Home Learning 2022
Monday - English. Today we are revising different grammar and punctuation topics to help us with our assessments. Have a go at the question papers below and check your answers to see how you did.
Monday 24th January
Maths
This week we are continuing to look at decimals and linking them with fractions and percentages. Watch the powerpoint and think about the activities on the slides, then have a go at the questions on the task sheet below
Reading Plus
Reading plus – log on to your Reading Plus account and complete a reading comprehension text
Friday 21st January
Friday - English
Kensuke's Kingdom - Using the link below, read chapter 6 of the novel . Use the information to complete the comprehension activities below.
https://www.dorridge.solihull.sch.uk/Closure/Year-6-Homework/Kensukes_Kingdom_Book.pdf
Friday 21st January - Maths. Today we are focusing on practising Arithmetic strategies in preparation for our assessments next week. Have a go at the questions below and think about which strategies you need to use for the different types of questions.
Reading Plus
Reading plus – log on to your Reading Plus account and complete a reading comprehension text
Friday 21st January - Art. This week, we are continuing to look at the art work of William Morris. Watch the powerpoint about his work and look carefully at some of his prints on the last six slides. Then have a go at sketching your own design based on some of the patterns.
Home Learning 20th January
English
Kensuke's Kingdom - Using the link below, read the description of Kensuke in chapter 5 of the novel . Use the information to create your own mind map about his character, then complete the grid below to analyse the descriptions of Kensuke's appearance.
https://www.dorridge.solihull.sch.uk/Closure/Year-6-Homework/Kensukes_Kingdom_Book.pdf
Maths 20th January - today we are continuing to look at decimal numbers. Watch the video and complete the activities on the slides, then complete the questions on the task sheets
Reading Plus
Reading plus – log on to your Reading Plus account and complete a reading comprehension text
Thursday - Science
This week we are looking at how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences.
Task 1 Look at the different types of leaves below and think about different ways to sort leaves, then classify the leaves using two criteria to create intersecting Venn diagrams e.g serrated edges smooth edges
Task 2. Use the classification key activity to organise the different creatures by following the key questions. Then try to create a key for the leaves from task 1.
Home Learning 19th January
Wednesday 19th January 2022
English
Kensuke's Kingdom - Using the link below, read chapter 5 of the novel. Then answer the questions below and write a summary of events so far.
https://www.dorridge.solihull.sch.uk/Closure/Year-6-Homework/Kensukes_Kingdom_Book.pdf
Wednesday 19th January - Maths. Today we are continuing to look at decimal numbers. Watch the video below and complete the activities then work through the questions on the task sheets.
Reading Plus
Reading plus – log on to your Reading Plus account and complete a reading comprehension text
Wednesday19th January - French
This half term, we are looking at the weather and asking and describing different weather types. Use the instructions below to get into the Language Angels website and to use the resources.
1. Go to www.languageangels.com
2. Click LOGIN in the top right corner of the screen.
3. Select the HOME SCHOOL option. (Our school has a Language Angels account)
4. Enter USERNAME and PASSWORD
U:Lostoc3035
P: lahome
5. Select the UNIT you want – Intermediate level Unit 10 Quel Temps Fait-il? (The weather)
6. Choose LESSON 2 and click START LESSON.
7. Watch and listen to the slides.
8. Then complete the Standard Challenge task sheet. Check your answers with the answer sheet.
Home Learning w/b 10th January 22
Monday 10th January - Maths. this week we are looking at decimal numbers. Watch the video and complete the activities on the slides, then complete the questions rom the task sheets below.
Reading Plus
Reading plus – log on to your Reading Plus account and complete a reading comprehension text
Monday 10th January - Grammar Lesson. This week we are revising different types of nouns. Watch the powerpoint and complete the activities on the slides, then complete the task sheet questions below.
Tuesday 4th January 2022
English
Kensuke's Kingdom - Using the link below, read the opening of the story - think about what questions it raises about the rest of the novel. Read the rest of the first chapter of Kensuke's Kingdom and write a summary of events in the first chapter.
https://www.dorridge.solihull.sch.uk/Closure/Year-6-Homework/Kensukes_Kingdom_Book.pdf
Maths - Tuesday 4th January. This week we are continuing to look at fractions. watch the video slides and complete the activities, then complete the task sheets below.
Aut6.11.3 - Multiply fractions by integers.mp4
Reading Plus
Reading plus – log on to your Reading Plus account and complete a reading comprehension text
Tuesday 4th January - WWII Topic - this week we are looking at the end of the war. Watch the powerpoint about VE day, then write a diary entry to describe what VE day was like - describe the events that took place on that day to celebrate and what people felt like to know that the war was over
Wednesday 5th January - English. Recap the first chapter of Kensuke's Kingdom using the link from yesterday, then complete the activities on the powerpoint below.
