Good morning, Primary 5!

I hope you enjoyed your Easter holidays as best as you could.

It’s a very different start to the term but I am here to help you with your learning, as best as we can.

Every week I will be posting new learning activities for you to try at home. I will be on our P5 Teams page everyday to help you with the learning activities. I’ll be there if you have any questions or new ideas.

Remember, you can get on our Teams page by logging into Glow (Google ‘glow login’ to find the page) and the Teams app should on your launchpad. If the Teams app is not there, you can search for ‘Teams’ in the App Library. Remember your Glow login is the one that starts dd.. It should be in your diary or your home learning pack but message me if you do not have this.

Please message me if you have any problems and I will try to help.
Stay safe and remember, I’m always here if you need me, even though we’re not in our usual classroom! 🙂

Miss McInally

Websites For Home Learning

Twinkl www.twinkl.co.uk

Oxford Owl www.oxfordowl.co.uk

MyMaths www.mymaths.co.uk

Sum Dog www.sumdog.com

Phonics Play www.phonicsplay.co.uk

BBC Bitesize www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Letters and Sounds www.letters-and-sounds.com

ict games www.ictgames.com

Topmarks www.topmarks.co.uk

NRich Maths www.nrichmaths.org

Science Kids www.sciencekids.co.nz

sciencebob.com www.sciencebob.com

stem.org.uk www.stem.org.uk

Kidzone www.kidzone.ws

teaching ideas.co.uk www.teachingideas.co.uk

Go Noodle www.gonoodle.com

big activities.com www.bigactivities.com

dltk kids www.dltk-kids.com

Early Years Experience www.bigeyedowl.co.uk

ichild.co.uk www.ichild.co.uk

Educationscholastic.co.uk www.scholastic.co.uk

Vooks www.vooks.com/parent-resources

Pobble www.pobble365.com

Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/

National Geographic for Kids www.natgeokids.com

Barefoot Computing www.barefootcomputing.org

Communication4all www.communication4all.co.uk

Primary Resources www.primaryresources.co.uk

the teacherscorner.net www.theteacherscorner.net

thelittleactivitychest.com www.thelittleactivitychest.com

Mystery Science www.mysteryscience.com

Teach Your Monster To Read www.teachyourmonstertoread.com

The Body Coach TV on Youtube Kids Workouts www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvPHOpzoEk5onAEbq40g2-k

 

Home Learning

Numeracy and Maths

1) All learners have access to the Sumdog website https://www.sumdog.com/user/sign_in . Login details are on the inside page of their diary.

2) Practise and learn the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables.

3) There are lots of games on the Topmarks Website https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

• Hit the Button https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
• Mental Maths Train https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train
• Coconut Multiples https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
• Daily 10 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
• Meteor Multiplication https://www.arcademics.com/games/meteor
• Subtraction Grids https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/subtraction-grids
• Are You A Math Magician – Multiplication https://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician.html
• Are You A Math Magician – Division https://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician_division.html
• Are You A Math Magician – Addition https://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician_addition.html
• Are You A Math Magician – Subtraction https://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician_subtraction.html

4) Write multiplication sums – try multiplying 2 digit numbers by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10. If you can do this, challenge yourself by multiplying 2 digit numbers by 6, 7, 8 or 9.

You could also challenge yourself by multiplying 3 or 4 digit numbers by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10. You can make up your own calculations. Here are some examples below:

34                  61                   95                   39                   748                 5910                x 2                 x 3                  x 5                x 10                  x   3                  x     5

5) Write division sums – try dividing 2-digit numbers by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10.

27 ÷ 3=          32 ÷ 4=          16 ÷ 2 =         45 ÷ 5=          90 ÷ 10=       9 ÷ 3 =

6) Practise multiplying and dividing 2-digit numbers by 10 and 100. Use a place value chart to help you. You can make up your own calculations. Here are some examples below:

23 x 10=                    46 x 10 =                 25 x 10 =                39 x 10 =

23 x 100=                  46 x 100 =                 25 x 100 =                 39 x 100 =

670 ÷ 10 =                8700 ÷ 100=            760 ÷ 10 =                1200 ÷ 100 =

7) Practise your multiplication and division fact families for the 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 times tables. See example below:

3 x 6 = 18      18 ÷ 3 = 6

6 x 3 = 18      18 ÷ 6 = 3

8) Make your own Venn diagrams. You can use things that you find around your house.

