Year 6 Home Learning 8

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As a school we have signed each pupil to a new virtual online library giving students access to more than 6,000 enhanced

digital books. Children can choose books which interest them, read them

online or offline and share them with you.

We hope you find some exciting new books – share with us what you are reading!

To access, simply email pictures@townlands.leics.sch.uk with your child or children’s name - using the subject ‘myon’. We

will then email their login details to access the site.

Full instructions about the website and how to use it can be found here

Remember e-safety!Keeping yourself safe online

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Please remember to use our e- safety rules to keep yourself safe when using the internet.

· Always tell a grown up when you are online.· Ask a grown up to check your privacy settings.· Never reveal any personal information.· Never use words or pictures you wouldn’t want your mum or dad to see.· If you see or read anything that makes you feel worried, then tell a grown-up.

Further information can be found using following links: https://www.childnet.com/blog/keeping-children-happy-and-safe-online-during-covid-19

Remember e-safety!

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Follow this link to play games and watch videos about e-safety:

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/8_10/

This week, I’ve been enjoying books by David Wiesner.These are a couple of his wordless picture books…

Flotsam: A boy goes to the beach to collect and examine flotsam (anything floating that has been washed ashore). Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description

are among his usual finds. But there's no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery: a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera, with its own secrets

to share . . . and to keep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MTKWnxzqvM

June 29, 1999, which happens to be a Tuesday, is a day no one will forget, especially Holly Evans. On that day, Holly, her town, and the country learn the results of her science project, sending seedlings aloft into the ionosphere: an invasion of giant

vegetables! Broccoli falls from the sky; turnips hit the trail in the Rocky Mountains; and lima beans land in Levittown.

Before reading on, look carefully at this picture and answer the questions…

Vocabulary1. What vocabulary can you use to

describe the man’s house?2. What vocabulary can you use to

describe the man’s facial expression?

Retrieval3. What is the man eating and drinking?4. What are all the ways you can tell it’s

late at night?

Inference5. Why has the man paused? How can

you tell he has paused?

Explain6. Explain why the man looks confused.

The picture is from ‘Tuesday’ by David Wiesner…Watch the picture book using this link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV5LOHdrdP8

Can you retell the story?

What happened on Tuesday night?

Why did they chase the dog?

How did the frogs travel?

What did the frogs do inside the old lady’s house?

How did the frogs become covered in bed sheets?

What happened to the frogs when the sun came up?

Why clues did the police find?

What happened the next Tuesday? Did you spot the

clue?

Your Writing TaskWrite a descriptive paragraph as if you are one of the frogs.

Use one of the pictures for inspiration or pause the video link on an image.

Write in the first person – you are a frog!

Describe what you are doing, where you are, who you are with and how it feels.

What can you see, feel, hear, taste and smell?

Use carefully chosen vocabulary to capture the excitement and thrill of your adventure.

No dialogue and don’t tell a story – remember you are describing what is happening to you in the picture.

Challenge: Include these literary features in your writing• a simile• a metaphor• personification

Vocabulary: fridge words for the week

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All of these words have the ending –ant, -ance or –ancyand –ent, -ence or -ency.

Write them out, stick them on your fridge and encourage everyone at home to discuss their meaning and try to use them in everyday situations.

Try out the Spelling Tiles games on Spelling Frame to practise –ant and –ent. There are two links this week:

expectant

hesitant

confident

assistant

frequent

decent

independent

observant

substance

innocent

obedient

tolerant

Can these words have –ance, –ancy, -ence or –ency

endings?

Write a definition for each word.https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-

rule/34/39-Words-ending-in%E2%80%93ant%E2%80%93ance%E2%80%93ancy%E2%80%93ent%E2%80%93ence%E2%80%93ency-1-of-2

https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/76/40-Words-ending-in%E2%80%93ant%E2%80%93ance%E2%80%93ancy%E2%80%93ent%E2%80%93ence%E2%80%93ency-2-of-2

Formal vocabulary 1. Can you suggest a synonym for ‘astonishment’?

