Home Learning Sheet 12 – Year 6

Date: 29-6-20

‘Sports Day Week – remember that exercise helps our mental well-being.’

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READING/WRITING FOCUS We are continuing to read the novel Wonder by R J Palacio…….

My name is August. I won’t describe what I look

like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably

worse.

Don’t forget that a pdf version has been put onto our website for you to use. If you have a copy of the book, then that is brilliant but you do not have to purchase one. It can also be accessed online via https://archive.org/details/Wonder_201810/ page/n9/mode/2up. Other versions are also available. LESSON 1 – MONDAY Think about what has happened in the story so far. Who are the main characters and what have you learnt about them? Give a brief synopsis to someone in your house. TASKS ONE AND TWO READ p43-48 Lamb to the Slaughter, p49-50 Lunch and p51-53 The Summer Table. THEN answer the following questions, giving as much information to support your answer as possible. REMEMBER to use a range of punctuation. 1. Ms Petosa calls August ‘honey’. Where have you

heard this kind of language before in the book? What do you think of Ms Petosa calling him this – he’s 11?

2. Julian interrupts Ms Petosa to ask August a question. Do you think Julian’s interested in the answer? What does this tell you about Julian?

3. Why does Ms Petosa move the conversation on? Do you think she realises what’s going on? How do you know?

4. How is August sure that Julian was being insulting? 5. What does Summer think of Ms Petosa? What do

you think August might think of her? 6. On the very last lines of these pages, there’s a

similarity or a contrast. Do you notice it?

MATHS 6J MATHS GROUP Oak National Academy Follow Year 7 or Year 8 Maths lessons – Area and Perimeter https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-7/subjects/maths/

WORK through each lesson, one a day and complete the pre-quiz tests, watch the videos and complete the worksheets before doing the post quiz. Working at Year 7 will enable you to access work that you will be looking at in September. WHEN you have completed this, look at the Abacus section below. ALSO, see White Rose Maths ATTACHED – Statistics: Read and Interpret Line Graphs. _______________________________________________ 6P/6W/Mrs Wood’s MATHS GROUPS Oak National Academy https://classroom.thenational.academy/year-groups/ SELECT THE YEAR GROUP, PICK MATHS AND THEN WEEK 10, 29th June. WORK through each day’s activities. There are videos to support your learning, explanations and activities. WHEN you have completed this, look at the Abacus section below. ALSO, see White Rose Maths ATTACHED – Statistics: Read and Interpret Line Graphs.

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READING/WRITING FOCUS 7. Compare August feelings introducing himself to Ms

Petosa and Summer and their reactions. 8. What is the same and what is different? 9. Compare what happens just after August introduces

himself to Ms Petosa and Summer. Who is in control in each of the situations?

LESSON 2 – TUESDAY The best authors use a range of sentence types to make their writing interesting and engaging. This lesson is working on understanding sentence types and being able to use them. Think about: What is a simple sentence? What must a simple sentence have to make it a sentence? Can you think of an example? What is a compound sentence? What is a complex sentence? So, what are the differences between the three types of sentence? YOU WILL NEED the Wonderfully Varied Sentences sheet for all of the tasks today. What is expected is fully explained on the sheet, which is attached. TASK ONE Recap on the three chapters read yesterday. Pick out two things from each chapter that captured your attention. Explain to someone at home stood out for you and why. TASK TWO Punctuation and Grammar: Using the Wonderfully Varied Sentences sheet, convert simple sentence paragraphs to mixed simple, compound and complex paragraphs. THEN convert the complex paragraph to a mixed one, with speech. TASK THREE Focussing on the chapter Lunch, write an imagined conversation taking place on another table in the lunch room, include a range of sentence types, speech and action/description. LESSON 3 – WEDNESDAY Vocabulary Although people from America and England can understand each other because we speak the same language. Some of the vocabulary used in both countries is different and usual. We will be looking at vocabulary in particular today.

