Category Archives: home learning

Tuesday 2.3.21

Welcome  to our final week of online learning!

Today you will see:

Morning

Reading: Chapter 3 of Victorian Venture. Pages 22-27.

Literacy: Recongising Noun Phrases (we will need this knowledge for our descriptive writing).

Maths: Converting mixed fractions to improper.

Afternoon

Science: Adaptation

Literacy: Recongising Noun Phrases (we will need this knowledge for our descriptive writing).

For our live lesson today, we will be looking at noun phrases and trying to recongise them in a text.

Video to help

Activity

Complete the sheet.

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Recognising-Noun-Phrases.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Recap game

Reading: Chapter 3 of Victorian Venture. Pages 22-27.

We will be reading the rest of Chapter 3. You will need the copy of your novel ready and your literacy book.

Maths: Converting mixed fractions to improper

5-minute challenge

5-minute challenge answers

Video

Activity

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Mixed-numbers-to-improper-fractions.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Activity answers

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/03/answers.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Science: Adaptation

Please watch this video first.

Please click on the links below to watch these other videos to help you with our lesson on adaptation.

Adaptation

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvhhvcw/articles/zxg7y4j

How animals survive in the desert

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zxcb4wx

How cacti survive without water

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/ztkc87h

How fish are adapted to live in water

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zs2jmp3

How have different animals adapted to their environment

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zbp6n39

Adaptive Traits – Activity Sheet

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Monday 1.3.21

Welcome  to our final week of online learning!

Today you will see:

Morning

Reading: Chapter 3 of Victorian Venture. Pages 18-22.

Literacy: Exploring word classes (adjectives, nouns, prepositions, adverbs, verbs).

Maths: Converting improper to mixed fractions.

Afternoon

History: Which famous inventions came from the Victorian period?

Literacy: Exploring word classes (adjectives, nouns, prepositions, adverbs, verbs).

For our live literacy lesson today, we are going to explore different word classes. This is important as it will also show me what area we need more work on! Over the next few weeks, we are going to be focusing on Historical Fiction and using our novel as inspiration to write a story set in the past. See you all at 9.

common noun is a type of noun or naming word. It refers to general objects, places, people and animals where they don’t have specific names.

Unlike a proper noun, a common noun does not need a capital letter unless they are at the start of a sentence

Word Class Song

Activity

There are different levels of difficulty.  One star at the bottom is the easiest with three stars at the bottom being the most difficult. You will also find the answers attached. If you can’t print don’t worry. Simply copy down nouns, adjectives etc into your book. You could even draw a table.

The majority of you should be on **

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/t2-e-41397-under-the-lights-recognising-word-classes-differentiated-activity-sheets-english_ver_4.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Reading: Chapter 3 of Victorian Venture. Pages 18-22.

This week, we will be continuing with our Victorian Venture book. Today, we will be starting Chapter 3. Please make sure you have your reading book.

Maths: Converting improper to mixed fractions.

5-minute challenge

5-minute challenge answers

Video

Activity

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Improper-to-mixed-fractions.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Activity answers

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/answers-2.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

History: Which famous inventions came from the Victorian period?

Please watch the video for our learning today.

Victorian Inventions – Activity Sheet

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Victorian-Inventions-Activity-Sheet.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Download these fact cards ONLY once you have made your predictions.

Victorian-Inventions-Fact-Cards

Friday 26.2.21

Hello everyone, here you will find your work for Friday.

Morning

Literacy: Spelling lesson 

Reading: Independent Reading Comprehension

Maths: Fractions Greater than One

Afternoon

Kahoot Quiz!

1. Literacy: Spelling lesson. Words with an /or/ sound spelt ‘or’ 

Today, we will be completing our spelling lesson by introducing our new spelling rule for the week. Please make sure you are learning these spellings too it is important. This lesson will be live at 9.

Spelling Activities

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/KS2-Spelling-Menu-1.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

2. Reading: Independent Reading Comprehension

On Fridays you will be completing independent reading comprehensions. Todays is all about Florence Nightingale. You might even remember some facts from Year 2 (when you looked at Florence with Mrs Millington). Can you read all of the words in 60 seconds or under and then answer the questions? Good luck.

