Good morning Sycamore!
Daily Home Learning Blog – Monday, 6th July
Good morning Sycamore class. I hope you had a nice weekend! I know you’re excited to get started on your home learning activities, so let’s jump right in.
English
LO: Writing a magazine article
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zyx3hcw
- Watch and listen closely to both videos. There are also written extracts of both videos if you prefer to read.
- Please complete Activity 3 only. You will be writing a magazine article about Katherine Johnson and her contributions to space exploration.
- Make sure to include the key information that people would be most interested to know about.
- Be sure to come up with a catchy title – maybe think about using an alliteration!
Maths
LO: Regular and irregular polygons
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zgmcf82
- Regular polygon: a 2D shape made up of all straight lines, where all sides are the same length
- Irregular polygon: a 2D shape made up of all straight lines, where all sides are NOT the same length.
- Complete the quiz, as well as the worksheets from activity 2 and 3 in your home learning book.
Geography
LO: Interesting features of the state of Florida
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zyqm8hv
- Read the information about the American state of Florida.
- Take special note of the geographical features that make it different to places like the UK.
- Take the quiz in activity 1
- Use the worksheet in activity 2 to help you convince 5 of the people to visit Florida
- Tourist
- Animal Lover
- Scuba Diver
- Scientist
- Farmer/Fisherman
- Sport Enthusiast
- Historian
- Be sure to discuss things specific to each individual, in order to appeal to their interests.
Spelling
Write these 8 words down, filling a line for each word. Be sure to use good handwriting as well.
- Opportunity
- Determined
- Pronunciation
- Accommodate
- Embarrassment
- Conscience
- Appreciate
- Exaggerate
That’s all for today! Please come back tomorrow for another day of amazing learning.
Mr Lindsay
Fun fact of the day: The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is believed to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. Try saying it 5 times fast!