Year 3 Home learning Plan: Week beginning 26/04/21

Learning activities are listed by day, with each day consisting of English, Maths and one other subject.

In addition to these daily learning activities, your child should continue to practice their reading, spelling and times tables. Year group spelling lists are available on the

school’s website. If you would like additional work, the Year group’s homework and Millhouse Milestones can also be found on the website.

Free levelled reading books can be found on the Oxford Owl website: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/

English Maths: Other Mon #22 Use inverted commas to show direct

speech. (Quotes)

Read through the quotes for each image and

using the ‘speech sandwich’ correct the

punctuation for each.

As an extension, write a quote from a

different bystander for each image.

What does equivalent mean?

It means the same. So when we say equivalent

fractions, we are talking about fractions that

mean the same.

Watch this video to see equivalent fractions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsxhfg8/articles/zwjwgdm Here, you can see that ½ and 2/4 of a pizza is the same:

Shade in all the fractions that are equivalent to 1/2 :

Shade in all the fractions that are equivalent to 1/3 :

History: LO: To understand the concept of change over time There are three time periods: Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic. These are the 3 stages of the stone age. A lot changed during this time, including homes. Why do we need shelter? What do homes today look like? Are they the same around the world? What is important when it comes to a home? What do you think homes were like in the stone age? What might they be made from? Think back to last lesson and the tools they had to build with. What clues do these give you about their homes? Look at the images and put the homes in chronological order. Then Write a mini paragraph to explain the following questions about each house: 1. How has each house been designed to

keep humans warm? 2. How has each house been designed to

keep humans safe?

Shade in all the fractions that are equivalent to 1/4 :

Watch the video to learn more about Stone Age homes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-stone-age-farming-and-homes/z479wty

Tues Today, you will interview one or two people at home and write your own quotes into a paragraph. Select one of yesterday’s 4 pictures.

Firstly, who is this person? A local, a child, a teacher or emergency services worker?

Secondly, what will you ask them?

Remember, the numerator (top) shows us how many are shaded in and the denominator (bottom) shows us how many slices there are altogether. Shade in the shapes to make the fraction the same and then write the fraction next to it:

Science: LO: To investigate how and why rocks change over time. Rocks can change over time. These changes occur because of the weather and people. Rocks can change because of rain and wind and because people walking on them. There are three main types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic.

Write down all of their speech and select what you will in include in your quotes?

Remember what did they see? How do they feel about it?

Do not forget your speech sandwich.

Some examples of newspaper quotes are below:

When interviewed about the terrible event, the mayor of Rikuzentakata expressed, “It was such a terrible shock to see so many homes and businesses wrecked by this natural disaster. We intend to help all those who have suffered and lost loved ones.” A local fisherman and resident of Rikuzentakata reported that, “We were barely given enough warning to get ourselves out alive, let alone save our homes. It was impossible. It is devastating that this has happened.”

Ug said, “I couldn’t believe it when the wheel worked. I thought it would change how we do things forever!” Other villagers have seen this invention and they are astonished and amazed. A local caveman responded to the invention by saying, "At first I thought it was impossible but I have found it really useful. I think more people should start using it as it supersedes anything I have seen before."

Some rocks can be scratched easily and break down quicker when walked on whereas others are hard and don not break down as quick. Some rocks are permeable (which means water can pass through it) and then break down quicker. Whereas some are impermeable and do not break down so quick. Research which of these rocks are permeable or impermeable and which rock as hard and do not scratch. Research the rocks and complete the table below.

Weds Today, you will look at subordinating conjunctions. These are:

if

unless

when

since

although

even though

because

Finish the sentences after the conjunction with a subordinating clause. Remember this subordinating clause does not make sense on its own. Complete the sentences:

Fractions are not always showing with a picture to help. Sometimes you just see the fraction. Remember equivalent fractions are the same amount but cut into different sized pieces. Look at this fraction chain: ½, 2/4, 3/6, 4/8 Notice that the denominator doubles and the numerator increases by 1 each time. There is always a pattern that links the chain together. Complete these fraction chains:

PSHE: Draw a picture of a firefighter, surgeon/doctor and pilot. Also give them a name. Have a look at your drawings. Who have you draw? Are the male or female? Watch the video and discuss thoughts on gender stereotypes. https://www.thersa.org/blog/2019/03/gender-books

Show this definition:

Explain that when we separate activities, such as jobs, into categories and say that only they can do that and only they can do this, that is stereotyping. It is putting people in boxes. Is stereotyping people okay? No, you can do anything if you put your mind to it. Explain that it is not only gender’s that are stereotyped. Look at some of the scenarios and discuss ideas around them. TO FINISH!!