MATHS

CLICK ON ‘SCHEDULE’

THEN CHOOSE ‘MATHS.’ Start on Monday and follow through the week, completing all the maths lessons for that week. OR if you are finding it a little difficult, try another year group like Year 5 or Year 4.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA LESSONS, take a look around their site to see if there are any other maths areas that you might want/need to revise. _______________________________________________

ACTIVE LEARN - ABACUS: Log into your Abacus account, via ActiveLearn (again, passwords etc have been handed out, or contact school if in doubt).

All work has been allocated to your specific maths group and level: 6J Maths – Wk 27 Revision Fractions: Ratio 6P/6W Maths – Wk 27 Revision Fractions: Ratio Mrs Wood’s Maths – Wk 27 Revision of Addition and Subtraction Work through each activity added but DON’T forget to watch the videos/tutorials on BBC Bitesize and Oak Academy, as they will help. ______________________________________________

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READING/WRITING FOCUS TASK ONE VOCABULARY MATCHING GAME – Part A Using the US Vocabulary worksheet, cut out all of the cards and match them with a definition. TASK TWO VOCABULARY PAIRS GAME – Part A Play this with someone else at home or at school (remember social distancing if in school – you can both have your own set of cards but count them out to make it fair). Shuffle the cards and share them out. The aim is to collect as many matching cards as you can: a word and a definition. Player with the most matching cards, wins. TASK THREE CREATE A FACT-FILE – Part B In the vocabulary list, Connecticut (a US state) and Star Wars (the film) are referred to. You have a choice of two tasks: 1. Find a list of 5 US states (choose the most interesting

ones). Research facts about each state. Then create a fact-file about each state. Use your own words and illustrate for effect.

2. Choose 5 Star Wars character (they can be the ones that lesser known characters if you wish). Research facts about each one. Then create your own fact-file about each character. Use your own words and draw pictures of your characters to make it more interesting.

TASK FOUR A GLOSSARY OF FOODS Think about a glossary and what its purpose is. A glossary is a list of words with definitions (explanations) as to what they are/mean. In the book, there are several US foods such as graham and saltline crackers, mentioned. Your task is to create a glossary of 5-10 US foods that we do not have in the UK. Again, you could draw a picture to accompany each. LESSON 4 – THURSDAY Characters can be very complex. Good writers write about characters with whom we can identify. We will be comparing two characters from the book today. TASK ONE Re-read the chapter Choose Kind, p45-48 Think about: 1. What is meant by the term

‘homeroom?’ 2. Why do other children tend to like Jack? 3. What is a precept and why would we use them?

MATHS DON’T FORGET……

PURPLEMASH there are a range of activities for you to have a go at. These are added to on a regular basis – we can also give you feedback if you submit them.

NEW THIS WEEK!

______________________________________________ VISIT BBC BITESIZE FOR THEIR DAILY LESSONS

VISIT www.bbc.co.uk/ bitesize where you will find daily lessons. Log on and do a lesson a day – Monday-Friday. AGAIN, if you are struggling, go to a year below. _______________________________________________ MATHS GAMES – FOCUS ON NUMBERS

Work through each one. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39

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READING/WRITING FOCUS TASK ONE (continued….) Inference: a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have. Your task is to complete the Comparing Teachers, section A, where you have to complete the table about Mr Browne’s character, giving evidence from the text to support. TASK TWO Re-read p37-42, Locks and Around the Room. THEN compare Mr Browne and Mrs Petosa’s characters. COMPLETE the sheet Comparing Teachers, section B, making sure that you use evidence from the text to support your comparisons. TASK THREE Think about what you have read so far and the two characters that you have just compared. YOU are to CREATE two characters (teachers) who are different. THINK and make NOTES about their personalities: what do they look like; how do they behave; what are they like? Your task is to write two separate classroom scenes with the contrasting teachers that you have created. You must clearly show their character traits through their actions and what they do/say.

