Daily Learning Blog – Tuesday, 2^nd June

Good morning Year 5. Here are your learning activities for the day.

English

LO: Planning a story

• Lesson 7 from the ‘Black Dog’ unit.
• https://youtu.be/OfgIdyPREcM
• Today you will be planning your own version of the story.

Maths

LO: Subtracting 2 mixed numbers

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhs9d6f
• Yesterday we looked at adding mixed numbers, and today we will be looking at subtracting 2 mixed numbers.
• The concept is basically the same as adding, but subtracting instead of adding.
• There are 2 methods you can use – choose whichever you prefer
  • Partitioning
  • Convert to improper fraction:
• Watch the videos and complete the worksheets.
• Activity 2 requires some A4 paper – ask an adult before using scissors and cutting the paper. Scrap paper works fine.

Reading Comprehension

• Please complete the reading comprehension activity. The document has 3 versions of the text, please choose the difficulty level you are comfortable with (1, 2, or 3 stars).
• The questions are at the bottom of the document, please make sure you complete the questions that have the same star difficulty as the text.

DT

LO: Designing a Mayan mask

• Masks played a central role in Maya culture. They were made for a variety of occasions and purposes. In fact, they were even used to decorate temples. Wealthy Maya were buried with a death mask, which was intended to protect the wearer on their journey to the afterlife.
• You are going to design a Maya mask.
• Decide whether you are going to create a death mask, or a mask for a special occasion. Your design should suit this.
• You must use symbolism – colours, images, or markings
• You may use the attached template, or design the mask in your home learning book.
• Please write a short description explaining what your mask will be used for, and what the symbols are.

That’s all for today! Bye for now.

Mr Lindsay

Fun fact of the day: An octopus has 3 hearts.