Wednesday 27th January

Wednesday 27th January

Reading Task (9 - 9:25am)

-Write the long date in your yellow reading book. Wednesday 27th January. 

-Read the facts about Christopher Columbus. Put the facts in the correct order to show what happened first. Remember to read the text to help you. If you have a printer, you could ask your adult to print out the sentences. You could either number them or cut them out and move them into the correct order. Alternatively, you could write the sentences in the correct order in your English book. If you would like a challenge, write a summary of the text so far. E.g. "The first part of the book is about... The second part of the book is about..."

English Live Input (9:25 - 9:45am)

Log into Teams for 20 minutes of English input. 

English Task (9:45 - 10:30am)

-Today you do not need to write the date in your English book.

-Listen to and remind yourself of the story of the Man on the Moon by Simon Bartram: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt5zQ1UO6rE.

-Pretend you are Bob. Act out the story of the Man on the Moon. You can also dress up as Bob too, if you like. There is a storyboard below that will help you act each part out in the correct order.

-Ask your adult to send in either a video or a photo of you acting out the story.

-If you get stuck, you could produce a freeze frame showing one moment from the story and ask your adult to take a photo of you.

-If you would like a challenge, you could use the thoughts and feelings bubbles below to show how Bob is feeling during the story and hold them up to the camera.

Playtime (10:30 - 10:45am)

Independent Reading (10:45am - 10:55am)

Log in to Oxford Owl and choose a book from your coloured reading band. The login for the website is:

Username: bwyear12

Password: Borrow1

Computing (10:55am - 11:35am)

Memory Task:

• What is an avatar?
• How can you stay safe online?

Main

• Today, we are going to learn to create an algorithm.
• You could ask your adult to download the free 'Bee-Bot' app using the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. Press the arrow buttons to show what you want the Bee-Bot to do. Then press 'Go'.
• Alternatively, go to https://www.transum.org/software/Logo/. The arrow in the centre of the screen is your 'turtle'. You can type instructions called an algorithm.
• The instructions that you can choose from are:
• fd (forward) e.g. fd 10. The number shows how far forward you want the turtle to move.
• bk (backwards) e.g. bk 5.
• rt (right turn) e.g. rt 90. This will turn the turtle a quarter turn to the right. 90 degrees is a quarter turn.
• lt (left turn) e.g. lt 90. This will turn the turtle a quarter turn to the left. 90 degrees is a quarter turn.
• Practise creating an algorithm for the turtle or Bee-Bot to follow.

Handwriting (11:35 - 11:45am)

• Write the short date. (27.01.21)
• Practise joining 'ig'. 
• Practise writing 'big'. Remember to join the letters. 
• Practise writing 'biggest'. Remember to join the letters. 
• Look at my example to help you.

Lunch (11:45am - 12:45pm)

Phonics (12:45 - 1:10pm)

Watch and join in with the pre-recorded phonics lesson for your group. We have emailed you with details of which video your child should watch and join in with. 

Maths Input (1:10pm - 1:30pm)

There is no live Teams session today. Please watch the videos below, which will explain how to do the maths task. 

Maths Task (1:35 - 2:30pm)

Today we will complete pages 146, 147 and 148 in the Power Maths book (Unit 5: Multiplication and Division, Lesson 5). Use the strategies that we shared in the video. When you have finished, send some photos of your work to Mrs Ball so that she can give you some feedback. If you finish Power Maths and fancy a challenge, have a go at the task below in your maths journal.

History (2:30 - 3:20pm)

• Write the long date in your topic book. Wednesday 27th January.
• Today we are going to learn about travel in 1492, which is when Christopher Columbus set sail with his three ships.
• Watch the video to listen to your history input.
• You can pause the video on the vocabulary page to help you with your writing.
• Using the pictures and example below, write about travel and life in 1492.