Good Morning Ruby Class!
First of all, I just want to say a big well done to everyone who attended the live meetings yesterday! It was lovely to have you all together again!
Are you ready for another day of home learning? I hope so because we have such a exiting day today! Let's find out what we are doing and begin our day with a story all about an animal that lives in Antarctica...
English
Learning Objective: I am exploring different shape poems.
Yesterday, we looked at what a shape poem is. Remember, a shape poem takes on the shape of it's subject (for example, an animal, a person or an object). Today, we will be exploring different kinds of shape poems. Watch this video to find out more...
Now that we have explored different examples of shape poems, I would like you to have another look at the template you created for your shape poem yesterday. Remember, your shape poem can be about anything that we have learnt about Antarctica! Whether it is one of the physical features of Antarctica, such as a mountain or an iceberg, or one of our Antarctic animals, such as a penguin or a seal. Then, I would like you to think about the following questions...
Depending on your answer to each of these questions, you may need to redraw your template. Remember, if you are unsure just send it over to me to check! It may also be helpful to discuss your ideas with an adult.
Once you are happy with your template, you could also begin to consider some key words, adjectives or information that you would like to include in your poem and jot these down. We will be looking at what to include in our shape poems in more detail on Thursday.
Maths
Learning Objective: I can order numbers.
Today, our Maths lesson will be split in to two parts. First of all, we are going to learn how to order numbers. Watch this video to find out more...
Phonics
Learning Objective: I can learning about 'ou' saying 'ow'.
Yesterday, we looked at an alternative pronunciation for the digraph 'ou' If you would like a recap of this, head back to Geraldine the Giraffe...
Activity One
Practice reading those 'ou' and 'ow' words from yesterday...
Then, I would like you to have a go at writing some 'ou' and 'ow' words...
Activity Two
Look at each picture and have a go at writing the word. Remember that each set of words will contain the same sound but there are to spellings to choose from. Take your time.
Extension Activity
Play the sound family game and practice reading 'ou' and 'ow' digraphs and words!
Topic
Learning Objective:
Science
I can identify and name a variety of animals.
We know that Antarctica is the coldest, windiest place on Earth! Would you like to live there? It would be very, very cold! However, there are some animals that call it home and they have adapted to living in a 'Polar Habitat'. To find out more, follow this link to BBC Teach... https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx882hv/articles/z3sr4wx
Today, we will be learning about some of the animals that live in Antarctica. To find out more, watch this video...!
Activity One
Test your knowledge of Antarctic animals by playing this 'What Can You See?' game!
Activity Two
Select one of the Antarctic animals that we have learnt about today and find out more about them! Maybe you have a book about animals at home that you could read, or you could do some research on the internet with an adult or sibling. I have included a list of useful websites at the end of this page that might help you.
Once you have found this information, I would love for us all to share what we have learnt with the rest of the class in our next topic lesson on Friday! To do this, you will need to present your information. You can do this in any way that you like. Be creative! I am sure that you will have lots of brilliant ideas on how to do this, but here are some ideas that you could use...
I hope that you have lots of fun doing this! Don't forget to send these over to me once you have finished. I can't wait to see them!