Year 3 Home Learning Activities – WB 20.07.2020
Should we judge a book by its cover? Can the Iron Man save the earth? Please do not read ahead! It’s important that you read the pages and then answer the questions before you read the next part so that you are able to make predictions and assumptions without knowing what is going to happen. English:
Here’s a reminder of the reading VIPERS we use in school. VIPERS are the skills we use to gain understanding from what we are reading and the questions that are asked are building your ability to use each skill. Vocabulary – understanding new words using context. Words can mean more than one thing and the context helps you to work out which meaning it has when. Infer – ‘reading between the lines’. The text doesn’t tell you but you know from clues. Predict – predicting what is going to happen based on what you’ve read so far and your own knowledge. Explain – why has the author made the language and punctuation choices in his / her writing? Explain your understanding of what is happening. Retrieve – finding answers straight from the text. Summarise – retelling in short the main things that have happened so far. Which are the most important parts that people need to know?
Monday Look at the picture on page 48. What questions do you have?
Read page 49:
Questions: V – What is an ‘iron girder’?
P - The Iron Man has ordered steel girders and fuel oil. What do you think his plan was?
R - Why did the Iron Man have to be taken to pieces?
Task: Locate China and Japan on a world map. How far are these items having to travel to get to Australia? Read pages 50 & 51:
Questions: V - Find and copy the word that tells the reader that the space-bat-angel-dragon was shocked and surprised.
V - Find and copy the word that suggest the space-bat-angel-dragon thought the Iron Man was behaving unusually.
I - Why did the Iron Man have to shout his challenge to the space-bat-angel-dragon?
I - Why did the space-bat-angel-dragon accept the Iron Man’s challenge? Provide evidence from the text.
P - Why do you think the space-bat-angel-dragon ‘couldn’t believe his ears’ when the Iron Man challenged him?
E - Why has the author used the verb ‘roared’ to describe how he speaks to the space-bat- angel-dragon? E - Why has the author used the verb ‘scuttling’ to describe how the men are moving around?
R - Why did the space-bat-angel-dragon laugh at the Iron Man?
Tuesday Read pages 52& 53:
Questions: I - What was causing the Iron Man’s body to change colour?
I - Why was the Iron Man smiling at the space-bat-angel-dragon?
I - Why did the space-bat-angel-dragon laugh at the Iron Man?
E - What effect does the use of the word ‘raged’ have?
Speedy Retrieval – Time yourself 5 minutes to read the paragraph in the blue box and answer the following questions: 1. Give two words that tell you how the Iron Man was feeling. 2. What was he scared he was going to do? 3. How did he look at the dragon? 4. What word is repeated to tell you how frightened he was? Read pages 54 & 55:
Questions: I - ‘He landed – this time much more heavily.’ Why did space-bat-angel-dragon land more heavily this time?
I - Why did the space-bat-angel-dragon watch in horror?
I - Why was the Iron Man frightened?
R - Why when the space-bat-angel-dragon landed was he ‘hardly the same monster’?
Task: Can you find any fronted adverbials on this page?
What is happening in this picture?
How does it make you feel?
Wednesday Read pages 56 & 57:
Questions: I - Give one reason why the space-bat-angel-dragon did not laugh on page.
Read pages 58 & 59:
Questions: V - ‘The space-bat-angel-dragon landed so ponderously.’ What does the adverb ponderously suggest about the landing?
I - How does the space-bat-angel-dragon first signal that he has given up?
R - List 3 ways in which the space-bat-angel-dragon was now a changed monster.
R - What was causing the booming, wheezing and sneezing sound?
Thursday Read pages 60 & 61:
Questions: I - In what way was the space-bat-angel-dragon confused about Earth?’
‘If you’re all so peaceful up there, how did you get such greedy and cruel ideas?’ ‘It came over me, listening to the battling shouts and the war-cries of the earth – I got excited, I wanted to join in.’
Where / who do you think he got the ideas from? Who do you think were making the battle shouts and war-cries? What does this tell us about treating people negatively? What effect can it have? What do the humans need to learn from this?
Read page 62:
Questions: E - From page 61 onwards, the author starts referring to the space-bat-angel-dragon as ‘the dragon’. Why has he chosen to do this?
R - Why has the world become ‘wonderfully peaceful’?
Task: Compare how the Iron Man was treated at the beginning and the end of the story: Beginning End
Friday Task: Summarise - Create an annotated story mountain for the entire book.
Project question: Should we judge a book by its cover? What do you think? Has this story made you think about judging people on what you see before you get to know them? Were the villagers’ first impressions right about the Iron Man?
Art Task: Create your own squish paining of the sun. You could add a shadow Iron Man and SBAD.
Task: End of Year 'Scrapbook'
This week we would like you to create your own 'scrapbook' to help you remember this
very different academic year. Design your own way to present your scrapbook page(s)
each day and send us a picture so that we can remember the year with you!
Ideas could include writing, drawing pictures, photos, PowerPoint presentations and
any other ways you can think of!
Scrapbook Day One - The School Year Before Lockdown
We would like you to create your page(s) about your time in school before lockdown.
Think carefully about all the amazing things you took part in, achieved and enjoyed
before March 20th 2020.
Scrapbook Day Two - The School Year During Lockdown
We would like you to create your page(s) about your time during lockdown and home
learning. Think carefully about all the time you spent during lockdown, all the activities
you took part in and anything you enjoyed!
Scrapbook Day Three - The Easing of Lockdown
We would like you to create your page(s) about what you are looking forward to as
lockdown begins to ease. Although life is still very different at the moment, think
carefully about all the things you would like to do in moving forwards as lockdown
begins to ease. We know many of you will have so many different ideas of
enjoyable things you are looking forward to and are going to include in your scrapbook
today.
Maths Unfortunately there is no White Rose Maths work set for this week. Instead, go to the BBC Bitesize website https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zmyxxyc/year-3-and-p4-lessons and practise any aspect of maths that you think you need more work on.
PSHE: You now know who your new teacher is going to be next year and we’re sure you’re all really excited! Here is a template to help your new teacher get to know you better. Send a snap of it to your new teacher on their class emails: [email protected] – Mr Frost [email protected] – Mr Dudley
We can’t believe we are at the end of the year – and what a year it’s been! We will always remember the class of 2020 and the bizarre times we’ve all lived through. We are so proud of you Year Three. You have done incredibly well through all of this – a huge thank you to you and to your wonderful parents who have helped and supported you. We’d love to hear from you this week as it’s your last week of being Bramblings and Nightingales so send us a little message if you get chance. [email protected] or [email protected] Remember to keep up with the Year 3 spellings, read regularly (Bug Club is still there jam packed with books at your level if you’re running out of books at home) and keep testing yourself on your times tables. These skills are so important and you’ll be needing them when you go into Year Four. Have a wonderful summer break everyone. Enjoy yourselves as much as you can and get ready for heading back to Kingsway in September – we’re waiting for you!!
Mrs Dallison & Mr Chantry