Monday 18th May 2020

English Task – GPaS - Prepositions

Task 1 – Spellings Activity

Take the ten spellings from the “Suggested

Spellings List”, read them and copy them

correctly into you handwriting book three

times, break them up and sound them as you

write them.

Task 2/3 – Word Puzzle and GPaS Activity

Task 4 – Main Task

Prepositions: A preposition is a word that tells you

where or when something is in relation to something

else. Examples of prepositions include words like

after, before, on, under, inside and outside.

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Task 5 – Extension/Challenge

Monday 18th May 2020

English Answers – GPaS - Prepositions

Task 1 – Spellings Activity

Please check spellings are copied correctly

Task 2 and 3 – Word Puzzle and GPaS Activity

Task 4 – Main Task

Task 5 – Extension/Challenge

Tuesday 19th May 2020

English Tasks - Comprehension

Task 1 – Spellings Activity

Look up the meanings for each of your words

and either write these definitions in your own

words or explain the meaning of the word to

someone in your family.

Task 2 and 3 – Word Puzzle and GPaS Activity

Task 4 – Main Task- The Little Ghost by Otfried

Preussler

The little ghost had lived in Eulenstein Castle for

hundreds of years. He was one of those harmless little

ghosts who haunt places by night, and never hurt

anyone else unless they are provoked.

During the day, he slept up in the attic in a heavy,

iron-bound oak chest. The chest was well hidden

behind one of the big chimneys. No one knew it really

belonged to a ghost.

But at night, when the Town Hall clock struck twelve

in the town of Eulenberg at the foot of the castle, the

little ghost awakened. On the very last stroke of

twelve, he would open his eyes, stretch and yawn.

Then he would put his hand under the old letters and

legal documents he used for a pillow, and bring out a

bunch of keys. There were thirteen keys; the little

ghost always carried them around. He would wave

them at the lid of the chest, and immediately the lid

would begin to open of its own accord.

Now the little ghost could climb out of the chest. He

always bumped into the cobwebs; no human being

had visited this remote attic for years, so it was

covered with cobwebs and was dreadfully dusty. Even

the cobwebs were full of dust. Showers of dust came

tumbling down, if anything touched them.

“A-tishoo!”

Every night, as the little ghost climbed out of the

chest, he would bump into the cobwebs, get some

dust up his nose, and sneeze. He would shake himself

once or twice, to make sure he was really awake. Then

he would float out from behind the chimney and

begin his nightly haunting.

Like all ghosts, he weighed nothing at all. He was light

and airy as a wisp of mist. Luckily he never stirred

without his bunch of thirteen keys, or the least breath

of wind might have blown him away to goodness

knows where.

Task 5 – Extension/Challenge

Tuesday 19th May 2020

English Answers - Comprehension

Task 1 – Spellings Activity

Test your child on the meanings of each word

Task 2 and 3 – Word Puzzle and GPaS Activity

Task 4 – Main Task

Task 5 – Extension/Challenge

Wednesday 20th May 2020

English Tasks - Composition

Task 1 – Spellings Activity

Write a sentence for each of your spelling

words. Make sure your HFW are also spelt

correctly, your sentences are correctly

punctuated and you have used the word in

its correct context.

Task 2 and 3 – Word Puzzle and GPaS Activity

Task 4 – Main Task – The Greatest Library

Imagine what happens when Lucy picks up

her next book. What is it about? Where

does it take her? What adventure does

she go on? Or what comes out of the

book? What does it do in the Library?

How does Lucy get it back in the book?

Task 5 – Extension/Challenge

Wednesday 20th May 2020

English Answers - Composition

Task 1 – Spellings Activity

Check syntax, punctuation and spelling in

each sentence

Task 2 and 3 – Word Puzzle and GPaS Activity

Task 4 – Main Task – The Greatest Library

Help your child edit their piece of writing by

considering:

1. The syntax of each sentence and

paragraph.

2. Are the sentences correctly

punctuated?

3. Check HFW – High Frequency Words

are spelt correctly.

4. Are there any adjectives that could be

added to nouns to develop the

descriptive style of the writing? Are

there any adjectives that are being

used that could be improved by

adding a more interesting synonym?

5. Are there any adverbs that could be

added to develop the descriptive style

of the writing? Are there any adverbs

that are being used that could be

improved by adding a more

interesting synonym?

REMEMBER for this piece we are looking for

your child to have written about an

event/problem, what has gone wrong, how

do they resolve it and how do they link back

to the library.

Task 5 – Extension/Challenge

Thursday 21st May 2020

English Tasks - Compoistion

Task 1 – Spellings Activity

Speed write each of your spelling words, give

yourself 30 seconds to write the word as

many times as you can and make sure you

have spelt it correctly each time.

Task 2 and 3 – Word Puzzle and GPaS Activity

Task 4 – Main Task – A new way to travel

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es/z2gk9qt

Task 5 – Extension/Challenge

Could you turn you newspaper article into a television

news report?

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Thursday 21st May 2020

English Answers - Composition

Task 1 – Spellings Activity

Check handwriting and spellings of words

Task 2 and 3 – Word Puzzle and GPaS Activity

Task 4 – Main Task

Use this checklist with your child to see if you

can identify key features they could/should

have used:

When you are writing your own newspaper article:

Make your headline short and snappy. In the first sentence sum up what the

story is about. Write your report in the third person and

the past tense. Split your newspaper report up into

paragraphs to help the reader clearly understand the information.

If you use quotes to make your report more interesting, don't forget to use speech marks!

Use a photo with a caption to give the reader more information.

Fill your newspaper report with both facts and opinions. Facts give the reader all of the information they need by using the 5 Ws.

Task 5 – Extension/Challenge

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Friday 22nd May 2020

English Tasks – Free Write Friday

Task 1 – Spellings Activity

Get someone in your family to test you on

your spelling, record your result, any word you

spell in correctly, copy out three times.

Task 2 and 3– Word Puzzle and GPaS Activity

Task 4 – Main Task

FREE Writing FRIDAY!

This gives you the chance to:

a. Write about anything in any style,

structure or literary format that you like

Or

b. Allows you time to complete any task

you have not had time to finish yet

Task 5 – Extension/Challenge

Friday 22nd May 2020

English Answers – Free Write Friday

Task 1 – Spellings Activity

Mark and allow children to self-correct their

words

Task 2 and 3 – Word Puzzle and GPaS Activity

Task 4 – Main Task

This all depends upon what your child

chooses to do.

Task 5 – Extension/Challenge