LESSON 5 – FRIDAY Comprehension What do you think of the book so far? Can you recap on the main points? What do you think might happen next in the story? Where would you like the story to go (what would you like to see happen)? TASK ONE Read p54-56, One to Ten. Explain to someone else what has happened in this chapter. Then answer the comprehension questions using the Comparing Mom, Dad and August worksheet where you are comparing August and his mum’s reactions to his first day at school. TASK TWO Read p57-60, Padawan. Using the worksheet: Comparing Mom, Dad and August, compare his mum and dad’s reactions.

MATHS TIMESTABLE ROCKSTARS: Keep up-to-date with your times tables. WHO will be at the top of the leader board?

_______________________________________________ TWINKL: DON’T FORGET your free log on which allows you to access all strands of learning. TAKE a look, if you haven’t already done so, as there are lots of tutorials, games, worksheets and more. _______________________________________________

PHYSICAL EDUCATION Sports Day CREATE YOUR OWN SPORTS DAY AT HOME!

WHY DON’T YOU CREATE A SERIES OF EVENTS, KEEP A CHART OF WHO COMES 1ST, 2ND, 3RD AND CREATE YOUR OWN BADGES TO AWARD?

SACK RACE

Instead of obtaining a sack, use old pillow cases and challenge each other around the kitchen table, in the living room or in the back garden. Who will win?

OUTDOOR TWISTER

Have fun playing this game outdoors. Think about how you could put circles of colour on the grass! Who would win the game?

TUG OF WAR

Use an old rope or a skipping rope and challenge the family. Split into two groups. You might want to even put adults against children! Be brave!

WHEELBARROW RACE

Traditional favourite. Who can you partner up with? Think about a start and finish line. It could be fun!

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READING/WRITING FOCUS TASK THREE Watch one of the Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy episodes on the Internet. They explore how this cartoon and the characters are used by August and his Dad in their relationship. WHAT is it about? The story centres around the misadventures of a super dad trying to do his best to improve his somewhat undisciplined son's education, judging what would be best for him, even with some dislike at times of Bobi. The little puppy, who loves his father unconditionally, is very witty and motivated by a desire to fulfil his ambitions as well as make his father proud. WHERE can I watch the cartoon? You can access these via the internet but YouTube have many episodes. They are quite old though as they were filmed in 1959! An earlier version can be viewed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD3qacC0Tdg THEN compare the characters in the cartoon to August and his dad. ______________________________________________

FURTHER WORK: VISIT OAK ACADEMY https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/schedule/#

Here you will find daily lessons for all subjects, choose your year group and then SCHEDULE – have a go at all of the ENGLISH lessons and work through each day’s activities – Monday,

Tuesday etc. IT WILL BE WEEK 9. IF YOU are finding the work a little easy, try Year 7. If it is a little difficult, try a Year 5 or 4. __________________________________________________ SPELLINGS Practise the year 6 spellings (attached). Concentrate on 30 per week. How many can you spell correctly? DON’’T forget Purple Mash and ActiveLearn.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION Sports Day CREATE YOUR OWN SPORTS DAY AT HOME!

EGG AND SPOON RACE

Another traditional favourite. Real eggs? Or something that won’t break? Either way, it would be fun.

THREE-LEGGED RACE

Pair up with someone in your house – think how you could safely tie your legs together. Where will you start from and where will you finish?

CUP BY CUP

You will need a bucket of water, a cup and an empty bucket. The challenge is to empty the bucket at the front by filling the cup and passing it to the person behind you. The last person in the row has to empty the remains of the

water into the empty bucket and then pass the empty cup back to the front. You start all over again. Will you end up with as much water as you started with? The winning group are the group who have the most water left!

BEAN BAG TOSS

Create your own home version. Can go up in numbers of 10, 20, 50 – who can throw the furthest? What will you reward points by? How could you score it?

OBSTACLE COURSE

Build you own obstacle course. Think about what you could use and have as part of it. Don’t forget that you could even do keepie-ups to start or push ups etc. Have fun!

ENGLISH BBC BITESIZE DAILY LESSONS FOCUS: USING APOSTROPHES

VISIT the website and go through the various videos and help sheets before commencing with the activities.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrprkxs ___________________________________________________ SPELLING GAMES https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb

There are plenty of spelling games, even a quiz to help you.

