Mrs Shuff's Class
Working from Home
Monday 13th July - Wednesday 22nd
Monday 29th June - Friday 10th July
Monday 15th June - Friday 26th June
Monday 1st June - Friday 12th June
Twinkl.com is a great resource for activities regarding the core subjects (English, Maths, Science and IT) and now includes Summer themed tasks. Not only can your child complete interactive games, but there is also screen learning and worksheets to print out where appropriate.
English –
Crosswords, word searches and other similar activities to include phonics tasks around the topic of Summer and Writing plays which is a new topic for this term.
Students have accounts to access Reading Eggs to practice their English skills of phonics, reading and spellings. https://www.readingeggs.com
Also teach your monster to read has many activities for practising phonics. https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com
Focus on writing stories, use interesting characters, set the scene, make sure your writing has a beginning, middle and end.
I have given you 2 scenarios to choose from – or complete both
Don’t forget use of correct punctuation in your writing.
Use interesting descriptive words
Task 1
Who doesn’t love Disney characters?
I would like you pick your favourite and write a story about them to include the following details
- They are on holiday
- They are with family
- They learn a new skill
- They use this new skill to help someone in trouble
- When they return home from holiday there is a party to celebrate their achievements.
Task 2
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
The link below is another writing activity.
It presents a scenario in a vets waiting room.
Look at the characters and decide why they have needed to visit the vet
The link below gives you an activity sheet and there is a word mat to help you construct your story.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/the-zoo-vet-what-happened-next-writing-activity-t-or-1162
Maths –
Continue to use Sumdog to complete challenges. https://www.sumdog.com (sumdog is also offering spelling practice) and reading
Look out for any competitions – we have had great successes in the past on the leader boards nationally
Focus on Telling the time.
Telling the time is a very important skill for many reasons
Can you use an analogue clock to tell the time in both AM and PM?
Make your own clock face with moving hands
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-5481-make-a-clock-face-activity
https://www.instructables.com/id/Paper-Plate-Analog-Clocks/
Understand how we tell the time using keywords - hour, quarter past, half past, quarter to,
Do you understand both 12 and 24 hour clocks?
Ask your family members to ask you what the time is at intervals during the day
Do you have a watch?
Maybe if not, get yourself one – it doesn’t have to be expensive – this is the best way to learn!
Below are some links of examples to help you learn and understand telling the time using analogue clocks
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/search?term=tell+the+time+powerpoint
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-2544952-oclock-and-half-past-activity-sheets
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/116/telling-the-time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhk82hv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkfycdm
Science –
Explore Solids, liquids and gases
We have done some learning on this in school
Find substances around the house and in the garden to sort into categories
The links below show how solids, liquids and gases present themselves as substances
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ4WduVp9k4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wclY8F-UoTE
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkgg87h/resources/1
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-s-132-solids-liquids-gases-sorting-activity
Explore separation techniques –
Sieving, filtering, mixing, dissolving
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcvv4wx/articles/zw7tv9q
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zb9c87h
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t3-sc-54-separating-techniques-match-and-draw
There are more similar activities to complete on https://www.twinkl.co.uk
Look on https://www.Youtube.com where you will find lots of simple and safe practical investigations that you can carry out at home.
NB. A reminder that when you log into Twnkl.com for the first time you will need to set up an account which is free on the following link-
https://www.twinkl.com/resources/parents
IT –
Can you write an email to a friend or member of the family that you have not seen for a while?
Tell them all your news, ask how they are and that you hope to see them very soon.
Food Technology -
Now the weather is better, it is ideal to have a picnic.
You don’t have to go outside for this, you could even have a picnic indoors if it is raining!
Build yourself a tent out of sheets and blankets – pretend you are camping!!
What foods do you like to eat on a picnic?
Research picnic food for alternative ideas of what to eat on a picnic
Choose a theme? – Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Texan, Vegetarian
Design a picnic menu
Make and have a picnic with your family
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/picnic
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/picnic-recipes-kids
https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/g783/picnic-recipes-0609/
PSHCE/Independence and Personal Skills –
Who do we contact if we need help?
Do you know the number to call for the Emergency services?
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-5417-emergency-services-scenario-quiz-powerpoint https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/citizenship/people-who-help-us/
Do you know your address and telephone number in case of emergencies?
