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Home Learning Tasks Year 5 – Week Beginning 01/02/2021 TEAMS Essential equipment: Home Learning Tasks Year 5 – Week Beginning 01/02/2021 Pencil, pen, paper, ruler TEAMS with Miss Harding Activities attached to this pack Monday 9.05 – 9.35 am 9.35 – 10.35am 10:35 – 11:00 – 12:00pm 12:00 – 1pm – 1.45pm 1st Vocabulary English 11:00am Maths 1.00pm Own learning Play this game to find out What is a fraction? Circle time. Let’s catch more about David Break Lunch up about our week. Attenborough's life and work. https://vimeo.com/498327271 How are you feeling? Your Attenborough's Life Home Learning Support Video We might read an Activity Sheet has 12 extract from the book of questions about David hopes too! Naturalist Attenborough's life up to the Recognition broadcast of his first famous Broadcast documentary. You need to Conservation find the answers to these P.E questions. I have attached four different P.E https://library.t activities that you could try this henational.acad afternoon! emy Author of the week: Nizrana Farook Tuesday 9.05 – 9.35 am 9.35 – 10.35am 10:35 – 11:00 – 12:00pm 12:00 – 1pm – 1.45pm 2nd Reading skill English 11:00am Maths 1.00pm Own learning focus Own Learning Equivalent fractions Storytime with Miss Conduct your own research Break Lunch Harding. Join me while we about David Attenborough https://vimeo.com/498327458 read Harry Potter and the and divide facts into specific Home Learning Support Video Philosopher stone. subheadings. This information will then be Geography used to write biographies In preparation later in the week. In what ways do for next weeks diagrams, English lessons photographs or we are going to illustrations help be learning all about us to enjoy/ Australia. Complete understand a the mapping activity and create your own biography? Australia fact file. Think about this question at home. P.E Join me on Join in with Joe Wicks! TEAMS from 9.35am today. Physical Activity is so important, more so now we are back in Lockdown! https://www.youtube.com/channel/U CAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ Wednesday 9.05 – 9.35 am 9.35 – 10.35am 10:35 – 11:00 – 12:00pm 12:00 – 1pm – 1.45pm 3rd Comprehension English 11:00am Maths 1.00pm Own learning David Equivalent fractions Circle time. Let’s catch Attenborough Break Lunch up about our week. comprehension https://vimeo.com/498327611 How are you feeling? questions Home Learning Support Video We might read an extract from the book of hopes too! What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography? Artis Charlie from Artis (Roar) has planned Let’s look at examples and an online session for you to complete explanations for the at home! differences between the two. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W Identify the features of a 3wKFrA1vjQ&list=PLrtLkmztNPCO0JRUy biography written about JK 7mYDmTnL8aHHkQHe&index=5 Rowling. P.E – Space adventure! Select some music that makes you think of space, astronauts and aliens. Create actions that represents the different movements! Thursday 9.05 – 9.35 am 9.35 – 10.35am 10:35 – 11:00 – 12:00pm 12:00 – 1pm – 1.45pm th 4 SPAG English 11:00am English 1.00pm Own learning Modal verbs for Fractions greater than one Storytime with Miss possibility Break Lunch Harding. Join me while we https://vimeo.com/498362964 read Harry Potter and the Home Learning Support Video Philosopher stone. R.E Today you are going to draft Research the 5 K’s your biography about Sir of Sikhism. David Attenborough. You might choose to hand write https://www.bbc. this today and then type it co.uk/bitesize/topi up in best tomorrow. cs/zsjpyrd/articles /zkjpkmn P.E – Avoid the defenders! Top Tips For Dribbling: Keep the ball close to you, use small touches. Try to use the inside and outside of your foot to keep control. Friday 9.05 – 9.35 am 9.35 – 10.35am 10:35 – 11:00 – 12:00pm 12:00 – 1pm – 1.45pm 5th Newsround English 11:00am Maths 1.00pm Own learning Art Write up, in best, your Break Times Table Rockstars Lunch Create your Own Learning biography about David own Attenborough. illuminated Daily Newsround letters! catch up Are you typing up your Mathletics biography on a word The rules: You can watch document? Add pictures and • Use the letter of your first name this at home! subheadings where possible! • Make it