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P5 Towerbank Learning@Home : Monday 22nd – Friday 26th February, 2021

P5 Towerbank Learning@Home Monday 22nd – Friday 26th February, 2021

Literacy and English

• Reading:

Listen to Miss Gow reading Chapter 14 of Night Bus Hero on Teams or read the short

extract from the story in the Literacy Resources section. As well as the themes of

homelessness and bullying, kindness is another important theme throughout the story.

Once you have listened to the chapter (this video will also discuss the questions) or

read the extract, answer the questions below the extract in sentences and complete

the Kind Hands task.

• Speech Marks: Watch Speech Marks Lesson 2 on the Primary 5 Stream Channel before

completing this task. If you did not watch Lesson 1, watch that first as it covers how to

correctly punctuate direct speech. Complete the speech marks worksheet in the

Literacy Resources section of this pack. There is a Mild and Medium/Spicy option. A

copy has also been uploaded to the Files section on Teams so you can also edit it

there.

• ASSIGNMENT: Writing: ‘Unlikely Friends’

➢ Write about the moment your unlikely pair of best friends first met!

➢ Using your knowledge of direct speech from the Speech Marks lessons, can you include

the conversation they had, remembering all the punctuation and layout rules!

➢ Look out for some writing tips in Speech Marks Lesson 2 on the P5 Stream channel.

Please post your writing in our Assignments channel.

• Spelling: I’m a Celebrity... Spelling Challenge – Week 5!

Keep practising your choice of words from your lists, or choose from this week’s new list of

adjectives ending in ‘-ful’ (e.g. grateful, colourful, powerful, beautiful), which you will find in

our literacy resources section, alongside a word search and blank word search grid for you

to use with your chosen spelling words.

How many stars will you win this week?! Can you beat your best score?

Thinking either about the donkey and

the dog, or else choosing an unlikely

animal pairing of your own, consider:

In what ways are these two creatures

different?

In what ways might they be similar?

How do you think they met each other?

How have they become best friends?


Numeracy and Maths

• Fraction of the Day: Complete the Fraction of the Day

worksheet using a fraction of your

choice. Look at the example

below to show you how to

complete it (but choose a

different fraction!).

• Fractions of Amounts:

Last week we introduced finding fractions of amounts and numbers. Complete the

Fractions of Amounts worksheet in the Maths and Numeracy Resources section to

continue to practise this skill. Choose from Mild, Medium or Spicy.

• Multiplication & Division: As celebrations continue all week for the Chinese New Year let’s learn more about some

of its traditions whilst practising our times tables! (worksheets in Maths & Numeracy resources section)

• Problem Solving:

Have a go at the Tile Puzzle worksheet in the Maths and Numeracy resources section of

this pack. You may want to cut out the tiles or make your own so you can move them

around to help you work it out.

• Mental Maths: Play the ‘24’ game. You will need a pack of cards, a piece of paper and a pencil.

Watch the video below for instructions on how to play:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeO0q0cSvx0&feature=youtu.be

Medium/Spicy: Use all four operations (multiplication, division, addition or subtraction)

Mild: Use two operations.

• Kahoot!: Play the ‘Fractions of Amounts’ quiz on Kahoot. Visit the link below (you can

access it on any device): https://create.kahoot.it/share/fractions-of-amounts/77ae2960-

db59-4072-bf4b-7b5dd8eb12c6

Additional Curricular Areas

• Health and Wellbeing: Pupil Well-being Questionnaire We would like your help to find out how you feel about yourself, life at school and life in general.

Please follow these instructions to provide your views. You will notice that this survey does not ask

for your name because your answers will be private.

There are no right or wrong answers – we just want to know how you feel.

To access the survey, click on this link, navigate to https://system.youcansay.co.uk/start/?pin=EDN&token=uLm5Qo or scan the QR code above.

• Click ‘Yes’ to confirm your “token” is for Pupil Wellbeing Questionnaire 2020.

• Listen to the instructions, then select your class from the drop-down list available.

• Click next to move on to the next question. (You can always click previous to go back

and change an answer.)

• Complete the survey by selecting the answer that best reflects your thoughts and feelings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeO0q0cSvx0&feature=youtu.be

https://create.kahoot.it/share/fractions-of-amounts/77ae2960-db59-4072-bf4b-7b5dd8eb12c6

https://create.kahoot.it/share/fractions-of-amounts/77ae2960-db59-4072-bf4b-7b5dd8eb12c6

https://system.youcansay.co.uk/start/?pin=EDN&token=uLm5Qo

https://system.youcansay.co.uk/start/?pin=EDN&token=uLm5Qo


• Art: Winter Birch Tree Painting

We have had some beautiful, snowy weather recently so have a go at this Winter

inspired birch tree art.