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Glass Guardians Competition

The challenge is to create a glass recycling superhero to join the nation of Glass Guardians. What super-recycling powers will they have? What does their superhero costume look like? If you want to share your ideas, you could win £500 of Amazon vouchers for the school. Plus, there are £50 of vouchers for the winning learner’s chosen outlet up for grabs. So, if you fancy it, give it a go. You can scan or take a high-quality photograph of your competition entry forms and email them to: competitions@nationalschoolspartnership.com by Friday October 9th 2020. Full terms and conditions can be found there. ALTERNATIVELY, if you would just like to create your own superhero that’s cool to0 – you could even upload it to the school’s Facebook page.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION WIMBLEDON – ANY ONE FOR TENNIS?

LEARN all about Wimbledon – past history, ball boys and girls, winners etc by watching the PowerPoint attached/uploaded to our website.

THEN have a go at the Wimbledon: Tennis Skills Challenges.

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DON’T FORGET…..

YOGA

Yoga for 8-12 year olds - it is fun and easy to access.

https://www.cosmickids.com/shop/yoga-class-plans-for-8-12-year-olds/

PE AT HOME

Lots of fun activities for you to try at home. Follow the videos to see what to do and how to be safe whilst doing PE at home.

https://primarypeplanning.com/home-pe/

THIS IS PE

https://www.youtube.com/

Then type in ThisIsPe and a whole range of national curriculum PE lessons can be accessed.

PE WITH JOE WICKS can be accessed via YouTube or Oak Academy (as part of their daily lessons) to keep your mind and body active. Remember, he is no longer updating the daily lessons.

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COMPUTING SCRATCH Scratch is a free, downloadable program for programming. BECOME A PROGRAMMER

Use SCRATCH for coding is a great way to become familiar with the basics of coding before you move onto more complex coding at KS3. You will find activities you can code; games you can play.

https://scratch.mit.edu/starter-projects ONCE you have downloaded scratch and become a little more familiar with coding, have a go at Skating Penguins, which has a range of challenges for you to crack. The challenge sheet is attached.

____________________________ PURPLE MASH has a range of on-line programming activities for you to work through. These have been set a 2Do activities – take a look. A few of these are below…..

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PSHE – TRANSITION – Session 3

BE AWESOME GO BIG We are following the Be Awesome Go Big programme which we started as part of our Overview 10 - transition from primary to secondary school. As we know that this can be a scary time, especially as you are unable at present to follow the usual transition process, this programme is here to help. This week’s PowerPoint is focussing session 3 – Dare to take risks and has a range of activities to support it. Everything that you will need is either attached or is in the work booklet that is on our website. It is also available from www.beawesomegobig.co.uk

Have a look at the extra activities that you can complete. These are also in the work booklet. You could complete one a day if you wanted to.

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PSHE – WELL-BEING Have a go at some of these…… YELLOW HEART SUN-CATCHER Make yourself a yellow heart that will reflect the sun when placed on the window. Instructions etc are attached. I AM AN AMAZING PERSON Use this worksheet to write about all the things that you are good at and what makes you, you. Sheet is attached.

COMPUTING BBC BITESIZE – Go to Information Technology (you’ll find it towards the bottom of the page). Work through each of the activities seen below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zvnrq6f

___________________________________________________ ALOGARITHMS AND DEBUGGING https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhdr47h If you haven’t completed this, have a go.

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SCIENCE Although we have covered the circulatory system, it is good to recap. Take a look at this lesson: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zq6x8hv

PSHE – BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER Visit Oak Academy and view this lesson. It is important that we educate ourselves in current affairs. (From the wk9 schedule).

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-6

____________________________ DESIGN TECHNOLOGY See the Art and History section. _____________________________________

TWINKL: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR FREE AND THE LINK WILL NOT WORK: DO NOT sign up using your email address with the code PARENTSTWINKLHELPS as this is no longer free and will not work – you will therefore, not be able to access anything on this website unless you sign up to one of their accounts. Therefore, if we use Twinkl for anything on our overview, we will ensure that whatever you need is attached or uploaded to our website.