BIG! The bigger the better Numbots • Use bold, bright colours to give your Join me on If you are typing, please use (Same login as TTR) letter that important statement. (use TEAMS from the font comic sans and use what you have at home: crayons, 9.35am today. font size 12. This makes it felt tips, pencils, paint) much easier for me to look at • DO NOT RUSH! Think about the detail. This is not a 5-minute drawing job • Use different shapes to add to your letters, see if you can give it a story in drawings. P.E Join in with Joe Wicks! Physical Activity is so important, more so now we are back in Lockdown! https://www.youtube.com/channel/U CAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ Attenborough's Life Science | Year 5 | Scientists and Inventors | David Attenborough | Lesson 1 What is a fraction? 3 Circle the unit fractions. 1 1 3 1 2 10 3 5 5 8 3 11 How do you know which are unit fractions? 1 What fraction of each shape is shaded? a) c) 4 a) Tick the shapes with one third shaded. A D F b) d) B E G C 2 Shade each diagram to represent the fractions. a) c) 1 5 6 8 b) Complete the sentences to describe the shapes with one third shaded. There are equal parts altogether. b) d) 5 5 out of equal parts is shaded. 6 8 of the shape is shaded. © White Rose Maths 2019 5 Draw an arrow to show the position of the fraction on the 7 Draw four different representations of 3 4 number line. a) 1 4 0 1 8 Amir has drawn some 2D shapes. b) 3 5 0 1 a) What fraction of the shapes are triangles? c) 1 2 b) What fraction of the shapes are squares? 0 1 c) What fraction of the shapes have four sides? d) 1 d) Draw 2D shapes to match the description. 3 0 1 1 are squares, 2 are triangles, 3 have more than 3 sides. 5 5 5 6 Draw an arrow to show the position of 5 on the number line. 5 0 1 Compare shapes with a partner. What is the same about your shapes? Is anything different? What do you notice? © White Rose Maths 2019 P.E tasks week beginning 01.02.21 Equivalent fractions (1) 2 Use the fraction wall to complete the equivalent fractions. 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 Shade the bar models to represent the equivalent fractions. a) 1 = c) 2 = 4 e) = 3 a) 1 1 2 4 4 8 4 2 2 1 = 3 2 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 b) 1 = d) 2 = f) 2 = = 2 8 8 4 2 4 8 b) 1 1 2 2 3 a) Label the fractions on the fraction wall. 1 = 5 2 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 c) 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 4 = 8 5 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 b) Use the fraction wall to complete the equivalent fractions. 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 = = 3 = 4 = 6 3 6 3 9 d) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 3 6 = 3 = = 9 = 1 8 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 © White Rose Maths 2019 4 Here is a fraction wall. 5 Are the statements always, sometimes or never true? 1 1 Circle your answer. 2 2 1 1 1 Draw a diagram to support your answer. 3 3 3 a) 1 1 1 1 The greater the numerator, the greater the fraction. 4 4 4 4 always sometimes never 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 Is each statement true or false? Tick your answers. True False a) 1 is equivalent to 3 b) Fractions equivalent to one half have even numerators. 2 6 always sometimes never b) 2 is equivalent to 3 3 4 c) 2 is equivalent to 3 4 6 d) 2 is equivalent to 4 3 5 c) If a fraction is equivalent to one half, the denominator will be double the numerator. e) 2 is equivalent to 4 always sometimes never 3 6 f) 3 is equivalent to 4 5 6 Write your own equivalent fractions statements. Ask a partner to say if they are true or false. © White Rose Maths 2019 All about Australia Draw a picture of the Australian flag. Famous Landmarks Population Currency Capital and Major Cities Nearby Countries Climate Native Animals Other interesting facts about Australia: visit twinkl.com Where Is Australia? Can you label the United Kingdom, Australia and the continents on the world map? Word bank: United Kingdom Australia Continents Europe Africa Australasia Asia North America South America Antarctica visit twinkl.com Sir David Attenborough Sir David Attenborough is a natural historian and TV presenter who has introduced millions of people to a variety of animals from around the world.
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