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Year 6 - Summer Home Learning

English Lessons 

1) Newspaper: Reading Comprehension- Fact Retrieval

In this lesson, we are going to learn how to retrieve information from a text.

 

2) Newspaper: Reading Comprehension- Fact Retrieval

In this lesson, we are going to learn how to retrieve information from a text.

 

3)  Newspaper: Identifying features of a text

In this lesson, we are going to identify the features of a newspaper report.

 

4)  Newspaper: Using direct speech to write quotes

In this lesson, we are going to use the rules of direct speech to write quotes.

 

5)  Newspaper: Writing a newspaper report

In this lesson, we are going to write a newspaper report.

 

Maths Lessons

1)  Representing Fractions

In this first unit we are studying fractions. We will be deepening your knowledge of fractions from year 5 by looking at equivalent fractions, comparing and calculating with fractions. In today’s lesson we will be exploring different ways of representing fractions. Some of today’s lesson should be familiar as it is revision of what you learnt in Year 5.

 

2) Understanding Equivalence

In today’s lesson we will be identifying equivalence using pictorial representations of fractions, then numerical representations and finally simplify fractions.

 

3)  Finding Equivalent Fractions

In today’s lesson we will be explore the relationship between the numerator and denominator (between and within fractions), find factors and reason about simplifying fractions.

 

4)  Compare Fractions Less Than One

In today’s lesson we will be comparing and ordering fractions less than one, using the most efficient strategy.

 

 

5)  Compare Fractions Greater Than One

In today’s lesson we will be exploring improper fractions and mixed numbers, including converting between the two.

 

Pick and Mix Lessons 

What caused the First World War to break out?

In today's lesson, we will be learning about the events leading up to the First World War. This will involve understanding the unification of Germany in the nineteenth century, and taking a look at the MAIN factors which set the conditons for the great war: militarism, imperialism, alliances and nationalism.

 

Represent the particles in solids, liquids and gases

In this lesson, we will learn about particles! We are going to learn how the particles in each state of matter behave and how this leads to the properties of solids, liquids and gases. For this lesson, you will need a piece of paper and a pencil.

 

Introducing yourself in Spanish

In this lesson, we will recap our alphabet and numbers from last week, then we are going to learn how to greet people and introduce ourselves in Spanish! We will learn how to say our name and age in Spanish. For this lesson, you just need your brain and your voice! But you might want a pen and paper handy in case you want to write anything down.