Click the video link below to watch a tutorial or see the Additional Curricular Areas

Resources for instructions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4vDxWZq0gE&feature=emb_logo

NOTE: Salt should be sprinkled on to the paint whilst it is wet, the artist does not include

this step in the video tutorial.

• Chinese New Year/Spring Festival/Lunar New Year: Say/Write/Make/Do

Can you share some of the things that you know about this traditional Chinese

celebration and the customs that surround it?

You could draw some illustrations, design a poster or leaflet, make a model or record

a short presentation, song, dance or story!

Here are some ideas and links to get you started:

myths and legends, the animal zodiac, household preparations, symbols, numbers,

the colour red, fire, special foods, decorations, lanterns, dragons and lions, parades,

luck and good fortune, presents, music and dance…

(you could also refer back to your reading comprehension from a few weeks ago).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YA9fwm4s8M – ‘Chinese New Year | BBC Teach’

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/38668427 - ‘Chinese New Year: what you need to know’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cRMRp9-Z08 – ‘Celebrating Chinese New Year’

• Chinese Cuisine – Get Creative in The Kitchen!

We would love you to show/tell us about some healthy Chinese dishes that you and

your family enjoy cooking and/or eating. You could also have a go at trying out a

new recipe!

We’ve included a few ideas in the Additional Curricular Areas resources section to

help to get you started (crispy spring rolls, two tasty stir fries and a hot banana

dessert!), but we would also love you to share new recipes with us on Teams!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4vDxWZq0gE&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YA9fwm4s8M

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/38668427

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cRMRp9-Z08


• STEM : Blow Up Balloon Experiment

Have a go at blowing up a balloon without using your own breath. You fill find the

equipment you need listed below as well as some questions to think about during and

after the experiment. You will find the full instructions in the Additional Curricular Areas

Resources section of this pack.

• Music

Watch the video for some ideas related to Winter Themed music. You can find it in the

Miss Findlay Music Folder on Teams or here:

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/a763313f-7b77-4945-8278-9fa61049a2ca

Supporting Learning Ideas - Signpost of the Week:

➢ Art teacher Cassie Stephens has a range of tutorials using a wide variety of art materials for

children to join in with: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdEo82iK2lzwMqCxBuQmmrQ

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/a763313f-7b77-4945-8278-9fa61049a2ca

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdEo82iK2lzwMqCxBuQmmrQ


Literacy Resources


Night Bus Hero

Chapter 14 Extract and Questions

Questions

1. How does Mei-Li behave towards Hector in the Soup Kitchen?

2. Why do you think she is behaving this way?

3. How do Mei-Li and the other volunteers show kindness in this extract?

4. Hector is someone who enjoys playing pranks on people and often treats others unkindly. How might

his attitude change by spending time at the Soup Kitchen?

5. Why is it important to treat others how you would like to be treated?


Night Bus Hero

Kind Hands Task

In ‘Night Bus Hero’, Hector is learning the importance of being kind and the impact it has on others. On the

hand template below, think of different actions and things you can say to show kindness to other people.

Write down one for each letter of the word ‘kindness’. Decorate your hand and make it colourful. Below it,

write down 3 random acts of kindness that you are going to carry out over the next week.


Speech Marks


SPELLING LIST: -FUL ADJECTIVES

Please Remember: only a single ‘l’ at the end!

cheerful playful painful colourful delightful helpful useful hateful wonderful beautiful

thankful hopeful faithful forgetful grateful harmful careful powerful spiteful boastful

mindful graceful disgraceful dutiful bountiful



Maths and Numeracy Resources Fraction of the Day









Tile Puzzle


Additional Curricular Areas Resources

Art

Winter Birch Trees

You will need:

• Thick white paper or card (A4 but it doesn’t matter too much what size it is)

• Masking tape or washi tape

• Scissors

• A black crayon

• Watercolour paints

• Paintbrush

• Salt

Instructions

1. Cut the tape into thin strips. These will be used for your trees.

2. Place the strips vertical like tree trunks. Add a few short pieces for branches on the birch tree.

3. Paint watercolours over the entire piece of paper/card. Try to use mostly cool colours: purple,

blues, and a little green.

4. While the paint is still wet, sprinkle salt on the paint. This will create a sparkly effect.

5. When the paint is dry, carefully remove the tape. If part of the paper comes up, don’t panic. Try

to remove it the best you can and glue any parts that ripped back down. 6. With a black crayon, outline the trees. Add multiple short horizontal lines to each trunk and

branch.

7.With a watered-down black paint, paint a line on the left side of the trunk and the bottom of the

branches. Then leave your painting to dry.


Chinese Cuisine





STEM Blow-up Balloon Experiment

Instructions

Documents

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