English
In English, we will spend two days reading and comprehending the text; one day on the grammar focus and two days planning, writing and editing a text.
Text – Poetry
Comprehension
The comprehension is differentiated, with the answers provided for each set of questions. Make sure you select a set of questions that will really challenge your reading skills.
Comprehension Questions and Answers
Grammar Focus
We will be focusing on poetic devices and how to use them in our writing – particularly similes, metaphors and personification.
Writing Task
You are going to write your own poem titles ‘If.’ Your poem will be to give advice to future Year 6 children about how to become a successful ‘Leaver.’
What I’m Looking For:
- Use of figurative language.
- Appropriate images.
- Repetition.
- Following the pattern of the original poem.
Resources to help:
Reading
Children should spend 20 minutes at least three times per week using Reading Plus.
Maths
Topic – Shape
This week we will be revising different elements of our shape knowledge including looking at the properties of shapes; how to draw shapes; angle facts and the nets of 3D shapes.
Resources to help:
Year-6-Geometry-Shape-Draw-2D-Shapes
Additional activities
Cone-3D-Shape-Net-Activity-Sheet
Dodecahedron-3D-Shape-Net-Activity-Sheet
t-n-2243-Cuboid-3D-Shape-Net-Activity-Sheet
Tetrahedron-3D-Shape-Net-Activity-Sheet
angles-in-triangles worksheet Vertical Format –
Calculating Angles on a Straight Line
Topic
Over this week and next wee, we will be beginning to think about moving on and saying goodbye to Harlow Green. We will be doing some work writing about our memories and transition into our secondary schools.
