Headfield CE Junior School

School Closure Learning Year 3 - April 2020

30.4.20

Ancient Olympic Games

Use the link above to BBC Bitesize and read all about the Ancient Olympic games. Read the information about how the games came about and why. Then click on the individual events to read about them in detail. Watch the video and take a tour of Olympia.

 

Task

Write a newspaper article about the games. Describe what happens before the games start, what happened at the games as well as the different events, what did the winners receive to celebrate their win. Use all the information you have looked at on the web pages.

 

Read the attached newspaper article to see how to set out your work. This one has been annotated so you can see how and where the features are used to make your writing more interesting. In ancient Greece times, they didn’t have photographs but you can draw pictures instead to accompany your article. There is a word mat attached to help you with some of the vocabulary you will need. Newspapers are written in columns down the page rather than straight across; to make your article more like real life fold your page in half to make two columns. Remember to give your article a headline (title) which needs to be in larger writing than the rest of your work.

Newspaper Report

Newspaper report features

Word Mat

Abacus Textbook page number 19

Hold your own mini Olympic games with brothers and sisters or with an adult if they are willing. Try some running and jumping events if you are doing this alone see how many times you can run the length of the garden in one minute, how far can you jump from a standing jump. 

Modern Olympic Games

Use the link above to read about the modern summer Olympic games and make a comparison chart with the ancient Greek Olympics.

 

e.g. Similarities - First held in Athens. 

Differences - Women are allowed to take part now.

 

 

 

29.4.20

Learn the spellings of the following homophones. Then put each one into a sentence

 

peel   peal

reed    read

steel   steal

beech   beach

pale     pail

 

Challenge yourself- Write a story using as many of the homophones.

 

Think of and write 3 more pairs of homophones.

Abacus Textbook page number 18

Parachute game: Each person takes an end of the parachute or bedsheet and fans it upward while one of you runs underneath

 

AND

 

Joe Wicks on line PE session. If you miss the live feed at 9am you can catch up on You Tube.

 

Joe Wick's P.E Lesson

PSHE - How to stay healthy.

 

Design a poster showing all the different ways you can to stay healthy. The poster may include indoor and outdoor activities. Don’t forget to draw a picture and then explain your ideas. 

28.4.20

Remember last week when you designed your own mythical creature? This week we are going to learn about one of the most famous mythical creatures from the Greek Mythological Story, ‘Theseus and the Minotaur.’ The Minotaur had the head of a bull and the body of a man.

Start by listening carefully to the story here:

Theseus & the Minotaur

Today you are going to imagine that you are one of the seven boys or girls chosen to be sent to Crete. Your task today is to write a letter to King Aegeus explaining why you should not be sent or eaten by the Minotaur. Your letter could be either comical or dramatic.

Be sure to have a read of the example letter and think carefully about all the different feelings people may be experiencing such as:

Sad, angry, cross, grief-stricken, miserable, furious, upset, unhappy, annoyed or heartbroken. Be sure to include some of these feeling words in your letter to help persuade the King.

Example Letter

 

Extra task:

You may also want to brush up on your Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar skills.

Go to www.spag.com

Then at the top near LIVE tests select Grammar – Y3 (E)

Remember to use your spag.com username and password.

Abacus Textbook page number 17

 

AND

 

Take a look at today’s reasoning challenges.

EVERYONE loves the story about The Gruffalo! Why not try some yoga positions to go along with the book? You will feel amazing after this work out.

 

Gruffalo Yoga Moves

Geography: Make a simple sketch map to show the states of ancient Greece.

Look at the example map. Draw the outline of Greece and label the different states in the correct place on the map. Colour the land green and the sea blue. Create your own key.

If you would like more support then use the outline of the map provided.

Once you have finished try to memorise 5 states from Ancient Greece.

Map Outline

27.4.20

Writing:

Your writing task today will be to make a prediction based on the picture below - The Black Hat.

Read the short extract below first and then predict what will happen next. Think about whether the boy finds something in the forest? What could it be? Is it magical or does it belong to somebody?

