Year 6 English Home Learning - 08/02/21 - 12/02/21
Hello to my brilliant Year 6 class! I hope you are all well and keeping safe. It has been lovely speaking to you on the phone this past week. I have really enjoyed hearing about all the fantastic things you have been getting up to at home and all the amazing learning that is taking place. I know we have been home learning for a while now and sometimes it can be difficult to motivate ourselves but it’s really important that we are continuing with our remote learning.
Thank you to all those children who have sent me through some examples of their home learning this week. I am so proud of how hard you are all working, well done. I love being able to see all the brilliant work you are completing at home, this also allows me to give you some feedback and support you with your learning. You can see examples of all the fantastic work I have received on our Year 6 Learning Gallery page. Remember, you need to be submitting a piece of work to me at least once a week.
Speaking to some of you last week, we had mentioned that sometimes we found our home learning activities difficult. This is normal, remember learning isn’t supposed to be easy, we need to mistakes to be able to learn. I just want to remind you that you can contact me for support if needed, my email address can be found on the Year 6 class page and you can ask me questions or for some support when I ring your adults or on our zoom call sessions. If you are finding something tricky, please let me know so I can help.
This week is going to be our final zoom session before half term! This zoom session will take place on Wednesday 10th February at 1:30pm. I will be doing a Maths lesson and we will be focussing on the inverse. It would be fantastic if you could all attend. .
Below are your English remote learning activities for this week. If you have any questions about any of the activities or want to share what you have done with me, my email address can be found on the Year 6 Class Page.
Remember, myself and Miss Gallagher will be uploading a new chapter of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief each week. These can be found at the bottom of the English blog’s posted weekly or on our Reading and Storytime page.
Monday 8th February 2021
Spelling: Homophones
Starter: How many times can you write each of these words in 1 minute? (quick write)
Their they’re there
We are going to be focussing on homophones again for the majority of this week’s spelling sessions. Remember a homophone is a word which sounds the same but has a different meaning.
Examples:
Witch and which pear and pair knew and new whole and hole
Here is the link to your spelling activity for today. I would like you to complete activities 1, 2 and 3 please.
Here are the answers for today’s spelling activities.
Reading:
Starter: Prediction
Big? Can I explore the meaning of vocabulary?
Here is the PowerPoint explaining today’s learning activities. I will ask you to refer to the video on slide 4.
The Olympians Poem – please click this link if you do NOT use an overlay in school
The Olympians Poem - please click this link if you DO use an overlay in school
Figurative language word mat – this will support you with Activity 3
Tuesday 9th February 2021
Spelling: Homophones
Starter: Can you put the vocabulary listed below into silly sentences?
Knight night allowed aloud
Here is the link to your spelling activity for today. I would like you to complete activities 4, 5 and 6 please.
Here are the answers for today’s spelling activities.
Reading:
Starter: Retrieval
Big? Can I identify figurative language within a poem?
Here is the PowerPoint explaining today’s learning activities.
Proud Protectors Poem – please click this link if you do NOT use an overlay in school
Proud Protectors Poem - please click this link if you DO use an overlay in school
Metaphor or simile? (the answers can be found on the 2nd page)
Wednesday 10th February 2021
Spelling: Homophones
Starter: How many times can you write each of these words in 1 minute? (quick write)
Bare through witch
Here is the link to your spelling activity for today.
Here are the answers for today’s spelling activity.
Grammar:
Starter: Ellipsis
Big? Can I identify and use modal verbs?
Here is the PowerPoint explaining today’s learning activities. Please watch the video below before completing your learning activities.
Fluency modal verb activity answers
Reasoning modal verb activity answers
Thursday 11th February 2021
Spelling: Homophones
Starter: Can you identify the meaning of the following vocabulary?
You can use a dictionary or dictionary.com to help you.
Advice device license
Here is the link to today’s spelling activity. You will find the answer to each question on the next slide.
Planning for writing:
Starter: Adverbs
Big? Can I plan a narrative poem based on a Greek God?
Here is the PowerPoint explaining today’s learning activities.
Planning Proforma (Word Document) – download this document if you have access to Microsoft Word at home
Planning Proforma (PDF) – download this document if you don’t have access to Microsoft word at home
Friday 12th February 2021
Spelling: statutory spellings (le words)
Starter: Can you identify which vocabulary is spelt correctly and which is spelt incorrectly?
Aloud advisse prinsiple knight bair
As an extra challenge, can you correct the vocabulary which is spelt incorrectly?
For today’s spelling lesson we are going to be looking at the statutory spellings which end in le. These are: vegetable, muscle, vehicle and available.
I would like you to identify definitions for those 4 words. You can use a dictionary or dictionary.com. Once you have identified a definition for each word, can you put them into sentences?
Writing:
Starter: Adverbs
Big? Can I use a range of figurative language when writing a narrative poem?
Here is the PowerPoint explaining today’s learning activities.
Zeus model poem - please click this link if you DO use an overlay in school
Zeus model poem - please click this link if you DON’T use an overlay in school
Story Time
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - Chapter 5