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ContentsWeeks1&2Geography:placeknowledgeofLincolnshireScience:animalsofLincolnshireEnglish-afarmyardtale:readandrespondInformationtechnology–canyoufindthefacts?Art:drawingtomakeshapesPositionanddirection:mathslinkedtogeographyPhysicalgeographyofLincolnshirePSHE:KeepingSafeEnglish–afarmyardtale:writeyourownversionSpellingGrammarandPunctuation–cowfactsDesigntechnology–ahenhouseforHattie

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IntroductionFortheactivitieswithinthisbooklet,childrenwillneed:

• additionalpaperand/oratopicbook• writingpencils• colouredpencilsorcrayons• scissors• glue/sellotape

MathsTodothemathsactivitieseverydayhomematerialscanusedtoprovidetheequipmentrequired:

o rulero buttonso coathangero pegso strawso stones/pebbleso kitchenscaleso eggboxes

Mostofthedailymathsforyourchildisinthemathsbooklet.However,thereissomemathswhichisrelatedtothistopicwhichiswithinthedailyactivities.

PhonicsandSpellingMostofthedailyphonicsandspellingisatthebackofthisbooklet,buttherearesomekeywordsthatchildrenneedtolearnwhicharesubjectspecific.Itisimportantthatthechildrencanreadandspellthesewordstoo.Helpingyourchild.Yourchildmayrequiresomehelptoreadtheactivities,informationorstorieswithinthebooklet.Mostwordshowever,arephoneticallyde-codeable(phase4&5).Pleasecheckyourchildisabletounderstandeachactivitysotheycandothetasksassociatedwiththem.Thereisapproximately4.5hoursofworkperday.2.5hoursinthemorningand2hoursintheafternoon.

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Weeks1&2

Geography–PlaceKnowledgeofLincolnshire

LincolnshireisthesecondlargestcountyinEnglandbysizeofthelanditcovers.LookatthemapofEnglandbelow,Lincolnshireisshadedinred.

Abovethemapisacompass.N=NorthE=EastS=SouthW=WestArhymetoremembertheorderofthecompasspoints:NeverEatShreddedWheat.LincolnshireissaidtobeintheEastMidlands.Whydoyouthinkthisis?

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____________________________________________________________________________________________________WearenowgoingtozoomintothemapsowecanonlyseeLincolnshire.

Lincolnshireismadeupofnumberofdistricts:WestLinsdsey,EastLindsey,Lincoln,NorthKesteven,SouthKesteven,BostonandSouthHolland.Eachofthedistrictshavecouncilsthatmakedecisionsforthepeopleintheareaaspartofourdemocracy.Informationtofindout:

1) Whichdistrictdoyoulivein?____________________________________________

2) Whatisthenameofthetownorvillageyoulivein?__________________________

3) UsethecompasspointstosaywhichpartofthecountytheBostondistrictisin?__________________________________________________________________

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LookatthemapofplacesofspecialinterestinLincolnshire.

AnimalsofLincolnshire

Thesearesomeofthecommonmammals

Animal Name Thisanimaleats

Whichplaceofinterestisnearyou?Haveyoueverbeen?Ifyes,whatisgoodaboutit?Ifno,haveyouvisitedanyoftheotherplaces?Whatdidyouenjoy?

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Animal Name Thisanimaleats

stoat Rabbits,hares,mice,voles,birds

andfish

Choosethecorrectnameoftheanimal:

Fox hare hedgehog mouse squirrel stoatPlacethecorrectnameintheboxnexttothepictureoftheanimal.Onehasbeendoneforyou.Choosetheanimals’dinner–Onehasbeendoneforyou:Grass,seeds,vegetables,fruit

Rabbits,hares,mice,voles,birdsandfish

Grains,seeds,berriesandinsects

Acorns,nuts,mushrooms,budsandtreeshoots

Worms,eggs,birds,smallmammals,insects,fruitandvegetables

Worms,caterpillars,slugs,earwigs

FoodchainsSomeanimalsareeatenbyotheranimals.Humanseatplantsandanimals.Someanimalsmainlyeatplantssuchasrabbitswhoeatweeds,flowers,vegetableplantsandgrass.Someanimalsmainlyeatmeat.Astoateatssmallmammals,birdsandfish.

