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Home Learning Grid – Year 5 & 6

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Task 1: Task 4: Task 7: Task 10: Task 13:

Job advert for a Zookeeper

Upload to Seesaw

Animal fact-file Animal riddles – who am I?

How to video on Seesaw.

Animal care guide Create a diary as an animal in a

Zoo

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Task 2: Task 5: Task 8: Task 11: Task 14:

Animal Tangrams

Rabbit, Swan and Horse

Animal Tangrams

Camel, Bear and Jumping Cat

Animal Tangrams

Sea Lion, Whale and Kangaroo

Animal Tangrams

Lion – Double Tangram

Tangram Zoo – How to video on

Seesaw

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Task 3: Task 6: Task 9: Task 12: Task 15:

Animaux de Zoo –

How to video on Seesaw

Create your own Zoo Soundscape of a Zoo – create

your own. Upload to Seesaw.

Design an enclosure Franz Mark Collage/artwork –

upload to Seesaw

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Reading Times Tables Websites

Reading twice per day please

1 x 20 minute session on readtheory.org (log in

required)

1 x 20 minutes reading a book

TT Rockstars – try all

different times tables

Play ‘soundcheck’ regularly

Bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Bbc bitesize are releasing daily lessons on a range of different subjects

https://artfulparent.com/

lots of different art/creative ideas

Seesaw Virtual learning platform.

Thank you so much for all the excellent work you uploaded last week- it was lovely to see!

Keep up the great effort!

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Task 1: Write a job advert for a Zookeeper – upload on Seesaw

1. First, watch this video about the duties a Zookeeper will typically carry out in a day (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIjQ4tAi49M). On Youtube, type in ‘A Day in the Life of Zookeeper – Paradise Wildlife Park’.

2. Make notes on things you see in the video that you think it will be important for your advert.

3. You will need to think about what kind of personality would be suitable for that job, what their skills/qualifications would need to be, and you will also need to outline what their tasks would be each day.

4. Think carefully about the skills a prospective employee would need, based on the day to day events you saw in the video. As well as being good with animals, zookeepers are expected to interact with the public and also use the online computer system for their forms – so be sure to include these sorts of things in your advert!

5. In your books, use the layout below, or create your own! When you’re finished, upload a picture to Seesaw!

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Task 2: Animal Tangrams – Rabbit, Swan and Horse

1. Cut out the tangrams and put them together to make the animal shapes of a rabbit, a

swan and a horse

2. Look at the answer sheet for video links to check your answers

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Task 3 – Log in to Seesaw for task description and help

Une girafe

Un elephant Un paresseux

Un hippotame Un lama

Un pingouin Un gorille Un kangourou Un lion Un singe

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Task: First, to check your understanding, translate these sentences from French to English:

1. J’ai vu un lion orange et jaune fort.

2. J’ai vu un crocodile vert silencieux et vieux.

Now write 5 of your own sentences, following this formula:

J’ai vu + the animal/s + colour/s + characteristic/s

Once you’re done, take a picture and upload it to seesaw! If you’re feeling really brave – you could

record yourself reading your sentences out loud!

Masculine (the word

begins with un)

Feminine (the word

begins with une)

You need to put together the animals & characteristics & colours to create sentences about what you saw at the

Zoo.

I saw = J’ai vu

A loud grey elephant – Un elephant gris bruyant

*In French, the adjective goes after the noun. It will go noun, colour, adjective. *

All together… J’ai vu un elephant gris bruyant.

If you want to add more than one adjective or colour, you can use the French word for ‘and’ which is ‘et’. EG:

J’ai vu un pingouin noir et blanc heureux.

I saw a happy black and white penguin.

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Task 4: Animal fact-file

1. Every animal enclosure needs some key information about the animals that live there. You

need to choose an animal you would find in a zoo and create a fact file to be used for the zoo.

2. In your book, use the template provided below or create your own design for your fact file.

3. You will need to research your animal and make sure your fact file includes information on:

- Where the animal is normally found and what its natural habitat is like

- Basic description- what is the height/ weight of the animal, does their appearance differ

from male to female or from where their habitat is

- What the animal eats? Plants? Animals? Be specific.

- Is it dangerous to humans?

- Any other interesting facts about the animal

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Task 5: Animal Tangrams – Camel, Bear and Jumping Cat

1. Cut out the tangrams and put them together to make the animal shapes of a camel, a bear

and a jumping cat

2. Look at the answer sheet for video links to check your answers

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Task 6: Plan, Create and Draw a Zoo map

Your task today is to design and draw a map of your zoo.

Have a look at these maps from zoos around Britain to help you get some ideas and understand

what a good zoo map look likes.

https://www.marwell.org.uk/zoo/explore/whats-at-marwell-zoo

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/plan-your-visit/day-planner/maps-and-guides/

You can explore each map in more detail by following/clicking on the link below each map.

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Your map will need to include (tick when you have included them on your map)

An entrance A gift shop and or cafe Toilets

A picnic area At least 10 different animals and enclosures

Paths and roads for people to walk on

You might also want to include:

A play area An education centre Some fun rides

A transport system like a train or a bus for people to get around the zoo easily

Ice cream huts Special exhibits like a

tropical/reptile house or an aquarium

A car park Activities like face painting and Keeper talks

When designing your zoo you should think about:

• How you can make it easy for people to walk around and see all the exhibits.

• Which animals can share enclosures?

• That the enclosures are the right size for the animals in them.

• Where you place the parts that aren’t animal enclosures like the toilets.

• Do you have a good range of animals?

Before you draw your map it would be a good idea to plan out the exhibitions and attractions you

want in your zoo, this way you know what you are including and how big it needs to be. If you look

at the maps you can see that they use different symbols and pictures and a key to tell visitors

what is at the zoo, don’t forget to include them in yours.

If you are in year 4 and want an extra challenge look at the map of Adelaide Zoo. They have

created a grid and used coordinates to guide visitors to their exhibits, add this to your map.

https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/visitor-information/

You can draw your zoo in your home learning book or on a plain sheet of paper or if you are

feeling adventurous why not make a model of it after you have drawn it.

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Task 7: Animal Riddles? Who Am I? – SEESAW TASK

1. Log on to Seesaw and watch the video explaining how to come up with your own animal

riddle

2. Create two of your own animal riddles

3. Upload one of your animal riddles to Seesaw

Turkey

There’s lots of me at Thanksgiving But you don’t want me to be wasted Because my meat’s really juicy Just so long as I have been basted

Chicken

You might be called this animal If someone thinks that you’re afraid This is something that you might eat As well as its eggs that it laid

Pig

This provides meat that you would eat When breakfast you are makin’ A chicken is what gives the eggs And this is what gives bacon

Penguin

My wings are used as flippers So in water I can flow Sometimes when on land I slide On my belly in the snow

Lion

I am known as a king The jungle’s where I reign It is hard to tame me And I have a large mane

Snail

I travel very slowly When gliding along the ground Maybe my shell weighs me down In your garden I am found

Giraffe

I like to use my long tongue To eat leaves from tops of trees I don’t have to climb up though With my long neck it’s a breeze

Monkey

What are all these animals? Marmoset and capuchin Macaque, spider and baboon A mandrill and tamarin

Snake

Some types slither on the ground And some can live up in the trees Adders, vipers and cobras What kind of animals are these?

Elephant

I’m an animal you might love But I’m too big to be your pet I have an extremely long trunk And it’s said I never forget

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Task 8: Animal Tangrams – Sea Lion, Whale and Kangaroo

1. Cut out the tangrams and put them together to make the animal shapes of a sea lion, a

whale and a kangaroo

2. Look at the answer sheet for video links to check your answers

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Task 9: Animal Soundscape – Upload on Seesaw

In the animal enclosure there are many sounds created by the animals, what they are doing and

the surroundings. This is a safari soundscape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceHQCmorbBE

Notice how there are sounds which are happening at the same time as each other. Some are

louder/quieter/faster/slower.

Watch these links to help you with ideas for your own zoo soundscape, some have sounds but

some do not. Think about the noise the trees would make as they sway in the wind, the sound of

the animals’ footsteps, the birds/insects in the background and the sounds of the animals

interacting with each other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GsvgKu1060

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjG34Vysszo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i18nuXzJrVQ

Today you are going to create a soundscape which shows the sounds of your chosen enclosure.

