home learning 8th June to 13th June 2020
Home learning Blog 8 – 6 –
2020
Welcome to another week of learning. I hope everyone enjoyed the introduction to our topic last week. It was really good to see so many examples of your work.
Welcome to another week of learning. I hope everyone enjoyed the introduction to our topic last week. It was really good to see so many examples of your work.
This week we’ll delve further into learning about Ancient Greece: exploring myths, through The Adventures of Odysseus; finding out about Ancient Greek scientists and designing our own pots.
I have added
useful links to help you study at the bottom of this blog.
Do get in touch to
let me know/show me how you are getting on. Padlet/ Jaguars@mulbartonprimary.norfolk.sch.uk
Happy learning,
Ms. Taylor
Happy learning,
Ms. Taylor
Weekly
Maths and English
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English Monday: Spelling
and Handwriting
1.
Etymology: Watch ‘Making sense of spelling’
Play ‘dictionary
detective’: Find
the words, their meanings and origins.
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sandwich
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hippopotamus
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kaleidoscope
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monsoon
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guru
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patio
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pyjamas
(you can use the online dictionary link below).
2. This week’s Red words:
variety,
twelfth, temperature. Use a dictionary to make sure you understand the meaning of these
words.
3. Using as many words as you can from activities
1 & 2, write without stopping for 7 minutes. You can write about anything
you like. Story, information, lots of separate sentences. IT MUST MAKE SENSE, BUT SHOULD ALSO BE FUN! (You might like to find a picture to look
at for inspiration) Now: Take every 5th word you used
and write them in a list. Use each word in your list as the first line of a
poem! A poem about anything you choose – IT DOESN’T NEED TO RHYME!
4. Rewrite your poem in your very neatest
joined-up handwriting. (You could use the link to Letterjoin, at the bottom of the
page to practise your handwriting.)
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Maths Monday: Fluent in five
Main Task: Finding rules
Now have a go at the
activities: activity sheet answers
For extra challenge see the bottom
of the page!
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English Tuesday: The Cyclops - play script
Your task today is to create a play script of the scene where the cyclops and Odysseus and his men are all in the cave. Click here for a reminder about writing a play script. Click here to see an example play script. Click here for a beginning for the scene you are writing – use it to get started and continue the script. Have fun writing your play script.
Bronze: I can use the dialogue and key actions from
the text to create a script.
Silver: I can also adapt my stage directions to allow
for social distancing between performers.
Gold: I can also add my own stage directions,
based on my inferences of the character’s thoughts, actions and
motives. e.g. How would the other men react, seeing the Cyclops
biting off the head of their friend?
Over the next 2 days your
task will be to either perform your play or make a video of it. You’ll need
to think creatively about how you can do this. If you have other people in
the house who are willing to take part, you might like to split the characters
between you. If not, it may be a case of making puppets, shadow puppets,
finger puppets or using toys as puppets. It’s best to think about how you
will do this before you write your play script. If you are making a video,
all you need is something with a video camera on it (a phone, tablet, camera
or laptop) – you can shoot it all in one short shot (less than 2 minutes will
be long enough). Think about the setting as well: will you need more than one
background for a puppet show? Where could you perform the play?
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Maths Tuesday: Fluent in five
Main Task: forming expressions
Now have a go at the
activities: activity sheet answers
For extra challenge see the bottom
of the page!
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English Wednesday: Editing your play script
1. Edit your play script:
use the example and the presentation from yesterday’s lesson to help you edit
your play script. Tips:
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It
should look like a play script rather than a story.
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It
should give enough detail for the actors and the audience to understand what
is happening, even if they don’t know the story.
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It
should tell the part of the story where Odysseus and his men are in the cave
and escape.
2. Now you can prepare to
perform your play. If you need to make puppets, please keep them simple,
using toys or household items saves time; be as creative as you can. You may
need to spend quite a lot of time rehearsing if you have other people
involved. You can direct them to act according to your play script. If you
need to adapt the script as you rehearse then make the changes – it’s all
part of editing.
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Maths Wednesday: Fluent in five
Main Task: substitution
Now have a go at the
activities: activity sheet answers
For extra challenge see the bottom
of the page!
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English Thursday: the performance/ recording
Today is the day to perform
your play. If you can video it – that’s brilliant as you can show it to an
audience later – otherwise, you could perform to whoever is in your house and
doesn’t have a part in the play. I would love to see some of the examples: please
send by email or upload to Padlet. (It might even be possible to show these
to the rest of year 6 if you want to!)
Here are some tips for
shooting a short video:
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Try
to have the light source behind the camera, rather than behind the object you
are filming.
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Make
sure there is nothing in the way – blocking out what you want to see.
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You
can keep the camera still by placing it on a surface rather than holding it –
to reduce shaking.
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Maths Thursday: Fluent in five
Main Task: solve simple equations
Now have a go at the
activities: activity sheet answers
For extra challenge see the bottom
of the page!
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English Friday: use inference to create a
picture.
Listen to ‘The Sack of Winds’. Before you listen (or whilst listening) have a look at the pictures
of stormy seas here. Some are paintings and some have been made using other
materials.
Task: create the scene in
which the ship is engulfed by the storm, depicting the characters on the
deck of the ship. You could use any media that you have at home for your
picture. For example: chalk, paint, collage….. (Torn tissue paper works well
for the white spray on the waves.) Using a mixture of different media will
give your picture depth and add interest.
