There are a choice of home learning activities below, organised by year groups.
These activities are only to be completed in the event of the school having to close.
Activities for Years 3 and 4
Whilst at home we would expect you to continue with the following:
Reading: Please read for 20 minutes a day and record in your Reading Record Books. We will count the signatures when you return! The books may be ones from school / home / library.
Spellings: Please continue to practise your weekly spellings if you have them, ready for a test once you have returned to school. If you do not have a list of spellings, you can have a go at the A-Z spelling challenge: choose words that begin with each letter of the alphabet (select ones you understand and are likely to use in your own writing). Learn to spell all 26!
Times Tables: Please continue to learn these, along with the matching division facts. For example, learning 6 x 4 = 24 also means learning 24 ÷ 4 = 6. You can learn them by singing songs, chanting, playing matching pairs or snap. Try beating your parents or brother/sister to the answer!
The following list contains a choice of activities. Please select one to complete whilst you are at home, based on what equipment you have access to and what interests you the most. You need to have your project ready to share with others when you return to school!
· Become an author and make your own book! This could be fiction or non-fiction but should contain sentences and illustrations. The book could be based on something you are learning about at school, or on something else that interests you. Try to make it look as ‘professional’ as possible!
· Become a tour guide and make your own travel leaflet! Your leaflet should contain information and pictures about a city or country in the continent you are learning about in school (South America in Year 3 and Asia in Year 4).
· Become an artist! Create a portrait of yourself or a family member using a variety of media. Try to make it as life-like as possible.
· Become a scientist! Select an animal / mini-beast and research its life cycle and how it has adapted to survive. Include a detailed diagram and some fascinating facts too.
· Don’t forget to get outside and exercise too!
In the event of the school being closed for more that a couple of days
Suggestions for Years 5 and 6 Children
Here are a variety of suggestions that might help you keep your skills sharp whilst we are closed. Choose an aspect you enjoy…although if it is necessary to complete more than one, then be varied in your selection. Many you will be able to do without leaving your house and without specialist equipment. Some will need research facilities (like the Internet or the library).
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Maths focus:
Measuring: Find the ‘biggest’ potato (or carrot or other). What could be meant by ‘biggest’? Use tape measures, scales, measuring jugs (water displacement). Display your findings on a chart or poster.
Keep a diary for the day, of time spent doing daily activities eg: eating, sleeping, sport, playing, watching TV, playing games console etc. Use this to work out how many hours spent in a week/month/year doing each activity. Consider weekends and school holidays. You should present your findings using graphs/charts (Use Excel if possible). Also include some questions about your data. Eg How many hours a month do I spend …….?
Use a catalogue, imagine you have £100/£500 to spend. Which items can you buy? You need to get as near to £100/£500 as possible, you can only buy each item once.
With art:
Use mathematical shapes to create a design that starts in the centre and works outwards. It could also be symmetrical. Can you name each shape and list their properties? |
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Literacy focus:
Write a new adventure for a favourite set of characters – from a book you have read or the class has listened to. Illustrate it as you go. You might choose to write a play instead, with these characters. Perhaps you could make a model stage set?
Write a book review (or film or TV programme). Give a brief outline of the story – but don’t spoil it by giving away all the best bits. Say who you think will enjoy it and why. Perhaps make up one or two illustrations to entice the reader.
Write a recount of a day out/holiday.
Research and write a profile of your favourite author. |
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ICT:
Create a labeled graphical model of your dream bedroom/garden.
Use a spreadsheet to work out approximately how much money is spent on groceries in your home per year. |
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Research relating to e.g. history, geography, science, RE or another subject
Research something to do with a current school topic (that you know you are not covering) or one you have finished. Make an information poster or leaflet to show what you have learned. Your audience is other children your age. What will your work teach them?
Choose an historical era not studied at Binfield. Create a short project to teach others about either the era in general or a specific aspect (e.g transport, homes, children’s lives). Present your findings in your own way.
Watch an information programme or video (e.g. wildlife; historical). Make a poster to show what you have learned. Fill it with white hat facts and red hat feelings. You might choose a circle map.
Find a photograph of an adult family member when they were your age. What were they like? What were their hobbies? What music or books did they enjoy? What were the fashions of the day? What toys and games did they play with? Write either an interview or a questionnaire to find out. Stress how their lives were similar and different to yours.
Create a quiz book , (could be interactive - PowerPoint) about a history topic you have studied. |
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Art focus:
Put a collection of objects together to create a still life grouping. Draw it carefully using pencils or coloured crayons. Use tone to create a 3D effect.
Make an interesting booklet focusing on either a specific art theme (e.g. birds, seaside, woodlands) teaching others about the artists included. Or choose one artist to study. Show examples of their work and a brief biography.
Make a 3D sculpture using found materials Use an old shoebox, or similar, to design and make a model of your perfect bedroom. Make the furniture and contents. Be imaginative.
Produce a poster to encourage the 3 R’s at home and in school (could use Word/Publisher). |
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Music focus:
Desert Island Discs – choose 8 records/songs that you would take with you to a desert island. Why would you choose each one? What one book and luxury item would you take? Why?
Write a review of a song – or collection of songs, similar to the book review mentioned above.
Make up a song that will help you with an aspect of your learning. It could be to help learn times tables; it could be about a science or maths topic to learn the vocabulary.
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Science focus:
Investigate one or more of the habitats in your garden. What plants and animal life can you find? Can you identify them all? Present your findings in an interesting way.
Most metal sinks in water. Can you make a sewing needle float? Write what you did as a science investigation. What about other metal objects?
Create a quiz book (could be interactive - PowerPoint) about a Science topic you have studied. |