SCIENCE – BODY HEALTH

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SPORTS AND EXERCISE?

THIS WEEK WOULD HAVE BEEN SPORTS DAY WEEK. We are therefore, looking at the benefits that can be gained

from being active and living a healthy lifestyle.

Key vocabulary:

exercise, benefits, impact, healthy lifestyle, sport, heart rate, pulse rate, participation, persuade, training, motivation, physical benefits, mental benefits .

SCIENCE

SPORTS

We know that looking after yourself is important and a healthy lifestyle is vital if you wish to be a successful

sportsperson. It isn’t just eating well and being good at sport, it is also a mind-set.

Looking at the quotes above, which are a series of quotes from the world of sport, about motivation, engagement,

fitness and determination, pick one and think about the personalities involved, asking yourself:

What motivates them to take part?

Why do you think that is?

What are the benefits of sport and exercise?

How do you think people choose what sport to do?

TASK ONE – TRY SOMETHING NEW

What sports do you participate in regularly?

Write each sport that you regularly participate in and how many times per

week that you do it for.

What sport in our class do you think has the most participants?

Why do you think that might be?

Which is your favourite sport and why?

What encouraged you to take up this sport?

Write about your favourite sport and why this is your favourite sport by

completing the Try Something New sheet attached.

TASK TWO – TRY SOMETHING NEW:

WRITING AN ADVERT

Create a poster advert for a new sport using the prompts on the attached sheet.

Looking at the prompt sheet attached, you are going to use this to help you to

create a persuasive poster to encourage Year 6 classmates to participate in a new

sport. Select a sport or exercise that you may know a little about although not

necessarily have tried yourself.

What does the sport involve?

Why would it be a good sport to take up?

REMEMBER to refer to all the prompts when writing your advert. REFER to

secondary sources carefully to ensure that you use facts to give reasons for

taking part and opinions that persuade and encourage motivation.

ART & DESIGN After watching the PowerPoint of the Hero Twins (history section), you will now be familiar with this type of ball game that was an important part of Mayan culture. This knowledge will help you to produce some artwork that can go with your history task.

TASK TO draw a picture/scene to illustrate how to play this ancient ball game of pok-ta-pok and to accompany your instructions.

Don’t forget you can share your artwork by uploading to the school’s Facebook page. Have fun. SOURCES: - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ zq6svcw/articles/zbqyy4j The Hero Twins (Twinkl) - uploaded on our website.

HISTORY PURPLE MASH Have a look at these activities that have been put onto Purple Mash for you.

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MAYA CIVILISATION – THE HERO TWINS One of the many things the ancient Mayas are remembered for is their ball game, which they called pitz or pok-ta-pok.

The game was played on an "I" shaped ball court with hoops on either side. a small rubber ball, which usually weighed about 6 pounds, was to be bounced through the small hoops. Ancient Mayas took this game to a whole different level. So much so that at the end of a game, the captain of the losing team could be sacrificed to the gods! In fact, the ball game was not played for enjoyment. The main reason was to keep the gods happy. It’s also believed that the game was played instead of going to war. The ball games we play today are much less deadly, but there are still some similarities. For example, the Maya players had to work together as a team. They built large ball courts and often played in front of crowds. TASK Watch the PowerPoint attached and visit the BBC bitesize link below to familiarise yourself with this game and the rules. YOUR TASK is to write a set of instructions of how to play the game. SOURCES: - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ zq6svcw/articles/zbqyy4j The Hero Twins (Twinkl) - uploaded on our website.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DO YOU KNOW YOUR SYMBOLS -CHRISTIANITY? Symbol Challenge All regions have symbols which mean something to their religion – they are symbolic. TASK ONE LOOK at the Religious Symbols sheet, where it shows various symbols for different religions. DRAW each symbol and then research why they are symbolic. TASK TWO MATCH the symbol to the explanation. SOURCES Use the internet to help you search if you need help or take a look at the link below. http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/religion/christian.htm Twinkl (attached)