Tip: you can listen to the story more than once – try to create
exactly what you imagine when you are listening to the text. I’d love to see the end results (and
so would Miss. Argyle).
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Maths Friday: countdown
Play countdown by clicking
this link. Have a few goes. You need to play against the clock so set your
time to whatever you think is realistic for you to hit the target number (in
class we usually set it at 90seconds). Remember: keep trying different ways
if you don’t hit the target. See how close you can get. https://nrich.maths.org/6499
Main Task: number games and challenges
Choose from these games.
They will all help with calculation and place value skills:
For extra challenge see the bottom
of the page!
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Weekly extension tasks – your choice. Each link will take you to
the problem page – it includes tips to get you started and solutions, in the
menu (top, left). Some of the problems have a printable page: https://nrich.maths.org/5950 https://nrich.maths.org/642 https://nrich.maths.org/7992
https://nrich.maths.org/7989
Afternoon lessons
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History: What do artifacts tell us about what life was like in Ancient
Greece?
Reflection on last week's lesson:
What did you deduce from the artifacts last week? Did they help you to think about life in ancient Greece?
Click here to view some information about a few
of the artifacts. And here for a little information about the Ancient Greek
way of life. You might like to make notes.
Today’s lesson focuses on Ancient Greek pots.
1. Look at Greek pots powerpoint presentation What can
you add to what you already know, about Ancient Greeks and their way of life?
Add to your notes as you look through
the slides.
2. Draw your own Ancient Greek pot, with your own design on it. Think
about which type of pot you will draw (from the link on the powerpoint) –
what shape will it be? What would it have been used for? What design will it
have to decorate it? Try to use appropriate colours if you have them. You
could use the blank template, if you want to create a hydria.
Extension activity: If you would like to find out more about the fascinating history
of the Olympic games you can explore here:
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Science:
As a scientist,
can I research Ancient Greek inventions using a variety of secondary sources effectively?
A secondary source of information is one that has been
created by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the
events or conditions you’re researching. Somebody who found out about it and then recorded their
information. Today we will find out about inventions made by the ancient Greeks.
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Click here to find out about some Ancient Greek scientist you may have heard of in
our studies so far this year!
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You
can then follow the lesson through the ppt.
If you are not able to access the ppt,
the lesson details are below:
Task:
make a fact sheet about an Ancient Greek invention, using research from
secondary sources:
Choose an Ancient Greek invention from this
list.
Watermill, alarm
clock, central heating, crane, odometer, thermometer, vending machine,
automatic doors.
Find out who invented it, and roughly when.
Find out & draw what it looked like in Ancient Greek times. Can you also
find out how it worked? Plus, any other facts to impress us!
Some websites that might be useful for your
research:
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PSHE: Transition to High School
We will begin a series of
lessons about transition to secondary school. You could get yourself a
notebook of some kind ready, as you will be asked to write down ideas and
your own questions in these sessions. You might want to keep this learning in
a safe place and look at it again just before you begin a new school in
September.
This is the first lesson it’s
about growth mindset and how it can help you with new challenges, and new
situations. Work through the presentation, which has a special video at the
end. When you get to slide 17, there are questions about what someone with a
fixed mindset and someone with a growth mind set might think/say/do. Make
some notes about this.
When you’ve finished
watching the video there might be some things you want to discuss or ask. You
might like to talk to your family, you might like to ask questions to an
adult from your secondary school who has been in touch with you (if you don’t
know who to contact – I have a contact at each school and could pass
questions on), or you might like to ask questions to myself, Miss Argyle or
the other year 6 children. You might just like to jot down your thoughts and
questions and come back to them later. Any of those are fine. Here are a few
topics to think about – but you can write or ask anything.
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A lot of high
schools are not having open days between now and the end of the year. What
are your thoughts on this?
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What are some
of the concerns you have about your new school?
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How are you feeling
about ending primary school in such a different way?
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Who might be there
to support you with these concerns?
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PE: (Athletics) Improving running skills
Choose a place that you can
run – you need around 50 to 100m. It might be your garden, a local park, the
common, your street. CHECK WITH AN ADULT THAT IT IS OK AND SAFE TO RUN IN
YOUR CHOSEN PLACE. Find a way to mark the length you are going to run. Now run
the length and time yourself (or ask someone to time you – this works well if
you have another person to take turns with).
Next watch this video of
Usain Bolt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nbjhpcZ9_g
What do you notice about his
technique? What does he do with his hands?
He does 41 steps, which means each stride is on
average 2.44m. Have a look at what that would be on a
tape measure. Look at his arm movement – he moves his hand up to his head, with elbow
bent at 90-degree angles and arms do not
cross his body. Head remains still.
Try changing the way you run to use
your arms differently. Can you improve your own speed? Count how many strides
you did each time you run – can you make your strides longer? Does this
improve your speed?
Have fun trying to beat your own speed.
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Please use this session to choose skills to practise: For example: use duo-linga to practise French; log onto Charanga for a sing along; do some extra PE or more research on the Ancient Greeks. (Unfortunately, the technical problem is not resolved.)
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Grammar glossary: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/at-school/education-glossary/grammar-literacy-glossary-a-c/
This maths glossary may also be useful: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/at-school/education-glossary/maths-education-glossary-a-l/
letterjoin - handwriting resources https://www.letterjoin.co.uk/
Times table rockstars https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth
letterjoin - handwriting resources https://www.letterjoin.co.uk/
Times table rockstars https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth
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