Year 5 & Year 6 Spring Holiday Learning Pack

2019 – 2020

Here is a brilliant Easter

Design and Technology Competition

www.crackingideas.com

Who's it for?

Can you reinvent an everyday object, making it better than before? Come up with a Cracking Idea that helps get boring jobs done quicker and better, draw it and explain how it works. If you’re aged between 4-11, be sure to enter. The prizes

You’ll be in with the chance for Aardman to visit you and your friends to teach you how to animate, not to mention some very special Aardman goody bags. Plus, one of the designs will be used in the next Wallace & Gromit production… How to enter? You can register online and upload your entry to the website or send your entries in by post to Cracking Ideas, Freepost CF4185, Newport, NP10 1BF. You can print out the form or, if you don’t have access to a printer, draw out a similar form,

add in your idea and put it in the post.

Have a look at this videoclip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=aTv3CzbfAS0

Cooking is a great way to spend quality time together over the Easter holidays. Make sure you take photographs of your brownies and send them to your teachers. We’d love to see!

Easter Egg Brownies www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easter-egg-brownies  Ingredients 185g unsalted butter (cut into small chunks, plus extra for greasing) 185g best dark chocolate (broken into pieces) 3 large eggs 275g golden caster sugar 85g plain flour 40g cocoa powder 5 fondant filled eggs (Cadbury's creme eggs) 150g mini eggs

Method

1. Put the butter and the chocolate in a medium-sized heatproof bowl and set over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until melted. Alternatively, cover the bowl loosely with cling film and microwave at 30 sec intervals until melted. Leave the melted chocolate mixture to cool to room temperature.

2. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease a 20cm square tin with butter and line with 2 long strips of folded baking paper or foil – one running top to bottom, the other left to right then line the base with a piece of baking paper. The strips will help you lift it out later.

3. Break the eggs into a large bowl and tip in the caster sugar. With an electric mixer on maximum

speed, whisk the eggs and sugar for around 5-8 mins or until they look thick and creamy and have doubled in size.

4. Pour the cooled chocolate mixture over the egg mixture, then gently fold together.

5. Sieve the flour and cocoa into the wet ingredients then continue to fold the mixture gently with

a spatula just until everything is fully combined, try not to over-mix.

6. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and carefully level the mixture with the spatula. Put in the middle of the oven and bake for 20 minutes.

7. Meanwhile, cut the fondant filled eggs in half and set aside then place the mini eggs into a

pestle and mortar. Crush a few of the mini eggs but leave some whole. After 20 mins take the brownie out of the oven and press in the fondant eggs, cut side up. Scatter over half of the mini eggs too then put it back in the oven for a further 5 mins.

8. Once baked, top with the remaining mini eggs, leave to cool completely then place in the fridge

for about 1hr to firm up. Lift it out of the tin using the strips of baking paper and cut into squares to serve. Decorate with little Easter chicks if you like!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How do you read yours?

Over Easter, it would be fun to see,

all of the fabulous books that you read.

It doesn’t have to be an egg, it could be a spud or a stone

Be creative with your ideas whilst you’re at home.

Life cycles.

Animals are small when they start life and, over time, they grow bigger and their bodies change. All animals, including humans, are born, they get older and bigger

and then they die. We call this a life cycle.

Many animal life cycles start in spring. Frogs, birds and butterflies to name just a few.

Your task is to research the life cycle of one of the following animals and present your ideas in a fun and creative way.

A frog A chicken A butterfly

Here are some examples.

Be as imaginative as you can.

 

 

 

 

Homemade musical instruments All of the following homemade musical instruments can be made from

things you will hopefully be able to find around the house!

Happy music making!

Drums Drums are a great instrument and there are so many things you could use to make some! Notice how different materials make noises and different sizes make different pitched (higher or lower) noises – why do you think this is?

Make sure you use a stick to hit your drums with so you don’t hurt your hands on sharp edges!

Guitars Guitars are really fun to play and really easy to make – the main thing you need are some elastic bands and if you’ve got different sized ones, even better! Make sure there is a space underneath your elastic bands so they can vibrate to make the noise – that’s why the tissue boxes work so well! If possible, use some sticks under your strings to raise them up further like you can see in some of the pictures. If you stretch some elastic bands more than others, they will make a higher sound!

