Autumn One Year Five - 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 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: Create a 3D model of the solar system: How to make 3D Solar System Project for Science Fair or School (youtube.com) To support them further, you could visit: Earth and space - Year 5 Science - BBC Bitesize
History: Look at the BBC page on Sutton Hoo: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0113xxh From here you can follow the links to a range of other Anglo-Saxons videos.
Geography: Visit KS2 Geography - BBC Bitesize and scroll down to Geography of the UK: there are many videos and activities that can be completed.
RE: Videos such as Lent | School Assemblies | Religious Studies | BBC Teach (youtube.com) that discuss Jesus being tempted.
DT: For support on making pop up books please visit: Pop-up Book Tutorial: How to Make a Pop-up Book - YouTube
Computing: For support in keeping your child safe online: https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers
Art: Pupils would benefit from researching different architecture in the UK. Click on this website for further support: KS1 / KS2 PSHE: Proud to be an architect - BBC Teach
PE: Pupils will be developing their PE skills and knowledge this half term in Dance and Handball. 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 unique, as well as what their hopes, dreams and goals for the year are. For further information, please see the following link: I Am Unique - Young Citizens
French: This website will help children to consolidate their understanding of using adjectives in French French lessons to learn primary Grammar - adjectives 1 free (french-games.net)