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Autumn Two Year Six - How you can support your child at home

English: English skills with story or challenge game modes can be found here: KS2 English free game - Grammar, spelling and punctuation for primary school pupils - Crystal Explorers - BBC Bitesize This website will help your children learn spelling rules and patterns for their year group: Look, Cover, Write, Check- mobile friendly (ictgames.com) Please also ensure that your child is reading for at least 10 minutes each day and talk to them about their book. ​

Maths: Ensure that your child is using TTrockstars at home – this should be 15 minutes a day to ensure fluency. Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com). Please ask your child's class teacher for their login if they have forgotten. Also, in preparation for their multiplication check in year 4, they can play memory games such as Hit the Button - Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)

Encourage your child to explain the maths concepts and skills they are learning to you - they could play the role of a teacher. Activities that you can do with your child to improve a range of their maths skills can be found here:  Primary Parents (maths.org) Practice their arithmetic skills to improve speed and accuracy. There are many free resources that help with this such as MathsBot.com - Tools for Maths Teachers.  In preparation for their multiplication check they can play memory games such as Hit the Button - Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)

​Science: Year 6: Light | STEM This is a brilliant resource with some fascinating investigations that will help support your child's learning.​

History: There is a Victorians live lesson available at: BBC Teach Live Lessons - Series 3: The Victorians - BBC iPlayer and a number of short radio clips at Street children - BBC Teach

​Geography:  British mountains are discussed in this video at KS2 Geography: Mountains - BBC Teach and a number of videos, and activities can be found by following What are mountains? - BBC Bitesize Play the game Globle Globle (globle-game.com) to help children gain a wider understanding of where countries are in the world.​

RE: Although the page is aimed at slightly older children, the video on this page is very useful.:How can people express the spiritual through art, music and literature? – KS3 Religious Studies – BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize ​

Computing: Take a visit to the Imperial War Museum which has some fascinating work about Alan Turing. This resource will help support their unit in computing this half term: How Alan Turing Cracked The Enigma Code | Imperial War Museums (iwm.org.uk)

Art: In order to support your pupil, you can research William Morris and his impact in Barking and Dagenham, as well as visiting the William Morris Museum. For further information, please see the following link: Who were William and May Morris? | KS2 Art and Design | Primary - BBC Bitesize

PE: Pupils will  be developing their PE skills and knowledge this half term in Dance and Football. In order to research and practice these sports, please see the following resource: Physical Education KS1 / KS2: Let's Get Active - BBC Teach

PSHE: In order to support your pupil, you can discuss with them things that make them different, as well as why there is a need for everyone to be different but that we are all equal. For further information, please see the following link: I Am Unique - Young Citizens

French: This website will help children to consolidate their understanding of sport and countries in FrenchFrench lessons to learn Sports for primary pupils free (french-games.net)

​Music: In order to support your pupil, you can research Advanced rhythms and the history behind rhythm. For further information, please see the following link:Exploring rhythms - BBC Bitesize