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Year 5 Home Learning- Summer 2 Week 3 (w/c 15.06.20)
Reading
You should still be aiming to read a personal reading book (or comic, newspaper etc.) for 20 minutes a day.
Below is a link to an eBook and questions for each chapter for your daily Guided Reading session. Remember as you read to think about what is
happening in the text and if there are words you are unsure of- find a way to work out their meaning: use the context clues, a dictionary or ask an
adult. Aim to spend 30 minutes on this each day.
Oxford Reading Owl (register for free)
Dragon Tales
Link to eBook: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1248.html
Read: Answer these Questions:
Monday Chapter 1 1. How is the boy feeling at the end of the first page? How do you
know?
2. Describe the dragon.
3. Look at page 28, what does the word ‘barren’ mean?
4. At the end of the chapter, where is Tchang going?
Tuesday Chapter 2 1. Who does Tchang meet first on his journey?
2. When he sees the hut in the middle of an orchard, why does it
remind him of home?
3. What does the dragon do to help Tchang?
4. Which birds fly form the golden towers?
Wednesday Chapter 3 1. Why is Tchang sad when he finally meets the Great Wizard?
2. What gave Tchang’s mother the gift of sight?
3. How did Tchang feel at the end of the story? Why?
Thursday Recap the story 1. What three questions did Tchang ask the Great Wizard?
2. What were the answers to these questions?
3. Make a list of the people Tchang helped in the story.
Friday Recap the story 1. What sort of person is Tchang? How do you know?
2. How does the way Tchang feels change in the story?
3. If you could ask the Great Wizard one question, what would it be?
Literacy- story writing:
Aim to spend 30 minutes on this each day.
Monday LO: To use a dictionary.
If you do not have a paper dictionary at home, you can use an
online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/ https://kids.britannica.com/kids/browse/dictionary
Use a dictionary to complete the spelling correction worksheet – see
below.
Tuesday LO: To use a thesaurus.
If you do not have a paper thesaurus at home, you can use an
online thesaurus: https://kidthesaurus.com/
Use a thesaurus to complete the synonym worksheet – see below.
Wednesday LO: To plan and write a story. Click on this link to the BBC Bitesize website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrsxhbk
Read the information and watch the video explaining how to structure
a story, then try Activity 1.
Thursday LO: To plan and write a story.
Click on this link to the BBC Bitesize website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrsxhbk
Review your learning from yesterday, then try Activity 2.
Friday LO: To edit a story.
Using your story from yesterday, use this checklist to edit your work:
- Check that each sentence has the correct punctuation.
- Check that each sentence makes sense.
- Have you included a variety of openers?
- Have you used adjectives to describe your characters and
setting?
- Have you checked your spelling using a dictionary?
- Use a thesaurus to up-level at least three words.
English – Monday
Challenge!
Find the spelling mistake and write the correct spelling in the box.
English – Tuesday
Maths:
Times Table Rockstars:
Aim to play on Times Table Rockstars for 15 minutes a day.
Aim to spend 30 minutes on this section each day.
Monday Beaten your score
yet?
LO: To find fractions of a shape.
This week we will be looking at fractions.
A fraction is an equal part of a whole.
Complete sheet – see below.
Extension – can you simplify any of the fractions?
e.g.
Tuesday What is your speed? LO: To find fractions of an amount.
Click on the link to watch the PowerPoint: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/introduction-to-fractions-of-amounts-powerpoint-t2-m-4721
Remember: Divide by the denominator (bottom),
multiply by the numerator (top).
e.g. ¾ of 16
16 ÷ 4 = 4
4 x 3 = 12
Complete the fraction mazes – see below.
Wednesday Have a go at the
Sound Check
LO: To find fractions of an amount.
Warm up:
½ of £10 ¾ of £16
¼ of £24 ¾ of £28
Complete the sheet – see below.
Calculate the amount in each choice and select the
largest amount.
Thursday Can you beat your LO: To find fractions of an amount in context. Click on the link to BBC Bitesize:
¾ of 16 = 12
4
8 = 1
2 numerator
denominator
friends?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdrbcqt
Watch the video and then try the activities.
Friday Are you a Rock
Legend yet?
LO: To solve multi-step fractions of amounts word
problems.
Complete the word problems – see below.
Maths – Monday
Maths - Tuesday
Colour these
fractions
correctly
Label these
fractions
correctly
(how much
is shaded)
Maths - Wednesday
1. 2.
Maths - Friday
Topic- History:
Aim to spend 45 minutes -1 hour on this each day.
Our topic is ‘Ancient Greece’
1 LO: To understand about Greek gods and goddesses.
Explore the information on the link below: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/zgt7mp3
1. Where did the gods live? What did Greeks believe they
did?
2. Choose 3 of the gods/goddesses and write two key facts
about them.
3. What were Greek temples like?
4. Who was Heracles?
5. What was the Underworld?
2 LO: To explore the myth of Pandora’s Box.
Here are two versions of the Ancient Greek Myth ‘Pandora’s
Box’. You can watch both versions or just focus on one if you
prefer. As you watch, make notes of the main characters and
key events. http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/story562-pandoras-box.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNk-zV2T7bI
3 LO: To create a storyboard.
Using your notes from yesterday, you are going to create a
storyboard for ‘Pandora’s Box’.
Watch the story again, to make sure you have all the main
events written down.
Use this link to find storyboard templates: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-l-2162-storyboard-templates
Or you can fold a piece of paper into 6 or 8 pieces!
Using your storyboard, write out the 6 or 8 key events from
the story.
4 LO: To create a storyboard. Once you have finished the writing on your storyboard, you can
add images!
Colour your pictures when you’ve finished!
Art/ Creative
Great drawing tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub Why not learn to draw something new? Or take part in the 30 day art
challenge- your drawing can be as big or small as you like:
PE
Don’t forget to continue to keep your body fit and healthy! Why not pick something from the grid below to do each day?
PE with Joe
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo
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Cosmic Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Create an account with GoNoodle and
try out some of their free activities.
Or check them out on YouTube!
https://www.gonoodle.com/
Put your favourite song on and dance around the
house.
Create a dance routine for an adult to watch. Put together 3 or 4 Yoga moves and
share with an adult.
If you have a skipping rope, how many times can you
continuously skip.
Create yourself a mini circuit or obstacle course.
If you have chalks, you could write it on the
pavement.
If you have one, go outside in your
garden and see how many times you
can throw and catch a ball against a
wall?
Mindfulness
- Start each day with a positive thought.
- Draw a Zentangle picture and colour it in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkIiye1wNa0
- Practise some of the breathing techniques we have been learning.
- Create an account with GoNoodle and try out some of their free activities. https://www.gonoodle.com/