Home Learning
Spreading some Sunshine, from us to you!
Year One Home Learning
Week beginning 29th June
This week our story focus will be Handa’s Surprise. Our topic for the week will be Africa.
Literacy
Session 1 - Read the story ‘Handa’s Surprise.’ A link can be found to the story here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqdXBhyORug
What is the surprise in the story? How would you feel if you were Handa?
Can you act out the story with family at home?
Session 2 – Watch this video about elephants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86YW3Bo9Sqc. Can you draw and label an elephant? What new information have you learned about elephants? Each day, children in Year 1 will be creating a fact sheet about African animals, and by the end of the week will have produced an information booklet.
Session 3 – Lions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnaXJf_yaj8
Can you draw and label a lion? What new information have you learned? Complete the next page of your animal fact booklet.
Session 4 – Giraffes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKnzTw35AZg
Can you draw and label a giraffe? What new information have you learned? Complete the next page of your animal fact booklet.
Session 5 – Zebras https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhfBOyPQqX0
Can you draw and label a zebra? What new information have you learned? Complete the next page of your animal fact booklet.
Maths
- As well as our ongoing number fluency work (practising number bonds to 10, practising counting forwards and backwards in 2s, 5s and 10s, finding one more and one less) we will be learning about Money. We will pretend to buy fruit from a market and give the correct change. We will complete word problems around buying African food.
Art and DT
- We will be creating bowls out of salt dough, baking them and then when they are dry, painting them in an African-inspired pattern.
- Observational drawings and sketchings of fruit.
Science
- Fruit discussion (the seven fruits in Handa’s surprise, if we can) and exploring the five senses when discussing the fruits. Encourage your child to talk about how it smells, what it looks like before it is cut as well as after, how it tastes, how it feels and whether they like it or not and why.
Geography
- Where in the world do different fruits come from? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu6Y-gTZtzc Children will have a map and different fruits, they will cut out the fruit and stick it on the map to show which country it is grown in.
- What is life like in urban Kenya? https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zmqtfg8 Children will discuss similarities and differences to their own daily routine.
- Exploring famous landmarks/features of Africa, e.g pyramids in Egypt, table mountain in South Africa, River Nile in Egypt, Victoria Falls in Zambia, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and the Serengeti National Park.
Directed Home Learning
We are pleased to announce a new website that has been created for Home Learning- oak national academy.
We would ask that children complete these daily tasks as part of their continued learning from home. There are 3 lessons a day.
- Maths
- English
- Foundation subjects- eg History, Science, Geography.
Below are the links for each year groups page. Just click onto the day and choose 1 of the 3 lessons.
There are videos and quizzes on each subject! Try your best and get learning!
Year 1
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-1/#schedule
English week 11: To be able to write instructions.
Maths week 11: Capacity and volume
Science - How can we describe the pitch of a sound?
Art/creative - To create a recycled rainstick.
Year 2
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-2/#schedule
English week 11: To be able to write instructions.
Maths week 11: Multiplication and division
Science - When and how was space discovered?
Art/creative - To create a recycled rainstick.
Picture News
Question: Are holidays important?
Year 3
We have launched Google Classroom which will host all your online learning, using the Oak National Academy throughout. Please refer here first!
Contact admin@poplars.suffolk.sch.uk with any login issues!
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-3/#schedule
Year 4
We have launched Google Classroom which will host all your online learning, using the Oak National Academy throughout. Please refer here first!
Contact admin@poplars.suffolk.sch.uk with any login issues!
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/#schedule
Year 5
We have launched Google Classroom which will host all your online learning, using the Oak National Academy throughout. Please refer here first!
Contact admin@poplars.suffolk.sch.uk with any login issues!
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-5/#schedule
Year 6
We have launched Google Classroom which will host all your online learning, using the Oak National Academy throughout. Please refer here first!
Contact admin@poplars.suffolk.sch.uk with any login issues!
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-6/#schedule
Handwriting Guidance for Parents
Home Learning - Year 1
Some ideas for activities you can do at home for our current project 'Moon Zoom' and our first summer term project, 'Towers, Tunnels and Turrets'.
Home Learning - Year 2
The following documents give some ideas for activities linked to our current project 'Dinosaur Planet' and our first summer term project, 'Wriggle and Crawl', all about minibeasts.
Home Learning Year 3 & 4
Home Learning Years 5 & 6
Below are our curriculum maps for our upcoming topics, along with some additional activities to keep children busy in their home learning. These will be updated with a new topic for Summer 2 term.
BBC Bitesize Daily Learning
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
Click on your year group and take a look at the daily lessons!
There is also daily resources available starting the 20th April on Iplayer and the red button on your TV's. There are programmes suited for year 1-2 then 3-4 and 5-6.
Lessons available for Year 1-6!
Visit our school You Tube Channel for practical activities you could do at home!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-P4hJg3izAv79qeDdmFEyQ/featured
Home Learning Webpages
Take a look at the Class Pages section also- this will have specific sites or activities from your year group.
Please see below links for learning at home during this school closure time.
