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Home Learning Guidelines:

Use the grid below to help structure your child’s home learning. We would encourage children to complete at least 2 activities from each column and record their learning experience in their challenge book. This could be done in a variety of ways. For example, writing a few sentences about what they learnt, drawing a picture, sticking in a photograph, completing a thought bubble etc.

To support your child at home with reading we ask that your child reads at least 4 times a week. Remember there are lots of resources to support reading on our website.

There is no expectation that your child completes the home learning challenges if they are unwell or if circumstances at home are such that the completion of the tasks cause unnecessary stress and anxiety to the household.

The highlighted activities on the learning grid show which activities the children will complete in school.

Year 6 Week 8 - Home Learning Grid – Week Commencing 01.06.20Weekly theme: WaterReading English Expressive Arts

Using words, poetry, drawing, painting and other mediums to describe our inner and outer responses to the word around us.

STEMScience, technology, engineering and mathematics.

People & CommunitiesPersonal and social development, well-being and religious education.Understanding the world in which we live.

Use the link below to read about oceans. Then play the quiz to test your new knowledge.

BBC Bitesize - Oceans

During this term we will be looking at the life and work of Shakespeare. Use a computer to find out as much as you can about him and then start to build a fact file on his life and writings, you could include: a mini-biography, lists of his

Water is really fun and interesting to photograph – from rivers and oceans to water in a glass – the options are plentiful! Take a range of photos that feature water. This could be done at home or out and about whilst on a daily

Build a model water cycle:First, found out about what the water cycle is by using the following link: BBC Bitesize - what is the water cycle?

Then, use the instructions below to make a model water

It is important to keep in touch with your friends and relatives. Think of someone special and write them a letter. You could tell them about some of like things you have learnt about water this week.

plays, sonnets (poems), famous sayings that have come from his writing and a portrait.

walk. Make a slideshow of your favourite images. See below for 5 simple tips for taking nice photographs.

cycle. You might like to look at the BBC Bitesize lesson on preparing and drafting a letter to help you.BBC Bitesize Lesson on preparing and drafting a letter

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Draw a picture of one of the settings in the story you are reading at the moment and then write a description of where it is and what happened there.

The first Shakespeare play that we will study, to inspire our own writing, is The Tempest. This play is one of Shakespeare’s final plays, written just a couple of years before he died. It is known as his “watery” play as the first scene is all about a storm at sea and it is set on an Island. Using BBC Teach: The TempestWatch the story of The Tempest. Write a descriptive setting of the “Island with No Name”.

Ripples are small waves or a series of waves often seen in the movement of water. Look for images online of ripples; these could be photographs, paintings or graphic illustrations which inspire you and try to create an artwork of your own.

Have a go at these “Nrich” maths problems to do with water and drinks.

https://nrich.maths.org/13664https://nrich.maths.org/965https://nrich.maths.org/5979https://nrich.maths.org/2420https://nrich.maths.org/5929

Good hygiene is the first line of defence against COVID-19.We all need clean water to wash our hands, keep our homes and hospitals clean and protect against COVID-19. But many people struggle to access this vital resource, putting them at risk. WaterAid is a charity that helps people all around the water to have access to clean, running water. See what you can find out about this charity. You might like to have a go at some of their challenges too!

Water Aid Challenges

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Creature From the DeepImage

Using the link above, complete the ‘Question time!’ and ‘Perfect picture!’ sections.

Creature From the DeepImage

Complete the ‘Sentence Challenge’ and ‘Story Starter’ sections using the link above.

Have a go at writing a watery shape poem; see the attached raindrop poem for inspiration. You could decide to write a tear drop poem instead or what about creating a ripple poem to go with your artwork. You can investigate more watery poetry online.

Use a web browser (such as Google) to search Hour of code Course 4. Click on the link Course 4 – Studio code.orgClick on lesson 14: Artist: Functions with parameters, puzzle 1. Do puzzle 1.Watch the video called ‘How to create a function.’Complete puzzles 2 to 17.OR

Further to your studies on Saints, please complete the sheet attached, we want to know what you have learnt.Can you nominate someone you think should be named a Saint, can you explain why and how this person compares to Jesus.Design a portrait with a symbol for your Saint.

Pick a lesson from Course 3 or Course 4 that you found challenging and have another go.

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Interested in tsunamis?

