Spring Term Home Learning

Monday 1st March

Maths Revision

I want you to practise your 3 times table. This task should take about 10 minutes.

Spellings

I want you to learn the following spellings.

piece

peace

threw

through

right

write

whether

weather

famous

favourite 

After you have learnt them, try using the words in a sentence.

Reading 

I want you to read the extract and answer the questions. There are some inference, retrieval and vocabulary questions for you to answer. 

English

Today, I want you  to write a diary entry about going to Mr and Mrs Twit's house for tea. When you write your diary entry, remember to:

• use the past tense
• write in chronological order
• use time conjunctions
• use the first person
• Use adjectives to describe feelings and emotions 

Maths

Today, I want you to find you to sort flags into groups using horizontal and vertical lines. It is important to remember that:

• A line that runs from left to right across the page is called a horizontal line.
• A line that runs straight up and down the page is called a vertical line.

Task 1

Cut out the flags and sort them into the following groups:

• Only vertical lines 
• Only horizontal lines 
• Vertical and horizontal lines
• No vertical or horizontal lines.

Task 2

After you have sorted the flags into the correct groups, I want you to design your own flag that has horizontal and vertical lines. 

Mrs Billington's English Group

Mrs Billington's group have been learning about 'ue' and 'aw' words. I want you to learn the following spellings.

glue

blue

statue

venue

value

jaw

claw

draw

lawn

yawn

After you have learnt them, try using the words in a sentence. 

Art

Piet Mondarin was a Dutch painter, who studied at the Amsterdam Academy. His early paintings were realistic landscapes, but by the early 1920's he had developed an abstract style of painting. Mondarin's style is based on what he regarded, as the superior horizontal and vertical lines. I want you to create your own picture in the style of Mondarin. 

Maths Revision

I want you to convert metres and centimetres. This task should take about 10 minutes.

English

Before you complete the written task, I want you to read the next part of The Twits, and answer the following questions. 

1. Who was kept in the cage in the garden?
2. What did Mr and Mrs Twit make the monkeys do in the olden days?
3. What was Mr Twit's dream?
4. What did the monkeys have to do upside down? List three things.
5. Why did the small monkeys faint?
6. Why did Muggle-Wump want to go back to Africa?
7. How did the monkeys try to warn the birds?
8. Why was Muggle-Wump pleased to see Roly-Poly Bird?
9. What did Roly-Poly Bird have to do when the came to roost?

I would like you to create a fact file about the RSPCA. When you create your fact file, you may want to answer the following questions:

• What does the RSPCA stand for?
• When was the RSPCA established?
• What is their mission?
• Who is their patron?
• How does the RSPCA exist? 
• How often does someone ring and ask for help from the RSPCA?
• How many incidents are investigated each year?
• How do the regional animal centres help people?

Maths

Today, I want you to identify parallel and  perpendicular lines in 2-D shapes. Watch the video's then complete the wok sheets. 

Parallel Lines 

• Parallel lines run alongside each other in pairs
•  They would never meet if they carried on.
• They are always the same distance apart. 

Perpendicular lines 

• Are pairs of lines that meet at a right angle.
• They are usually marked using a right-angles symbol at the point they meet. 

PE with Mrs. C!

Happy Tuesday year 3! Enjoy your PE. 

pe-with-mrs-c

Maths Revision

I want you to convert centimetres and millimetres. This task should take about 10 minutes.

Reading 

I want you to read the extract and answer the questions. There are some inference, retrieval and vocabulary questions for you to answer. 

English

Today, I want you to write a paragraph about the Muggle-Wumps, and how they were treated by Mr and Mrs Twit. When you write your paragraph, remember to use adjectives, conjunctions and prepositions. I have included a writing frame and word bank to help you. 

Maths

Today, I want you to describe the properties of 3-D shapes. When you are describing the properties of 3-D shapes, remember that:

• A face is a flat or curved surface on a 3-D shape. For example, a cube has six faces, a cylinder has three and a sphere has just one.
• An edge is where two faces meet. For example, a cube has 12 edges, a cylinder has two and a sphere has none.
• A vertex is a corner where edges meet. The plural is vertices. For example, a cube has eight vertices, a cone has one vertex and a sphere has none.

Watch the videos, then complete the worksheets. 

Maths Challenges

RE with Mrs. C!

Happy Wednesday year 3!

Two things for you to do today:

1. Watch the video - link below

2. Watch the PowerPoint and complete your task. 

re-with-mrs-c

Class 3 will be having another Zoom meeting at 2:45pm on Friday. During this meeting, I want you to  talk about your favourite book, author or character from a book.

Don't forget to go on Times Tables Rock Stars. You can also practise your times tables using Hit the Button.

Reading 

I want you to read the extract and answer the questions. There are some inference, retrieval and vocabulary questions for you to answer. 

Maths 

Today, I want you to  sort 3-D shapes and compare their properties. When you sorting the shapes into groups, remember that:

• A face is a flat or curved surface on a 3-D shape. For example, a cube has six faces, a cylinder has three and a sphere has just one.
• An edge is where two faces meet. For example, a cube has 12 edges, a cylinder has two and a sphere has none.
• A vertex is a corner where edges meet. The plural is vertices. For example, a cube has eight vertices, a cone has one vertex and a sphere has none.

Task 1 

Use the Carroll diagram to sort the 3-D shapes. 

Task 2 

Use the (<),(>) and = symbols  to compare 3-D shapes.

English

Today, I want you change  a letter from the past tense into the present tense. After you have read the letter, I would like you read the next part  of The Twits. 

Its World Book Day today, and I would like you to complete some of the activities below: 

• Research your favourite author and create a fact file about their life.
• Design a new cover for your favourite book.
• Make some puppets and retell a story to a grown up or sibling.
• Write a comic strip for a new superhero.
• Read a book in an unusual place. 
• Complete the book cover quiz. 

Book Cover Quiz.

How many books can you name from their covers?

Maths

Today, I want you to  find the similarities and differences between two 3-D shapes. When you are finding the similarities and differences, you need to think about the shape's, faces, edges and vertices. Watch the video, then complete the questions below. 

English

Today, I want you  to write a letter to the RSPCA, telling them how badly Mr and Mrs Twit treated the Muggle-Wumps. When you write your letter, remember to use these key features: 

• the date
• who you are writing to
• why you are writing to them
• what you want to happen
• the first person
• the present tense
• emotive language
• who the letter is from

I have included a writing frame and word bank to help you. 

Maths Revision

I want you to practise column addition and decomposition. This task should take about 15 minutes.

Reading 

I want you to read the extract and answer the questions. There are some inference, retrieval and vocabulary questions for you to answer.