Year 6 - Learning at Home- Week Commencing 4 th May I would like to work in partnership with you to support your child whilst school continues to be closed. Information below has been designed to enable your child to continue to practise specific skills and fun challenges.

Each week I will update the ‘Specific Weekly Learning Tasks’ (see Table 2). This will supplement the ‘Core Learning Activities’ (see Table 1).

The ‘Extra Activities’ (see Table 3) are for you to choose activities that you would like to complete.

I will try, where possible, to avoid the need for you to print out any resources.

Table 1 Core Learning ActivitiesPractise these 3 times a week.

Read any of your books (school or home) and write a comment in your reading diary or on a Purple Mash blog.

Work on Times Table Rock Stars.Remember to use both garage and studio.

Complete Purple Mash 2do activities (new tasks will continue to be added each week).

Learn to read and spell statutory Y5/6 words (choose 5 -10 a week, list included below).

Work on your joined handwriting e.g. write a letter, a card or copy a poem.

Table 2 Specific Weekly Learning Tasks – Year SixEnglish Maths Cross-Curricular

Persuasive WritingFor your English this week I would like you to write a persuasive letter. Your letter should try to persuade the Government to allow women to vote. Use formal language and remember to include reasons why they should be allowed to vote. I would love to see your letters so please take a photo or email it to me.

Keep working on Carol Vorderman’s Maths Factor website.The BBC website has daily maths lessons that you can access. Converting measures of unitsThis week I would like you to look at measures with a focus on converting measures. The following websites will support you with this. I have attached some worksheets on the website that you could use too. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=converting%20measure https://www.teachwire.net/news/converting-measurements-worksheets-and-resources-for-ks2-maths

The History of SuffrageContinue to research and learn about the Suffragette Movement. Research and write facts about Millicent Fawcett and Emily Davison.

Science- Heart and circulationFor science I would like you to look at the circulatory system. Start by completing the worksheet Systems in the body. Then I would like you to learn the parts of a lung. Use the lung word mat to help you and then try to fill in the missing labels when you feel confident. The worksheets are at the bottom of this document.

Table 3 - Extra Activities – How many can you complete?

Learn to hula hoop

Learn to tie a tie.

Bake with your family- can you

write up the recipe

Complete a NUSTEM challenge from the

school websiteRing a relative and ask them about their day

Learn a new skill

Sketch a picture e.g.

what you can see from your window etc.

Create some art- look at

‘William Morris’.

Try a style you haven’t looked

at before.

Ask an adult to show you how to do a new chore at

home

Find out what Captain Tom Moore has been doing to raise money. Make and send him a birthday card to celebrate his 100th birthday on 30th April.Captain Tom Moore, C/O Post Office Limited, 67 Bedford Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, MK43 0LA.

Write a recipe for

your favourite

meal – you could even design your

own cookbook!

Turn your favourite story into a comic

Put on a performance

for your family

Write a letter or postcard for a

friend or relative

Visit the Scouts website and choose an activity to complete.

https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoorsBuild a model

Research your next topic- The

History of Suffrage

Play a board game- why not try and make

your own?

Build a den at home or in the

garden

Try an activity from the Natural History Museum website- crafts and science

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/try-this-at-home.html

Write a diary

Look at a World map.

Investigate a place you’d like

to visit

Make someone laugh by

writing a funny story or telling

some jokes

Make a maths game

Start your day with Joe Wicks, The Body Coach. https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1

Draw a map of your walk to

your new school

Design a poster to say thank you to

the N.H.S.

Draw a family portrait or a self-portrait

Write a fact file of your choice

Find some old photos of your family, especially from when you were younger then get some coloured paper and create a scrapbook full of

happy and funny memories.

Make a fitness circuit

Practise a sport skill for 15 mins

Make a musical instrument

Create a quiz Read a non-fiction book Make a sandwich and write a list of

Write a short story

everyday instructions

Complete a book or movie

review

Make up a dance routine

to your favourite song

Make a comic

Build a pencil catapulthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA6a2EgGi_E

Watch newsround and create your own

news reportAdd some of your own below