HL 12

Wednesday Reading Task:

On a Wednesday, your reading task will be to read a chapter from ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell.

Comprehension Questions:

The River:

Vocabulary: triumph, reeled, brusquely, pneumonia, convalesce, wheezed, unobtrusive, distinguished, unrebellious, dehydrated, indignantly, hesitated, recoiled, carcass, thrum, dappled, accord, bewildered, vile, caiman, shoal, eerie, inscrutable, alighted.

Use a dictionary to find the definition of the above words.

On Page 34, what was wrong with the first two trees?
On Pages 35 to 36, what clues are there that Fred is not as well as he says he is?
On Page 35, why has the author chosen the green to be an ‘underwater, sunken-treasure colour’?

Challenge – In this chapter, things are starting to look more positive for the children. Make a list of ‘reasons to be cheerful’.

Wednesday Writing Task:

This week we will be using ‘OAK ACADEMY’ to look at ‘Non-Chronological Reports’.

Today’s task about exploring the features of non-chronological reports.

Watch the video and complete the activities linked to it.

Make a note of any of the language that you like – you might be able to use it when it comes to writing your own.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/non-chronological-report-identifying-the-features-of-a-text

Wednesday Maths Task:

Tuesday answers:

Wednesday Starter:

Main Activity:

This week we are going to continue to be looking at MEASURES

In this lesson, you will continue to learn about calculating with money. You will be adding amounts of money and keeping a running total, whilst working within a given set of parameters. You will continue to tabulate your results and work out combinations of money that will meet specific targets. We will also deepen the pattern spotting within our findings. We will work systematically to keep an organised approach.

Follow the video and complete the activities linked to it.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/measures-money-souvenirs

If you would like to challenge yourself further, complete the following activities:

money word problems

Wednesday Topic Tasks:

In this lesson, we will be learning about reflection! We will learn about reflective and non-reflective materials and their uses. Then we will look at two different types of reflection: specular and diffuse reflection. Then we will learn the law of reflection. For this lesson, you will a pencil, a piece of paper and a ruler.