This week’s pack contains the following:

Reading - 5 activities based on the book Holes (see below for more details)

Writing – 3 different types of poems.

Maths – 6 different maths activities looking at area, perimeter and volume.

Spelling and grammar – There are 5 different spelling tasks based on a set of

words we have provided.

French – 5 different activities to help you consolidate your French vocabulary.

We would love to see the work that you are completing throughout the week so please

continue to email your work to your class teacher or the office.

Having a structure and routine for each day is very important and it will help keep your

brains and bodies active! Here is a suggestion of how you might choose to organise your

home learning each day.

Remember if you need any support with this week’s home learning please do not hesitate to

contact us.

Stay safe everyone!

From all the year 5/6 practitioners.

8.30-9 Good morning!

Get up, dressed and have breakfast

9-9.30 Keep Active!

Do something to help you stay fit!

10 – 10.30 Activity 1

Choose a maths, reading, writing, spelling or French activity.

10.30 -11 Get some fresh air: play in the garden or work on your science activities

Check out the school website for other ideas on outdoor learning

11-12 Activity 2

Choose another maths, reading, writing, spelling or French activity.

12-1 Lunch

Have lunch and relax!

1-2 Activity 3

Choose another maths, reading, writing, spelling or French activity.

2-3 Activity 4 OR Mayan Project work

Work on your final activity for the day or

Year 5/6 Home Learning Pack

Week beginning 27.4.20

Reading

For the reading activities this week you will need to click on this link here to download the PDF

copy of the book ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar. This book is on the recommended list for year 5/6

children. A small selection of children have already read this (and given great reviews!) so they

can either read it again or try the activities with a book of their choice. You can either read

the book on your own or share it with someone at home.

Activity 1

Read chapter 1.

Write down what impression you get of ‘Camp Green Lake’. Can you use evidence to

justify your opinions?

Activity 2

Read chapter 2 and chapter 3

Write 5 statements in the boxes provided then say if they are true or false. An

example has been done for you.

Statement True False

There was no one else on the bus with Stanley.

Activity 3

Read chapter 4

Re-read page 5. Use the description of Camp Green Lake to draw what you think it

would look like.

Activity 4

Read chapter 5

Have a go at answering these retrieval questions as you read through the chapter.

1) What 3 words does Mr Pendanski tell Stanley to use remember his name?

2) Which tent was Stanley assigned?

3) What was the name of the other 2 boys Stanley met first?

4) Find at least one piece of evidence from this chapter that shows it is hot at Camp

Green Lake.

Activity 5

You should now have read 5 chapters.

Please write a brief summary about what has happened so far.

Write 5 questions you would like to ask Stanley and have a go at writing what you think

his answers might be.

Writing

This week we are focussing on poetry and looking at three different types of poems.

Activity 1

Haikus

A haiku is a form of poem that originates from Japan.

A haiku has three lines. There can be any number of words, but there must be

5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line and 5 syllables in the third

line. Haikus do not usually rhyme.

Here is an example of a haiku:

Fresh air after rain

Wet branches drip heavily

The soil is refreshed.

Can you write a haiku about your favourite animal?

Activity 2

Limericks

A limerick is a 5 line poem that is usually humorous (and sometimes a bit rude!).

It follows a strict rhyming pattern.

The first, second and fifth line rhyme.

The third and fourth line rhyme.

Read through these limericks and you will be able to identify the rhythm of them.

Which is your favourite?

. Activity 3

An acrostic poem is one where a word is written down the left hand side and then each

line of the poem starts with the next letter in the word.

For this activity, we would like you to write your first and last name down the left hand

side of your page and write a poem all about you!

Think of all the positive things about yourself: what you’re good at, what you enjoy,

your personality. Try to include all of these things in your poem.

Extension activity

If you have enjoyed writing different poems, your challenge is to write a narrative

poem – a poem that tells a story – or a poem that includes rhyming couplets.

From A Railway Carriage

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,

Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;

And charging along like troops in a battle

All through the meadows the horses and cattle:

All of the sights of the hill and the plain

Fly as thick as driving rain;

And ever again, in the wink of an eye,

Painted stations whistle by.

Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,

All by himself and gathering brambles;

Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;

And here is the green for stringing the daisies!

Here is a cart runaway in the road

Lumping along with man and load;

And here is a mill, and there is a river:

Each a glimpse and gone forever!

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem

/from-a-railway-carriage-by-robert-louis-stevenson

Spelling and grammar

This week’s words we would like you to focus on are as follows:

i before e except after c

deceive, conceive, receive, perceive, ceiling

Activity 1

Write a definition down of each word. You can use a dictionary or use this online

dictionary https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/.

Once you have done that can you create your own sentences with the words in. Try to

use different areas of grammar from your ‘Tube Map’ too!

Activity 2

Set yourself a 5 minute timer.

How many times can you write out the full set of words in the time?

Activity 3

Create a wordsearch with all of the words in. As a challenge, can you create a

crossword?!

Activity 4

Write the words out – do 20 star jumps.

Write the words out – do 20 hops on each foot.

Write the words out – do 20 squats.

Write the words out – jog on the spot for 30 seconds (try spelling the words in

your head or out loud as you do so).

Write the words out – jump up and down 20 times.

REPEAT as often as you like!!!

Activity 5

Write a short story opening that includes each word. Try also to use different areas of

grammar from the ‘Tube Map’ too!

Maths

This week’s maths is based on perimeter (this distance around the edge of a shape),

area (the amount of space a 2D shape takes up) and volume (the amount of space a 3D

shape takes up).

Activity 1

Imagine each square is 1cm.

What is the perimeter of each shape? Count carefully and don’t forget where you

started as this mistake is often made!

Activity 2

Can you measure the perimeter of each room in your house?

You will have to get as close to the wall as you possibly can.

You could measure this using your feet or arm. Don’t worry about being too specific!

Which is the biggest room? Which is the smallest? What is the difference between

the largest and smallest perimeter?

Activity 3

Can you find the area of each shaded shape by counting the number of squares?

Remember, 2 half squares make a whole one!

Challenge – can you find the area of these triangles? Remember the formula we have to

use rather than trying to count the squares this time!

Activity 4

As well as counting squares, we can also calculate the area of a square or rectangle by

multiplying the length by the width so if a rectangle was 12cm long and 4cm wide, we

would do 4 x 12 which is 48cm2.

Can you use the information below to help you find the area of each room in the house?

Round the decimals to the nearest whole number. All of the measurements are in feet

so please give your answer in feet2.

What is the total area of the house?

Activity 5

Can you count how many cubes are in each picture? This is a lot harder than it looks!

Give you answer in cm3 as that is what volume is usually measured in.

Activity 6

Volume can also be calculated by multiplying the length, by the width by the depth.

Can you calculate the volume of these cubes and cuboids? Remember you answers should

be in cm3.

French

This week we have decided to give your child a little bit of French to do. They have

looked at all this vocabulary this academic year however they may have forgotten it so

this is a good chance for them to have a little reminder!

If your child has a particular interest in French, why not give these online lessons a go

too! https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z39d7ty

Activity 1 and 2

La date – remember in French, the names of the months and days don’t start with a

capital letter!

Activity 3 and 4

Les animaux – remember the difference between un and une? Talk to an adult about

these two words and see if you can explain!

Activity 5

Can you complete the wordsearch?

Ext: Have a go at translating as many of the words as you possibly can. You may wish to

use Google translate to help you!