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Elm Week 14 Timetable
Hey all, some of you are now coming back into school, which has been fantastic! It has been so nice to see you and I hope I get to see the
rest of you in the near future. For some of you, I know you can’t come to school yet, which is still okay; we have to do what is best for
ourselves and our families. So for those who are staying at home, the work will still be up every week to follow, also don’t forget to be
doing your daily reading of 30 pages; it keeps our adventures alive!
Keep playing Sumdog, 15 minutes a day is a nice addition to the maths task each day, like our daily arithmetic at school. This week the theme is The Shang Dynasty! This is an Early Civilization that I didn’t know much about and found very interesting researching.
Mon Maths Revision of Area and perimeter https://vimeo.com/430339457 Worksheet link on blog
English: This week we are focusing on Character description and by the end of the week, I would like you to write one on Fu Hao. Today you are doing a reading lesson on making comparisons
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/rea
ding-focus-comparison
Georgraphy: Where is the Shang Dynasty from?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z39j2hv/articles/z2
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13017877
After watching these videos and learning a bit more
about where the Shang Dynasty are from, can you plot
the pictures onto a map of China to give you a better
understanding of where they were based.
Task below
Tues Maths Revision of Area of a triangle https://vimeo.com/430339609 Worksheet link on blog
English: Today you are focusing on your prediction skills https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-focus-prediction
History: What was the Shang Dynasty?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-
ks2-introducing-the-shang-dynasty/zv79wty
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z39j2hv/articles/z
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Today you are going to produce a timeline of the
significant Shang Dynasty leaders, but first you need to
actually research who they were!
Task below
Wed Maths Revision of Area of a parallelogram https://vimeo.com/430339748 Worksheet link on blog
English: What are the features of a character description https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/writing-focus-identify-the-key-features
History: Today you are going to continue looking at the rulers and now look at a significant lady Fu Hao. You need to find out who she was and why she was important https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zws4v4j https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z39j2hv/articles/zsr9gdm Task and information below
Thurs Maths Revision of Volume of a cuboid https://vimeo.com/430339843 Worksheet link on blog
English: Today you are looking at semi colons and colons. This should be revision for you ready for secondary! https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/writing-focus-using-colons-and-semi-colons
Art: Today we are going to look at the Chinese characters and whether you can give it a go! Also have a go and making a Chinese name http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html After, have a go at drawing Fu Hao, thinking about face portions Task and information below Music: https://video.travelchinaguide.com/music/000545.htm Listen to the music from the culture and write down what you notice
Fri
Maths Attempt these 7 challenges to refresh your problem solving https://www.bb c.co.uk/bitesize /articles/z4tc92 p
English: Today, I would like you to write a character description on Fu Hao. You should have lots of information now.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/writing-focus-describing-a-character
RE: This week’s RE lesson is all on Patience, something we are having to use a lot at the moment Complete the tasks below. P4C: Today you are looking at: Santa Cruz del Isolte– known as the most crowded island on earth, this short video shows how people have adapted to life without space.
Monday’s Geography:
Helpful Information: The Shang Dynasty was the first Chinese dynasty for which we have written and archaeological evidence. Most historians now date the dynasty from 1600-1046 BC when it was succeeded by the Zhou Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty was centered around the Yellow River in North East China but moved its capital on a number of occasions. The artistry of its craftsmen has made the dynasty famous for its bronze and jade work. Top 10 facts
The first ruler of the Shang was Tang Shang, a military leader. There were thirty Shang Emperors; a dynasty is a succession of rulers from the same family or line.
The Shang built their houses and public buildings out of wood and mud. They built mud banks to try and hold back flooding. Defensive walls and towers were also built of mud.
Shang society was divided into different classes. At the top were the ruling class under the royal family, then came priests, an administrative class, warriors, craftsmen, traders, farmers and slaves. Most people were farmers.
Noble warriors paid tributes to the Emperor who granted them land in return for their loyalty.
The Shang were specialists in bronze work and many beautiful artefacts have been recovered from their tombs.
The Shang believed in a supreme God, Shang Di, as well as subsidiary powers or spirits. Ancestor worship and the family were central to their religious practice. They also believed in an afterlife and were buried with the goods, slaves and animals they believed would be useful to them.
The Shang were the first Chinese to develop writing. They used pictographs, characters which could convey more than one meaning.
The Shang year of 360 days was comprised of 12 months of 30 days. It was based on the lunar month and the solar year. An additional month was added when necessary.
