PLAN FOR THE DAY

SPELLINGS- HANDWRITING

READING- WONDER

LITERACY- POSTER

MATHS – RECOGNISE 3D SHAPES

CREATIVE- DESIGN YOUR OWN FRONT COVER FOR AN ISPIRATIONAL QUOTE BOOK!

Spellings

Write the following words in your best cursive handwriting.

Accommodate, competition, criticise, disastrous, explanation, harass, immediate,

lightning, persuade, sincerely

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Reading - Wonder

We’re going to start looking at the book ‘Wonder’ over the next few

weeks.

Answer the RIC questions below on the front cover and the blurb.

R – Who is the author? _____________________________________

I – What does the phrase ‘you can’t blend in if you were born to stand out’

mean?

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C – Why do you think the illustrator has drawn the boy’s face this way? _______________________________________________________________________

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V – What do you think the phrase it ‘wreaks emotional emotional havoc’

means?

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I – What do you think might make the novel ‘rare’?

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C –Why has the blurb got quotes from newspapers on it?

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What do you think this phrase means? Explain in your own

words:

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Literacy – Poster

Maths – Recognise 3D Shapes

1. Mina thinks of a 3-D shape. She says,

What is the name of the 3-D shape?

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2) What 3 dimensional shapes can be made from these nets?

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3) Jack says, "Two 3D shapes with the same number of faces

as each other

also have the same number of vertices as each other". Is

he correct? Explain.

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‘‘It has 7 faces.

Two opposite faces are

pentagons.

The other faces are

rectangles.’

4) Complete the following table

5) Here is an open box. Which nets will make the shape?

6) Complete the table

Challenge

Circle the shapes which make a triangular prism.

Creative Activity

Today you’re going to design your own front cover for an

inspirational quote book!

Inspirational books are sold in shops and people buy them to

read and keep them positive.

Look at the front covers below. You are going to design

your own.

Design your book cover below.

PLAN FOR THE DAY

SPELLINGS- DEFINITION

READING- WONDER

WRITING – HOTSEATING

MATHS – INDENTIFY AND COMPARE ANGLES

CREATIVE ACTIVITY- MAKE YOUR OWN INSPIRATIONAL

QUOTE BOOK

Spellings

Find the definitions of your spellings using a dictionary.

Accommodate, competition, criticise, disastrous, explanation, harass, immediate,

lightning, persuade, sincerely

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Reading- Read the passage of text from Wonder below and answer

the questions on the following page.

Answer the following questions on the first chapter:

1. Why is the book called ‘Wonder’?

It’s a wonderful story.

It’s about a boy who is remarkable and unfamiliar.

It makes people wonder when they read it.

2. What does the word ordinary mean? Use a dictionary if

needed.

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3. What does the word extraordinary mean?

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4. Explain why the book is written from August’s point of view.

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5. Why does the writer not describe how August looks?

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6. How can we tell that the author is American?

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Literacy – Hotseating Auggie

If you were to meet Auggie, what questions would

you ask him?

What do you think Auggie’s responses would be?

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2. ________________________________________________

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Maths- Identify and Compare Angles

1) Complete these sentences

2) Here are five angles marked on a grid of squares.

a. Write the letters of the angles that are obtuse.

b. Write the letters of the angles that are acute.

3) Can you order them from smallest to largest?

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4) Circle the angles that obtuse angles.

5) Label whether each angle is acute, right or an obtuse

angle.

6) Order these from smallest to largest

Challenge

Look at the compass and answer the following

statements.

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Creative Activity

Today you are going to make a booklet and choose your own

inspirational quotes to add to it. You designed it yesterday

and today you are going to make it and add the contents.

Create a booklet and illustrate it. Share on Seesaw or

Twitter.

Fill in the thought bubble of inspirational quotes you want to

add to your booklet. Here are some examples…

Fill in the thought bubble with the quotes you are going to

add. You could make it specific to ‘Wonder’ or you could

make it just to make people happy.

How to Make a Booklet

1) Fold two pieces of paper in half horizontally. One of those

sheets of paper is going to be the cover and one is going to

be the back of the booklet. Both sheets will make up the

pages inside the booklet.

