01.06.20

Maths

English

Spelling

Topic

Monday

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Whiterose Maths.

Week 5

Lesson 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWdy2EGjJ9E

Medusa and Athena.  Write a character description of Medusa after her transformation into a Monster. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmmpscw  Can you use similes and metaphors to improve your work?

Watch https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/z9f2b82

 though

although

thought

through  

Magnets   What is a magnet and where are they found?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I1WqXHkVgs  Did you spot the Ancient Greece reference?

Create an information leaflet about magnets. It must include:

-Places you find magnets at home.

-Pictures of the three types of magnets – make sure you draw the poles.

-Explanations about attraction and repulsion.

-The Earth’s magnetic field and Northern/Southern lights.

Tuesday

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Week 5

Lesson 2

What do you imagine the place Medusa is sent to looks like?  ‘To the ends of the Earth to live with the blind monsters.’  Draw a picture of the setting and use a thesaurus to annotate the picture with expanded noun phrases including adjectives for taste, smell, sounds, feel as well as sight:   https://www.thesaurus.com/

Some words are spelt using ough:

Can you think of 3 more?

Wednesday

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Week 5

Lesson 3

Medusa arrives at her new home.  How does she arrive? Write a paragraph describing the setting, using the vocabulary you have discovered in the last two days explaining her arrival.  How did Medusa feel to find herself in such a place?  How does she react? Write this paragraph in your best handwriting

Write some ‘ough’ words in a spelling pyramid:

T

Th

Tho

Thou

Thoug

Though

Thursday

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Week 5

Lesson 4

What do you think these ‘blind monsters’ looked like?  Write a paragraph where Medusa meets the monsters for the first time?  What kind of characters are the monsters? Mean or kind? Vicious or calm? What might happen in this meeting? https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zvftsbk . Remember to include direct speech with correct punctuation: inverted commas, commas and new lines.

Write three detailed sentences using some of the new spellings you have learnt this week.

Friday

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Week 5

Lesson 5

Comprehension Task. Open the PDF called ‘Comprehension Task’. Read the text carefully and then answer the questions on paper. You do not have to print out the sheet. MEDUSA.

Play some of these fun online games to practise your spellings.

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/games-4629.htm