Year 5 Home Learning Activities – Week beg: 22.06.20  

Hi wonderful Year 5! 

We hope you’re having a great time home learning and are ready for another 

action packed week of fun! We have an exciting new art project which is 

starting on Monday. Watch Clare’s video on Seesaw to find out what it’s all 

about.  

We are also really enjoying sharing the beautiful story “Wonder” with you and 

we hope you’re enjoying listening to the chapters too. Auggie is quite an 

incredible boy; taking such big risks, showing resilience and determination, just 

like our Hitherfield values. We think he’d be a great addition to our school!  

We hope you are all keeping well and active!  

Enjoy and have fun!   

Jo, Lucy, Katy and Sharon 

                

Reading activity 1:  Read through this week’s text from First News and look up any tricky words. Watch Jo’s Activity 1 video to help you.

 

Reading activity 2: Re-read the text above and then answer the questions below. Watch Jo’s Activity 2 video to help you.  

         

Reading activity 3: Re-read the text from Activity 1 and then answer the questions below. 

 

Reading activity 4:  

 Let us know how you get on in Seesaw!          

Reading activity 5: Read these articles about sea creatures and then complete the crossword. 

 

 Other reading activities: 

● Find a funny place to read a book - it could be up a tree, under the bed or in a den. Take a photo and post it on Seesaw. 

● Find ten awesome adjectives in the text you have read and then use them to make a crossword. 

● Write down any unfamiliar words from the chapter you have read. Explore the meanings of these words by using a dictionary or reading around the sentence. 

● Read something around the house that isn’t a book e.g. a magazine, recipe book etc. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG) 

Homophones 

Activity 1 

 

Activity 2 

 

 

 

 

Activity 3 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing: Read the part of the story below and see what happens next to our brave bear Otto! 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity 1: Using adverbials 

Helpful Hint: An adverbial is an adverb or adverbial phrase that can be put at the beginning (a fronted adverbial), in the middle or at the end of a sentence. It gives the reader more information and gives the story more impact.  

Watch the video below to refresh your memory! https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zp937p3 or Google: BBC bitesize what is a fronted adverbial? 

Make a list of adverbials that you can use to describe what happens to Otto in this week’s part of the story. 

Before you try your own, have a go at underlining the ones in the example here: A bear was found by Charlie, a young GI soldier, who stopped during a shoot-out to rescue him. He was rewarded all too soon when the bear, who was lying awkwardly on the ground, blocked a bullet. As the soldier clutched him to his chest, he felt a bullet hit him hard in his chest. 

Activity 2: Write a recount of this part of the story using the adverbial list from yesterday adding any more you can think of. 

Write using the 3rd person. Remember to make it as gripping and dramatic as you can! 

Activity 3: Today you are going to identify and create words with verb prefixes. 

Helpful Hint: A prefix is a string of letters that are added to the beginning of a root word, changing its meaning. Each prefix has a meaning (for example, un- means not, sub- means under mis- means wrong or badly). 

Read the paragraph below and identify all the prefix words 

 

Now can you make a list of your own? 

Activity 4: Writing a newspaper article 

Your task is to write an article for the local paper describing the events and of course, describing the heroic actions of the soldier and Otto! 

Start today by planning the headline and 2 quotes that you are going to include. You can also write the opening paragraph. 

 

Activity 5: Complete and publish your newspaper article about the Brave Bear Otto!! 

 

Art: 

Check out Clare’s video guide to this week’s art on Seesaw. 

Lubaina Himid 

 

These collages will be the inspiration for your portraits this week. 

You may want to create a self-portrait, a portrait of a family member, or create a new person altogether. 

This is how I made mine: ( it may give you some ideas) 

1) I took two black and white photocopies of a photo ( most post offices offer photocopying). I enlarged the copy to make it bigger. 

2) I then copied, in colour, some fabrics I found around the house. I lay a selection on the photocopier to do this. 

3) Next, I cut around the figures and lay them on a blank sheet of paper (this takes out the background). 

4) Using the second photo photocopy, I cut out one of my eyes and one of my sister’s eyes and swapped them over. I did the same with our mouths. 

5) I then cut into smaller pieces the fabric photocopy (you could use real fabric or patterned paper such as wallpaper), and them, as well as coloured paper, to complete my portrait. 

 

This is just one way you could make your portraits but there are many other ways. Remember, Lubaina Humid used cutouts from magazines and, as suggested, you could use real fabric or wallpaper (DIY shops offer samples for free) to create your patterns. 

Remember to think about what you want to communicate through your portraits and of course, have fun! 

  

 

  

MATHS INFORMATION FOR PARENTS:  

● Useful advice from the NRICH maths team about maths at home - https://nrich.maths.org/14606 

● NCETM –Visit https://www.ncetm.org.uk/ to find two new areas of the website designed to support parents/carers of primary and secondary school children throughout the period of school closures. All the resources are free to access and do not require a login. 

