UKS2 Making Connections: Retrieval Practice PowerPointAsk your children to use their existing knowledge and logic skills to link three given topics together, providing a reasoned explanation. Perfect for interrupting children’s forgetting process and securing knowledge gained during KS2.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6 Reading: Retrieval and Inference

Weekly Learning Activities Week 2Age 10-11

Reading

UKS2 Greta Thunberg Differentiated Reading Comprehension ActivityTeach your child the basics about climate change, its impact on the planet and the inspirational student aiming to raise awareness of it by using this great differentiated reading comprehension activity.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6 Reading Comprehension

Greta Thunberg Protests

In 2018, Sweden experienced heatwaves and wildfires. At just 15 years old, Greta

knew that she needed to act. When the new school year started, Greta decided

to strike. She said that she would not to go to school for three weeks. Instead,

she began to protest by sitting outside the Swedish government building. She

gave out leaflets about what she called ‘the climate crisis’. Greta was furious

that governments around the world were not doing everything that they could

to stop climate change. News of Greta’s protest quickly spread. Children around

the world agreed with Greta and joined in with her protest.On 8th September 2018, Greta said that she would strike every Friday until her

government began to act. She started a movement known as Fridays For Future.

There have now been over 5,200 strikes by young people around the world.

They all share Greta’s worries about the future of their planet.Greta's ViewpointGreta has been invited to speak at important events around the world. Her speeches say that:• global warming is so serious that it will lead to the end of the world as we know it;• adults are stealing the future of young people by

not acting;• we must act now if we want to change the future;• decision makers must listen to scientists if the world is to undo its mistakes before it is too late.Greta continues to travel the world using

eco-friendly transport in order to spread the word about climate change.

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Greta Thunberg

Greta was born to Malena Ernman and Svante Thunberg in 2003. When Greta

was born, her mother was an opera singer who travelled around the world to

perform. Greta’s father worked as an actor – just as his father had before him.

Greta also has a younger sister named Beata.

Greta’s Family

Learning about Climate Change

As a child, Greta was taught to save

electricity, not to waste water and not to

throw away good food. When she asked

why, Greta first heard the words ‘climate

change’. At first, Greta did not understand

why nobody seemed to be doing anything

about it.

Greta began to research climate change

during her teenage years. She began to

make small changes in her own life to

help the planet. She cut out all animal

products from her diet and stopped buying

things unless she really needed them. In

2015, Greta also decided to stop flying in

aeroplanes because of the impact it has on

the environment.

Greta shared what she had found out with

her family and they agreed to do the same.

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish student. She tries to raise awareness about climate

change around the world.

Climate change is the term

used for the change in the

temperature of the planet

(global warming) and its

effects, such as melting ice

caps and heavier rainfall. It is

caused by high levels of carbon

dioxide.

Did You Know…?

Greta’s mother gave up all air travel and stopped travelling around the world

to work. When Greta saw that her family had all made small changes too, this

gave her hope that she could spread the word further and have a greater impact

on the planet.

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UKS2 Improving Your Reading Skills With... Inference Iggy Activity PackContaining a PowerPoint which explores content domain 2d questions, a reading comprehension and three reading revision mats which focus solely on vocabulary, this resource is perfect to help your child with their inference skills.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6 Reading: Inference

KS2 Chocolicious Focused Reading Skills Comprehension PackThis Mayan-inspired pack of chocolate-themed reading comprehension sheets use Twinkl's popular reading dogs to represent the seven KS2 reading content domains. They provide fun and accessible texts with varying degrees of questioning to assess understanding.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6 Reading Comprehension

Q4: List two types of plant that Tabai passed as he ran for his life.•

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Tabai and the Food of the GodsQ3: Give two words that the author uses to convey the noises made by the

forest animals.

Tabai glanced over. He could sense the fear in his father’s voice.“Can you see the river?” his dad asked. “Yes.”

“Listen to me, Tabai,” his father continued calmly. “When I say, I need you to run to the river.

Run as fast as you can, Tabai, and don’t look back. There is an island. You must swim to it. You

are a Mayan, Tabai. You must prepare to defend yourself as one.”Tabai gripped the spear in his hand. He could feel his blood rising, his breathing quickening.