Make sure you secure the bands well so they don’t move when you pluck them.

Then have fun decorating them!  

Wind chimes Wind chimes can be lovely to listen to when the wind is blowing so why not try making some of your own? You need something that will make noise when they bang together so tin cans are a great idea just be careful not to cut yourself on any sharp bits. Use paint and then coat with PVA to make them waterproof.

    

Now you just need somewhere to hang them in your garden! 

Güiro The güiro is a Latin American percussion instrument that usually looks like the wooden one below. You can easily make your own with a plastic bottle and something to scrape along it with!

Castanets Castanets are originally from Spain and are really easy to make! The easiest way is using some bottle tops but if you don’t have those, you could try jar lids – anything that will ‘clack’ when hit together.

     

 

  

 

If you can find the right shaped stick, this is another great use for bottle tops!

Pan Flute You can easily make your own pan flute by cutting up straws at different lengths and blowing gently across the top. Different lengths will make different notes.

 

Try and play a simple tune on them like Hot Cross Buns – you’ll only need three different notes (pitches).

Shakers and rain sticks

Making a shaker is really easy, you just need a bottle or container and fill it with something like rice (make sure the container is dry first) but even better, would be a rain stick, which sounds like rain! Follow the link below to find out how to make one.

https://www.icanteachmychild.com/make‐a‐rain‐stick/  

If you don’t have any straws, try filling bottles with different amounts of water (use food colouring to make it fun!) and listening to the different notes.

Tree coat of arms Many years ago, knights used coats of arms on their armour and clothes to identify themselves. The objects on their coats of arms were chosen carefully to represent their character. Nowadays, many schools, football teams and cities use coats of arms too. Find a tree that you think is special and design a coat of arms for it. Use mud to make a shield on the tree’s trunk and stick items on it, or make the coat of arms at the tree’s roots. What characteristics will you choose to represent your tree? Here are some common meanings that have been linked to some trees: Oak = bravery Hazel = playfulness Holly = truth Apple = health Walnut = cleverness Ash = wisdom

More FREE activity booklets and outdoor ideas at:

naturedetectives.org.uk

This booklet was made by staff at the Woodland Trust and Westonbirt Arboretum

The Woodland Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales (294344) and Scotland (SC038885) at Kempton Way, Grantham, NG31 6LL

Images: Woodland Trust and Forestry Commission photo libraries, iStockphoto. Illustrations by David Hallewell.

Create

Woodland adventure booklet

Leaf flowers

Make dazzling flowers using colourful autumn leaves. You will need:

• Colourful autumn leaves, lots of different sizes, shapes and colours • A stick • Some mud

How to make:

• First add a blob of mud about a third of the way along your stick. This will stop the leaves sliding down.

• Now start to skewer your leaves onto the stick, starting with the biggest ones first and fanning them out so you don’t have any gaps.

• Layer more and more leaves on top, gradually getting smaller. • When you’re done, add another blob of mud on the end of the stick

and voila! A lovely, bright leafy flower.

Mud creatures Make a fantastical beast or a realistic animal out of mud! Use the mud like clay to form the body of your creature. You’ll need some sloppy mud you can mould into shape. If you can’t find any muddy puddles, add some water to earth from a molehill or the soil from the woodland floor. Look out for natural materials to create wings, legs, tentacles, claws, spines, scales, feathers and eyes.

Caroline’s quirky creature

Sally’s slippery slithery serpent

Leaf scarves Give a tree a dazzling leaf scarf as a present, to keep it cosy as the winter draws closer. Collect lots of colourful autumn leaves and a bundle of small, thin sticks. To make a tree scarf you need to “pin” the leaves together with the twigs, to form a long string of leaves. Think about the order of the leaves as you pin them together. Will you make the scarf all one colour, alternate the colours to make it stripy, or do something completely unique? How long can you make your scarf? When it’s finished, tie or drape the scarf around the tree’s trunk, or along its branches.

