Maple Class

Maple Class home learning Monday 6th July 2020

Spelling – this week we are going to think about alternative word choices. Today, make a list of as many words as you can that mean the same as “said”, for example shouted, whispered. Challenge yourself to think of as many as you can. 

English – this week I would like you to create your own story on Purple Mash, using “2Create a Story”. You can make up a story from your own imagination, or use a story you know well and make some changes (e.g use “Little Red Riding Hood” to help you write your own story called “Big Blue Riding Hoodie” – How would the story change?). Each day I would like you to add a couple of pages, with words and pictures. Remember to save your work each day so that by the end of the week you have finished your story.

Maths – this week we are exploring algebraic thinking. Today, play “Ip dip sky blue!  Who’s ‘it’?  It’s you!” Have you ever used this rhyme to decide who is ‘it’ in a game? If you were playing a game with one friend and you wanted to be chosen to be ‘it’, would you start the rhyme, pointing at yourself or your friend? If there were three of you, how would you position yourself so that you were sure you’d  be chosen?

 How about with four of you?  Five …? Six …?  Seven …? Eight …? Nine …?  Ten …?  And so on? How would you predict where you should stand to be chosen for any number of players? (Visit https://nrich.maths.org/7185/note for more information).

Theme – this week we are exploring Mexican arts and crafts. Can you:

  • Make your own sombrero using a paper plate and cup? Decorate it and make it as colourful as possible. 
  • Make your own maracas and perform a tune. 
  • Make a piñata with coloured paper and a cup. Ask a grown up for some sweet treats to put inside, then hang it up and bat it until the sweets fall. 
  • Luchadors are Mexican wrestlers that wear bright and colorful masks to keep their identity a secret – make your own mask.
  • Explore the artwork of Frida Kahlo and try to recreate your own painting or drawing in her style.  
  • Explore the sculptures of Sebastián and recreate your own at home with Lego or junk modelling materials.
  • Decorate an Aztec mask or pattern on Purple Mash (Home-Topics-Aztecs-Paint Projects).

Thank you, Mrs Keeler.