Year 6 Remote Learning – Monday 4th May 2020
You should have your routine by now. I’ll let you know how you’re doing tomorrow.
Keep it going…. Remember to try different authors and different types of books. Also, read a mixture of fiction and non-fiction. This is a great opportunity for some non-screen time.
Exercise daily... Walking, jogging, running or work out with Joe Wicks.
Maths answers from Friday:
• Yes, I agree with Bashir because as 4/8 = ½ and 2/4 = ½ so ½ + ½ = 1 whole. I can recognise these equivalent fractions immediately and I know 2 halves are 1 whole • Emily is incorrect because she has confused the numerator and denominator. You can see below that if the numerator is bigger, the piece is bigger also: 2/5 3/5 But if the denominator is bigger, the piece is smaller: 3/4 3/5 • Explain to Rajesh that if I eat 3/8 of a chocolate bar then I eat another 2/8, I’ve eaten 3/8 + 2/8 = 5/8 of the bar. The denominator doesn’t change because it is the same bar of chocolate. • There are lots of possible answers to the word problem; here is mine: There are 32 children entering a race, if 18 are boys what proportion are girls? • Kate’s original question is 7/9 – 3/5 =
Task 1: Spellings, Vocabulary & Grammar
indifference, inexperience or reexperience, overconfidence, overinfluence, equidistance or outdistance, misguidance unimportance, imbalance, nonindependence
Here are some prefixes for our focus words – notice there isn’t a prefix for absence, can you think why that might be?
Make sure you know what each word means. Over the next couple of days, try to use each prefixed word in a sentence when speaking to someone.
Learn to spell them correctly. Task 2: Topic – Our Place in this World
London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.
But what is a capital city? Begin to find out by reading the information below and then answering the questions underneath. CAPITAL CITIES
A capital city is where a country’s government is situated. All countries have a capital - for example: Mexico City is the capital of Mexico; Tokyo is the capital of Japan; Poland’s capital is Warsaw and London is the capital of the United Kingdom (UK). Do you know what the capitals of the United States of America (USA) or Australia are? Some people are surprised to learn that the capital of the USA is Washington and Canberra is the capital of Australia - this is because New York and Sydney are the more popular and
famous cities in those counties. The government of the UK sits in the Houses of Parliament, which can be found besides the River Thames in Westminster, London. The Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, is part of the Houses of Parliament and is one of London’s most famous landmarks.
Usually, capital cities are large cities; they are often (but not always) the largest city in a country. They are large both because they cover a large area of ground and they have a large population. Capital cities are also home to some of the country’s most impressive and important memorials or monuments that honour the country’s history. There are many, many monuments which can be found all over London that remind us of important people and events from the past. They are often imposing statues, such as the Albert Memorial, or the statues of Boudicca and Emmeline Pankhurst (who fought for women’s right to vote) that can be seen here. In Tokyo temples that are hundreds of years old stand as monuments to the past. In Mexico City, a monument called the Independence Monument honours the people who fought for
Mexico’s freedom from Spain in the early 1800’s. The Cenotaph, Whitehall, remembers and honours all those who died in war and is one of London’s most important memorials.
A capital is also the official home of the country’s leader. The UK is led by the Prime Minister, currently Boris Johnson, who is the elected leader of Her
Majesty’s Government and who is ultimately responsible for the policy and decisions of the government, such as law making. The Prime Minister’s official residence is 10 Downing Street. The UK has retained its monarchy and Queen Elizabeth II is the current head of state, with the constitutional role of opening and dissolving Parliament and approving Bills before they become law. Buckingham Palace is the Queen’s official residence in London; it is where her administrative headquarters are. Some countries have a president, who is both head of state and head of government. The official residence of the President of the United States, currently Donald Trump, is The White House in Washington.
Although the business of central government is conducted in the UK in London’s Houses of Parliament, other countries within the UK - Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales - also have their own governments with different policy making powers. Of course, these governments are based in the capital cities of those countries (Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff). All over the world, groups of leaders meet in capitals to make important decisions for and about the country. It therefore follows that people also come to capital cities to protest when there are things they want to change, such as more action for climate change. Capital cities are often busy places, home to a diverse range of businesses that make a lot of money for the economy of the country. This business includes tourism, entertainment, shopping and banking. However, business is not the only thing that goes on in capital cities, festivals and ceremonies are often held to celebrate the country, its history, its people and its way of life.
QUESTIONS 1. Find any words you don’t understand and find out what they mean.
2. What does population mean?
3. Give another word for residence.
4. Why is there a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst near the Houses of Parliament?
5. Choose your answer: The capital city of a country is
a) the home of the country’s leader.
b) a place where people come to celebrate the country.
c) the place where the country’s business is conducted.
d) all of these
6. Why are monuments built in capital cities?
7. Which of these cities are capital cities?
a) Sydney
b) Perth
c) Edinburgh
d) Canberra
e) Los Angeles
f) Washington
g) Manchester
h) New York
8. What is the difference in roles between the UK’s Prime Minister and the USA’s
President?
9. If you were going to protest in London, what would you protest for and why?
Task 3: Maths – Multiplying Fractions
How did you get on last week with adding and subtracting fractions? Keep practising if you need to, before moving on. Make up your own numbers to add and subtract then either ask an adult to check them or use a calculator. Here are some online fractions calculators: https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/math/mixednumbers.php https://www.calculator.net/fraction-calculator.html
Ready to move on? Today’s focus is multiplication.
Remember, three simple steps are required to multiply two fractions:
• Step 1: Multiply the numerators from each fraction by each other (the numbers on top). The result is the numerator of the answer. • Step 2: Multiply the denominators of each fraction by each other (the numbers on the bottom). The result is the denominator of the answer. • Step 3: Simplify or reduce the answer.
Examples of multiplying fractions:
Remember, simplify to
Practise this online – try these websites: https://www.math-play.com/Multiplying-Fractions-Millionaire/Multiplying-Fractions-Millionaire-Game_html5.html https://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_SnowSprint.html
If you are multiplying by a whole number, remember to convert the whole number to an improper fraction first, like the 3 in this calculation:
Need something a bit easier? Try the games on this website: https://www.splashlearn.com/multiplying-fractions-games
Those of you wanting more challenge can try multiplying mixed number fractions – but remember you need to convert to an improper fraction first, then convert it back to a mixed number at the end.
Practise by making up your own mixed number problems then checking the answer on a fraction calculator (click the link at the beginning of this section).