Week 13.7.20

Here are activities that we’d like you to do this week. We’ve loved seeing the work that’s been completed on either the school’s website or Facebook page.

Writing:

This week we would like you to imagine you are one of the

children in the picture below. Can you write about your journey

to school? Can you write about whether it is better to go to

your school or the school the children in the picture are going

to? You could consider some of the following questions…

Question time!

How is the journey to school different?

Where do you think they are?

What country might it be?

How long do you think it takes them to get to school?

What time is it in the picture?

What do you think they all had for breakfast? What do they

have inside their rucksacks?

Where are their parents? What is their school/teacher like?

How is it similar/different to yours?

Are the children happy?

Task: Imagine you were heading off to school in the rainforest.

Write a description. Then consider going to school on Canvey.

Can you explain what is ‘good’ and ‘bad about each? Try to end

with a conclusion of which journey you would prefer.

Spellings:

here

hear

quite

quiet

blue

blew

night

knight

Take care with

the meaning of

these

homophones.

Mathematics: This week, we are continuing to look at fractions. Using the fraction monster strip (with 12 monsters) provided, can you fold the

strip in half?

Now, can you fold it into quarters?

Next, fold it into 3 equal parts. What fraction do we call this?

How will you know that each part is equal?

Can you write a sentence for each fold, by counting how many monsters are in

each equal part of the strip?

1/2 of 12 is ?

1/4 of 12 is ?

1/3 of 12 is ?

Using the strip of 24 monsters, repeat as above.

For this activity, either use the picture of a cake divided into quarters, or a

real cake divided into quarters. What toppings do you like on cakes, e.g.

chocolate buttons, cherries? Either draw them on to the cake picture, or

place them onto your real cake. We want to make it fair for each of the four

people having the cake, so you need to get the same number of the chosen

topping. How many e.g. buttons are on your cake altogether, and how many are

on one quarter.

Can you write a number sentence for each: E.g. 1/4 of 20 is 5.

Repeat with the cake divided into thirds.

Can you complete the mastery Checkpoint on fractions?

Challenge: Look at the sheet ‘Jacks Amazing Beanstalk’. Work through the

investigation, recording your findings as you go.

Reading:

Read to an adult at least 3 times this week. This could

be your reading book, Reading Buddy book or one you

already have at home. We would like you to complete

the comprehension activity which is all about ‘Desert

Habitats’. Don’t forget to answer the questions in full

sentences with a capital letter and a full stop.

Remember the more stars there are the trickier it will

be!

English & Grammar:

1. This week we would like you to add / change adjectives and adverbs to add more detail and

interest to a piece of writing (see below). Remember, adverbs don’t always end in ‘ly’ and tell

us how something is done, they can also tell us where and when too.

Try to think of different adjectives you can use. Could you even use more than one adjective

to describe? You can use the word mats to help you.

2. We would like you to have a look at https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zshm8hv which

will give you a little more information about adjectives and nouns.

This week the Science and Topic work are on the next page.

Science:

This week we would like to look at food chains. In your research you might have discovered what different animals eat, and food chains show us how

different plants and animals are linked together.

Please look at the attached PowerPoint and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx882hv/articles/z3c2xnb

to find out more.

Task: Can you create 3 or 4 step food chains using the resources below? Can you draw and label the chains you create using the terms producer and

consumer? You could also try to create your own food chains from a range of different habitats.

Topic 1: Art

Using the leaves that you created last week we would like you to use these to create a painting. Look at the

images below. Can you spot how often the leaves are overlapping to show dense undergrowth?

1. Place a selection of your leaves so that only part of the background remains visible. What could go

in these gaps? You can ass branches, tree trunks or creepers to your background.

2. If you didn’t do this last week try to add details to your leaves by adding veins, patterns or stripes

that you can see. This could be done with pencil, crayons of pen rather than paint. Remember you

do want your leaves to look as real as possible.

3. Arrange your leaves over the background – remember to overlap for depth –and stick down with glue.

You could perhaps leave some edges slightly lifted for a different effect.

We’d really like to see some of your completed artwork on the FB page or website.

Topic 2:

As we have been learning about

different habitats, we would like you

to visit the beach or the woods to see

if you can find some habitats for

yourself. Take a notebook with you to

draw what you find and include the

animal that lives there. You could also

ask your parent or carer to take

photos of these.

Have fun!

English:

Writing:

Mathematics:

Comprehension:

Science:

Topic: