Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Daily Activities – here are some activities which you can do several days this week and some ideas for play activities

Phonics or Spelling Reading Maths Worship PE

• Choose 5 Common Exception words.

• Practise spelling you words over and over. How many times can you correctly spell it in 30 seconds?

• Write the meaning of each spelling.

• Can you give an example of how to use the word in a sentence?

• Choose 5 Common Exception words and practise spelling them using pyramid words. Write the word in a pyramid, e.g.

• Read every day for at least 10-15 minutes. Listen to your child read and let them discuss what they have read.

• Watch Newsround and discuss what is happening in the wider world

• David Walliams is reading one of his stories each day. Check out https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/

• Working on Times Table Rockstars - your child will have an individual login to access this.

• Play on Hit the Button - focus on number bonds, halves, doubles and times tables.

• Please ensure you know x2, x 5, x10 Year three times tables: x3, x4, x8 and their corresponding division facts.

• Compete the number of the week.

Please see the Worship area within the home learning section on the school website. http://www.christchurch-lancaster.lancs.sch.uk/index.php?category_id=137

• Each day follow the 30 minutes ‘PE with Joe’ session on Youtube.com

• Go for a walk, jog or bike ride.

• Make a bottle cup and ball game. http://krokotak.com/2014/06/empty-plastic-bottles-game/

Other ideas

Maybe watch a Wallace and Gromit film –Wallace is a great inventor. Family Fun Night Create a quiz about famous people and ask your questions during family during a games night? Maybe each family member could write a set of questions for a round. For example:

✓ Who is married to Prince Harry? ✓ Who tried to blow up the Houses of

Parliament?

Remember to have fun!

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

The project this week aims to provide opportunities for your child to learn more about famous or significant people. Learning may focus on past or

present inventors, explorers or scientists and how they influence society today.

English Maths Other

Mon Find out when the NHS began. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/38906932 Think about: What is the NHS? What does NHS mean? Who was the founder? Who pays for the NHS? Try to compare the NHS then and now. Represent your information as an information booklet or poster.

Unfortunately, we no longer have access to White Rose worksheets, even though the interactive videos are still available. The BBC Bitesize link takes you to the relevant lesson where there is a video and associated activities and worksheets Your child can record their answer in their maths book (no printing needed).

W/c 1st June Fractions on a number line https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zm8g47h

Science / DT Marble run - 60 second challenge. Can you build a marble run that keeps a marble going for a minute? You could use a toy marble run set, junk resources e.g. pipes, toilet or wrapping tube rolls, carboard to

create your run. Enjoy and have fun!!

Watch the video to see how Dyson engineers have tackled the problem, including an impressive run made from Dyson parts. (Challenge 3) https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.co.uk/resources/challenge-cards.html

I would love to see your marble run pictures on the blog.

Tues As the NHS plays such a significant role in our lives, especially today. A lady who changed things for the better was Florence Nightingale. Create a fact file about her and the changes she brought. A video about Florence Nightingale’s life https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p015j6sc https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zns9nrd/articles/znsct39 Read a story about her life on purple mash. https://www.purplemash.com/#app/bloglinks/florence_blog

W/c 1st June Making fractions on a number line above 1

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfxw

7nb As the NHS plays such a significant roles in

our lives, especially today.

One famous person was Florence Nightingale.

Create a fact file about Florence Nightingale

PE Invent and create exercise cards containing different exercises for you and your family members to do at home either outside or inside For example: 1. Touching toes and reaching high x30 2. Plank for 30 seconds x 3 times 3. Leg lifts – 1 mins each leg 4. Running on the spot for 2 mins 5. Jumping jacks for 2 mins 6. Speed bounce for 2 mins 7. Skipping for 2 mins 8. Squats 30 x 3 times

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Wed • Research: Who was Marie Curie and why is she important?

Read the Marie Curie Fact Sheet to find out about her life and career.

Complete the Marie Curie Flip Book Biography.

W/c 1st June Finding a fraction of amount https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrytnrd

Art Stamps often have famous people on them and some are very collectable and worth thousands of pounds. Create a portrait of Florence Nightingale or Marie Curie, in the style of a stamp. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zsbsqty

Thurs Research: How do X-rays work?

Use the powerpoint slides to find out how x-rays work.

Complete the X-ray explanation passage

Fun Science challenge

Can you identify the bones from the X-rays?

W/c 1st June Non unit fractions of an amount https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z78g47h

Art Use black paper or card as the background of your x-ray image. Use art straws, cotton buds or white card to create the bones, and stick them to the background. Make sure you try your best to stick the bones on in the correct layout

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Fri Reading Lesson

To understand what inference means and use it to answer questions about a story.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfn6pg8

This lesson includes:

• one video to explain what inference is • one video telling the story of Tiddalik the Frog • • Complete the three activities

W/c 1st June Friday Maths Challenge Challenge 2 and 3 Hard challenge 4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztrrn9q

DT – Invention time If you could invent a machine that could do anything what would it be? It might make lollypops or catch pigeons? It could turn cloud into ice cream. Design you own machine on the planning sheet or create it using junk modelling materials. Remember to tell me:

✓ What your invention does? ✓ What noises or sounds it makes? ✓ Has it got any special features? ✓ How much does it cost?

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020 Thursday English activities - powerpoint slides (Slide 1)

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020 Thursday English activities - powerpoint slides (Slide 2)

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Thursday English activity.

Explanation of X-rays.

X-ray machines can take ______________________ of inside a person’s body. They were developed by

________________________, a famous scientist who won prizes for her work. He ideas and her work helped to

male medical care better and ____________. X-Rays are used today to identify problems and

___________________ so that doctors can treat them.

Words to use: bones, support, Marie Curie, injuries, move, protect, safer

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020 Thursday Science Fun challenge

Can you identify the different bones using the x-rays?

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Thursday Fun Science challenge answers

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

BBC Bitesize Friday challenge answers Number of the week answers

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020

Christ Church C of E Primary School – Activities for school closure

Year Group: Year 3 Theme: Famous & Significant People Week beginning: 15th June 2020