St Paul’s CE Primary School Weekly Home Learning Tasks Year Group: 6 Week 4

Keep it up Year 6 – Mrs Walton

Maths English CurriculumEquivalent fractionshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zv798xs

Converting improper fractions to mixed numbershttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4ypscw

Alliteration and Onomatopoeiahttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zn26hbk

Write a setting description for the above image using alliteration and onomatopoeia

Reading lesson: Tell no lies by Malorie Balckmanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zntr47hRead the extract from the book attached. Answer the following questions:What impression do you have of Gemma so far? If you had to describe Gemma, what would you say?

In this activity, you will need to use evidence

Geography – sustainability and planetshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrqj7nbDesign and make a leaflet about the importance of recycling today. What effects does it have on our planet?

Science – adaptationhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjtny9qChoose an animal e.g. polar bear, whale. Design an information text explaining how this animal has adapted to where it lives.

Topic – Romeo and Juliethttps://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/shakespeare-in-shorts-animation-romeo-and-juliet/z7qg92pUsing the link above for the story can you create Juliet’s balcony. Write a dialogue of things they say to each other from the balcony using the correct punctuation.

Covert the following:

Weekly Maths Challenge! https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdkqmfr

10 minutes a day on

from the text to support your answer.

When you have chosen a word to describe Gemma (an impression/a point) find a section of the text that supports you (evidence).

You might like to present your answer in a table like this:

Impression (what you think)

Evidence (sections from the text)

10 minutes a day on

15-20 minutes reading (magazine/book) daily

Design Technology – Designhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrkr47hDesign your own net for a 3d shape. What will it be used for e.g. phone or iPad holder

PEComplete the Joe Wicks Daily Work Out!

Extra Challenge! Pressing patterns - Collect a range of petals, flowers, leaves and grasses. Ask an adult to help you use a non-steam iron to iron them flat between two sheets of greaseproof paper. When cool, peel the paper back to remove the items. Use them to create stunning natural pictures, experimenting with pattern, shape and form.