LEARNING FROM HOME - WEEK 3 TERM 4 2021

Year 3 Overview

Monday 18th October and Tuesday 19th October

Good morning Year 3 students,

Welcome to Week 3 of at home learning for Term 4.

Again this week there will be 2 booklets. The first one is for Monday andTuesday. The second one is for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

This week we will be having three Zoom sessions with your teachers, one onMonday, Wednesday and Thursday. We will also be having an additional excursion Zoom on Wednesdayafternoon. Your class teacher will send you the links for these; look out for them in your school email.

Please only submit the work requested by your teachers on Seesaw. These activities are marked with astar in the overview so you can clearly see which ones to submit.

Please remember to keep all your work together with your booklets. Answers will be sent out each Fridayby your class teacher. You will bring your completed booklets back to your teacher when you return toschool.

We look forward to seeing you very soon.Lots of love,Year 3 teachers :)

Monday 18/10/2021

Morning English

Independent oral reading (20 minutes)- This week you have been assigned four separate

readers. You will read one new book on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. As you read

these books, you are going to record yourself reading out loud and submit this on the PME

website as you have practised in last week.

Tasks:

1. Log into the PME website

2. Choose which book you would like to read today and record yourself reading aloud

using the recording tool

Shared Reading (20 minutes)

Tasks:

1. Watch Miss Marks’ video: https://youtu.be/ogITUlCYRYE

2. Turn to the page ‘Tiddalick the Frog’ in your booklet and read the story.

3. Turn to the second ‘Tiddalick the Frog’ page and use the questions to help you give a

short summary of the story

Spelling -

This week for spelling we are looking at words with the/ou/ sound (for example house) and with the /oi/ sound(for example coin). There are two different graphemesfor each of these sounds.

Tasks:

1. Complete the Seesaw activity ‘W3 Spelling The /ou/ and /oi/ sounds. There areTWO slides within this Seesaw task for you to complete. Remember to sort the wordsand then add your own.

2. Go to the ‘Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check’ page in your booklet.3. Choose TWELVE words from your Seesaw spelling activity to create your spelling list

in the first column. These should be twelve challenging words that you have sortedor listed.

4. Practice your spelling words by completing the second column within the table.

Zoom Meeting - 10:30-10:55amJoin a Zoom meeting with your class teacher and the rest of your class. Yourteacher will send you an email with details.

RECESS

Middle MathematicsWarm Up: Number of the dayhttps://mathsstarters.net/numoftheday/4digit

Watch the video on Length with Mrs Forresthttps://youtu.be/LPNr36ISGhU

Task: Complete the two worksheets titled Units of Length - metres and centimetres in yourbooklet.

Optional Mentals:Complete your Monday Maths Mentals column in your booklet

Brain BreakLet’s get moving a little. Follow the instructions for a short work out.

https://www.gonoodle.com/videos/NXQArX/wake-upTry to follow the steps as best you can and remember to keep your body in the positionshown on the video.

Writing - Setting

Today we are exploring the setting within fairy tales and learningabout how we can develop these fantasy lands within our ownwriting. When describing the setting within a fairy tale or anynarrative, we should be using our five senses to create a moredetailed image of the place within the reader’s mind.

Tasks:

1. Watch the clock tower fairytale on literacy shed.

https://www.literacyshed.com/the-clock-tower.html

2. Replay the video and pause it on one of the opening images of the village.

3. Use this image of the village to complete the ‘show, don’t tell’ sheet within your

booklet. Ask yourself, What can I smell, feel, see, taste and touch as a character

within this setting? Make sure to use complete sentences and powerful adjectives.

Optional Task: On a spare piece of paper, use your completed ‘Show, don’t tell’ sheet to

write a paragraph which introduces and describes this fairy tale setting.

LUNCH TIME

Afternoon Science

In today’s lesson we continue our inquiry into ‘How do living things survive?’.

Last week you focused upon what humans need to survive. Today you will learn about what

plants need to survive and grow.

To complete this lesson, work through the assigned Seesaw activity.

You will watch videos, read information, and complete various activities to learn about the

needs of plants, in particular tomato plants.

● Read instructions carefully.

● Complete EVERY page.

● Submit your work when completed.

Tuesday 19/10/2021

Morning English

Independent oral reading (20 minutes)- Login to the PME website and read your second

book out loud today. Make sure you record yourself reading out loud!

