Topic
Week beginning Monday 1st March
Choose one of these topic tasks to complete each day this week. Remember to take Wednesday afternoon off - take a look at our Wednesday Wellbeing page for some ideas of fun activities that you can complete away from a screen in the afternoon instead
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LO: to describe the methods used by the early Islamic chemists when making perfume. LO: to design my own perfume Watch my lesson below which explains the tasks. You can find the tasks beneath the lesson. |
| Science |
LO: to explore contact forces Complete the Oak Academy science lesson at the following link: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-are-contact-forces-74t3gc |
| PE |
This week in PE you have one stamina and agility task, and one aiming and throwing task. Open the document below to see the two activities. |
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Music
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LO: to understand how to maintain the pulse using the voice and body Mrs Hands has planned a music lesson for you this week - open the music documents below to find out more. |
Links to today's lesson:
Previous work
Week beginning Monday 22nd February
Choose one of these topic tasks to complete each day this week. Remember to take Wednesday afternoon off - take a look at our Wednesday Wellbeing page for some ideas of fun activities that you can complete away from a screen in the afternoon instead
| Topic/history |
LO: to explain some of the significant discoveries and studies which were led by early Islamic scholars and evalute the impact they made on the wider world Watch my lesson below. Complete the history tasks one and two whilst watching the video. There are optional tasks three if you would like some extra work. |
| RE |
LO: to know that there are five pillars within Islam and what each of these mean Mrs Hands has planned an RE lesson for you this week - open the RE documents below to find out more. |
| PE |
This week in PE you have a strength and stamina task, and a fitness task. Open the document below to find out more. |
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Music
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LO: to find out about texture Mrs Hands has planned a music lesson for you this week - open the music documents below to find out more. |
Link to topic/history lesson video:
Week beginning Monday 8th February
Choose one of these topic tasks to complete each day this week. Remember to take Wednesday afternoon off - take a look at our Wednesday Wellbeing page for some ideas of fun activities that you can complete away from a screen in the afternoon instead
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Computing |
LO: to understand that not all information found on the internet is reliable Tuesday the 9th is Safer Internet Day, which focuses on how reliable the information that we read online is. Open the computing document below and complete the tasks. The final task (Detective) is optional - you can choose whether you would like to do this one or not. |
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Art |
LO: to create an observational drawing, using shade and tone This week in art, you're going to have a go at some observational drawing. This is looking carefully at objects around you and drawing them. 1. Look at the PowerPoint below for information. 2. Complete the shading techniques task. 3. Complete your own observational drawing, following the steps on the art activity sheet. |
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RE |
LO: to know about the revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad This week, Mrs Hands has planned an RE lesson for you. Open the document below to complete the lesson. |
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Science |
LO: to understand how we can measure the size of forces |
Week beginning Monday 1st February
Choose one of these topic tasks to complete each day this week. Remember to take Wednesday afternoon off - take a look at our Wednesday Wellbeing page for some ideas of fun activities that you can complete away from a screen in the afternoon instead
| Topic/History |
LO: to find out about the House of Wisdom and how it became a centre for learning 1 - Open the information about the House of Wisdom and read all about it. You're then going to design an advert to encourage people to come to study at the House of Wisdom. You might do this as a leaflet, with lots of writing, or as a poster with lots of colour and images. You might choose to do this by hand, or on a computer - it's up to you! Think carefully about all of the great things about the House of Wisdom, to persuade people to study there. I've included a template and a sheet with some key vocabulary below. |
| Science |
LO: to explore what forces are Complete the Oak Academy lesson at the following link: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-are-forces-6dh3ec |
| PE |
LO: to create my own fitness workout Open the document below. Some of you will have had a go at this challenge 2 weeks ago. This time, I would like you to choose your own exercises for each of the numbers/buttons on the phone. You might choose running around the garden, burpees (or any other exercises practised with coach!), or anything that you think you would like to do. |
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Music
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LO: to learn about harmony Mrs Hands has planned a music lesson for you this week - open the music document below to find out more. |
Week beginning Monday 25th January.
Choose one of these topic tasks to complete each day this week. Remember to take Wednesday afternoon off - take a look at our Wednesday Wellbeing page for some ideas of fun activities that you can complete away from a screen in the afternoon instead 
| Topic/RE |
LO: to understand how Islam was founded Complete the lesson at the following link: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-did-the-religion-of-islam-begin-74vk2r |
| Topic/art |
LO: to talk about different forms of Islamic art and create my own geometric pattern Look through the information on Islamic art, and the examples of Islamic art. Next, either choose one of the Islamic art sheets to colour in, or design your very own geometric pattern. Think carefully about which shapes you're going to use, and how to join and colour these shapes. |
| PSHE |
LO: to understand that sometimes hopes and dreams do not come true and that this can hurt : to know how disappointment feels and identify when I have felt that way This week, Mrs Hands has planned a PSHE lesson for you. Open the document below to complete this lesson. |
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Music
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LO: to learn about melody and pitch Mrs Hands has planned a music lesson for you this week - open the music document below to find out more. |
Week beginning Monday 18th January.