“But—” “Now!” As soon as his father had shouted, a huge jaguar leapt from the forest darkness in a growling

blur of yellow and black. Tabai ran for his life. He bounded past fallen trees and thorny bushes; brushing aside branches,

stumps and vines until he came to the water’s edge. In one motion, Tabai launched himself

into the river; his spear instantly being swept away in the water’s current. He was a strong

swimmer – he had been swimming in the forest’s rivers and lakes since he was small – but

jaguars were stronger. They were gods after all. Tabai thrashed his arms and legs until they burnt. As soon as he reached the island, he

scrambled to his feet and turned around. His father was in the middle of the river with the

jaguar close behind. Tabai spun around and grabbed what looked like a large stone.

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Tabai and the Food of the Gods

Tabai kept close to his father as they raced between the trees and hanging vines. They had

been tracking the deer since the sun was at its highest point. Now, it had sunk low in the sky;

transforming the forest into a mixture of long shadows and deep green-golds.

His father raised his hand and Tabai froze. He tried his best to breathe quietly but his heart

was racing.

The sound of flapping wings filled the air and bushes shook with

scurrying animals.

“What is it?” Tabai hissed.

His father kept his hand raised and said nothing.

Tabai peered around. The scent had disappeared and he could no

longer see the deer’s prints in the ground. The grunts and squawks of

the forest animals dimmed and soon all that was left was the gentle

rustle of leaves.

A strange feeling churned inside his belly. “What’s happening?” Tabai whispered.

His father took one step backwards and slowly tilted his head. “Tabai,” he said, quietly, “look

to your left.”

Step 5 Consolidating Reading Skills

Q1: Which animal had Tabai and his father been tracking?

Q2: The sound of flapping wings filled the air and bushes shook with

scurrying animals

Why do you think that this was the case?

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UKS2 Villainous Verses Poetry Differentiated Resource PackUse this fantastically fun poetry pack to get your child reading, reciting, laughing and analysing rhyming poetry, as well as creating their own villainous verses.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6 Reading Comprehension

Villainous VersesWrite your own villainous verse based on Humpty Dumpty! Use the original nursery rhyme

and give it your own villainous twist! Let’s start with the first verse and take it from there.Humpty DumptyHumpty Dumpty sat on a wall.Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.All the king’s horses and all the king’s men,Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

Ideas

Think about what could go next. So far there is no mention of him being an egg or a

cannonball. Perhaps Humpty is a thief, an alien or maybe he’s even a zombie. He’s fallen off

a wall so he’s going to be pretty angry. Now for his revenge!Write your ideas for the next few verses here.

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Villainous Verses

Write your own villainous verse based on Humpty Dumpty! Use the original nursery rhyme

and give it your own villainous twist! Here’s the original:

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men,

Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

He fell off the wall - from the highest high - so high!

He had a great fall - from the highest high - high!

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men,

Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

Humpty Dumpty sat on the ground.

Humpty Dumpty looked all around.

Gone were the chimneys and gone were the roofs,

All he could see were horses and hooves.

He fell off the wall - from the highest high - so high!

He had a great fall - from the highest high - high!

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men,

Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

Rhyming Words

Write down as many rhyming

words as you can think of

for the key rhyming words in

the poem.

wall

men

high

ground

roofs

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Writing/ SPaGWeekly Learning Activities Week 2

Age 10-11

Year 6 Using Hyphens Warm-Up PowerPointThis PowerPoint focuses on identifying and using hyphens within a piece of writing.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

Year 6 Summer Think and Write Morning Starter Activity PowerPointContaining eight picture stimuli requiring five sentences each, this PowerPoint asks children to include informal speech (including question tags), formal speech (including the subjunctive form), passive and active voice, semi-colon, colon and dash, hyphens and ellipsis to secure their knowledge of Year 6 grammar.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6 Writing Composition

KS2 Speak like an Expert Challenge Card: Verb Forms and TensesChildren will be challenged to speak for two minutes on the subject of verb forms and tenses where they will receive points for each relevant word mentioned.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

Speaklike an

Expert

Colour your total score on the

thermometer:

Verb Forms and Tenses

Talk to your partner or within your group about verb forms and tenses for two minutes. While you are

talking, you will be given points for every word you use accurately. You can only earn the points once for

each word! However, points will be deducted for the use of any words from the banned column.

Are you an expert speaker on verb forms and tenses?

1 point • 2 points •• 3 points ••• -1 point

future -ed active like

past -ing continuous erm

present irregular passive I think

verb modal perfect well

when simple progressive you know

A true expert!

A great lecturer on the subject!

