Year 3 Week 5 Planning

Date; Week beginning: 18.5.20 Year Group: 3

English

We hope that you have been enjoying the Truth about Trolls story. This week, we would like

you to complete some grammar tasks and then write

your own information text about trolls. 

Task -1 – Worksheet 1 ‘add on adverbs’ complete the worksheet that explores looking at other adverbs for ‘in addition’

Task 2 – Worksheet 2, complete the worksheet that looks at using adverbs at the beginning of a sentence.

Task 3 – Worksheet 3, plan an information text on trolls.

Task 4 – Challenge – Can you write your own information text on trolls? Remember to use adverbs at the start and within your sentences. There is a guide sheet to support your writing.

Maths

White Rose Maths Home Learning is a very well organised series of lessons, which mirrors our school curriculum. See the link below or Google White Rose Maths Home Learning Y3.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/

Summer 1 Week 4 a recap of multiplying and dividing.

Each week has 5 lessons, which follow a structured order. The lessons begin with a child (and adult) - friendly explanation of the key learning. Aim to complete three lessons every week (or 5 if you can/would like to)

If you are unable to print out the sheets, don’t worry, just write down your answers on a blank sheet of paper where possible. The answers are also available on the website.

Science (How do plants work?)

The life Cycle of a flowering Plant.

1. Work through the PowerPoint which tells you all about the life cycle of a flowering plant.

2. Now complete the worksheet (see below)

Watch this animation on the life cyclehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBBfpTZcUUY

3. Could you make your own animation?You could use 2Animate on Purple Mash

Challenge

Observe insects visiting the plants in your garden. What do you notice?

Could you complete a survey? What colour flowers do bees like best? How could you show your results? A bar chart or pictogram?

English Ongoing Tasks

Summer 1 Statutory

Maths Ongoing Tasks

Practise your times tables using Times Table Rockstars

R.E. History Geography

Computing Art Music MFL

Activity 1 – Roman Soldiers

Hello Year 3, we hope you are all well and safe at home and have been enjoying some of the weekly learning tasks. We have tried hard to plan some fun activities for you that also covers a little of what we would’ve been doing at school. But remember, the most

important thing is that everyone in the house is safe and happy. Do not stress or worry about the home learning. The week after is May half term so there will be no home learning, hopefully the sun will shine so you can spend lots of time outdoors.

Year 3 Week 5 Planning

Spellings

through, various, weight, woman, women, occasion, occasionally

Continue to practice your statutory spellings following the different methods shown in school (mnemonics, rainbow writing, pyramid writing or speed writing)

Could you write a sentence for each word? Could you use bubble writing to write them then use different colours inside each letter?

Continue to practise spelling the days of the week and the months of the year.

This seems a good website to learn each times table and gives a suggested sequence of how to learn them. This is good for those

children who don’t like to be tested under timing restrictions.

https://www.timestables.co.uk/

A good game to play to help practise your tables. Choose the table to you want to practise.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Please continue to practise telling the time to 5 minute intervals.

Do you now know the months of the year in the correct order and how many days in each month?

It was thanks to the success of the Roman army that the Romans managed to expand their empire to make it one of the largest in world history.Following the link for a video below taking a close look at the soldier’s armour, shield and weapons. Have a think about the following questions:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0114yxn What is each part for?What materials do you think were used?Why were the Romans successful?Do you think the How does a soldier look today?

TaskCan you draw your own Roman solider and label correctly? Use the key words below to label the soldier’s equipment.

P.E. P.S.H.E

KEY SKILLS

Activity 2Design a Roman shield

Helmet Tunic Armour Shield Sword Sandal

Year 3 Week 5 Planning

9am – Joe Wicks workout (30 mins)

Your final Wednesday Workout for this half term is provided by Olympic Snowboarder Aimee Fuller:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/get-inspired/45018189

The Sock challenge!

Follow this instructions and see how many times you can complete this activity in one minute!

https://primarypeplanning.com/home-pe-ks2-activities/

If you don’t already know how to, can you practise tying your own shoe laces?

Do you know how to write your full address and phone number? Or practise orally as these are good to know in case of an emergency.

Online Safety Task

If you haven’t already – continue through the next 2 lands – ‘Mindful mountain’- think before you share; and 'Tower of treasure'; protect your secrets/passwords. https://beinternetlegends.withgoogle.com/en_uk/interland/landing/

When you’ve finished go onto purple mash and take the quiz – can you stay safe online? Are you an Internet Legend?

https://www.purplemash.com/#app/games/2diy/Internet_safety

A Roman shield is called a 'scutum' and was a curved rectangle shape. It measured around two and a half feet in width and four feet in length to protect the Roman soldier's body down to their knees.

