Maple Class Home Learning for Monday 20th April 2020

Welcome back everyone! I hope you made the most of the sunshine over the past few weeks and have recharged your batteries ready for some more home learning!

Spellings, rule 1 – most words add ‘s’ to make the plural (like name = names, park= parks). Add ‘s’ to these words and put them into sentences:

Pencil, Book, Tree,Cup, Pad, Paint

English – see Mrs Godbold’s Big Writing Challenge.

Mrs Godbold’s Writing Challenge.

Story starter!

Brian had often bought things from the market that had turned out to be the most outrageous, disappointing fakes.

He had presumed that the magic biscuits would have been exactly the same. How wrong he had been…

Can you continue the story? Use the questions below to get your ideas flowing!

– What had happened when Brian fed the biscuits to his dogs?

– How quickly did they grow to this size do you think?

– Did Brian give the biscuits to anything/anyone else?

– Have the creatures stopped growing?

– How will Brian keep them as pets?

– What are the benefits/problems with having such enormous pets?

– Is there a way for Brian to restore his animals to their original size?

Maths – talk about Time, what time did you wake up? What time did you eat breakfast? What time did you brush your teeth? Can you draw some clocks with these times on? Maybe draw around a cup to help you with the circle shapes. Can you also write these times as digital times, the times you might see on the oven or a phone. Notice the times you do different activities during the day. Begin to notice how long you spend on certain activities too.

Theme – this half term we will all be learning about Japan. Below is a list of activities for this week to help you find out more about the climate and geography of Japan. Pick those you would like to do, maybe one a day.

where in the world is Japan? Find out which continent it is in.
What is the capital of Japan?
What does Japan look like? Can you draw the shape of the country and label the capital city?
Which oceans are near Japan? Can you label them on your map?
What does the flag of Japan look like? Can you make your own Japanese flag? You could use pencils, paint, collage materials, chalks.
What would you like to learn/find out about Japan? Write some questions to explore and answer over this half term.
What is the weather like in Japan today? Can you research on the internet to find out? Is it warmer or cooler than England? How would you describe the weather in Japan? How does it compare to the weather at home? What is the temperature in Japan? Is the temperature in England higher or lower?
What is the population of Japan? How many people live there? (How many people live in England?)
What is the name of the mountain range in Japan?
Can you name some Japanese rivers?

The natgeokids.com website is a useful place to look for help!

Additional – read a book, PE with Joe Wicks at 9am, explore handwriting joins on the letter join app.

Thank you, Mrs Keeler