Wednesday 5th January - Maths. Today we are continuing to look at multiplying fractions. watch the video and explanation slides and complete the activities, then answer the questions from the worksheets below.
Wednesday 5th January - French
This half term, we are looking at the weather and asking and describing different weather types. Use the instructions below to get into the Language Angels website and to use the resources.
1. Go to www.languageangels.com
2. Click LOGIN in the top right corner of the screen.
3. Select the HOME SCHOOL option. (Our school has a Language Angels account)
4. Enter USERNAME and PASSWORD
U:Lostoc3035
P: lahome
5. Select the UNIT you want – Intermediate level Unit 10 Quel Temps Fait-il? (The weather)
6. Choose LESSON 1 and click START LESSON.
7. Watch and listen to the slides.
8. Then complete the Standard Challenge task sheet. Check your answers with the answer sheet.
Thursday 6th January - English- Read chapters 2 and 3 of Kensuke's Kingdom using the link from Monday, then complete the comprehension tasks below
Thursday 6th January - Maths. Today we are looking at dividing fractions. Watch the video and explanation slides and complete the activities, then answer the questions from the worksheets below.
Thursday 4th January - Geography
This term we are looking at the contrasting localities of Lancashire and London. To begin the topic we are looking at the UK and identifying different counties and the location of Preston and London. Use the map of the UK and an atlas to locate and identify main counties of the UK. Label main cities and towns. Locate and label London and Preston? – think about their location and distance from each other.
Friday 7th January - English - English- Read chapter 4 of Kensuke's Kingdom using the link from Monday, then complete the comprehension tasks below
Friday 7th January - Maths Today we are continuing to look at dividing fractions. Watch the video and explanation slides and complete the activities, then answer the questions from the worksheets below.
Friday 7th January - Art. Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at nature in Art and learning about the work and styles of famous artists. This week we are looking at the artist William Morris. Watch the powerpoint about his work. Look carefully at some of his prints. Have a go at sketching some of the patterns then use the pictures as a stimulus for your own design based on nature
W/b 22nd November
English
This week we are reading different biographies of famous people.
Read the biographical extract 1 about Martin Luther King and then answer the questions about his life. Then use the information from the first and second extracts to make notes about the key events in his life.
Maths
This week we are looking at fractions and revising some of the fraction work from Year 5. Watch the video and complete the activities from the slides, then complete the task sheets.
Aut6.8.3 - Equivalent fractions.mp4
Tuesday 16th November
English work
Maths worksheet
Thursday 4th November
Maths - Thursday 4th November. Today we are continuing to focus on short division. Watch the video and complete the activities, then complete the task sheets.
RE - Thursday 4th November. This week we are beginning our new topic, looking at Hinduism. Today we are finding out about the Four Ashramas. Read the information sheets and use the information to make notes about each stage of life.
Wednesday 3rd November
Wednesday Maths. Watch the video explaining division with remainders then complete the task sheets
English - Wednesday 3rd November
Today we are continuing to look at extracts from Roald Dahl's biography, 'Boy'. Read the extract carefully and answer the questions from the Text and Sentence sections.
Art - Wednesday 3rd November
This week we are starting our WWII plane collage pictures. Today we are practising sketching some of the planes from WWII. Use the picture below of the plane silhouettes to help draw the shape of some of the planes carefully
English - Wednesday
Today we are continuing to look at different fiction genres. Look at the extracts on the powerpoint and think about the different types of stories. Then complete the activities below.
Maths - Wednesday. Today we are looking at negative numbers. Watch the video and complete the activities, then complete the task sheets.
Topic - World War II. Read the text about the start of the war and complete the activities below the text.
Art - we are continuing to practise our soldier sketches ready for our collage work. Have a go at sketching the soldiers based on the picture below.
Maths - Tuesday 21st September
Today we are focusing on rounding numbers - watch the video and complete the maths task sheet.
English 21st September
This week we are thinking about different genres of books. Watch the story genre powerpoint then make a list of different types of genres (different types of stories e.g. Adventure, Fantasy etc.) Then think of any books or films which fit each genre and note them down.
Tuesday - PSHE - this week we are thinking about friendship - what makes a good friendship and any issues that friends may face. Read the problems and write a few sentences to give advice to the person about the problem.
French 21st September
This half term we are looking at animals and pets. Log on to Language Angels
U:Lostoc3035
P: lahome
Choose Intermediate level Unit 6 As-tu un animal? Lesson 1. Watch the lesson slides and complete task sheet.