Keep practising!

More work required!

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Year 6 SPaG Retrieval Working Memory Challenge Grid: Standard English & FormalityUse this excellent SPaG retrieval memory grid to assess your children's prior knowledge retrieval skills and working memory. This challenge grid is perfect for assessing your child's understanding of Standard English and formality in an exciting and engaging way.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

1 point3 points 4 points 1 point

Tick the sentence which is the most informal.Do you want to come to my awesome party?

Your presence is requested at my gathering.

What is missing from the adverb in this sentence?Liam ran quick around the playground.

Complete this sentence appropriately using the subjunctive form.

If , I would be very surprised!

was or were?

The chickens happily pecking away at the soft ground.

4 points 2 points 1 point

3 points

Explain how a letter could be both a formal and an informal text type.Circle the most formal choice for each word.

The music will commence / start at 5 p.m. with a short set from a fab / prestigious band.

Correct this sentence.Gareth done a brilliant performance with his dance group.

Rewrite this sentence to make it more formal.I ain’t gonna do it.

3 points 1 point4 points 2 points

Exchange each of the underlined words for a more formal choice.My family and I were watching the telly and waiting patiently for the game to kick off.

come or came? Some wildlife experts to our school yesterday; they brought two tawny owls

Rewrite this sentence using the subjunctive mood.If I was taller, I would be able to easily reach the netball hoop.

them or those?Throw empty bottles in the recycling.

Ty asked to stop making so much noise.

2 points 3 points 2 points

4 points

Tick the sentence which is written in Standard English. The teachers was going to send us home if the snow got any heavier.I was excited to go and play in the snow with my friends.

Rewrite this sentence to make it more informal.She suggested that the doctor be present.

Correct this sentence.When it chewed through the television wire, my mum said that she didn’t want nothing more to do with my hamster.

Write a formal sentence which invites somebody to dinner.

Memory Challenge Grid:Standard English and FormalityColour your total score on the thermometer: SPaG Master!Your SPaG skills are strong!Keep practising!

More training required.

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or whiteboard. Are you a SPaG Samurai Master on this topic? What’s your score?

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1 point3 points

4 points

1 point

Tick the sentence which is the

most informal.

Do you want to come to my

awesome party?

Your presence is requested at

my gathering.

What is missing from the

adverb in this sentence?

Liam ran quick around the

playground.

Complete this sentence

appropriately using the

subjunctive form.

If , I

would be very surprised!

was or were?

The chickens

happily

pecking away at the

soft ground.

4 points

2 points

1 point3 points

Explain how a letter could

be both a formal and an

informal text type.

Circle the most formal

choice for each word.

The music will

commence / start at 5

p.m. with a short set from

a fab / prestigious band.

Correct this sentence.

Gareth done a brilliant

performance with his

dance group.

Rewrite this sentence to

make it more formal.

I ain’t gonna do it.

3 points

1 point4 points

2 points

Exchange each of the

underlined words for a more

formal choice.

My family and I were

watching the telly and

waiting patiently for the

game to kick off.

come or came?

Some wildlife experts

to our

school yesterday; they

brought two tawny owls

Rewrite this sentence using

the subjunctive mood.

If I was taller, I would be

able to easily reach the

netball hoop.

them or those?

Throw empty

bottles in the recycling.

Ty asked to

stop making so much noise.

2 points

3 points

2 points

4 points

Tick the sentence which is

written in Standard English.

The teachers was going to

send us home if the snow

got any heavier.

I was excited to go and play

in the snow with my friends.

Rewrite this sentence to

make it more informal.

She suggested that the

doctor be present.

Correct this sentence.

When it chewed through the

television wire, my mum

said that she didn’t want

nothing more to do with

my hamster.

Write a formal sentence

which invites somebody

to dinner.

Memory Challenge Grid:

Standard English and Formality

Colour your total score on the thermometer:

SPaG Master!

Your SPaG skills are strong!

Keep practising!

More training required.

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questions on a separate piece of paper

or whiteboard. Are you a SPaG Samurai

Master on this topic? What’s your score?

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Year 6 Spring Term 2 SPaG Activity MatsUse these SPaG activity mats to revise key skills in grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

Read the sentence below and

underline the two words that are

modal verbs:

At the adventure playground, we

could go down the curved slide and

we must try out the rickety rope

bridge.

Can you think of a more formal

synonym to replace this adjective?