Use your imagination and write a paragraph in your exercise book.

The Black Hat

 

Reading:

If you have read all of your library books, why not try this website with digital books for you to enjoy for free.

Online Books

Here's walkthrough to help you navigate the website - Read on

 

If you've finished any 'reading at home' books, why not complete a quiz using accelerated reader

 

 

Abacus Textbook page number 16

 

AND

 

Complete the place value reasoning questions

 

Complete the full 25 min exercise routine program for kids and parents/carers.

 

KIDS WORKOUT!

Art:

Greek pots are important because they tell us so much about how life was in Ancient Greek cities. Pots came in all sorts of shapes and sizes depending on their purpose and were often beautifully decorated with pictures of daily life.

 

Using only shades of orange, red, yellow and black design your own Greek pot.

 

To help you, have a look at some Greek pot designs: 

 

Greek Pot Designs 1

Greek Pot Designs 2

You can use the following templates:

Greek Pot Templates

 24.4.20

Label your mythical beast from Tuesday's art work.

Write a paragraph to describe your mythical beast.

Make sure to use expanded noun phrases e.g. the thunderous, thick-skinned hooves.

Abacus Textbook page number 15

Complete this running race:

 

Running Race

 

Can you answer the questions at the end? Where was Mario hiding? How many dogs run past you near the end? How many times does your trainer wave? How many people do you overtake? You may need to complete the run more than once to answer all the questions.

Geography

Find 5 similarities and 5 differences between Britain and Greece. Think about the land, sea, weather, food and culture.

23.4.20

Complete the next test in your SPaG booklet.

 

Choose one of the setting pictures and write a detailed description. You could imagine yourself in the setting, think about the things you can see, hear and smell. How might your be feeling?

Setting Pictures

 

Abacus Textbook page number 14

 

Have a go at the crossword.

Crossword

Complete 3 Just Dance dances throughout the day.

 

Just Dance Moves

Just a bit of fun

Indoor scavenger hunt

 

Indoor Scavenger Hunt

 

Healthy Eating

Plan a healthy menu for the day – breakfast, lunch and dinner. Try to include something from all the food groups and think about how much of each food group we should eat in one day.

 

How you present your menu is up to you.

22.4.20

Listen to the following story of Icarus and Daedalus using the following link:

Icarus & Daedalus

 

Now rewrite the story in your own words.

 

Don’t forget to use:

Punctuation

Aa   . ? !   , it’s Hafsa’s   ( ) “   ”     :   ;     -

Co-ordinating conjunctions ‘FANBOYS’

for     and   nor   but     or   yet   so

Sub-ordinating Conjunctions

‘I SAW A WABUB’

if     since   as   when     although   while   after before   until     because

Adverbs Tell us when, where, how, how often

e.g. after, before, above, below, calmly, beautifully, always, daily                    

Prepositions e.g. in, on, under, above

Expanded noun phrase (...lots of yummy, cold ice cream)                

Ambitious word choices!                          

Articles: a / an

Organise writing into paragraphs around a theme

 

Abacus Textbook page number 13

A 12 year old boy claims to have scaled the equivalent of Mount Everest using the stairs in his home. Read about it here:

Famous 12 Year Old

 

Challenge:

See how many times can you go up and down the stairs in ten minutes.

R. E

Read 'The Jewish Story of Creation'

 

The Jewish Story of Creation

 

Sequence the story through pictures.

Write sentences recounting each day’s events.

21.4.20

Watch this video to learn the names of some of the famous Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses:

 

Names of Greek Gods and Goddesses

 

Activity

 

 

Answers to yesterday's puzzle

See Answers

 

Abacus Textbook page number 12

 

Gods and Mortals Maths Lesson

Use the ancient Greek number system to complete today’s challenges.

 

Ancient Greek Number System

Write the following challenges each on a different piece of small paper.

