant, it is crucial that you provide evidence (working out) for all the financial decisions (questions).

Extras for early finishers

Resources:

Saving Up Activity.pdf

What am I learning?

To read and respond to a text about Diwali.

How can I make sure I am successful?

• Video myself reading

• Listen to the story on the youtube link

• Read the story with expression and fluency

• Answer the questions

Activity description/steps:

1.Read the story of Dipal’s Diwali on the youtube link here once in your head, then once out loud. Try to read with confidence and expression.

2. Record yourself reading the story with confidence and expression and upload it onto your Class Dojo Portfolio.

3. Use the story to answer these questions:

• In your own words, what is this story about?

• Who are the main characters in the story?

• What preparations did they make for Diwali?

• Write down 5-10 keywords about Diwali mentioned from the story

e.g. Diya

• Did you find something interesting about Diwali that you didn’t know about?

Extras for early finishers

Time to get investigating !

You will be interviewing/asking someone in your bubble these questions about Diwali….

• What do you already know about Diwali?

• What would you like to know/learn about Diwali?

Upload (video or picture) of your answers onto your Class Dojo.

Resources:

• Pen/Pencil and Paper

• Device

• Dipals Diwali story

What am I learning?

* I am learning to understand direct and inferred meanings in the story.

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I have read the story.

* I have answered the comprehension questions.

* I have thought about my own experiences which relate to Lagi and the story.

Activity description/steps:

Read this story about Lagi and the experience of his first plane ride to Apia.

Answer the comprehension questions:

1. What ‘job’ was given to Lagi?

2. How did Lagi and his dad pay for the ticket to Apia?

3. “How come you know all this?” challenged Bean. “I saw it on TV,” Lagi said quickly. He knew enough not to admit going to the library (pg.45). Why does Lagi feel like he has to lie?

4. How did the Captain know Lagi’s full name? How do you think this made Lagi feel?

5. How do you think Lagi changed from the beginning to the end of the story?

Extras for early finishers

Record yourself reading a section from the story that you could identify with or you thought was important to the message of the story. Try reading to express the emotions the characters feel.

What am I learning?

BRAINSTORM - to brainstorm ideas for my writing.

How can I make sure I am successful?

• Generate ideas from an image on the link

• Brainstorm the main ideas

Who, What, Where, When, Message and Resolution

• Brainstorm keywords and describing words/adjectives

Activity description/steps:

This week our writing will be focused around the topic Diwali. Diwali is a religious Indian festival celebrated world wide and usually takes place annually following the Hindu calendar.

It is a time of celebration with your loved ones and friends, often this would include exchange of gifts, lights, fireworks, food and many more. So let’s get started !

1. Study one of the images in this article link here and start generating and thinking of really cool ideas for your story.

2.Start brainstorming your ideas and words onto a piece of paper:

Who (characters), What (the problem that has happened), Where (setting), When (time) , Message (the moral of your story), Resolution (how was the problem in your story solved?), key words and describing words for all of your ideas.

3.Organise all of your brainstorming into a template here or use it as a guide to help you with your ideas that you come up with.

4.Check that you have all of your ideas transferred into your brainstorming template and add more words to help you start your writing plan tomorrow.

You can use kiddle here to help you search for more words for your story.

5.Talk to a family member about your story using your planner and ask them what they think about it. Use their feedback to help you improve your story.

Hint: You will need your brainstorm you have completed today for tomorrow’s writing task, keep it somewhere safe, good luck !

Resources:

Writing tools

• Pencil

• Paper or Work book

Kiddle is a safe search engine for kids to use

What am I learning?

* To provide a detailed character description of an antagonist.

How can I make sure I am successful?

* I know the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist.

* I have planned and written about my chosen antagonist.

Activity description/steps:

In every story there is a protagonist and an antagonist. The protagonist is the main character, usually the hero who saves the day. An antagonist is the opposite.

Today you will provide a detailed description of an antagonist. Think about your favourite character from a story. Can you think of a character who possesses the opposite qualities? Are there some similar traits shared between the protagonist and antagonist?

1. Choose one of the templates below to describe your antagonist.

2. Use the information in your template plan to write about your antagonist. This can be in any genre of writing: descriptive, poem, narrative or biographical.

Use the Character Description template to provide a description of your antagonist. Draw a picture of the antagonist in the middle box.

Use the venn diagram to compare and contrast the characteristics of your chosen antagonist and protagonist. Can you find some similarities they share and does this make you think of the antagonist in a different way?

Resources:

external/internal features - Option 4.pdf

Venn Diagram.png