This is our last week on our unit of work about volcanoes and earthquakes. This lesson is looking at ‘How can we protect against earthquakes?’ I hope you have enjoyed this unit of work.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-can-we-protect-against-earthquakes-64vk2e

When you have watched the video I would like you to design a poster about how we can protect against earthquakes using the knowledge you learnt from the video.

As this is the last week for our unit of work on ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ and we finish it on Thursday, I have attached the first lesson for our new unit of work called ‘Exploring the Deep’ for you to have a look at on Friday. It is a reading unit and looks at analysing a non fiction text about creatures who live in the deep sea and asks you to create your own imaginative deep sea creature at the end of the unit which should be fun!

Please do not watch any of the other videos in this unit as we will look at these next week. 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-engage-with-a-text-69k3ad

From 1st-7th February it is Children’s Mental Health week. This year’s theme is about expressing yourself by doing creative things you love (for me, it’s playing my Violin!) I have posted some different activities below you can choose to have a go at if you wish. Don’t worry if you don’t have some of the resources needed for the craft activities you can substitute them for things you do have at home.

BBC Bitesize have some nice Super Mood Movers videos

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/pshe-super-mood-movers/zm2gydm

Twinkl have some nice mental health week activities which I have attached below:

Below is a story you can read about a little boy called Milton who rediscovers his courage 

The Making of Milton Story

Make a worry monster 

Worry Monster Activity

Courage Jar activity 

My Jar of Courage Activity

Courage shortbread recipe

Courage Shortbread Recipe

Feelings wordsearch

Feelings wordsearch

Positivity worksheets

Positive Thinking Cap activity sheet

Positivity colouring sheets pack

Super Me Activity Sheet

This week we are continuing our work on persuasive writing using the picture book ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’. Below are the lesson videos for each day. I am looking forward to reading your finished persuasive letters.

Monday 1st February

Today we are going to orally rehearse paragraph one for our persuasive letter before writing it.

Lesson 10 – Orally rehearse paragraph one 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-orally-rehearse-paragraph-one-of-a-persuasive-letter-61hpcr

Lesson 11 – Write paragraph one 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-the-first-paragraph-of-a-persuasive-letter-74u3jt

Tuesday 2nd February 

Today we are going to orally rehearse and then write paragraph two for our persuasive letter

Lesson 12 – Orally rehearse paragraph two 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-orally-rehearse-paragraph-two-of-a-persuasive-letter-chk3ct

Lesson 13 – Write paragraph two 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-the-second-paragraph-of-a-persuasive-letter-c9k3cc

Wednesday 3rd February

Today you are going to finish the unit of work on persuasive writing. In today’s lesson you are going to free write a persuasive letter to a person/organisation of your choice. Remember to use the knowledge you have gained from this unit of work.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-a-persuasive-letter-free-write-75j38e

Thursday 4th February

Today we are going to look at reading for pleasure. In this lesson you will look at some of your favourite books and your favourite characters.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-develop-reading-for-pleasure-74w3cr

This week in Science I would like you to look at the lesson about ‘what are acoustics?’

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-acoustics-6tj6at

This week for Topic I would like you to look at the lesson about ‘what happens when an earthquake occurs?’

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-happens-when-an-earthquake-occurs-6xhp2t