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Ocean Layers
You have two weeks to complete this!
Find out about the different layers of the ocean, namely the sunlight zone, twilight zone, midnight zone, abyss and trenches.
These videos may help:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0151hmz
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/00000144-0a22-d3cb-a96c-7b2fb4a30000
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hn502
Identify each layer’s characteristics and inhabitants.
Make a 3-D model of the ocean zones to show each layer, its physical features and the living things that inhabit these zones.
Reading
Please continue to read daily.
Discuss your reading with an adult so you are ready to take and AR Quiz
Maths
This term we are focusing on learning our times tables up to 12x12.
To support this, you could;
Play Times Table Rock Stars.
Try a game on Hit the button - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Hang up a times table sheet – hang this somewhere you will see it regularly. Now, regularly run through a particular set of times tables. Remember, the more often you see and practice your times tables, the more likely you are to learn them.
Learn some tricks – why not google some tips and tricks to help you learn your tables.
Listen to songs to help you memorises your tables- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/times-table-collection/z4vv6v4
Make a flash card game – try matching questions and answers
Mathopoly Game
Spelling
Homophones & Near Homophones
4th January - accept except affect effect aloud allowed weather whether whose who’s
11th January - cereal serial check cheque through threw draft draught stares stairs
How to learn and understand my spellings:
Study the word
Write the word
Speed write
Mnemonics
Syllables/ chunks
Look for the smaller words inside
Use colour
Different sizes
Shape of the word
Making words with letters
Writing in fancy letters
Use sticky notes
Recording your words
Pyramid writing
Rallying
Dictionary races
Muddled letters
Hangman
Word sorts
Writing sentences in context