2. What is an ‘automobile’?3. Can you suggest a synonym for

‘obstructing’?4. What does the writer mean by

‘abode’?5. Can you suggest an alternative

word for ‘inconsiderate’?6. What is the ‘local

constabulary’?7. Can you suggest a synonym for

‘missive’?8. How would you describe the

mood of the writer?

ChallengeRewrite the note in a less formal way whilst also being respectful.

My Maths!

Remember to use My Maths to revise all the areas of maths which

we have learned.

Don’t forget Oak National Academy – new Year 6 maths lessons are continually added.https://www.thenational.academy/online-

classroom/year-6/maths#subjects

Access BBC Bitesize for online lessons.

Page 1

Times Tables Test

Calculating Time

Page 2 2. Calculate how long these combinations of events lasted.

a. Elephant talk and lunch.b. Gift shopping and feeding the

penguins.c. Looking at the animals and the

elephant talk.d. Travelling to the zoo and

travelling home.

3. What was the total duration of the whole day out?

4. Which lasted longer:Looking at the animals and the elephant talk or visiting the petting zoo and gift shopping?

• How many seconds are in one minute?• How many minutes are in one hour?• How many hours are there in one day?• How many days in a year?• How many weeks in a year?

• How many days are there in June?• How many days are there in August?• How many years are there in a decade?

A century?

Roman Numerals

Page 3 Write these numbers in Roman Numerals:

1 3 4 5 8 9 10

Write these Roman Numerals in figures/digits:

IV XX XVIII XLVI

Write these numbers in Roman Numerals:

38 52 75 90

Page 4

Multiplication

At a wedding there are 24 tables.19 tables seat 8 guests.5 tables seat 6 guests. Work out the total number of chairs needed.

Claudia saves £9 every month.How much money does she save over 4 years?

900 people went to a charity football match between Yeovil and Carlisle. Adult tickets are £9. Child tickets are £5. Out of the 900 people at the match, 155 are children.How much money is raised for charity?

74 x 6 134 x 4 394 x 7

8 x 92 263 x 6 ………... = 2074 x 6

Calculate the product of 179

and 5.

Page 5

Addition and subtraction problems

A salesman has to travel 348 miles. In the first two hours he travelled 63 miles.In the next three hours he travelled a further 94 miles. How much further does he have to travel?

In a garden centre, a rose plant costs £6.48, lily seeds cost £1.95 and daffodil bulbs cost 65p each. Mavis buys a rose plant and five daffodil bulbs. How much change does she get from a £10 note?

A baker has 1043 loaves of bread at the start of the day. In the morning, 593 loaves are sold and a further 396 loaves are sold in the afternoon.How many loaves of bread are there left at the end of the day?

Keith bought a writing pad and a pen. He paid £1.40. Katy bought a writing pad and 2 pens. She paid £1.95.Calculate the cost of a writing pad.

Which three numbers total

100?

48 39 26 47 14 25

The number in each triangle is equal to the sum of the numbers in the squares on either side. Find the missing numbers.

P.S.H.E. and ScienceTake some time to relax, exercise and look after yourself.

Can you remember the five food groups on the Eatwell Plate?

Can you remember why some of the food groups take up a larger section of the plate than others?

Research the Eatwell Plate and then design your own, including examples of types of food in each group.

Create an A to Z of fruits and vegetables.

Can you think of a fruit or vegetable which begins with each letter of the alphabet?

How many of them have you tasted?

R.E.: Our Christian ValuesA journey of learning in the light of God’s love.

Create a poster to show how you express our

Christian values in your life.

Honesty, Forgiveness, Love, Friendship, Hope, Faith and Respect

Create some art using natural materials you

can find in your garden or around your house.

You could look up some other pictures by

Andy Goldsworthy for inspiration!

Andy Goldsworthy is a British photographer and sculptor. His work focuses on natural materials, which he photographs and also

uses to create sculptures, such as rocks, ice, leaves and branches.

Please take a look at some of the fantastic work which has been sent in.

If you would like to share any of your work, please send to office@townlands.leics.sch.uk with the subject ‘Pictures Mrs Brown’

Please take a look at some of the fantastic work which has been sent in.

If you would like to share any of your work, please send to office@townlands.leics.sch.uk with the subject ‘Pictures Mrs Brown’