02 April 2020: Home learning
Spellings
Practise your spellings today by using the ‘rhymes and rememberings’ method.
happiness / loneliness / thoughtfully / painless / colourful / humming / wrapping / dripped / clapped / funniest / hottest / hopeful / wishful
Reading
Today, you’re going to be reading and performing poety. Make sure to read the poem out loud at least five times so you’re familiar with it and reading it fluently. Ask an adult if you don’t understand anything in the poem.
Then watch this video which explains how to perform poetry like a professional.
The poem to read and perform is ‘The Dentist and the Crocodile’ by Roald Dahl.
Maths answers
Maths
I’ve prepared addition and subtraction problems. You’ll need to click the link below to see them. Before jumping in to answer a question, they need to read the question carefully a couple of times and then decide whether they need to add or subtract. They should then perform the calculation. Check the answer to the calculation and then make sure they answer the question.
The first three questions are similar to problems we’ve already encountered this week.
The following four have data presented in a table or a chart. The numbers for these are smaller but the challenge comes from interpreting the data correctly.
The final three questions are two-step word problems where children need to do two things before getting to the answer.
(The answers to the questions are in the ‘Mark Scheme’ tab at the top.)
Good luck!
Writing
So what was on the other side of the fence? A monster? An enormous, unexplained hole? Mr Wilks bouncing on the trampoline?
In this lesson, I’d like you to think about what the boy was feeling at different parts of your story (feel free to reimagine it if you have new ideas).
For example: nervous, curious, excited, scared, shocked, etc.
I’d then like you to write six sentences beginning with a feeling. For example:
Curious, the boy peeked through the hole in the fence.
Intrigued by the noise, the boy moved tentatively towards the garden.
02 April 2020: Home learning
Morning everyone! And a big virtual high five to you all.
Reading
Today, you’re going to be reading and performing poetry. Make sure to read the poem out loud at least five times so you’re familiar with it and reading it fluently. Ask an adult if you don’t understand anything in the poem.
Then watch this video which explains how to perform poetry like a professional.
The poem to read and perform is ‘The Dentist and the Crocodile’ by Roald Dahl.
Maths
Today, you’re going to apply your multiplication knowledge to money problems. When we multiply money, remember we can still set it out in the column method – if we need to.
First, sort this list of questions into 2 categories. Category A is the list you would need to use your column method to multiply and category B you wouldn’t need your column method. Think about:
- is it a simple doubling?
- is there going to be an exchange?
- is there a simple related times table fact I can apply?
Here are some worded money multiplication questions. decide if you need to use the column method to multiply.
- How much does it cost to buy three bouncy balls?
- How much would two ice creams cost?
- How much would it cost to get the weekly Beano magazine for a whole month?
- How much would you spend in total if you were bought a birthday badge for five years straight?
- How mch would it cost to buy four glitter pen packs?
- How much would three ice creams cost?
Need a challenge?
These questions have two steps. First, you need to multiply (maybe twice) and then add your answers together.
- How much does it cost to buy two bouncy balls and two milkshakes?
- How much would two ice creams and three Beanos cost?
- How much would it cost to get two packs of glitter pens and four bouncy balls?
- How much would you spend in total if you got yourself and three friends a badge and an ice cream each?
- How much would it cost to buy four glitter pen packs and two milkshakes?
- How much would three ice creams and four milkshakes cost?
Writing
There was that noise again. This time it was louder and the ground trembled. I looked around to see if anyone else had heard it but my sister was too busy playing video games and my mum was on another Zoom conference call. I went into the garden and there it was again. A low rumbling noise. It was coming from next door’s garden. I tiptoed warily to the garden fence and peered through a hole. I couldn’t believe what I saw.
Continue the story. What did you see on the other side?
01 April
It’s April fools day – hope you haven’t been caught out yet!
Here are your daily physical and mindfulness activities plus today’s learning tasks.
Physical activity: Why not get active with some gymnastics skills today? We enjoyed this video from Max Whitlock yesterday. He will be live every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30pm. I’m sure Betsy will be having a go to practise her skills.
Mindfulness activity: Today, have a go at the rainbow breath activity on GoNoodle.