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Victorians.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

3. Maths: Fractions Greater than One

5-minute challenge

5-minute challenge answers

Video

Work

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Fractions-greater-than-1.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Answers

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Fractions-greater-than-1-answers.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

4. Final Kahoot! Quiz 

 

 

Thursday 25.2.21

Welcome back everyone! Here you will see your work for Tuesday.

Today you will see:

Morning

Literacy: Writing a paragraph about Queen Victoria using pronouns and nouns. 

Reading: Reading chapter 2 with vocabulary. 

Maths: Equivalent fractions (3) final lesson.

Afternoon

P.E: Exercise

Music: Introduction to rhythm reading – you can clap it or play on instruments using E.

Literacy: Writing a paragraph about Queen Victoria using pronouns and nouns. 

On teams today, we are going to be using our knowledge of nouns and pronouns to write a paragraph all about the life of Queen Victoria. We are going to try and make these paragraphs flow as smooth as possible and try to avoid repetition. Join teams at 9:00 for this session.

Padlet Link

Please follow this link for our shared work on what we know about Queen Victoria.

 

Made with Padlet

One colour for nouns and another for pronouns. Good luck!

Reading: Reading Chapter 2 with vocabulary.

We will be reading Chapter 2 today. Watch the video to find out more.

Below you will see your comprehension questions for today. You can either complete them as you are going along or at the end.

Maths: Equivalent fractions (3) final lesson.

5-minute challenge

5-minute challenge answers

Video

Worksheet

For your worksheet today, I have created three different sheets. A, B and C. They get increasingly difficult starting with A.

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Equivalent-fractions-3.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Answers

A

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/SKM_C55821022411121-1.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

B

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/SKM_C55821022411120-1.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

C

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/SKM_C55821022411110-1.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Music: Introduction to rhythm reading – you can clap it or play on instruments using E.

This afternoon, you have some music. For the Rhythm reading video you can either clap along to the notes of play on your instrument using E.

If you want a serious music challenge, try the hands challenge. Can anyone complete it?

P.E: Exercise

It is vital that you do some exercise this afternoon. This could be completing an online exercise video, going for a walk, dancing or even something in your garden. I will upload some videos below for you to use if you would like. Enjoy.

 

Wednesday 24.2.21

Welcome back everyone! Here you will see your work for Tuesday.

Today you will see:

Morning

Literacy: What are pronouns (continued).

Reading: Reading the rest of Chapter 1 in our novel with comprehension questions. 

Art: Spend some time designing the front cover for your topic book. 

Afternoon

History: Who was Queen Victoria?

Literacy: What are pronouns (continued).

Today, we will be continuing our learning all about pronouns and how to use them. Our lesson today will focus more around the application of our knowledge rather than new learning. Join the teams meeting at 9:00 for our lesson.

Task

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Pronouns-application.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Pronouns Game

Reading: Reading the rest of Chapter 1 in our novel with comprehension questions. 

For reading, we will be continuing with our novel and Chapter 1. Please watch the video to find out more about our reading lesson and then carefully answer the comprehension questions.

5-minute challenge

Even though there is no maths today, I have still put the 5-minute challenge here. Good luck.

If you still want some maths, I have set tasks on mathletics!

Art: Spend some time designing the front cover for your topic book. 

For your third morning task today, I would like you to design a front cover for your topic books. You can be as creative as you like but remember it must link to the Victorians. It can not be completely random.

Some ideas may include:

  • A skyline of Victorian Britain
  • A detailed image of Queen Victoria (we will be looking at sketching Queen Victoria later in the topic)
  • Images of inventions

Or anything else you can think of. I have uploaded some images below for inspiration.

Your front cover will go inside the black box.

History: Who was Queen Victoria?

This afternoon, we will be looking at who Queen Victoria was and why many people loved her as a monarch of Great Britain. Please watch the video below to find out more.

First, please watch the video.

