Year 6Autumn 1

Homework Pack

Dear Year 6, Parents and Carers,

Thank you so much for your continuous support over the first half term back. It is a shame that Year 6 were unable to complete their final week of Autumn One in school, nevertheless all the work that has been sent to myself has been exceptional and I have enjoyed seeing all the hard work you are putting in. Here is your homework pack for the half term holidays. There are 10 days of activities, as well as the graduate scheme homework, additional resources, and extra activities. You can complete your work and send it back to me using the email ayesha.zahid@kirkleeseducation.uk

Keep up the hard work year 6, but most of all, enjoy your half term. I hope to see you back in school very soon!

Kind regardsMrs Zahid

Day 1Maths

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Day 2

Create an artefact from the Mayan Civilisation.

Make a model of a Mayan monument or temple for our class display.

Make chocolate!

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Science

Day 4Maths

Create a story map using photos of yourself to show how you have evolved over time.

Take photos of different animals in their habitats. Explain why each animal has adapted to suit their environment.

Research animal classification. Present your information on a poster.

Choose an animal and draw pictures to show how it has evolved overtime.

Use photos of your parents and siblings to explain which features you and your siblings have inherited.

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Research an area of interest such as: school, home life, clothing, music or religion. Find information about this chosen area and write out what you have learnt

Sketch an artefact from the Maya civilization. Annotate around the artefact sketch what you believe it tells you about their way of life/society

Research Mayan art and make your own Mayan art piece. Make you own Mayan mask or pyramid Interesting facts – facts that you have found that you think no-one

else will have found.

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Reading

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ReadingAs the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her.

1. In the above passage, the word “frozen” means _______.a. very coldb. visiblec. not movingd. not melted

Christmas is a time when Dad reverts to his childhood. I really think he looks forward to Santa’s visit more than any other member of the family. Mom says that he’ll always be a child during this season.

2. What does “reverts” mean in the above passage?

a. stands up straightb. peeks at presentsc. drinks too much egg nogd. goes back to being what he was

Fortunately, the explosion diverted the asteroid from a course that would have sent it hurdling into our planet.

3. To divert is to _______.

a. change the direction ofb. look for really high wavesc. jump into a dry riverd. look through a telescope

Day 10Maths

ReadingThe BBC is reporting that Harry Potter is responsible for the dwindling number of wild owls in India. One of the reasons that owls are being trapped and sold as pets is that parents are buying them as gifts for their kids who are fans of the fictional wizard. As you may already know, Harry has his own pet owl, Hedwig.

1. What does “dwindling” mean?

a. having feathersb. becoming lessc. flyingd. appearing in movies

2. Many children in India want owls _______.

a. as petsb. to become extinctc. as a special food itemd. to use their feathers in hats

3. From the above selection, we can see that _______.

a. Everyone loves Harry Potter moviesb. Owls don’t taste as good as chickensc. People want to wipe out owlsd. being popular can be harmful

Reading1. Emir rarely rides to school each morning. He could take the school bus but prefers to walk the two miles from his home to school. He believes that the walk wakes him up and improves his learning throughout the day.

a. Emir always rides the bus home at the end of the school day.b. Emir never rides the bus to school.c. Emir values learning.

Graduate Homework

Reading1. Emir rarely rides to school each morning. He could take the school bus but prefers to walk the two miles from his home to school. He believes that the walk wakes him up and improves his learning throughout the day.

a. Emir always rides the bus home at the end of the school day.b. Emir never rides the bus to school.c. Emir values learning.

Additional resources

Activities

Mindfulness colouring