Good Morning,
I hope you had a great day yesterday. Enjoy any particular book? If you could be any character from a book who would you be? Why?
Below are some learning activities for today.
English
| Learning Objective/Focus: | Non- fiction books | |
| Main input | Discuss how we retrieve information. What can we use? Identify the characteristics of a non- fiction book. | |
| Activities | Choose a non-fiction book and read the Blurb. Read the contents and locate the glossary. | |
| Locate 5 facts you can find in your favourite non-fiction book. Say why this is your favourite non-fiction book. | ||
| Compile information and pictures to form your own non-fiction book on a subject you enjoy learning about. | ||
| Extension Activity Ideas | Would you rather access the Internet for information about something or read a book about it? Write an explanation giving your reasons in detail. |
Maths
| Learning Objective/Focus: | Money | |
| Main input | Discuss making amounts. Link this discussion to amounts of money – when might you get an amount? What type of money might it include? Coins? Notes? | |
| Activities | Explore amounts which use a variety of coins. I have 3 silver coins- what might they be? What is the highest amount/lowest amount you could make? Explore 4 silver coins…. | |
| List all the different totals you could get from having 3 silver coins/4 silver coins. | ||
| Try making amounts with all the coins including non-silver. Use 4 coins that are not round. How many different amounts can you make? Order them from lowest to highest. | ||
| Extension Activity Ideas | Ask an adult to give you totals to make using the smallest number of coins/notes E.G 93p=50p+20p+20p+2p+1p £3.67=? |
Foundation Subjects
| Subject | R.E | |
| Learning Objective/Focus: | The special friends of Jesus. Who were they? | |
| Main input | Discuss the special friends of Jesus (disciples). Who were they? Who did Jesus choose and why? | |
| Activities | Find out the names of the disciples and the jobs they did. | |
| Why do you think Jesus chose friends from different walks of life? Discuss or write an explanation. | ||
| Find stories from the New Testament which demonstrate how the disciples helped Jesus. | ||
| Extension Activity Ideas | Draw a picture of your favourite story with Jesus and the disciples. |
I hope you have a great day.