Thursday 21st January
Mental Maths
Maths
Today we are learning to divide by 10. Watch the video below:
Spr2.4.4 - Divide by 10 on Vimeo
Complete the sheet in the resources and then mark your work using the answers.
Extension:
Phonics
Complete the Thursday activity on the phonics powerpoint. Tomorrow will be your spelling test day so you might want to spend longer practising these words today.
Literacy
This week you have written a three part story. Today we are going to write a blurb to go with your story. A blurb normally goes at the back of the story and it gives the reader an idea about what happens in the story. It aims to get the reader interested in the book. See a couple of examples of blurbs below:
Write your own blurb tor your story today. You might want to use the template below to help you set out your work:
...... was a ......... ..........
whose ........ was ...... and .......
But his ........ were awfully .............
And his ........ were rather ..........
............ was not a good ........ Every year he dreaded the great ......... But what ......discovers one ........ night is that when we're different sometimes all we need is a different ....... to ...... to.
Reading
Read a book on Bug Club today. Remember that some of your will have your zoom reading session today - make sure you zoom in on time. Let us know in advance if you need a reminder of the link.
Computing
Today we are going to be learning about pointillism. Pointillism is a type of painting that makes a picture using lots of colourful dots. Look at the example below:
Watch the powerpoint all about this type of painting. Today you are going to create your own pointillism picture using your computer. Open the program Microsoft Paint and try to copy one of the pictures in the resources.
These are the tools you will need to use: