Year 5 Home/School Learning

Week beginning 1/6/20 – 5/6/20

The learning outlined below is set for both school and home learning. Literacy, mathematics and topic learning will be set weekly linked to Year 5 theme ‘North and

South America’.

Send your teacher a photograph of a piece of work you completed last week. It could be Literacy, Maths or Topic. We look forward to seeing what you send us.

Literacy Mathematics Topic

Monday The focus for this term is going to be about our planet and eco awareness. Today you need to focus on the images at the end of the document. What are your initial thoughts/feelings? You might recognise some of them. All of the images are making a statement about the environment. What do you think they are saying? Why have artists chosen to display this image? Why is it so important that everyone sees it? Have a discussion with someone at home about the images. Create a wordle of different ideas and vocabulary that spring to mind when you look carefully at the images. In a wordle, words that are most important are bigger. It should be like an explosion of vocabulary. This will help with your

Arithmetic focus: Method Maths

Reasoning focus: Finding the Perimeter of Shapes Log into Expresso and watch the learning video: (you will need the log in details – Username : student11843 Password : peter123 https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/m2_area/video_pages/video_perimeter.html Interactive game – measure the perimeter of the rectangles and polygons https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/m2_area/activities/index.html Find the perimeter worksheet (see below) Section 1 – complete a and b or b and c Section 2 – word problems Challenge sheet

Our new Topic this half term is looking at North and South America. We will be exploring the physical and human qualities of both regions. In particular we will focus on the city of Rio De Janeiro. What do you know about South America – tell someone everything you can think of. Do you know where it is? Can you think of anyone who comes from South America maybe a pop star or football legend? Activity 1 – Locate Rio De Janeiro on a map (see below)

learning throughout the week. You can do this on a piece of plain paper or you can on a computer. Here is an example of a wordle:

Tuesday Ernest Hemingway (a very famous author) once said that the shortest story you could write would be six words. Looking at the images from yesterday. Write a collection of six word stories. Use your wordle to help with vocabulary ideas. You are going to write three, six word stories for each image. You should have twelve in total. Be creative with your six word stories. Don’t just describe what you see. Think deeply about the meaning and emotions behind the image.

Arithmetic focus: Method Maths

Reasoning focus: Finding the Area of Shapes Log into Expresso and watch learning video: https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/m2_area/video_pages/video_area.html Find the area worksheet (see below) Section 1 – a and b Section 2 – Football pitches Challenge Sheet

Activity 2 – (see below)

Wednesday Black out poetry. We were so impressed by your black out poetry from last term so we thought we would do it again! At the end of the document is a page of information about Global Warming. Global Warming is a very serious issue which impacts on people, wildlife and nature. Read the information. Just like you did last term, black out words to draw attention to

Arithmetic focus: Method Maths

Reasoning focus: Finding the Area of Compound Shapes: Log into Expresso and watch learning video: https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/m2_area/video_pages/video_finding.html

Activity 3 – (see below)

important words. Form a poem out of these words. Think about how you could present your poem. You don’t have to just use a black pen. You could use images to black out the words. Here are some examples of how you could creatively present your poem:

Area/Perimeter of Compound Shapes worksheet (see below)

Take a photograph or type up your poem and email it to us.

Thursday Today you are going to write a cinquain. A cinquain is a 5 line poem that follows a pattern of syllables. There is information about how to write a cinquain at the end of the document. http://www.viewpure.com/R9lBrHfzkrM?start=0&end=0 – This video explains how to write a cinquain. http://www.viewpure.com/pZ9jsQadfoU?start=0&end=0 Similar to this video. You are going to show the damage to the environment and as a contrast, the beauty of our planet. The poem you are writing today is going to be about damage to the environment. Tomorrow you will write one about the beauty of our planet.

Arithmetic focus: Method Maths

Reasoning focus: Variation Worksheet (see below) Area and Perimeter quiz: https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/m2_area/activities/index.html EducationCity activities : Area Adventure / Plant Pots / High Rise / Shed Shapes

Activity 4 – see below

Listen to Ludovico Einaudi – Elergy to the Artic. Make sure you watch the video. http://www.viewpure.com/2DLnhdnSUVs?start=0&end=0 Use this piece of music as an inspiration as you write. Be creative. Think about how you could present the words on the page.