Have role play time with a family member and make a ‘pretend’ call to the Police, Ambulance or Fire service
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/ks2-what-to-do-in-an-emergency-cards-t2-t-10000391
https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/teaching-resources/introducing-emergencies-primary
Do you know the number of your Doctor and/or Surgery?
And as always –
Keep yourself clean especially washing your hands before preparing food, using the toilet and handling soil outside.
Art –
Create artwork using the skills learnt from class
Sketching, painting, printing, collage etc…
The theme of British/ German Art presents a vast range of things to make and do.
Research German artists - https://learnodo-newtonic.com/famous-german-artists
https://www.ducksters.com/history/art/expressionism.php
Research British Artists – one of the most famous is David Hockney
https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-david-hockney
Or in more recent years Tracey Emin
https://kids.kiddle.co/Tracey_Emin
Can you recreate a piece of artwork by either of these 2 artists?
One of Tracey’s piece may be inspirational to you as she created a piece of an unmade bed!!
If you created a self portrait a few weeks ago, can you do another one and see if your skills have improved?
Choose a different medium to last time – paint, pencil, crayon, collage, clay, junk modelling
Other Suggested websites for a whole range of activities – https://www.pintrest.co.uk https://www.youtube.com https://www.activityvillage.co.uk
Monday 18th May - Friday 29th May
Twinkl.com is a great resource for activities regarding the core subjects (English, Maths, Science and IT) and will now include Summer themed tasks. Not only can your child complete interactive games, but there is also screen learning and worksheets to print out where appropriate.
English –
Crosswords, word searches and other similar activities to include phonics tasks around the topic of Summer and Writing plays which is our current focus in English.
Students have accounts to access Reading Eggs to practice their English skills of phonics, reading and spellings. https://www.readingeggs.com
Also teach your monster to read has many activities for practising phonics. https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com
Look at how scripts are written for plays or films.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/ks2-writing/ks2-fiction/ks2-fiction-play-scripts
The following link gives a range of examples of scripts that you could down load, print out and recreate
You could highlight punctuation in script text – commas, full stop, exclamation marks, speech marks, apostrophes,
Have a go at writing your own script, either create your own or adapt an existing play or film that you are familiar with.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/write-a-play-script-activity-pack-t-tp-6969
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-12252-play-script-templates
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-e-910-play-script-writing-frame
Maths –
Continue to use Sumdog to complete challenges. https://www.sumdog.com (sumdog is also offering spelling practice) and reading
I hope that you read in my email that as a school we did very well nationally in the latest Sumdog challenge – well done to all who participated!!
Looking at capacity, find different sized containers around the house that will hold liquid.
Estimate which ones will hold more/less / same liquid as the others.
Have a measuring jug available to check measurements
If you do not have a measuring jug, fill one container with water as a measure to compare to.
You could practice your skills of drawing a table to put in predictions and results.
Below are some links of worksheets to practice measuring capacity -
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-2545146-year-2-measure-capacity-differentiated-activity-sheets
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/colour-the-measuring-jug-activity-sheet-t2-m-4770
You could try making some simple snacks that require measuring liquid
For example:
Jelly- https://www.bing.com/search?q=jelly+making+instructions&FORM=R5FD
Milkshake - https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Milkshake
custard - https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/how_to_make_custard_82327
Science –
Since our topic is learning about ourselves, healthy lifestyles and personal hygiene, this week I would like you to create a timeline of human life to show the main stages of human growth in the lifecycle.
Make your timeline quite big/long to leave enough room to add details – for example birth, toddler, child, teenager, adult, mature adult (when you are old) and death.
Think about what happens and changes at those stages of a Human’s life.
To extend this, you could add in personal details – date of birth, when you started walking and talking, when you started preschool, Primary school, Secondary school
The links below will give you some general information about life cycles to include Humans and then some ways to make a time line/ lifecycle
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxfrwmn/articles/zfbnscw
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-sc-429-ks1-all-about-the-human-life-cycle-powerpoint
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-253156-human-life-cycle-activity-sheet
IT –
Look for all the appliances/ equipment you have around the house that need IT to support them.
When you have created your list, research the history of some of the appliances to see how they worked without the technology we have now –
For example the mobile telephone – when was it invented?