Shared Reading (20 minutes)

Tasks:

1. Read the newspaper article of ‘Jack and the Bean Stalk’ in your booklet

2. Complete the ‘Fairy Tale Web’ page in your booklet.

You will need to think about the setting, the different character types as well as write one

or two sentences giving a short retell of what happens in the beginning, middle and end.

GrammarToday we are looking at ‘verbs’ and ‘tenses’ - two very important parts of any type of

writing.

Verbs = doing words, action words e.g. go, jump, know, swim, eat….

Tenses = the time an action happened (involves changing the verb form)

Tasks

1. Find the worksheet in your booklet titled ‘Verbs and Sentences’.

2. Circle the verbs in the box at the top of the page

3. Complete the text, making sure your verbs are in the right tense

Writing - Fractured Fairy Tales

Today we are learning about fractured fairy tales. A fractured fairy tale

takes a classic fairy tale and adds a twist, changes the characters and

setting, or makes it more modern.

Tasks:

1. Watch Miss Ryan’s video on fractured fairy tales:https://www.youtube.com/embed/wq6Zi6Fae4k

2. Complete the ‘Planning an Alternative Fairy Tale’ sheet.3. Reread the story with your changes and make sure it makes sense. Think about

the elements within the story that have changed from the original fairy tale.

RECESS

Middle MathematicsWarm Up: Number of the dayhttps://mathsstarters.net/numoftheday/3digit

Tasks:1. Complete the worksheet titled: Units of Length - length and decimal notation2. Complete the worksheet titled: Units of Length - millimetres

Optional Mentals:Complete your Tuesday Maths Mentals column in your booklet

Brain BreakLet’s get dancing! See how well you can follow the steps as these kids dance to a great old

song.https://www.gonoodle.com/videos/r2rWVw/two-princes

Visual Arts

This term we are looking at Art Around the World.Today we will be exploring some forms of African art.

Tasks:

1. Log in to Seesaw and open the “My African Art” activity.

2. Watch the video to learn about Africa and African art.

3. In your booklet on the page “Kente Cloth Examples” look at the

pattern examples and colour them in.

4. On the following page in your booklet “My Kente Cloth” create

your own Kente Cloth and explain what patterns you used.

5. Upload a photo of your artwork to your journal.

LUNCH TIME

Afternoon

Wellbeing Bingo Choice Boardhttps://forms.gle/M1Yjn4JucPBnfs1d8

Choose at least three different activities from the choice board. Have a bit of fun with it bychoosing tasks you don’t usually do.

Draw an object from

the classroom or your

house. It could be a

plant, a pencil case, a

table, a vase with

flowers or a bowl of

fruit.

Build (or draw) a model

of your classroom. You

can use lego or random

objects from around the

house or room. Can you

remember exactly what

it looks like? Can you

design it better?

Create a sequence of

dance steps to your

favourite song.. Perform

this dance routine to

someone in your family.

Write a poem about

your experience during

lockdown. Show how

you’ve felt through

imagery, metaphor and

simile.

Get outside and get

some exercise. Ride

your bike, your scooter,

skateboard or unicycle.

Feel the wind in your

hair and the sun on

your face.

Stand and do 20

pushups against a

wall. Then do 20 star

jumps. Take a minute to

slow down your

breathing.

Create a routine that

includes star jumps,

pushups, situps and

burpies.

Take a moment to do

something you love.

Read some of your book,

play an instrument,

practice dancing, draw a

picture, make some

cookies or build with

lego.

Click on this link. Follow

the instructions for

making an origami

crane.

https://www.youtube.

com/watch?v=Kfnyopx

dJXQ

Help someone in your

house make

a meal. It

could be a

cake, some

cookies, a

sandwich,

some

noodles, a pizza, a

milkshake or a salad.

Make an ornament for

your desk or table. It

could be a nice flower

made from paper, a nick

nack holder made from

wood or a statue made

of sticks and leaves.

Make something useful

and attractive.

Design a new invention.

Draw a picture of this

invention with labels

that explain how

everything works.

It could be a self

watering planter box

where water builds up in

rain and then spills over

when it’s dry - or it could

be something else

entirely.

Do something to help

someone in your family.

Think of creative ways

you can compliment or

thank people who have

helped you.

- Make your bed

- Clean up your

room

- Make an adult

a coffee