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Welcome to Year 6 Learning @ Home – Your teachers have put together these activities for your enjoyment. We have set up the following online platforms for you where you can access all subject areas.

*Study Ladder - http://www.studyladder.com.au

*Learning Place EdStudio - Studio 6: Access Key S 84275493

*Prodigy – www.prodigygame.com

*Additional learning and fun resources https://www.teachstarter.com/au/teaching-resource/year-6-school-closure-learning-from-home-pack/

Below are weekly activities to keep you up to date. Have fun!

Wk 1 English Maths Other MONDAY This term we are investigating and creating

Persuasive Texts in Advertising.

READING https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/su pport/learnathome/grades-6-12.html Pick a reading activity from the website or read a book for 20 mins.

NUMBER

Mentals: Week 1 – Monday’s Mentals

(5 mins)

Number Work Fractions Work: Fractions on a Number Line A (Answers attached for marking)

SCIENCE

We are investigating States of Matter – Solid , Liquid & Gas Watch Bill Nye the Science Guy – States of Matter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3SJ uozgbfU

Watch David Walliams - https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/eleven ses/ SPELLING See attachment for this week’s spelling list and activities and choose one task from the list. Studyladder Log on and complete the set tasks!

Prodigy Hone your math skills by playing daily

Visit EdStudio 6 to complete the State of Matter worksheet which is also attached. If you need further clarification and you have access to EDStudio you can watch the Powerpoint – States of Matter – Introduction Powerpoint.

Year 6 Learning @ Home: Term 2 – Week 1

TUESDAY READING Read The Loudest Sound In the World text and complete the comprehension sheet.

SPELLING See below for this week’s spelling list and activities and choose 1 task from the list.

Mentals: Week 1 – Tuesday’s Mentals

(5 mins)

Number Work Fractions Work: Fractions on a Number Line B (Answers attached for marking) (Answers attached for marking)

HASS

Watch a recent episode of Behind the News on ABC (add link) Write 6 dot points and turn these notes into a paragraph.

PE

WRITING Refer to HASS lesson about Behind the News

Choose an activity from attached Family Fitness Sheet

WEDNESDAY READING https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/su pport/learnathome/grades-6-12.html Pick a reading activity from the website or read a book for 20 mins.

SPELLING See below for this week’s spelling list and activities and choose 1 task from the list.

Mentals: Week 1 – Wednesday’s

Mentals (5 mins)

Number Work Fractions Work: Adding and Subtracting Fractions A (Answers attached for marking)

MUSIC

Choose activities from Ms. McKay’s Music activity sheet

THURSDAY READING Read Turtles and complete the comprehension sheet.

SPELLING See below for this week’s spelling list and activities and choose 1 task from the list.

Mentals: Week 1 – Thursday’s Mentals

(5 mins)

Number Work Fractions Work: Adding and Subtracting Fractions B (Answers attached for marking)

PE Choose an activity from Mr.Moody’s fitness sheet.

ART Draw the view from your window as it is now. Then draw it again as if it is the future. What would it look like?

FRIDAY READING https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/su pport/learnathome/grades-6-12.html Pick a reading activity from the website or read a book for 20 mins.

Mentals: Week 1 – Friday’s Mentals (5

mins)

Problem Solving: See the Problem

Solving Tasks in this document

MUSIC

Choose activities from attached Music activity sheet

SPELLING See below for this week’s spelling list and activities and choose 1 task from the list.

Optional activity

TEST: Get someone to test your words. ANZAC DAY – design a wreath to honour

the ANZACS

WRITING Write a review of a movie you have seen recently. Give it a rating and at least 3 reasons why.

Spelling Spelling List Words

Highlight the words you will be learning this week

Spelling Activities ‘Look, Say, Cover, Visualise, Write, Check’ each of your spelling words in your homework book for 3 nights to be ready for your

test on Friday.

1. local 2. locality 3. vital 4. vitality 5. period 6. periodic 7. normal 8. normality 9. metal 10. metallic 11. general 12. generality 13. academic 14. academy 15. celebrate 16. celebrity 17. emphasis 18. emphatic 19. criticise 20. critic

For this week choose 3 activities from the list below. (Not all activities will suit your words. Please choose carefully.)

Activity 1

Choose 5 words from the list and write each in a compound sentence.

A compound sentence is composed of 2 sentences joined together by a comma and a conjunction. The conjunctions are

and, but, so, or, for, nor, yet.

For example, The computer crashed, so I lost all my work.

Activity 2

Put your spelling words into the categories of verb, noun, and adjective. If any of your words don’t fit in one of these

categories find out which category they would. (Clue: A dictionary can help you.)

Activity 3

Choose 6 words and break each one into syllables.

Activity 4

Write a short one half page story using all your spelling words.

Activity 5

Choose 5 words from the list and look up their meaning in the dictionary. Choose 2 meanings for each.

Activity 6

Find the base words for the words in the list. Write out the words and the base words.

Extension Words: habit, habitat, excel, excellent, personal, personality, hostile, hostility, individual, individuality, mental, mentality, fertile, fertility, brutal, brutality, fatal, fatality,original, originality, mobile, mobility, general, generality

Watch your favourite TV show. Do an exercise

during each ad break. eg push ups, squats, lunges,

sit ups

Do a bear crawl around your house from room to room. Can you make it to every room in your

house without stopping?

Help your family cook a healthy meal together.

When you are done, clean up the dishes.

Superman Challenge Lay on your stomach and lift legs and arms off the

ground for 1 minutes. Repeat 3 times.

Family Challenge Who can do the most push

ups in your family?

Go for a 10 minute walk with your family around the block or around the

yard.

Play hide and go seek with your family and

friends.

Scavenger Hunt Make a list of 10 items in your house and see who

can gather them first.

Family Challenge Dance to your favourite song. See who has the

best dance moves!

Teach your parents/carers how to play a game of

handball.

Family Challenge Who can hold a plank the

longest?

Run in place for 30 seconds in every room of

your house.

Free Space

Find a stick, lay it on the ground and jump over it

30 times.

Make up your own fitness challenge then challenge your

family members.

Draw a maze on the driveway with chalk or water – challenge your

family to make it through.

Make an obstacle course using household items

through the house or in the yard.

No TV Go the entire night

without watching any television and play spotlight instead.

Do a crab walk around your house from room to room. Can you make it to every room in your

house without stopping?

Stair Challenge Find a set of stairs and go up and down as many times as

you can.

Play follow the leader on your bikes, scooters,

roller skates or skateboards.

Bicycle Challenge Lay on your back and pedal the bicycle for 1

minutes. Repeat 3 times.

Family Challenge See who can do the most

sit ups in your family.

Make up a game that involves a ball and play

with a family member or friend.

Use blankets and pillows to create a fort in your room

and then do exercise inside.

Family Fitness