Year 6 English Home Learning - 08/03/21 - 12/03/21
Hi Year 6. I hope you are well.
Below you will find your English remote learning activities for this week. We will also be having a Zoom meeting this week, the date and time of that meeting can be found below.
Thursday 11th March at 11:00 am
If you have any questions about any of this week’s learning activities or want to send any photos of the learning you are completing at home, my email address can be found on the Year 6 Class Page.
Monday 8th March
During today’s English lesson, we will be matching vocabulary to images and forming sentences using words with the ul and ull spelling pattern and we will be exploring the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.
Spelling: ul and ull
Starter: How many times can you write each of these words in 1 minute? (quick write)
Arrow narrow sparrow
Here is the link to today’s spelling activity. I would like you to complete Focus A, B and C please. Here are the answers for today’s spelling activity.
Reading:
Starter: Visualise
Big? Can I explore the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary?
Here is the PowerPoint explaining today’s learning activities.
Pages 64 and 65 of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Exploring Unfamiliar Vocabulary
Tuesday 9th March 2021
During our English lesson today, we will be looking at adding the suffix ful to root words and practicing using our reading for meaning skills to clarify the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.
Spelling: ul and ull
Starter: Can you put the vocabulary listed below into silly sentences?
Borrow sorrow shadow
Here is the link to today’s spelling activity. I would like you to complete the Extra activity please. Here are the answers for today’s spelling activity.
Reading:
Starter: Vocabulary
Big? Can I use reading for meaning to clarify unfamiliar vocabulary?
Here is the PowerPoint explaining today’s learning activities.
Vocabulary Victor Radiers Peril Pages 96 - 99 of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Reading for meaning grid
Wednesday 10th March 2021
During our English lesson today, we are going to be adding the suffix ful and identifying and using antonyms.
Spelling: ul and ull
Starter: How many times can you write each of these words in 1 minute? (quick write)
Shallow willow swallow
Here is the link to today’s spelling activity. I would like you to complete the Extension A and B please. Here are the answers for today’s spelling activity.
Writing:
Starter: Spelling Statutory Spellings
Year 5 and 6 Statutory Spellings
Big? Can I identify and use antonyms?
Here is the PowerPoint explaining today’s learning activities.
Fluency questions Fluency answers Reasoning questions Reasoning answers
Fluency challenge Fluency challenge answers Reasoning challenge Reasoning challenge answers
Thursday 11th March 2021
During today’s English lesson, we will be looking at completing a word search linked with ful endings and identifying and using synonyms.
Spelling: ul and ull
Starter: Can you identify the meaning of the following vocabulary?
Barrow hollow sorrow
You can use a dictionary or dictionary.com to help you.
Here is the link to today’s spelling activity. Here are the answers for today’s spelling activity.
Writing:
Starter: Homophones
Big? Can I identify and use synonyms?
Here is the PowerPoint explaining today’s learning activities.
Remember, you can use thesaurus.com to help you to identify synonyms.
Fluency questions Fluency answers Reasoning questions Reasoning answers
Fluency challenge Fluency challenge answers Reasoning challenge Reasoning challenge answers
Friday 12th March 2021
During our English lesson today, we will be using a range of adverbials for time, reason, manner and place.
Spelling: words originating from other countries
Starter: Can you identify which vocabulary is spelt correctly and which is spelt incorrectly?
Alow arow narrow elbow yelow frown
Can you draw images and create actions to help you remember definitions for the following vocabulary?
Conscious conscience yacht desperate
First of all, research the meaning of the vocabulary using a dictionary or dictionary.com, then you need to come up with your own action and image to represent the vocabulary to help you remember it’s definition.
Example:
Conscious – If you are conscious it means that you are awake and aware of your surroundings.
I might draw an image of someone sat up in bed to show that they are awake and my action might be me opening my eyes.
Writing:
Starter: Prefixes and suffixes
Big? Can I use a range of adverbials for time, reason, manner and place?
Here is the PowerPoint explaining today’s learning.