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Whenananimaleatsanotheranimalwesaytheyareapredator.Whenananimaliseatenbyanotheranimalwesaythatitisitsprey.Matchthepreytoitspredator

Prey Predatorhare stoatshedgehog catsmouse foxessquirrel owlsandhawks

Whatdoyoueat?

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Therearesomefoodsweshouldeatoftenbecausetheyaregoodforyouandsomefoodweshouldeatonlysometimesastheyaretreats.Canyouwriteordrawthefoodtogointotheoftenortreatfoodbox?EATOFTENEATASATREAT

English–ReadandRespond

FarmyardFriends–Sammy’sTaleMrandMrsHaylivedinFenFarmwiththeir2littlepigs,CurlyandNellieandHattiethehen.Thefarmersonlyhadafewanimalsbecausetheymainlygrewcropsofwheat,barleyandoats.

MrsHayreallydidwantsomeanimals.Shelookedaftertheorchardonthefarmandwantedthepigstoeatallthefallenfruitasitwouldsaveherthejobofpickingitup.

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MrHaywantedahentolayafresheggforhisbreakfasteachmorning.Hattiealsolivedintheorchardwiththepigs.

Nowtherewasoneanimalwhowasnotallowedtoliveonthefarmbutdid!ThatwasSammytheseagull.

Farmersdonotlikeseagullsbecausetheyeattheseedsthefarmerssowtogrowtheircrops.Infact,notmanypeoplelikeseagullsbecausetheyarenaughty.

Theyswoopintotakeice-creamsfromtoddlersinpushchairs.Theyswoopintopinchthefishandchiplunchbuilderseatatthebuildingsite.Theyswoopintopeckatthepicnicsfamilieswanttoeatattheparkorseaside.

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Mostseagullsarethieves,butnotSammy.Sammywasagoodseagullandwantedeveryonetolikeher.Curly,NellieandHattiedid!Sammywouldbringwhitefishforherfriendsifshewentonafishingtrip.Shedidnotstealthefish.No.Sammydivedintotheseaandcaughtit.Sammywouldcollectcorn,barelyandoatsfromtheedgeofthefarmers’fieldsbecausesheknewtheycouldnotharvestitrightnexttohedgesandfences.SammysharedthiswithCurly,NellieandHattie.Shedidnotsitinthemiddleofthefieldliketheotherseagullstostealtheseeds.No.Sammyonlytookseedsthatthefarmersscatteredinthewrongplace.Sammywouldbringbreadcrustsforherfriendsifithadbeenthrownonthegrassingardensornexttorubbishbins.Shedidnottakeitfrompeopletryingtoeattheirsandwiches.No.Sammywouldneverdothat!Sammywasakindandhelpfulseagull.ShehelpedHattietobuildhernesttolayhereggs.ShehelpedCurlyandNelliescatterthestrawtomaketheirbeds.Sheevenhelpedthemalltoeatthefallenapplesintheorchard.But,therewasaBIGproblem.TheotherseagullswereverymeantoSammy.“Youarenotarealseagull’claimedLawrencethelargeherringgull.“Youdonotjoinustoeattheseedsinthefields”hesquawked.

“Youdonotnestlikeus”and“youdonotjoinusinourfoodraids”criedalltheotherseagulls.

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ThegullstooktotheskyandstarteddivingandpeckingatSammytodriveheraway.

Sammywasreallysadandfeltsoalone.Sheflewofftothefarm–shehadnowhereelsetogo.PoorSammy!“What’sthematter”criedHattiewhenshesawherfriendSammyallcoveredinpeckmarks.

“Alltheotherseagullshateme”Sammywept.Curly&Nelliecametrottingovertoseetheirfriendtoo.“Ohdear,whathashappened?”askedCurly.

Sammytoldthemallwhathadhappened.“Wellwhydon’tyoustayhere?saidNellie.“OhyessaidHattieandCurly.‘Wewilllookafteryou”theFarmyardFriendspromised.SoitwassettledthatSammywouldliveonthefarmwithherbestfriends.

