LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020

Under The Sea Maths Reading Spellings / Phonics

This week’s maths theme will be ‘subtraction’. We will set new activities each week on My Maths so remember to log in and complete this work. Also, see the information on the page below. Keep your maths skills fresh by completing at least one of the following each day:

● Some of you may benefit from working on Numbots - how many levels can you complete?

● Everyone should practise their times tables using TT Rockstars .

● Play on Hit the Button - focus on number bonds, halves, doubles and times tables. You could also try some of these other activities:

● Daily arithmetic for different areas of maths. Year 3 should work on level 2 and 3 activities; Year 4 should work on level 3 and 4. You can set the speed to suit your ability.

● Write the months of the year on separate pieces of paper and mix them up. Can you order them correctly?

● Create a large grid on the floor to represent a map of the ocean, with various hazards included. Then, make a challenge, a paper boat and use directional language (half turn, quarter turn,clockwise, anticlockwise, three-quarter clockwise etc)

Read a variety of books at home. Share a book every day; this can be reading a book aloud every day or sharing a book with an adult.

Read at least one of these books – they start easier and get more difficult down the list.

What If There Were No Sea Otters

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (comic)

● Watch and listen to a story on Oxford

Owl or Audible.

● Create a set of multiple choice questions about what you have read.

● Complete a book review on one of the books you have read - what did you like about it? Would you recommend it to anyone?

● Complete this week’s Reading Comprehension .

• Make a list of more words for the following spelling rule: The suffix –ation

evaporation, condensation, multiplication, admiration, information, adoration, sensation, preparation, admiration, elevation

• Watch this BBC Bitsize video here to learn more about this spelling pattern.

• Choose 5-8 words from the list to learn. Use the LOOK,

SAY, COVER, WRITE, CHECK method to practise each

word. Include 3 common exception words to learn

from the lists below.

• Can you write a sentence including each word?

• Practise reading and spelling the Year 1/2 Common Exception Words and Year 3/4 Common Exception Words They are also on pages 137, 138 and 139 in your Home-School Diary.

That’s An Order!

Write your spelling words in

alphabetical order

Syllables

Write each spelling word then divide

the word into syllables. Write the

number of syllables each word has.

For example: sept/em/ber (3 syllables)

LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020

UNDER THE SEA

The project this week aims to provide opportunities for your child to learn more about life in and around the sea. Learning may focus on the strange and wonderful creatures and plants that occupy our oceans, their habitats and how human beings affect this environment.

Don’t forget to look at Mrs Dixon’s Virtual Sports Day sheet!

Reef Research The Great Barrier Reef is the only living thing which is

visible from space! Take a virtual tour of the reef using AirPano and create a poster or video to promote the

Great Barrier Reef. Use scientific language relating to

the habitats and species groups found in the reef. Can you identify the main threats to The Great Barrier Reef and

include these too?

Potato Plastic Previously, we have looked at how plastic effects sea life.

Often animals see plastic in the sea and think that it is ‘food’. Therefore, It is up to us to reduce our plastic use

and use alternative materials to plastic. Have a go at following this recipe to create potato

plastic. You may choose to colour your ‘plastic’ to create an under the sea art piece.

Exploring the Blue Abyss Can you recall the oceans of the world? Find out about the five different layers of the ocean

(Sunlight Zone, Twilight Zone, Midnight Zone, Lower Midnight

Zone or Abyss and the Trenches). Explore the sea creatures that are found in each layer of the ocean and create a fact file for

each ocean layer with a labelled diagram?

Jelly Fish! Create your own jelly fish out of a

plastic bottle! Watch this clip for step by step

instructions. Remember that you can adapt

materials to what you have in your house.

Submarine Art Use 2 paper plates, cut the middle out of one of the paper plates. One of the plates is the submarine window, and the other plate is what you can see under the sea. Draw/paint what you can see in the water from the submarine

window.

‘Under the Sea’ from ‘The Little Mermaid’ • Listen to the introduction. The instrumental idea appears several times throughout the song. How many times does it occur? What instrument is it played on? See if you can clap the repeated syncopated rhythm ‘the seaweed is’ and ‘in somebody’. Can you find other syncopated rhythms in the song? How many can you find?

