Activity 1 Continue to read your books at home and

complete at least three Accelerated Reader quizzes.

https://readon.myon.co.uk/library/brows

e.html

Activity 2 Log onto Times Table Rock Stars and make

sure you’re playing at least once a day.

Activity 3 Food packaging is so important; you’re more likely to choose an item because of the way it looks. Take a look in your kitchen cupboards and find a food packet that you think could be improved. What is the packaging made from? What are the colours, logo and design like? What information is on the box/packet? Download the Food Technology pack from the link or our home learning page and have a go at designing your own product packaging! https://www.teachingfiles.co.uk/homelearning/Project-ProductPackaging.pdf

Activity 4 Brain-teasers! Can you figure out the answers to these brain-teasing riddles? What becomes wetter the more it dries? What travels around the world but stays in one spot? What is full of holes but still holds water? What begins with an E but only has one letter?

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old, what am I?

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

Once you have finished, have a go at making your own and test your tricky

riddles out on your family

Activity 5 Doodle Drawing. Look at the patterns below - practise drawing some different patterns using a biro pen or a pencil. Your patterns can be anything – dots, stripes, zig-zag, criss cross, etc Once you are confident with different patterns, draw a picture (landscapes work really well for this) and, instead of colouring it in, fill it in with the doodle patterns,

Activity 6 Set up your own Sports Day! We’ve got loads of fun PE activities to keep you fit. Download the full list from our home learning site.

Activity 7 Look at the image below and continue the

story...

Piece by piece, the street was disappearing.

In the distance, a portal shone, sending soft, golden beams of light out across the evening sky. As the light kissed the clouds they blushed, becoming pink illuminations that stood and watched the street below like nosey spectators.

All that was now left of the street was the door. It was still open. There was still time. The figure in the distance began to run, but was he too late?

Activity 8 Activity 7 continued…

Who is the figure in the distance? Do they have anything to do with the disappearance of the street?

Why do you think there is a door in the middle of the road?

Do you think there is anyone living in the houses?

What do you think is underneath the road?

Picture this What do you think might be at the end of the road? Draw or describe what you have imagined.

Activity 9

Can you write five sentences that use an apostrophe for omission?

E.g.

cannot = can’t

have = I’ve

he will= he’ll

she is= she’s

we have= we’ve

will not = won’t

Can you write five sentences that use an apostrophe for possession?

E..g. Alice’s hair was sleek, black and glossy.

Challenge: Can you write sentences with possessive plurals in? e.g. children’s, women’s, men’s, (more than one dog/cat/baby) dogs’/cats’/babies’ etc

Activity 10

Work out these word problems: There are 38 people on the bus. At Stop A, half of the people get off and 5 get on. At Stop B, a third of the people get off and 3 get on. How many people are now on the bus? The journey to Ahmed’s school is 7km. How far does Ahmed travel in total when he walks to and from school, from Monday to Friday? There is 20% off the price in a clothes shop sale. How much would you get off a dress for £65? Alfie borrowed £430 from his mum. He has paid back 50% How much does Alfie still owe?

Activity 11 Make a Future Jar. Decorate a plain glass jar using paints, markers or stick on glitter, paper etc. Once you are happy with how it looks, think about all of the things that you are looking forward to in life. These can be things like making friends and settling into Year 6, or more long term goals like what you aspire to be when you are older. What dreams and accomplishments would you like to achieve? Jot them down on little pieces of paper and put them in your jar to look at in the months and years to come.

Activity 12

This week marks the start of Children’s Art week – a celebration of art that runs for three weeks. The theme this week is The Natural World. Look at the pack from Edinburgh Art Festival called Wow Orange and work your way through the tasks – there is lots to keep you busy and we would love to see your work!

https://www.edinburghartfestival.com/images/uploads/2020/Docs/EAFARTDIY_-_Naomi_Garriock_-_WOW_ORANGE.pdf

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