Home Learning Letter – Year 6

WB 07.12.20

Dear parents/carers,

Whilst learning from home, there will be a suggested timetable of activities for the children to complete each day. These are the activities that children would have completed if they were in school. We understand that learning from home looks different for each family, and so please use the timetable to suit your family. Please also encourage the children to keep active during this time – this may be by using ‘Just Dance’ videos or games in the house.

This post outlines work for Monday 7th December and Tuesday 8th December­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­. Further guidance for the week will be uploaded in due course. When completing tasks, children can either do so electronically (via Microsoft PowerPoint or Word) or by recording work in their homework books. If your child does not have their homework book, then separate sheets of paper or a notepad is not a problem. For feedback, please submit work by emailing head@abbeyroadprimary.co.uk.

MONDAY

GUIDED READING

Use the Microsoft Teams assignment to complete your guided reading for today. Your task for today uses chapter 23, which you will find in the scanned chapters from the resources section of the assignment, or in the PDF below.

Chapters: Home learning scanned chapters

ENGLISH

Using the Talk for Writing document, we are now going to think of our own gadget that your text will be based on. Using Activity 6 (page 10 and top of page 11), create your own idea. Jot down the answers to each of the ideas /headings on page 11 to help with your plan. You may also like to draw your gadget (Activity 7).

MATHS

This week our focus in on position and direction. If you are unable to answer a question because you are unable to print the sheets, please discuss the question, and do what you can for each without printing. For today’s lesson, we are looking at coordinates in the first quadrant. Watch the video below and complete this worksheet.

Video: https://vimeo.com/481214525

Answers: Monday answers

If you would like more maths to do, click here for an optional extension activity.

HISTORY

Our history topic is coming to a close! To bring together everything we have learned, we would like you to create a ‘final piece’ summarizing everything you have learned. The subtitles of your piece may include:

  • How the war started
  • The rules imposed on Jews in Nazi-occupied Germany
  • Evacuation or Kindertransport
  • Rationing
  • The roles of men and women
  • Propaganda

Choose at least 3 subtitles for your work, and your work should include pictures (photos or drawings). It can be completed electronically or on paper. For any electronic work, email the completed work to head@abbeyroadprimary.co.uk.

For some facts or ideas, you may enjoy exploring these videos: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-world-war-two/zjnyscw

 

TUESDAY

GUIDED READING

Using page 175 from Chapter 24, draw the scene that is described. Try and include as much detail as possible. You could inset a photo of your drawing into the worksheet on Teams, or just keep your drawing separate from the sheet.

Chapters: Home learning scanned chapters

ENGLISH

Today we are going to plan our writing. Use Activity 8 (page 12) from the Talk for Writing document to organise your paragraphs and sort your structure.

MATHS

Today we are looking at coordinates in 4 quadrants. If you are unable to answer a question because you are unable to print the sheets, please discuss the question, and do what you can for each without printing. Watch the video below and complete this worksheet.

Video: https://vimeo.com/481215270

Worksheet answers: Tuesday answers

If you would like more maths to do, click here for an optional extension activity.

SCIENCE

Look at this presentation to investigate this week’s question: how can we change the direction of light? Then, complete this worksheet.

If you have any questions or if you have work to submit, please email head@abbeyroadprimary.co.uk.

Kind regards,

The Year 6 Team