11 June 2020: Home Learning
Good morning, year 3 and 4!
Maths
Today, year 3, have a look on this BBC bitesize page to learn all about fractions on a number line.
Year4, here are your answers to yesterday’s maths problem. Today, have a go at this circles problem – watch Mrs Welsby talking about it here.
Reading
For your reading task, watch this video of Mrs Welsby all about Mr Botte’s mystical shoemaker’s shop. The answers to yesterday’s learning are also in that video.
Science
Head to Oak National Academy to learn more about Plants. Throughout the lesson, you will be asked to pause the video to complete tasks (just like when we do a video lesson). Don’t forget, you can go back and listen to bits again to help you fill in the answers correctly. Have fun!
10 June 2020: Home Learning
Today’s learning……..
Year 5 and 6 maths
How did you get on with the nrich challenge yesterday? Caitlin managed to get up to 98!
Complete this challenge called ‘A square of numbers’ where you will need to work systematically.
If you want to challenge yourself, why not find different solutions and justify that you haven’t missed any out. This is where working systemically is important. Then, you could make up your own problem which uses different operations around a square in a different order.
It would be great if you could email me (nataliebeatson@spherefederation.org) your own challenges and some of the children in school could have a go at solving them!
Reading: retrieval
Watch and complete this video lesson.
You’ll need these questions for your main task. And, this link to the whole First News paper for the challenge.
Design Technology: mechanical systems
Follow this BBC Bitesize lesson all about mechanical systems and you could even have a go at designing and making your own moving toy! If you do, please take a photo and email me your picture. We will have a go at making some in school too- I will post some of our creations on the class news page.
10 June 2020 : Home learning
Maths
When we are looking at bigger numbers, we talk about partitioning them. Learning about place value is important so you know how much each digit is worth. Watch the video about place value : https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8sfr82/articles/zw4g2nb
Look at the pictures and use what you know about counting tens and ones to count the objects.
Challenge :
Reading
Watch the video about contractions : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gubPH3WEurg
Write these words as contractions :
I am = I’m
does not
where is
there is
could not
I will
do not
Challenge : Put each contraction into a sentence.
Topic – Living and Learning
Draw two jars and choose two different emotions and draw things in the jars that remind you of that emotion or that make you feel that emotion. Eg happy – sunshine, ice cream, friends, kittens.
10 June 2020: Home learning
Hi everyone. Half way through the week already? Wow! Here’s today’s activities. Have fun!
Maths:
Y3 – Consolidate your learning on unit and non-unit fractions by watching the following link. There is a quiz at the beginning and at the end, so get ready. Throughout the video you will be asked to pause and write down some answers on a piece of paper.
Y4 – Yesterday’s answers. Today we are continuing to problem-solve. Here is today’s video activity.
Reading: Possible answers to yesterday’s reading task. Today’s video learning and activity sheet.
Living and Learning : How did you get on with yesterday’s reflection of Lockdown? Today we are going to build on your conversations of yesterday. Today’s video and worksheet.
Story: Mixed, read by Mrs Welsby Mixed story PDF (with printable resources) This story raises questions about race and diversity. First News have released an ‘I Don’t Get It’ video made in partnership with Sky, asking why racism is still a big issue in our world. This resource aims to help you understand this global crisis. Watch here
09 June 2020: Home learning
Good morning Year 3 and 4. Today is Empathy Day, 09 June 2020: Read, Connect, Act!
The day is launched at 9:30am, Empathy Lab news page , with author Cressida Cowell. There are many great authors talking live throughout the day on this site – it’s well worth checking out. You can download extra resources Family Activity Pack .
Maths:
Y3 Maths video learning with Mrs Rowley.
Y4 Maths. Start with the mixed times tables video first. Then have a go at the problem solving video and activity sheet.
Reading: Today’s video learning and activity sheet.
Living and Learning: Today we are going to reflect on what life has been like for us in Lockdown. Video, task and emotions graph. It would be really good to talk this activity through with someone at home, if possible.
09 June 2020 : Home learning
Morning everyone. Here is the learning for today.
Maths
Watch the video about number lines : https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zknsgk7/articles/z3t94j6
Write calculations to show what is on each number line. The first one has been done for you.
Challenge : You could draw your own number line to solve the calculations if you can’t print it out.
Reading
Watch the video about the Colour Monster story : https://youtu.be/Ih0iu80u04Y
Answer questions at end of video.
- There were mainly five different coloured feelings. Name them all and how they made the Colour Monster feel.
- What about the colour pink? How do you think that made the Colour Monster feel?