By whom
How has it changed?
What was life like before we had access to mobile telephones?
How did we communicate before mobile telephones were invented?
The links below will get you started –
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-i-113-ks1-identify-information-technology-in-the-home-activity
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-i-123-history-of-computing-display-timeline
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/au-h-48-past-and-present-sorting-activity
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/au-h-25721-changing-technology-activity-sheet
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/the-old-toy-room-comparing-old-and-new-toys-powerpoint-t-or-1308
NB. A reminder that when you log into Twnkl.com for the first time you will need to set up an account which is free on the following link-
https://www.twinkl.com/resources/parents
Design Technology -
Following on from the activity set for Science,
I would like you to design an appliance of your choice for the future, it could be a Television, Iron, telephone, oven, computer
Remember when drawing your design to include measurements, dimensions and materials. Make your design eye catching and fun, but practical – enjoy!
https://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-make-a-cardboard-telephone/
PSHCE/Independence and Personal Skills –
We have all been at home now for quite a while and it has affected us all in different ways.
This week, I would like you to do 2 things
- Think about how you are feeling, would talking about how you feel help you or writing it down?
- Ask the people around you how they are feeling. Let them know that it is good to talk.
Remember there are lots of people around to talk to and share how you are doing.
Art –
Create artwork using the skills learnt from class
Sketching, painting, printing, collage etc…
Let’s have a go at printing !
Collect a variety of objects form the house that you think you could make an interesting pattern with.
This could be food items such as fruit or vegetables, toy transport, feet of plastic toys or characters, plastic kitchen utensils, shoes, trainers, string, hands, feet, leaves, bubblewrap – anything to make marks with.
If you don’t have paint available, use playdoh or even find some mud when you are out an about!
https://craftwhack.com/25-cool-printmaking-ideas/
https://www.netmums.com/activities/top-printing-ideas-for-kids
Suggested websites – https://www.pintrest.co.uk https://www.youtube.com https://www.activityvillage.co.uk
Monday 4th May - Friday 15th May
Twinkl.com is a great resource for activities regarding the core subjects (English, Maths, Science and IT) and will now include Summer themed tasks. Not only can your child complete interactive games, but there is also screen learning and worksheets to print out where appropriate.
English –
Crosswords, word searches and other similar activities to include phonics tasks around the topic of Summer and Writing plays which is our current focus in English.
Students have accounts to access Reading Eggs to practice their English skills of phonics, reading and spellings. https://www.readingeggs.com
Also teach your monster to read has many activities for practising phonics. https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com
Explore re-enacting your favourite film or cartoon to your family, perhaps you could write your own episode or chapter
Invent different endings to your favourite film?
What would happen if you changed the setting of a favourite film, for example Charlie and the Dog food Factory?
https://www.momtastic.com/parenting/453343-movie-scenes-my-kids-love-reenact/
https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Simple-Screenplay-(for-Kids)
https://www.knowalot.org/movie-kids-quiz.htm
Maths –
Continue to use Sumdog to complete challenges. https://www.sumdog.com (sumdog is also offering spelling practice) and reading
If you haven’t already taken part in the current challenge – have a go! You never know – You could get a great score and be in the top 10 on the leader board!!
Collect data of your family and friends of favourite films, pets or anything else you can think of to create a tally chart or bar graph.
Help your parent write the weekly shopping list, working out how much of each item you would need to feed the family for a week.
Can you research the best deals of food items on the internet? Supermarkets are very competitive on price.
Science –
Following on from the activity set on cooking a healthy meal can you now explore balanced diets?
The diagram opposite which shows the recommended portions of food types for a healthy meal.
If you wrote a food diary, have a look at that and see what you could change to make it healthier and balanced.
For example, eating fried foods is acceptable as long as it’s not every day.
If not, try designing 5 meals for your family that contain something from each of the sections of the ‘Eat Well’ plate.
Do you have any vegetarians, Vegans or anyone on specialised diets at home?
How do these groups of people ensure they have access to a healthy diet?
For example, how do Vegetarians consume Proteins and dairy?
Cook a vegetarian meal for your family
Look on Youtube.com where you will find lots of simple recipes that with support, you can carry out at home or –
https://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/vegetarian-meal-ideas.html
IT –
Use https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z2pfb9q to research how to stay healthy through diet and exercise .