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Curly,NellieandHattiehadtocomeupwithaplansothatMr&MrsHaywouldnotshooheraway.Hattiesaid“youcantakemyeggstoMrHayforhisbreakfast.”“Hewilllovethat!”Nelliesaid“youcanhideinthescarecrow’sshirtandwhentheotherseagullscomeyoucanwavethescarecrow’sarmsandscarethemaway”.Didtheplanwork?Maybewewillfindoutanotherday…

Comprehensionquestions

1. Whatwerethenamesofthe2pigs?

2. WhattypeofanimalwasHattie?

3. Whyweretheseagullssonaughty?Give3reasons.

4. Sammywasagoodseagull.CircleallthethingsthatSammydidtobehelpful.atethefallenfruitgaveMrHayeggsgaveMrsHayapplesscaredofftheotherseagullsatethefarmersseedsbuiltHattie’snest5. WhywasLawrenceandtheothergullsocrosswithSammy?

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6. DoyouthinkNellie,CurlyandHattie’splanwillwork?Drawthesequenceforwhatyouthinkwillhappennext.

7. Whoisyourfavouriteanimalinthestory?Whyisthis?

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InformationTechnology

Forthisactivityyouaregoingtoneedoneofthefollowingpiecesofequipmentwhichhasinternetaccess:Acomputeralaptop Atabletdevice(i-

pad,kindleorsimilar)

amobilephone

Thewebsiteyouneedtouseis:https://kids.kiddle.co/Lincolnshire

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FindthenamesofthesefamousplacesinLincolnshire:

Name3famouspeoplefromLincolnshire.Person Famousfor

Whydidyouchoosethesepeople?

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ArtDrawingtomakeshapesTodaywearegoingtofindouthowtodraw3-Dshapes:Acuboid

1) drawatiltedsquare2)drawequallengthlinesdownfrom3corners

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3)jointhebottomofthelinestogether

Nowyouhaveago!

Thenextshapetotryisatriangularprism.

1) Drawatriangle2)drawequallengthlinesacrossfrom2corners

2) jointhelinestogether

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Nowitisyourturn.Thelastshapetotryisasphere.Thisneedsadifferentmethod.Wehavetouseshading.

1) Drawacircle2) addsomeshadingbymakingthelinescrossovereachother

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Haveagoatcontour,crosscontour,stipplinganddoodlesonthecirclesbelow:

Maths– PositionandDirection

Tohelpfindoutwherewearegoingandtoreadmaps,weneedtoknowaboutpositionanddirection.Positioniswhereyouareorwhereyouwanttogo.Directiontellsyouthewayyoumustgo.

Whichoneworkedthebesttomakeyourcirclelooklikeasphere?

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Keywords:quarter(¼)turn,half(½)turn,three-quarter(¾)turn,clockwise,anti-clockwise,North(N),East(E),South(S)andWest(W).

Quarter(¼)turnclockwise Quarter(¼)turnanti-

clockwise

Half(½)turnclockwise Half(½)turnanti-clockwise

Three-quarter¾turnclockwise Three-quarter¾turnanti-

clockwise

Fullturn Fullturn¼turnclockwise½turnclockwise

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Nowitsyourturn.Putonthearrowsfor:¼turnanti-clockwise½turnanti-clockwise

¾turnclockwise

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¾turnanti-clockwiseCompletethecharttosayhowtheanimalshaveturned:

Thecompassanddirections

a) IfIamfacingNorthandmakea¼turnclockwise,inwhichdirectionwouldIbefacing?

Circlethecorrectdirection:

YoumaywanttomakesomeN,E,SandWsignssoyoucanturnyourselftoseewhereyouarepointing

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NESW

b) IfIamfacingNorthandmakea¾turnclockwise,inwhichdirectionwouldIbe

facing?Circlethecorrectdirection:

NESW

c) IfIamfacingSouthandmakea½turnclockwise,inwhichdirectionwouldIbefacing?

Circlethecorrectdirection:

NESW

d) IfIamfacingWestandmakea¼turnanti-clockwise,inwhichdirectionwouldIbefacing?

Circlethecorrectdirection:

NESW

e) IfIamfacingEastandmakea½turnanti-clockwise,inwhichdirectionwouldIbefacing?Circlethecorrectdirection:NESW

Geography–ThePhysicalFeaturesofLincolnshire

TheWolds

Edge(hill)

TheMarshes

TheFens

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Keywords:beach,cliff,coast,forest,hill,sea,river,soil,valley,vegetation,seasonandweather.

