DISTANCE LEARNING – WEEK BEGINNING 19.04 2020Day English Maths Sun 19th April

SundayCreating a healthy eating posterToday we are going to be creating a healthy eating poster. The children will revise the food groups and they can draw and label a list of healthy food. The children will revise that they should eat a little of everything from each food group to maintain a balanced healthy diet. As a challenge the children can write sentences explaining the importance of each food group.

Key QuestionsWhat are the food groups?Why should we eat lots of fruit and vegetables?Why is drinking milk good for you?What food group should you only eat a little of every day?What food group do eggs belong to?

TaskChildren will look at the food group poster on the key note and revise the different food groups. They will be able to identify different foods that belong to a particular food group. For example, rice belongs to the carbohydrate food group.

Children will then draw examples of healthy food and label the healthy food. This can be done in their distance learning books and should be colourful.

ChallengeChildren will write sentences about the different food groups.

Example:Fruit and vegetables are good for us because they keep our bodies healthy and help us fight disease.Milk is a protein and it contains calcium. Calcium helps our bones become strong and healthy.

Sunday: Making Equal fractions

Introduction Today we are learning about fractions and to recognise that fractions are made up of equal parts of a whole.

For example there are 3 parts to make 1 whole piece.

Key QuestionsAre all parts equal?

How many parts make 1 whole?Can you name each equal part?

Task: Maths no Problem Book Pg. 96

SsMonday: Verbs

Monday: Introduction

Introduction

Today, we are going to be learning about verbs. Verbs are a doing (action word) that describes what someone is doing. For example: Tom painted his hair. Painted is a doing word therefore it is a verb.

Key QuestionsWhat is a verb?Why do we use a verb in a sentence?What is a bossy verb?

Task Children will read a list of bossy verbs. Bossy verbs are usually at the start of a sentence. When you are giving a set of instructions you use bossy verbs.For example: Put on your coat. Turn off the television.

Children will watch a video of Miss Jill making a sandwich and will make a list of all the bossy verbs that she used.

Children will read sentences and must decide which bossy verb should go into the sentence.

ChallengeChildren write three sentences about ‘actions’ they did last week.

Today we are going to find, name and write 1⁄2 and 1⁄42 halves make 14 quarters make 1

Key QuestionsHow many ½ pieces make 1?How many ¼ pieces make 1?Can you write one quarter as a fraction?Can you write one half as a fraction?

Task: Maths no Problem Book Pg. 97 and 98

Tuesday: to write instructionsIntroductionLast week we created a dragon friend for the dragon in the story of George and the Dragon. The dragon wants to welcome

Tuesday: IntroductionToday we are learning about quarters. ¼ Remember there are 4 quarters in 1 whole.

all of his new friends and he wants us to make some instructions on how to make a jam sandwich. He wants to make them sandwiches but he’s not sure how and he needs our help to do it. Today we are going to write a set of instructions on how to make something for the dragon’s feast.

Key questionsWhat are instructions? What do they tell us? What do we need to include when writing a set of instructions?How does a set of instructions need to laid out on our paper?What are time words?What do they help us to do?What are imperative (bossy) verbs?

TaskChildren will watch a video of the teacher making/baking something for the dragon’s feast.

Children will write a set of instructions on how to make this item or their own item for the dragon’s feast. They will need to include:TitleTime wordsAdjectivesNumbersImperative verbs

¾ has been shaded (coloured)

Key questions:How many quarters are there in 1 whole?Can you name the equal parts?How many parts are shaded?

Task: Maths no Problem Book Pg. 99 and 100

Wednesday : To follow instructions

IntroductionToday we are going to follow our instructions that we wrote yesterday to make something for the dragon’s feast. When writing instructions it is important that they are easy to read and follow. So today we will be following our own instructions to

Wednesday: MeasuringIntroductionToday we are learning about thirds. 1/3 Remember there are 3 thirds in 1 whole.

has been shaded (coloured)

make sure they make sense and follow the right order.

Key questionsWhat are instructions?What do we need to do to follow a set of instructions?What in the instructions will help us? What would happen if I didn’t follow the instructions in the correct order?

TaskChildren to record themselves reading each part of their instructions and following them to make something for the dragon’s feast. If there are any changes the children want to make they can edit their instructions and share their changes with the teacher too.

Key QuestionsHow many thirds are there in 1 whole?Can you name the equal parts?How many parts are shaded?

Task

Mental Maths- Complete your mental maths practice for your challenge tomorrow.

Thursday: Spelling Practice

Today you are going to complete your spellings challenge. Log on to Microsoft teams at 9:30am. Remember to use your phonics sounds to help you if it is a green word.

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Thursday: Mental Maths

Today you are going to be adding tens to numbers. Try to count on in tens to help you.

Can you complete within 3 minutes.

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