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LPS Home learning grid P3 Week 9
**New P3 Novel… James and the Giant Peach**The links for chapters 1 – 12 are at the bottom of this home learning grid. Enjoy the great adventure that James and his friends take you on!
Writing Reading MathsNewspaper ArticleJohn Logie Baird’s invention of the television was ground breaking and life changing. It certainly would have made the front page of the newspaper! Your task is to write a newspaper article letting everyone know about the invention.
Try to: Have a headline that is short and
snappy Have a sentence at the beginning which
sums up the story Write in the past tense Include at least three facts in your
article: who was involved, what happened and when it happened.
Miss Mason has attached an example of a newspaper article to help you get started. There is also a template that you can use if you’d like.
ReadingFind the PDF file in week 9 section. It is a section ‘Reading Extract’ of chapter 15 from George’s Marvellous Medicine.Open this document or print it off.You will need to have the video playing for this task. Follow link at bottom of this document to open Ch 15.
1) Listen to Miss Mason reading the chapter. 2) When you get to approx. 4mins 40 seconds
you will hear her start reading the extract. 3) Read along with Miss Mason using the extract
sheet.4) Listen carefully to how words are read, this
will help you if you get to any words you are not sure of.
5) Listen for expression in Miss Mason’s reading.
6) REMEMBER YOU CAN LISTEN TO BITS AGAIN BY GOING BACK.
Did you spot any onomatopoeia or alliteration in the extract?
Listen carefully for the adjectives that are used to describe grandma’s character- grumpy is one adjective. How many others did you read / hear?
Measure - cmLast week you began to understand how big a metre is. cm is the abbreviation for centimetrescent - comes from Latin and means one hundred.You were asked to find out how many cm there are in a metre- hopefully you all found out that100cm = 1 metre
When do you think you would use cm instead of metre as a measurement?
Three worksheets have been uploaded onto home learning week 9 section of website.Sheet 1 gives you practise of reading the measurement of a line in whole centimetres.Sheet 2 gives you practise at measuring a line using a rulerSheet 3 asks you to measure a line but be careful… what are you going to do if the line doesn’t stop exactly on a cm measure? Hmmmm- tricky!
If you are not able to print these sheets out there are fantastic measuring activities available online.https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/measuring-in-cmOR You’ll need a ruler or tape measure with cm.
Answer these 5 questions about the extract.1) Which emergency services does Mrs Kranky
want to phone?2) What is a drinking trough?3) What time of the day did this happen? (hint,
you might need to read to the end of the extract to find the answer.)
4) ‘She’s still going!’ shouted Mr Kranky gleefully. What does the word gleefully mean?
5) How do you think George feels? What makes you think this?
Talk to someone about the novel. Explain to them what you thought about the book. The best bits, the bits you would change and if you would recommend this book to someone?
ChallengeThink of another word that could mean the same as gleefully- this is called a synonym.An antonym is the opposite of a word. Think of an antonym for the word gleefully?
Find-3 things around 20 cm, 3 things that measure more than 5cm but less than 19cm3 things between 21cm and 29cmGOOD LUCK!
ChallengeWhat other words have cent in them to represent 100? Think of 3Find out how to write 100 in Roman numerals.Here’s an online activity that will get your brain working!https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/22689/7/2/6
*DID YOU SPOT THAT CENTIMETRE CAN BE SPELT DIFFERENTLY- CENTIMETER ?IN THE UK WE SPELL IT WITH RE.,Do you know which country, in particular, would spell it with ER?
Spelling Talking & Listening NumberThis week there are two spelling lists. You can pick which one you would like to challenge yourself to.Words ending in ‘ay’away, clay, display, hay, holiday, pay, stay, today, tray, x-ray.
Words ending in ‘est’Coldest, longest, oldest, richest, smallest, smoothest, sweetest, tallest, bravest, safest.
Write your words in your jotter. Then, write your words backwards, for example:away yawaclay yalc
Your talking and listening activities are included in the reading tasks this week. Also- tell someone what you think is happening in this illustration by Quentin Blake. A bigger version can be found in week 9 section on school website.Illustration for discussion.
Adding and subtracting from the decadesYour number task for this week can be found in the document called ‘Number activity Week 9’.You will need to find something in your home that you have lots of, e.g. pasta, rice, sweeties, counters, sticks, stones etc.
ChallengeThe challenge is at the end of the document on page 4.
Something fun! Problem to solve! IDL Theme/ProjectMake a PotionGeorge created a marvellous medicine. Create your own potion…what will you put in it and what will it do?
Some ideas for how to do this: Draw, paint or collage a potion
bottle Write a potion ‘recipe’ Make your own potion using things
you find outside, e.g. mix water with leaves, mud, petals etc.
Make your own potion using things you find inside, e.g. coffee, shampoo, toothpaste etc.
***PLEASE DO NOT PICK PLANTS OR TAKE THINGS FROM YOUR HOUSE WITHOUT CHECKING WITH A GROWN UP FIRST***
George’s Marvellous Medicine WordsearchUploaded to the week 9 section of P3’s home learning page.
