08 January 2021
Today, we’re starting a new way of supporting home learning. Below you’ll find seven lessons with videos to follow created by teachers in your school and in other schools in the federation. It should give you a taster of how we’re planning on delivering your lessons from now onwards. Next week, there will be a maths lesson from White Rose Maths Hub as well.
Don’t forget you can send some of your work to your teacher if you’d like to -we’d be particularly interested in any tasks that you found tricky, or ones that you feel particularly proud of. Email addresses can be found in Mr Roundtree’s recent communications.
Today’s lessons:
- Reading (skills) : video task
- Reading (fluency and vocabulary) : video
- Writing (texts) : video
- Writing (skills): video
- Spelling (Mrs Welsby): video *
- Spelling (Mrs Valentine): video *
- Science and Topic : video quiz
*From next week there will only be one spelling lesson a day. There’s an extra one today to introduce you to both teachers.
Other mini sessions that you could complete at any point during the day:
- Times Tables Rock Stars (ask your teacher if you’ve forgotten your logins)
- 5 minute moves
- Spellings: Practise words that’ve you’ve been given to learn in previous weeks, using any of the spelling strategies we usually list.
Introduction to home learning 08 January 2021
Here are some introductions from Year 1 and 2 teachers across Sphere Federation. There will be 7 videos each day next week and three extra links too.
Introduction to home learning 08 January 2021
Here are some introductions from Year 1 and 2 teachers across Sphere Federation. There will be 7 videos each day next week and three extra links too.
Thursday 07 January 2021
Here is another extra reading fluency lesson from Mr Gathercole.
Wednesday 06 January
Here is an extra lesson for today from Mr Gathercole using the reading fluency.
Week beginning 04 January 2021
Happy New Year. We hope you’ve had a fantastic holiday and are looking forward to continuing our learning journey this year. Sorry that you can’t be in school this week but we’ve got plenty of activities to keep you busy.
Here’s a video from Mr Lindsay and Mr Freeman to let you know of some changes to the home learning. Mrs Hogarth’s class can take a look at the class news to see a video for her class.
Maths
In school this week, we’re learning about area. Although these are year 5 objectives, this is a review week for children in year 6 as they may have missed this learning last year. They should use these resources:
- lesson one video: counting squares video worksheet, answers
- lesson two: area of rectangles video, worksheet, answers
- lesson three: area of compound shapes video, worksheet, answers
- lesson four: area of irregular shapes video, worksheet, answers
You don’t have to print the worksheets. Your child can write or draw their answers on paper. Your child’s learning will be most effective if you sit with them to pause the clip and check / praise / support your child as the clip moves on.
Don’t forget to practise times tables on Times Table Rock Stars, too. Even rock legends need to keep their fingers and brains sharp. Email your class teacher if you need your child’s login and password details.
(Suggested time: 30 minutes of Maths and 15 minutes of Rock Stars daily)
Reading fluency
This is the fluency text on the book Sky Song that we’ll read in class this week. In school, we generally follow this sequence:
- Day 1: Read the text aloud with your child listening. Read it clearly and slowly, pointing to each word as you read. Have a chat about any unfamiliar words.
- Day 2: Read aloud each sentence (a full short sentence or part of a longer sentence), and have your child read it back to you. Do this ‘echo reading’ for the whole text.
- Day 3: Read the text and talk about the effect of the punctuation on how you read it – pauses for full stops and expression for exclamations (!) or questions (?). Your child reads the text aloud.
- Day 4: Read together with expression (just like you practised on Day 3).
- Day 5: Your child reads independently and fluently.
(Suggested time: 15 minutes daily)
Reading comprehension
- Day 1: Read the fluency text and answer the RIC questions.
- Day 2: Re-read the prologue to Sky Song. Take photos of yourself acting out different parts of the story, or if you can’t, then draw picture to summarise it.
- Day 3: Re-read the prologue to Sky Song. Summarise the story in 10 sentences.
