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Home Learning Guidelines:

Use the grid below to help structure your child’s home learning. We would encourage children to complete at least 2 activities from each column and record their learning experience in their challenge book. This could be done in a variety of ways. For example, writing a few sentences about what they learnt, drawing a picture, sticking in a photograph, completing a thought bubble etc.

To support your child at home with reading we ask that your child reads at least 4 times a week. Remember there are lots of resources to support reading on our website.

There is no expectation that your child completes the home learning challenges if they are unwell or if circumstances at home are such that the completion of the tasks cause unnecessary stress and anxiety to the household.

Year 6 Week 3 - Home Learning Grid – Week Commencing 20.04.20

Weekly theme: AnimalsReading English Expressive Arts

Using words, poetry, drawing, painting and other

STEMScience, technology, engineering and

People & CommunitiesPersonal and social development, well-being and

mediums to describe our inner and outer responses to the word around us.

mathematics. religious education.Understanding the world in which we live.

Read the poem copied below called “The Lion and Albert” by Marriott Edgar. You can listen to it on YouTube; there are versions in different voices.Read the arguments for and against keeping animals in a zoo provided. Decide what side of the argument you agree with.

Write a speech to convince an audience - for or against – “Should animals be kept in zoos?”Use “The Lion and Albert” and the ‘for and against’ ideas provided to help you.

Select a picture of any animal of your choice and complete a half and half drawing of it, like your portraits at the start of the year. These could be black and white or colour. Be careful to get all the details correct and use all that you have learned about shading and proportion.

Have a go at “The sport of Kings” data analysis attached to this grid. You will need to find out how to calculate the range, mean average and the mode. Investigate these terms online.Choose any six horses and choose the positions they finish in. Fill in the race card and answer the questions below about your chosen horses.

Our new question this term is: “Are saints encouraging role models?”Thursday 23rd April is St George’s Day. Can you find out about St George and read about the story of George and the Dragon? Why was St George made a saint? How did he become the patron saint of England? Design a factsheet on him.

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This week we want you to think about birds. As birds make their great migration back to the UK for the summer we would like you to find out about five different types of birds that migrate in the winter and come back in the summer. Where do they go? How far do they fly? Why do they migrate? What hazards do

Design a leaflet for a zoo of your choice.Look at the grid below to remember what features to include. You could also look at some zoo websites for ideas. Remember zoos are closed at the moment but you can still look at their websites online.

Read ‘The Tyger’ by William Blake which can be found below. Can you illustrate the poem? Think about the imagery and how the poem makes you feel. What does it make you think about? You might want to research how the poem was originally presented: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/3479

Play the evolution of life sorting game attached to the bottom of the grid.When you have finished research one of the kingdoms which interest you the most.

Use the website REQuest to find out how someone becomes a saint. https://request.org.uk/Use this address in your search engine then look up Saints in the “tell me about” search area on the website, there are lots of resources to learn from. The first one is called “What makes a person a Saint?”

they face on their journeys?You might like to explore the books available online about animals using the link below:https://readon.myon.co.uk/library/browse.html

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Read the RSPB top tips for introducing birds into your garden: https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/b/notesonnature/posts/how-to-attract-birds-to-your-garden-ten-top-tips.

Click on the hyperlinks within the article to read more about the areas that interest you.

Write your own ‘ten top tips’ for a subject of your choice. Try to link it to animals or nature if you can e.g. ‘Ten top tips for growing your own vegetables.’ or ‘Ten top tips for caring for a dog.’ Try to include as much detail as possible.

Laurel Burch was an American artist who became famous for her abstract paintings of cats. Have a look at the images below and try and create your own abstract cat painting or drawing. You might like to try to create different animals using abstract patterns.

Use a web browser (such as Google) to search Hour of code Course 4. Click on the link Course 4 – Studio code.org

Click on lesson 6: Artist; Variables, puzzle 1. Do puzzle 1.

Watch the video called ‘Course 4 – Artist: Variables. If at this stage you would like more information about variables, please search it on the internet.

Complete puzzles 2 to 16.

Remember to read the instructions at the beginning of each puzzle.

Can you find out if there are any saints of animals? Choose one and create a fact sheet on them.