7) The BBC Bitesize website also has lots of games and activities. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39

8) Please see https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/maths/ for numeracy and maths activities.

Literacy

1) All learners have a school library book. Try to read every day. This can be any book of your choice.

2) The BBC Bitesize website has lots of games and activities. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zv48q6f

3) The Topmarks website has games for punctuation, verbs, nouns, adjectives and spelling. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar

For example:

– Verbs in Space https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm

– Sentence Detectives http://resources.hwb.wales.gov.uk/VTC/sentence_detectives/eng/Introduction/default.htm

4) You can do some writing at home:

– Write a description of your favourite chocolate bar. Don’t write the name of it. Show it to someone at home and see if they can guess which one it is based on your description.

– Write a description of your favourite fruit or vegetable. Don’t write the name of it. Show it to someone at home and see if they can guess which one it is based on your description.

– Write a description of your favourite toy or game. Don’t write the name of it. Show it to someone at home and see if they can guess which one it is based on your description.

5) Write an imaginative story. Remember to use lots of adjectives to describe the nouns and use interesting verbs.

6) Please visit Oxford Owl for links to ideas for literacy learning, eBook library and activity suggestions. https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

IDL

1) We have been learning about The Scottish Wars of Independence. Learners know how to create a PowerPoint presentation. All learners have access to PowerPoint through their Glow account. Their Glow login details on the inside page of their homework diary. Learners could create a PowerPoint presentation about the Scottish Wars of Independence. You could make it about The Battle of Stirling Bridge, The Battle of Falkirk, The Battle of Bannockburn or a key person involved in them such as Margaret Maid of Norway, King Alexander III, John Balliol, William Wallace, Edward I or Robert the Bruce. Learners could use the facts they already know and use the internet to research. Learners have practised using their internet research skills in class.

3) The BBC Bitesize website has video clips on each of these that you can watch and information that you can use to help you with your presentation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8g86sg

4) You can make a fact file about William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Margaret Maid of Norway, King Alexander III, John Balliol or Edward I.

Health and Wellbeing

1) Practise your throwing and catching skills.

2) Search “The body coach- kids” on Youtube and complete exercise videos.

For example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnKCGY9ZocA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDC-plCTBbc&list=RDCMUCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ&index=4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary 5 had a super week!

In Literacy, we have continued to enjoy reading Fantastic Mr Fox. We also wrote an imaginative story this week, imagining we were a soldier in the Battle of Bannockburn.

In Numeracy, we have continued to work on multiplying and dividing, focusing on our 3 and 4 times tables. 

We created a routine with sticks in outdoor numeracy to help us remember out 3 and 4 times tables. 

We also practised our skip counting in outdoor numeracy. 

We also learned how to multiply and divide by 10 and 100.

In PE, we played against our peers in a class Benchball tournament, putting our throwing, catching and passing skills into practice. We also learned more about SHANARRI and shared our thoughts and feelings during Circle Time and completed a health and wellbeing booklet.

We continued to learn about the Battle of Bannockburn, completing a fact file in our co-operative learning groups.  We used digital technologies to research facts and figures. 

We also shared our learning about the Scottish Wars of Independence at our school assembly.  

In Numeracy this week we have been learning to multiply and divide by 3 and 4. We used concrete materials to help us and were able to complete multiplication division fact families. Some of us even created our own word problems.

In Literacy, we have continued to read Fantastic Mr Fox. We also wrote some super imaginative stories based on a Scottish mythical creature.

We have continued to learn about the Scottish Wars of Independence and this week we focussed on the Battle of Bannockburn. We created a drama based on a scene from the Battle. We used our super shields (that we created last week) as props. 

In PE we continued to practise our throwing, catching, passing and blocking skills on Monday. On Tuesday we used these skills when playing Benchball.

In Health and wellbeing, we continued to learn about healthy eating. We created a meal that included at least 3 different food groups. We listed the ingredients and identified which food group each ingredient belonged to.

A very busy and exciting week in Primary 5!