- Day 4: Book Club. Once a week, we have a relaxing lesson where we sit and read quietly, often with an adult. At home, we’d like you to read your favourite book or text, too. If possible, discuss the book with an adult, talking about some or all of the sections of this grid.
(Suggested time: 30 minutes daily)
Writing
Follow these lessons on journalistic writing from Oak National Academy. There’s a whole series of lessons, but start at Lesson 1 and work through, doing one (or maybe even two) each day. (If you’re self-isolating in your second week, stick with the series of lessons you’ve already started and aim to complete the full series.)
(Suggested time: 30-40 minutes for each)
Spelling
This week’s spellings are on our spelling page. Complete one task each day:
- Day 1: Generate more words linked to the spelling pattern or ‘rule’. (You could look out for the words in the book you’re reading at home, or any other text, like a website linked to our learning.)
- Day 2: Practise the spellings using two of the ideas in our Super Spelling Strategies Guide. (Set yourself and others at home a challenge of using some of the words when you’re speaking, too!)
- Day 3: Write separate sentences, each containing one of the spellings. (Don’t forget to show off really neat handwriting and make sure you sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, exclamation mark (!) or question mark (?).
- Day 4: Repeat Task 2 or 3.
- Day 5: Get an adult at home to test you on your spellings. Practise any you spell incorrectly – you could write them out carefully until you’re sure.
(Suggested time: 15-20 minutes daily)
Topic
Our topic this half-term is about climate change. This geography unit from Oak Academy is called Water, Weather and Climate.
Follow these. There are six lessons in total, but start at the first lesson and work through, doing two or three in the week.
(Suggested time: 30-40 minutes)
Science
Our focus this half-term is Space.
These six lessons from Oak National Academy link closely to what we’ve been doing in class. Start at Lesson 1 and work through, doing two or three in the week.
If Science really motivates your child, you could also use look at these lessons all about practical Science.
(Suggested time: 30-45 minutes)
PE
Don’t forget to do some daily exercise!
Do two or three of these Five Minute Moves from Joe Wicks each day – spread them across the day as if they were playtimes, maybe!
Try working through this series of 25 lessons from the Association for Physical Education – do two or three in the week.
(Suggested time: 5 minutes daily, plus 30 minutes for the longer PE lessons)
Extra stuff…
As an extra (or as an alternative, if this helps to motivate your child)…
Geography isn’t a topic-driver this half-term, but you could brush up on your locational knowledge – something that was missed when schools closed earlier this year. You could explore some online maps and try to memorise some new countries, capitals, rivers and mountain ranges. These three lessons about Europe are worth checking out.
What about some Living and Learning? While you’re away from school, you could check out these lessons on money!
Week beginning 04 January 2021
We’re really missing you in school and we can’t wait to have you back. We hope you’re managing to stay happy, healthy and safe while you’re not with us here in school. You are still very much a part of our school community so please get in touch with us. Here is a welcome video from Mrs Latham.
Maths
This week’s maths learning is linked to place value.
- Lesson 1 video, worksheet and answers.
- Lesson 2 video, worksheet and answers.
- Lesson 3 video, worksheet and answers.
- Lesson 4 video, worksheet and answers.
You don’t have to print the worksheets. Your child can write or draw their answers on paper. Your child’s learning will be most effective if you sit with them to pause the clip and check / praise / support your child as the clip moves on.
Don’t forget to practise number bonds on Numbots or times tables on Times Table Rock Stars. Email your child’s class teacher if you need your login and password details.
(Suggested time: 30 minutes of Maths and 15 minutes of Numbots/Rock Stars daily)
Reading fluency
This is the reading fluency reading fluency that we’ll read in class this week. In school, we generally follow this sequence:
- Day 1: Read the text aloud with your child listening. Read it clearly and slowly, pointing to each word as you read. Have a chat about any unfamiliar words.