Ice-cream InvestigationThe ice-cream parlour sells 5 flavours of ice-cream – chocolate, strawberry, mint choc chip, blueberry and lemon. Mrs Govan would like a cone with 2 scoops. Both scoops can be the same flavour.
What are all the different combinations she could have? How many combinations are there?
Use the uploaded sheet to create your cones or write/draw your own. Mrs Govan loves ice-cream so be systematic so you don’t miss any possible combinations she could have!
ChallengeWhat are the combinations if Mrs Govan has 3 scoops on her cone? Each scoop must be a different flavour.
EXTRA CHALLENGEThe scoops can be the same flavour. How many combinations now?
People in the Past/Significant ScotsJohn Logie Baird
1. Read or listen to the information on John Logie Baird’s invention of the television. https://www.coolkidfacts.com/john-logie-baird/
2. Complete the uploaded timeline with the information you have learned.
MappingJohn Logie Baird was born in Helensburgh.Using an atlas or an online map find Helensburgh and plot it on your map of Scotland. You can print off another blank map if you need to from the week 7 section of P3’s home learning page.
Challenge – global focusLondon, Glasgow and New York are all significant cities in the life of John Logie Baird. Find them in an atlas or online map and plot them on the uploaded blank world map.
What ocean lies between the UK and America? Identify the 5 oceans of the world and label your map with them.
Religious & Moral Education Modern Languages Art/Music/Drama/PELast week you were asked to tell someone what you learnt during our work on Judaism. Hopefully they found your knowledge interesting.
SpanishIf you remember, last week you looked at the Spanish words for the pets that some people might have.This link will take you to several online activities that
Art and DramaYou are going to present a news bulletin sharing the ground-breaking news of the television being invented. A bulletin is a brief news broadcast giving the main facts before
This week you are going to finish your learning on Judaism.
The Jewish festival Shavout began on Friday 28th May and lasted until Saturday 30th May. This is a VERY important festival and celebrated across the world.
A fact file about Shavout has been put on the home learning week 9 section of school website. Read it through.
It is traditional to eat dairy foods during this festival. (Dairy – milk products).Make yourself an ice-cream sundae or have cheese cake for a treat! ASK FIRST!
focus on pets. https://www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/estrellas-spanish-index.htm#pets
Have a go- did you impress yourself with what you remembered?
more depth is given in the full programme. It is a summary.
Look through your recycling for some card or cardboard to make and decorate a TV frame which you can stand or sit behind. Present a news bulletin, summarising your news article from this week’s writing.Think about
Body language Facial expressions Eye contact Tone of voice Choice of vocabulary Props How you will summarise your report.
What key facts will you present in your bulletin?
Watch https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/watch_newsround for some tips on presenting the news.
Music - TV Theme Tune QuizClick the link below for P3’s very own TV Theme Tune Quiz. Listen to the tunes and write down what TV programme they are from. How many did you get right?https://youtu.be/jGFIKd0Kj2U
PE Mr Moir’s Virtual Sports’ Day. Let’s see how many points you can earn for your country!https://vimeo.com/user110721582
Sciences/Technologies QuestionsSubstancesGeorge put lots of different ingredients into his medicine. Lots of these ingredients are things that we shouldn’t use or eat as they could harm us.
NEVER EAT OR USE SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE NOT SURE OF.
Can you think of three things in your house that you should not use or eat?
Here are some labels you might find on items that could cause us harm if we don’t use them properly or if we eat them.
With help from an adult, can
you find items in your home with these labels?
ScienceWe have been investigating the different states of water and dissolving. Watch the following Glasgow Science Centre video on how to make your own ice-cream. Have a go if you like! It explores the solid state of water (ice) and how we can lower its freezing point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izuc9c4oYyU
Which solid dissolves in the liquid?How did he speed up the rate of dissolving?What is the name of the chemical reaction that starts when you add salt to ice? Explain what is happening. What does the salt do to the ice?What temperature does the ice go to?
STEM – Design and Build a MazeUse materials from your house, garden or on your walk to create a maze. Have a look at the uploaded sheet for inspiration, be as creative as you like.
Some ideas: Lego or other construction toys, playdough, drawing, computer/ipad, paper/cardboard, straws, twigs, stones, cotton buds
Who or what is trying to get through the maze?
Think about including dead ends, obstacles/barriers and multiple routes
P3a- [email protected]
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Keep up the great learning!Take care and stay safe.
James and the Giant Peach
Chapters 1 and 2 - https://youtu.be/nB3hR2DmMi8 Chapter 6 - https://youtu.be/TySsLyI5d-I Chapter 11 - https://youtu.be/I8LbyLeKwtoChapters 3 and 4 - https://youtu.be/el2cNNNo_I4 Chapters 7 and 8 - https://youtu.be/yVDt_Tg4XlQ Chapter 12 - https://youtu.be/yiKd-JTuiNkChapter 5 - https://youtu.be/TrZQnU_pECY Chapter 9 and 10 - https://youtu.be/8TptvWlv-U8
