Tuesday 12th May – Home Learning
Morning all. I hope yesterday’s activities went well?
Just a quick reminder…if you could send me picture of your child with a piece of their home learning to t.prior@southill.dorset.sch.uk then I will make sure that it makes an appearance in the ‘end of the week’ class video. It would be great if we could see as many year three faces as possible!
In addition, thank you to those who emailed me back yesterday. Remember, it is essential to ‘check-in’ during the week so please email me to let me know that you are ok. See it as us simply taking the register.
Apart from that, have an amazing day,
Mr. Prior ?
Spellings
Here are this week’s spellings, ready for Friday:
certain
circle
complete
consider
continue
Challenge- find out what the spellings mean using a dictionary and try to use the words in your own brilliant sentence.
Reading
Please ensure your children reads daily for at least fifteen minutes. A combination of them reading independently, out loud to an adult and letting them listen to the story being told by the adult is advisable. Simply record any reading in your child’s reading record book. Remember to also quiz your books.
IMPORTANT REMINDER- we are still monitoring book quizzes on Star Reader so please ensure your child is still doing them. Children are more likely to do well on quizzes if they are able to quiz the book straight after reading it. Parents- you are also more than welcome to read the question out loud for your child if it helps them.
Challenge- As you have already written a film review, why not have a go at a book review as well? Think about how you are going to introduce your review and how you are going to structure it using subtitles.
Writing Task- Writing in the First Person
Past tense recap game- Verb Charades
Here’s a fun little game to get you warmed up and to remind children about the importance of using past tense verbs in their writing. Write all of the following actions on small slips of paper (you can come up with more if you wish)
sneezed begged whispered laughed grunted
coughed cried skidded destroyed snorted
jogged farted hopped crushed irritated
sprinted bellowed skipped cackled frustrated
argued retaliated petrified worried launched
Fold them up and place them in a container. You have 2 minutes to act out as many of these past tense verbs as you can (you are not allowed to speak). If the person guessing gets one right, you move onto the next one and receive a point. Make sure that children get the chance to both guess and act as it will be good to see whether the children know what the verbs mean. ENJOY! 🙂
Here are the answers to the past tense work from yesterday- Answers to the Past Tense Activities
In preparation for a letter we will begin to write tomorrow, today we will be focusing on how to write in the first person (as it will be you who is writing the letter). Feel free to watch this video which will explain what I mean by writing in the first person- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrqqtfr/articles/zxdhsg8
There’s also a little activity at the bottom of the page to help them test their understanding of first, second and third person.
We use pronouns to help us write in the first person
Challenge 1- Using online sources, can you find out some of the pronouns we would use if we were writing in the first person. One has been done for you-
- I
- _________
- _________
- _________
- _________
- _________
Challenge 2- Write out the following sentences, changing them from third person to first person-
a) As quick as a flash, Sally began tidying her room because her mum said that it looked like a rubbish tip.
b) His best friend, Lucy, rang him to check if he was ok.
c) Peter walks to school every morning and listens to his music.
d) The old man walked to fetch his newspaper from the doormat.
Super Challenge 3- Change the following passage from third to first person. This time, the words have not been highlighted so think carefully about which words you will need to change (remember first person means you are Rupert).
Rupert and his friends decided to go to the park after school. As soon as the bell went, they grabbed their bags, sped out of school and sprinted to the football pitches at St John’s park. Rupert scored a goal and celebrated by cartwheeling five times and finishing with a roly-poly. He knew his gymnastics lessons would pay off one day! As the boys were playing, three older boys from Merryfield’s Academy walked on to the pitch. Rupert’s heart sank as he knew who the boys were and he knew that they didn’t want to play football. Rupert and his friends were in big trouble!
Take your time and produce your neatest handwriting. Remember to leave a line space between each sentence so that it is easier to mark. In the paragraph, you could even underline the words that you have changed. Do as much as you can and I will post the answers tomorrow.
Best of luck!
Arithmetic Task- Speed Tables
100 questions, 7 minutes. Go on, you know you want to…
Maths No Problem Task- Finding Right Angles
First of all, here are the answers to the questions from yesterday (page 142-144).
Marking tip- Answers on page 144 may vary. As long as the shape they have draw has the correct number of sides and all the lines join to form a shape, then they have answered it correctly.
If you’re mad enough, feel free to watch this video again to remind you of important information about angles.
Recap- After watching the video, again, try to clarify some of the key points. You could even ask them what can they remember! Maths is about repetition in order to help children retain information. 🙂
-Angles are where two straight lines meet at a point (vertex if you want to be fancy).
-Angles are measured in degrees using a small circle (90°)
-A small angle (below 90°) is called acute – Awww its so cute!!!
-An angle between 90° and 180° is called obtuse – as the video says ‘this angles kinda fat it’s got a big caboose!’
-An angle that is exactly 90° is called a right angle- Show children what this is and see if they can spot any right angles around the room (pictures, mirrors, televisions etc.).