 

Maths- Year 5 

AMAZING MATHS LESSONS - Watch these mini maths challenge lessons for Years 5 and 6, which are posted daily online. Everything is explained really clearly and you can easily join in at home. There are activities that you can complete too linked to the maths lesson. Enjoy! 

http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons56/  

Are you enjoying these lessons? Tell us what you have learnt on seesaw.  

● Practise times tables using Times Table Rockstars (your logins are in your homework book). You can also logon to Numbots using your TT Rockstars login details. 

● Watch Countdown and try to solve the maths problems just like we do in class. Maybe you could play against one of your family members and see if you can win! https://www.channel4.com/programmes/countdown/episode-guide   

          

Activity 1: Prime numbers, prime factors and composite numbers Read the definitions below to make sure you understand the maths vocabulary then answer the quiz questions. Make a poster to show the definitions of these words. Add your own examples and fun illustrations to make it all jazzy!  Helpful Definitions:  Factor = a number that divides into another number exactly.   Composite numbers = a number that has more than two factors. A number that is not a prime number.    Prime numbers = a number which has only two factors, 1 and itself.  You could also think of prime numbers as: A whole number greater than 1 that can not be made by multiplying other whole numbers. Example: 5 is a prime number. We cannot multiply 2, 3 or 4 together to make 5. (Only 1×5 works). Whereas, the number 6 can be made by 2 × 3 so is NOT a prime number (it is a composite number).   All whole numbers above 1 are either composite or prime. FUN FACT: 1 is not a prime number or a composite number!  

Prime factors = a factor that is a prime number. The prime factors of 15 are 5 and 3 because 15 can be divided by both numbers exactly and they are also prime numbers.   

Quick quiz  Q1. Is number 1 a prime number or a composite number?  

Q2. How many factors does a prime number have? 

Q3. Is 8 a prime number? Explain your answer.  

Q4. Are 10 and 5 prime factors of 20?  

Q5. Which of these numbers are composite? Circle them. 2 7 10 13 20 31          

Activity 2: Prime numbers  Make your own prime numbers chart. Use the definitions in activity 1 to work out which numbers are prime. Colour them in, you could then choose another colour to shade in the composite numbers. Don’t forget to use a key. Think: How do you know when a number is prime? 

  

Activity 3: Square and cube numbers Square number = a number multiplied by itself e.g. 5x5 = 25 is the square number. The symbol for squared is (2)  Cube number = a number multiplied by itself and itself again 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 is the cube number. The symbol for cubed is (3).      

Q1. Calculate the square numbers:   22 =    32 =  52 =   72 =   Q2. Calculate the cube numbers: 23 =  33 = 53 = 103 = 13 = 

Quiz Time!  Circle or tick the correct answer for each question. 

    

 Activity 4: Calculate the perimeter of shapes Perimeter The perimeter is the distance all the way around the outside of a 2D shape.   To work out the perimeter, add up the lengths of all the sides.  

Watch Katy’s Activity 4 video on Seesaw to help you.  

 

 

 Don’t forget to explain your answers to prove it!  Activity 5 - Let’s reason and problem solve - Mathematics is a creative subject. It involves spotting patterns, making connections, and finding new ways of looking at things. Creative mathematicians play with ideas, draw pictures, have the courage to experiment and ask good questions.  

This week we are going to be thinking all about SHAPES!   Before we get started let’s see what you can remember… Can you answer these questions? Talk about them with an adult.   

- What is a polygon? - Can a polygon have a curved side? - Name a shape which isn’t a polygon? - What makes a polygon irregular or regular? - Is a square a regular polygon? - Are all hexagons regular? 

 Answer the questions above BEFORE you Watch Katy’s Activity 5 video on 

Seesaw to help you.   

Watch Polygon Party: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvmxsbk/articles/z98n4qt (or Google: How to identify different polygons BBC bitesize) to recap your learning. Test your knowledge by completing the FILL IN THE GAPS task and taking the QUIZ!   Q1. Tick the regular polygons and write the name of each shape inside it.  

 Q2. Name each shape, write whether it is regular or irregular. Give reasons for your choice next to each shape.   

  

Q3. Always, sometimes or never true? You decide!  

- A regular polygon has equal sides but not equal angles. - A triangle is a regular polygon. - A rhombus is a regular polygon. - The number of angles is the same as the number of sides in any polygon. 

 Q4. How many regular and irregular polygons can you find in this picture?   

