Week 5: This week most of our learning will focus on The Ickabog by JK RowlingThis is the new home learning grid. Each day you can pick

1. 1 English activity 2. 1 Maths activity 3. 1 other activity

We suggest that these tasks could be completed throughout the day, in 20/30 minute bursts with breaks in between.We have also included a list of our usual daily tasks to run alongside the English, Maths and Other Curriculum Areas activities. Some activities will need online access, please remember that this does not need to be a laptop/PC…this can be accessed using different platforms such as laptop, computer, Ipad, android tablet, kindle fire, mobile phones, etc. If you have any problems accessing the activities below, please contact your class teacher via the class email address.

ENGLISH MATHS OTHER CURRICULUM AREAS

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Spellings – finding good words!Read Chapter 1 of The Ickabog which you can find at this link. https://www.theickabog.com/king-fred-the-fearless/ It is important to extend our vocabulary through reading and use words that we find in our own writing. I would like you to find words in Chapter 1 which you think you could use when writing next. Make a list, check you understand what they mean and then learn them. I would think you could find at least 10! Or you could use the book you are currently reading at home!

Multiplication/Division – rules of divisibility It is always good to have some handy tips to help us when calculating. Rules of divisibility can help us work out multiples of a number. Look at the rules of divisibility in this week’s resources. Now use these to complete the questions in this week’s resources. Remember you can choose A, B or C!Or have a go at these problem solving activities!Division Rules - https://nrich.maths.org/10490 -

Curious Numbers - https://nrich.maths.org/7218

What have you found out? Let me know!

Geography Maps are extremely important for giving us information about different places. Have a look at this website and explore - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/Then focus on map symbols. In Chapter 1 of The Ickabog, we are given a lot of detail about Cornucopia. Read the sheet in this week’s resources and using the information together with any other details in Chapter 1, draw a map of Cornucopia using the knowledge you have learnt above and create some excellent map symbols for the different features. Here is an example – it just needs a key!

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Grammar – Nouns Read Chapter 2 of The Ickabog. https://www.theickabog.com/the-ickabog / This is in this week’s resources. Today I would like you focus on different types of nouns – check your understanding by looking at this clip. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4hrt39/articles/znddqhvNow I would like you to do the activity to identify the different types of nouns both on the sheet and in the text.

Multiplication/Division – factorsFind out what a factor is by watching this clip –https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfq7hyc/articles/zp6wfcwHave a go at the activities on the website and then look at the worksheets I have added to this week’s resources. I have included two depending on how confident you are! Remember always try and challenge yourself! Look at this problem -

Science – solving mysteries!Just like authors often deal with clues so do forensic scientists in real life. Forensic scientists study many different areas of science to solve problems. Some of these problems might be helping the police understand what happened at a crime scene by matching fingerprints, running DNA tests on collected samples or identify unknown materials which could be significant to a police investigation. DNA sampling might help match a piece of evidence to a suspect. The samples are put through various tests which result in a pattern. The forensic scientist will try to spot similarities or matches in the patterns they find. You are going to investigate your finger prints – what can you find out? See the resource sheet.

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Reading – ComprehensionRead Chapter 3. https://www.theickabog.com/death-of-a-seamstress/ I would like you to now do a reading comprehension task on this chapter. Remember to have a think about the different types of questions – those which you can find the information directly from the text, those which require inference and those which may require you to give an opinion and give reasons for your point of view.

See the resources in your pack or online.

Multiplication/Division – prime numbersWatch this clip to learn about prime numbers – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfq7hyc/articles/z2q26frNow have a go at the worksheets in this week’s resources and the problem below -

ART – Competition time!

Calling all budding artists! J.K. Rowling is inviting you to help illustrate The Ickabog for her. Every day when chapters of the story are uploaded, she will be making suggestions for what you might like to draw or paint to illustrate the story as it goes along. You should let your imagination run wild!Here is the link for you to find out more information!

https://theickabog.com/competition/ - You have until 17th July!

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Writing – character description Continue to read the story - https://theickabog.com/the-quiet-house/You have now met a range of characters in this story – JK Rowling is always extremely inventive in the characters she creates and the names she gives them. I would like you to choose one of the characters you have met and write a short description of them using the text as a source, but also using your imagination to give them additional features and characteristics. Are you inspired to carry on reading the story?

Short formal division – the bus stop method!It is always good to try and do division calculations in your head using a range of strategies – however sometimes this is not always possible!Look at this clip; choose some of the questions from either of the worksheets in your pack- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdynscwChallenge -

RE – Being brave and resilient Read the bible story ‘A Time to Build’ below. What three things needed rebuilding? What kind of things discouraged the people from getting the building work done?What helped them to keep going? If you need more ideas look at the Beano power point including the video clip in this week’s resources.You will be returning to school at some point and you may need to build up some resilience! It would be good to get your ideas down now – use the sheet in this week’s resources.

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Writing – plan a story! Today I would like you to imagine you are JK Rowling. Where does she get all her wonderful ideas from? I know that before she writes she spends a long time gathering her ideas for the plot and characters. You need to brainstorm your ideas for a story. I do not want you to write it!. Let your imaginations run wild! Build a list of different ideas for the plot, setting and characters including names for them. Create a large mind map. You never know you might be able to use of these ideas when you get older and are a famous author!

Investigations!You can either continue on from yesterday with more practice OR - Have a go at these investigations – you may need to use other operations apart from multiplication! Zio and Zeptshttps://nrich.maths.org/1005

More challenge! – All The Digits https://nrich.maths.org/1129Or spend some time on Doodle Maths and TTRockstars!

French As we are talking about grammar in English, I would like you to look at words for different word classes in French – look at the website below and choose the Grammar topic. https://www.french-games.net/frenchtopics

Start with the lessons, then move onto the games and finish with the tests to see how much you have learnt!

Daily Activities: PE, Reading TTRockstars

A Time to Build

A long time ago, there lived a man called Nehemiah, who worked for the king in a country a long way away from his own country. The king liked him, but Nehemiah often felt homesick and wished he could go back to where he had grown up. One day, he heard that his home town, Jerusalem, was in a mess. The walls had been knocked down and many buildings were falling apart – everything needed rebuilding: people’s homes so that they had somewhere to live; the temple so that they had somewhere to go and worship God; and the walls around the city of Jerusalem so that they would be protected from their enemies. Nehemiah made a decision: he had to try to do something about rebuilding Jerusalem.

The next morning, Nehemiah went to the king and explained what he wanted to do, saying that he would need some stones and wood. The king was very understanding. He even gave Nehemiah some money to help him. Then, Nehemiah set off on the long journey home.

When he got to Jerusalem, he was shocked by the mess. It was much worse than he had imagined. The walls were collapsing, buildings looked derelict and there seemed little hope that one man could achieve anything. However, Nehemiah soon found that he was not on his own. Many people were pleased to see him and offered to help. It was hard work rebuilding the walls. Some people didn’t want Jerusalem to become strong again and fought to stop the building work taking place. But Nehemiah kept encouraging the people and asking God for help.‘Keep going!’ he said. ‘You are doing really well and I know God will help us finish the job!’After many months of hard work, the houses, the temple and the walls were back to how they had been before. Nehemiah was grateful to everyone who had worked with him. He also knew that God had been with them and helped them, too.