Tuesday 12th January 2021
Home learning – Tuesday 12th January
SPAG
Practise your spellings in any way that best suits you, online, on paper or any other method that helps you.
Reading
Read Chapter 1 of a new story called Seeds of doom and the answer the multiple choice questions. Have a go at the ‘Challenge questions’ – see resources below.
English
Grammar & Sentence Work: Return to yesterday’s text – The Snow-Walker’s Son by Catherine Fisher. Look at the attached document to explore Fisher’s style of writing – the pattern of three actions, her use of a semicolon and how changing the position of adverbs in a sentence can change the emphasis or meaning of the sentence.
Maths
Today, you are going to be using division to solve problems. Click here https://vimeo.com/490691954 to access the White Rose video. A PowerPoint version has also been attached below. Complete the fluency, reasoning and problem solving – see resources below.
Topic
Plan an expedition across the Galápagos Islands that will help people take in the incredible sights and sounds.
Part 1 - Use a range of materials, including online tourism sites, to find out about travelling between the islands, typical weather conditions, the range of physical and man-made landmarks and features, the local currency, the official language and the best places to stay.
See the resources below to help you with your Topic work – Complete Part 1 today and Part 2 on Thursday.