Muirhead Primary and Early Years Centre Home Learning Class: P5 Teacher: Mrs Reynolds

Literacy Tasks and Resources:

Reading

L.I: To skim and scan a text.

SC:

• I can watch the given video.

• I can discuss what it means to skim a text.

• I can discuss what it means to scan a text.

• I can complete activities on skimming and

scanning.

This week we will focus on skimming and

scanning.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/skillswise/skimming-

and-scanning/zd39f4j

Visit the BBC Skillwise site and watch the video on

skimming and scanning. Then choose the

appropriate chilli challenge. All are found on the

above site.

Nice & Spicy – Read the downloadable fact

sheets on the site and complete one skimming

activity and one scanning activity.

It’s getting hot – Read the downloadable fact

sheets on the site and complete 2 skimming

activities and 2 scanning activities.

Burning up – Read the downloadable fact sheets

on the site and complete 3 skimming activities

and three scanning activities.

Resources website

Spelling

L.I: To spell common and tricky words.

SC:

• I can select the words from the s phoneme I

find the hardest.

• I can spell my spelling words correctly.

• I can choose an appropriate spelling strategy

to use.

Choose spelling words to challenge you.

Find out the meaning of any words you are unsure of.

Each day use a different spelling strategy for your –

1. Rainbow writing

2. Backwards writing

3. Pyramid spelling

4. Fancy writing

5. Uppercase and lowercase spelling

6. Use the other hand

7. Make a picture with your spelling words

If possible – Ask someone in your house to challenge

you to a spelling test.

Extra –

https://www.primarygames.com/langarts/letterblocks/

Why not try letter blocks and find words within the tiles.

What’s the longest word you can find?

Resources Spelling Sheet

Writing

L.I.: To identify synonyms and antonyms.

SC:

• I can watch a video.

• I can describe what a synonym is.

• I can describe what an antonym is,

• I can find synonyms and antonyms for

given words.

This week we will focus on synonyms and

antonyms.

Resources

writing sheet

Muirhead Primary and Early Years Centre Home Learning Class: P5 Teacher: Mrs Reynolds

Maths and Numeracy Other Curriculum Area:

Mental Arithmetic

L.I: To use addition, subtraction, multiplication and

division strategies to complete calculations.

SC:

• I can choose an appropriate level of CLIC

• I can use appropriate strategies to solve the

calculations.

Choose the appropriate level of CLIC challenge from

those below.

Log on to sumdog or mathletics daily to help develop

your mental math skills.

Resources

sumdog/mathletics login

CLIC challenges

Core Learning

L.I: To round an amount of money to the nearest £.

SC:

• I can choose an appropriate chilli challenge level.

• I can read the question.

• I can describe how to make an amount of money

using the given amounts.

• I can investigate other currencies in the world.

We are continuing with our new topic in maths – MONEY. It is

a very important topic as it is something that most people

use in everyday life.

Every country uses money and different countries use

different currencies (types of money). In Britain we use the

pound sterling, better known as the pound £.

Resources – maths sheet

Science & Art

L.I: To create a poster.

SC:

• I can select a topic to promote.

• I can decide how to promote this.

• I can create a poster following the

guidelines.

Energy Agency calendar competition.

This year’s lockdown calendar competition is

taking a different direction. See the sheet for the

rules.

Resources – energy agency calendar

competition sheet.

Personal Project/ Presentation Health and Wellbeing

Want vs. Needs

L.I: To explore our rights.

SC:

• I can discuss that all children have rights.

• I can discuss what a need is.

• I can discuss what a want is.

• I can decide if something is a want or a need.

Complete the attached activity on wants vs needs.

L.I: To consider how I can help others.

SC:

• I can design a new superhero for myself.

• I can identify how I would help others.

• I can identify how I can help others in real-

life.

Imagine yourself as a superhero!

What is your power? What do you do to help people?

What is your uniform like?

Design yourself as a new superhero – draw how you

would look and surround your illustration with

information bubbles to explain what you do and how

you help.

Think about how you could be a real-life superhero

and help someone else.

Resources – paper and pencils

LI: To spell common and tricky words.

Our new sound is – The phoneme au.

There are four different ways to make the s sound.

1. Using the letter a

2. Using the letter o

3. With the letters au

4. Using the letters aw

The phoneme au sounds the same as the short ‘o’. If you can’t remember what a short o

sounds like then watch the following video for a reminder:

https://youtu.be/4TjcT7Gto3U

This week we will focus on words using the letter a to create the s sound. This is

the easiest and most common way. The a has a short o sound.