-10 star jumps

-5 sit ups

-15 hops

- 5 squats

-Touch your toes 5 times

Fold all the pieces of paper up and put into a bowl. Choose a challenge at random from the bowl and repeat until all have been completed. Can you think of any more fun physical challenges you could include?

Art

To draw your own Greek Mythical Creature

Task

Ideas

 

 

20.4.20

Study the picture and answer the questions in your exercise book.

 

The Troll

Abacus Textbook Page number 11

 

AND

 

Solve ‘The 3 Monkeys’ puzzle.

The Three Monkeys

Have a blast with a family fun cardio workout:

Family Fun

Joe Wicks on line PE session. If you miss the live feed at 9am you can catch up on You Tube.

Joe Wick's P.E Lesson

 

 

D.T:

Read the ‘Icarus’ Story and using the step by step instructions, make the wings.

The Icarus Story

To help you, use the wing template:

Step by Step Instructions

 

Wing Template

 

3.4.20

Writing

Make up your own Mr Men or Little Miss Character. Write a short story about a day in their life.

 

Here are some ideas:

Little Miss/Mr Home School

Little Miss/Mr Reading

Little Miss/ Mr Maths

Little Miss/Mr Boring

Little Miss/Mr Celebration

 

Spellings

Don’t forget to practice your weekly spellings using the spelling cards:

Year 3 Spellings

 

Reading

Read the text on ‘Alan Turing’, a famous scientist, mathematician and codebreaker.

 

Alan Turing Comprehension

 

One star – easy

Two stars – hard

Three stars – Challenge

 

Complete the comprehension questions according to your ability. Make sure you do not have a sneak peek at the answers!

 

 

 

Here is the answer. Write 12 calculations using a mixture of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Bronze = 12

Silver = 24

Gold = 48

 

How creative can you be?

 

Then complete Abacus Textbook Page 10 

 

Don't forget to play TT Rockstars to improve your recall times!

Joe Wicks on line PE session. If you miss the live feed at 9am you can catch up on You Tube.

Joe Wick's P.E Lesson

 

So far, Joe has raised £80,000 for the NHS from his PE workouts! What a remarkable achievement!

 

Or if you prefer an even bigger challenge rise and shine with an intense workout:

 

The Challenge Workout

 

Art:

Draw a picture of your Little Miss or Mr Men. Don’t forget to add details. It may well be your Little Miss or Mr Men carries/wears an accessory such as a book, glasses, bag etc.

 

Read the guide to ‘Coronovirus’ then complete page 9 of the guide titled, ‘Worry buster!’

 

Coronovirus Guide

 

Or you could try out some of the activities mentioned on pages 16 and 17.

2.4.20

Today we are thinking about gratitude. Write 5 things that you are thankful for in your life. Be sure to remember to include some FANBOY words (For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

Consider what makes you feel happy. Who or what is responsible for this happiness? Do you know how to show gratitude for this?

Ideas of things you may be thankful for:

Family members, friends, happiness, faith, food, health, books, games, music or toys.

Who fancies a bit of rapping?

Count in 2's 5's & 10's

Then complete Abacus Textbook Page 9

 

 

Keep fit by copying the dance moves of this gonoodle video:

 

Banana Banana Meatball

 

Or why not try a live PE lesson with Body Coach Joe Wicks at 9am:

Joe Wick's P.E Lesson

 

 

Internet Safety:

Watch this internet safety video carefully with an adult:

Stay Safe Online

Afterwards discuss 5 top tips of how to stay safe online.

Today’s task: Create a poster or leaflet explaining tips of how to stay safe while surfing the internet.

 

Here is an E-safety document for parents to read:

E-Safety for Parents

 

 

 

 

1.4.20

Choose one of the characters in your book. Think of 5 questions you would like to ask them. Write your questions down and answer them.

Abacus Textbook Page number 8

Follow the below link and enjoy a five minute workout.

 

Fitness Workout

Art

Design an Easter Egg

 

 

Science

Investigate the life cycle of an animal.

Present your work in an interesting way.