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Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Monday 15th June – Reading
Activity 1 Watch the video
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-focus-comparison-a3113e
Activity 2 Read the extract
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Monday 22nd June - Reading
Activity 3 Answer the questions. Remember to use full sentence answers.
1) Peter was a quiet, imperturbable boy.
Which of the following words could replace imperturbable? edgy calm excitable
2) Why was Peter getting ready to leave the house?
3) What would offend Harry?
4) ‘they were greeted by a towering, well-dressed gentleman who had immaculate hair.’
Write a word that could replace immaculate in this sentence.
5) What was special about the grand entrance?
6) Compare the characters of Peter and Harry. What similarities and differences do they have?
Refer to the text in your answer.
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Monday 22nd June – Writing
Activity 1 Complete the quiz
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/writing-focus-identify-the-key-features-ee19d1
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Monday 22nd June - Writing
Activity 2 Watch the video: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/writing-focus-identify-the-key-features-ee19d1
Activity 3 Read the full story below and answer the questions to find the key features.
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Monday 22nd June - Writing
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Monday 22nd June - Writing
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Monday 22nd June – Writing
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Monday 22nd June - Writing
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Monday 22nd June – Writing
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Monday 22nd June – Maths
Activity 1 Complete the quiz and watch the video: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/problems-with-units-of-
area
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Monday 15th June - Maths
Activity 2 Look at the example, then solve the problems below
Example
Remember to carefully check which units of measure is needed for the answer and don’t forget to convert into this
unit. In this example, you could complete the question first in cm, and then convert into mm or you could convert
into mm first and then solve the questions.
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Monday 22nd June - Maths
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Tuesday 23rd June – Reading
Reading for pleasure – read at least 4 pages of your current reading book
Activity 1 Write a letter to a character from your current reading book. What would you like to ask
the character? Is there any help or advice you could give them? How would you like the
story to end?
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Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Tuesday 23rd June – Writing
Activity 1 Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF1MpKgXqhQ
When you write longer pieces of work, it is important to keep the reader interested. One method of doing this is
through using a variety of sentence lengths.
Read this text carefully. The paragraph
highlighted in red used only short, simple
sentences and as a reader it becomes boring,
quickly.
The second paragraph uses a variety of
sentence lengths to keep the reader
interested. One or two word sentences are
really effective for making the reader pause or
to emphasise something.
Even using a really long sentence occasionally
can keep the reader interested.
Activity 2 Look at the paragraphs below. Each paragraph is made up of medium to long sentences. Find space where
you could add short sentences of up to 5 words which will have a strong effect on the reader.
The sea swelled and stretched over the soft sand that shone as bright as gold, as Eli paddled on the shore.
He shot up spluttering as a strong wave drenched him in ice cold water, shooting his parents a sour look as
they laughed at him.
Carefully, Shameema reached her cold, shaking hands out towards the door, praying that the rust door
handle would stay silent as she slowly pressed down on the handle. Jumping in fright, Shameema jumped
into the shadows and held her breath, terrified of being caught. Taking a deep breath, she peeped through
the crack in the door and that’s when she saw it. The multimillion pound, carefully looked after, sparkling
potato peeler - stolen from her mansion only days before.
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Tuesday 23rd June – Writing
Activity 3 Write a paragraph for each of these scenarios, using the pictures to help you. Remember to include a
mixture of sentence lengths for effect. You could
write about yourself or create a character.
1. You’re being chased by a dragon. You look
behind you and this is what you see.
2. You have decided to take a look inside an
abandoned house.
3. You are out walking in the mountains and
you hurt yourself.
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Tuesday 23rd June - Maths
Activity 1 Complete the quiz and watch the video
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/volume-of-cubes-and-cuboids
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Tuesday 16th June - Maths
Activity 2 Have a look at the information below about how to calculate the volume of a cuboid or cube, then answer the
questions below.
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Tuesday 23rd June – Maths
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Wednesday 23rd June - Reading
Activity 1 Look at the picture and answer the questions
Reading – Activity 1
Have a look at the picture and answer the questions below based on what you see.