Choose one of these topic tasks to complete each day this week.
| Science |
LO: to explain why we have night and day on Earth Watch the video at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWkKSkI3gkU Then complete either challenge 1, 2 or 3 of the science task below, in which you will be explaining why we have night and day. |
| RE |
LO: to compare and contrast practices that are important to a Muslim person with my own life This week, Mrs Hands has planned an RE task for you. Read the RE information below before having a go at the RE task. |
| PE | Open the 'PE' document below and have a go at the three different challenges! |
| Music |
LO: to understand duration and tempo This week, Mrs Hands has planned a music lesson for you. Open the document below to complete this lesson. |
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Topic Geography |
LO: to locate Iraq and its neighbouring countries LO: to use digital/computer mapping to locate countries Baghdad was thought to be the capital of the Islamic world during the Golden Age of Islam. Baghdad is located in the country Iraq, which is in Asia. Open the blank map of Asia below. Then visit https://www.google.com/maps and search for 'Asia'. Can you use this digital map to label as many countries you can on the blank map of Asia? |
Week beginning Monday 11th January.
Choose one of these topic tasks to complete each day this week.
| Science |
LO: to name and order the planets in the solar system LO: to name some of the features of the planets Watch the video at the following link and complete the activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdrrd2p/articles/ztsqj6f Then, you are going to create your own poster about the solar system. Challenge 1: Open the poster - name and colour the planets, giving some extra information about each planet. Challenge 2: Open the document below. Cut out the planets and arrange them in the correct order on your own poster. Make sure that you name, colour and give extra information about each planet. Challenge 3: Design your own poster! You need to include accurate drawings and names of the planets, in the correct order, alongside information about each planet. |
| History | In history this week, we are going to begin looking at our new topic - 'The Golden Age of Islam'. Open the information sheet below, and read the brief information about the Golden Age of Islam in Baghdad, compared to the Dark Ages which were happening at the same time in Europe. Take a look at the pictures. Then open the history task - sort the sentences into two groups - one group that you think are about The Golden Age of Islam in Baghdad, and one group that you think are about the Dark Ages in Europe. |
| PE | Open the 'PE' document below and have a go at the three different challenges! |
| PSHE |
LO: to know how it feels to have hopes and dreams This week, Mrs Hands has planned a PSHE lesson for you. Open the document below to complete this lesson. |
| Topic |
This week, you're going to be creating a glossary so that you can begin to understand more vocabulary related to our Golden Age of Islam topic. Open the Topic Glossary below, and fill in a definition for each word. You could: - Use a dictionary - On Google, type in 'Define: and then the word you want to search'. E.g. 'Define: civilisation' - Go onto a dictionary website, e.g. Oxford English Dictionary or dictionary.com |
Week beginning Tuesday 5th January
Choose one of these topic tasks to complete each day this week.
| Wellbeing | It is so important to look after your own mind! As your wellbeing task this week, you are going to be thinking about positive affirmations. Positive affirmations are positive things to think about yourself, to help if you are ever feeling sad or negative about yourself. Open the positive affirmations booklet below, and work your way through it. Keep it somewhere safe so that you can read all of the positive things about you if you're ever having a difficult day. |
| Science |
LO: to explain why we know the Sun, Earth and Moon are spherical. LO: To identify scientific evidence which does or does not provide evidence for an idea. A long time ago, people used to think that the Earth was flat, but now scientists understand that the world is spherical in shape, like a football. You are going to look at the evidence for and against each of these points today. Science task one: Open the document below, and sort the evidence cards into two groups - one that supports the idea that the Earth is flat, and the other that supports the idea that the Earth is spherical. Science task two: Complete the sheet about scientific evidence and ideas. You can choose whether to do Challenge 1 (the page with one star), Challenge 2 (two stars) or Challenge 3 (three starts) |
| PE | Open the 'PE' document below and have a go at the three different challenges! |
| Music |
Today you are going to create a piece of artwork based on a song. The piece of music that you are going to listen to is by a composer called Hans Zimmer. You probably already know some of his music - he wrote scores for films such as 'Madagascar', 'The Lion King' and 'Kung Fu Panda'. 1. Listen to the song, called 'Earth', at the following link: http://teach.files.bbci.co.uk/tenpieces/Zimmer1.mp3 2. Next, get a piece of paper and draw a big circle in the middle of your page. This is the Earth. 3. Listen to the song again. Draw what you think the music is describing on the Earth (e.g. people, vehicles, buildings, cities, etc) and around the Earth (e.g. space, stars, other planets). You might want to add some colour!
If you are interested in learning more about Hans Zimmer, you can following this link for more information: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/classical-music-ks2-hans-zimmer-earth/zvg4vk7 |