In order to predict the future, or ask questions of the gods, people would engrave questions on oracle bones (tortoise shells or cow bones). These would then be burned and the priests would ‘read’ the cracks which then appeared.
Chinese people used to grind down these ancient animal bones to make traditional medicines. In 1899 some scholars noticed engravings on the bones and discovered they had come from North East China. In 1928 excavations began and evidence of the Shang was discovered.
Task: Plot these places on a map of China
Tuesday’s History: Part 1: Can you add all the ruler’s on these timelines to give you an idea of who was in charge, when!
Part 2: Order these events!
Wednesday’s History:
Today you are going to continue looking at the rulers and now look at a significant lady Fu Hao. Read the comprehension on her to find out more…
Would I lie to you, Shang style!
In this game you will describe three Shang kings to your family. Two of those kings are real and one is fake. Can the other team spot the fake? You can score a point by spotting the fake created by another team. You can also score a point by fooling the other teams so that they do not guess your fake king. Write down a few words about the two real kings and make up one fake one. Try to make it really difficult for the other teams to work out which one is fake.
Name:
Dates:
What did he do?
Real Fake
Name:
Dates:
What did he do?
Real Fake
Name:
Dates:
What did he do?
Real Fake
Top tips.
Don't make the last one the fake one – put it in some other position
Choose two really obscure Shang kings for the real ones – it'll make it more difficult for the other teams to work out which one's fake
Thursday’s art: Go through the information and then have a go at writing your own name or a few words!
Task 2: Have a go at drawing Fu Hao, really focus on getting the facial portions accurate
Friday’s RE:
Key message: Patience is one of those qualities that we all need to develop especially when times are tough, when people and governments are frustrating. Patience to wait for the right time, patience with each other and the patience to wait on God when things seem to be taking so long to sort themselves out. The Bible is filled with stories of people like Mary, David, Moses and Noah who had to wait for the right time, for God’s time. ‘…clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience’ (Colossians 3:1)
Reflective starter For Christians, patience is often about waiting, waiting for God to do things in the time that is right. It is a confidence that God is faithful and to trust in God. Sometimes it is hard and difficult to understand why God takes so long but there is an acceptance that God is in control and that sometimes even miracles take time.
Watch this short clip to see ‘patience’ in action. Waiting to film Bobcats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxYvbtE4Ybs
Patience with ourselves - not giving up, coping with temper, recognising our strengths
and weaknesses, not being too hard on ourselves because we all make mistakes.
Patience with others - recognising everyone is different, learning to make allowances
for others, giving time to people, walking at another's pace and not rushing them.
Patience with circumstances - 'Rome wasn't built in a day', doing something worthwhile
can take time, taking the long view, 'instant everything' isn't the answer to every
problem.
Patience with nature/the world - learning to wait for things to grow (harvest);
working for change is one step at a time (for example, climate change)
KS2 I wonder what you think when you join the end of a long queue?
I wonder who you think of when your teacher asks you to think of someone who is patient?
I wonder if you can think of a time in your life when you had to be patient and wait for something? How
long did you have to wait? A minute? An hour? A day? A week? A month? Longer?
How easy do you find it to be patient?
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_oy9614HQ Several children wrestle with waiting to eat a marshmallow in hopes of a bigger prize. This video is a good illustration of waiting and the hope in future rewards. What would you have done? In today’s Bible story, Noah has some disappointments and finds that he has to be patient. At the beginning of the story we are reading today, God had told Noah to build a great big Ark. He had to take all his family and two of every kind of animal to save them from the coming flood. Noah had carefully followed God’s plan, Noah had to show patience with the animals and people he was locked in with and with the timing of God’s plan. He had confidence that God was with him, but he couldn’t see how the plan would work out.
For the full story you could watch The Jesus Storybook Bible version which is available as a video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCLRcA9mlQE
TASK: When Noah saw the rainbow in the sky at the end of the story, he must have felt as if his patience had been rewarded. The rainbow was a sign of God’s promise to his people.
Using the colours of the rainbow to help we can think about or pray for yourself and other people: Can you write a rainbow prayer or poem? Use the rainbow template and write a line in each colour section. Use the ideas above to help you.
Task for fun at home! Do a jigsaw: you decide how many pieces you can manage. It takes patience to finish a jigsaw, but the result is worth waiting for!
Friday’s P4C: Watch this video…
Santa Cruz del Isolte– known as the most crowded island on earth, this short video shows how people have adapted to life without space. https://vimeo.com/186210516 Talking points