Magic wands Woods are enchanting places full of mystery, intrigue and magic. Make your own magic wand to weave spells or stir potions. You will need:

• An unusual or special stick • A potato peeler • Felt tip pens • Wool, ribbon, leaves, feathers

How to make:

• Use the potato peeler to scrape the bark off your stick – point the stick away from you and carefully peel the bark away from yourself.

• If your peeler has a pointy end, carve magic words, symbols or patterns onto the bare wood. Or use felt tips to draw on it.

• Tie ribbons, wool, feathers and leaves onto your wand to decorate it. • Your wand is almost finished. To make it magical, hold it in your

hands and close your eyes, then make up a rhyme and chant it. • Now you’re ready to try a spell!

Woolly acorns Make brightly coloured acorn decorations. You will need:

• Brightly coloured wool roving (available from craft shops), or sheep wool snagged on a fence around a sheep field. It must be animal wool, not synthetic.

• Acorn cups – collect them from underneath an oak tree • Liquid hand soap, warm water and some PVA glue

How to make:

• Mix a little bit of liquid soap with some warm water. • Pull a small handful of wool apart, to fluff up the fibres. • Dip the wool into the soapy water and roll it between the palms

of your hands. Keep dipping and rolling until the wool fuses together to make a solid ball – you will have very clean hands!

• Do this with the rest of the wool until you have lots of colourful little balls, then put them somewhere safe to dry out.

• When they’ve dried, glue the colourful “acorns” into the acorn cups to finish your decorations.

Bark boats Find a dead log with bark peeling off and carefully break off a piece. Use some mud to attach a light stick as a mast. A leaf, feather or thin piece of bark would make a great sail for your boat. Find a puddle or small stream to float your boat in. If it sinks, try moving the mast and sail around on the bark. If it still won’t float, you’ve created a bark submarine! Challenge your friends to a boat race. Whose boat can travel across a puddle first? If it’s not very windy, try blowing your boats to make them sail faster.

Leaf faces and muddy smiles Use mud and natural materials to make faces in the woods. Create a face peeping up from the woodland floor, or use mud to make a face peering down from a tree trunk. What can you find to represent eyes, hair, teeth, beards and glasses? Try creating your own face in leafy, woody form or a whole family of weird and wonderful faces. When you’ve finished, leave your creations for other people to find. Then on your next visit, look to see if any new ones have appeared!

Flower skewers and garlands

As you walk around in spring, pick up fallen flowers from the forest floor and thread them onto sticks to make colourful flower skewers. Look out for large rhododendron flowers like these below, to make striking, attention-grabbing skewers. Tree blossom, primroses, anemones and violets are smaller and more delicate, so thread these onto thinner twigs instead. Leave them in the woods to mark a special place.

To make a necklace, thread flowers onto string or cotton. In autumn, look out for winged seeds from field maple, sycamore and ash trees to make autumn garlands.

Cone creatures In Finland and Sweden, children make traditional toy “cone cows” out of cones and sticks. To make one, collect some open cones from the forest floor and poke stick legs into them. Use grass or leaves as a tail. What other animals can you make?

- Birds with leaf beaks and feather wings

- Cone rabbits with grass fur and field maple seed ears

- Squirrels with fluffy, mossy tails

- Deer with twig antlers

- Spiky hedgehogs!

Tree collages Make a tree picture on the woodland floor. Collect twigs, fallen leaves, tree flowers and seeds to make your tree. Decide if you’re going to make a HUGE tree or a tiny one. What season will you show? - frothy spring blossoms - lush summer leaves - brilliant autumn colour - bare winter twigs?