(Use a thesaurus if you need to!)

miserable

Is this sentence active

or passive?

While playing a game, Felix stuck a

sticky note on his head.

Change these nouns/adjectives

into verbs by adding the suffixes

-ise, -ify, -ate or -en.

Insert a semicolon in the correct

place in the sentence below.

Many historians believe that there

are more hidden tombs in the Gobi

Desert they are beginning a new dig

next week.

Mr Whoops has got in a muddle

with his commas. Could you help

him to add a comma to this sentence

for clarity?

Running for my life I sped from

the charging rhinoceros during my

safari holiday.

Spring Term 2 1

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d

f

b

design

final

Read the sentence below and

underline the two words that are

modal verbs:

At the adventure playground, we

could go down the curved slide and

we must try out the rickety rope

bridge.

Can you think of a more formal

synonym to replace this adjective?

(Use a thesaurus if you need to!)

miserable

Is this sentence active

or passive?

While playing a game, Felix stuck a

sticky note on his head.

Change these nouns/adjectives

into verbs by adding the suffixes

-ise, -ify, -ate or -en.

Insert a semicolon in the correct

place in the sentence below.

Many historians believe that there

are more hidden tombs in the Gobi

Desert they are beginning a new dig

next week.

Mr Whoops has got in a muddle

with his commas. Could you help

him to add a comma to this sentence

for clarity?

Running for my life I sped from

the charging rhinoceros during my

safari holiday.

Spring Term 2 1

ac

e

d

f

b

design

final

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Expert

Colour your total score on the

thermometer:

Verb Forms and Tenses

Talk to your partner or within your group about verb forms and tenses for two minutes. While you are

talking, you will be given points for every word you use accurately. You can only earn the points once for

each word! However, points will be deducted for the use of any words from the banned column.

Are you an expert speaker on verb forms and tenses?

1 point • 2 points •• 3 points ••• -1 point

future -ed active like

past -ing continuous erm

present irregular passive I think

verb modal perfect well

when simple progressive you know

A true expert!

A great lecturer on the subject!

Keep practising!

More work required!

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MathsWeekly Learning Activities Week 2Age 10-11

Place Value to 10 000 000 WorksheetAnswer these questions about numbers up to 10 000 000.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6: Numbers to 10 000 000

UKS2 Easter Reveal the Picture Problem Solving Maths PowerPoint QuizA brilliant Easter-themed maths quiz to really get the brain working hard!

Curriculum Aim: Year 6: Problem Solving

Year 6 Maths Mastery Mental Calculations Challenge CardsPractise mental maths skills by answering these brilliant challenges!

Curriculum Aim: Year 6: Mental Maths

Year 6 Circles Maths Investigation WorksheetA brilliant maths investigation all about circles.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6: Shape (circles)

Circles 2Draw a circle. Draw a ruler line across the diameter, marking the points where the diameter

meets the circumference as A and B.Mark a third point C anywhere on the circumference, and join C to A and C to B using a ruler.

Mark point D anywhere on the opposite side of the circumference from C, and draw lines AD

and BD.

Measure the angle ∠BCA on your circle.∠BCA=

Measure the angle ∠BDA on your circle.∠BDA= What do you notice about ∠BCA and ∠BDA?

Test your ideas with other triangles.

B

B

C

C

A

A

D

Circles 1

Draw a circle and mark 3 points: A, B and C anywhere on the circumference. Join the points

with a ruler to make a triangle.

Mark another point on the circumference between points A and C, and call it point D. Draw a

ruler line from A to D, and from B to D.

Measure the angles ∠ABC, ∠BCA and ∠CAB on your circle.

Measure the angles ∠ABC= ∠BCA = ∠CAB =

Measure the angles ∠ABD, ∠BDA and ∠DAB on your circle.

Measure the angles ∠ABD= ∠BDA = ∠DAB =

What do you notice?

B

B

C

C

D

A

A

KS2 Time Word Problems Multiple Choice Quick QuizAnswer multi-choice questions using knowledge of time.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6: Time

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ScienceWeekly Learning Activities Week 2Age 10-11

Endangered Species WorksheetChildren research about endangered animals.

Curriculum Aim: Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.

Endangered SpeciesUse this sheet to record your research on these endangered species. Find out about their habitat,

the reasons for being endangered and what (if anything) can be done about it.Habitat/ Country

Reasons for Being Endangered

What Can Be Done?

