Homework
Year 6
Pre-Learning
W/B: 26.01.15
(30-40 mins for each subject)
Pre-Learning
W/B: 19.01.15
(30-40 mins for each subject)
YEAR 6
For week commencing Monday 19th January 2015
Maths
Angles (not angels)!
Look at the picture of the coal mine. Mark and label different types of angles, to include:
Acute (like Miss Mumby!)
Right
Reflex
Obtuse
Challenge 1
Can you add any other vocabulary associated with angles to the picture?
Challenge 2
Can you link angles to any other areas of maths? For example, the angle between the hands on an analogue clock showing 3 o’clock is 90 degrees.
This pre-learning needs to be completed by
Monday 19th January.
Literacy
SPAG – Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs
What is a noun? A verb? An adjective? An adverb?
Write a sentence that incudes all of these types of words.
Who can write the funniest sentence and make their teacher and class laugh most?
The enthusiastic children diligently completed their pre-learning!
Try to be clever with word order. For example, can the adverb go at the beginning of the sentence?
This pre-learning needs to be completed and returned to school by
Wednesday 21st January.
Instruction texts
Write a set of instructions that informs someone how to READ angles from a protractor. Use the ‘Instructions Checklist’ to ensure that you use the correct language and organisation. This will be used as your success criteria in Monday’s maths lesson, it will also help you with your SWYK!
This pre-learning needs to be completed and returned to school by
Monday 19th January.
For Monday 12th January 2015
The Year 6 children have begun KeyWay this week. We have looked at some of the elements that this involves, including pre-learning. Their pre-learning this week is to...
Journalistic Reporting – Collect together different examples of journalistic writing (these could be from newspapers, magazines, the internet or from an article watched on TV). Highlight and annotate the reports, or take some notes, to show the different features of a news article. The example pages will show you the features that you should look for.
Complete and return to school by Monday 12th January.
REMEMBER…Add your own creativity and imagination and make your pre-learning experience fun and engaging! These are just ideas, you can be as wild as you wish if it helps you to learn!
Go nuts!