Begin by choosing an animal enclosure at your zoo. It could be one of the above or it could be

different.

Try to think about:

· What would be happening in the enclosure and so what sounds would be heard.

· What sounds would be louder or quieter.

Which sounds would be at the same time or be one after the other.

How you can create these sounds. Please make sure you ask your parents before using items from

around the house.

Create your soundscape for your enclosure and then add it on to Seesaw for your teacher to listen

to. In the comments box you could write what you have included in your soundscape.

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Task 10: Animal Care Guide

1) Think of an animal at the zoo that you want to take care of

2) Look at https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/ for any inspiration

3) Fill in some ideas in each of the four sections turn the four sections into instructions. Try

and write 8 instructions (two from each section)

4) To add extra informative details try and use brackets, commas and dashes

5) Look at the example of an elephant to see how it should look when finished.

Clean

Healthy

Exercised Fed

Clean Hose and scrub once a week Elephant Shower

Healthy Trim the tusks and inspect the mouth Weigh daily

Exercised Swim Run

Fed Hay Other plants

How to take care of an elephant

• In order to keep the elephant clean, they will need a good scrubbing at least once a week.

• Using a special shower stall, hose them all over – make sure you get them behind the ears.

• On a day-to day basis, make sure elephants tusks are well trimmed and inspect their mouths

to make sure their teeth are clean.

• As elephants love to eat, weighing them daily is important to make sure they are growing at

a healthy rate - you will need very large weighing scales.

• Elephants are fantastic swimmers, so a place for them to exercise this way is essential.

• Elephants love to roam, run and strut, therefore a large area where they have the freedom

to move is very important in giving them the necessary exercise.

• Hay, hay and hay is needed. An adult elephant can eat roughly 300 pounds (about 140

kilograms) of hay a day - you will need to have good contact with a local farmer.

• For a bit of variety, elephants can eat a variety of plants so see which other wild shrubs,

plants and trees you can feed it – the more, the better.

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Task 11: Animal Tangrams – Lion – Double Tangram

1. Cut out the tangrams and put them together to make the animal shape of a lion – you will

need both tangrams.

2. Is there anymore animals you can independently create? – visit https://www.tangram-

channel.com/tangram-puzzles/animals-easy/ for inspiration if you are stuck.

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Task 12: Design an enclosure

1. Select an animal you would expect to find in a zoo (you may choose to use the one from your

fact file) and design the perfect enclosure for that animal

2. You must include:

• A range of features that make that enclosure suitable for your animal

• Labels for each features

• Show your design from a bird’s eye view and a front view

3. Underneath your designs, write a short paragraph explaining your choices for what you have

included in your enclosure.

Bird’s eye view

Front view

Bird’s eye view

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Task 13: A diary entry as an animal in a Zoo

1. Think about an animal in a zoo. How do you think they feel about it? That is what you are going to do today! Below is a series of pictures of animals to get you thinking.

2. Chose the animal you are going to write as and decide whether they are happy being in the zoo, or unhappy.

3. Write a diary entry, as your chosen animal, about a day they experience at the zoo. You can use the senses for inspiration to get you going: what can the animal see/hear/feel/smell/taste? Use what you learned earlier on in the week about what different things zookeepers get animals to do (such as displays) for inspiration too.

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Task 14: Tangram zoo – Seesaw Task

1. Choose a zoo animal that you have made this week or find another zoo animal by

browsing on the website https://www.tangram-channel.com/tangram-puzzles/animals-

easy3/

2. Create a few versions of that animal

3. Draw a zoo habitat for your animals and put them your animal tangrams on it

4. Take a photo and upload it on to seesaw

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Task 15: Franz Mark Collage/artwork – upload on Seesaw

Franz Marc was a famous German painter who lived from 1880-1916. He enjoyed painting animals

on bright and colourful backgrounds. He often painted the animals in unusual colours too.

We would like you to create your own Franz Marc inspired artwork. Choose an animal and make

sure you have a bright and colourful background. Remember your animal doesn’t have to be its

usual colours. You could use colouring pencils, felt tips, pastels, paint or even collage, whatever

you have at home!