Category: Leaders’ Home Learning

Good Morning Leaders

I can’t believe that it is Friday again already!! Let’s hope that we see the sun over the weekend – a little bit of brightness always makes us feel better. If you’re like me, the grey weather can sometimes make you feel a bit gloomy and a bit of sunshine ☀️ makes us feel so much better – exactly like the rainbow? after the rain. ☔️

Keep your eyes out for those things that bring happiness this weekend.

Rain Before Rainbows – English

When you have listened to the story you will realise there are some rhymes along the way which help to give the story rhythm.

Today, I’d like you to go back to you list of ‘befores’ and see if you can add some additional lines to go with them.

Examples from the story are; Clouds before sun… The old day is done.

Lightning will flash… tall waves will crash.

Money – Maths

Today, you are going to think about saving money. Answer the questions to make your way through this exciting quest and save the kingdom. At the end, you will discover your money personality type. Are you a reckless spender or a savvy saver?

https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-8-12/saving-the-day/

Rain Before Rainbows – Science

Today, we are going to investigate more about wind. In 1805, a British Naval officer called Francis Beaufort introduced a scale from 0 -12 for measuring the speed of the wind at sea. I’d like you to find out about this scale and make yourself a table to record it.

Then, you might also like to make yourself a windsock, which will help you read the direction and strength of the wind.

Here is a simple design you could follow; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eQekeMktG8&feature=youtu.be or you might like to design your own.

Good Morning Leaders

Thank you to those of you who braved making videos yesterday. It would be fantastic to get more of you involved – even if I don’t see your faces and just hear your recording.

I am really missing see you all so it would be amazing to hear/see more of you involved next time. ?

Rain Before Rainbows – English

Today, I’d like you to go back and listen to the story again.

This time think about how they story makes you feel – this might be different in different part of the story.

You can either draw these thoughts and feelings like a story map or just discuss them with your family. Remember – it might not make everyone feel the same.

Money – Maths

Budgeting

When you want to start saving money it is important to know what things cost.

Today, I’d like you to do some research to find out how much things cost to buy.

If you had £20.00 to spend what would you buy? It doesn’t need to be from the list (but make sure you have done your research).

Rain Before Rainbows – Science

Today, we are going to investigate how rainbows are formed before seeing if we can make our own rainbow.

Rainbows are amazing – did you know that no two people will see exactly the same rainbow!! ?

You’ll be pleased to learn that you can make a rainbow without rain – have a go and see if you can create your own.

Good Morning Leaders

I have enjoyed reading all your things that come before each other. You have thought of some that I would not have. It’s fascinating how different people’s mind work and what appears on their lists.

We are going to be creative today, time to be brave and get those video skills used. It gets easier – honest!!

I can’t wait to see your forecasts. ? ☁️ ?

Rain Before Rainbows – English

Today, we are going to think about some of the other weather-related topics covered in the book.

I’d like you to listen to this piece of music – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02b5b25 – and then make a list of all the things that you think the music is trying to portray.

You might want to listen more than once and list the things as you think they happen in the music. What techniques have the musicians used to make you think these things?

Money – Maths

If you think back to our online safety sessions with the PSCO you will remember that not everything that happens online is necessarily safe or within the law.

Today, you are going to help Liam and his family decide if they are being scammed.

https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/parents/8-12s/scam-busters/

Weather Forecasting.

After listening to ‘The Storn’, I’d like you to have a go at doing your own weather forecast to go alongside the piece of music.

You might want to make yourself a map and record yourself doing the forecast in front of it. Come on Leaders – be brave. ?

Good Morning Leaders

Although not quite as sunny, at least it was dry yesterday, I hope you all managed to get outside for a walk again.

All the rain will make the plants grow but unfortunately, it will also make the weeds grow too so you might need to top up your knowledge on which are weeds and which are your seedlings.

We will all have grown very green fingers if our plants produce fruit and flowers. ??

Rain Before Rainbows – English

Many of you have taken part in the Eskdale Festival at some point and I would like us to imagine you are taking part in your own festival today.

Adding you list to the lines from yesterday, read your additional lines aloud.

Have a go at videoing yourself and watch it back – you might want to do this more than once to see I if you can make your expression or fluency better.

Upload your video if you would like to, I’d love to see you performing your new lines.

Money – Maths

Think about the difference between a need and a want.

Today, look at the notes and split them into the categories of need and want. Can you name anything where the distinction between a need and a want is not always clear?

https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-8-12/how-a-bank-works/

Night Before Daybreak – Geography

I would like you to pick a time of the day and then record what time it is in different countries at the same time. Pick 9 other countries to put in your list.

Is there a pattern to the times in different countries? Follow the link to find out more about time zones.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvsfr82/articles/zjk46v4

Good Morning Leaders

I hope you have all had a good weekend albeit much colder than it has been recently. The gardens will be thankful although let’s hope the sun returns soon.

We are going to be using a beautiful book called ‘Rain before Rainbows’ for some of our learning and we will be investigating the themes that it contains. You might have seen a rainbow over the weekend, heard thunder or even seen hailstones (in June!). There will be lots of things to talk about and we will start off today with a ‘big question’.

Happy chatting.?

Rain Before Rainbows – English

This week we are going to be using a beautiful book called ‘Rain Before Rainbows’ which you can hear being fully read on a different post.