- Day 2: Read aloud each sentence (a full short sentence or part of a longer sentence), and have your child read it back to you. Do this ‘echo reading’ for the whole text.
- Day 3: Read the text and talk about the effect of the punctuation on how you read it – pauses for full stops and expression for exclamations (!) or questions (?). Your child reads the text aloud.
- Day 4: Read together with expression (just like you practised on Day 3).
- Day 5: Your child reads independently and fluently.
(Suggested time: 15 minutes daily)
Phonics
We teach a phonics lesson daily at school. Your child should have a ‘Practise Phonics’ book that they bring home from school. The sticker on the front will indicate which phase they’re working at. On Phonics Play, the activities and games match the phases. If you’re unsure which phase your child is working on, email your class teacher.
If your child has completed the phonics reading books, they can use some Phase 5b, 5c, 5d or Phase 6 resources.
Use a different Phonics Play activity for :
- Revisit: Flashcard Speed Trial, Flashcard Time Challenge or Tricky Word Trucks
- Practise: Play Buried Treasure, Dragon’s Den or Picnic on Pluto
- Apply: Have a go reading one of the Comics or the Reading Robots
Login details are Sphere (user name) and Spher3 (password).
(Suggested time: 20 minutes daily)
Reading
We’ll be using this ‘RIC’ text in class to practise comprehension skills.
RIC stands for:
- Retrieve: finding information in a text
- Interpret: using clues in the text or pictures to unlock information
- Choice: thinking about the author’s choice of words, techniques or organisation that make the text interesting and enjoyable to read
Read for 10-15 minutes daily. You could read the books you have brought home from school or any other books you have at home. Remember that the ‘Practise Phonics’ book is designed to be read more than once, to help with segmenting (sounding out), blending (putting the sounds back together) and fluency.
(Suggested time: 10-15 minutes daily)
Writing
Follow these lessons from Oak Academy on story writing using Jack and the Beanstalk. There’s a whole series of lessons, but start at Lesson 1 and work through, doing one (or maybe even two) each day. (If you’re self-isolating in your second week, stick with the series of lessons you’ve already started and aim to complete the full series.)
(Suggested time: 30-40 minutes for each)
Spelling
This week’s spellings are on our spelling page. Complete one task each day:
- Day 1: Copy the words out in your best handwriting (like in our handwriting guide) – using a lead-in line or joined handwriting. (You could look out for the words in the book you’re reading at home, or any other text.)
- Day 2: Practise the spellings using two of the ideas in our super spelling strategies guide. (Set yourself and others at home a challenge of using some of the words when you’re speaking, too!)
- Day 3: Write separate sentences, each containing one of the spellings. (Don’t forget to show off really neat handwriting and make sure you sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, exclamation mark (!) or question mark (?).
- Day 4: Repeat Task 2 or 3.
- Day 5: Get an adult at home to test you on your spellings. Practise any you spell incorrectly – you could write them out carefully until you’re sure.
(Suggested time: 15-20 minutes daily)
Topic
Our topic this half-term is geography driven.
Use this series of 10 lessons from Oak Academy to learn about the seven continents or these 10 lessons all about the oceans and seas.
There are several lessons, but start at the first lesson and work through, doing two or three in the week.
(Suggested time: 30-40 minutes)
Science
Our focus this half-term is all about materials.
These lessons from Oak National Academy link to what we’ve been doing in class. Start at Lesson 1 and work through, doing two or three in the week.
If Science really motivates your child, you could also use these lessons about the animal kingdom, which reviews previous learning.
(Suggested time: 30-45 minutes)
PE
Don’t forget to do some daily exercise!
Do two of these Five Minute Moves from Joe Wicks each day – spread them across the day as if they were playtimes, maybe!
Have a go at one of the Change for Life indoor activities or a Cosmic Kids yoga session each day.