  

 

Science:   

Key vocabulary Earth, Sun, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, spherical, solar system, rotates, star, orbit, planets 

This week in Science, we are going to focus on the four ‘rocky planets’. Can you guess which they are?  First of all, we would like you to watch this video to find out more about them: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdrrd2p/articles/ztsdj6f  Now, have a go at this quiz:  

1. What properties do the rocky planets have? a. many moons b. a solid surface c. being furthest from the sun 

 2. The rocky planets are ___ the gas planets. 

a. the same size as b. much bigger than c. much smaller than 

 3. The four rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and ___. 

a. Mars b. Pluto c. Jupiter 

 4. The rocky planets are ___ the sun. 

a. the furthest away from b. the closest to c. inside 

 5. The rocky planets rotate ___ than the gas planets. 

a. slower than b. quicker than c. the same speed as 

  

  Now we would like you to pick one of the rocky planets, research it in more depth and then produce a factfile / poster including your Top 10 facts about your chosen planet.  Some helpful websites are: https://www.planetsforkids.org/ https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/planets/en/  We look forward to seeing them on Seesaw! 

Computing:  

This week in computing, we would like you to have a go at practising your typing skills. There are two websites to help you with this: 

BBC Dance Mat Typing 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr 

Typing Club https://www.typingclub.com/ 

Good luck and let us know how you get on in Seesaw. 

P.E.  

Join Joe Wick’s for his PE lesson every weekday https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ  Other ideas:  ● Just Dance - can you find your favourite tune? https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=just+dance+waka+waka ● Try a daily Joe Wicks 5 minute mover video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w  ● Have a go at these workouts to keep fit at home - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhCM0C6GnrY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5if4cjO5nxo ● Relax with some yoga - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZpkRAcgws4 ● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oGR5xucItI 

● Take a look at Go Noodle (You will need to create a login)  Strengthen your focus - https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/strengthen-your-focus Wake up Stretch - https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/wake-up Bring it down - https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/bring-it-down   

 

History: Windrush Day 

 

Using the link below, or any other resources you can find, make a leaflet/poster which describes what is significant about this time in history and why we remember it. 

Perhaps there is a family friend or relative who has first-hand experience or knowledge about this time.   

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48638418 Or Google: Windrush Day 2019: What’s it all about? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSHE - This week we would love you to enter The 100 Great Black Britons competition. CLOSING DATE 30th September 2020. 

“The current crisis has highlighted the centrality of Black people in Britain, to the NHS and care work, transport systems, food supplies, utilities, research, education and so much more. The NEU supports this competition to celebrate what we have always known; that Britain’s history is irrefutably rooted in Black and global history and that our members do a fantastic job in teaching this. It will be a fabulous opportunity to showcase some of their work and that of their pupils”. 

Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary, NEU (sponsors of the competition) 

Go on the website 100 Great Black Britons and look at all the biographies in the resources attached to the competition page: https://100greatblackbritons.com/  You can choose one or several Great Black Britons. You then need to create a unique and innovative project to celebrate their work and legacy. This could be:  ● for a presentation (examples could include a slide presentation, a short film, a speech, poetry, a drama or dance performance) ● for a display (such as artwork, photography, sculpture) ● a project or campaign (such as recorded interviews, a magazine, a music project) ● any other way of promoting the stories of Great Black Britons (perhaps a social media campaign, website design, posters) 

 The winning projects will be the ones that are the most innovative and that clearly show why the chosen Great Black Britons were important. Judges will need to see your work so don’t forget to send a picture or a video of your project!  Prizes Prizes will include a voucher for the winners and black/multicultural educational resources (books, games, software packages) will be awarded to the school of their choice of the following values: KS1: £150, KS2: £200  

GOOD LUCK!  French: How is your Hitherfield French Culture Project going? Let us know by posting something on Seesaw!'  

Click the French tab on the Hitherfield website to find fun short activities to explore!  

 

Resources for Parents: 

Black Lives Matter Resources

Follow this link to access a Parent’s Guide to Black Lives Matter to help support you in having discussions about racism and the Black Lives 

Matter movement with your children.   

A Parent’s Guide To Black Lives Matter - Yoopies 

Diverse Books Diverse books are critical to enable all young people to see themselves in literature, and to ensure the lives of all young people are reflected, celebrated and honoured. This is central to the books we choose at Hitherfield.  Diverse books are essential for all children to encourage them to make connections between their own lives to the lives of their peers. Literature is a powerful tool to tackle racism, and actively teaching/discussing diversity through books encourages young people to become empathetic to the experiences of others. Here are a selection of some diverse books your child can listen to at home. All they need to do is scan the QR code and they can listen away!  

If the QR code doesn’t work, just search for the book title on YouTube, as the time limit on the code may have expired!

Discussion 

Talking to your children about difficult issues such as this is so vital, even if for some families, particularly white or non-black people of colour, discussions on race and racial inequality may feel like fairly new territory. Parents and carers must play an integral role in ensuring children have an awareness of racial bias and the ways we can combat racism.  

Other useful resources: 

KS2 BBC bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39   

Oak Academy - https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-5#subjects 

Mathematics Shed - http://www.mathematicshed.com/visual-stimulus-shed.html   

Nrich - https://nrich.maths.org/  

Topmarks - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ 

Fun art activities - https://www.happinessishomemade.net/quick-easy-kids-crafts-anyone-can-make/

https://craftwhack.com/100-crazy-cool-drawing-ideas-for-kids/