Daily English Sessions - Theme - ‘The Stone Age Boy’

1 20 minutes reading for pleasure. Either reading own book or ActiveLearn Bug Club book.

Our new history topic is ‘The Stone Age.’ Listen to or read the story ‘The Stone Age Boy’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqy5ENpagts

Write down at least 3 questions Om and the girl would ask each other when they first meet. Make sure you punctuate your sentences with question marks.

2 20 minutes reading for pleasure. Either reading own book or ActiveLearn Bug Club book

Read or listen to the story again. Then, answer the comprehension questions. Remember, to check each answer by referring back to the story - don’t guess!

3 20 minutes reading for pleasure. Either reading own book or ActiveLearn Bug Club book

Complete pages 46 - 47 ‘Writing Lists’ in your CGP homework book. Remember:

Commas are used to separate items in a list.

You need commas between all the things in the list except the last two.

You need to put ‘and’ or ‘or’ between the last 2 things.

4 20 minutes reading for pleasure. Either reading own book or ActiveLearn Bug Club book

Look at the picture from page 15. Can you spot any of the jobs that Om and her family have to do? Write the jobs in a sentence using commas.

Using information from the story, can you write a list of things that people in the Stone Age ate? Make sure you include commas.

5 20 minutes reading for pleasure. Either reading own book or ActiveLearn Bug Club book

You have learnt lots about the Stone Age from this book. Write a short non-chronological report for children in year 2 about what life was like in the Stone Age.

Remember to include:

An introduction with questions

Subheadings (e.g. Jobs, diet, housing, clothing)

Concluding paragraph

Commas in lists

Daily Maths Sessions - Theme: Addition

1 Number Fact practice.

How many of the addition questions can you complete? Consider what the most effective method is.

2 Number Fact practice.

Can you solve the Three Monkeys Challenge? Miss Wrigley’s answer:

One monkey ate 17 nuts

One monkey ate 3 nuts

One monkey ate 5 nuts

17 + 3 + 5 = 25

3 Number Fact practice.

Can you solve the missing number problems? Beat the teacher!

Create your own missing number problem. Send it to me via class dojo to see if you can beat the teacher.

4 Number Fact practice.

Which is the odd one out? Explain your reasoning in full There is more than one answer.

5 Number Fact practice.

Can you solve Alex and Teddy’s problem? Show your working out. Beat the class!

Create your own addition word problem. Send it to me via class dojo and I will share it with the class to see if you can beat them.

Wider Curriculum Tasks

1 Knowledge Mat Challenge: Create a timeline starting with the Stone Age through to the Iron Age. Add images and key facts from each period. Use your knowledge mat to help you. Consider:

How many years ago was the Stone Age?

What order did the Iron Age, Stone Age and Bronze Age occur? Challenge

Research why these periods were called Stone Age, Iron Age and Bronze Age.

2 Active Activity: Om and her family didn’t have modern play equipment like we do today. Most things in the Stone Age were made from stones and other natural materials. Invent a game for Om to play with her family and friends. Record yourself modelling how to play the game or write a set of instructions.

3 Life Skill: Om and her community, like all Stone Age people were hunter gatherers. This means that most of their food came from hunting (like the reindeer), fishing (like the men did) or gathering (like the children did). Learn how to peel fruit and/or vegetables (e.g. potatoes, carrots) that hunter gatherers would find.

4 Well-being activity: Draw around your hand and colour it in/decorate it. Ask 5 friends or family members to tell you one adjective (a describing word - e.g. intelligent, thoughtful) they would use to describe you. Write these on your fingers. Send me a message on Class Dojo when you are doing this activity and I will send you an adjective too! Stick your hand on your mirror to remind yourself what a star you are.

5 Creative activity: In the story, Om draws pictures on the walls. Create your own stone age wall. You could use chalk or water to draw on your walls or design them on paper instead.

English Challenge 1

Our new history topic is ‘The Stone Age.’ Listen to or read the story ‘The Stone Age Boy’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqy5ENpagts

Write down at least 3 questions Om and the girl would ask each other when they first meet.

Make sure you punctuate your sentences with question marks.

English challenge 2.

Read or listen to the story again. Then, answer the comprehension questions.

Remember, to check each answer by referring back to the story - don’t guess!

Retrieval Focus

1. What meal did Om’s family give to the boy on his arrival? (1 mark)

2. Om and the boy could have a conversation. True or false? Explain how you know. (2 marks)

3. Write down 2 differences between living in the Stone Age and living today. (2marks)

4. What did the fishermen use to catch fish? (1 mark)

Vocabulary Focus

5. ‘When I woke up, I could see daylight in the distance and I stumbled towards it.’

Which word could replace the verb ‘stumbled’ in this sentence? Circle one. (1 mark)

Ran Dance Walked Staggered

6. At the start of the story, why is the word ‘down’ written twice on separate lines and with smaller writing the second time? (1 mark)

Inference Focus

7. ‘It was a bear. A big, furious cave bear. I shouted at Om to run and turned to face the bear with my spear. I felt very small.’

What does this extract tell us about the boy’s character? Explain your answer in full. (2 marks)

8. Do you think the boy enjoyed his visit to the Stone Age? Use APE to justify your answer. (3 marks)

A - I think that the boy did/did not enjoy his visit to the Stone Age

P - I think this because in the text it says...

E - This suggests that...

English Challenge 3

Complete pages 46 - 47 ‘Writing Lists’ in your CGP homework book.

Remember:

Commas are used to separate items in a list.

You need commas between all the things in the list except the last two.

You need to put ‘and’ or ‘or’ between the last 2 things.

English Challenge 4

Look at the pictures on page 15. Can you work out any of the jobs that Om and her family have to do? Write the jobs in a sentence using

commas.

Using information from the story, can you write a list of things that people in the Stone Age ate? Make sure you include commas.

English Challenge 5

You have learnt lots about the Stone Age from this book. Write a short non-chronological report for children in year 2 about what life was

like in the Stone Age.

Remember to include:

An introduction with questions

Subheadings (e.g. jobs, diet, housing, clothing)

Concluding paragraph

Commas in lists

Maths Challenge 1.

How many additions can you complete? Consider what the most effective method is.

A. 24 + 5= B. 38 + 7 = C.246 + 3 = D. 435 + 9 =

E.546 + 34 = F.783 + 62= G.347 + 39 =

H. 245 + 743 = I.675 + 528 = J.374 + 291 = K.234 + 987 =

Maths Challenge 2.

Maths Challenge 3.

Can you solve the missing number problems?

Beat the teacher! Create your own missing number problem. Send it to me via Class Dojo to see if you can beat the teacher.

Maths Challenge 4.

Which is the odd one out?

Explain your reasoning in full.

There is more than one answer.

Maths Challenge 5.

Beat the class - Create your own addition word problem. Send it to me via Class Dojo and I will share it with the class to see if you

can beat them.