(Suggested time: 30 minutes daily)
Extra stuff…
As an extra (or as an alternative, if this helps to motivate your child)…
Music isn’t a topic-driver this half-term, but you could have a look at these lessons on rhythm.
Living and Learning is important to help us live a happy and healthy lifestyle. Have a go at these healthy lifestyle lessons.
Week beginning 04 January 2021
Happy New Year!
We hope you enjoyed a happy, healthy and safe Christmas break and are eager to get started on your new learning.
2021 was certainly an interesting year and we start 2021 full of optimism for all the exciting learning we will enjoy this year. Find out what optimism means by asking an adult, using a dictionary or finding a definition online.
Before you dive in to your home learning, check out this short video message from Mr Catherall.
Remember, Monday is a training day so have another day off! On Tuesday, start your home learning. Here’s everything you’ll need…
Maths
In school this week, we’re learning about multiplication and division.
Y4 children use these resources:
- Lesson 1: video, activity, answers
- Lesson 2: video, activity, answers
- Lesson 3: video, activity, answers
- Lesson 4: video, activity, answers
You don’t have to print the worksheets. Your child can write or draw their answers on paper. Your child’s learning will be most effective if you sit with them to pause the clip and check / praise / support your child as the clip moves on.
Don’t forget to practise times tables on Times Table Rock Stars, too. We’re concentrating on the 9 times tables this week, but I’d like everyone to do at least one ‘sound check’ to see how you’re doing on everything. Email me if you need your child’s login and password details.
(Suggested time: 30 minutes of Maths and 15 minutes of Rock Stars daily)
Reading fluency
This is the fluency text on what Earth is made of that we’ll read in class this week. It also contains our RIC questions. In school, we generally follow this sequence:
- Day 1: Read the text aloud with your child listening. Read it clearly and slowly, pointing to each word as you read. Have a chat about any unfamiliar words.
- Day 2: Read aloud each sentence (a full short sentence or part of a longer sentence), and have your child read it back to you. Do this ‘echo reading’ for the whole text.
- Day 3: Read the text and talk about the effect of the punctuation on how you read it – pauses for full stops and expression for exclamations (!) or questions (?). Your child reads the text aloud.
- Day 4: Read together with expression (just like you practised on Day 3)
(Suggested time: 15 minutes daily)
Reading comprehension
- Day 1: Have a go at this RIC.
- Day 2: Complete this video lesson from Oak National Academy based on our new class novel: The Firework Maker’s Daughter.
- Day 3: Complete this video lesson from Oak National Academy based on our new class novel: The Firework Maker’s Daughter.
- Day 4: Book Club. Once a week, we have a relaxing lesson where we sit and read quietly, often with an adult. At home, we’d like you to read your favourite book or text, too. If possible, discuss the book with an adult, talking about some or all of the sections of this grid.
(Suggested time: 30 minutes daily)
Writing
Follow these lessons on persuasive writing from Oak National Academy. There’s a whole series of lessons, but start at Lesson 1 and work through, doing one (or maybe even two) each day. (If you’re self-isolating in your second week, stick with the series of lessons you’ve already started and aim to complete the full series.)
(Suggested time: 30-40 minutes for each)
Spelling
This week’s spellings are on our spelling page. Complete one task each day:
- Day 1: Generate more words linked to the spelling pattern or ‘rule’. (You could look out for the words in the book you’re reading at home, or any other text, like a website linked to our learning.)
- Day 2: Practise the spellings using two of the ideas in our Super Spelling Strategies Guide. (Set yourself and others at home a challenge of using some of the words when you’re speaking, too!)
- Day 3: Write separate sentences, each containing one of the spellings. (Don’t forget to show off really neat handwriting and make sure you sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, exclamation mark (!) or question mark (?).
- Day 4: Repeat Task 2 or 3.
- Day 5: Get an adult at home to test you on your spellings. Practise any you spell incorrectly – you could write them out carefully until you’re sure.