Lexia
There’s even more Lexia success today. Well done to Edith, Evie and Moosa who have achieved their next level.
Task 1 reading
1.Read through the fluency text again (below) and take account of the punctuation as you read. Also, remember to aim for 20 minutes of reading (of any texts) a day where possible.
Table Manners
The Goops they lick their fingers,
And the Goops they lick their knives,
They spill their broth on the table-cloth,
Oh, they live disgusting lives.
The Goops they talk while eating,
And loud and fast they chew,
So that is why I am glad that
I’m not a Goop. Are you?
By Gelett Burgess
2. Read the Mystery Key comic including words with the ey phoneme (last week’s spellings).
3. Answer the following questions about the text.
a.Why were the pirates following the map?
b.Why did the pirates not want to go down the cliff?
c.What did the pirates use a pulley for?
d.Find and copy two words to describe the donkey.
e.Find and copy a word that means a box.
f.Put these places, that the pirates visited, in order.
Osprey Cliff smoky volcano stony valley grey boulder beach
Challenge: Find all the adjectives (describing words) in the text.
Task 2 maths
Here are your answers from yesterday.
1.
The can should be in the ‘both’ set because it has flat faces and a curved surface.
2.
Same – both have square faces, 6 faces, 12 edges, don’t roll, can stack, no curved edges.
Different – name, colour, size, one only has square faces the other has squares and rectangles.
3.
Cube or cuboid
4.
Shape D – the triangular prism
5.
Some shapes with flat faces will stack – they will need to have flat faces on opposite sides (cubes, cylinders, cuboids).
Shapes with a curved surface will roll (cone, sphere, cylinder).
Some shapes with a flat face cannot be stacked (square based pyramid, cone).
Today’s learning
Start by listening to this 3D shape song.
Today, we are looking at patterns with 3D shapes.
1.Complete the following patterns based on the sequence so far.
2. Try the following reasoning problem.
Challenge: Make your own repeating pattern using two different 3D shapes.
Task 3 Toys now and then
Read or listen to the story Peepo. Discuss that this story might be about when your grandparents were little.
Draw a timeline in your book (like the one below) and label the years in decades (every 10 years).
Can you put the year you were born onto the timeline?
Can you find out when some of your family members were born and add then to the timeline? What will you need to do if someone was born in 1950?
Challenge: If somebody in your family is 50, what year would they have been born?
01 April 2020: Home learning
Morning, everyone!
April already – where does the time go?
A word from Mr Wain…
Hello again, everyone! I just wanted to say thank you for all the lovely emails you have sent – you have all been keeping really busy doing loads of fun and exciting stuff! From origami hats for pets to practising Pogo-stick skills, I’ve been amazed!
I myself have been exercising regularly using things around my home – resourceful! I’ve also been practising on the piano, refreshing my German speaking skills and baking cookies (inspired by you lot!) see below:
To the moment you’ve all been waiting for…
#HoHLF – Head over to the class news section of the website to check out our very first Hall of (Home Learning) Fame – congratulations to all of you who have claimed your place on the legendary, first-ever #HoHLF!
Keep safe and well guys and keep spreading the positivity! Remember, I’m only an email away at: oliwain@spherefederation.org
A word from Miss Wilson…
Hi guys! Hope you’re all doing well and you’re not missing school too badly.
Thanks to everyone who sent an email updating me with what you’ve been up to. There were so many with such detail so I’m sorry if your reply took a little while! It was great to see the fab things you’ve been doing including some brilliantly creative learning.
Check the class news page for Y6 for the grand opening of the Hall of (Home Learning) Fame and congratulations to all who have nabbed a highly coveted place on the list!!!
I’ve been keeping busy with walks/cycles around Roundhay Park, a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle (don’t knock it until you’ve tried it) and honing my FIFA skills – although, I am the second best out of a two person household. This time away from school seems to have flown for me and I think it’s down to a positive mindset and keeping busy. If you’re feeling lonely, reach out to someone and talk! If you’re feeling great, reach out to someone and spread the positivity!
Take care, guys!
Now, to today’s learning…
Year 5 Maths – LO: number sequences
Today’s learning is all about counting in fractions.
