Home learning for Year 3

Week Beginning: 13/07/2020

This week the theme is ‘courage’, we hope you enjoyed last week’s theme of ‘inspirational people’.

Spelling:

This week you will be looking at apostrophes to show ownership (possession). This is something we have looked at before but it is important that we recap it so we can brush up on our skills. Please watch the BBC Bitesize video (link below) which discusses apostrophes for possession in more detail.

BBC Bitesize

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvnxhbk

Task 1: Oh dear! Professor Punctuation has printed some sentences for her class but the printer is broken… It hasn’t printed the apostrophes! Please write out each sentence again with the missing apostrophe.

1. Staceys mum always bakes a cake at the weekend.

2. In the sea, the sharks fins sliced through the water.

3. Charlies football went over the wall when he kicked it too high!

4. Spains weather can get very hot, especially in summer.

5. The lions roar echoed through the Savannah.

6. The cars engine suddenly stopped working.

7. In the evening, Marks dog barked because he was hungry.

8. The firemans job was to put out the fire.

Task 2: Watch the video showing the first episode of Treasure Island (link above), then re-write sentences below so they flow better. You need to change the words in bold to words that use an apostrophe for possession.

For example:

The rays that belonged to the sun shone across the sky.

The sun's rays shone across the sky.

1. 1. The mother that belonged to Jim was exhausted.

2. 2. The pony tail that belonged to the man hung low on his back.

3. 3. The chest that belonged to the captain was very heavy.

4. 4. The missing fingers that belonged to Black Dog made him very memorable.

Grammar:

We would like you to continue looking at apostrophes for possession in grammar. Please watch Mr Grant’s YouTube video to help with your understanding of apostrophes.

Write five of your own sentences that include an apostrophe for possession. They could be inspired by the events in Treasure Island, or about your favourite story instead.

Top tip! Remember, when a singular noun ends in an s already, you don’t need to add an extra s.

For example:

Billy Bones’ chest contained a fine suit of clothes, some money and a mysterious sheet of parchment.

Watch the first 3 minutes of MC Grammar’s rap to recap apostrophes. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9HjGzDwK54

Reading:

This week we would like you to focus on our theme of courage. This week you will be reading a diary entry by Oliver Twist, a fictional character who showed courage. Please read the text and then complete the reading comprehension questions.

Please find the text on the blog, in the same post as this home learning.

Questions:

1) How does Oliver feel about being sold from the workhouse?

2) How do the boys decide who should leave the workhouse?

3) Who is Oliver sold to?

4) Does Oliver like Mr Sowerberry?

5) How do Mr Sowerberry’s workers treat Oliver?

6) Where does Oliver go after escaping Mr Sowerberry’s house?

7) Who does Oliver meet when he reaches London?

8) Does Oliver like or dislike the Artful Dodger? How do you know?

9) Who does the Artful Dodger take him to?

10) Why doesn’t Oliver trust Fagin?

Challenge:

Diary entries are a type of recount, Oliver retells events that happened to him that day. He uses emotions to describe how he is feeling. Read the text again and highlight the words and phrases where Oliver describes how he is feeling. Create a list of synonyms (a different word with the same meaning) for each word.

Feeling word

Synonym

Terrifyingly

Alarmingly

Worryingly

English:

This week in English, the focus is to create a diary entry all about a day you showed courage, which links to this week’s theme.

Task 1: You now need to think of a time you showed courage. This might mean you need to brainstorm a particular day which stands out in your head. You could write about a typical day, where perhaps something slightly unusual happened.

Talk through the questions below with someone at home. At this stage, please just talk through each question so you start jogging your memory.

Questions:

What happened in the morning?

What was the weather like?

What did I have for breakfast?

What lessons did you have?

Were you looking forward your day? Why/why not?

Were they your best or worst lessons?

Did something unusual happen to you today?

How did you show courage?

What happened after home learning?

What did you have for tea?

How did you feel at the end of the day? Why?

Why was your day so good or so bad?

What do you hope will happen tomorrow?

