Year 5 - Weekly Home Learning

Summer 2 Week 6 – 06/07/20

All of these activities do not need to be printed and can be completed by writing on a piece of

paper you have at home or can be completed on the websites mentioned. At the end of this

document you will find printable lined paper and squared paper if you’d prefer.

Subject Description of activity Done

Spelling

Please use the QR code in your reading record (or visit www.spellingshed.com) to log

onto Spelling Shed and complete this week's spelling challenges and games. This week

we are looking at the spelling rule for words which end in -ence:

silence, absence, magnificence, intelligence, obedience, dependence and innocence.

You will also find a worksheet in this pack to help you learn the rule.

Arithmetic/

Maths

This week we would like you to revise comparing fractions.

BBC Bitesize has created some fantastic resources and this week’s learning will be

from their website. Please visit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znk4kmn

After you have watched the both videos, try the questions on both activities, to make

sure that you understand and are confident. You may then complete the worksheets

in this pack to further your learning. You can print these if you like; but they can also

be completed on a piece of paper for workings out.

Don’t forget – you can also login to www.purplemash.com and complete the 2dos on

there.

GPS

This week we would like you to revise how to use passive verb.

Once again, head to BBC Bitesize link below for a great explanation followed by an

online activity. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zsx2b82

After visiting this site, complete the activity and the quiz, then please complete

the worksheets available in this pack.

Don’t forget – you can also login to www.purplemash.com and complete the 2dos on

there.

English/

Writing

This half term we would have been learning all about Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory by Roald Dahl.

This week we will be looking at play scripts. You have to retell a scene from the

film/story with your own script and stage directions.

Watch this clip to help you on how to write a play script.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsn4h39/articles/zx8kng8

Remember the layout and include as many of the features as you can, which are listed

in the pack.

Times

tables

Remember to practise your times tables up to 12 x 12!

Use Times Tables Rock Stars to practise. Check inside your reading records for your

username and password and become a Rock Hero!

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school.

Reading Please continue reading out loud to adults and siblings in your home. Use a wide range

of books of different levels and types. Focus on voices and your pace. In this pack you

will find some reading comprehension sheets about Alan Turing to complete. Don’t

hesitate to write some of your own questions and get your adults to read them!

Science This half term we are learning all about living things, humans and the environment.

This week we are going to look at human changes/life cycles.

Please visit this link for a great information video and complete the activity and quiz. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgssgk7/articles/z2msv4j

There is also a powerpoint to read through and some tasks to complete.

After visiting this site please complete the worksheets in this pack.

Topic

This half term we would have been learning all about food and farming.

This week we are going to look at sustainability.

Watch and read from the following link.

https://www.ecoandbeyond.co/articles/food-sustainability/

This is also further information on the Fairtrade document attached and the organic

farming website.

https://www.forteachersforstudents.com.au/site/themed-curriculum/organic-

farming/facts/

Complete the activity in this pack, creating a poster or leaflet.

During this time, please get creative! Create lots of art work and share. Remember to stay active

and drink plenty of water. Complete the PE activities sent out on parent mail.

Spelling

Learning the rule for words ending in -ence.

Arithmetic/Maths This week we would like you to revise comparing fractions.

BBC Bitesize has created some fantastic resources and this week’s learning will be from their website.

Please visit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znk4kmn

After you have watched the both videos, try the questions on both activities, to make sure that you

understand and are confident. You may then complete the worksheets below to further your learning.

You can print these if you like; but they can also be completed on a piece of paper for workings out.

Challenge: Compare the following fractions.

Fluency

Applying

Reasoning

Problem Solving

GPS: Passive verb

This week we would like you to revise how to use passive verb.

Once again, head to BBC Bitesize link below for a great explanation followed by an online activity. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zsx2b82

After visiting this site, complete the activity and the quiz, then please complete the worksheets below.

Challenge: Change these sentences to passive.

English/Writing

Play Scripts

This half term we would have been learning all about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

This week we will be looking at play scripts. You have to retell a scene from the film/story with your

own script and stage directions.

Watch this clip to help you on how to write a play script.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsn4h39/articles/zx8kng8

Here are the features and an example of what a playscript should look like. Use as many as you can.

Below are some pictures that you may use, or you can choose one of your own.

There is also a playscript template that you can use or create your own. Remember the layout.

Play Script Checklist –

Reading Comprehension

You can write the answers on a piece of paper or print the questions out.

Science: Food Chains

This half term we are learning all about living things, humans and the environment.

This week we are going to look at human changes/life cycles.

Please visit this link for a great information video and complete the activity and quiz. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgssgk7/articles/z2msv4j

There is also a powerpoint to read through and some tasks to complete.

After visiting the site and powerpoint, please complete the worksheet below.

Activity:

You may use the template below or create your own. Complete the worksheet with a diagram and two

detailed sentences, explaining what is happening at each stage. You can write more if you wish.

Remember to label each stage too.

Topic: Food and Farming – Sustainability

This half term we would have been learning all about food and farming.

This week we are going to look at sustainability.

Watch and read from the following link. Remember to also read the articles from the tab at the top.

https://www.ecoandbeyond.co/articles/food-sustainability/

This is also further information on the Fairtrade document attached and the organic farming website

below.

https://www.forteachersforstudents.com.au/site/themed-curriculum/organic-farming/facts/

Sustainable food isn’t only about the food itself. It’s a combination of factors including how the food is

produced, how it’s distributed, how it’s packaged and how it’s consumed.

Sustainable farming aims to maintain or increase output, while increasing the environmental benefits.

Complete the activity below.

Activity:

If you created a poster last week, then create a leaflet this week and vice versa. Create a detailed poster or a leaflet explaining how food and farming can become sustainable.

Make sure your leaflet or poster is:

precise,

clear,

detailed,

has an eye catching layout,

grabs the reader’s attention.

You also need to draw pictures and have captions underneath them.

You may use a computer or make your own.

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