Home learning

Resources to help Y6 children prepare for SATS (which have now been cancelled - still a great maths resource though)

For using in school to investigate this famous scientist.

For using in school to investigate this famous scientist.

Does exactly what it says on the tin. Follow the link for clear instructions on uploading work to portfolio.

I've updated this link to take you to the home page. From here you are a couple of clicks away from the traditional multiplication 5 minute drill, as well as division, addition and subtraction versions too!

This can be viewed on-screen or printed out. There should be a copy of this book in your home learning pack.

Cursive Handwriting Booklet - These handwriting booklets are used in school when learning correct letter formation and joins. Great for extra practice

This powerpoint visually demonstrates correct letter formation through an animation. Look out for the letters 'r' and 'd'. These are the most common incorrectly joined letters.

A simple place value chart for moving digits when multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000 etc.

A square including answers to all times tables up to 12 x 12

This can be viewed on-screen or printed out - if printing, be advised it is a very long text. Only print the chapters you need.

Use this to compete against a family member or a friend through video chat.

simple instructions. Requires a dried out, opened up pinecone

even simpler design. Requires a tube, peanut butter, and some nuts and seeds.

Children must be supervised if using scissors to cut a plastic bottle as it could lead to injury.

A list of pronouns, grouped according to their type. You will need this to tackle the toughest extension task on Thursday 14th January!

Useful for recording number of rests on exercise sessions like PE with Joe

Incredibly helpful when learning about decimals, fractions and how they link with each other. Year 6 will find this helpful from Monday 18th Jan

Warning! Only to be carried out with adult supervision. A simple guide on how to make your own watercolour paints using beetroot.

Warning! Only to be carried out with adult supervision. A step-by-step instructional video on how to make your own watercolour paints using beetroot.

These are ideal for reminding yourself about the different parts of a sentence. Perfect for helping you with Fronted Adverbial work on Monday 1st March

Use the template and your plan from yesterday to write your newspaper article.

Use this information to help you with today's task

Choose two cards and answer the question with words and pictures.

Use these facts to help you when planning your newspaper report.

Use the template to plan a newspaper report about the Nepal earthquake.

Look at the energy saving poster.

Choose between writing a persuasive leaflet about the importance of energy saving and making your own eye-catching poster on the topic.

Play the Jumanji game by clicking on 'PE at home' and then choosing 'Wednesday'

Look at the poster provided.

Design your own version of a 'Good Sport Code' with space for our classmates to sign it.

Look at the newspaper examples and search for the key features in each one. Answers included.

Complete the task about parts of a volcano.

Have a go at writing a script (and performing?) your own news report about the Nepal eathquake. Use the key facts to help you.

Follow the link to watch Newsround. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/watch_newsround

Tick off the features you notice in the news report.

Use the frame provided and your writing from earlier this week to write a diary entry with detail of your first day as a disaster response worker.

This is a fun video to work on balance, flexibility, coordination and reflexes. It gets more fun the more people get involved!

Equipment needed: 1 tissue or 1 strip of toilet roll.

Use the information in this powerpoint to help you with today's grammar task.

Watch this video to learn a little bit about who Moses was and why he is seen as an important religious leader.

Use the following website to recap the skeletal system and digestive system learned about in Year 3 and 4.

Look at some famous volcanoes or research photos and videos of your own.

Then produce a piece of artwork which looks like your chosen volcano, using any materials or media that you choose.

Use this information to help you with today's task

Colour the earth and label the different parts.

Write down at least one fact about each layer.

Use the information in the powerpoint to help.

This empty squared paper could be used to have a go at designing a new crossword after completing the new years puzzle.

We're starting to put together some scores for this competition today - we will be continuing with it next week as well.

Some of these might be adaptable and fun to try at home.

Try making a set of wickets out of something (kitchen towel etc.) or setting up a course to try the pick up and throw game.

Feel free to record scores at home, take pictures or just do it for a bit of fun!

Answers are at the back.

Read through the text about an astronaut's adventures.

Next, answer the 4 written questions on page 5.

There are some bonus questions sorted into skills on pages 3 and 4.

All answers are at the back of the booklet.

Use this example letter as a starting point for writing a letter of your own.

A cardboard box will do in place of a jar if there is not one available. A positive activity to do independently or as a family.

Print off a copy of the bingo chart and aim to complete as many as you can in a week. Relevent for parents as well as pupils!

Watch the Christmas advert at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg4Mq5EAEzw&t=89s first and then answer the comprehension question on it to test your understanding of what happens.

Use the video from Friday for a recap of comparing fractions with different denominators if required.

Finish writing the story of Tarragon the Dragonslayer. We wrote part one in school (up to the point where he faces up to the dragon)

Extend: Include a picture of Tarragon - perhaps during the battle scene or to show what has changed at the very end.

Dash through the snow and collect the presents. Lots of space is required before playing this game!

Pick out key words from the Hanukkah story and use them to create your own wordsearch.

Read through this simple retelling of the Jewish story of Hanukkah. Use the internet to research a more thorough retelling if you wish.

Use this example calendar as inspiration to design and make your own 'Kindness Advent Calendar'. Put it up at home and open it every day.

Three difficulty levels and answers included.

For a more detailed tutorial on line sketching a selection of different trees, use this link instead: How to Draw Trees - YouTube

Dictionaries will be very helpful for this activity! The punctuation part is also tricky. Brush up on the use of apostrophes here: How to use apostrophes | Oxford Owl - YouTube

Look through the ideas on the powerpoint and use the picture instructions, weblinks or your own research to design and make a home-made Christmas decoration.

Watch the Christmas Advert using the link provided and write a set of comprehension questions to go with it which will test someone's understanding. Use Tuesday's task as an example of how to organise your work.

Bonus points for including pictures (either hand-drawn or copied from screen captures of the video) to help write questions as well as writing a set of answers to go with them.

Use the website https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button to hone times table skills and have a go at a timed 5 Minute Drill

Use the information from yesterday and some extra research to plan and write a report about a planet of your choice (or the moon)

Watch the Christmas Advert at https://youtu.be/L24mwqBcI54 first and then answer the comprehension questions.

Answers are on page 2. Try to keep them hidden before attempting the task or it will spoil the fun!