Monday Homophones

We have done lots of work on homophones in Year 3. This is because they are very tricky - sometimes even grown ups get them mixed up!

Task 1

Watch this video which will tell you more about homophones:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-english-homophones-with-johnny-inel/z6fjbdm

Task 2

Match up the pictures to the correct homophone (there are more words than pictures!)

Some words sound the same but have different meanings and are spelt differently.

You need to practise them to make sure you use the right one in your writing.

bare bear maid would

wood grate knight hare

flower stair night bee

sew be so flour

great hair made stare

Monday continued Handwriting

Task 3

Underline the homophone in each sentence below. Then copy out the sentence, practising your neat, joined up handwriting. Remember, you should not rush when you are practising your handwriting.

1. There is a new boy in my class.

2. The rain was very heavy in the night.

3. The bee was buzzing loudly.

4. Her hair is short and curly.

5. The little boy picked a flower for his mummy.

6. The bear is very fluffy.

Challenge

There are hundreds of homophones in the English language but don’t worry, you don’t have to learn them all!

Your challenge for today is to think of as many as you possibly can...can you think of at least ten? Twenty? Fifty?!

Ask your parents to send us your completed list - maybe you will be the Year 3 winner!

Tuesday Introduction lesson: Vocabulary

Endangered animals

Many animals living on Earth today are endangered, which means they are at risk of becoming extinct on Earth. Threatened species include tigers, rhinoceroses, orangutans, turtles and many more. Their numbers have been greatly reduced and only a few now live in the wild. Unfortunately, the biggest threat to animals comes from humans. People are destroying animals’ habitats, such as rainforests. They are using the trees to support our growing human population and replacing the rainforests with farmlands or human settlements. As human settlements take up more of the planet, it leaves less room for wild

animals who may face a shortage of food or places to raise their young. This causes numbers to drop. Many wild animals are also hunted by poachers for their fur, horns or meat. Others are killed by pollution and global warming, which changes the climate and affects the animals’ survival rates. Humans have also introduced new species into some countries that don’t belong there. These new species can bring diseases and kill off the native population.

Over the next few weeks, you will be doing work on endangered animals as part of your English learning.

Follow the link below to watch a video to find out what this means or search: Endangered Animals for Kids into YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k8CcAU2Lt0

Read this Watch this

Tuesday continued

Task 1

Find and underline the words listed below in the text on the previous page. Then, write a short definition for each of the words. If you are not sure of their meaning, ask an adult or use an online dictionary to help you.

Endangered

Extinct

Threatened

Species

Task 2

Locate some of the world’s endangered species in this word search.

black rhino

orangutan

red wolf

saola

pangolin

giant panda

bluefin tuna

vaquita

blue whale

chimpanzee

tiger

Habitat

Poachers

Native

If you don’t recognise any of the animals, search for them online and have a look at the pictures!

Wednesday Reading Retrieval: Non-fiction

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Giant Pandas are very popular animals because of their unusual and beautiful appearance. However, their numbers are falling and there are only around 1,600 left in the wild.

Appearance

These mysterious creatures have the same body type as other bears. They have thick black and white fur, which helps to disguise them in the snowy and rocky surroundings where they live. An adult can grow up to 1.5m. They might look cute but they have razor-like claws and a powerful jaw.

INTERESTING FACTS

Giant pandas are good swimmers

Panda cubs are usually born in August

They poop up to 28 kg per day - that’s about the size of a large dog!

Habitat

Giant pandas live on the mountainous slopes in western China Their habitat is filled with fir trees and bamboo which attracts the panda as bamboo is their favourite food.

Diet

In the wild, their main diet is bamboo. To survive, they need to eat for most of the day. In fact, they eat 15 to 30 kilograms of food every day and spend 10 to 16 hours feeding. In zoos, they have a specially prepared diet of bamboo, eggs, fish and honey.

ENDANGERED One the main reasons that panda populations have declined is habitat destruction. As the human population in China continues to grow, the pandas' habitat gets taken over which leads to food shortages. In the past, pandas were also often hunted by humans for their valuable fur.

Wednesday continued

1. How many pandas are left in the wild?

2. How does the Giant Panda’s fur help them to survive in the wild?

3. Look at the section titled “Appearance.” List two things that tells us Pandas are dangerous animals.

4. What are pandas in zoos fed?

5. What do pandas spend the majority of their time doing?

6. Give one way that pandas are similar to other bears.

7. Give one way that pandas are different to other bears.

8. Give two reasons why Giant Pandas are under threat from extinction.

9. Using information from the text, tick one box in each row to show whether each statement is a fact or opinion.

Go deeper

Watch this video all about giant pandas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6YeB3mRFyk

Create a list of your: “Top Ten Most Interesting Facts About Pandas!”

Fact Opinion

Giant pandas are fascinating animals

Giant pandas’ main food in the wild is bamboo.

Panda cubs are born blind.

Panda cubs are very cute when they are born.

Giant pandas do a lot of poop every day

Thursday Acrostic Poems

An acrostic poem is a type of poem. It uses the letters in a word to begin each line of the poem. In an acrostic poem, all the lines should be related to the word. Acrostics do not have to rhyme.

For example:

Panda Bears

Paws pointed inward,

Always walking slowly.

Nocturnal eyes glow as they roam in the dark,

Daytime dozer!

And a misty mountain dweller

Bamboo eaters,

Endangered ….

At risk to be gone!

Rare, not many out there.

Shy, lonesome and beautiful bears.

Your Task

Write your own acrostic poem about an endangered animal of your choice. You can choose any animal that you are interested in.

After writing down your ideas, write your poem out neatly and read your poem out loud to an adult.

Monday answers

Task 2

bare 1 bear 5 maid would

10 wood 12 grate 2 knight hare

11 flower 9 stair 4 night 8 bee

sew be so 3 flour

great 6 hair 7 made stare

Tuesday answers

Task 1

Endangered - a species at risk of becoming extinct

Extinct - no animals of that species left in the world

Threatened - an animal likely to become endangered

Species - animals which are similar

Habitat - the natural home of a plant or animal

Poachers - a person who hunts animals illegally

Native - an animal or plant which comes from a particular place

Task 2

Wednesday answers

1. 1,600 pandas left in the wild.

2. It helps to disguise them in the rocky and snowy mountains.

3. Razor-like claws and a powerful jaw.

4. In zoos they are fed: bamboo, fish, eggs and honey.

5. Eating.

6. They have the same body type.

7. They are black and white.

8. Their habitat is being destroyed. In the past, they were hunted for their fur.

Fact Opinion

Giant pandas are fascinating animals Giant pandas’ main food in the wild is bamboo.

Panda cubs are born blind.

Panda cubs are very cute when they are born.

Giant pandas do a lot of poop every day