Sock Bunnies

• A pair of scissors • Tape • A few cups of rice • Twine • A sock • A ribbon • A marker pen Take your sock and fill its toe with rice. You may consider using the large tape tube to help keep the mouth of the sock open, while others may use a funnel while pouring the rice. This will prevent you from spilling the rice on the floor. Fill the sock to the beginning of the heel so that it can stand by itself. Ensure that the toe has more rice than the upper top. However, ensure to form a well-shaped cylinder. Squeeze from the heel to form a small round head and a bigger body. This helps to distinguish between your bunny’s body parts. In addition, leave some space at the top of the sock for the ears. Use the twine to tie the upper part of the heel. This will distinguish between the head and the ears. Cut off the remaining upper part of the heel using your pair of scissors. This will make beautiful oval-shaped ears. However, get them to look symmetrical. Ensure that you trim off unnecessary material from the sock that would make the ears appear deformed. Use the ribbon and the twine to tie the middle of the head and body. The ribbon should appear at the top to make it look appealing. Ensure that the ribbon’s color can match with the sock’s colour. Take the marker and make two small dots that make the eyes and an X to make the mouth. Ensure that

they are evenly spaced. You can also add a small tail for the bunny. Pinch a small part of the sock bunny’s body from the toe and use your twine to make the tail. You can also use a small cotton ball to make the tail if using the other method does not work for you.

Getting your daily exercise is going to be important throughout the Easter holidays. Whilst you are out on your daily walk, see if you can spot these signs of Spring. Print this as many

times as you like or write down in a notebook how many times you see these things!

blossom seedling

flower bud flowers Challenge: take a picture of the flowers you see and look up their names when you get home.

daffodils

squirrels

bird’s nests

leaves Challenge: create some garden artwork using leaves you have collected on your walk.

birds Challenge: look up the birds you have seen using the RSPB website.

insects Challenge: create a ‘bug hotel’ in your garden to help look after insects.

C. Allen TGPAYT  

Hidden Picture 1 Solve the multiplication and number bonds calculations to reveal a hidden Easter picture. 

Follow the colour key code. If the answer matches a colour in the key, then colour in the box 

that colour. There will be some blank boxes. 

 

Green  = 12  Dark Blue  = 20  Red   = 4 

Bright Pink  = 16  Light Blue  = 30 

Orange  = 10  Yellow = 6

Pink  =15  Purple  = 8 

 

