Friday 10th January
English
Grammar Warm Up
LC: to use adverbials to link and sequence ideas
Talk about Alice falling down a hole at the start of the book. Use the adverbials to link your ideas:
Begin
At first, Alice was sitting by the river with her sister. Then ....
LC: To infer characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justify inferences with evidence
Complete the table using evidence from the text.
Use the ideas from the table to write a short paragraph about how Alice is feeling during this scene.
Use these adverbials and the adverbials in the Grammar task to link your ideas:
History
LC: to sequence events of an ancient civilisation on a timeline using appropriate terms and dates accurately
Click below to read about the Ancient Mayans.
As you watch the video, do the quiz!
Read the text below:
Talk to your partner and answer these questions:
1. When did the Mayan civilisation begin?
2. When did it end?
3. What was happening in Britain during these years?
Complete the timeline on Seesaw.
Science
LC: To describe the Sun, Earth and Moon (using the term spherical).
Can we use our observational skills to describe the shape of the Sun, Earth and Moon?
How can you sort the objects on your table?
Is there only one way of sorting?
What shape are the Earth, Sun and Moon?
On Seesaw take photos of the spherical and non-spherical shapes and place them in the appropriate box.
Why are the Earth, Sun and Moon that shape?
In your own words write a paragraph explaining the shape of the Earth, Sun and Moon and why they are this shape.
Add any extra facts that you find interesting about the Earth, Sun and Moon.
