Year 6 – Summer 2 – Week 7

English Topic:
[ENGLISH]
Maths Topic:
Problem Solving
Non-core Topic:
RE
Tasks:
CULTURE DAY/WEEK
Year 6/7 Transition
Support for students with their transition between Primary and Secondary
Resources:
Yr6 WB 13.07.20 Monday Maths Resource
Yr6 WB 13.07.20 Monday RE Resource scenarios 3 and 4
Yr6 WB 13.07.20 Topic Resource All about Mexico
Yr6 WB 13.07.20 Tuesday Maths Resource 1
Yr6 WB 13.07.20 Tuesday Maths Resource 2
Yr6 WB 13.07.20 Wednesday Maths Resource
Yr6 WB 13.07.20 English Resource writing target card
Yr6 WB 13.07.20 Thursday Maths Resource
Yr6 WB 13.07.20 Friday Maths Resource
Some resources on this page have been produced by Twinkl who have kindly let Starbank School use them for the home learning pages during the school closure. If you want to access more resources made by Twinkl please visit www.twinkl.com/offer and use offer code: CVDTWINKLHELPS for free access to their entire resource collection.
Spellings Week 7
Weekly Online Curriculum
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Wellbeing
OAK National Academy
Purple Mash
Education City
Maths Watch
Times Table Rock Stars
Tapestry (EYFS)
Email Login
DfE
list of Educational Online Resources
Monday
English:
It has been a strange and new way of working over the last term for all of us.
Please write a report this week to document your experience of the ‘corona virus home-school term’ for future you to look back on!
What have been the positives about this time?
What have been the negatives?
How have you gone about your day-to-day lives?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=likN0_OLO6g
Your main section could include your thoughts on:
Your last day at school before quarantine
Home learning/ how you spent time with family/
The new lock-down rules we were living by
Phone calls from your teachers
Your feelings throughout the experience
Topic:
To explore the importance of reflection in the spiritual journey
Recall the scenarios one and two you read last week. Whose actions were most effective and why? Would you change any of the actions from scenario one and two? What might be a different outcome?
Now read scenarios 3 and 4 in the resource:
Scenarios 3 and 4, week 7, Day 1, RE
Answer the questions thinking about how the actions are linked to what each person wants to achieve. Discuss these scenarios with a family member. Are there any actions you would change? Why or why not?
Maths:
http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons56/
Daily reasoning and problem solving activities.
Monday
Complete the daily task, watch the video first and then have a go at completing the related questions.
Task:
To learn key information about Mexico and Mexican culture.
Following your study of Mexico in Year 5, what do you remember about it? Quick recall
Where is Mexico located?
What other countries are in close proximity to Mexico? What is its climate like? What landscapes does Mexico have? What types of food do Mexican’s enjoy?
Now watch the Twinkl presentation: All about Mexico.
Once you have learnt some information, can you create a mind map or a poster sharing all that you know about Mexico? You can be as creative as you like. Use different text types and images linked to Mexico for e.g. its flag, pictures of its art, food etc. You can also use the following subheadings to support you: Mexico’s geography, landscape, music, art, food.
Once completed present your mind map/poster about Mexico to a family member.
Tuesday
English:
Planning:
Use one of the planning strategies you have learnt this year to plan your piece of writing.
You could:
- Story map
- Box up
- Bullet points
- Comic strip
- Hearts and minds
Choose three or four key ideas to write your paragraphs about.
Remember to include an introduction!
Topic:
To explore the importance of reflection in the spiritual journey
Since actions are so important on the journey, can you think of a list of acts of kindness that you have done in the past two weeks?
Activity One Spiritual Journey:
Make a poster of your acts of kindness, use colours, pictures, images, even try to make to poem!
Consider how each of your actions have helped your home and community be a better place given the current situation.
Maths:
http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons56/
Daily reasoning and problem solving activities.
Monday
Complete the daily task, watch the video first and then have a go at completing the related questions.
Task:
To explore the varied landscapes in Mexico.
Today you will be taking a trip to Mexico to discover its amazing physical landscapes. Please watch the following video:
An introduction to Mexico from bbc.co.uk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0114db0
Mexico is famous for its diverse landscapes, which include: Mountains, Deserts/ Arid lands, cities and Rainforests. Can you recall where these landscapes are located? Why are the rainforests located in the south of Mexico? Can you link this to your knowledge of Tropics? We covered this in class prior to the school closures!
Task 1: Select one of the Mexican landscapes you have learnt about from the video. Your task is to create a Mexican landscape painting using some of the Mexican cultural colours (Bold colours such as red, yellow and orange) I know rainforest or deserts are not Mexican cultural colours but try to be creative and incorporate these colours into your artwork. Try to use paints but if not then use felt tips or coloured pencils.
