Class 3 Learning Pack for Monday 11th May 2020

Happy Monday everyone! As always, the tasks are arranged in the same order that we

would do them in school but you are free to do them in any order that you like and only do

what you can, remember, you do not have to do all of the tasks.

Reading Task

LO: To identify the features of fairy tales

This week we are going to continue to look at fairy tales so that we can further develop

our learning and understanding about them, their features and

Today I would like you to read the story of Cinderella. The version that I have included

below was taken from A First Book of Fairytales, stories retold by Mary Hoffman.

Whilst you are reading, think about the features of fairy tale texts that you identified

last week and see if you can find them in the story as you read.

When you have finished reading, I would like you to either draw in your book or print and

stick the chart that I have drawn below. We are going to just spend a little bit of time

looking and understanding the features of fairy tales today. You are going to need to

choose two more fairy tales that we looked at last week, that you enjoyed and today’s

fairy tale as well (three in total). Then I want you to find the example of the feature in

each text. In the example chart below I have chosen one of the other fairy tales and

written the answers - this is there to help you but try to think and identify on your own.

Feature Rapunzel Hansel and Gretel Cinderella

Hero/Heroine Prince

Evil Character Witch

Magical

characters/even

ts

The witch sends

Rapunzel away to a

distant land

The witch blinds the

prince

Overcoming evil Rapunzel and the Prince

find each other. When

Rapunzel cries, her

tears heal the prince’s

eyes and he can see

again.

Moral Message When something is

destined to happen, the

no one, no matter how

much power they might

have, can stop it from

happening.

Predictable

Language/

Structure

“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let

down your hair!”

Generally has a

happy ending

Yes, it ends with the

prince and Rapunzel

living happily ever after

*The writing in red is where you need to change for your own examples

Remember: We have talked about morals before, when we looked at fables in the Autumn

term, we identified that all fables have a moral message too. A moral is like a little lesson

that can be learned from reading the story. For example, when we read The Tortoise and

The Hare we learnt that the moral was slow and steady wins the race. It was easy to find

the morals in fables because they are normally said at the end of the story but it is a little

bit more tricky when you are reading a fairy tale as you might have to figure out the moral

for yourself! If it helps you, have a discussion about what you think the moral might be -

what lesson is the story trying to teach you, what value is important in the story.

Grammar Task

LO: To use commas to separate items in a list

This week we are going to work on using commas to separate items in a list.

A comma looks like this:

,

It is a type of punctuation mark that tells us to take a short pause when we are reading.

The pause is not as long as with a full stop. A comma can be used to change the meaning of

a sentence or to separate items in a list.

Look at this sentence:

Cinderella did the washing and cooking and cleaning and

mending and tidying.

What is wrong with using ‘and’ between each item in the list? It makes more sense to not

use ‘and’ in between each item on the list, so we will remove the ands. Our sentence

becomes:

Cinderella did the washing cooking cleaning mending tidying.

We still need to use an ‘and’ at some point in our sentence so that it still makes sense.

Where should this go? We place the end between the second to last and last item in the

list, so the sentence looks like this:

Cinderella did the washing cooking cleaning mending and

tidying.

Now we need to separate the other items in the list to avoid confusion. This is where the

comma comes in handy! We put a comma in between each item in the list apart from the

last two where we use the and:

Cinderella did the washing, cooking, cleaning, mending

and tidying.

Remember:

Don’t put a comma before the first item in the list –

Cinderella did the, washing, cooking, cleaning, mending and tidying.

And

Don’t use a comma between just two items in a list –

Cinderella did the washing, and the cooking.

Spelling Task

LO: To spell words containing the rare GPCs for /I/ sound

This week we are going to be working on spelling words containing the /I/ sound but spelt

using rare GPCs. Below I have given you some pictures and the spelling of the words that

the picture shows, I would like you to underline the letter in the word that is making the

/I/ sound.

