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Year 3 Learning Tasks Week beginning 22th June 2020 |
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Monday 22th June 2020 Reading: 15 minutes to yourself, spend some time explaining to your grown up what you have read. What happened in the part you read. Can you predict what might happen next? Spelling : Choose one of the activities to practise this week’s spelling words. Maths: This week we are working on division. The maths will be split into bronze, silver gold so choose the tasks/videos accordingly. Bronze maths - revision on sharing/division - White Rose Maths link here - scroll down to week 6 - click on lesson 2 sharing. Watch the video. The accompanying work is in Google Classroom, complete page 29/30 Silver maths - Working on the 3 x table - White Rose Maths link here - Scroll down to week 3 - click on lesson 4 3 x table revision. The accompanying work is in Google Classroom. Gold maths - Division using chunking on a numberline. Children confident with their times tables should be selecting this task. Watch the video link here. Then solve the division questions in the classroom - answer 1-8 using the numberline method. Topic: Last week you found out all about plastic pollution and what effect it is having on our environment. I know some of you felt quite upset about this. A number of authors have written books for children to help them understand why we need to look after our environment and reduce plastic pollution. Below are some links for stories/picture books linked to plastic pollution. Today I would like you to enjoy listening to and watching these stories. Captain Green and the Plastic Scene -Evelyn Bookless & Danny Deeptown -This is a story about Captain Green who, after graduating from superhero school, sets on a mission to save the many animals that find themselves stuck in various pieces of plastic whilst living in the ocean. After many attempts, Captain Green realises that in order to make the most difference, he can’t just keep saving the animals but needs to take steps to protect the oceans to stop the incidents happening in the first place. With his new motto: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – he sets about changing the attitudes of humans for a better world. Link here. One Plastic bag - Miranda Paul - A picture book telling the true story of how one woman in Africa began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community. In Isatou Ceesay's village was becoming cluttered up with discarded plastic bags, causing problems for animals (who choke on them) and attracting disease-bearing insects. Determined to bring about positive change, Isatou finds a way to put the bags to a new use. Link here. Alba The Hundred Year Old Fish - Lara Hawthorne - Alba the fish is over a hundred years old and during her long life she has always collected precious objects from the sea. Now she notices how things are changing; suddenly there is an increase in pieces of plastic and other unwanted items on the ocean floor. After getting stuck in a plastic bottle and washed up on a beach, Alba comes to the attention of a little girl who decides it is time to take action. Link here. Harry Saves The Ocean: Teaching children about sea pollution and recycling. by N.G. K., Sylva Fae, Janelle Dimmett (Illustrator) - Harry stumbles across a whale who is in trouble. The whale then explains about the growing problem of plastic pollution in our oceans, and Harry decides he needs to do something about it! Link here. Where’s The Starfish - by Barroux. - This is a picture book which shows the problem with pollution in the ocean. Watch the video and discuss what is happening in the story. Link here. Additional Learning opportunities - optional but beneficial: TTRockstars Mathletics code.org Photo scavenger hunt in google classroom. |
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Tuesday 23rd June 2020 Reading: 15-20 minutes to yourself - did you find any new words that you did not understand? Can you choose 3 new words if you found them and find out what they mean. Grammar: Revision of contractions. Watch the video Link here then complete the task in Google Drive. Maths: This week we are working on division. The maths will be split into bronze, silver gold so choose the tasks/videos accordingly. Bronze maths - revision on sharing/division - White Rose Maths link here - scroll down to week 6 - click on lesson 3 grouping. Watch the video. The accompanying work is in Google Classroom page 31,32. Silver maths - Working on the 4 x, 8x tables - White Rose Maths link here - Scroll down to week 4 - click on lesson 1 4,8 x table revision. The accompanying work is in Google Classroom page 13-15 Gold maths - Division using chunking on a numberline. Children confident with their times tables should be selecting this task. Watch the video link here. Then solve the division questions in the classroom, question 9-17 