Badgers Home Learning Summer Term Week 7 Year 6

MathsLog on to My maths and complete the tasks

Have a look at the White rose maths lessons. Watch the videos and complete the worksheets.https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

New learning: RatioLook at the PowerPoint and learn all about ratio. Have a go at the questions and check your answers. Make sure you draw bar models to solve the ratio questionsRatio_Sharing_Bar-Modelling.pptx

Have a go at the independent learning sheet.

10 Spellings to practice every day:Adding the prefix de- and re-deflate deform decode decompose defuse recycle rebuild rewrite replace revisit

Make sure you know the meaning of all the spelling words. Check in a dictionary if you are not sure.

Write an accurate and interesting sentence for each spelling to show you know the meaning.

Have a go at the handwriting sheet and word search.

Gaps Using modal verbshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znd26v4

Interesting fact:Pheidippides or Philippides is the central figure in the story that inspired a modern sporting event, the marathon race. Pheidippides is said to have run from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of the victory of the battle of Marathon.

Transition activity number 1 Year 6:

1. Create a worry jarWhat are the things you tend to worry about which might stop you from trying something new or hard? Write them down on strips of paper (or you can write them down in your booklet).Put those strips of paper in a worry jar – any jam jar or a pot will do.In a week’s time, look at the strips of paper again (maybe with a parent or sibling) and see if the worries still apply.Throw away the ones that don’t. Take a look at the ones that are still worrying you. Is there someone you can talk to about these?

Let’s take a closer look at the Hoplites- Greek soldiers: watch and find out what the Athenian Hoplite soldiers were like Answer the questionsWhat was their armour made of?What shape were the shields?What were shields made of?Which arm were shields carried on?How big were the shields?Which parts of the body were protected?What pattern did the Spartan Hoplites have on their shields?How long were the Doru spears?What were they made of?What was a Xiphos?Can you find out more about the different helmets used?What was the problem with the helmets?What do you know about the phalanx?What did the overlapping shields help to do?

Ancient GreeceLook at the PowerPoint on The Battle of Marathon.It recaps some of last week’s learning about Athens and Sparta and then gives an introduction to the famous Battle of Marathon.

The Persian army was huge compared to the Athenian army.Next watch this short video about battle tactics

Now watch this video about Phidippides and The Battle of MarathonAnswer the questions

1. Who was Phidippides?2. Where did the Athenians need him to run to?3. What did they need from the Spartans?4. Why couldn’t the Spartans leave straightaway?5. Explain the vision Phidippides had as he was running

back to Athens. What did he promise?6. The Athenians did not fight the Persians in Athens.

Where did they go to fight?7. Who won the Battle of marathon, the Athenians or the

Persians?8. Why did they win?9. When was the battle?

Transition activity number 2 Year 6: TASK 2: Identify three things that you say you ‘can’t do’. Write them down.

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Now write each thing down using a growth mindset approach. For example, ‘I can’t do maths’ turns into, ‘I am going to practise the things in maths that I can’t do yet’.

1.2.3.

Think of something you’ve always wanted to get better at. Write it down. How could you practise that thing now?

French – Practice saying the weather in French. Watch the video.Click and join in with the french song about weather

Quel temps fait- il?= What’s the weather like?

Draw weather pictures to match the sentences. French weather worksheet.

Music Have a go with this easy on-line piano. Can you make up a tune?https://www.imusic-school.com/en/tools/online-piano-keyboard/

Big Write Use what you now know about the Battle of Marathon and Hoplites?

Write an authentic sounding diary entry as if you are a Hoplite. Imagine you are heading off to the Battle of Marathon. How are you feeling? Where are you walking? What are you carrying? Add lots of detail about your weaponsMaybe you have a slave to carry it for you like in the video?Maybe you even chatted to Phidippides about his message?