Year Six Home Learning – Writing w.c. 15.06.20

WritingLearning linked to theme of ‘Fabulous, Fantastic Food’

1) Textual analysis: poetic devices

Michael Rosen is one of the most famous children’s poets in the country. We will focus on his work in reading this week. By the end of the week, you will also have written a poem inspired by his writing. Today, we are looking in detail at an extract from his poem ‘Chocolate Cake’. He uses a range of descriptive devices and poetic techniques which you are going to mark on the text. Identify all examples of

onomatopoeia in red. These are words which sound like what they describe. Identify all alliteration in blue. These are words which start with the same sounds. Identify all descriptive adjectives in green, and the metaphor in yellow. A metaphor describes something as being

something else.

2) Planning: humorous poem

Today you need to select an item of food on which your poem will be based. Once you have chosen the food, think about your five senses. Make notes on how you could describe this food using each of your senses: sight,

sound, smell, touch and taste. Make a list of adjectives, and then try organising them into phrases or whole lines. Remember that your final poem should be funny, so don’t be too serious with your word choices.

3) Drafting: humorous poem

Today, you will produce a first draft of your humorous poem. The type of poem you write is up to you: it can be written with a rhyme pattern or in free verse. You could write an acrostic or a limerick.

The main thing is that it should be amusing.Remember to use your ideas from the previous sessions when writing: describe all five senses.

4) Editing: humorous poem

Start today by re-reading your draft poem from yesterday. If an adult at home is avaliable, ask them to read it back to you. Check your spelling using a dictionary, and make sure that most lines end with a punctuation mark. In poetry, this is usually a comma except for the last line of each verse where a full stop is often used. Once you

have checked for any mistakes, use a thesaurus to improve any language choices.

5) Performing: humorous poem

When you have a final draft of your poem, you should publish it. This should not take very long.Once you have published your writing, now perform your poem. Consider changing the tone, volume and pitch of

your voice at different points in your poem. If you have included any characters in your poem, have you attempted to ‘put on’ a voice for the character?

Remember that, when we are working on our speaking and listening skills, pauses are just as important as what we say, so slow down. If you are able to record your performance, please do upload it onto your class blog.

Year Six Home Learning – Reading w.c. 15.06.20

ReadingLearning linked to theme of ‘’Fabulous, Fantastic Food’

1) Retrieval: ‘Chocolate Cake’ – Michael Rosen

Read the full poem. Then, answer these questions.1) On page one, what is the first thing Michael thought of when he woke up?

2) Look at the second page. Which two things did Michael try to avoid standing on?3) On the third page, which animal does Michael compare himself to?

4) In the morning, what is the first thing Michael’s mum asks him? Look on thr fourth page.5) On the final page, which two adjectives does Michael’s mum use to describe his face?

2) Inference: ‘Chocolate Cake’ – Michael Rosen

Re-read the poem from yesterday, and then answer the following questions.1) Look at the first page. Copy one of the following words to describe how Michael feels when he first wakes up:

sleepy, mischievous, anxious.2) Re-read the second page. Why does Michael not want to wake his parents?

3) On the third page, what evidence is there that Michael did not intend to eat the entire cake?4) Look at the fourth page. How do you think that Michael feels after he has eaten the cake? Explain your answer

clearly.5) On the fifth page, do you think that the punishment Michael’s mum gives is fair? Why?

3) Retrieval: ‘Fast Food’ – Michael Rosen

Watch Michael Rosen perform his poem, ‘Fast Food’. Then, answer these questions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHPEO58FjZo

1) Listen from 0.00 to 0.22. Why did the hamburger decide to run away?2) Listen from 0.23 to 0.57. Who was the first person hamburger met on his escape?

3) Listen from 0.58 to 1.32. Why did the lemonade boy think he could catch the hamburger?4) Listen from 1.33 to 1.58. Where did the hamburger finally run to?

5) Listen from 1.59 to the end. Where was the plane that the hamburger caught flying to?4) Reading comprehension: healthy eating

Today, you should read the attached text and answer the comprehension questions. You may also complete the food pyramid and writing task as an extension if you would like to do so. The answers are included on the final

page for you to check how accurate your responses were.5) Reading for pleasure: book cover

Today, our focus is reading for pleasure. We would like you to get creative!Your task is to design a new front cover either for the book you are reading currently or for one you have enjoyed recently. Remember to make it colourful, eye-catching and to include some experts’ opinions as quotations. Post

your new front cover on your class blog so that we can see your hard work.

Year Six Home Learning – Maths, Science and Topic w.c. 15.06.20

Maths White Rose Maths: go to the week marked Summer Term Week 8 (w/c 15th June).We are completing this learning this week.

The focus is on algebra and converting measures: solve 2-steps equations, find pairs of values, convert metric measures and miles and kilometres

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/Practical maths

activityFood miles

Take a look inside your fridge or cupboard. Select different kinds of food, and examine them in detail. Look at the packaging, and make a note of where the food has come from. Work out the distance from where the food

was produced to where you live to calculate the number ofmiles or kilometres the food has travelled. These are called ‘food miles’.

History Henry VIII menu design

Try to reproduce or create a potato dish that Henry VIII may have banqueted on centuries ago. Think about your learning on the Tudors last year. Henry’s meals would have been very fancy! Write down the recipe with

instructions on how to prepare it. Be sure to take pictures of any meal you prepare and share with us.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkJ0aJNzf1g

Geography Journey of the potato/your favourite food

Learn how those yummy spuds get from the farm to the factory to our plates. Do some research on your chosen food. Write a fact file about the food. Here are some questions to consider. Where does it grow today? What kind

of climate does it need to grow well? Is it seasonal or does it grow all year round? Where did it originally come from? When did it become popular?

You can also try to grow some potatoes or your favourite food. You don’t have to grow potato in a field; you can grow it in a bucket and keep a record of the growing stages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck8yotfM9PI https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/potato-plant-and-how-it-grows-6144854

Wellbeing / PSHE Mindfulness

How can we look after our wellbeing? Think about the strategies you can use to support your wellbeing whilst maintaining social distancing and keeping safe. You might want to use this exercise from GoNoodle to help you turn off stressful energy. This exercise will teach you to

turn high, stressful energy off, so you can do what you need to do to be your best self. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZP-TMr984s&feature=youtu.be

Daily activities Reading, spelling, times tables

English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zv48q6fMaths: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zghp34j and https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=algebra

Date to research this week

21st June: Father’s Day19th June – Juneteenth (USA)

Creative arts activities are on a separate sheet.