Task 2: Now that you have talked about your day, it is time to plan your diary entry and make sure that your day is ordered. Please watch the YouTube video where Mr Grant models planning his diary entry, using the questions above.

Task 3: It’s now time to write your diary entry. Remember to use your plan and add lots of detail to your notes. Use the features below to help structure your diary entry:

· Start with ‘Dear diary’

· Describe places where events happened

· Write in the past tense

· Use pronouns like I, my and me to show the events that happened to you.

· Talk about how you were feeling or what you were thinking when each event happened.

· Use paragraphs – break your writing into chunks (beginning, middle and end).

Maths:

This week the focus is multiplication and division. This is a topic we have looked at before, but it is extremely important to keep practising the methods, so you are ready for year four.

Task 1: Please watch the YouTube video, where Mr Grant recaps on multiplication and division and models using different methods that we have looked at previously.

Task 2: Based on Mr Grant’s video, please answer the following questions, using the methods below. Using multiple methods is a great way to check your answers and deepen your mathematical reasoning. You could focus on the methods below, taken from Queensway’s Maths Calculation Policy. We hope the images help.

Chunking (x)

Arrays and number lines (x)

Division (÷)

Grid method (x)

Questions:

1) 23 x 4 =

2) 26 x 3 =

3) 48 ÷ 3 =

4) 52 ÷ 4 =

5) 36 x 6 =

6) 96 3 =

Task 3: Using the example below, please work out the following questions. Hopefully, you remember to exchange 10 ones, for 1 ten.

Questions:

1. 16 x 6 =

2. 17 x 5 =

3. 28 x 3=

Task 4:

Using the example below, please work out the following questions. Remember to show your jottings.

Questions:

1) 69 3 =

2) 96 =

3) 86 2 =

Challenge

If you would like to challenge yourself further, please complete the challenges below. Keep a record of your different calculations so you can work systematically.

Multiplication

Division

PE/Active lesson

In PE we’d like you to revisit and get active with Team GB and Paralympics GB by creating a sports day which you can enjoy at home as a family. This time you could use a score sheet. Take part in five activities as a family but remember 5 bonus points can be added if your team: listened to everyone’s ideas, co-operated with each other, included everyone all the time, and encouraged each other. Five bonus points could be added for each activity.

Please find the activity guide and score sheet on the blog.

Topic:

In topic this week we would like you to get really creative. Watch this video of Ricky Martin from Art Ninja who creates a painting with sponges whilst listening to Mussorgsky's ‘Night on Bare Mountain’.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/get-creative-with-classical-music-at-home/z6tqqp3

Use felt tips, colouring pencils, pencils or paints to create a piece of artwork whilst listening to ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ by Rimsky-Korsakov. Paint or draw as you listen to the music, let your creativeness flow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYAJopwEYv8

Use felt tips, colouring pencils, pencils or paints to create a piece of artwork whilst listening to Listen to Jurassic Park by John Williams. Paint or draw as you listen to the music, let your creativeness flow!

https://clck.ru/PUuUs

Finally, why not choose your favourite song from a film and create a masterpiece whilst listening to the music? Check the song with and adult before you use it. We can’t wait to see your masterpieces

E safety information:10 top tips for staying safe on the internet

1) Don’t post any personal information online – like your full name, email address, mobile number, etc.

2) Think carefully before posting pictures or videos of yourself. Once you’ve put a picture of yourself online, most people can see it and may be able to download it, it’s not just yours anymore.

3) Keep your privacy settings as high as possible!

4) Never give out your passwords.

5) Don’t befriend people you don’t know.

6) Don’t meet up with people you’ve met online. Speak to your parent or carer about people suggesting you do.

7) Remember that not everyone online is who they say they are.

8) Think carefully about what you say before you post something online.

9) Respect other people’s views, even if you don’t agree with someone else’s views doesn’t mean you need to be rude.

10) If you see something online that makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe or worried: leave the website, turn off your computer if you want to and tell a trusted adult immediately.