There is usually always an l after the a.

Pick the chilli challenge level of words that will suitably challenge you:

Burning Up!! It’s gettIng HOt! Nice & Spicy

bald ball all

small call ball

stall tall call

alter wall fall

almost hall hall

called small tall

fallen bald wall

install stall small

altar fallen

swallow install

This week we will be looking to focus on -

Synonyms & ANTONYMS

Do you know what a synonym is?

Do you know what an antonym is?

Watch the following video:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfkk7ty/articles/z8t8pbk

Read the explanation and then try the activity under the video.

Task: Pick four words and find one synonym and one antonym for

each.

If Possible: Find one synonym and one antonym for each word.

Extra: Find as many synonyms and antonyms as you can for each

word.

MATHS Our maths topic is – MONEY.

This week we will look at rounding money to the nearest pound.

Watch the following video –

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zh8dmp3/articles/zsvt97h

Read the explanation under the video, and try the quiz. Although the

video talks about rounding to 50p we will only be focussing on

rounding to the nearest pound.

Choose the appropriate chilli challenge level task:

NICE & SPICY – complete the table on the next page. Estimate the

total price and estimate the change from £10.

e.g.

is £3.25 and £1.75, following the

rounding rules these they would

become £3 and £2 giving an estimated total £5.

This would give me £5 change from £10.

It’s getting hot – complete the nice & spicy task. Then calculate the

actual total cost of the items (add together the numbers before you

rounded them). Were you close?

Burning Up! - Complete the it’s getting hot activity. Once you have

calculated the actual price, then calculate the actual change from

£10. Was there much difference between the actual change and

estimated amount?

Item Item Estimate Change from

£10

£2.75

£1.15

£1.99

75p

£4.30

£1.60

£3.45

£1.07

£7.55

£2.25

£1.25

65p

Energy Agency Lockdown Calendar

The Energy Agency calendar competition is taking a new direction this year. Being stuck inside at home during lockdown, has made us all appreciate the wonderful outdoors in Scotland! The good news is that around the world we are seeing environmental benefits of lockdown. Carbon dioxide levels have fallen, our air is cleaner due to lack of rush hour commuters and transport in general. It’s quieter too, so we can hear more nature particularly chirping birds! All these things are great and now we need to keep on being kinder to our planet! We are encouraging learners in South Ayrshire schools to hand draw and colour a picture as part of their home learning which encouraged others to help look after our planet by saving energy and resources. The winning designs will feature in our Lockdown Calendar for 2021. There are 5 different topics that you can choose from, so pick one and get drawing! 1. Heating / gas – What can people do to use less of these? 2. Electricity – How can we encourage people to waste less electricity? 3. Water – How can we use less water, and save more? 4. Waste – What can we do to recycle more of our waste? 5. Transport – How can we travel so that we produce less dangerous gases? Once you are happy with your illustration, ask a grown-up to help you photograph it, and Tweet it @SACSTEM for virtual judging. After the virtual judging has taken place, the short-listed winners will be contacted and asked to post their original illustration to the Energy Agency for final judging.

Competition rules

• All entries must be A4 size and landscape.

• The competition is open to all primary age pupils in South Ayrshire.

• Pictures must not use any computer-aided design elements.

• Pictures must be the original artwork of the learner.

• Entrants must attend a place of learning within South Ayrshire Council.

• Keep the original artwork safe – we will need the winning designs in the future

• When you are happy with your picture, take a photograph and tweet it to @SACSTEM

• Our favourite entries will be selected via Twitter and then the originals will be sent to the Energy Agency for final judging.

• The judges’ decision is final.

• Artwork may be used in an awareness raising campaign.

Entries must be submitted online by Friday 19th June 2020

Wants vs. Needs

LI: To explore our rights.

• Every child has rights, whatever their ethnic background, religion,

gender, language or ability. It is the responsibility of adults and

governments to work together to make sure children enjoy their rights.

• All children have basic needs that they can’t live without. These are

called needs.

• There are other things that we want, but do not need to survive. These

are called wants.

Create a table like this -

Look at the pictures on the following page and decide which column each item

should go in (You can either illustrate or write your choices).

I have included a copy of the UN convention on the rights of the Child, to help

you.