There are a number of learning pages, quizzes and interactive activities you can complete on this topic. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhvbt39/articles/zmjkhbk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6bqkmn/articles/zj7s6v4
There are also a number of websites with easy recipes that you can follow -
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-cooking
The website below gives 10 really nice ideas for simple meals that you can cook with adult support
https://www.workingmother.com/super-quick-super-healthy-kid-friendly-dinners
NB. A reminder that when you log into Twnkl.com for the first time you will need to set up an account which is free on the following link-
https://www.twinkl.com/resources/parents
Design Technology
Design and make a picture frame from any packaging you have used at home –
Practice skills of measuring, using rulers and scissors
Work out how to fix each piece of your chosen material together to make the frame
Empty boxes or containers, cardboard, polystyrene and decorate with pasta, collage or paint
https://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/photoframespictureframesartscraftsideaskids.html
Take photographs of your frames and send to me (parents have my school email address)
PSHCE/Independence and Personal Skills –
Help with gardening jobs
Cook simple meals for family – see above for recipe ideas
Keep yourself clean especially washing your hands before preparing food, using the toilet and handling soil outside.
Art –
Create artwork using the skills learnt from class
Sketching, painting, printing, collage etc…
Due to the wonderful weather we have had recently, there are probably lots of lovely flowers and plants in your garden that you could use as a still life project, as we have done in school.
I would love to see any of the arty activities you have completed. Thank you to those of you that have already done this.
Suggested websites – https://www.pintrest.co.uk https://www.youtube.com https://www.activityvillage.co.uk
Monday 20th April - Friday 1st May
Twinkl.com is a great resource for activities regarding the core subjects (English, Maths, Science and IT) and will now include Summer themed tasks. Not only can your child complete interactive games, but there is also screen learning and worksheets to print out where appropriate.
English –
Crosswords, word searches and other similar activities to include phonics tasks around the topic of Summer and Writing plays which is a new topic for this term.
Students have accounts to access Reading Eggs to practice their English skills of phonics, reading and spellings. https://www.readingeggs.com
Also teach your monster to read has many activities for practising phonics. https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com
Explore writing plays through role play, re enacting things that you have been doing whist off school with family and storytelling, look up plays on the internet, watch films or read books containing plays to find inspiration.
Maths –
Continue to use Sumdog to complete challenges. https://www.sumdog.com (sumdog is also offering spelling practice) and reading
Look out for any competitions – we have had great successes in the past on the leader boards nationally
Focus on weighing and measuring -
Weigh ingredients for recipes
Work out amounts of ingredients needed to feed the number of members of your family
Investigate favourite food or meals to collect and record data by tally, in tables or practice drawing graphs
Science –
Explore healthy lifestyles
How healthy are you?
Share knowledge with your family about how to be healthy to include diet, hygiene and exercise
Look on Youtube.com where you will find lots of simple and safe practical investigations that you can carry out at home.
Physical activities are good –
Competitions in running, ball skills, group games
Incorporate designing menus into the exploration.
IT –
Build skills in using a spreadsheet program
Write a report of what you have been doing over the last few weeks whilst at home
NB. A reminder that when you log into Twnkl.com for the first time you will need to set up an account which is free on the following link-
https://www.twinkl.com/resources/parents
Design Technology -
Design and make a picture frame from any packaging you have used at home –
Practice skills of measuring, using rulers and scissors
Work out how to fix each piece of your chosen material together to make the frame
Empty boxes or containers, cardboard, polystyrene and decorate with pasta, collage or paint.
Take photographs of your frames and send to me (parents have my school email address)
PSHCE/Independence and Personal Skills –
Help with gardening jobs
Cook simple meals for family
Keep yourself clean especially washing your hands before preparing food, using the toilet and handling soil outside.
Art –
Create artwork using the skills learnt from class
Sketching, painting, printing, collage etc…
The theme of British/ German Art presents a vast range of things to make and do.
Investigate British/German artists via the internet or factual books you might have.
Have a go at painting a self portrait or a member of your family (a pet?)
Suggested websites –
https://www.pintrest.co.uk https://www.youtube.com https://www.activityvillage.co.uk
Monday 6th April - Friday 17th April
Twinkl.com is a great resource for activities regarding the core subjects (English, Maths, Science and IT) and will now include Easter themed tasks. Not only can your child complete interactive games, but there is also screen learning and worksheets to print out where appropriate.