Thurs Today, you will look at a reorientations.

It summarises what is happening NOW

and what they HOPE to happen in the

future.

It is short and comes at the end of the

newspaper.

For example:

The damage is still being repaired by the

residents of Southend and they hope to

reopen the coastal road again soon. Write a reorientation for each of the 4 images below.

Today, you will be given one fraction and a part of another. Your job it to work out the missing gap. Have a look at this diagram. How do you think you would complete this?

Rule: Whatever you do to the top, you do to the bottom:

Have a go at these:

Art:

Today we are going to focus on land and sky scapes. Look at the work create by Megan Coyle. What colours has she used for the fields and sky?

Fields can be more colours than just green for grass but wheat too (green, gold, orange, brown). Sky can be blue, white or grey.

Collect a range of materials (magazines, newspapers, tissue paper, coloured paper). Find colours that could be used to make a fields and sky in a collage. Look through a magazine or newspaper, find the images or colours you want and cut them out into a small shapes. Order and layer these shapes onto a piece of paper to create your landscape.

Fri We continue to look at structure of non fiction texts. Re-read the Stone Age Monuments booklet and answer the sheet below.

Add and subtract fractions: When we add and subtract fraction the denominator stays the same. Complete the sheet using the images to help you. Shade in more pieces to add and cross out pieces to subtract.

PE: Log on to Google Classroom and follow one of Mr Shadbolt’s PE videos.

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Contents

Stonehenge Page 3

What is Stonehenge? Page 3

The Second Stage of Stonehenge Page 4

The Third Stage of Stonehenge Page 5

What is the Slaughter Stone? Page 5

How did they get the stones there? Page 6

The Final Stages Page 6

Skara Brae Page 7

What is Skara Brae? Page 7

Where is Skara Brae? Page 7

What is in the village? Page 8

What were the houses like? Page 8

Why is house eight different? Page 10

Glossary Page 11

Index Page 12

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What is Stonehenge?

Stonehenge is a very famous prehistoric monument in the south of England in

Wiltshire. It was started 5000 years ago during the Stone Age, around 3100

– 3000BC. Up to 150 people were buried there when it was just an earthwork.

The stones that we see today were added later.

The earthwork was a circular ditch dug using antler picks with a bank inside

and out. Bones of oxen and deer were found in the bottom of the ditch, along

with flint tools. The central area was about 100m in diameter and there were

two entrances. There were 56 pits around the circle (called the Aubrey holes

after John Aubrey, who was thought to have the first identified them) which

were 1m wide and 1m deep, with flat bottoms. The purpose of these holes is

unclear. Different people think they could have held timber posts or stones

or were part of a religious ceremony.

This is a picture of

Stonehenge and the

circular pits that are

dug around the edge.

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The Second Stage of Stonehenge

It is unclear when the second stage started. It could have between 4000 and

5000 year ago. The stones that were added at this point came all the way

from the Preseli Hills in South Wales. They were called bluestones because

they appear to be slightly blue when broken or wet. 82 of them, weighing up

to 4 tonnes each, were transported an amazing 240 miles over land and

water. This was way before roads and lorries!

The stones were around 2 metres tall and over 1m wide. They were set up in a

double circle pattern. During this second stage, the North East entrance was

widened and the largest stone, known as the Heel Stone, was added. The

Heel Stone is a single large block of sarsen stone standing outside the

entrance of the Stonehenge earthwork. This was an earth corridor dug to

connect Stonehenge with the Avon River.

The big sarsen stones of

Stonehenge. The

bluestone can be seen in

front of them.

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The Third Stage of Stonehenge

The third stage involved the addition of more stone about 500 years later. These

were called sarsen stones and came from the Marlborough Downs, about 25 miles

from Stonehenge. The sarsen stones were enormous. The upright stones being over 4

metres high, 2 metres wide and weighing up to 30 tonnes. An outer circle was

created, with stones laid horizontally across the top.