Water Cycle Water never leaves the Earth, it simply moves

around the ‘water cycle’. The water cycle follows

the journey of water from oceans to clouds to rain to streams to rivers and back into the ocean. The water

cycle involves the scientific processes of evaporation and condensation.

Create a labelled model of the water cycle using a sandwich bag (see image)

Sea Creature Bookmark Why don’t you see if you can do some origami and create a book mark! Follow the instructions here to make your own

book mark. You could make a whale, dolphin, turtle or even Nemo or Dory. https://www.redtedart.com/easy-whale-bookmark-corner-design/?cn-reloaded=1

‘Under the Sea’ Stretches Try some yoga using the

Cosmic Kids Youtube channel. There are lots

of ‘Under the Sea’ themed yoga workouts

and even a Moana-themed adventure! Or

simply get stretching to some relaxing deep sea sound effects.

LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020

English – Reading Comprehension

LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020

Reading Comprehension

Read the text carefully and answer the questions in FULL sentences.

CHALLENGE: Can you create your own Eric questions relating to these texts?

Answer the questions in your work book. Answer them in FULL sentences.

The red questions are slightly easier. You can do both questions if you can

manage that.

1. What do fish have instead of legs?

2. What do scales and slime do for fish?

3. Explain what pufferfish do to defend themselves.

4. In your own words, explain about the life of an African lungfish.

5. Why are sharp spines a good defense for a blowfish?

6. Why do you think some fish can change their colours to blend

in with their surroundings?

7. Why has the author used subtitles/subheadings in this text?

8. Why do you think the author has chosen the last picture in

particular (the one with the orange and white fish)?

LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020

English – Skills 1

Conjunctions – Compound Sentences and Fronted Adverbials

We have done lots of work on conjunctions. Watch this video on co-ordinating conjunctions. Here is a video on subordinating conjunctions.

A conjunction CONNECTS or COORDINATES clauses or sentences.

Coordinating conjunctions can go in between two independent clauses to make a compound sentence:

I went to the beach and it was sunny.

Subordinating conjunctions can go in the middle or at the beginning of a sentence to join an independent and a dependent clause:

I went to the beach because it was sunny.

Because it was sunny, I went to the beach.

Actvity 1: Identify the conjunction and underline it. Move the WHOLE clause so that it makes a fronted adverbial at the beginning of the sentence. The

conjunction will now appear at the beginning of the sentence. When you have done this on the sheet, copy it CAREFULLY and ACCURATELY into your work

book. Remember to include the comma to separate the fronted adverbial from the rest of the sentence.

1. The Earth is known as ‘The Blue Planet’ because seventy percent of the surface of the Earth is covered in water.

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2. Marine species outnumber those on land as so much of the Earth’s surface is under water.

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3. The number of species known to live under water is growing since new marine life is being discovered every day!

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4. You can find out all about the ocean if you spend time studying the facts.

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5. A new species enters the ‘World Register of Marine Species’ after it has been confirmed by scientists or marine biologists.

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6. Lakes and rivers can form beneath the sea when elements that are in the ocean combine and the water becomes more dense.

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Optional extra challenge: Make up your own sentences using a conjunction in the middle of the sentence and then swap it so that it forms a fronted adverbial.

At GGPS, we tend to use FANBOYS to help us

to identify coordinating conjunctions. We

also use I SAW A WABUB to help us to identify

and remember subordinating conjunctions.

LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020

English – Skills 2

Different Sentence Structures

Using different sentence structures adds interest to our writing. Have a look at this video to learn about Simple, Compound and Complex sentences. You may

want to watch it several times to get the idea. Note: COMPOUND means composed of two or more elements.

Simple sentence – complete idea with a subject and a verb:

The dolphin dived into the deep, blue ocean. Compound sentence – two independent clauses, both with a subject and a verb, joined with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS):

The tourists were taking photographs and the dolphin dived into the deep, blue ocean.

Complex sentence – a sentence with an independent clause (a complete idea) and a dependent clause (an incomplete idea) joined with a subordinating

conjunction (ISAWAWABUB):

The dolphin dived into the deep, blue ocean because the tourists were taking photographs.

The dependent clause (also known as a subordinate clause) sometimes goes at the beginning of the sentence and forms (you guessed it!) a fronted adverbial:

Because the tourists were taking photographs, the dolphin dived into the deep, blue ocean.