Challenge:
Year 6 Maths – LO: subtracting fractions
Challenge:
Year 5 and 6 Reading – FirstNews
Today’s task for reading is to read the following FirstNews paper! Click here to access it: FirstNews paper – Wednesday.
Like we do in class, you could discuss your favourite articles with people in your home, research something that has caught your interest further, or simply read for pleasure.
It would be really cool if you could share your favourite articles with us and why you liked them!
Year 5 and 6 Writing – LO: audience and purpose
Today’s writing task is to write to persuade.
This is to convince someone to do or think something/change their mind about something.
You need to have a think about something that you have done at home over the last few weeks, have just started recently or are planning to start soon.
This could be: baking, exercising, practising an instrument, practising a language skill, practising a sport (like kickboxing), speaking with family members over FaceTime, speaking with friends, playing a game, meditating etc…
Let’s say that you have been practising an instrument. You need to convince the reader that during this uncertain time, the one thing they must do is to practise an instrument, too. Whatever you want to persuade your reader about, you have to write in a persuasive way by providing benefits they can’t argue with!
Remember back to when we wrote persuasively in class:
Y5 – We wrote to Mrs Weekes persuading her about what to do with the plot of land behind school.
Y6 – We wrote to Theresa Villiers about stopping the use of palm oil.
R2s for persuasive writing:
- Formal language: I implore you/without a doubt/although…I firmly believe that…/
- Flattery: Surely someone as forward thinking as yourself would agree that…
- Rhetorical questions: Do you not want to become impress your friends and family with your new skill?
- Facts: these could be found by doing some research
- Opinions: be careful – we want the reader to take this seriously -As a result of practising the violin, I have experienced great joy and pleasure
Can you include any of the following, too:
- Parenthesis: – , ( )
- Relative Clause: Cycling, which is my favourite hobby, is a great way to keep healthy.
- Colons to introduce a list: Cycling, which is my favourite hobby, has many benefits: increased cardiovascular fitness, increased muscle strength, improved posture and reduced stress.
- Semi colons to separate items in a list: Cycling, which is my favourite hobby, has many benefits: increased cardiovascular, muscle and joint fitness; increased posture, coordination and mental well-being; and opportunities for fresh air.
As always, if you have any questions about any of the learning, please don’t think twice about sending a quick email and we will try our best to help you!
Keep well and stay safe – good luck!
01 April 2020: Home learning
Morning, Year One!
I’ve been taking part in PE with Joe Wicks and going for one walk a day to stay fit and healthy. What exercise have you been doing to stay healthy?
If you can, remember to practice some of the PE skills you learnt in school.
If you’ve got a garden, go outside and practice throwing and catching a ball. Remember to always keep your eyes on the ball and have your hands ready! Can you throw the ball into the air and clap your hands before catching it?
Can you throw it against a wall and catch it?
How many catches can you do in 1 minute?
As you can tell, I’m missing teaching PE!
Writing
Write sentences about what you can see.
Can you use ‘and’ in your sentences?
E.g.
A zebra is crossing the road and a lion is sitting on top of a van.
If you want to see the picture clearer, click on the link below.
http://www.pobble365.com/animal-town/
Reading
Read (or ask an adult to read) a story of your choice. Once you’ve read the story, ask an adult in your house to be one of the main characters from the story.
Then, write five questions that you want to ask the character and interview them.
This is called ‘hot seating’.
Below are some questions I wanted to ask Dave after I read, ‘Dogger’:
Why do you love Dogger so much?
How did you feel when you lost Dogger?
Where did you find Dogger?
Who got Dogger back for you?
How did you feel when you got Dogger back?
Maths
Today’s maths focuses on bridging through 10.
You will use the strategy of partitioning to make 10 first and then subtract the remaining amount.
Partitioning means breaking the number into two parts. This will make the calculation easier.
E.g.
Using the examples, complete the calculations below.
Challenge:
01 April 2020: Home learning
Hooray! It’s April. I never thought I would but I actually miss writing the date on the board. Obviously, I miss you all telling me I’ve written the wrong date from time to time, too! Congratulations on making it to Wednesday – we’re half way though our week, our home learning and it’s almost Easter. I wonder how many of you have pulled an April fools’ joke at home… let me know!