Habitat/ Country

Reasons for Being Endangered

What Can Be Done?

Habitat/ Country

Reasons for Being Endangered

What Can Be Done?

Habitat/ Country

Reasons for Being Endangered

What Can Be Done?

Bees

Giraffes

Coral Reefs

Whales

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Endangered Species

Use this sheet to record your research on these endangered species. Find out about their habitat,

the reasons for being endangered and what (if anything) can be done about it.

Habitat/ Country

Reasons for Being

Endangered

What Can Be Done?

Habitat/ Country

Reasons for Being

Endangered

What Can Be Done?

Habitat/ Country

Reasons for Being

Endangered

What Can Be Done?

Habitat/ Country

Reasons for Being

Endangered

What Can Be Done?

Bees

Giraffes

Coral Reefs

Whales

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Extinct Animal Fact File ActivityThis handy worksheet gives your children the chance to research animal species which have gone extinct and to consider how future extinctions could be avoided.

Curriculum Aim: Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.

Evolution Interactive WordsearchThis interactive wordsearch can be played on a tablet or computer.

Curriculum Aim: Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.

Science: Evolution and inheritance Knowledge Organiser Use this Knowledge Organiser to help children learn and understand all of the key vocabulary associated with the year 6 topic of Evolution and Inheritance.Curriculum Aim: Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents. Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.

Key Vocabulary

offspring The young animal or plant that is

produced by the reproduction of

that species.

inheritance This is when characteristics

are passed on to offspring from

their parents.

variations The differences between individuals

within a species.

characteristics The distinguishing features or

qualities that are specific to

a species.

adaptation An adaptation is a trait (or

characteristic) changing to increase

a living thing’s chances of surviving

and reproducing.

habitat Refers to a specific area or place

in which particular animals and

plants can live.

environment An environment contains many

habitats and includes areas where

there are both living and non-

living things.

Evolution and Inheritance Year 6

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Inheritance unit, click here.

OffspringAnimals and plants produce offspring that are similar but not identical to them. Offspring often look like their parents because features are passed on.

HabitatsA good habitat should provide shelter, water, enough space and plenty of food.

Inherited TraitsEye colour is an example of an inherited trait, but so are things like hair colour, the shape of your earlobes and whether or not you can smell certain flowers.

VariationIn the same way that there is variation between parents and their offspring, you can see variation within any species, even plants.

EnvironmentsThere are many types of e n v i r o n m e n t around the world. Polar regions, deserts, rainforests, oceans, rivers, and grasslands are all environments.

Adaptive TraitsCharacteristics that are influenced by the environment the living things live in. These adaptations can develop as a result of many things, such as food and climate.

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Key Vocabulary

offspring The young animal or plant that is

produced by the reproduction of

that species.

inheritance This is when characteristics

are passed on to offspring from

their parents.

variations The differences between individuals

within a species.

characteristics The distinguishing features or

qualities that are specific to

a species.

adaptation An adaptation is a trait (or

characteristic) changing to increase

a living thing’s chances of surviving

and reproducing.

habitat Refers to a specific area or place

in which particular animals and

plants can live.

environment An environment contains many

habitats and includes areas where

there are both living and non-

living things.

Evolution and Inheritance Year 6

To look at all the planning resources linked to the Evolution and

Inheritance unit, click here.

OffspringAnimals and plants produce offspring that are similar but not identical to them. Offspring often look like their parents because features are passed on.

HabitatsA good habitat should provide shelter, water, enough space and plenty of food.

Inherited TraitsEye colour is an example of an inherited trait, but so are things like hair colour, the shape of your earlobes and whether or not you can smell certain flowers.

VariationIn the same way that there is variation between parents and their offspring, you can see variation within any species, even plants.

EnvironmentsThere are many types of e n v i r o n m e n t around the world. Polar regions, deserts, rainforests, oceans, rivers, and grasslands are all environments.

Adaptive TraitsCharacteristics that are influenced by the environment the living things live in. These adaptations can develop as a result of many things, such as food and climate.

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Science: Evolution and Inheritance Year 6 Home Learning TasksFill in this resource to imagine what the transitional links may look like.

Curriculum Aim: Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.

Ancestor: Rahonavis Missing Transitional Form

Modern Living Thing: Eastern Phoebe

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Ancestor: Rahonavis Missing Transitional Form

Modern Living Thing: Eastern Phoebe

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KS2 The Layers of the OceanLearn all about the different types of living things in the ocean and whereabouts they can be found.