Activity – In your work book, sort the sentences into three groups: SIMPLE SENTENCES; COMPOUND SENTENCES; COMPLEX SENTENCES

Write them accurately and neatly.

• Some jellyfish are clear but others are vibrant colours of pink, yellow and purple.

• As the ocean gets deeper, the temperature of the water drops.

• Life in the ocean depends on organisms that live on the surface which produce about half of the world’s oxygen!

• Oceans govern (control) the world’s weather.

• Human activities affect nearly all parts of the ocean.

• Since no light penetrates beyond 1000 metres, the deepest parts of the sea were once believed to harbour no living organisms.

• Around 70 percent of the world is covered by ocean and the largest ocean is the Pacific.

• The sea can be described as a mega museum for there are more artefacts of history in the ocean than in all of the world’s museums!

Circle the conjunctions in the compound and complex sentences. As an extra, you could colour code the independent clauses in one colour and the dependent

clauses in a different colour. This is a great idea because it shows that you UNDERSTAND.

For help, check the FANBOYS & ISAWAWABUB lists. FANBOYS will be used in compound sentences and ISAWAWABUB will be used in complex sentences.

Optional extra challenge: Try writing your own examples of the different types of sentences.

LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020

English – Skills 3

Using a variety of conjunctions

Before the writing task tomorrow, you are going to practise writing sentences using a variety of conjunctions. We are going to focus on subordinating

conjunctions which make COMPLEX sentences.

Activity 1: Find an appropriate subordinating conjunction to fill in the gap. Use each conjunction once. Make sure you use the conjunction accurately.

Copy your sentences NEATLY and ACCURATELY into your work book.

1. The seas will become dangerously polluted _____________ people do not reduce their use of plastic.

2. ____________ you go diving, you should check your oxygen levels.

3. We still do not know all there is about the oceans ______________ many studies have taken place over the years.

4. ____________ of over fishing, many areas are suffering a reduction in certain species.

5. We will improve the cleanliness of our oceans _____________ we take care to look after them.

6. ____________ the deep areas of the sea are very cold, the organisms that live there are different to those nearer the surface.

7. ____________ diving beneath the surface, a whale can stay submerged for well over an hour!

8. Some whales are in danger of extinction _____________ commercial whaling has caused their populations to dwindle.

9. ____________ a new study took place, scientists did not know how turtles found their way back to the beaches where they were born.

Activity 2: Make up your own sentences using subordinating conjunctions and write them into your work book. Use each conjunction once.

Using any knowledge that you have about the sea (if you don’t have any, look up some information!), write sentences using the nine subordinating

conjunctions. You don’t have to write nine in total but you should not use the same conjunction twice. You may find it is easiest to start each sentence with a

conjunction but remember to use a comma in the right place. Your sentence should be made of two clauses – one independent (a complete idea) and one

dependent (it wouldn’t make sense without the rest of the sentence). BOTH CLAUSES MUST CONTAIN A SUBJECT AND A VERB! Look at the examples below:

X Since Tuesday, the beaches have been full of tourists. This is NOT what we are looking for because while ‘Since Tuesday’ IS a fronted adverbial, it is not a

dependent clause because it doesn’t contain a subject and a verb.

√ Since whales have been hunted for their blubber, they have become endangered. This IS what we are looking for because both clauses contain a subject

and a verb.

LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020 Writing Task – Under the Sea

Have a look at the example on the next page BEFORE you begin. This week, your writing is based on ‘Under the Sea’ and we would like you to write a fact file for a sea creature, plant or organism. This is the kind of

information that you would find in an aquarium or zoo. It is designed to give the reader lots of information.

The idea of the writing task is to showcase the skill that you have been working towards this week. Therefore, you must USE SUBORDINATING

CONJUNCTIONS in your writing. There should be a conjunction in every sentence if possible. Therefore, you need to think carefully about every sentence

BEFORE you write it. You may need to work through the conjunction list and write down all of the sentences that you can think of BEFORE trying to write

your fact page.

You may have another better idea and that is fine but YOU MUST include ACCURATE use of full stops and capital letters and CONJUNCTIONS.

Underline or highlight the conjunctions that you have used.

LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020

Space Writing Example

All About Jellyfish

Before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, jellyfish existed in the seas! HABITAT: Because they can live in both cold and warm temperatures, these amazing creatures can be found in deep and shallow waters. Jellyfish journey around our oceans with a movement that pulses back and forth. LOOKS: While some jellyfish are clear, others are vibrant colours like: pink, yellow, blue or purple. They can be bioluminescent too, which means that they produce their own light! Jellyfish have no brain, heart, bones or eyes and their bodies are smooth, bag-like shapes with tentacles that have tiny, stinging cells on them. BEHAVIOUR: These incredible organisms use their stinging tentacles to stun their prey before feasting on their victim. Although the jellyfish has no eyes, it has a mouth which is found in the middle of the creature’s body. Since it only has a few organs, the invertebrate both eats and discards waste using its mouth! In addition to that, after squirting a jet of water out of its mouth, the jellyfish can propel itself forward! A jellyfish’s diet consists of fish, shrimp, crabs and tiny plants which it digests very quickly. If a jellyfish stings you, it can be very painful. Although these marine animals do not purposely attack humans, most stings occur when people accidentally touch a jellyfish.

What I did: (as you read, find the points in the text)

1. I thought about what I would like to find out and write about. I looked up information on Google about jellyfish.

2. I found a web page that I understood and that had lots of good information on it. I took one piece of information from the web page and thought

about how I could rewrite this information using one of the subordinating conjunctions from the ISAWAWABUB list.

3. I coloured the subordinating conjunctions red so that I could see that I had used them and I tried to use as many different ones as I could.

4. Very quickly, I realised that I could easily repeat the word ‘jellyfish’ too much so I tried to think of alternative names – creature, animal,

organism and so on.

5. One key issue was that I needed to make sure that each of my clauses contained a subject and a verb. It is important to be aware that

some verbs are less obvious because they are what we call ‘auxiliary verbs’. These would be words like: is, was, were, are. Also, a subject

can be a small pronoun like: it, they, them and does not have to be a full-on noun like: jellyfish.

LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020

Maths – Subtraction Year 3

Children who have an ILP may want to refer to the KS1 maths first. Children who need additional challenge may want to refer to the year 4 maths. Remember to access my maths regularly to complete specific work that has been set.

Play these subtraction games.

Create subtraction number problems.

For example: a 3-digit number take away a

2-digit number

Use count up frog to solve your calculations.

607-203=404

Create and play your

own subtraction game

LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020

Maths – Subtraction Year 4

(Any Year 3’s who ned additional challenge) Children who have an ILP may want to refer to the KS1 maths first. Children who need additional challenge may want to refer to the year 5 maths.

Remember to access my maths regularly to complete specific work that has been set.

Play these Subtraction games.

The aim of the game is to get a number as

close to 1000as possible. Roll a 1-6 die and

choose where to place your number in the

grid. Once you have filled your grid, take

away the smallest number. How close can

you get to 1000?

Create and play

your own

subtraction game

LKS2 Home Learning 29th June 2020

Mindfulness and Wellbeing ELSA have put together a pack of activities to support children’s emotional wellbeing. Each activity is hyperlinked to a resource on the ELSA Support website. This means

if you click the BLUE TITLE of each activity it will take you to a page on their website. You can download and print the activity for your children. The activities will help your children’s wellbeing at this difficult time and hopefully help to keep them occupied in a proactive and beneficial way.

5 day Kindness to yourself How can you be kind to

yourself? This is 5 sessions of activities so you can choose to do it all in a day or do it

over a full week. Being kind to yourself will really help

your wellbeing.

Bucket full of happiness What makes you feel happy? Can you fill the bucket right to the top with all the things that make you feel happy?

Rainbow mood tracker Can you track your mood with this mood tracker?

Colour in a bit of the rainbow each day. Wonder what your

finished rainbow will look like?

Relax tips Read through the relax tips and see if you can come up with some things that help

you to relax.

Wellbeing Rainbow Can you do the five things

you need to do each day to help your wellbeing? Take a

look at the wellbeing rainbow and try and include

each thing every day.

Other Useful Websites https://www.annafreud.org/coronavirus-support/support-for-parents-and-carers/

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/childrens-mental-health/depression-anxiety-mental-health/ https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/supporting-your-child-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/