Using the link below read all about tsunamis: what causes them; how big they can get and whether they can be predicted.

National Geographic - Tsunamis

Teach someone else about the things you have learnt. You might like to create a poster to record everything you found out.

There are magical characters in The Tempest: Prospero, the wizard (previously the Duke of Milan); Ariel, the sprite and Caliban, the sea monster; choose one of these characters and write a character description.

On your travels abroad or in the UK you will have seen many wonderful landscape views, some of which will have been reflected in water. Watch the clip of how to paint reflections on water and using the artist’s hints and tips, have a go at painting your own landscape that is reflected in water.

How to paint reflection on water

Attempt the ‘Bottle Flipping’ challenge. Using the information below we would like you to investigate the optimum amount of water needed in a bottle to create the perfect bottle flip. You could carry out the investigation with other members of your household.

Water is use as a symbol in Christianity, it is often referred to as “living water”. Can you find out the meaning of this and explain why this would be meaningful to Christians.

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Physical DevelopmentMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Try this Star Wars ‘Jedi Training’ themed HIIT workout:

Star Wars Jedi Training

More like these can be found via the Sport England #stayinworkout pages.

Large Ball Challenge.Complete the challenge using the information below. Don’t forget to record your scores on the sheet provided. You could complete this challenge once or if you enjoy it you could complete it every day this week and see if your scores improve.

Duster Dodge1. Each player tucks a duster (or

scarves, ties, socks etc) into the waistband of their clothes so it is dangling down their back. This is their ‘tail’.

2. One person is the timekeeper (keep swapping so the timekeeper also gets to play).

3. Shout ‘Go!’ The players move and dodge around the space, trying to catch other players’

Go to Joe Wicks’ website and join in his daily workout activities.Joe Wicks

Fitness Bingo.Complete the activities in the fitness grid below. If you want to turn it into a game of bingo you could ask someone from your household to be the ‘Bingo Master’. They need to call out different activities from the gird randomly. When you have completed a whole line (either horizontally of vertically) you can shout ‘Fitness Bingo’. The

tails, without losing their own.4. After 60 seconds, shout ‘Stop!’

Each player checks to see if they still have a tail and counts how many tails they caught.

5. Repeat to see if you can keep your own tail and can catch more tails than last time.

For video instructions - Duster Dodge

winner can then be leader for the next round. If you don’t have a Bingo Master you could put copies of the exercises in a hat and pull them out one at a time!

I completed today’s challenge

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Fitness Grid

What is a saint?

Choose one saint you haven’t mentioned yet and write a short biography about them. Include when their special day is, if they have a symbol and why people remember that day.

My Name is:

Many Christians died for their faith during the early centuries of the

Christian Church. Special days were set aside to

remember them. Name some Saint’s

days.1……………………….

Some churches are names after saints. For example:What is a Patron saint?

    

Who is the Patron saint of this country?

 

Is there a saint who shares your name?

………………………………Can you find the Patron Saint of your favourite hobby, and the job of someone in your family?

Some saintly people I know are:   Some famous saintly people are:

Nominate a new saint. Think of someone who you think should be made a saint and write why you think they deserve it and what they would be saint of. Draw a special symbol for your new saint.

Photography tips and examples of photos involving water:

How to build a model water cycleFollow the instructions below to make your own model of the water cycle to see it in action. For the models, you will need the following items:

• A clear plastic jar • Cling film or sheets of clear plastic • A rubber band • Soil • Birdseed • Measuring cup • Water

Method:1. Ensure that the plastic jar is clean and dry. 2. Add a layer of soil to the bottom of the jar. The layer should be about 2 cm deep. 3. Sprinkle about half a teaspoon of birdseed over the soil. 4. Cover the bird seed with another layer of soil that is also about 2 cm deep. 5. Measure 60 ml of water using the measuring cup. Slowly pour this over the soil. Make sure the water is poured evenly over the soil’s surface. 6. Cover the top of the jar with cling film or plastic and secure it with a rubber band. 7. Place the jars on a window sill or another place where they can remain in direct sunlight. 8. Over the next few days, examine your jars and record what you can see.

Now answer the following questions:

1. How did the appearance of the jar and plastic cover change? 2. Did droplets appear on the inside or outside of the jar? 3. Where do you think the droplets came from? 4. What happened to the birdseed? 5. What role did sunlight play in the change from liquid water to water vapour?