Monday 18th May – Home Learning
First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK AND IZZY! I hope you both have a lovely day.
One more week until half term. Where did that time go? That means we only have 8 school weeks left together…Let’s finish strong and make it the best 8 weeks ever, shall we!?
Just a quick reminder…if you could send me picture of your child with a piece of their home learning at some point this week 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, 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 and I hope you enjoy all of the activities.
Mr. Prior ?
Spellings
Here are this week’s spellings to learn for Friday.
decide
describe
different
difficult
disappear
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- Charlotte’s Webb
In Year 3, we frequently gather round and look at a story, have a chat about it and then try to answer some questions based on what we have heard/read. One of Mr. Prior’s favourite stories is Charlotte’s Webb. A cracking story filled with animals and cliff-hangers.
Sometimes, children understand a story better by hearing it. Sit back, relax and feel free to listen to the first part of Charlotte’s Webb below:
Charlotte’s Webb
Based on what you have heard and read, have a go at the questions below. Remember to write your answers in sentences and use evidence from the text to support your answer. You have two days to complete this so take your time. Remember to also leave a line space between each answer.
Follow the link in order to see the comprehension questions for Charlotte’s Webb – Charlotte’s Webb Questions
Arithmetic – TT ROCKSTARS
Simply log on and ROCK THOSE TIMES TABLES!!
Maths No Problem Task- Chapter Review
First of all, here are the answers to the questions from Monday (page 155-156).
Chapter Review (pages 158-160)- Ensure children read the questions carefully. Page 160 is pretty hard so children may need support on that. The review should hopefully consolidate their understanding of:
- Recognising acute, obtuse and right angles
- Measuring angles (using their knowledge of a right angle)
- clockwise and anti-clockwise turns of 90°
- Understanding of drawing angles
If you supported your child on any of the questions, that is absolutely fine. We do not want them sitting there twiddling their thumbs and getting frustrated. Simply put an ‘s’ next to the questions you helped them with.
Challenge- Up for a challenge? Why not have a go at the mind workout on page 157. Top tip- take your time and mark where each right angle is to help you.
I will post the answers to these problems on Tuesday. Good luck!
Topic-based task – Google Earth and Mini-Fact Files
Have you heard of Google Earth? Well, if you haven’t it’s amazing! It allows you to look at any part of the world from the comfort of your own home. You can even find your own house! How cool is that!?
Well, to round off our topic, I thought it would be fun to find famous Stone Age monuments on Google Earth and either sketch them (or print them off). Then, using the powers of the internet, you could find some short, sharp facts about each one in order to produce mini-fact files. Interestingly, Stonehenge isn’t the only monument that has lasted the test of time…these have too:
-Men-an-tol or the Devil’s Eye
-Skara Brae
-Cheddar Gorge
-Newgrange
-The Rollright Stones
-The Devil’s Arrows
-West Kennet Longbarrow
– Lanyon Quoit
You will need to use Google Chrome for this to work. To use Google Earth, follow this link or copy and paste it into the search bar on Google Chrome: https://earth.google.com/web/search/united+kingdom/@54.55127985,-4.4737716,4.92662568a,2761249.88611428d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=CigiJgokCZfXhXtdm0lAEd2__2B3hklAGTKWTah0tPi_IaUhV_sWsADA
Then, when you have a page that looks like this…
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- Here we see the United Kingdom. Can you find your house?
Click on the magnifying glass on the left hand side and search where you would like to go. Then, you can press the plus button in the bottom right hand corner to get a better video.
That’s not all!! It even gives you links to the Wikipedia page where it will give you fascinating facts about this place.
Have a go at finding the various Stone Age monuments on Google Earth and write a little fact file about each of them. I have prepared one for you to look at below:
How many mini-fact files can you create? Remember, we are looking for quality! High-expectations on presentation and enjoy! You may even wish to create this on the computer using PowerPoint, Word or Publisher.
You have all week for this activity so take your time and produce something to be proud of.
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 ago? 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: Why not have a go at learning ‘Heads, shoulders, knees and toes in French?
Once you think you’ve mastered it, get your parents to test you on the various parts of the body.
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- Have fun!