Year 5
Need a reminder on modal verbs from yesterday? Here is a link to a video that might help.
Now write three sentences of your own which include modal verbs.
Challenge: Can your sentences also include a relative clause beginning with who or that? (e.g. The boy, who could swim quite well, would be late for his lesson if he did not hurry.)
Maths activity
Return to any of your MyMaths activities from this week that you think you can improve your score on.
What are modal verbs? Follow this link to find out.
Watch the video then scroll down to complete the quiz.
Now play Dragon Bite to test your understanding of modal verbs.
Maths activity
Watch and join in with the MyMaths lesson on Angles 4.
Now complete the online homework here.
Alternatively, practise your times tables on Times Table Rock Stars.
Art activity - Volcano
Paint a picture of an erupting volcano on Purple Mash using "2Paint A Picture" in the Tools section.
When you're finished, use the purple menu (top left) and select "Share". Choose the "Y5 Volcano" Display Board to share your work with the rest of the Year Group.
English activity - Personification
Go to http://www.pobble365.com/magic/ and write a short text in your jotter inspired by the picture called 'Magic'. It could be a short story, a poem, a diary entry, news report, whatever! Try to include personification somewhere in your writing.
Need a reminder on personification? Here is a link to a video that might help
Maths activity
Watch and join in with the MyMaths lesson on Angles (3)
Now complete the online homework here.
Alternatively, practice your times tables on Times Table Rock Stars.
Topic activity
Spend 10mins on Duolingo
Tuesday 24th March
English activity - Personification
Find objects around your home (or objects from your imagination) and write a sentence in your jotter for each one using personification (e.g. 'The curtains guarded each side of the window.'). You can use the following verbs that people do, or think of your own. Verbs: looked, gaped, danced, sang, kicked, held, crept, stretched, hummed, bowed...
Maths activity
Watch and join in with the MyMaths lesson on revising rounding to 10 and 100.
Now complete the online homework here.
Geography activity - Volcano Fact File
Revise our learning in Geography by completing the Volcano Fact File 2Do on Purple Mash
Watch 'The Dr Binocs Show' to remind you of the key information
Then take the quizzes to test your understanding
- Layers of the Earth
- Volcano
English activity - Personification
Personification gives an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have. e.g. "The sun smiled at us."
Write a personification poem about an erupting volcano
Challenge: Which other poetic devices can you include? Simile? Onomatopoeia? Repetition? Alliteration?
Maths activity
Watch and join in with the MyMaths lesson on extending your counting skills up to 1,000,000
Now complete the online homework here.
French
Spend 10 minutes on Duolingo