Year 3 Home learning Weekly expectation: 6th July - 10th July

Teachers: Mrs Smout & Mrs Davies Reading & Writing

Continue to read quietly, or to an adult for at least half an hour each day. This may be split into 15-minute chunks

Comprehension activity – Read the following passage and then answer the questions about the text.

Our theme this week is Turtles

Now use the link below to access your writing task (You will need to watch a short film first)

https://app.pobble.com/lessons/lesson/db206e30

Word Aware

New word is :

Definition:

Use in a sentence…

Antonyms:

Synonyms

Spellings & SPAG

Complete the daily lesson from Bitesize using the link below (11th June English) www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhwqmfr - all about synonyms and antonyms and how they will improve your writing.

Synonyms are words with the same or similar meaning.

Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.

Rewrite these sentences in your neatest handwriting replacing the underlined word with a better one.

Maths

Do 20 minutes Times Tables Rock Stars practise each day

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3 Click on Summer week 7, (w/c 8th June) Watch the videos and complete the activity sheet for each one. They can also be downloaded from the class pages on the website.

Lesson 1 – equivalent fractions (1) Lesson 2 – equivalent fractions (2) Lesson 3 – equivalent fractions (3) Lesson 4 – compare fractions Friday challenge questions: Science

Turtle trouble – watch this short film and then have a go at the activities at the end. It is all about saving our turtles and seas from plastic pollution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGbRHHlx2ew

1. Food chains Can you draw a food chain based on the animals in this video? Now draw another food chain based on different ocean creatures. Learn about food chains here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbnnb9q/articles/zwbtxsg Sometimes plastics break down into tiny pieces called ‘microplastics’. What happens if fish eat them? What happens if a human eats that fish? To find out more about ocean plastics, check out: www.natgeo.org/plastic 2. Reduce, re-use, recycle Make a list of all the plastics that you use in your daily life. Think about what might be wrapped around your food, drink or the things you carry. What could you use instead of plastic? What could you do to reduce, re-use or recycle these plastics? 3. Become an oceans activist Take action against ocean plastics! Design a poster to encourage others to use less plastic. Try this experiment: https://parentingchaos.com/ocean-pollution-clean-up-science-activity/ Or this plastic bag jellyfish craft: https://youtu.be/-jHjYcabuuc

Topic – Music

You will learn about melody and pitch to improve your singing

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7f72sg

Topic – Art

From the music link listen to Anna Clyne’ Night Ferry Now have a go at your own dramatic wave or sea picture

or a mindfullness exercise on waves -

Remember to check out our Twitter pages for additional resources and to send pictures of your learning at home. We’d love to see them! @G_M_P_SClass3CS & @G_M_P_SClass3KD Play some of the games on BBC Bitesize www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/primary-games/1 As recommended by the government OAK NATIONAL ACADEMY is a really useful online classroom resource to use www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-3 Stay safe and have fun

Computing

Continue to improve your keyboard typing skills by using BBC bitesize Dance Mat Typing www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr

Play a game of Triangles

Activity

Ask your child to lay 10 objects to create a flat pyramid pattern:

Challenge them to move only three items so the triangle points downwards instead of upwards?

Learning

To complete thispuzzle your child must think logically about which items to move. Encourage them to share their thought process.

PE

Use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz0go1pTda8 to access PE with Joe Wickes every day. This really is a fantastic way to stay active whilst learning at home.

Have a look at for some great online PE lesson. https://directsportspro.com/book-online-class/

Don’t forget you can do all your dancing with GoNoodle too https://www.gonoodle.com/

Or go for a longer walk with a bit more or a challenge to it, maybe go up the hills?

Something more relaxing try www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga - episode 32 has a Frozen theme! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlg052EKMtk