Thursday

Reading

Learning Intention: We are learning about Figurative Language.

Success Criteria:
I can describe what an Idiom is.
I can identify the meaning of certain Idioms.

Independent / Shared Reading:
15 minutes reading your ‘Good Fit Book’.
Remember to add this reading to your Reading Log.

Introduction: Watch the video - What is an Idiom?

Activity:
Today you are going to learn all about a type of ‘Figurative Language’ called Idioms. Watch the video above to start thinking about what an Idiom is and which Idioms you may have heard before.

Explore: Read the list of Idioms and their meanings.

Apply: Try matching the Idioms from the left column with their meaning on the right.
Write the sentences in your literacy book.
(Write at least 5 sentences)

Extension: Write an idiom and draw a picture to match to create a GUIDE TO IDIOMS.

Thursday_Idioms_(1)-1[1].pdf

Thursday_Idioms_(1)-2[1].pdf

Thursday_Idioms_(1)-3[1].pdf

Writing

Learning Intention: We are learning to build our writing stamina.

Success Criteria: I have applied strategies for building on my writing stamina.

Tuning In: Watch the video of Mr Heard introducing the lesson.

Activity:

Today we are going to practise applying the strategies ‘I lock my eyes and ears in’ and ‘I write the whole time’ for building writing stamina.

Set a timer (you could ask a parent or sibling to keep time or you could set a timer on your iPad) for 20 mins.

Your challenge today is to use the writing prompt ‘The Shadow’ to inspire writing for 20 minutes.

The idea is that you can write anything you like as long as you are writing for 20 minutes. This could be a short story, newspaper article, letter, poem etc.

Don’t worry too much if you are unsure of how to spell a word, you can always give it a red hot go and then go back later to check.

Try and remember to use capital letters and full stops.

When you have finished writing, please spend 10 minutes rereading your writing to make sure that it makes sense and to look up any words that you think you may have spelt incorrectly.

We are really looking forward to hearing your writing in the coming weeks!

Spelling

Learning Intention: We are learning to spell words using the graph /u/ making the ‘w’ sound as in quick.

Success Criteria:
I have completed the Thursday column of my weekly spelling grid.
I have used 5 of my words in interesting sentences.

Activity: Create 5 interesting sentences using 5 of your spelling words. Don't forget to include a capital letter at the start of your sentence and a full stop, exclamation mark or question mark at the end.

Extra Challenge - See if you can include dialogue, including quotation marks, in one of your sentences.

Maths

Learning Intention: We are learning to find the area of large spaces using square metres

Success Criteria:
I can make a square metre. I can estimate and measure square metres.
I can write the symbol for square metres.

Tuning In: Watch Mr G's introduction video.

Activity: Make a metre square. Using materials you have at home, today you will make a metre square.

You will need:

Newspaper or any large paper

sticky/masking tape

ruler/measuring tape

Challenge: Make a square metre by rolling up paper and using them as sides, make sure to measure before you stick the sides together.

Measuring Challenge: How many square metres is your bedroom floor? Make an estimate of how many square metres could fit on your bedroom floor, then do your best to measure using your square metre.

Mindfulness and Respectful Relationships

Mum and Dad as the Teacher

During Remote Learning Mum and Dad have to wear many different hats.

They may wear their worker hat, their parent hat and their teacher hat all in one day. We are going to explore our school value of RESPECT when being taught or supported by our mum and dad at home.

RESPECT is a two way relationship. These suggestions are for PARENTS and STUDENTS

Some of the qualities of respect are:

Attentive listening- listening with your eyes, ears and your heart.

Patience- pausing and allowing space for learning to happen in the time it requires. Learning takes time. Often we need to repeat something many times.

Letting go of expectations- Accepting your yourself and others exactly where they are.

Clever Learners and Good Teachers know these things

We are not perfect!
It's 100% OK to make mistakes. Mistake help up learn and build resilience

3, Sometimes learning can feel really uncomfortable. When it does feel uncomfortable, we might need to check if we are both showing the qualities of RESPECT.

Activity

Create a short list of the things mum and dad have taught you.

Go and have a chat with mum and dad about these things.

You might like to share how felt when you were being taught and what qualities mum and dad expressed that helped you..

What are things that help you learn?

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