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Look at the picture below At the end of last term we Watch the video below Design a home for wildlife, You should have received

called ‘Hedgehog needs a hug’ and discuss the questions with someone at home.

started looking at primates. You began to research a primate of your choice. We’d now like you to create a David Attenborough style report on your chosen primate. You can present this in any form you like but it would be great if you could record it and get someone from your family to be the cameraman/woman!

which explores The Great Barrier Reef of Australia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBUCjiXkOzE

Now write down a list of words to describe what you saw.

for example a Hedgehog Café or a Frog and Toad Abode: https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/give-nature-a-home-in-your-garden/garden-activities/makeafrogandtoadabode/https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/give-nature-a-home-in-your-garden/garden-activities/openahedgehogcafe/If you have time you could produce your design and see if you can attract any wildlife into your garden.

and read a letter from either Miss Grey and Mrs Mitchell or Mrs Toolin. We’d love to hear about what you’ve been up to – please send a letter or postcard to the school office:

Miss Grey & Mrs Mitchell/Mrs Toolin,Goring CE Primary School,Wallingford Road,Goring,RG8 0BG.

Or if you prefer, you can email your letter to us via the office email address.

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Physical DevelopmentMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

BBC Strictly Come Dancing professionals are teaching the nation a dance routine to Dua Lipa’s song ‘Physical’. There are seven short episodes, each with a different section of the dance. Try to learn a different part of the routine

Log onto Joe Wicks kids workout 5 minute move workout(www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhlOv-w). There are also 8 minute workouts if you want more of a challenge. In addition, Joe Wicks is doing a live 30

60 Second Catch and Clap Challenge:You’ll need a small ball (e.g. a tennis ball).How many times can you throw a ball up, clap once and catch it in 60 seconds? The ball must go above your head. If you drop the ball,

Try the ‘Climb the Ladder’ activity. This is a great activity to do with someone else at home. See the instructions below.

Using the Joe Wicks P.E. class for inspiration, create your own workout and teach it to a member of your family.

each day.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p089h234

minute P.E class every morning at 9am on his Youtube channel.

carry on counting your score from where you left off.If you don’t have a ball you could use a toilet roll or pair of socks.Can you beat your score? Can you compete against someone else in your household?

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The Lion and Albert

About the poem

This poem was written by Marriott Edgar, a Scottish poet, in 1932. It is intended to be performed with a strong Lancashire accent and versions of this can be found on YouTube. It is recommended that the most famous audio version of this poem, performed as a monologue by Stanley Holloway, is used to enhance the experience of this poem.

There's a famous seaside place called Blackpool,That's noted for fresh-air and fun, And Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom Went there with young Albert, their son.

A grand little lad was their AlbertAll dressed in his best; quite a swell 'E'd a stick with an 'orse's 'ead 'andle The finest that Woolworth's could sell.

They didn't think much to the oceanThe waves, they was fiddlin' and small There was no wrecks... nobody drownded'Fact, nothing to laugh at, at all.

So, seeking for further amusement They paid and went into the zoo Where they'd lions and tigers and cam-ils And old ale and sandwiches too.

There were one great big lion called Wallace His nose were all covered with scarsHe lay in a som-no-lent postureWith the side of his face to the bars.

Now Albert had heard about lions How they were ferocious and wildAnd to see Wallace lying so peaceful

So straight 'way the brave little feller Not showing a morsel of fearTook 'is stick with the'orse's 'ead 'andle And shoved it in Wallace's ear!

You could see that the lion didn't like itFor giving a kind of a rollHe pulled Albert inside the cage with 'im And swallowed the little lad... whole!Then Pa, who had seen the occurrence And didn't know what to do nextSaid, "Mother! Yon lions 'et Albert"And Mother said "Eeh, I am vexed!"

So Mr and Mrs RamsbottomQuite rightly, when all's said and doneComplained to the Animal Keeper That the lion had eaten their son.

The keeper was quite nice about it He said, "What a nasty mishap Are you sure that it's your lad he's eaten?" Pa said, "Am I sure? There's his cap!"

So the manager had to be sent for He came and he said, "What's to do?" Pa said, "Yon lion's 'eaten our Albert And 'im in his Sunday clothes, too."

Then Mother said, "Right's right, young feller I think it's a shame and a sin For a lion to go and eat Albert And after we've paid to come in!"

The manager wanted no trouble He took out his purse right away And said, "How much to settle the matter?" And Pa said "What do you usually pay?" But Mother had turned a bit awkward When she thought where her Albert had goneShe said, "No! someone's got to be summonsed"So that were decided upon. Round they went to the Police Station In front of a Magistrate chapThey told 'im what happened to Albert And proved it by showing his cap.

The Magistrate gave his o-pinionThat no-one was really to blame He said that he hoped the Ramsbottoms Would have further sons to their name.

At that Mother got proper blazing "And thank you, sir, kindly," said she"What waste all our lives raising childrenTo feed ruddy lions? Not me!"

Should animals be kept in zoos?

For Against

• animals are safe• regular food and water• vets on hand• a fun place to go• people can learn about animals• animals won’t go extinct

• belong in the wild• not put on earth for our

entertainment• causes distress• environments too small• need freedom

Many people are now questioning the morality of zoos, and asking whether they are still justified in the 21 st Century. Zoos were originally set up so that people could see and learn about wild animals from distant lands. However, in today’s world, are zoos really necessary?

People nowadays have access to a vast amount of information about animals from all over the world through their televisions and the internet and can see at close range how they behave in the wild. Animal rights campaigners claim that keeping wild animals caged up for long periods of time turns wild animals into objects of entertainment, with no respect for their dignity or their natural place on our planet.

On the other hand, there is a huge difference between watching an animal on screen and seeing it in real life. Visiting a zoo is educational and can actually make people more aware of wildlife and conservation. In fact, sometimes the only way to save an endangered species may be for it to breed in captivity. In addition to this, zoos provide scientists with opportunities to research into animal behaviour and allow zoos to provide animals with carefully designed enclosures appropriate to their needs.

However, living behind bars can affect the characters of animals by imprisoning them in cruel, cramped conditions with little chance of them following their instincts or behaving in a natural way. It can cause distress and interfere with natural breeding cycles. Indeed, many experts claim that breeding programmes are rarely successful and hardly any animals are released back into their natural environments. Also, many animals are actually born in captivity. How could they possibly cope in the wild?

There's a famous seaside place called Blackpool,That's noted for fresh-air and fun, And Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom Went there with young Albert, their son.

A grand little lad was their AlbertAll dressed in his best; quite a swell 'E'd a stick with an 'orse's 'ead 'andle The finest that Woolworth's could sell.

They didn't think much to the oceanThe waves, they was fiddlin' and small There was no wrecks... nobody drownded'Fact, nothing to laugh at, at all.

So, seeking for further amusement They paid and went into the zoo Where they'd lions and tigers and cam-ils And old ale and sandwiches too.

There were one great big lion called Wallace His nose were all covered with scarsHe lay in a som-no-lent postureWith the side of his face to the bars.

Now Albert had heard about lions How they were ferocious and wildAnd to see Wallace lying so peaceful

Nevertheless, a zoo with ethics that take account of scientific research into animal behaviour can offer a safe environment for animals with regular food, a protected habitat and no predators. Scientists claim that they can investigate the behaviour and lifestyles of wild animals so that we can all learn more about them.

Discuss the following questions with someone at home (you might like to record some of your answers in your challenge book).

Where is the hedgehog? What is it doing? How is it feeling? How do

you know? Why is the hedgehog here?

Why is it alone? The title of this illustration

is, ‘Hedgehog Needs a Hug’. Why does the hedgehog need a hug?

Tell/write this hedgehog’s story. Will it ever find someone to hug?

Features of a persuasive leaflet:

The Tyger by William Blake Tyger Tyger, burning bright, 

In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies. Burnt the fire of thine eyes?On what wings dare he aspire?What the hand, dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art,Could twist the sinews of thy heart?And when thy heart began to beat,What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain, 

In what furnace was thy brain?What the anvil? what dread grasp, Dare its deadly terrors clasp! 

When the stars threw down their spears And water'd heaven with their tears: Did he smile his work to see?Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger Tyger burning bright, In the forests of the night: What immortal hand or eye,Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43687/the-tyger

The Sport of Kings Data Analysis:

Choose any six horses and choose the positions they finish in. Fill in the race card below then cut it out, stick it neatly in your book and answer the questions below about your chosen horses.

Now your race card is complete. Answer the questions below:1. How many horses are owned by

women?2. Which horse carried the least weight?3. What were the most and least common

horse colours?4. What is the total weight carried by all of

the horses?5. Which trainer trained the most horses? 6. Which trainer was the most successful,

do you think?7. What was the average age of all the

race horses?8. What was the range of numbers covered

by the saddle cloths?9. What was the range and average weight

of weights carried by the horses?10. Were the younger or older horses more

successful?

Laurel Burch Abstract Art