using the same method some questions may have remainders. Topic: Yesterday you experienced a selection of books written for children to help them understand the problem of plastic pollution and how we can help. Think about which story did you enjoy the most and why? For the rest of this week I would like you to plan, draft and write your own story about plastic pollution to share with the class. You could base it around one of the stories you have heard or you may have some of your own ideas. Please complete your story for next Tuesday 30th June. Upload your finished story using the link in Google classroom. You could present your story in a booklet which you could record yourself reading/using Google Docs/Slides or as a cartoon/comic strip. I will share your finished stories in the classroom on Wednesday 1st July for us all to enjoy. Please remember your final draft should be well presented with accurate punctuation, spelling and grammar. Key worker children: If you are a Key worker child who is working at home on certain days and in school other days please write your story on Google Docs or Google Slides so you can access it from home and school. Additional Learning opportunities - optional but beneficial: TTRockstars Mathletics code.org Photo scavenger hunt in google classroom. |
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Wednesday 24th June 2020 Reading: 15-20 minutes to yourself, ask a parent to ask you five questions that really make you think. Spellings: Ask a grown up to test you. Write out a sentence for your new spellings. New spelling list in Google Classroom, this week there is a choice of gold or silver. We will be focusing on Year 3 / 4 key words and common exception keywords this term. Maths: This week we are working on division. The maths will be split into bronze, silver gold so choose the tasks/videos accordingly. Bronze maths - continuing to work on division see sheet in classroom. Silver maths - Working on the 4 x, 8x tables - White Rose Maths link here - Scroll down to week 4 - click on lesson 1 4,8 x table revision - same video as yesterday but today you are focusing on your 8x. The accompanying work is in Google Classroom page 16-17 Gold maths - Division using chunking on a number-line with remainders , watch the video link here. Then solve the division questions in the classroom, question 1-8 using the same method some questions may have remainders. Topic : Work on your story Computing: Check your email Additional Learning opportunities - optional but beneficial: TTRockstars Mathletics code.org Photo scavenger hunt in google classroom. |
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Thursday 25th June 2020 Reading: Comprehension - Choose one of the following Harder comprehension - Read the extract from The Butterfly Lion and complete the quiz and the further questions. Link here Easier Comprehension - Read the story in Google classroom - The Tadpole’s promise. Follow the link to answer the questions. Link here. Spellings: Choose one of the spelling practice ideas from Google Classroom. Maths: This week we are working on division. The maths will be split into bronze, silver gold so choose the tasks/videos accordingly. Bronze maths - Division using number lines for division. Watch the video link here. Can you answer the number line questions in the classroom. Silver maths - Division of a 2 digit number by a 1 digit number using chunking on a numberline. Watch the video link here. Then solve the division questions in the classroom, question 1-8 using the same method. Gold maths - Division using chunking on a number-line with remainders. Watch the video link here. Then solve the division questions in the classroom, question 9-17 using the same method some questions may have remainders. Topic: Work on your story Computing: coding.org - any unfinished modules / Lesson 8: Loops with Rey and BB-8 Additional Learning opportunities - optional but beneficial: TTRockstars Mathletics code.org Photo scavenger hunt in google classroom. |
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Friday 26th June Reading: Read aloud to someone in your household for 10-15 minutes. Before you start, tell them about your book and what it is about. When you have finished see if you can ask them some questions about your reading to check they have been listening closely! Grammar / Punctuation : The difference between plural and possessive ‘s’. Watch the video then complete the quizzes and activities. Link here. Maths:Mathletics tasks Extension - Applying what you have learned/revised this week. See the classroom for the problem solving questions. Topic : Work on your story. Computing: coding .org Lesson 8: Loops with Rey and BB-8 (complete if you did not get to complete yesterday) Weekly check-in Questionnaire: in Google Classroom Additional Learning opportunities - optional but beneficial: TTRockstars Mathletics code.org Photo scavenger hunt in google classroom. |