Complete the Keys sheets. Particularly for the last sheet, do in pencil first in case you go wrong. If possible, get someone to go through your keys to check that they work. Cut around the keys and pictures, and stick in your book.
Extension: Find out the names of the native British owls, and make an illustrated key to identify them.
Monday, 29 January 2007
Sunday, 28 January 2007
Habitat poster prep
Create an A4 poster entitled Where I Live
Don’t write too much, as it is a poster, not a leaflet. A picture might help to catch the eye, especially as yours could be chosen for display.
Write about any animal that lives in Britain. Your information must highlight its habitat (what sort of place it lives in, hunts in;
how far it travels), although of course you can include other information as well. For higher marks, show how the animal itself is suited to its habitat, e.g. squirrels have tails which help to give them balance on trees, claws to help them climb, sharp teeth to help them eat the nuts that they find.
Many people will already have books with useful information. I have found a few websites but you may well find others: BBC (or this one for younger children), Hedgehogs, badgers (advanced), a slideshow (if you have Powerpoint), General links.
Before handing it in please check: the title is correct, the work is named on the back, the animal is a wild one, and it lives in Britain.
Don’t write too much, as it is a poster, not a leaflet. A picture might help to catch the eye, especially as yours could be chosen for display.
Write about any animal that lives in Britain. Your information must highlight its habitat (what sort of place it lives in, hunts in;
how far it travels), although of course you can include other information as well. For higher marks, show how the animal itself is suited to its habitat, e.g. squirrels have tails which help to give them balance on trees, claws to help them climb, sharp teeth to help them eat the nuts that they find. Many people will already have books with useful information. I have found a few websites but you may well find others: BBC (or this one for younger children), Hedgehogs, badgers (advanced), a slideshow (if you have Powerpoint), General links.
Before handing it in please check: the title is correct, the work is named on the back, the animal is a wild one, and it lives in Britain.
Friday, 26 January 2007
6I English Prep
You have been allowed to have ten friends to your house for your birthday party. Your parents are going out for the evening. Your task is to write a set of rules for how your friends should behave in the house.
Rules are statements of what you are allowed (or not allowed) to do. It is important not to have too many, or too complicated ones, or they will not be easily remembered. However, you could highlight the most important ones and express the less important in another way.
Think about:
Due on Monday.
Rules are statements of what you are allowed (or not allowed) to do. It is important not to have too many, or too complicated ones, or they will not be easily remembered. However, you could highlight the most important ones and express the less important in another way.
Think about:
- general behaviour
- any rooms out of bounds
- where is food allowed
- what about music?
- anything else that would be important in your house
- rules should be fair to everyone
- they should be easy to remember
- they should be understandable (think about your audience)
Due on Monday.
6W Science Prep
Write the apparatus and method for your experiment, and do a labelled diagram. Apparatus should be in bullet points (no need to mention water unless it is hot).
The method should also be bulleted. It must include reasons for the procedures - perhaps to do with health, or ensuring a fair test.
Like the method and the appratus, your diagram should be helpful to someone trying to repeat your experiment in your absence. "A picture paints a thousand words." Make sure it is done using ruler and pencil, and is labelled. The diagram illustrates the method, not the results, so don't show any mould.
Due on Monday. To be done in Science book.
The method should also be bulleted. It must include reasons for the procedures - perhaps to do with health, or ensuring a fair test.
Like the method and the appratus, your diagram should be helpful to someone trying to repeat your experiment in your absence. "A picture paints a thousand words." Make sure it is done using ruler and pencil, and is labelled. The diagram illustrates the method, not the results, so don't show any mould.
Due on Monday. To be done in Science book.
Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Idioms Prep from JER
Stick the pictures illustrating idioms into your books, either separately or together in the centre. Write the idiom that is shown by the picture, and what the idiom actually means. Then draw some of your own pictures showing other idioms, again writing both the idiom and the meaning.
Don't forget underlined heading and date.
For a star tomorrow, use one of these idioms naturally in conversation with an adult: they must sign a note confirming you have done this.
My hope is that you will begin to use a few of these in your own writing.
Don't forget underlined heading and date.
For a star tomorrow, use one of these idioms naturally in conversation with an adult: they must sign a note confirming you have done this.
My hope is that you will begin to use a few of these in your own writing.
Friday, 19 January 2007
The White Envelope
‘Look, Mummy, a man!’ said Charlie, looking up from the sandpit.
Hannah looked. At the garden gate was a middle-aged man, in a rather shabby coat, holding something white in his hand.
Charlie returned his attention to his toys.
The man was staring. Then, without waiting for an invitation, he opened the gate and wandered down the path. Hannah saw that the white something was an envelope, unusually large.
Continue the story for about 25 lines.
Remember to plan a problem and resolution, but the resolution should not happen too quickly. Include a variety of speech and more descriptive writing. Try to do this as a timed task - 30 minutes. On lined paper, not in books.
‘Look, Mummy, a man!’ said Charlie, looking up from the sandpit.
Hannah looked. At the garden gate was a middle-aged man, in a rather shabby coat, holding something white in his hand.
Charlie returned his attention to his toys.
The man was staring. Then, without waiting for an invitation, he opened the gate and wandered down the path. Hannah saw that the white something was an envelope, unusually large.
Continue the story for about 25 lines.
Remember to plan a problem and resolution, but the resolution should not happen too quickly. Include a variety of speech and more descriptive writing. Try to do this as a timed task - 30 minutes. On lined paper, not in books.
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