(Suggested time: 15-20 minutes daily)
Topic
Our topic this half-term is about geography – all about natural disasters (particularly earthquakes and volcanoes).
Follow these lessons on mountains, earthquakes and volcanoes from Oak National Academy. There are ten lessons in total, but start at the first lesson and work through, doing two or three in the week.
(Suggested time: 30-40 minutes)
Science
Our focus this half-term is rocks.
These six lessons from Oak National Academy link closely to what we’ve been doing in class. Start at Lesson 1 and work through, doing two or three in the week.
If Science really motivates your child, you could also use look at these lessons all about practical Science.
(Suggested time: 30-45 minutes)
PE
Don’t forget to do some daily exercise!
Do two or three of these Five Minute Moves from Joe Wicks each day – spread them across the day as if they were playtimes, maybe!
Try working through this series of 25 lessons from the Association for Physical Education – do two or three in the week.
(Suggested time: 5 minutes daily, plus 30 minutes for the longer PE lessons)
Extra stuff…
As an extra (or as an alternative, if this helps to motivate your child)…
Religious Education isn’t a topic-driver this half-term, but you could brush up on your knowledge of different religions. There’s loads of lessons available here on Oak National Academy about a wide range of religions. You could focus on one religion or find out about a range – it’s up to you!
What about some Living and Learning? While you’re away from school, you could check out these lessons on eating well and living well.
Week beginning 04 January 2021
Happy New Year!
We hope you enjoyed a happy, healthy and safe Christmas break and are eager to get started on your new learning.
2021 was certainly an interesting year and we start 2021 full of optimism for all the exciting learning we will enjoy this year. Find out what optimism means by asking an adult, using a dictionary or finding a definition online.
Before you dive in to your home learning, check out this short video message from Mr Catherall.
Remember, Monday is a training day so have another day off! On Tuesday, start your home learning. Here’s everything you’ll need…
Maths
In school this week, we’re learning about multiplication and division.
Y3 children use these resources:
- Lesson 1: video, worksheet, answers
- Lesson 2: video, worksheet, answers
- Lesson 3: video, worksheet, answers
- Lesson 4: video, worksheet, answers
You don’t have to print the worksheets. Your child can write or draw their answers on paper. Your child’s learning will be most effective if you sit with them to pause the clip and check / praise / support your child as the clip moves on.
Don’t forget to practise times tables on Times Table Rock Stars, too. We’re concentrating on the 9 times tables this week, but I’d like everyone to do at least one ‘sound check’ to see how you’re doing on everything. Email me if you need your child’s login and password details.
(Suggested time: 30 minutes of Maths and 15 minutes of Rock Stars daily)
Reading fluency
This is the fluency text on what Earth is made of that we’ll read in class this week. It also contains our RIC questions. In school, we generally follow this sequence:
- Day 1: Read the text aloud with your child listening. Read it clearly and slowly, pointing to each word as you read. Have a chat about any unfamiliar words.
- Day 2: Read aloud each sentence (a full short sentence or part of a longer sentence), and have your child read it back to you. Do this ‘echo reading’ for the whole text.
- Day 3: Read the text and talk about the effect of the punctuation on how you read it – pauses for full stops and expression for exclamations (!) or questions (?). Your child reads the text aloud.
- Day 4: Read together with expression (just like you practised on Day 3)
(Suggested time: 15 minutes daily)
Reading comprehension
- Day 1: Have a go at this RIC.
- Day 2: Complete this video lesson from Oak National Academy based on our new class novel: The Firework Maker’s Daughter.
- Day 3: Complete this video lesson from Oak National Academy based on our new class novel: The Firework Maker’s Daughter.
- Day 4: Book Club. Once a week, we have a relaxing lesson where we sit and read quietly, often with an adult. At home, we’d like you to read your favourite book or text, too. If possible, discuss the book with an adult, talking about some or all of the sections of this grid.