Reading
Today, you’re going to draw the boy and the fox from the video ‘The Catch’ that you’ve been looking at this week.
Then, write a speech bubble suggesting what the two characters would say to each other at the beginning of the story. And then another one for each character, at the end. Make sure you rewatch the clip and check you feelings graph from yesterday to show how they were both feeling at the time.
Spellings
Practise your spellings today by using the ‘silly sentences’ method.
Maths
Today, we look at multiplication.
History
You guys have learned loads about the Romans and Celts (especially Boudicca) in this topic and you’ve really impressed me with your history knowledge and historical enquiry skills.
We’re going to end this topic by looking briefly at the people who invaded and settled in Britain after the Romans left: the Anglo-Saxons.
I’d like you to watch the video, do the activity and read the text on the following webpage (make sure Flash isn’t blocked as this might stop you watching the video).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxsbcdm/articles/zq2m6sg
Please answer the following questions about the Anglo-Saxons in any way you like. You could simply write or type the answers, create a poster, create a digital presentation, interview an Anglo-Saxon or Britain from the time. It is us to you (and your parents).
- When did the Anglo Saxon age begin in Britain?
- Where did the Anglo Saxons come from?
- Tick the answer that is true:
- The Anglo-Saxons were ruled by one king who took control of the whole of Britain.
- The Anglo-Saxons were made up of different tribes who settled in different parts of Britain.
- Who were the biggest tribes?
- When they weren’t fighting, what was the main job that Anglo Saxons did?
- What was life like for Anglo Saxon girls and boys?
- Name three types of crops that Anglo Saxon farms grew.
- Name two types of animal that Anglo-Saxon hunters used to help them catch their prey.
Challenge: Which period of history do you think was more advanced: Roman or Anglo-Saxon Britain? Explain your reasons.
01 April 2020: Home learning
Spellings
Practise your spellings today by using the ‘silly sentences’ method.
happiness / loneliness / thoughtfully / painless / colourful / humming / wrapping / dripped / clapped / funniest / hottest / hopeful / wishful
Reading
Today, you’re going to draw the boy and the fox.
Then, write a speech bubble suggesting what the two characters would say to each other at the beginning of the story. And then another one for each character, at the end. Make sure you rewatch the clip and check you feelings graph from yesterday to show how they were both feeling at the time.
Maths answers
Maths
Challenge
Create your own addition pyramid for an adult (or older sibling) to solve. You need to make sure you have the answers ready for them! Email your pyramids to me and I’ll get back to you with my answers too.
Surely no one could make a pyramid four blocks high?!
History answers
1. When did the Anglo Saxon age begin in Britain? 410AD
2. Where did the Anglo Saxons come from? Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. Also accept Scandinavia.
3. Tick the answer that is true:
a. The Anglo-Saxons were ruled by one king who took control of the whole of Britain.
b. The Anglo-Saxons were made up of different tribes who settled in different parts of Britain. TRUE
4. Who were the biggest tribes? The Angles, Saxons and the Jutes.
5. When they weren’t fighting, what was the main job that Anglo Saxons did? Farmers.
6. What was life like for Anglo Saxon girls and boys? They didn’t go to school. Girls helped around the home. They looked after animals, helped with cooking and cleaning and would fetch water. Boys learnt the skills of their fathers. They looked after animals and collected firewood. They also liked playing with toys made from wood.
7. Name three types of crops that Anglo Saxon farms grew. Wheat, oats and barley.
8. Name two types of animal that Anglo-Saxon hunters used to help them catch their prey. Hawks and dogs.
Writing
There was that noise again. This time it was louder and the ground trembled. I looked around to see if anyone else had heard it but my sister was too busy playing video games and my mum was on another Zoom conference call. I went into the garden and there it was again. A low rumbling noise. It was coming from next door’s garden. I tiptoed warily to the garden fence and peered through a hole. I couldn’t believe what I saw.
Your task is to continue the story. What did you see on the other side?
Make sure that you use punctuation correctly so that there are no squashed sentences. Well chosen vocabulary will help to make your writing more interesting. Conjunctions will add extra detail to your sentences. Most importantly, re-read your work to check for mistakes. Reading it out loud to an adult is the best way to re-read your work.