MUSIC

CHALLENGE – WE NEED YOU….. RHPS have come up with the challenge to create a video where all pupils are performing the song 'The Blessing' using Makaton. To do this, each year group has been allocated a section of the song to learn. Remember that all sections will be put together to make it one final piece. Our allocated section is: -

[Bridge 3] In the morning, in the evening

In your coming, and your going In your weeping, and rejoicing

He is for you, He is for you

[Refrain] He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you

YOUR TASK After learning this, remember that it needs to be recorded and then uploaded. So, you need to ask a parent or family member to record you performing the song using Makaton and then upload it to our Facebook page (with your parents’ permission).

REMEMBER that this is the week that you are being asked to perform the song, record it and if parents would like your video to be used in the overall piece, it will need to be uploaded to the Facebook page - please note that the final piece will be shared on Facebook. Any parent who wishes their child’s video of them doing Makaton to the song The Blessing uploaded, will

need to have it uploaded to Facebook by the 30th June.

MUSIC – SOME MORE IDEAS…. Calling all Violin & Cello pupils. Try this out using your computer/tablet: Google: Sandwell Music Education Hub Click on: Home learning page Select: Strings Select: Mrs. Masters teaches the song “Bambalela!” Mrs Masters is using a Violin so all Mr Masons’ pupils can try this out. Mrs Father’s cello pupils can also play Bambalela with Mrs Masters. You can use your open A, D and G strings just like Mrs Masters. She is using the same strings on her Violin. LOOK opposite for help. Cellos - These are your open strings. Just play them with your bow. Calling all musicians Music Centre Virtual Ensemble Smoke on the Water using your computer/tablet. Google: Sandwell Music Education Hub Click on: Music centre members virtual ensemble link Click on: Your instrument name to find a copy of your music Scroll down the page & then click on the backing track. You can now practice your part & play along. This is an exciting opportunity for all instrumentalists. Young musicians video record themselves at home, playing their part to a backing track. Following clear instruction, pupils can then send in their videos for SIPs to make a huge ensemble performance. Submit your videos to music.arts@sips.co.uk by Tuesday 30th June 2020. If you don’t want to do the video performance, then just do it for fun or share it with your family. Blue Peter Badge

Get your hands on this incredible looking music badge, designed by the one and only music-sensation Ed Sheeran. Fill out the form (available from the website) and send it to the address below. Don't forget to attach a picture of yourself enjoying music with your entry. Make sure you visit the website for all terms and conditions before you apply. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/bp-music-badge Blue Peter, BBC Bridge House, MediaCityUK, Salford, M50 2BH.

In the Garden In this activity you will create music using things you find in the garden or park inspired by composer John Cage's Child of Tree. Child of Tree is a piece of music by John Cage which uses found objects. Listen to this beautiful performance by Rosie Bergonzi, then head out into your garden to see what you can find to inspire you to be creative and make music. http://resources.bcmg.org.uk/creating-music-at-home/in-the-garden Hand Dance Make a dance, using only your hands. Watch the task video introduced by artist Theresa Lynne. Feel free to be as simple or as creative as you like – fast or slow. To music or in silence. Using your hands or bringing together the hands of everyone you live with. Whatever your hand dance – we are interested to see it! Upload it to our website. https://www.whereareyoudundee.com/task14

Overview 12 – Year 6 – SCIENCE: TASK ONE

TRY SOMETHING NEW TABLE

My chosen sport is…

I have chosen this sport because...

The benefits on the human body of taking part in this sport are…

I know this because…

I think you should give this sport a try because…

I was inspired to try this sport when….

Anything else? (include pictures, quotes, interesting facts and anything else you think will motivate your classmates to give your sport a go!)

Overview 12 – Year 6 – SCIENCE: TASK TWO

TRY SOMETHING NEW Use these prompts to help you write your advert:

RE – Religious symbols – TASK ONE

RE – Religious symbols – TASK ONE