Y5 Reading home learning 3.11.2020 – 6.11.2020

Firework Safety for EveryoneTuesday 3 rd November 2020

Practise reading the text aloud, remembering to pause at the punctuation.

Underline any words you don’t know.

Make a glossary with at least 5 words in it. Use a dictionary to find the definitions of the words.

Wednesday 4th November 2020

Read the text again.

Write your own sentences using the words you put in your glossary yesterday.

Thursday 5th November 2020

Answer the questions, remembering to give evidence if the questions ask for this.

Friday 6th November 2020

Complete the work from the poster section.

Y5 Reading home learning 3.11.2020 – 6.11.2020

Firework Safety for Everyone

Only one person should be in charge of fireworks. If that’s you, then make sure you take all the necessary precautions. Read the instructions in daylight and don’t drink any alcohol until they’ve all been discharged. Make your preparations in advance, and in daylight.

On the night, you will need:

A torch

A bucket or two of water

Eye protection and gloves

A bucket of soft earth to put fireworks in

Suitable supports and launchers if you’re setting off Catherine Wheels or rockets.

Firework displays

Having fireworks at home can be great fun, as long as they are used safely. Figures show more children rather than adults get hurt by fireworks. Over the past few years over 350 pre-school children, some only a year old,

were treated in hospital for fireworks injuries.

Be safe not sorry

Fireworks are safe if you use them properly. If you’re putting on a home display, you should follow some simple steps to make sure that everyone has a good time without getting hurt.

We want children to enjoy fireworks but they need to know that they can

be dangerous if they are not used properly. Each year, over half of all

firework injuries are suffered by children. The Child Accident Prevention Trust have more

guidance on keeping kids safe.

Keep Children SafeDid you know that sparklers get five times hotter than cooking oil? Sparklers are not toys and should never be given to a child under five.

Where to buy

Don’t cut corners just to save a few pounds. Always buy fireworks from a reputable shop to make sure that they conform to British Standards. This means that they should have BS 7114 written on the box.

Sometimes shops open up for a short time before Bonfire Night but these may not be the best places to buy fireworks from. Staff in these shops might not be very knowledgeable about using fireworks safely and their fireworks might not meet British Standards.

Whatever you do, don’t buy fireworks from anywhere you’re not sure about, such as the back of a van or from a temporary, unlicensed market stall.

What to buy

There are different categories of fireworks. Members of the public can buy and set off most of the fireworks that come under Categories 1 to 3. These are fireworks that include those that you can use indoors, in your garden or at a display. Always read the packet carefully and make sure that the fireworks you buy are suitable for the place where you are going to set them off.

Professional fireworks

Some fireworks can only be bought and used by firework professionals. These include: air bombs; aerial shells, aerial maroons, shells-in-mortar and maroons-in-mortar; all bangers; mini rockets; fireworks with erratic flight; some Category 2 and 3 fireworks which exceed certain size limits; and all Category 4 fireworks.

Setting them up

Y5 Reading home learning 3.11.2020 – 6.11.2020

Firework Safety for Everyone

Tuesday 3 rd November 2020 - Section A 1. Who is more likely to get hurt by fireworks?

2. List 3 things you will need to be safe if setting off fireworks.

3. According to the text, who should sparklers not be given to?

4. Where can people find guidance on keeping children safe around fireworks?

Wednesday 4 th November 2020 - Section B 1. What should be printed on the box of all good quality, well made and reliable fireworks?

2. Name 2 places which might not sell reputable fireworks.

3. According to the text, what should anyone always do before setting off a firework?

Thursday 5 th November 2020 - Section C

Y5 Reading home learning 3.11.2020 – 6.11.2020

Firework Safety for Everyone1. When should you read the instructions about how to safely set off fireworks?

2. In this text, which word means 'a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous from happening'?

Friday 6 th November 2020 - Section D What is the 'job' of this poster? List 4 ways in which it does this job.

Design your own firework safety poster.

Firework safety – answersSection A 1. Children2. Any 3 of the list in the blue box3. Children under 54. Child Accident Prevention Trust

Section B

1. BS 71142. Market stall, back of a van, shops that only open to sell fireworks3. Read the back of the box/packet

Section C

1. in advance, in daylight2. precautions

Poster

The poster is trying to teach children to be careful around fireworks. It is persuading them of the dangers of fireworks. It does this by using large

Y5 Reading home learning 3.11.2020 – 6.11.2020

Firework Safety for Everyonelettering in eye-catching, bright colours, using simple child-friendly language and having a picture to support the writing.