1. Where in the world is this happening? What clues make you think that?
2. What do you think is happening in this picture? What makes you think this?
3. Describe this picture in 5 sentences.
4. How would you feel if you were:
i. Taking the picture
ii. Standing on the other side of the water
iii. On the moon
5. If you could ask one question about this picture, what would you ask?
6. When do you think this is happening? Past/present/future? What year, why?
7. What do you think happened just before this picture?
8. What might happen next?
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Wednesday 24th June - Reading
Activity 2 Read the text and answer the questions
1. How does the author describe the creatures hand?
2. “Artemis swallowed a triumphant grin”? Why does he feel triumphant? Why does he swallow the
grin?
3. Why is Nguyen skipping? What does this tell you about the character?
4. Do you think we will see Nguyen again in the story? What makes you think this?
5. Why does Artemis need night vision goggles?
6. Why does the creature freeze? What does this tell you about how she is feeling?
7. Why do you think Artemis wants the book? What information might it hold?
8. Draw a picture of the fairy using the description in the book to label her.
9. What is the effect of the word ‘pathetic’ used on its own in the second to last sentence?
10. What does “Artemis shrugged.” tell us about Artemis?
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Wednesday 24th June – Writing
Activity 1 - Spelling
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Wednesday 24th June – Writing
Activity 2 Choose 3 of the styles given in the table below to practise your spellings.
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Wednesday 24th June – Maths
Activity 1 Complete the quiz then watch the video:
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/convert-between-standard-units-of-mass
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Wednesday 24th June - Maths
Activity 2 Watch the video on the website https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/convert-between-standard-units-
of-mass or have a look at this information
Activity 3 – complete the activities
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Wednesday 24th June - Maths
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Thursday 25th June – Reading
Reading for pleasure
Activity 1 Read at least 4 pages of your current reading books.
Activity 2 After you have finished your reading, think about the story book you are currently reading. Create a story
board of 5 key parts of the story so far. Think carefully about which parts of the story are most relevant to
the reader.
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Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Thursday 25th June – Writing
Activity 1 Complete the quiz and watch the video
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/writing-focus-describing-a-character/
Activity 2 – Plan your story Look back at the WAGOLL on Monday to help you.
Today, you are going to plan your own story based on the character you created in your character
description last week.
You can decide all the details about the story. Look at the key features below for some ideas of things you
need to include. Then begin your planning on the story mountain planning sheet on the next page.
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Thursday 25th June - Writing
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Thursday 25th June – Maths
Activity 1 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/solve-problems-involving-calculation-of-measure
Complete the quiz and watch the video
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Thursday 25th June - Maths
Activity 2 Watch the video on the website https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/solve-problems-involving-
calculation-of-measure or use the information below to help you
To convert from pounds to pence, multiply by
100.
To convert from pence to pounds, divide by 100.
Look carefully at this example of problem
solving with money involved too.
Activity 3 – solve the problems
Remember diameter means
the line across the middle of
a circle.
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Thursday 25th June – Maths
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Friday 26th June – Reading
Activity 1 Complete the quiz and watch the video
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-focus-prediction-1f5f44
Activity 2 Read the text
Friday 26th June - Reading
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Activity 3 Answer the questions
1) Where have the boys been transported to?
2) What could the boys see all around them?
3) ‘…they began the descent deeper into the rainforest…’
What does the word descent mean?
4) ‘The boys intensely listened, following the trickle of water which grew louder and louder with each
movement.’
Which word could replace intensely in the sentence?
5) When was Harry at his happiest?
6) Do you think the boys will find any of the animals near the water? Refer to the text in your answer.
7) In this final paragraph why is Harry becoming increasingly frustrated?
8) What is the name of the teacher?
9) How were Harry and Peter feeling when they couldn’t see anyone from their class anymore?
10) What does ‘aquaphobic’ mean? Find your answer in the text.
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Friday 26th June – Writing
Activity 1 Complete the quiz: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/writing-focus-writing-a-story
Activity 2 Watch the video or look at the information here.
Activity 3 Write the story that you planned yesterday. Remember to use your character description from last week and include
the success criteria above.
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Friday 26th June – Maths
Activity 1 Complete the quiz: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/convert-between-units-of-time
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Friday 26th June - Maths
Activity 2 Watch the video: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/convert-between-units-of-time
Or look at the information below.
Activity 3 – Solve the problems
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020 Friday 26th June – Maths
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Year 6 22nd - 26th June 2020
Weekly Art project:
Still life sketch
This week you’ll be thinking about electricity! For your Art project
we would like you to use your drawing skills to produce a still life
pencil drawing of an object in your home that is powered by
electricity. Use your line, pattern and shading skills to make your
drawing as accurate as possible.
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