Giraffe Class Learning PowerPointMonday 1st February2021

Welcome to today’s learning!

Here is what we’re going to do today:1. Guided Reading (30 minutes): Rainforest Deforestation

Comprehension.2. Maths (30 minutes): Teams Live Lesson 10.00-10.30am. Adding

fractions with denominators that are multiples of the same number.3. Maths (30 minutes): Worksheet Challenges – Adding fractions.4. English (1 hour): Spelling – Homophones.5. Computing (1 hour): Maths – Professor Assessor and Reading –

Reading Eggs6. English (30 minutes): Teams Live Lesson 2.30-3.00pm. Homophones

Spelling Test!• Please ask your parents/carers to photograph your work and send it to

the Giraffe Class email account for feedback – we’d love to see it!• giraffes@bratton.wilts.sch.uk

Morning Warm Up!

Answer: Morning Warm Up!

Answer:

• Remove the left hand, right hand, and bottom matches from the first box shape.

• Remove the right hand match from the middle box shape.

• Remove the top and bottom matches from the last box shape.

• Then the matches will spell TEN!

Video of the DayLego – Did you think it was just for kids?!

• BEST LEGO records! - Guinness World Records

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW_3oxkA0Qc

Newsround – Keep up to date with current events! Watch daily!

•https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

Guided Reading – Rainforest Deforestation Comprehension

• There are three levels of challenge in today’s comprehension about Rainforest Deforestation.

• Pick your challenge – 1, 2 or 3!

• The comprehension is in a separate document on the class page with the learning resources for today.

Maths Live Lesson –10.00-10.30am• Today, we are going to continue with adding fractions, and

look at adding fractions with denominators that are multiples of the same number.

• There are three levels of challenge on the worksheet in the resources section of the class page – 1, 2 and 3 – pick your challenge! (You can do more than one, if you like, or some questions from each of the three challenges.)

• Don’t worry if you can’t print – work from the screen and write your answers on paper.

• Join Miss Pickup live on Teams at 10.00-10.30am.

• You will need: • A piece of paper • A pencil (and maybe a rubber?!)• A switched-on brain!

Helpful Maths Slides Follow!

Adding Fractions with Denominators That Are Multiples of the Same Number

These fractions have denominators that are multiples of the same number.

Adding Fractions

1+

1=

2 4

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To add, convert the fractions into equivalent fractions with the same denominator. Then add the numerators.

1+

1=

2 4

2+

1=

4 4

+ =

3

4

Adding Fractions

2+

3=

5 10

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Add these fractions.

2+

3=

5 10

4+

3=

10 10

+ =

7

10

Adding Fractions

1+

1=

3 6

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Add these fractions.

1+

1=

3 6

2+

1=

6 6

+ =

3

6

1

2or

Adding Fractions

5+

1=

8 4

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Add these fractions.

5+

1=

8 4

5+

2=

8 8

+ =

7

8

Adding Fractions

1+

7=

5 10

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Add these fractions.

1+

7=

5 10

2+

7=

10 10

+ =

9

10

Adding Fractions

2+

1=

3 12

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Add these fractions.

2+

1=

3 12

8+

1=

12 12

+ =

9

12

3

4or

English: Spelling –Homophones

• There are three levels of challenge – choose your challenge!

• Challenge 1 – Year 3s

• Challenge 2 – Confident Year 3s/Less confident Year 4s

• Challenge 3 – Confident Year 4s

English: Spelling – Homophones – Challenge 1(Also on printable sheet).

• Write the following passage out, with the correct homophones. Look carefully to make sure you don’t miss any. Make sure that ALL spellings are correct, using a dictionary if necessary.

• Won knight I sore a pear of men buy the see. Eye thought there feet were stuck butt sum people came and court hold of them and pulled them out. Watt were they doing? They had to no that the tied was coming in! The men had taken a long thyme to get hear. Now they had to go all the weigh back again. The won with lots of read hare looked odd. He was holding too parcels tide up with string that had nots in. I thought eye new him. Was I write?