Topic – Living and Learning
Today is ‘Empathy Day’ created by EmpathyLab.uk.
Empathy is a vital human force, creating happier children, stronger communities and a better world. We’ve never needed it more than right now. We’ll help everyone understand and experience the power of empathy through books. Scientists say that we can train our brain with stories, as the more we empathise with characters, the more we can understand other people’s feelings. Throughout the day, we’ll be running brilliant online events and fun home-based activities to help children read, connect and act using empathy. Authors, illustrators, schools, libraries, and families across the UK will be taking part and we’d love for you to join in! Join in here : https://www.empathylab.uk/empathy-day-20204bde2d62
Knowing that we are all the same but different is important for children. Here is a story to watch : https://youtu.be/hUrjb4SZnxg
Have a look at the pictures and think about how you are feeling today. Draw a picture of how you felt yesterday and how you feel today. Are they the same? Emotions change all the time and it is ok to have different emotions. They don’t last forever.
09 June 2020: Home Learning
Good morning everyone.
Today’s learning…..
Year 5 and 6 maths: problem solving
Have a go at this nrich challenge. You could make your own digit cards to help you. Try and work systematically to find the solutions.
English/Living and Learning
You may have seen in the news in recent days a lot of stories about racism and inequality. There have been many protests all around the world about the tragic death of George Floyd in the US and the racism, that unfortunately people are still experiencing in today’s society.
Our Living and Learning statement this week is ‘I can see things from other people’s points of view’ and this is relevant when we think about people not being treated fairly or are voicing their thoughts and opinions when protesting or speaking about their own experiences of racism.
Watch this video clip– Racism: why is it still a big issue?
Write a summary to show what the video clip is telling.
Music
Listening or playing to music can really help lift your mood. Follow this BBC Bitesize lesson all about singing with feeling.
08 June 2020: Home learning
Good morning everyone. I hope you have all had a great weekend, despite the rain.
Today’s learning….
Maths: Y5 and Y6 today is a Maths challenge. Follow this link to complete the 100 maze. You could take a picture of the solution that you get closest to 100 and email me. Let’s see who gets the closest!
Reading: Read this text about Florence Nightingale and then answer these questions.
PE: Dance challenge: It’s fun to dance and make our own routines up. In June, children big and small are invited by imoves to take part and create their very own dance video. Here’s how it works. If you fancy having a go, follow this link. You don’t have to video your dance, but it’s important that you have fun!
08 June 2020: Home learning
Hello everyone. We hope you had a good weekend, despite the wind and rain! Hopefully, now that Lockdown is easing a little, you have managed to see a few more people – from a safe distance, of course. I find it really hard not to hug friends and family that I haven’t seen for a while, but so far I’ve managed to keep that 2 metre distance. How are you getting on? We miss you all and look forwards to the time that we will see you again.
Maths: How did you get on with Friday’s challenge? Solutions here.
Today’s Y3 video learning from Mrs Rowley.
Continuing from last week, Y4 have a final lesson on the 12x table from Mrs Alloway. (Scholes did this lesson last Thursday!)
Reading: Today we are thinking about prediction. Video learning and activity sheet.
Spellings: We are practising the spelling for the sh sound this week. Spelling strategies sheet.
PE: Dance challenge: It’s fun to dance and make our own routines up. In June, children big and small are invited by imoves to take part and create their very own dance video. Here’s how it works. If you fancy having a go, follow this link. You don’t have to video your dance, but it’s important that you have fun!
08 June 2020 : Home learning
Morning!
Our home-learning posts are continuing but staff are in school full-time now, so the amount of teacher videos will be less.
Try to keep reading for at least twenty minutes per day. If you have run out of your own books to read there is a fab online library of eBooks to read on https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/ Just register on the website, log in and choose what you want to read.
Weekly spellings :
Y1 : turn, fur, down, now, coin, point, hear, beard
Y2 : camel, tunnel, squirrel, travel, towel, tinsel, angel, jewel, kennel, bagel
Times tables : If you ready, start learning x6 (link to x3) OR keep going with times 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 and divide 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10
Maths
Watch the video about addition being commutative (it can be done in any order) : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cY11XvCcaH
Tell the story of each picture and write as many equal calculations as you can about the picture.
Eg 2+3+4 = 3+2+4 or 4+3+2 = 3+4+2
Reading
Watch the video about a story called The Colour Monster : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cY11X8CcAT
Then read the story and look for the key vocabulary.
Topic – Art/DT
Have a go at drawing or making your own colour monster. You could use one of the templates below, make your own or ‘draw with Rob’ :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PedfXGus_K0