Medieval gallows were built with two vertical

stones and a horizontal stone on top, which is

why the name Stonehenge could be deprived

from the Old English word for ‘stone’ and

‘hang’.

In the middle of the structure, more stones were arranged in a horseshoe shape.

At the centre was a stone called the Altar Stone. It has now fallen over, but it

was thought to have been a single, vertical stone.

What is the Slaughter Stone?

The slaughter stone is a type of sandstone which after rain can appear to have a

reddish colour. This is because the iron in the stone reacts with the rainwater. It

was called Slaughter Stone by Victorians who assumed that the red in the stone

was blood, and thought that Druids must have practised sacrifices on it.

The slaughter stone

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How did they get the stones there?

Modern calculations show that it would have taken 500 men using leather

ropes to pull one sarsen stone on a sledge, with an extra 100 men needed to

lay the huge rollers in front of the sledge.

The stones would have been moved and raised using a combination of rollers,

ropes, wooden levers, an A frame and pulleys and a massive amount of man

power. It is thought that the horizontal stone would be raised to the height

of the vertical stones by building up wooden platforms.

The final stages

The stones are positioned very carefully to align with sunrise at midsummer

and sunset at midwinter at opposite ends of the circle.

During the final changes the original bluestones were rearranged in the

horse shoe shape that can be seen today.

The sarsen stones

Stonehenge at sunset

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What is Skara Brae?

Skara Brae is a remarkably well preserved Stone Age village built in the

Neolithic period, around 3000BC.

It was discovered in 1850 after a heavy storm stripped away the earth that

has previously been covering what we can see today.

Where is Skara Brae?

Skara Brae can be found on the mainland of the largest of the Orkney Island.

The Orkney Islands sit off the North coast of Scotland.

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These are images taken

from the site of Skarabrae

in the Orkney Islands.

What is in the village?

The remains of eight houses stand on the site at Orkney Island. They were

not all built at the same time, so at some point the original village was added

to. Apart from one building, which stands slightly separate from the others,

the layout of the houses are very similar.

What were the houses like?

The earlier house had more of a circular shape. There was one room with a

fire pit in the middle and beds built into the walls at the sides.

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There were no windows but there may have been a smoke hole in the roof.

There would have been some light from the fire. As wood was scarce in the

Orkney Islands, they were more likely to have burnt seaweed, dried animal

dung and peat.

The floor area inside would be between 36 and 40m2. Some people today in

small apartments might have the same living space. With straw and heather

to make a mattress and animal skins for blankets it would have been

relatively cosy- at least compared to outside.

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The walls of the houses were built against

midden, piles of discarded rubbish that

would have protected the walls from the

elements as well as provided a layer of

insulation to keep warm.

None of the houses still have a roof so

they must have been made from

something that has since perished. A

common early roofing material in Orkney

was seaweed fixed with ropes and

stones.

They could also have used, straw, animal

skins or turf, laid over driftwood or

whale bones found on the beach shores.

Why is house eight different?

Unlike the other houses which were all built close together and linked with

passageways, house eight stands alone. It had carved patterns on the walls

and no beds or shelves. It could have been a workshop or meeting place or

simply built on the site at a later date.

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Glossary

ditch- narrow channel dug into the ground

druid- a Celtic Priest

dung- the excrement of animals, manure, poo

earthwork- a structure made by shaping the ground

flint- a type of hard stone found in the ground

heather- a purple flowered plant

mainland - a large continuous extent of land

midden- a dunghill or refuse heap

monument- a structure meant as a lasting celebration of a

person, event or another subject

Neolithic- the new stone age 4000 to 2500 BC

peat- a brown material consisting of partly decomposed

vegetable

perished- suffer complete ruin or destruction

pits- large holes on the ground

prehistoric- before recorded history

sacrifice- an act of killing an animal as an offering to a god

scarce- insufficient for the demand.

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Index

Altar stone 5

animal skin 9, 10

Aubrey holes 1

Avon River 4

Bluestones 4, 6

Druid 4

earthwork 3

Heel stone 4

Neolithic period 7

Orkney Islands 7, 8, 9, 10

Preseli Hills 4

roof 9, 10