The shield was one of the most important pieces of equipment Roman soldiers carried. Take a look at the images in the PowerPoint.

TaskDesign your own Roman shield using the images within the PowerPoint to help. To maintain authenticity make sure you use colours similar to the ones in the PowerPoint.

Challenge Using your design can you make a life size shield?Take a look at the link below for some tips and ideas.

https://www.yac-uk.org/activity/make-your-own-roman-shield

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English Week 5 Worksheets

The Truth About Trolls Part 2

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Worksheet 1

Add-On Adverbs

Information texts have lots of ‘facts’ about a topic. It is helpful to have words that‘add on’ facts for the reader and not just use and … and … and ... .

For example, in the ‘Truth about Trolls’, ‘In addition’ has been used as a sentence starter to ‘add on’ other things that trolls like to eat:

In addition, they gather large mushrooms and dig up juicy roots that grow in the forest.

You need to use a comma after In addition when it is at the start of the sentence.

Read the sentence above again out loud and change In addition to Additionally, Also

or Furthermore. These are other adverbs that help you add on information.

What else do you think trolls might like to eat?Write out a list of food here. Try thinking about food you really like or dislike.

Challenge: Now tell me a range of food that trolls like to eat – making it seem really tasty or disgusting! Remember, you can be creative and make things up as you are now the expert on trolls!

★ Adverbs are roving reporters because they can move around sentences describing action or whole clauses. They tell you more about the how, where,

when and why of everything. Let’s see some of the things that they can do.

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Now use the ‘add on’ adverbs below to write some new sentences. Use these sentences to help you.

In ADDition, they enjoy eATing lARGe mushrooms And juicy roots. Also, they enjoy EAting poisonous mushrooms And rotting roots.

In addition, Also, Additionally, Furthermore,

Tip – Say your sentence aloud first before you write it down. Does it sound right?

Remember to use a capital letter to start, a comma after the ‘add on’ adverb and a full stop at the end of your sentence.

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Worksheet 2

Adverbs can be used at the start of a sentence to make the information engage the reader. In ‘The Truth about Trolls’, Professor Folklore has used Interestingly, Surprisingly and Amazingly to start some of his sentences:

Interestingly, a few trolls do not have any horns at all.Surprisingly, goats are not on the menu!Amazingly, trolls like to have lots of fun.

Try and think of something interesting, something surprising and something amazing about your trolls and use adverbs based on these emotions to introduce this

information when you write your own engaging sentences.

Remember to use a comma after the adverb at the start of the sentence.

Interestingly,

Surprisingly,

AmAzingly,

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Worksheet 3

Now, let’s think about writing some new information about trolls.

In ‘The truth About Trolls’, Professor Folklore used questions as sub- headings to help organise his writing and make it easier for the reader.

Here is the underlying structure of the professor’s information text about trolls.

Underlying Structure

Heading: The Truth About TrollsIntroduction to get reader interested in topic

What do trolls look like?

Where do trolls live?

What do trolls eat?

Did you know?Keep your best facts for the end!

★ Challenge: What other sections could you add?

What is troll school like? What jobs do trolls do? How do trolls look after their babies? What do trolls do on holiday? What is in a troll’s cave? ?????????????????????

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★ Use the planner below to jot down some ideas for your information on trolls.

★ You can use the ideas from the word and sentence games.

Remember you are the new expert!

Underlying structure New Ideas

Heading Introduction to get

reader interested in trolls

What do trolls look like?

Where do trolls live?

What do trolls eat?

Did you know?Keep your best facts for the end!

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Task 4

★ Use the model text and your plan to draft and edit your new information on trolls.

Challenges:

Remember to: give the reader a picture in their head by using adjectives to describe the features of your troll; build up a picture for the reader using a sentence of 3 to describe your troll; link your ideas by using adverbs at the start of your sentences to tell the reader you are adding on information – see

poster A; engage your reader by using adverbs of emotion at the start of a sentence –

see poster B. drop-in extra information for the reader by using a relative clause starting with who.

Poster AAdd-on Adverbs

Poster BEngaging Adverbs

Poster AAdditionally,

Also,In Addition, Furthermore

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Poster BInterestingly, Surprisingly, Amazingly,

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Remember to use a comma when you use these words to start a

sentence.

Remember to use a comma when you use these words to start a

sentence.

★ Read your work through and check that it flows and makes sense★ Remember to check the spelling and punctuation and illustrate your text with pictures or drawings.

★ Now decide how you are going to publish your information.

Science Activity

The life Cycle of a Flowering Plant

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