Friday Listen to Louis Armstrong – What a wonderful world.

http://www.viewpure.com/DKOPBjKm0k0?start=0&end=0 Create a wordle with words that come to mind when you hear the lyrics of the song. Think about all of the natural beauty of Earth. Just like yesterday, you are going to write a cinquain about the beauty of our planet. Follow the same structure. You should have two contrasting poems.

Arithmetic focus: Method Maths BBC Challenge https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdkqmfr

Reasoning focus: Property of Shapes Revision Worksheet (see below) If you do not have a protractor then do not complete questions 4 and 5.

Activity 5 – see below

Check your answers from before half term:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Monday – Literacy

Numeracy – Monday

Section 1

Challenge :

Challenge 1

Challenge 2

Mental Maths

Topic – Monday

Monday - Locate Rio on the map.

Can you draw on the equator?

What do you know about the climate for countries situated around the equator?

8 ways of thinking exercise – look at the picture of Rio – complete the 8 way thinking wheel

Tuesday – Black out poetry

Scientific evidence paints a clear picture: Climate change is happening, it is caused by human activity, and it will have many serious and potentially damaging effects in the decades ahead. The primary cause

is greenhouse gas emissions from cars, power plants and other human-made sources—rather than natural variations in climate. These emissions include carbon dioxide — the main greenhouse gas — which has

reached a concentration level in our atmosphere that the Earth hasn’t seen for more than 400,000

years. Greenhouse gases act like a blanket, trapping the sun’s warmth near the earth’s surface, and affecting the planet’s climate system. Light from the sun passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed

by the Earth’s surface, warming it. Greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, act like a blanket, trapping

heat near the surface and raising the temperature. It is a natural process that warms the planet. But human activities are increasing the amount of greenhouse gases and trapping more heat. Greenhouse

gases stay in the atmosphere for a long time. Although plants and the ocean absorb carbon dioxide, they can’t keep up with all the extra carbon dioxide that people have been releasing. So the amount of

carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been increasing over time. Up until about 150 years ago, human

activity did not produce many greenhouse gases. That changed as forests were cleared to make way for cities and farms, and as important inventions and industrial innovations, like the widespread use of

electricity and cars, transformed the way we live. These inventions and innovations demand energy. Burning fossil fuels — coal, oil, and natural gas — has become an important source of that energy.

Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Each of

the past four decades has been warmer than the previous one. Rising global temperatures threaten human health, increase the risk of some types of extreme weather, and damage ecosystems. And as the oceans

warm and polar ice caps melt, sea levels are rising, endangering coastal areas. These impacts are already being felt today, and groups like the poor, elderly, and those living in conflict areas are especially

vulnerable. In addition to the ways climate change threatens humans, many species of wildlife around

the globe are facing challenges to their ways of life that, if they’re not able to adapt quickly to the new

conditions under climate change, could cause them to go extinct.

Heat waves. Heat waves are long periods of time with above-normal temperatures. As the Earth warms,

more areas will be at risk for hotter and more frequent extreme heat waves.

Heavy Precipitation. Heavy downpours are becoming more common in many locations.

Sea-Level Rise. Sea level has risen about 8 inches due to the melting of glaciers and ice sheets. Warmer

seas and oceans is also making coastal storms more damaging.

Threats to habitats and animals. As temperatures warm, many plants and animals are migrating to higher

elevations or away from the equator. Some animals may have difficulty moving or adapting to new

habitats.

Ocean acidification. Extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is absorbed by the oceans, making them more acidic. This can make it difficult for corals and microorganisms that form shells to survive,

disrupting the food supply for other sea animals.

Wildfires. These are large fires that burn vast amounts of forests and brush. When they are not controlled, wildfires can destroy homes and be deadly. The number of large wildfires and the length of

the wildfire season have been increasing in recent decades.