1 x 5  1 + 4  1 + 2  1 x 12  6 + 6  3 x 4  2 x 6  1 x 5  1 + 4  1 + 2 

1 x 3  1 + 2  0 x 2  4 x 3  2 + 10  20 – 8  18 ‐ 6  5 x 1  0 x 2  1 x 5 

0 x 10  1 + 4  2 x 2  1 x 8  2 x 4  4 x 2  8 ÷ 2  8 x 1  1 x 5  0 x 2 

0 x 2  1 x 4  16 ÷ 2  4 x 1  80 ÷10  3 + 1  4 + 4  16 ÷ 4  7 + 1  0 x 5 

0 x 5  8 + 0  7 + 1  6 + 2  2 + 2  5 + 3  10 ‐ 2  12 – 4  40÷ 10  0 x 10 

1 x 6  9 ‐ 1  3 + 3  10 ‐ 2  6 + 0  16 ÷ 2  2 x 3  2 x 4  12 ÷ 2  4 x 2 

1 + 7  2 x 3  6 + 2  2 + 4  7 + 1  6 x 1  1 x 8  3 x 2  8 + 0  60 ÷10 

1 x 20  10 + 10  11 + 9  18 + 2  10 + 10  5 + 15  20 + 0  19 + 1  16 + 4  17 + 3 

5 x 6  6 x 5  10+ 20  1 x 30  15 x 2  6 x 5  21 + 9  22+8  23+7  22+8 

5 x 4  10 x 2  4 x 5  10 + 10  5 x 4  9 + 11  19 + 1  10 + 10  20 + 0  15 + 5 

21 + 9  22 + 8  23+ 7  24+6 25+5 26+4 27+3 28+2  15 + 15  10+20

0 + 20  1 x 20  10 x 2  20 + 0 15 + 5 14 + 6 12 + 8 11 + 9  18 + 2  3 + 17

5 x 6  10 x 3  6 x 5  3 x 10  15+ 15  26+4  27 + 3  10+ 20  15+15  3 x 10 

4 + 16  10 x 2  20 + 0  15 + 5  16 + 4  17 + 3  18 + 2  19 + 1  20 + 0  1 x 20 

0 x 5  5 x 3  10 + 5  11+ 4  3 x 5  12 + 3  20 – 5  1 x 15  19 – 4  0 x 5 

1 + 4  5 x 2  30 ÷ 2  8 + 7 7 + 8 1 x 10 10 + 5 9 + 6  6 + 9  0 x 10

0 x 2  2 x 8  5 + 5  10 + 5  20 ÷2  32 ÷ 2  6 + 4  15 x 1  10 + 0  1 x 5 

1 + 4  0 x 2  4 x 4  20 ‐10  16 x 1  3 x 4  20 – 4  7 + 3  1 x 7  1 x 6 

0 x 5  0 x 5  1 x 12  8 x 2  20 ‐ 8  18 – 6  24 ÷ 2  18 ‐ 2  1 + 4  0 x 5 

1 x 5  1 + 1  1 + 2  4 x 3  2 x 6 12 x 1 6 x 2 1 x 5  1 + 1  1 + 2

C. Allen TGPAYT  

Hidden Picture 2 Solve the multiplication and number bonds calculations to reveal a hidden Spring picture. 

Follow the colour key code. If the answer matches a colour in the key, then colour in the box 

that colour. There will be some blank boxes. 