In Focus task (page 202)- Inform children that today we will be learning a little bit more about right angles. Can children remember what a right angle is? How many degrees is a right angle? Children to create a right angle measurer using a piece of paper. Allow them to explore the house, finding different right angles. Ensure children understand that a right angle has to be exactly 90°.
Let’s Learn (page 202)- Remind children that when the identify a right angle, we draw a small square in the corner, rather than a curved line to show that it is exactly 90°.
Guided Practice (page 203)- Children to look at pairs of lines and shapes in order to identify whether any of them have right angles. Encourage children, where necessary to rotate the book to get a better look. Children may wish to also use their right angle measurer to make sure.
Workbook (pages 145-148)- Children to have a go at the questions in their workbooks. Top tip- encourage children to really take their time. Some of the pairs of lines look like they are 90°, however they are not! Again, the right angle measurer they’ve made will hopefully help. Ensure children do what the question asks them to, i.e. circle, draw a line, cross, tick etc.
I will post the answers to these problems on Wednesday
Topic-based task – Stone Henge and Casting Shadows
Stonehenge is an ancient circle of huge stone slabs and smaller bluestones. Dating from around 2800BC, Stonehenge is older than the pyramids! How Stonehenge was built is still a bit of a mystery. It’s accepted that Neolithic people could of dragged the 4-ton bluestones using tree trunks and ropes, but why they quarried them hundreds of miles away in Wales is unknown. The transportation of these bluestones took many years. Later on, the giant stones were put into place and it’s these which form the monument we see today.
Another mystery surrounding Stonehenge is what it was used for. The likely explanation is that it was a ceremonial place and a site of large gatherings and feasts. It’s almost certainly something to do with the changing seasons as its stones line up precisely with the sunrise and sunset for the solstices.
Task- your task this week is to build Stone Henge using whatever materials you can find. You could make your model out of…
Actual Stones
Jenga bricks
Lego
Toilet roll tubes/cardboard
Weetabix!
Clay
Biscuits
Playdough
That’s not all…by the end of Year 3, children need to understand that:
- they need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light
- shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by a solid object
- the size of shadows can change depending on where the light source is shining from
Once your monument is built, turn out the lights and, using a torch, explore the shadows created by your mini-Stone Henge. Discuss the shadows formed and children can then write about what they have learnt about both Stone Henge and shadows to accompany the model.
I hope that they find this fun. If you find that this will take longer than a week, please let me know as I can extend this task into next week as well. I would love to see your finished projects!
Other Fun Ideas and Activities
Keen to do more? Not ready to call it a day? Then why not give some of the activities below a go (who knows, you might enjoy it)…
Science Experiments- Rummage around in the cupboards and you may like to have a go at some of these wicked science experiments! Make a massive marshmallow, create a bouncing egg, make pepper swim (link to the importance of washing hands) create a tornado in a glass, create dragon eggs, make your own slime, make a hovercraft balloon or even a skittles rainbow.
Get the children making predictions as to what may happen, draw labelled diagrams and then carry out the experiment. What did you learn from the experiment? Write a little conclusion to show what you have found out.
Want to know how to do these experiments? Visit some of the websites listed below…
https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/blog/easy-cool-science-experiments-for-kids
https://sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html
https://mashable.com/article/science-experiments-for-kids/?europe=true
JOKE BOOK- Did you enjoy video from a few weeks age? If you haven’t seen Jester Prior delivering his all-time favourite jokes yet, then visit the Year 3 news page. Why not create your very own joke book? You could create a title page and note down some of the funniest jokes you can think of. I’m sure your parents could do with a laugh! ?
Audible- a great app which you can download and contains many free books (great to listen to before bedtime).
Prior’s Top Audible Picks – Kid Normal by Radio DJ Greg James and Chris Smith.
-Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney
-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
-The Gift of Dark Hollow (the sequel to Podkin One-Ear) by Kieran Larwood
– Slime by David Walliams
Alternatively, if you’re a real keen Walliams fan, he is currently releasing a lot of chapters of his books for free! This includes an audio story from The World’s Worst Children every day for the next 30 days! Check out this link- https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses-catch-up/
Sumdog- Online maths and literacy questions delivered through entertaining games. Simply create a login totally free of charge, create an avatar and let your children explore and play. Mr Prior’s favourite game…JUNK PILE! It’s addictive- be warned. Parents- you can also set certain questions on there for your children to focus on. Any questions, please email me.
Maths Factor- KEEN FOR EVEN MORE MATHS? Carol Vordeman has made her website free during this strange time…feel free to login and check out some of the activities- https://www.themathsfactor.com/
ICT- Fancy becoming quicker at typing and brushing up on your fine motor skills? Why not have a go at BBC Dance Mat Typing…Dancing for your fingertips…you know the drill…follow the link- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr
French- Bonjour! This week, can you find out how to say parts of the body in French, such as:
head
legs
arms
hands
nose
eyes
feet
Lexia- If you have a Lexia account, please feel free to login and try to do it for at least 15 minutes.
The Daily Mile- If you have a garden big enough (or a quiet field nearby) why not head out for the Daily Mile? 15 minutes…how many laps can you do?
PE- Find a space because dancing is ace!