Reading Activities –

• Personal Reading– Choose a book to read for at least 20 mins each day– you could keep a reading log, record yourself reading (using lots of dramatic expression) or read to another family member.
• Studyladder– choose from the reading set tasks that have been set  for your group.
• ‘Said is dead’– how many different words does the author of your book use to describe the way characters say things?
• Synonyms– what other words does the author of your book use to describe big, small, fast, slow, loud, quiet etc

 

Useful Websites-

BBC Bitesize has a range of Literacy lessons, resources, video clips and games. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary

• Digital Literacy– choose a digital literacy video clip from glow to watch and answer questions about. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/filmclass
• Studyladder– choose from the writing set tasks that have been set  for your group.
• Diary– Keep a daily or weekly diary. You could write about things are doing, your feelings and your hopes and dreams for the future.
• Letters- Write letters or emails to friends, family or neighbours to tell them your news and ask them questions about what they’ve been doing.
• Character Study– Make a visualiser of a character from your book. Use your notes to write a character summary.
• Main Ideas– Find the main ideas from a chapter in your book. Use your notes to write a chapter summary.
• Story– Write your own imaginative story. P5-7 you could use a character profile and story mountain to help you.
• BME– Write a summary of the Beginning, Middle and End of your book.
• Comic Strip– make a comic strip of what is happening in your book.
• Book Review– Write a book review of the story you have read.

• Spelling City- Log in to your account for your differentiated spelling activities.
• NLC Spelling Strategies –  NLC Spelling Strategies
• Diacritical Marking – Diacritical Marking Guide
• Fun Spelling-  Fun Spelling Set 1
• Cursive Handwriting- Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check words from your personal spelling lists using your best cursive handwriting- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NQ6uS8blwY

Spelling for the Week Beginning- 11/5/20

Stage 3 Spelling– Sounds ‘dge’  Week 34 – Sound Story- dge

– Common Words Week 33, 34 & 35

Stage 4/5 Spelling– Sounds Set Unit 12

Read Write Inc– Module 27

Stage 6/7 Spelling– Common & Tricky Words Set 5

 

Spelling for the Week Beginning- 4/5/20

Stage 3 Spelling– Sounds Week 33

– Common Words Week 33, 34 & 35

Stage 4/5 Spelling– Sounds Set Unit 12

– Common Words Set 12

Read Write Inc– Red Words Set 6

– Module 29

Stage 6/7 Spelling– Common & Tricky Words Set 4

– Subject Specific Words- Geography (List 1)

 

Spelling for the Week Beginning- 27/4/20

Stage 3 Spelling– Sounds Week 31

– Common Words Week 29, 30 & 31

Stage 4/5 Spelling– Sounds Set Unit 11

– Common Words Set 11

Read Write Inc– Red Words Set 5

– Module 28

Stage 6/7 Spelling– Common & Tricky Words Set 3

– Subject Specific Words- English (List 2)

 

Spelling for the Week Beginning- 20/4/20

Stage 3 Spelling– Sounds Week 30

– Common Words Week 29, 30 & 31

Stage 4/5 Spelling– Sounds Set Unit 11

– Common Words Set 11

Read Write Inc– Red Words Set 3 and 4

Stage 6/7 Spelling– Common & Tricky Words Set 2

– Subject Specific Words- English (List 1)

 

Spelling for the Week Beginning- 30/3/20

Stage 3 Spelling– Sounds Week 29

– Common Words Week 29, 30 & 31

Stage 4/5 Spelling– Sounds Set Unit 10

– Common Words Set 10

Read Write Inc– Red Words Set 1 and 2

Stage 6/7 Spelling– Common & Tricky Words Set 1

– Subject Specific Words- Art

• Bedtime stories             https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02tkm27/episodes/downloads
• Free Audible Stories– https://stories.audible.com/discovery
• French- BBC Bitesize – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z2mxsbk

• Drama- Write a play about a familiar story, or make up your own, then give your family parts and get them to act it out.
• Music- Listening game- https://www.musicteachers.co.uk/games/holy-mole/index.html

• Music- Studyladder– choose activities from the Music set tasks.
• Art- Enjoy daily art lessons with New York Times best-selling author and illustrator Mo Willems.                                                             Find his daily videos on Youtube- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems

• Art- Studyladder– choose from the weekly Art set tasks.

ICT-

• Programming- Scratch Junior program your own interactive stories and games on scratchjr.org
• Typing– Practise your typing skills on https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr
• Studyladder– choose from the weekly ICT set tasks.

Science –

• Studyladder– choose from the weekly Science set tasks.

Reading and Writing through Topic Research–

• Ask yourself questions about what you want to research about your topic.
• Write your questions down.
• Read and research about the topic. You can use the websites I have given you to help.
• As you research, write down the answers to your questions using bullet points, key words and phrases.
• Use your notes to write about your subject in your own words.
• Present your work in any way you choose ie – Handwritten fact file or book using pen and paper. PowerPoint, Key Note, Pic Collage, Notes.

Birds- Week beginning 4/5/20

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/animals-and-nature/birds/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv/articles/zyd6hyc

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z43fb9q

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z6ntsbk

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zbx2tfr

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zx4rkqt

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z6nhfg8

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z2vfb9q

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zph26sg

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zmh6n39

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zyftn39

 

Water Cycle- Week beginning 27/4/20

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/water-cycle/

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/water-cycle/how-does-water-cycle-work/

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/water-cycle/fresh-water/

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/water-cycle/how-we-use-water/

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/swater.html

 

Civil Rights- Week beginning 20/4/20

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/us-civil-rights/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/horrible-histories-songs-martin-luther-king-jr-they-were-the-heroes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/horrible-histories-song-rosa-parks-sat-on-a-bus?collection=black-history-month

https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/

https://www.historyforkids.net/civil-rights.html

 

The Vikings- Week beginning 30/3/20

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z939mp3/resources/1

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/vikings/

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/vikings.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/horrible-histories-song-vikings-literally