English – Crosswords, word searches and other similar activities to include phonics tasks around the topic of Easter.
Students have accounts to access Reading Eggs to practice their English skills of phonics, reading and spellings. www.readingeggs.com
Also teach your monster to read has many activities for practising phonics. www.teachyourmonstertoread.com
Explore poems and practise poetry writing skills through storytelling, rhyming sentences, acronyms for the word Easter or of things that happen around Easter and during springtime.
Look up poems on the internet or read books containing poems to find inspiration.
Maths – Continue to use Sumdog to complete challenges. www.sumdog.com (sumdog is also offering spelling practice) and reading
Look out for any competitions – we have had great successes in the past on the leader boards nationally
Focus on the use and value of money.
Recognise the British coins
Investigate their value and working out how to make £1.00 in as many different ways as possible.
Set the challenge of creating shopping lists and working out how much items cost and a total of a bill. They might be surprised of how much money we spend!
Science – Carry out investigations with ingredients you can find in your kitchen cupboards –
Eggs, flour, salt, baking powder, food colouring, sweets.
Look on Youtube.com where you will find lots of simple and safe practical investigations that you can carry out at home.
Separation techniques are good –
sieving, mixing, heating and cooling .
Incorporate cooking into the experiments.
Melting chocolate and mixing with cornflakes or other cereal.
Freezing and defrosting.
Mixing oil and water based items together.
IT – Use a paint program
Make some colourful rainbows to display in windows a we have been doing at school
Make Easter cards to send to friends and relatives that cannot be visited at present.
NB. A reminder that when you log into Twnkl.com for the first time you will need to set up an account which is free on the following link-
https://www.twinkl.com/resources/parents
Food Tech – Look through cookery books to find recipes they would like to cook.
Weigh out and follow instructions from a recipe using the skills they have learnt in school to make some tasty Easter treats?
PSHCE/Independence and Personal Skills – Help out around the house, make the bed, sort the washing, dust or vacuum.
Practice brushing your teeth, hair or tying shoelaces independently.
Put the bins out and wash your hands.
Art – Create artwork using the skills learnt from class
Sketching, painting, printing, weaving etc…
The theme of Easter presents a vast range of things to make and do.
Have a go at painting flowers from the garden, images from books or on the internet
Suggested websites – pinterest.com Activity village.com Youtube.com
Monday 23rd March - Friday 3rd April
English – Reading at home with parents or independently – audiobooks, digital/online stories, physical books etc…
Students have accounts to access Reading Eggs to practice their English skills of phonics, reading and spellings. www.readingeggs.com
Also teach your monster to read has many activities for practising phonics. www.teachyourmonstertoread.com
Students can practise their writing skills through keeping a diary, write reviews of the books they have read or TV shows they have watched. Write a commentary based on a documentary that has been watched.
Maths – Use Sumdog to log on and complete the challenges. www.sumdog.com (sumdog is also offering spelling and reading practice)
The term has been focusing on Measurement, this includes weighing, capacity, length, time and money. These areas can be explored at home through cooking, using measuring jugs, weighing scales and reading the time.
Science – This term has concentrated on light please refer to the two bbc bitesize website links below for many videos that will reinforce the learning that has been explored in class time.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z6svr82
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z2pfb9q
IT – Identify all the ICT equipment in your home and write a list, demonstrate how to use items safely. Think about technology other than just screens like iPads and computers, what other technology do we rely on? Encourage a discussion around correct use of technology and e-safety rules when accessing social media apps/websites.
NB. The following website has a lot of resources and ideas for implementing learning at home for the above subjects. You will need to create a free account.
https://www.twinkl.com/resources/parents
Food Tech – Baking at home with parents, or help prepare the dinner J
PSHCE/Independence and Personal Skills – Help out around the house, make the bed, sort the washing, dust or vacuum. Practice brushing your teeth, hair or tying shoelaces independently. Put the bins out and wash your hands.
Art – Create artwork using the skills learnt from class, i.e. sketching, painting, printing, weaving etc… The theme has been coasts, nature but I am sure they will have a range of ideas that they would like to explore.