Primary 7

Learning Grid 2 Suggested Learning Activities: Week Beginning 18.01.21 LIT

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Listening

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Talking

LI: To identify and discuss the

main ideas of a text.

LI: To listen to and identify main

areas of a spoken text

LI: To discuss current events LI: To listen and discuss a novel

Watch Newsround daily. You can

watch this online or on the CBBC

channel Have a go at the quiz of

the week on the Newsround

website on Friday.

Watch the Espresso Newsbite

weekly news (usually updated every

Thursday) and take the quiz at the

end to see how well you remember

the facts given.

Read this week’s edition of First

News (Looking Ahead to 2021) on

your own or with someone at home.

Choose and share 2 or more stories

with someone in your family. What

do they think about them?

Listen to

chapters

12 and 13

of our

class novel

‘Letters from the Lighthouse’

and then take the quiz on Teams

Reading LI: To select and read texts I enjoy LI: To identify the main ideas and

features of non-fiction text

LI: To improve reading comprehension

skills.

LI: To discuss current events

Continue to read a minimum of 30

minutes per day. Everyone is expected

to complete at least 1 AR quiz in the

next 3 weeks.

Read 2 Accelerated Read Articles of

your choice. Take the quiz when you

have finished!

Read the information about Oceans of

the World and complete the questions

in your jotter. Check your answers

when you have finished.

Read the edition of First News

posted on the website and on

Teams. Try to find 2 interesting

stories to share with someone at

home.

Writing LI: I can write a report

containing key facts.

LI: I understand the key

features of writing a diary.

LI: I can write a diary entry

including the key features.

LI: To apply spelling rules

and strategies. Click this link to find out about the

Evacuation of Children in WW2

Read the information and watch the short

video at the end.

You might want to do your own research

too.

Task: Write a report explaining

1.When the evacuations took place

2. Why they happened

3. Where the children were sent to

4. How it was organised

5. Who helped the children when they

arrived.

6. What it was like for the evacuees

You can add this to your WW2 folder or do

it in your jotter.

Watch this lesson on

Identifying the features of a

diary It lasts about 20 minutes.

Listen carefully to the

information and follow the

instructions.

Task: Copy the mind map of

the main features of a diary

into your jotter. You can pause

the lesson whilst you do this.

Now combine the information you

gathered about evacuees and what you

learned about the key features of a

diary.

Task: Imagine you were an evacuee.

Write a diary entry for the day you

were evacuated. Start from arriving

at the train station and finish with

arriving at the home of your host

family.

Look at the mind map from the

previous activity and check that you

have included all the listed features.

This week’s spelling pattern

is: ‘-al endings’.

Make sure you write your

words out at least 3 times in

your jotter.

Complete the Nelson Spelling

pages in your jotter and then

go to Teams and complete

and hand in the assignment.

Ask someone to test you on

your words at the end of the

week.

Numeracy and

Maths

LI: to revise understanding of

plotting co-ordinates

LI: to be able to plot co-

ordinates in 4 quadrants.

LI: to revise the order of

operations (BODMAS)

LI; To improve mental maths

(daily)

Revise how to plot co-ordinates in

2 quadrants by watching this BBC

Bitesize clip You might also like

this Number rocks song!

Use the TJ textbooks in the class

materials folder (Files tab on

Teams) to practise according to

your level of challenge.

Mild/Spicy: TJ2a p.151

Extra Hot: TJ2b p.142

This work can be done in to your

jotter.

Watch the video on plotting co-

ordinates on a co-ordinate plane (4

quadrants)

Complete the TJ textbook pages

according to your level of

challenge. You will need squared

paper. If you do not still have a

squared jotter at home let us know

and we can arrange for you to

collect squared paper from school.

Mild/Spicy - TJ2b p.143

Extra Hot: TJ2b p.143-144–145

Revise our work on BODMAS by

thinking about square numbers (a

number multiplied by itself) and

brackets.

Remember to work out the

brackets first if there are any,

before any powers (square

numbers).

Complete the worksheet under the

numeracy assignment on Teams and

return it to us for some feedback.

Complete the daily Mental Maths

Tasks.

You have 20 questions to complete

each day, Monday – Thursday.

Choose your level of challenge.

Answers will be posted on Friday

for you to self-correct.

Complete the coordinates

challenge set on Sumdog along

with your daily practice.

Topic –

Country Study

LI: To name and locate the

continents of the world.

LI: To locate capital cities on a

world map

LI: To investigate continents of

the world.

LI: To understand lines of

latitude and longitude.

Watch the video on Mapping the

World about the world’s

continents and oceans. Have a go

at the quiz below the video when

you have finished watching.