- RealPE. Log in to this website to follow PE plans, differentiated for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils. Choose between following the daily plans, or just choose your own favorite activities. With videos, music and narration, this should keep you busy, fit and having fun! https://home.jasmineactive.com (email: parent@poplarscom-1.com , password: poplarscom)
- MyMaths. A whole-school interactive resource, used both within the classroom and at home! Interactive lessons as well as set activities to complete, MyMaths offers an interactive way to enthuse your children and embed their knowledge in mathematics. https://login.mymaths.co.uk/ (school username: poplars , password: survey) Please note - at this time the 'Student Portal' is not operational - just close to access the full contents of the website.
More home learning Packs
Twinkl
https://www.twinkl.co.uk
Normally a paid for subscription for teachers but free home learning packs available for each year group
Classroom Secrets
https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/
Normally a paid for subscription for teachers but free home learning packs available for each year group
Teachers Pet
Normally a paid for subscription for teachers but free home learning packs available for each key stage
TTS
https://www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html
Free home learning packs available for each key stage
Activity Village
https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/school-closures
Lots of free activity packs of word searches , crosswords.
Teaching Packs
https://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/100-challenge-ideas-for-home-learners/
100 home learning challenge
English
Oxford Owl for Home
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Lots of free resources for Primary age, levelled reading books and phonics appropriate.
Maths games and resources also available.
Pobble 365
Daily writing stimulus lots of grammar activities, reading and creative writing opportunities.
Reading Realm
https://thereadingrealm.co.uk/
Reading activities on short texts.
Literacy Shed
https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html
Choose an age appropriate video to watch and complete some of the writing tasks.
Maths
White Rose Maths
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
These are highly recommended , we use lots of these resources in school , they have included video tutorials for help too.
My Mini Maths
https://myminimaths.co.uk
Downloadable home packs for KS2.
Top Marks
https://www.topmarks.co.uk
Interactive Maths games.
Computing
Blockly
https://blockly.games
Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming
Foundation Subjects
National Geographic Kids
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.
Duolingo
https://www.duolingo.com
Learn languages for free. Web or app. Our school language is French.
Red Ted Art
https://www.redtedart.com
Easy arts and crafts.
Art for Kids Hub
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5XMF3Inoi8R9nSI8ChOsdQ
How to draw videos
BBC Teach
Lots of interactive lessons and videos from across a variety of topic areas.
Science
The Kids Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
Wide range of cool educational videos
DK Find Out
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/…
Activities and quizzes on a variety of topics.
P.E
Cosmic Kids Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Videos of yoga for children to carry out all based on a story.
Joe Wicks
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvPHOpzoEk5onAEbq40g2-k
Workout videos the whole family can get involved with.
Go Noodle
Lots of fun videos to help keep active
Here are some amazing descriptive paragraphs written by the Year 6s during home learning!
Professor Beard was making a really tricky potion. As he made the potion, the vessel started shimmering with the bright, glistening potion inside. The smell was as sweet as a strawberry with a hint of bitterness- like a cherry. With the sun shining through the big window, the fragrant smell of the potion lingered in the air. The sound the potion was giving out reminded him of pitter patter raindrops hitting the surface of a lake. When Professor Beard added another component to the concoction, the colour changed, becoming more vibrant. The taste of the potion tickled his taste buds, fizzing and popping as he swallowed it. As Professor Beard drank his potion droplets landed on his skin, which felt smooth and velvety to touch. Luke 6AM
In a colossal house, in the middle of a woods, lived a very intelligent scientist, who made colourful potions that sparkled black and blue like the northern lights. His potions harnessed extraordinary powers like invisibility or swiftness, however every single one of the powers smelt as tasty as a sweet strawberry.The scientist was a tall, smart man, his beard like a bush, his nose pointed like a bullet, his eyebrows as straight as pencils.The hardworking potion maker also studied a lot of books to become smarter.Every now and then the potions would make a mysterious gargle sound. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door but no one ever came to his house as it was in the middle of a gargantuan forest. Another thing, no one knew he lived there. All of a sudden, there was a huge bang... Lewis 6OG
Mr Norris was trying to make an exciting new potion in his triangular, smelly garden shed. The potion was in his shiny squared flask. It was shimmering like a thousand sapphires and fairy sparkles . However, it smelled like mouldy, putrid old socks. The potion hummed like a fairy singing a calm lullaby . You could hear the little voices singing as if the fairies were sitting on his tired shoulders.
The potion was glowing like beating fairy wings as it was changing colour. It was a bright white, but was now changing to glamorous dark pink. The dark pink potion stopped glowing and turned into a jelly that smelled like fresh picked raspberries. Mr Norris was so shocked as he stared into his shiny squared flask. The potion had worked and now he could make people happy. Erin 6AM
Wow - what fantastic description Erin, with some excellent similes! Although, I fear, it might have ACTUALLY been my socks that were smelly...... CN
The professor's fingers became dry and weak as he skipped through books in an important hurry. He had to distinguish the potion and finish it in the minimum of 2 hours! Sweat trickled down his head while nerves trickled up his arms and legs. he started to give up hope,until he discovered something which may even help more than getting an A in his exam. He followed the given instructions with almost a smile on his face. He was amazed of the beauty of this unknown potion. The colours mixed perfectly, sparkling as the sun shon through the window. It smelt like freshley picked flowers but then had a strong cinnamon oder lurking behind. Bubbles popped making a small peaceful noise like listening into a sea shell. The professor had never seen anything like it, it made swishing noises to ( not as peaceful,but fascinating!) like a tap running and landing in the bath slowly. He knew he’d do great with this potion! Ella 6AM