Elm Class learning- 19th March 2020
Spelling- We will be continuing to practice words ending in sion (a zhun sound) and tion (a shun sound) Please continue to practice words from the year 5/6 spelling list.
English: We will be planning our final drafts of our diary entry as either Mister Tom or Will, after Will has had his birthday. Can you plan your diary entry- could you think about the description you will add in from the Chapter, how you will convey the character’s feelings throughout the diary entry and some of the grammatical features we have looked at- fronted adverbials, the passive voice, parenthesis?
Arithmetic: Practice of multiplying fractions by whole numbers and dividing fractions by whole numbers.
Maths- We will be working together to answer effectively ‘explain how you know’ questions from the Maths reasoning and problem solving papers- I have attached a word document with these on for the children to have a go at on the Elm Class page of our school website.
Grammar: Practicing the use of subordinate and co-ordinating conjunctions: For example-
Time : after, before, as soon as, while, when, as, until
Cause : because, since, as,
Condition : if, provided that, as long as, unless
For each sentence add in the best conjunction:
- Take the cake out of the oven __________________ the timer goes off.
2. Don’t cross the road on a sharp bend ___________________ it is dangerous.
3. Keep your hand on the wound ______________ the nurse asks you to take it off.
4. Only use the apples ___________ they are in date.
Art: We are creating some Blitz Art, creating sunsets, using our blending skills, behind the silhouettes of the buildings of London. Additional: Reading comprehensions- these can be found online, reading book at home, times table practice.