2) Glue down the spine of one sheet or the fold and then stick

it down so that it is line with the other one.

3) Fill your booklet with amazing quotes and illustrations.

PLAN FOR THE DAY:

READING- WONDER

LITERACY – CHARACTER PROFILE

MATHS – ANGLES ON A STRAIGHT LINE

CREATIVE ACTIVITY – CARRY OUT A RANDOM ACT OF

KINDNESS

Reading- Read the two chapters from Wonder below.

Literacy – Character profile

What impression do you get of Auggie?

Write down words to describe his personality in the outline of

him.

Maths- Angles on a straight line

1) Calculate the missing angles.

2) Four angles meet at the same point on a straight line.

One angle is 81°

The other three angles are equal.

What size are the other three angles? Draw a

diagram to prove your answer.

3) Solve this problem.

4) Layla completes one and a half somersaults in her

dive.

Challenge

What is the closest estimate to angle x?

Creative Activity

Today you are going to carry out a random act of kindness.

It could be for your parents or your siblings. You may want to

do something for your grandparents or a friend you have not

seen in a while. Think about what you can do to be kind!

What was your random act of kindness and who was it for?

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How did this make the person feel?

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PLAN FOR THE DAY:

READING - WONDER

LITERACY – THESAURUS

MATHS- ANGLES AROUND A POINT

CREATIVE ACTIVITY- (ART/PSHE) CREATE A

KINDNESS MOOD BOARD.

Reading – Use the chapters from yesterday to answer the

following retrieval questions:

1. Why hasn’t Auggie ever gone to school?

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2. How many surgeries has he had? ______________________

3. Name three of Auggie’s good friends:

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4. What is Auggie’s sister called? ________________

5. What happened when Auggie came out of his mom’s stomach?

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6. What did the doctor do when he saw Auggie?

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7. How was the farting nurse kind to Auggie’s mom?

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8. What did mom think when she first saw Auggie?

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Literacy –Kindness thesaurus

The theme of Wonder is kindness. Try and write down as many

words that relate to ‘kindness’ as you can.

Write your words using different colours and make them

different shapes and sizes.

Have some of the words running horizontally, some vertically and

some at different angles. Use a thesaurus to help you.

Maths- Angles around a point.

1) Calculate the angles around a point.

2) Calculate the size of angle p.

3) Calculate the 3 missing angles

4) There are five equal angles around a point.

What is the size of each angle?

Explain how you know.

Challenge

Work out the size of the 5 angles.

Creative Activity (Art and PSHE)

Today you are going to create your own kindness mood

board.

You can both draw it and colour it in OR you could use

cardboard and use paints to create this. Fill it with words

that makes you special.

Look at the examples below and upload yours to Twitter or

Seesaw.

Remember that this is about

what makes you special and

different from everybody

else.

It is amazing that everybody

is different in the world!

Choose your template and cut it out for the middle of your

mood board.

PLAN FOR THE DAY:

SPELLINGS- SENTENCES

READING- WONDER

LITERACY- ACROSTIC POEM

MATHS- ARITHMETIC PRACTISE

CREATIVE ACTIVITY – MINDFULNESS COLOURING

Spellings

Write the following words in sentences

Accommodate, competition, criticise, disastrous, explanation, harass, immediate,

lightning, persuade, sincerely

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Reading –Read the next chapter from Wonder:

Reading: Answer the following questions on the chapter

Christopher’s house:

1. Why has the author included humour in the chapters?

To make the reader feel sorry for August.

To show that August is no different to others and has a sense

of humour.

To make the reader enjoy the book more.

2. Why is Christopher’s mother (Lisa) important in the chapter

‘Christopher’s house’?

August’s mum told her something that he had never heard

before.

She was a good friend to his mum.

3. Why has the writer chosen to have August’s mum and dad

disagree about school?

To show that they don’t get on with each other.

To compare the thoughts and feelings of the two characters.

4. What is the main message in the chapter ‘Christopher’s house?

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Literacy – Acrostic poem

Use the word ‘kindness’ to create your own acrostic poem.

Maths- Arithmetic Practise