Year 6
Friday 3rd April 2020
English Activity
Write the more problems section and the ending section of your story in your jotter.
Are you going to leave your reader guessing at the end? Will it be a cliff hanger? Will it all turn out alright in the end?
Read your completed story to someone at home. You may want to illustrate it too.
Maths Activity - Record the questions and answers into your jotter
Use the original division calculation to create a pattern of calculations with the dividend getting ten times bigger each time:
24 ÷ 3 = 8
240 ÷ 3 = _____
_____ ÷ 3 = _____
_____ ÷ 3 = _____
_____ ÷ 3 = _____
Now, create your own set of calculations using the same pattern.
Write the generalisation into your jotter, “When you make the dividend ten times bigger and keep the divisor the same, the quotient gets ten times bigger too."
A) 1,500 ÷ 3 = B) 270 ÷ 3 = C) 1,800 ÷ 6 =
D) 45,000 ÷ 5 = E) 2,000 ÷ 4 = F) 210 ÷ 7 =
G) There are stands at a cricket match with 900 fans in each one. There are 5,400 fans at the match. How many stands are there?
H) A cycling race is divided into nine equal sections of endurance over 72,000m. What is the total distance of two sections? Give your answer in KM
I) A group of friends raise £8,400 for local charities. They give each charity the same amount: £1,200. How many charities do they donate to?
J) Eggs are put into boxes. Each box holds 12 eggs. A farmer has 720 eggs that need to go in the boxes. How many boxes are needed?
Challenge:
Use 20 ÷ 4 = 5 to work out these calculations:
20 ÷ 0.4 = ______
20 ÷ 0.04 = ______
20 ÷ 0.5 = _____
20 ÷ 0.05 = _____
An alternative/extension task is here - https://www.purplemash.com/#app/pup/maths_solveproblemsinvolvingdivision2_L5
PSHE Activity
Un-muddle the meals. This links to our work this term on healthy me.
http://archive.foodafactoflife.org.uk/Activity.aspx?siteId=15§ionId=64&contentId=57
Thursday 2nd April
English Activity
Write the more problems section of your story in your jotter. The tension continues to build.
Keep reading back through what you have written so far so you don’t repeat yourself or miss any bits out.
Maths Activity - Record the questions and answers into your jotter.
A) Circle the common multiples of 6 and 4:
4 15 20 32 36 44 56 68
B) Thomas says these are the first five common multiples of 3 and 5:
15, 30, 45, 55 and 60.
Is he correct? Explain your answer
C) Use the clues to work out the number:
- It is less than 60
- It is a multiple of 3
- 7 is a factor of it
- It is a multiple of 6
- The number is: ___________
D) A square number and a prime number make this addition true:
_____ + _____ = 22
E) Copy this Venn diagram into your jotter.
3, 16, 7, 30, 31, 36 and 144
Challenge 1
364 is a multiple of 7 but not a multiple of 3
384 is a multiple of 3 but not a multiple of 7
Find a number between 364 and 384 that is a multiple of 3 and 7. Show your workings out in your jotter.
Challenge 2
This four-digit number is a square number: 9 __ __ 9. What are the missing digits?
History Activity
You will find this task in your 2Dos on Purple Mash
Read this section on the Mayans: Pyramids
Use this as a subheading in your jotter and make notes as you read about the key information.
An alternative task/extension task is to use the Internet to read find out a bit more about this specific area and add to your notes.
Wednesday 1st April 2020
Every other Wednesday at school we have our PPA Day learning!
Art activity
Purple Mash 2 Do- using 2Paint and the figure template, can you make a set of figure drawings based on Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings? Don’t forget to save your work, so we can share them.
Mona Lisa is one of da Vinci’s most famous paintings and many people wonder what she is smiling about...
Can you make your own version? Google versions of Mona Lisa for ideas.
Computing activity
Use this opportunity to improve your coding skills. In Purple Mash select the Computing tile and then 2Code
Choose some of the challenges to work through.
Remember: Chimp level is a good place to start, Gibbon level gets more challenging and Gorilla is the the most challenging!
Music activity
Check out Mr Hornby's music challenge using 2Sequence.
Drag and drop sounds into the grid. Explore. Can you change the speed of the music? Can you add drums? How many SFX sounds can you use? Click here to access Purple Mash. I can't wait to hear your completed piece!
Tuesday 31st March 2020
English Activity
Write the build up section of your story in your jotter. Your challenge today is to infer meaning using clues that suggest what your characters are feeing and doing. Don’t give too much away. Don’t be too obvious. Keep your reader guessing.
Maths Activity
A) Write down all the common factors of 15 and 30 (numbers that can be divided by 15 and 30)
B) Thomas says the common factors of 12 and 18 are: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. Is he correct?
Explain your answer.
C) Is 1 always, sometimes or never a common factor of two positive whole numbers?
Explain your answer.
D) Which of these are not prime numbers? Show how you know with a calculation.
7 18 57 99 71 13 91
E) Draw the box below into your jotter as neat as you can. In which sector would each of these numbers go: 2, 25, 5, 16
F) Create your own problem like the previous questions and give it to someone at home to try!
Flamingo Challenge –
Which set of three prime numbers have the property that the product of the three numbers is exactly five times their sum? (The order of the three numbers is not important).
Hint – ‘Five times their sum’ what does this tell you one of the prime numbers must be?
Geography Activity
You will find this task in your 2Dos on Purple Mash
Test your physical geography knowledge with the quiz you have been set.
An alternative task/extension task is to choose an ocean (Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Antarctic or Artic), research some facts about it using the Internet and write a paragraph on it in your jotter.
Monday 30th March 2020
English Activity
Write just the opening of your horror story in your jotter. Use your story mountain notes from last week to help you. Will you begin with action, description or dialogue?
Maths Activity
In your jotter, create a table that looks like the one below but make your table go up to the number 24. For each number you need to write down its factors (numbers it can be divided by) and then tick if it is prime, square or composite (has more than two factors).
What number is Annie thinking of? Here are some clues:
- It is composite
- It is odd
- It is not square
- It is a factor of 42
What number is Jack thinking of? Here are some clues:
- It is square
- It is not prime
- It is a factor of 72
- It is odd
Make your own for someone at home!
What number is _________ thinking of? Here are some clues:
(If inaccessible or if you would like extra work, an alternatives/extension task is here - https://www.purplemash.com/#app/pup/maths_activities_Y5_prime_numbers)
Science Activity
You will find this task in your 2Dos on Purple Mash
Create a leaflet to persuade people to eat five portions of fruit and veg a day.
An alternative task/extension task is to do this activity in your jotter.