Drought. Global warming will increase the risk of drought in some places, and might make them unsuitable for growing food. Warmer temperatures can also increase water demand and evaporation, stressing water

supplies.

Numeracy – Tuesday

Area of Shape Worksheet

Section 1

Section 2

Challenge :

Tuesday Mental Maths

Topic – Tuesday

Tuesday – Study the different maps – write as much information as you can about Rio from the maps.

Think about where it is in the country, what sort of weather it must have, what the scenery would look

like?

Numeracy – Wednesday

Area/Perimeter of Compound Shapes Worksheet

Find the perimeter of these shapes:

Section 2

Wednesday Mental Maths

Topic – Wednesday

Wednesday - Can you identify the pictures below from Rio. What interesting facts can you find out

about them?

Thursday – Cinquian Structure

Cinquains are just five lines long with only a few words on each line. The first and last

lines have just two syllables, while the middle lines have more, so they end up with a

diamond-like shape, similar to the poetic form called the diamante. Though they are just five

lines long, the best cinquains tell a small story. Instead of just having descriptive words,

they may also have an action (something happening), a feeling caused by the action, and a

conclusion or ending

Rules:

- Cinquains are five lines long.

- They have 2 syllables in the first line, 4 in the second, 6 in the third, 8 in the

fourth line, and just 2 in the last line.

- Cinquains do not need to rhyme, but you can include rhymes if you want to.

Line 1: two syllables (a noun, the subject of the poem)

Line 2: four syllables (adjectives that describe the subject in line 1)

Line 3: six syllables (-ing action verbs–participles–that relate to the subject in line 1)

Line 4: eight syllables (a phrase or sentence that relates feelings about the subject in line 1)

Line 5: two syllables (a synonym for the subject in line 1 or a word that sums it up)

Here are a few examples of cinquains:

Example 1.

Look up…

From bleakening hills

Blows down the light, first breath

Of wintry wind…look up, and scent

The snow!

Example 2

Cherry

blossoms float on

the afternoon breezes.

Petals fluttering down like snow

in spring.

Numeracy – Thursday

Variation sheet

Thursday Mental Maths

Topic –Thursday

Thursday – Read the information below, write a brief history of Rio.

Colonial Rio

Rio de Janeiro is the city it is today because of its historical past. Portuguese rulers were the first ones to rule Rio as they landed

on the soil of Guanabara Bay on the 1st January 1502. The bay forms the opening of a river, hence the name ‘Rio de Janeiro’

which means ‘River of January’. The French also wanted to make the best of the strategic position of Rio in the Brazilian region

and tried to make a foothold in the city but were debarred from the city after two years of intense war. To protect from further

invasions, the city was moved to a safer position on a hill, which was later named as Castle Hill.

As Rio achieved independence from the Portuguese rulers, the city expanded politically, culturally, economically and architecturally. Public transportation in the form of horse drawn trolleys allowed transport to places like Botafogo, Sao Cristovao, Tijuca which were somewhat far from the city. Rio became the political, economical and cultural centre of Brazil. Many important artisans, leaders, writers and important people played a significant role in the cultural development of the city. Along with being the busiest port in Brazil, the rail & road infrastructure lead to a development of the trade industry.

When Brazil achieved independence in 1889, Rio was named the capital. With years passing by, Rio has changed, in terms of infrastructure and financially. Central Zone was demolished to expand the city. Land was being reclaimed to build the Central Business District. Hills were being wiped out and were used to fill the marsh areas. The city was divided in three zones. North zone became a industrial area along with being the residence of the working sector while the South Zone was limited for the wealthy people. After World War II, Rio shifted from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy. Bridges were built between important cities, skyscrapers were constructed and free-ways were developed. The population of the city increased in gigantic proportions and this turned out to be a curse. Even if labour was in need for the industries to develop, labourers were in excess and the number of poor and unskilled people increased. This situation exists even today and puts intense pressure on Rio’s resources. In fact, Rio is one of the most populated cities in the world.

Numeracy – Friday

Property of Shapes Revision Worksheet

Friday Mental Maths

Topic – Friday

Friday - complete the factsheet on Rio