We celebrated Shrove Tuesday. We used pancakes in Numeracy to practise skip counting in 3s and 4s and then we enjoyed eating them with our favourite toppings! 

 

 

 

 

 

We have been learning about multiplying by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 all week. On Friday, we used concrete materials outdoors to show our 3 or 4 times tables. 

We also used digital technologies to practise our multiplying. 

In Literacy, we were learning about nouns, adjectives and verbs and how to write descriptive sentences. We were writing sentences to describe the Battle of Stirling Bridge. We have also continued to read Fantastic Mr Fox and answer questions to show our understanding.

For IDL this week, we learned about shields used in the Scottish Wars of Independence. We  then designed and created our own shields with a Scottish theme. 

We have learned a lot this short week!

In Numeracy, we started to explore multiplication and reviewed our 2, 5 and 10 times tables. We also worked on our mental maths.

In Literacy, we worked on our punctuation and explored how to write an effective setting description for an imaginative story. We chose a setting and worked really hard to write super descriptions! We used our senses to effectively describe the setting so our reader could really feel they were there in the story! We also practised our listening and talking skills with different partners.

In Health and Wellbeing, we explored the different food groups some more. We learned how much of each food group we should try to eat per day or per meal. We talked about our favourite food from each food group.

We also learned about the Battle of Stirling Bridge during the Scottish Wars of Independence. We loved learning about the Scottish and English battle plans and the details of how Scots won the battle. We then imagined we were a soldier in the battle and used our senses to describe what it would be like.

 

In Numeracy, we have been using our knowledge of addition and subtraction strategies to solve word problems. Next week, we are moving onto multiplication and we are excited to start something new.

In Literacy, we have continued reading Fantastic Mr Fox. We can answer questions to show our understanding. We created a wanted poster for Mr Fox, which had to include lots of details such as a description of him and why he needed to be caught.

In Health and Wellbeing, we have continued to explore how our thoughts affect our feelings. We know that having positive thoughts will help us feel positive. In PE, we continued to improve our fitness through different exercises. We recorded how many of each exercise we could do in a minute and compared this with our results from 3 weeks ago to see if we had improved.

We have continued to learn about key people from the Scottish Wars of Independence. This week we learned about Robert the Bruce, Margaret Maid of Norway and John Balliol. We completed a co-operative learning activity in which we matched the facts to the correct person. Next week we are learning about the Battle of Stirling Bridge.

In Numeracy this week, we have continued with subtraction of 3 and 4 digit numbers, building our knowledge and understanding of different strategies. We also started to use some natural, concrete materials, during outdoor numeracy, on Friday to show different calculations.

In Literacy, we finished our letters to the people of Scotland, asking for their help to defeat King Edward I. We also had fun trying to identify the ‘silly words’ in a text about polar bears. We then had to replace the ‘silly’ word with a ‘sensible’ word.

In Health and Wellbeing, we explored our diets and identified the different food groups. We also focussed on the importance of kindness to others. In PE, we continued trying to improve our fitness levels through different exercises.

We also learned more about key people in the Scottish Wars of Independence. We know a lot of facts about John Balliol, Robert the Bruce and Margaret Maid of Norway.

In Digital Technologies, we continued to create simple animations. We really enjoy this! Some of us also researched some key people from the Scottish Wars of Independence or practiced our Numeracy skills on Sumdog.

Another fun week P5!

In Literacy, we have learning to identify adjectives, nouns and verbs. We have also been reading more from Fantastic Mr Fox- we hope the Famers don’t catch Mr Fox and his family…

In Numeracy, we have been learning more strategies to help us subtract 3 and 4 digit numbers. We also really enjoyed our outdoor Numeracy on Friday!

We have been learning lots about some important people from The Scottish Wars of Independence. We are now experts on William Wallace, King Alexander III, Margaret Maid of Norway and King Edward I! We are going to be exploring more key people and their role in the Wars next week. We even put ourselves in William Wallace’s shoes and wrote a letter to the people of Scotland, asking for their help to defeat King Edward.

In Health and Wellbeing, we have started to look at how our thoughts affect our feelings. We have also continued to work on our fitness in PE.

In Digital Technologies, we have continued with our animations, which we find great fun!