(Suggested time: 30 minutes daily)
Writing
Follow these lessons on persuasive writing from Oak National Academy. There’s a whole series of lessons, but start at Lesson 1 and work through, doing one (or maybe even two) each day. (If you’re self-isolating in your second week, stick with the series of lessons you’ve already started and aim to complete the full series.)
(Suggested time: 30-40 minutes for each)
Spelling
This week’s spellings are on our spelling page. Complete one task each day:
- Day 1: Generate more words linked to the spelling pattern or ‘rule’. (You could look out for the words in the book you’re reading at home, or any other text, like a website linked to our learning.)
- Day 2: Practise the spellings using two of the ideas in our Super Spelling Strategies Guide. (Set yourself and others at home a challenge of using some of the words when you’re speaking, too!)
- Day 3: Write separate sentences, each containing one of the spellings. (Don’t forget to show off really neat handwriting and make sure you sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, exclamation mark (!) or question mark (?).
- Day 4: Repeat Task 2 or 3.
- Day 5: Get an adult at home to test you on your spellings. Practise any you spell incorrectly – you could write them out carefully until you’re sure.
(Suggested time: 15-20 minutes daily)
Topic
Our topic this half-term is about geography – all about natural disasters (particularly earthquakes and volcanoes).
Follow these lessons on mountains, earthquakes and volcanoes from Oak National Academy. There are ten lessons in total, but start at the first lesson and work through, doing two or three in the week.
(Suggested time: 30-40 minutes)
Science
Our focus this half-term is rocks.
These six lessons from Oak National Academy link closely to what we’ve been doing in class. Start at Lesson 1 and work through, doing two or three in the week.
If Science really motivates your child, you could also use look at these lessons all about practical Science.
(Suggested time: 30-45 minutes)
PE
Don’t forget to do some daily exercise!
Do two or three of these Five Minute Moves from Joe Wicks each day – spread them across the day as if they were playtimes, maybe!
Try working through this series of 25 lessons from the Association for Physical Education – do two or three in the week.
(Suggested time: 5 minutes daily, plus 30 minutes for the longer PE lessons)
Extra stuff…
As an extra (or as an alternative, if this helps to motivate your child)…
Religious Education isn’t a topic-driver this half-term, but you could brush up on your knowledge of different religions. There’s loads of lessons available here on Oak National Academy about a wide range of religions. You could focus on one religion or find out about a range – it’s up to you!
What about some Living and Learning? While you’re away from school, you could check out these lessons on eating well and living well.
Week beginning 04 January 2021
We’re really missing you in school and we can’t wait to have you back. We hope you’re managing to stay happy, healthy and safe while you’re not with us here in school. You are still very much a part of our school community so please get in touch with us. Here is a welcome video from Mrs Latham.
Maths
This week’s maths learning is linked to money.
- Lesson 1 video, worksheet and answers.
- Lesson 2 video, worksheet and answers.
- Lesson 3 video, worksheet and answers.
- Lesson 4 video, worksheet and answers.
You don’t have to print the worksheets. Your child can write or draw their answers on paper. Your child’s learning will be most effective if you sit with them to pause the clip and check / praise / support your child as the clip moves on.
Don’t forget to practise number bonds on Numbots or times tables on Times Table Rock Stars. Email your child’s class teacher if you need your login and password details.
(Suggested time: 30 minutes of Maths and 15 minutes of Numbots/Rock Stars daily)
Reading fluency
This is the reading fluency reading fluency that we’ll read in class this week. In school, we generally follow this sequence:
- Day 1: Read the text aloud with your child listening. Read it clearly and slowly, pointing to each word as you read. Have a chat about any unfamiliar words.
- Day 2: Read aloud each sentence (a full short sentence or part of a longer sentence), and have your child read it back to you. Do this ‘echo reading’ for the whole text.
- Day 3: Read the text and talk about the effect of the punctuation on how you read it – pauses for full stops and expression for exclamations (!) or questions (?). Your child reads the text aloud.