BBC video

Task

Create a Factfile about Queen Victoria’s Life. You can set this out over an A4 page in your book or use word or publisher on the computer to set it out on there. Remember to keep it neat!

If you would like a template, you can use this:

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/t-l-4553-fact-file-activity-sheet-_ver_2.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Tuesday 23.2.21

Welcome back everyone! Here you will see your work for Tuesday.

Today you will see:

Morning

Literacy: Is it a pronoun or a noun?

Reading: Reading pages 1-7 in our novel with comprehension questions. 

Maths: How do we know a fraction is equivalent? 

Mathletics Superstars

Afternoon

Science: Inheritance 

Literacy: Is it a pronoun or a noun?

I have changed literacy slightly this week as we need some more work on pronouns and nouns before we move on. Today, we are going to look at whether a word is a pronoun or a noun and how we know this. Join live @ 9:00 for our literacy session.

The video below is the video I used during the online session.

Task

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Pronouns-and-nouns-1.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Reading: Chapter 1 (pages 1-7). 

In reading, we will be starting our brand new book today. Before you start the lesson you will need:

  • A copy of the novel
  • Your book to write in.

Please watch the video below. You will see there is a section where I tell you to pause the video and read pages 1-7. It is important that you do this so you are able to answer the comprehension questions.

Video

Questions

Maths: Equivalent fractions with diagrams (recap).

5-minute challenge

5-minute challenge answers

Video

Work

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Equivalent-fractions-2.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Answers

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Equivalent-fractions-2-answers-s-1.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

I’ve put VF3 on wrong the answers are:

2/10 = 4/20

2/7 = 6/21

Science: Inheritance

This half term, our Science topic is Evolution and Inheritance.  In our first lesson, we looking at what is meant by inheritance.

Please watch the video below:

Inheritance – Task 1

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Inheritance-Task-1.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Inheritance – Task 2

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Inheritance-Task-2.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

 

 

Half Term 2 (Week 7)

Hello everyone and welcome back to online learning. Below you will see an outline for the week. I have tried to keep it as similar as before. We will be starting our brand new topic all about the Victorians. I can’t wait! See you all at 9:00!

This has been adapted and changed.

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/TIMETALE-REAL.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Half Term 2 – Monday 22.2.21

Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a well deserved rest.

Today you will see:

Morning

Welcome back and catch up on teams.

Reading: Introduction to the new fiction text with a prediction focus.

Literacy: What are relative pronouns? (new learning).

Maths: Equivalent fractions with diagrams (recap).

Afternoon

History: Who were the Victorians? Using sources of evidence (history skills).

Reading: Introduction to the new fiction text with a prediction focus.

Before we broke up, many of you picked up packs from school this pack included a copy of the book we will be looking at whilst at home this half term.

Today we will be focusing on the prediction VIPER. Predicting what we think might happen in our new novel using both the front cover and blurb.

Video

Literacy: What are relative pronouns? (new learning) live @ 9:00.

This week we will be focusing on understanding and using relative clauses. But first, we must look at relative pronouns. I will see you all at 9:00 for a look at what relative pronouns are.

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/t2-e-41614-relative-pronouns-display-poster-english_ver_1.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Task

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Relative-Pronouns.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Maths: Equivalent fractions with diagrams (recap).

5-minute challenge

5-minute challenge answers

Video

Work

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Equivalent-fractions.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Fraction Wall (if you need one to help)

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/t2-m-068-fraction-wall-ks2-resource-_ver_5.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Answers

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Equivalent-fractions-answers.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Afternoon

History: Who were the Victorians? Using sources of evidence (history skills).

I am really looking forward to our new topic in which we will be finding out whether you would have enjoyed living in Victorian Britain.

Please watch the video below which will explain your tasks for today.

Timeline

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Timeline.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Source of Evidence – Activity Sheet

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Sources-of-Evidence-Activity-Sheet.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Source of Evidence

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Sources-of-Evidence.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Timeline answers

[embeddoc url=”https://birdwellyear5.edublogs.org/files/2021/02/Timeline-ANSWERS.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

Do not worry about designing  a front cover. We will have time for that later in the week.