TROON PRIMARY SCHOOL & EARLY YEARS CENTREHome Learning: Primary 3 25.5.20

LiteracyReading Spelling Writing

We are learning to read for information and enjoyment.

We are learning to use the spelling rule ei and eigh.

We are learning to create and write about an imaginative creature.

Task:Log onto Bug Club and find the books chosen for you. After you have read each book, you will find some tasks to complete. The tasks may be something to talk about, draw, do or write. The grid below has more activities you can try. We will keep topping up your books so keep logging in to enjoy reading! https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0Keep reading and enjoying your own books at home. Remember you can read aloud to others, be read to and

do paired reading of a book.

Task:The ei or eigh spelling of the ai sound.Use the spelling strategy: Draw and Label Draw and label 6 of your spelling words. You MUSTcolour your drawings and labels. Don’t forget to add a lot of great detail! Do your very best work!

.Homophones

Complete the sheet by finding the meanings of the words that sound the same but have different spellings.Challenge: Think of some other homophones and list them in your jotter.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqhpk2p/articles/zc84cwx

Task:Create a Minibeast.

It can be a mixture of any minibeasts that you already know and can be as weird or wonderful as you like. Around your drawing/sketch, write sentences to describe the creature. Include the name of the minibeast, what it eats, where it lives and any other interesting features it may have.Remember to write in sentences with capital letters and full stops. Keep reading as you write to check it makes sense. Use your known spelling patterns to help with words.Share your minibeast with a family member or on Teams.

NumeracyMental Arithmetic Core Learning ICT Support

We are learning to quickly and accurately multiply by 2,

3, 4, 5 and 10.

We are learning to recognise numbers to 1000. We are learning to record and

count using tally marks.

The Little Art Schoolhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjzIXK9CRttcA6i0shxjFng/videos

Maths Countdownhttps://www.countonus.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/

2020/03/Level-1-countdown-challenge-basic-add-subtarct.pdf

Continue to use your flashcards to play games to reinforce your speed and accuracy with the times tables

2, 3, 4, 5 and 10. The worksheet can be completed with oral or written answers. Please take the Sumdog Tables Assessment

Complete the Place Value activities. Use the numbers to 1000 square to help. Click here for Teams.

Tally Chart worksheetChallenge: Displaying Information worksheet

Personal Project: Minibeasts Health and Wellbeing

We are learning to recognise the characteristics of insects. We are learning to create a Sports Day.We

Watch the video clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJlfBNyBKQA and write down (in sentences) 6 interesting facts that you learned. In the video clip, you were given the characteristics all insects share. Draw and label a diagram of an insect and include the following: head, thorax, abdomen, legs and antennae. Share your facts and diagrams on Teams.

This is the end of our Minibeast topic but if you would like to do, some more activities see the grid below.

Watch out next week for our scheduled live class (typed) chat.It will be a great time for a catch up!

Design Your Own Sports DayArrange and organise your own Sports Day. This can be done as a list, a poster or photographs on Teams. You can have traditional Sports Day events or Potted Sports activities. You can use whatever equipment you have at home.For example: Paper Plate DiscusHave Fun!!

Mindful MorningTake time each morning to do your mindfulness checklist. You can write your findings in your jotter, on Teams or just think about them.

Spelling Chilli ChallengeFrom the word lists below, select the set that will challenge you at an appropriate level:

Mild Medium Hotpeople eight reindeer

put eighteen neighbourcould eighty eighthhouse weigh freighters

old weight lightweighttoo sleigh weighsUse the Backwards spelling approach to secure your spelling skills this week.

Draw and Label

Place Value