- Day 4: Read together with expression (just like you practised on Day 3).
- Day 5: Your child reads independently and fluently.
(Suggested time: 15 minutes daily)
Phonics
We teach a phonics lesson daily at school. Your child should have a ‘Practise Phonics’ book that they bring home from school. The sticker on the front will indicate which phase they’re working at. On Phonics Play, the activities and games match the phases. If you’re unsure which phase your child is working on, email your class teacher.
If your child has completed the phonics reading books, they can use some Phase 5b, 5c, 5d or Phase 6 resources.
Use a different Phonics Play activity for :
- Revisit: Flashcard Speed Trial, Flashcard Time Challenge or Tricky Word Trucks
- Practise: Play Buried Treasure, Dragon’s Den or Picnic on Pluto
- Apply: Have a go reading one of the Comics or the Reading Robots
Login details are Sphere (user name) and Spher3 (password).
(Suggested time: 20 minutes daily)
Reading
We’ll be using this ‘RIC’ text in class to practise comprehension skills.
RIC stands for:
- Retrieve: finding information in a text
- Interpret: using clues in the text or pictures to unlock information
- Choice: thinking about the author’s choice of words, techniques or organisation that make the text interesting and enjoyable to read
Read for 10-15 minutes daily. You could read the books you have brought home from school or any other books you have at home. Remember that the ‘Practise Phonics’ book is designed to be read more than once, to help with segmenting (sounding out), blending (putting the sounds back together) and fluency.
(Suggested time: 10-15 minutes daily)
Writing
Follow these lessons from Oak Academy on story writing using Jack and the Beanstalk. There’s a whole series of lessons, but start at Lesson 1 and work through, doing one (or maybe even two) each day. (If you’re self-isolating in your second week, stick with the series of lessons you’ve already started and aim to complete the full series.)
(Suggested time: 30-40 minutes for each)
Spelling
This week’s spellings are on our spelling page. Complete one task each day:
- Day 1: Copy the words out in your best handwriting (like in our handwriting guide) – using a lead-in line or joined handwriting. (You could look out for the words in the book you’re reading at home, or any other text.)
- Day 2: Practise the spellings using two of the ideas in our super spelling strategies guide. (Set yourself and others at home a challenge of using some of the words when you’re speaking, too!)
- Day 3: Write separate sentences, each containing one of the spellings. (Don’t forget to show off really neat handwriting and make sure you sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, exclamation mark (!) or question mark (?).
- Day 4: Repeat Task 2 or 3.
- Day 5: Get an adult at home to test you on your spellings. Practise any you spell incorrectly – you could write them out carefully until you’re sure.
(Suggested time: 15-20 minutes daily)
Topic
Our topic this half-term is geography driven.
Use this series of 10 lessons from Oak Academy to learn about the seven continents or these 10 lessons all about the oceans and seas.
There are several lessons, but start at the first lesson and work through, doing two or three in the week.
(Suggested time: 30-40 minutes)
Science
Our focus this half-term is all about materials.
These lessons from Oak National Academy link to what we’ve been doing in class. Start at Lesson 1 and work through, doing two or three in the week.
If Science really motivates your child, you could also use these lessons about the animal kingdom, which reviews previous learning.
(Suggested time: 30-45 minutes)
PE
Don’t forget to do some daily exercise!
Do two of these Five Minute Moves from Joe Wicks each day – spread them across the day as if they were playtimes, maybe!
Have a go at one of the Change for Life indoor activities or a Cosmic Kids yoga session each day.
(Suggested time: 30 minutes daily)
Extra stuff…
As an extra (or as an alternative, if this helps to motivate your child)…
Music isn’t a topic-driver this half-term, but you could have a look at these lessons on rhythm.
Living and Learning is important to help us live a happy and healthy lifestyle. Have a go at these healthy lifestyle lessons.