5 + 5  10 + 0  6 + 4  10 + 0  20– 10  9 + 1  8 + 2  10 + 0  15 – 5  13 ‐ 3 

10 + 0  1 x 10  1 x 5  5 x 2  20 ÷ 2  19 ‐ 9  18 ‐ 8  20 ÷ 2  40 ÷4  10 + 0 

5 +5   4 + 1  5 + 0  0 + 5  6 + 4  7 + 3  1 x 10  2 x 5  10 ÷ 1  5 x 2 

15 – 10  3 + 2  1 x 5  4 + 1  4 + 1  5 + 5  1 + 9  8 + 2  3 + 7  1 x 10 

14 – 9  5 + 0  10 ‐ 5  3 + 2  10 – 5  5 + 10  8 + 2  20– 10  5 + 0  9 + 1 

9 + 1  20‐10  16 – 6  1 x 10  5 + 10  1 + 14  9 + 1  1 + 3  4 + 2  3 + 1 

10 + 0  18 – 8  2 x 5  5 x 2  10 + 5  13 + 2  1 x 2  1 + 6  2 + 3  1 + 4 

8 + 2  4 + 6  14 – 4  5 + 5  1 x 15  12 + 3  2 x 3   2 x 2  2 + 2  5 + 2 

3 + 7  7 + 3  2 + 8  10 + 0  3 x 5  11 + 4  1 x 15  10 + 0  9 + 1  20 ÷2 

10 + 0  2 + 8  13 – 3  3 x 5  5 x 3  10 + 5  3 x 5  15 + 0  20 ‐10  10 x 1 

2 + 8  6 + 4  8 + 2  20 – 5  30 ÷ 2  9 + 6  5 x 3  14 + 1  1 + 9  2 + 8 

10 + 0  9 + 1  15 + 0  16 – 1  12 +12  20 + 4  30‐6  1 + 14  3 + 7  30 ÷3 

8 + 1  20 – 5  17 – 2  5 x 3  20 + 4  19 + 5  21 + 3  13 + 2  13 + 2  15 + 0 

16 – 1  18 – 3  14 + 1  18 – 3  19 + 5  23 + 1  2 x 12  15 + 0  11 + 4  12 + 3 

40÷ 4  16 – 1  13 + 2  19 – 4  12 x 2  2 x 12  22 + 2  20 – 5  10 + 5  4 + 6 

90÷9  80 ÷ 8  5 x 2  30 ÷ 2  1 x 24  20 + 4  21 + 3  18 ‐ 3  9 + 6  5 + 5  

1 + 9  5 + 5  14 – 4  15 + 0 1 x 15 5 x 3 14 + 1 13 + 2  7 + 3  40÷4

10 + 0  1 + 9  1 x 10  100÷10 3 x 5 30 ÷ 2 15 + 0 8 + 2  1 + 9  2 + 8

100÷10  4 + 6  20– 10  2 + 8 15 + 0 14 + 1 13 + 2 9 + 1  1 x 10  4 + 6

1 + 9  2 + 8  5 + 5   1 + 9 7 + 3 14 + 1 10 + 0 80÷8  2 x 5  50÷5

10 + 0  3 + 7  3 + 7  2 x 5  2 + 8 5 x 3 70÷7 10 + 0  5 x 2  60÷6

5 x 2  4 + 6  5 x 2  10 x 1 10 + 0 3 x 4 1 + 9 2 + 8  1 x 10  5 + 5

1 x 10  2 x 5  1 x 10  2 x 5 1 + 9 6 x 2 7 + 3 5 + 5  4 + 6  3 + 7

19 + 1  1 x 20  2 x 10  10+ 10 21 ‐1 2 x 6 2 x 10 4 x 5  10 x 2  1 x 20

17 + 3  16+ 4  4 x 5   1 x 20  2 x 10  4 x 3  18 + 2  19 + 1  10+ 10  2 x 10 

9 + 11  11 + 9  10 + 2  9 + 3  10 x 2  1x 12  5 x 4   10+ 10  10+ 2  16 + 4 

5 + 15  19 + 1  20 ‐ 8  14 – 2  10 + 2  12 x 1  19 + 1  11 + 1  9 + 3  17 + 3 

15 + 5  10 x 2  16 + 4  15 ‐ 3  11 + 1  6 + 6  12 + 0  6 x 2  15 + 5  18 + 2 

4 x 5   5 x 4   4 + 16  8 + 4  9 + 3  8 + 4  6 + 6  13 + 7  15 + 5  10+10 

15 + 5  17 + 3  1 x 20  10 x 2  2 x 10  6 x 2  18 + 2  14 + 6  1 x 20  20+0 

3 + 17  2 x 10  5 + 15  10+ 10  14 + 6  2 x 6  13 + 7  14 + 6  10 x 2  5 x 4    

Dark Green  =20  Light Green = 12 Light Blue = 10 

Yellow  = 15  Orange  = 24 

 

C. Allen TGPAYT  

ANSWERS: 

HIDDEN PICTURE 1 

 

C. Allen TGPAYT  

ANSWERS: 

HIDDEN PICTURE 2 

 

Organise an eggs‐ellent Easter egg hunt Create your own Easter egg hunt at home. Draw and colour in pictures of eggs and then hide them around your home, if you have a garden you could do it outside. On the back on each egg, include an additional challenge to be completed by whoever finds the egg, here are a couple of ideas: hop like a bunny, do an impression of a chicken, say the alphabet backwards and sing a song. Get the people you live with to try and find all the eggs!    Spring art work What do you think of when you say spring? Create a piece of art work that represents this beautiful season. You might think about daffodils, blossom tress, chicks, lambs, butterflies, flowers, rainbows or anything else – this is your representation of Spring. You could create a collage, painting, sketches, 3D model ‐ be creative with your ideas!    

                                     

Easter egg blondiesEaster lemon pavlova Carrot patch cake

Easter biscuits Malteser cheesecakes Easter nest cake Chocolate Krispie Chick

Get ready for The Great Tudor Grange Easter Bake Off 2020… 

Take advantage of the Easter break and join us in baking something beautiful and 

delicious. Go traditional by baking a simnel cake and hot cross buns or reach for the 

chocolate to make an indulgent Easter nest cake. Any sweet treat is welcome to be 

entered into the Easter Bake Off competition…so get the family involved and let’s get 

baking. 

Please tweet or email us a picture of your yummy creation. 

 

Deadline: Friday 17th April 2020 

 

On your marks…get set…bake for Easter. 

    How many different words can you make using only 

the letters from the words 

                        Spring Time?                 

You can only use each letter once… 

pin √ 

sings X – this word can’t be made as there is only one S in Spring time.  

No. of letters 

2 & 3  4 & 5  6 & 7  8, 9 & 10 

Words           

     

 

                           

Why not make a Pinwheel to brighten up your garden or 

flower box? 

   

Read the instructions carefully and make a list of all the tools and 

equipment you will need. 

 

 

 *If you don’t have dowel, you could use a straw/skewer/pencil etc.