Wednesday Reading Task:
On a Wednesday, your reading task will be to read a chapter from ‘Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson:
‘I know exactly what Cinderella felt like’ – What makes Maia make this statement? How do you think that it makes her feel?
‘Pigs… Nasty little pigs’ – Why does Tapi call the twins this? Do you agree? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
‘Even if it took her a long time, she should still get there…’ – Where do you think Maia is planning on going? What has led you do this conclusion?
How does the author show how Maia is feeling when she realises she is lost? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
How does Maia’s perception of the jungle change the further she enters her journey? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
What does the phrase ‘utterly crestfallen’ mean?
‘Then in an instant the worst happened…’ – When you read this paragraph, what did you think was happening?
At the end of the chapter Maia continues her journey away from the boy. What predictions do you have for the next part of the story?
Wednesday Writing Task:
This week we will be using ‘OAK ACADEMY’ to look at ‘Story Endings’.
Today’s task about exploring the features of a story.
Watch the video and complete the activities linked to it.
Make a note of any of the language that you like – you might be able to use it when it comes to writing your own.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/story-identifying-the-features-of-a-text-69c019/
If you would like to challenge yourself further, use the following story ending and have a go at improving it by using your checklist:
Sarah and Tom looked back at the smoke rising from the cave. It was over. They were safe; their families were safe; and so was their whole town. Never again would they be called cowards. The Snapper was dead and it was they who had killed him. Throbbing with pride the pair walked arm-in-arm down their street towards their homes where they would surely be greeted as heroes. Or would they?
Wednesday Maths Task:
Tuesday answers:
Wednesday Starter:
Main Activity:
This week we are going to continue to be looking at CONVERTING MEASUREMENTS
In our eighth lesson on our units on conversion, we will be building on the work we did in lesson seven on converting units of mass. In this lesson, we will be focusing on converting kilograms to tonnes, and putting this in a real life context.
Follow the video and complete the activities linked to it.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-convert-units-of-mass/
If you would like to challenge yourself further, complete the following activity:
Wednesday Topic Tasks:
In this lesson, we will learn about our third type of rock: sedimentary rock. We will look at the steps needed to make sedimentary rock and how fossils are formed in sedimentary rock. We will then learn what a palaeontologist is and identify some different fossils. For this lesson you will need a piece of paper and a pencil.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-is-sedimentary-rock-formed/
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