Wednesday 17th June – Year 6

Warm up activity:

 

Writing:

Today, we are going to be thinking about character descriptions. First, have a look at this sheet of characters:

Character sheet

For each character, write a list of adjectives and descriptive language that describe how they look, what they might be like, who they might be etc.

Then, choose two of the characters and write a detailed character description of both. You could write one at a time or you could combine your descriptions i.e.

_______ is taller than an average person whereas _____ is the smallest in the whole of Fairy Land.

You could organise your writing into the following paragraphs:

• What they look like
• Physical features i.e. height, weight
• What they are wearing
• Their personality (you can make this up)
• Who they might be.

Things you could include:

• Adjectives
• Similes
• Expanded noun phrases
• Comparatives/superlatives
• Relative clauses

 

Reading:

Spend some time reading a book of your choice. When you have finished, summarise what you have read. (Don’t forget to add it to your summer reading challenge!).

 

Maths:

Today, we are going to recap on nets. You will need a pencil and paper. Scissors and a ruler would help if you have them. Don’t worry if you don’t, you can manage with paper and pencil.

Go through each task to remind yourself of the nets of some 3D shapes. If you are struggling on any of the tasks, making the net will help.

Most of you won’t have polydrons, so instead, cut out identical squares and use them instead.

Now use this sheet to check your answers.

Net answers

Extra task:

Have a look around your home and find some 3D shapes. Can you draw their net? (Hint: Look at the 2D shape faces).

 

Cadbury’s Challenge:

Last week, you were asked to think about the ingredients that are going to go in to your chocolate bar. Today we are going to think more about the shape and the packaging.

Have a look at the shapes of some of Cadbury’s chocolates:

Notice that all the bars have their own unique shapes, yours needs to as well. Will it be based around the name like a Crème Egg or a Freddo? Will it be based around a saying like ‘take a break, take a KitKat’? Think of a shape that makes it stand out from the rest.

Next, we need to think about the packaging.

Have a look at the different packages on the sheet below. Annotate what you can see.

Chocolate packaging

What did you notice about them all? What made them the same? What made them stand out and be unique? Now it is time to design your packaging. Draw it, colour it and label it.

 

Yoga:

Take some time to relax with this yoga video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X655B4ISakg

 

Other tasks you could do today:

• Go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/p08b0ct7 and watch a Shakespeare play for free.
• Go to Saints TV on YouTube and watch an old Saints game.
• Complete some activities on your NPAT Reading Bingo challenge
• Go on a virtual tour of Buckingham Palace and learn about royal history at https://www.royal.uk/virtual-tours-buckingham-palace
• Complete some science experiments at http://www.sciencefun.org/kidszone/experiments/
• Go on a virtual tour of Ancient Mayan ruins at http://sunfunnelmedia.com/pano/xunantunich/Xunantunich-belize-mayan-ruin-pyramid-virtual-tour.html
• Make a time capsule about your time in lockdown that you can look back on in years to come and share with your children or grandchildren. https://kidsofthewild.co.uk/2020/03/29/make-a-time-capsule-coronavirus-covid-19-kids/ here are some ideas to help you out.
• Create a garden scavenger hunt that all of your family can take part in. It could be as simple as find a stick, find a red insect or you could create clues that they have to follow to find the ‘treasure’.