Image Word

gym

cygnet

unicorn

pretty

women

pyramid

mystery

Egypt

build

English Task

LO: To make simple notes from an information text

This week our unit for learning from the Lancashire Literacy Consultants is called “Never

Smile at a Crocodile!”

This week will begin with a look at crocodile facts and films, followed by stories and poems

to enjoy together. When following the links online, parents should monitor that their

children are remaining on that page only and are keeping safe online. There are some short

writing opportunity ideas provided in response to the reading each day.

View this film about crocodiles and enjoy finding out about them together:

National Geographics Kids – Amazing Animals

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

Now watch this film and enjoy together: Crocodile – My

Animal Friends

https://www.yoube.com/watch?v=ZQe17gvPZg

Then watch the film clips again, this time viewing a small section of each film at a time,

pause the film, discuss key facts and write them down. Also write down any new vocabulary

you have encountered. Repeat until the film is ended.

Discuss and review all the information you have found out about crocodiles.

Look up some of the new words you have heard in a dictionary or by using Word Hippo.

https://www.wordhippo.com

Then create a fact file or poster about crocodiles.

Challenge – to include ten sentences about crocodiles in the fact file/poster. Consider

writing as if you were a crocodile using the information, e.g. I am… I eat… I only… I like…

If I am angry, I … etc.

Check spelling and punctuation in each sentence together.

You could then share the fact file or poster with other family members in your house, or

with friends and family via online video platforms, explaining what you have learned about

crocodiles.

Maths Task

LO: To draw 2D shapes and describe them

Our unit this week is all about 2D shapes and angles.

Watch this video to remind you of the 2D shapes that we have learnt about:

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

When we talk about shapes we use their properties to help us to identify them. Each type

of shape has their own properties.

For example:

A square has 4 sides of equal length and 4 corners. The angle in each of the corners of a

square is a right angle. There are two pairs of parallel lines – one horizontal and one

vertical and four sets of perpendicular lines.

However, I also know that there are other shapes that have four sides too! Can you name

these shapes as well?

These shapes are all 4 sided but by looking at their properties and being specific I can tell

that they are not squares.

The first shape is a rectangle because although it has four sides, it has two long sides and

two shorter sides. The second shape is a diamond because although it has four sides, the

angles in the corners are not right angles. The final shape is a kite, even though it also has

four sides, because there are two shorter sides and two longer sides, which sounds like a

rectangle but again it is not, because some of the angles in the corners are less than a

right angle and some are greater than a right angle. Also the two pairs of sides that we

can see in the kite do not run parallel like they do in a rectangle. See if you can tell an

adult what the word parallel means - do you remember our arm actions that helped us to

remember the new vocabulary that we learnt in our last unit (parallel, perpendicular and

horizontal and vertical lines)

Consolidation Activity: Name these shapes

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Main Activity: Draw, label and write the properties of these shapes.

Remember last term we spent a lot of time looking at parallel and perpendicular lines - I

expect you to include parallel and perpendicular lines within the properties of these

shapes. Make sure that you use a ruler to draw the lines in shapes with straight sides.

1. Square

2. Rectangle

3. Triangle

4. Pentagon

5. Hexagon

6. Octagon

7. Circle

Challenge Activity: Look at the shapes we have looked at above and identify:

How many right angles does each shape have?

This is a right angle:

Right angles measure 90 degrees.

Do any of the shapes have an angle that is more than a right angle? What about any that

are less than a right angle?

Topic Task: PE

LO: To create a sequence of yoga poses

This week our activity focus is going to be yoga. Yoga is a really good tool for helping to

keep both your body and mind healthy! On the website, underneath our Home Learning

Pack for today I have put a document that shows you some yoga poses and a potential

sequence of moves - but you can choose what you would like to do from them.

If you want to spend a bit more time being active there are some more ideas for PE type

activities if you follow this link:

https://lancashireschoolgames.co.uk/year-3-6-spar-lancashire-school-games-activity-

timetable/

These activities do not relate to the yoga focus but there are some great ideas for

getting moving!