Wonders of the World Great Wall of China

Year 5 and 6 Daily Learning

Thursday 14th May 2020

Literacy  Part One: The Question and Answer Lesson There may be many questions you would like answered about the ‘Great Wall of China’. Using the graphic below set and answer your own questions about the Great Wall of China:

*Please use Britannica Encyclopaedia on Hwb to research the answers to your questions.

Part Two: The Quantum Leap Time to get creative with our writing! As a modern day time traveller you are able to leap forwards and backwards in time. You’ve decided to travel back to the Qing Dynasty in 1878. On arrival at the Great Wall of China this is what you see… https://www.360cities.net/image/great-­‐wall-­‐of-­‐china  

After surveying the scene for a short while you set off up the hill to the top. On your arrival at the top you discover two people who have been turned into…stone!

What happens next is entirely up to YOU! We would like you to retell the whole story, starting from your arrival to the Great Wall of China to a solution as to why two people have been turned to stone. Be as creative as you possibly can in your writing! We are looking for you to include: > Paragraphs > Similes > One word comma sentences (Calmly, …) > Adverbs > Use of a thesaurus > First person > Solving of the problem > Suspense > Rhetorical questions > Use of subject specific vocabulary (words linked to the Great Wall of China) Struggling to start? How about…

> A brilliant flash blinded me; my eyes tightened. I slowly lifted my head to see the greatest wall ever built, the greatest feat of engineering, the Great Wall of China!

OR > I’ve lost count of the times I’d teleported into the middle of large crowds. Shocked faces, piercing screams and blind panic have haunted me. Please, be different this time, please.

Reading Children could spend time reading a book they are currently reading or alternatively watch a short video using YouTube kids to discover more about the Great Wall of China. When watching

the video we recommend children use a pencil and paper to take notes to develop their listening and note taking skills.

Maths

For each question identify which is larger, A or B? Once you have identified the largest for each question order them from smallest to largest.

A B

Q1

Average Height of the ‘Great Wall of China’

(6.51 m)

1m = 100cm

Height of Mr Coles and

Mr Woolley standing on top of one another

(346 cm)

Q2

Height of individual bricks used to make

the Great Wall of China

(0.39 metres)

1m = 100cm

Height of a box of

cereal (30.2 cm)

Q3

Length of individual bricks used to make

the Great Wall of China

(0.15 metres)

1m = 100cm

Average length of a

pen (9.1 cm)

Q4

Average height of the towers on the Great

Wall of China (6.82 metres)

1m = 100cm

Average height of a

house in Wales (400 cm)

Q5

Length of the Great

Wall of China (21, 196 km)

1km = 1000m

Distance from Newport

to China (8, 270, 419 metres)

To convert m to cm you need to x 100. To convert km to m you need to x 1000