Here are a few lines from the book;

Rain before rainbows, Clouds before sun.

Night before daybreak. The old day is done.

See if you can find any other pairs of things where one would come before the other. Make a list of the ones you can think of.

Money – Maths

This week we are going to be focussing on money and using some of the MoneySense activities from NatWest

Today, you are going to find out more about how a bank works. Use the link below to find out more.

https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-8-12/how-a-bank-works/

Big Questions

Having time at home and being made to slow down often makes us look at things more closely. It makes us ask questions and notice smaller things that we might not notice in our busy lives.

Today, I’d like you to talk about one of these big questions with your family. Remember that not everyone might have the same answer or opinion.

Where in the world would you like to be right now? Why?

There is no need to record anything, just take time to talk to each other.

Good Morning Leaders

‘Thank Crunchie it’s Friday’, was used on a television advert which has always stuck in my head.

With that mind, I thought we’d have a bit of a chocolate theme to our topic task for today in the hope that you will have something to enjoy with your families over the weekend.

Happy Friday everyone.

Graphic Novel – English

Today is your last day to complete your novel (unless you want to continue over the weekend) and conclude your story.

I can’t wait to see them!

Happy drawing. ✏️

Function Machines – Maths

Today, we are going to take away the function machines and replace them with arrows. This will lead to us being able to follow the algebraic expressions.

For example, one expression would be 5x+12

Complete the equations if x=5, x=11 and x=24

Chocolate Bar Baking

As it’s Friday, (and possibly raining ?) I thought we’d get back in the kitchen. Have you ever cooked using your favourite chocolate bar?

Today, I’d like you to see if you can find a recipe using your favourite bar and have a go at making it. I’ve attached some ideas if you’d like to use them.

Kit Kat – http://jensfavoritecookies.com/2015/03/23/crispy-kit-kat-blondies/

Bounty – https://www.janespatisserie.com/2016/09/09/no-bake-bounty-cheesecake/

Mint Aero – http://maverickbaking.com/aero-mint-chocolate-brownies/

Crunchie – http://shewhobakes.co.uk/recipes/crunchie-shortbread-biscuits/

Good Morning Leaders

Oh dear – where did the sunshine go, I wonder? Let’s hope it returns soon although our gardens will be glad of the rain and I know that lots of you have been planting so keep an eye on how quickly the water will make things grow. With water in mind, ? I thought we’d have a go at something water based this afternoon – can’t wait to see your creations.

Maybe we could have our own boat race!

Graphic Novel – English

Continue working on your graphic novel so that you have a complete story by Friday.

Happy drawing. ✏️

Function Machines – Maths

Today, we are going to include algebraic expressions in our function machines. This may sound difficult but it’s not!

You are just going to use ‘n’ to express your number, which means that ‘n’ can stand for any number that you decide to use to put through the function machines.

Rubber band Boats

Have a go at making a boat propelled by a rubber band. You should be able to attach the sticks enough without necessarily needing glue if you use more rubber bands. If you don’t have spoons, see what else you could use to propel your boat; strong card or plastic from a carton

How fast can you make your boat travel? Which is the best design bottle to choose?

Good Morning Leaders

Yet another lovely day yesterday – I hope you managed to enjoy the sunshine as well as getting back into doing some of the activities set yesterday. Well done everyone. I really like how some of you are now using Tapestry as a dialogue for your learning – you are truly empowered, it’s awesome.?

Graphic Novel Plan – English

Today we are going to plan our graphic novel. Remember that you are going to need to be able to tell the story, including emotion, in pictures with very little, if any, text. It might be a good idea to start with quite a simple theme – you can always add more on at the end.

You can use your preferred method of story planning for this task.

Function Machines – Maths

Have a look at the function machines. Find out what happens to the number through the first machine and then what happens through the second to get to the final number.

Animal Adaptations – Science

Today, we are going to explore how animals adapt to their surroundings. We will look at how animals change their environment if they cannot adapt. In our investigation we will look at the effect of insulation on temperature.

You will need: an empty cereal box, a thermometer (either a medical or a kitchen thermometer), a plastic clear cup, some cotton wool or other types of material like paper or old clothes and some water.

Watch the video below. Remember you can watch it multiple times if needed or save the activity until you have the resources required.

https://home.empiribox.com/lessons/habitats/

Good Morning Leaders

I hope you have all had a nice week and enjoyed the fantastic weather. I’d love to know what you have all been doing and I’m looking forward to catching up with families this week to hear all about your adventures.

Graphic Novels – English

We are going to use all our artistic skills this week, having a go at creating our own graphic novel.

Today, I’d like you investigate different graphic novels to give you some ideas of how they work and how they can be used.

Here are some to get you started although they are books where the pages have been made into clips for you to watch.

The Arrival, Shaun Tan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAay4myoEDE

Journey, Aaron Becker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRsmuveKWuk

Visualising Shape – Maths

In Maths this week, we are going to look at shape. I thought we’d wake up our brains with a little problem solving. Have a go at seeing how much paint you will need to cover the blocks.

Happy Painting. ?

Computational Thinking – ICT

You have probably seen these types of puzzles before where numbers have been replaced by symbols. Have a go at using your logical skills to solve the problem.

Good luck!