TROON PRIMARY SCHOOL & EARLY YEARS CENTREHome Learning: Primary 3 18.5.20

LiteracyReading Spelling Writing

We are learning to read for information and enjoyment.

We are learning to use the spelling rule ie(ee) We are learning to Proof Read

Task:Log onto Bug Club and find the books chosen for you this week. After you have read each book, you will find some tasks to complete. The tasks may be something to talk about, draw, do or write. Below are questions that you can answer about your book. We will keep topping up your books so keep logging in to enjoy reading! https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0Keep reading and enjoying your own books at home. Remember you can read aloud to others, be read to

and do paired reading of a book.

Task:The ie spelling of the ee sound.Use the spelling strategy: Backwards SpellingWrite your words forwards and then backwards. Write neatly!Example: where erehw

Proof ReadingRead the sheet about Farmer Brown. Correct any mistakes (there are lots) by highlighting, re-writing or just talking.

Task:Proof Reading Follow On

After you have corrected the proof reading passage, continue the story.What did the children do next?What happened to the seeds?

RememberRead as you go alongTo use full stops and capital lettersAsk or use a dictionary to find the spelling of words you are unsure ofProof read your story when finished

NumeracyMental Arithmetic Core Learning ICT Support

We are learning to multiply by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10.

We are learning to recognise numbers to 1000. We can count and record using tally

marks.

The Little Art Schoolhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjzIXK9CRttcA6i0shxjFng/videos

How To Draw a Beehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho4aUHY6fss

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-10435-minibeasts-and-their-micro-habitats-powerpoint

Keep using your tables flashcards to improve your speed and accuracy with the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables. Test yourself on the multiplication grids below. How quickly can you say or write each answer?

Challenge: Sumdog Multiplication Tables

1. Complete the Place Value activities. Use the numbers to 1000 square to help. It is uploaded onto Teams as well.

2. Recording using Tally MarksWorksheets to complete(Remember to count and record in bundles of 5)

Personal Project: Minibeasts Health and WellbeingWe are learning to recognise the habitats of minibeasts. We are learning to create a Sports DayWe

1. Minibeast Habitats - Watch the PowerPoint minibeasts and their microhabitats. Can you complete the worksheet identifying and matching the minibeasts to their habitats?

2. Bug Hotel - Insects and other minibeasts need safe spaces to shelter, hide from predators and raise their young. You can help them by building a bug hotel in your garden or outside area. Make a list of things that you could use to create a safe place for bugs. Think about things that are natural and things that will be found in a garden or outside area. Design and draw your own Bug Hotel. Share it on Teams.

3. Challenge: Minibeast Collage Natural objects make wonderful art materials. To make a minibeast collage, collect flower petals, leaves, sticks and feathers. (Never pick wild plants, please only gather what has fallen naturally to the ground.) You can make your collage on the ground or stick your items onto a piece of card.Answers to wordsearch on Home Learning Grid 11.5.20butterfly cricket earwig dragonfly bee beetle grasshopper ant cockroach wasp moth spider

Design Your Own Sports DayArrange and organise your own Sports Day. This can be done as a list, a poster or photographs on Teams. You can have traditional Sports Day events or Potted Sports activities. You can use whatever equipment you have at home.For example: Paper Plate DiscusHave Fun!!

Mindful MorningTake time each morning to do your mindfulness checklist. You can write your findings in your jotter, on Teams or just think about them.

Spelling Chilli ChallengeFrom the word lists below, select the set that will challenge you at an appropriate level:

Mild Medium Hotnow field achieve

came piece believeabout chief retrievetheir thief achievementyou shield shriekyour belief shield

Use the Backwards spelling approach to secure your spelling skills this week.

Backwards Spelling

Place Value

Reading Questions for Fiction BooksUnless otherwise stated answer each question in a complete

sentence. Remember capital letters and full stops.

1. What is the title of the book?2. Who is the author of the book?3. Where is the story set?4. In a few sentences, write a short description of what

the story is about.5. Name a main character from the story and write 5

words to describe their appearance and personality.6. Would you like this character as a friend? Give reasons

for your answer.

Reading Questions for Non Fiction BooksUnless otherwise stated answer each question in a complete

sentence. Remember capital letters and full stops.

1. What is the title of the book?2. Who is the author of the book?3. In a few sentences, write a short description of what the

book is about.4. Make a list of 5 interesting facts you learned from this book.5. Would you recommend this book to others? Give reasons for

your answer.