English: Spelling – Homophones – Challenge 1Answers.

• Write the following passage out, with the correct homophones. Look carefully to make sure you don’t miss any. Make sure that ALL spellings are correct, using a dictionary if necessary.

• Won knight I sore a pear of men buy the see. Eyethought there feet were stuck butt sum people came and court hold of them and pulled them out. Wattwere they doing? They had to no that the tied was coming in! The men had taken a long thyme to get hear. Now they had to go all the weigh back again. The won with lots of read hare looked odd. He was holding too parcels tide up with string that had nots in. I thought eye new him. Was I write?

English: Spelling – Homophones – Challenge 1Answers.

• Write the following passage out, with the correct homophones. Look carefully to make sure you don’t miss any. Make sure that ALL spellings are correct, using a dictionary if necessary.

• One night I saw a pair of men by the sea. I thought their feet were stuck but some people came and caught hold of them and pulled them out. What were they doing? They had to know that the tide was coming in! The men had taken a long time to get here. Now they had to go all the way back again. The onewith lots of red hair looked odd. He was holding twoparcels tied up with string that had knots in. I thought Iknew him. Was I right?

English: Spelling – Homophones – Challenge 2(Also on printable sheet).

• See if you can find all the homophones that have been used incorrectly and rewrite the passage with the correct words. Identify the words that you need to change and use a dictionary to help.

• Last knight when I looked up the sky was dark blew. I new I wood sea stars but eye was surprised buy there brightness. Who had maid them seam sew beautiful? I was shore they had bean maid millions of years ago, and I was court up in there beauty. I wanted to stair at them four ever, butt my piece was disturbed. Nun of this would bee forgotten but I knew it was to grate to last.

English: Spelling – Homophones – Challenge 2Answers.

• See if you can find all the homophones that have been used incorrectly and rewrite the passage with the correct words. Identify the words that you need to change and use a dictionary to help.

• Last knight when I looked up the sky was dark blew. I new I wood sea stars but eye was surprised buy there brightness. Who had maid them seamsew beautiful? I was shore they had bean maidmillions of years ago, and I was court up in therebeauty. I wanted to stair at them four ever, butt my piece was disturbed. Nun of this would beeforgotten but I knew it was to grate to last.

English: Spelling – Homophones – Challenge 2Answers.

• See if you can find all the homophones that have been used incorrectly and rewrite the passage with the correct words. Identify the words that you need to change and use a dictionary to help.

• Last night when I looked up the sky was dark blue. I knew I would see stars but I was surprised by theirbrightness. Who had made them seem sobeautiful? I was sure they had bean made millions of years ago, and I was caught up in their beauty. I wanted to stare at them forever, but my peace was disturbed. None of this would be forgotten but I knew it was too great to last.

English: Spelling – Homophones – Challenge 3(Also on printable sheet).

Challenge 3:

• Write your own short passage, using as many incorrect homophones as you can!

• Use the words from Challenges 1 and 2 to help you, or make a list of as many as you can think of first!

• Test it out on an adult and see if they can spot all the incorrect homophones!

Computing –Maths (Professor Assessor) and Reading (Reading Eggs)

• Today, you are going to be doing Maths and Reading in your Computing lesson.

• I have assigned you some fractions Home Learning on Professor Assessor.

• Please log in and have a go.

• When you have finished, I have assigned you a year-group specific lesson on Reading Eggs. (But complete your Maths first!)

English Live Lesson –2.30-3.00pm• Today, we are going to be having a spelling test on

homophones, following the work you did earlier in English today. Bring your brain!

• Join Miss Pickup live on Teams at 2.30-3.00pm.

• You will need: • A pen or pencil.

• Some paper.

• Your brain!

We hope that you have enjoyed today’s learning!

Miss Pickup & Mrs Gray