Using your new knowledge,

complete the Continents and

Countries worksheet. Complete

the table by adding each country

to the correct continent. Check

your answers when you have

finished. There is an extension

activity at the bottom if you wish

to challenge yourself more.

Capital cities are where a region’s

government is located. These can

be found on a world map by looking

for a star, large dot or square.

Your challenge is to locate capital

cities of Europe and the World.

You could use Google Maps or an

atlas if you have one at home.

Complete at least 1 of the

crosswords (Europe/Rest of the

world) and be careful with your

spelling!

Use the internet to research facts

about each continent. Complete the

‘Continents of the World Fact-File

Research’ table with the following

information on each continent:

- Area

- Population

- Highest peak

- Longest river

- Tallest waterfall

- Climate

- Largest country

- And one interesting fact.

Watch this video to explain

what lines of latitude and

longitude are. You will need to

use this pincode: UV0289

It would help to take notes

while you watch the video.

Complete the ‘latitude and

longitude’ worksheet using your

notes. Check and correct when

you are finished.

Also:

- January 18th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Share some of your learning about Martin Luther King Jr. from last term

with someone at home!

Creativity/Life

Skills

LEARNER CHECK-IN

Complete the

learner

check-in

assignment on

Friday.

This will be posted on Teams

and you should complete it

before or after assembly on

Friday.

Remember, there will be no

teacher check in on Friday.

Pixel Art!

This link will take you to a website

where you can draw your own pixel

art!

What can you design? Will you

create a character? An emoji?

Experiment using the tools and

enjoy!

If the link doesn’t work, Google

‘pixel art draw’ and it should be the

first link 😊

PE Bingo

Complete a horizontal or

vertical line on the PE Bingo

(attached larger below) at least

3 times this week.

Keep your body active and take

breaks! 😊

Drawing Tutorials Check out one of the drawing

tutorials on the Art 4 Kids Hub

on Youtube.

They have lots of brilliant

tutorials including famous

characters like Sonic, Star

Wars, Pokemon, Fortnite and

Disney. Have a go and get

creative! We can’t wait to see

what you choose!

USEFUL LINKS CONTACT INFORMATION

BBC BITESIZE

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn

ESPRESSO EDUCATION

https://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk

https://online.espresso.co.uk/espresso/login/Authn/UserPassword

Username: student11584

Password: green84

Edinburgh Libraries Online:

https://yourlibrary.edinburgh.gov.uk/

Accelerated Reader: https://ukhosted104.renlearn.co.uk/7003757/

AR Book Finder: https://www.arbookfind.co.uk/

Twitter: @MurphinnsPGPS

Email:

Mrs. Murphy: Alison.Murphy@parsonsgreen.edin.sch.uk

Mrs. Quinn: Sarah.Quinn@parsonsgreen.edin.sch.uk

Mr. Smyth: Chris.Smyth @parsonsgreen.edin.sch.uk

School Admin: Admin@parsonsgreen.edin.sch.uk

ONGOING EXPECTATIONS FEEDBACK

Reading: 30 minutes MINIMUM per day.

Sumdog: 20 minutes MINUMUM per day.

Spelling patterns EVERY WEEK

Watch Newsround/Espresso News EVERY DAY

If you would like your teacher to see any of your

completed activities, please email a copy of your work or

a photograph of it. We would be delighted to hear from

you!

Try to complete a

horizontal or

vertical line of the

PE Bingo at least 3

times per week!

Keep your body

active!

9. 6 x 32 = 10. 2 x

Order of Operations (Powers)

Remember: A square number is a number x itself. E.g. 32 = 3 x 3

Section A

1. 5² = .…….. 2. 8² = .…….. 3. 7² = .…….. 4. 3² = .……..

5. 4² = .…….. 6. 92 = .…….. 7. 1² = .…….. 8. 12² = .……..

9. 2² = .…….. 10. 11² = .…….. 11. 6² = .…….. 12. 102 = .……..

Section B

1. (2 + 3)2 = 2. (4 + 5)2 =

……………… ………………

3. (10 – 3)2 = 4. (8 – 5)2 =

……………… ………………

5. (8 + 4)2 = 6. (5 + 2)2 =

……………… ………………

7. (10 – 5)2 = 8. (9 – 1)2 =

……………… ………………

Section C

1. 32 + 2 = 2. 52 + 4 =

……………… ………………

3. 72 – 9 = 4. 82 – 4 =

……………… ………………

5. 2 x 32 = 6. 3 x 102 =

……………… ………………

7. 5 x 22 = 8. 9 x 12 =

……………… ………………

9. 6 x 32 = 10. 2 x 52 =

……………… ………………