Curriculum Aim: To learn about the ocean as a habitat for living things.

Topic Fun

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Weekly Learning Activities Week 2Age 10-11

Imagine Shakespeare KS2 Resource PackExplore cross-curricular teaching ideas and resources with activities including researching Elizabethan England, looking at how the Sun, Earth and Moon features in the works of Shakespeare and learning how to deal with our emotions.

Curriculum Aim: To learn about significant people and their contribution to the world.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Think• Where is this?

• What time of the day is it?

• What are they doing?

• What sounds would you hear?

• Who else lives here?

SolveThere are 20 main characters

in the play, A Midsummer Night’s

Dream, seven of which are members of

The Mechanicals. What percentage of

the main cast is made up of this troupe?

DiscoverFact: Samuel Pepys was not a fan

of the performance he saw in 1662.

He wrote in his diary that the play was

‘the most insipid ridiculous play that

ever I saw in my life.’ There have been

many versions of it since, including one

version that included many live rabbits!

Question: If you were to stage the play,

where would you stage it? How would

you make yours memorable? What would

the costumes be like? Would you include

music? Let your imagination run wild

and draw plans for your own production

of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

DiscussPeople have written about fairies

and magic for a very long time. Do

they really exist? What makes us think

that they are just works of fiction? Magic

and fairies must be real because they are

known the world over. Does everything

have a scientific explanation? Don’t

some things just belong in the realms of

mystery and magic? 

RespondIt is a warm, balmy summer

evening and the scent of stock and

wild flowers fill the air as you walk

through the woods at sunset. You hear a

sound, you turn around and…

ReimagineMake a shoebox diorama of a

magical forest on Midsummer Night.

Create trees in vivid colours, characters

from the play and a touch of magic!

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Think• Where is this?

• What time of the day is it?

• What are they doing?

• What sounds would you hear?

• Who else lives here?

SolveThere are 20 main characters

in the play, A Midsummer Night’s

Dream, seven of which are members of

The Mechanicals. What percentage of

the main cast is made up of this troupe?

DiscoverFact: Samuel Pepys was not a fan

of the performance he saw in 1662.

He wrote in his diary that the play was

‘the most insipid ridiculous play that

ever I saw in my life.’ There have been

many versions of it since, including one

version that included many live rabbits!

Question: If you were to stage the play,

where would you stage it? How would

you make yours memorable? What would

the costumes be like? Would you include

music? Let your imagination run wild

and draw plans for your own production

of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

DiscussPeople have written about fairies

and magic for a very long time. Do

they really exist? What makes us think

that they are just works of fiction? Magic

and fairies must be real because they are

known the world over. Does everything

have a scientific explanation? Don’t

some things just belong in the realms of

mystery and magic? 

RespondIt is a warm, balmy summer

evening and the scent of stock and

wild flowers fill the air as you walk

through the woods at sunset. You hear a

sound, you turn around and…

ReimagineMake a shoebox diorama of a

magical forest on Midsummer Night.

Create trees in vivid colours, characters

from the play and a touch of magic!

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D&T: Super Seasonal Cooking: Seasonal Calendar UKS2 Lesson Pack 1Learn all about the types of vegetables which grow during different seasons and then cook a meal.

Curriculum Aim: To prepare and cook a variety of predominantly savoury dishes using a range of cooking techniques.

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Super Seasonal CookingDesign and Technology

History Hackers: Roman RescueLearn about life in Roman times as you travel back in time in this original story.

Curriculum Aim: To learn about the Roman Empire and its impact on Britain.

KS2 STEM Build Your Own RollercoasterPlan and design a model of a rollercoaster using this fabulous resource pack.

Curriculum Aim: Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design.

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Subtracting 4-Digit Numbers with Exchanging Multiple Choice Quick QuizA self-marking quiz to allow practice of subtraction with 4 digit numbers.

Curriculum Aim: Year 6: Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Weekly Learning Activities Week 2Age 10-11

Useful Interactive Go! Games

Famous People: Charles Darwin HotspotsFind out facts about the important scientist Charles Darwin and his work on the study of evolution.

Curriculum Aim: Find out about significant scientists and their work.

Inventors and Inventions Multiple Choice QuizA self-marking multiple choice quiz to test knowledge about famous inventions and inventors.

Curriculum Aim: Learn about significant inventions and inventors throughout history.

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