Wednesday
English:
Remember accurate sentence structures and cohesion!
I have attached the Year 6 writing targets for you to check.
Topic:
To explore the importance of reflection in the spiritual journey
Activity Two Spiritual Journey:
Make a list of your goals in life e.g. Going to university, buying a car, having your dream job, travelling… How do you plan to achieve these goals and are some goals easier to achieve than others?
Which parts of your journey would you plan a special ceremony for? (travelling, university, graduation, becoming hired in a job, a wedding, a new member of the family) Plan a celebration.
Try to list the main parts of your life’s journey so far
E.g. Joining a club that you enjoy and learn from, having a brother or sister, being a peer mentor, visiting family members in another country, finishing primary school.
You could be very creative with this task. Create a mind map, a diagram, a portrait of you with ideas surrounding your picture, write a poem!
Maths:
http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons56/
Daily reasoning and problem solving activities.
Monday
Complete the daily task, watch the video first and then have a go at completing the related questions.
Task:
To compare and contrast physical and human landscapes in Mexico.
Watch the following bbc video:
Town and village life in Mexico from bbc.co.uk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0115hm6
How do the human landscapes differ to the physical landscapes you studied yesterday?
How would you describe the towns and villages in Mexico? Can you generate 3 words to describe Mexican towns and villages?
Task 2: Select one of the human Mexican landscapes (towns or villages). Your task is to create a Mexican human landscape painting using some of the Mexican cultural colours (Red, Orange and Yellow) Try to be as creative as possible. For inspiration, you can google Mexican landscapes or human Mexican landscapes.
Thursday
English:
Writing day 2:
Remember accurate sentence structures and cohesion!
I have attached the Year 6 writing targets for you to check.
Topic:
To Explore the concept of inspiring someone
Look at pictures of trees.
Use any pictures that you can find on google images with trees, branches, fruit trees.
Discuss how they grow. What do they need to grow and thrive?
- Water, sunlight and photosynthesis.
Try to go and find a branch either in your garden or at the park If the branch is cut or removed from the tree.
- Do you think it will die?
- What do they think the chances are of it bearing fruit?
Think about what a branch needs in order to thrive, to stay lush and green and bear seeds or fruit. Think of yourself as a branch. What do you need?
Family, friends, shelter, healthy food, play, the chance to learn. Create a tree where you include as many aspects as possible that will help you to grow into a healthy, young adult.
Remember to use colours, other materials, and allow yourself to be creative!
Maths:
http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons56/
Daily reasoning and problem solving activities.
Monday
Complete the daily task, watch the video first and then have a go at completing the related questions.
Task:
To appreciate and understand music drawn from Mexican traditions.
Google Mexican Mariachi fiesta music.
Watch the following You Tube clips :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5q8T5b5GYQ&feature=youtu.be&t=36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjhu65drsoE
Listen to the Mexican music carefully. Suggest words to describe its:
- Temp
- Rhythm
- Beat
Task: Choreograph your own dance moves in response to Mexican Mariachi music.
Friday
English:
PUBLISH!
Present your little piece of history in any way you like and keep it safe to look back on in the future!
It will be interesting to remember this unusual time in our lives.
Well done!
Topic:
To Explore the concept of inspiring someone
Imagine you are a branch on a tree. How could you encourage other branches to grow? To bear fruit? What sort of acts could you do at home and in your community to inspire other branches to produce lush, green leaves and fruit? How could you inspire the whole tree to be its very best it can be?
Think deeper! How could you inspire a forest to grow?
This time, draw your tree with one large branch representing you. In each leaf, write down a word or phrase that will help make you and the tree its very best. Think of your acts of kindness, your manners, your ability to share and to help.
Remember to use colours, other materials, and allow yourself to be creative!
Maths:
http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons56/
Daily reasoning and problem solving activities.
Monday
Complete the daily task, watch the video first and then have a go at completing the related questions.
Task:
To prepare and cook some Mexican Fiesta foods that use Mexican crops.
Mexican cuisine is loved throughout the world. It is rich in corn and flour tortillas, which are wrapped in various other ingredients such as cheese, meat, beans, seafood and other vegetables.
Task: Your task is to cook up a Mexican feast for your family members. Use the following link and choose a dish you wish to recreate. Follow the recipes to get cooking! If you or your family members are fasting, why not cook a Mexican Iftar meal instead.
https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/collections/mexican-recipes
You can select one dish or you can have a whole day full of Mexican treats. If any of the recipes contain an ingredient that doesn’t fit in with your family’s dietary requirements please discuss with your grownups and substitute for an alternative.
Adult supervision is required at all times while cooking.
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