31 March 2020: Home learning
Morning, everyone!
I hope that you are all well and still smiling.
At school we have our daily Wake Up Shake Up at 10am. Today, why not put on a favourite song and have a dance around – maybe even making up your own routine.
Today’s tasks…
Writing
Write sentences about someone in your family.
Yesterday, I wrote sentences about my grandad. He loved telling me about his life! Asking questions and finding out things about someone can keep them company when they might be feeling quite lonely – even if they are living in the same house as you.
Choose someone in your family who is special to you, ask them questions about their life and write sentences about them.
Remember:
- capital letters
- finger spaces
- full stops
- makes sense
Reading
Whilst I’ve been isolating at home, I’ve been reading lots of books. Sadly, I’m running out of ideas of books to read!
Please can you recommend a book for me to read. Please read your book to someone in your house and use the sentence stems below to tell me about it.
Use the sentence stems:
My favourite book is ______________________
I recommend this book because ________________________
My favourite part of the book is _________________________
You can either write about your favourite book or ask someone in your house to film you. I look forward to your recommendations.
Maths
Complete the calculations below:
15 – 7 =
11 – 5 =
9 – 4 =
17 – 6
9 – 9 =
To solve these calculations, draw circles to represent the first number then cross out the amount you need to take away.
E.g.
Challenge:
11 – __ = 4
__ – 5 = 10
__ – 7 = 12
15 – __ =
Tips:
- If the second number is missing in the calculation, take the answer away from the first number.
- If the first number is missing in the calculation, add the second number and the answer together.
Good luck with today’s task.
Remember, if you are stuck or need help with anything, email me at benparker@spherefederation.org
30 March 2020: Home learning – answers
Year 5 and 6 Reading – Monday’s answers
You can find the answers for the FirstNews comprehension by clicking this link: comprehension answers to Monday’s task
Year 5 Maths – Monday’s answers
Year 6 Maths – Answers
31 March
Happy Tuesday, Year 2! We hope you’ve had your breakfast and you are ready for today’s learning.
Here are your daily physical and mindfulness activities for you to try.
Physical activity: #ThisisPE has just been launched by Yorkshire Sport Foundation to support parents and carers to teach some PE at home and we love this first video based on tennis skills. Videos will be posted at 1pm on a Monday, Wednesday and a Friday. You don’t need sports equipment – all the videos will use items that you can find around the home.
Mindfulness activity: Each day we take about 20,000 breaths. Try this flower breathing exercise to bring attention to your breathing.
Lexia
There’s even more Lexia success to announce – Olivia, Betsy and Ralph have achieved their next level.
Task 1 reading
Based on the fluency text from yesterday, here are some words with definitions.
spill – where a liquid goes over the edge of a container
broth – a kind of soup
tablecloth – a cover for a table
disgusting – something not very nice
loud – not quiet
chew – to use your teeth to break up food in your mouth
glad – happy
Did you spot the rhyming pattern in the poem?
Firstly, spend ten minutes on Lexia (if you can access this at home).
Today, we are looking at another image from Pobble365 titled Animal Town.
1.What jobs might the animals in the picture do in Animal Town?
2.How might Animal Town be different to a human town?
3.What problems could happen in Animal Town?
4.Would animals be better off without humans?
Challenge: If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?
Task 2 maths
Here are your answers from yesterday.
A face is a flat or curved surface on a 3D shape.
An edge is where two faces meet.
A vertex is a corner where edges meet. The plural is vertices.
Today’s learning
Complete the following reasoning questions based on the properties of 3D shapes.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Test this by sorting these 3D shapes onto the venn diagram – sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, square based pyramid and cuboid.
Task 3 writing
How many errors did you spot yesterday? Here are the answers.
Here is the Animal Town image again.
Most visitors are a little shocked (to put it mildly) when they arrive at Animal Town. Despite the fact that the name of the town gives a slight indication to passers-by that the inhabitants of the town are ‘not normal’, it’s as if people don’t believe things until the see them with their own eyes!
1.Imagine you are a visitor in Animal Town. Try to describe your experience. What might you see? What might you hear?
Challenge: Would you like to visit Animal Town? Give three reasons why or why not.