Lincolnshirehasmanydifferentgeographicalareas:

§ TheLincolnshireWolds–anareaofrollinghillsintheNorthEastofthecounty

§ TheFens–whicharemainlyfoundintheSouthEastofthecounty

§ TheMarshes-whichrunalongthecoastofthecounty

§ TheLincolnEdge/Cliff-limestonehillsrunningfromNorthtoSouthalongtheWesternhalfofthecounty.

Matchthepicturetothearea(onehasbeendoneforyou):

Fens Wolds Marshes EdgeLookcarefullyatthepictures,thensayandwritewhatyousee:Fens Wolds

Edge Marshes

Whichofthegeographicalareasisnearesttowhereyoulive?___________________________________________________________________________

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Whatisthenameofthevillageortowninwhichyoulive?___________________________________________________________________________Circlethethingsyoucanfindinyourvillageortown:Shop(s)riverorstreamfarmcafébeachseaorlakeparkwoodRailwaycarparkholidayhomesnaturetrailamusementactivitiesWhydopeoplevisityourvillageortown?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PSHE–KeepingSafeTobesafe,wehavetomakesurethatwe:

• keepawayfromwater• neverplayonornearroadsorrailways• don’ttalktostrangers• makesureourfamiliesknowwhereweare

Whatwouldyoutellachildcomingtoyourvillageortowntodo,sothatcanstaysafetoo?Designaposterbelow:

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Safetyinformationfor

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English–AFarmyardTaleRe-readthestoryonpage10.Thistimeyouaregoingtowriteyourownversionofthestory.YouwillhaveadifferentcharactertoSammytheseagull.Otherfarmyardpestsare:Rabbitsbecausetheyeatalloftheplants.Foxesbecausetheyeatchickensandstealfoodfromotheranimals

Choosetherabbitorthefoxtowriteyourownversionofthestory.Pleasewritethestoryordrawthestorysequenceontheadditionalpaperyouhavetogowiththisbooklet.

Grammar,PunctuationandSpelling.

Thefollowinginformationisaboutcattle(cows).Notallofthesentenceshavebeenwrittencorrectly.Canyoucorrectthespellings,addthepunctuationandimprovethegrammar?Youngcattleiscalledcalvesadultfemalesarecalledcowsandadultmalesarecalledbulls.

CowsesTheyeatgrassesandplantsandhaveanspecialstomachwithfourdifferentpartstheirspecialstomachshelpthemtodigestthemsfood

cowsisusedformanythingsincludingmeatdairyleatherandentertainment.

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DesignTechnology–Hattie’sHenHouse.

Henhousescanbedifferentshapesbuttwoverycommonshapesused,arecuboidsandtriangularprisms(liketheonesyoulearnttodrawearlier).YourtaskistodesignahenhouseforHattie.Remember:Itwillneedtobefox–proofsotheydonotgetintostealtheeggsorkillthechickens.ItwillneedtohaveaniceareaforHattietolayhereggs.Shewillneedtohaveanareaforherdrink,herfoodandsomewheretogotothetoilet.Step1.DesigntheoutsideofthehenhouseStep2.ExplainhowyouwouldkeepHattiesafefromafoxStep3.SaywhatmaterialsyouwouldliketobuildthehenhousefromandwhyStep4.DesigntheinsideofthehenhouseonthefloorplanStep5.Makeamodelofthehenhouse,usingoneofthenetsofeitherthecuboidortriangularprism.Tip:Yourmodelwouldbestrongerifyouusedcardboard.Stickthenetontoanoldcerealpacketandcutitout.

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Step1:MydesignoftheoutsideofthehenhouseStep2:HowtokeepHattiesafefromthefox

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Step4:ThematerialstouseandwhyIwouldusethemStep5:Thefloorplan(whatitlookslikeinsidethehenhouse)Example:Myfloorplan

Nestingbox

Door

Water

Food

Toilet

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Step6:Makeyourmodelusingoneofthetemplatesbelow.Step7:Decorateyourhenhouse.Step8:Evaluateyourdesign:Hattiewilllovemyhenhousebecause?

Thisishowmyhenhousehasbeenmadesafefromthefox:

Myhenhousecouldbeevenbetterif…

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CUBOID=Cutalongtheoutsideedgeandfoldalongthedottedlines

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Triangularprism-Cutalongtheoutsideedgeandfoldalongthedottedlines