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Empty 1.5l or 2l plastic bottle (eg Coke, Fanta, Water) with lid

Plastic straws (2 or 3)

► WELCOME
"What has cities, towns, roads and streets but no people?" Thank you for your answers - 18 correct today. The answer was - a map. Well done Lois for the first correct answer.

Brainteaser...

► WAKE ME UP WORKOUT
Wake up your mind and body by working out with Joe Wicks live at 9am or workout later in the day. Click below...
Here is a different kind of workout - try it to revise some skills...Bullet Point Mash-up! Click below..
► MATHS
If you find your Year Group page a little challenging then take a Step or Two Back.
► ENGLISH - writing direct and indirect speech

STEP 1:

Click the link below and do the LEARN section only and then return here.

STEP 2:

Let's check we understand...

 

Direct Speech

Direct speech is when the exact words that have been said by a person are written down inside inverted commas.

  • Inverted commas (speech marks) go before and after direct speech. They surround what was said by the speaker.
    For example: "I'm pleased to have raised so much money," said Captain Tom.


Punctuating Direct Speech

  • A new speaker needs a new line.

  • You should use a capital letter at the start of each piece of speech.

  • Punctuation (question marks, full stops and exclamation marks) go inside the inverted commas.

  • If the person who is speaking is named before the speech, you must use a comma before the first set of inverted commas.
    For example: Captain Tom exclaimed, Let’s go and do some more laps of the garden!

Indirect (reported) speech

  • When indirect speech is used, the writer will share the main points of what someone has said without writing exactly what they said in full.

  • No speech punctuation (like inverted commas) is used for indirect speech.

Example

  • Direct: I was tired after all that walking,” explained Captain Tom.

Could be written as:

  • Indirect: Captain Tom explained he was very tired by the end of his challenge.

 

STEP 3:

Click to choose the level of challenge that suits you best (3 star is the most challenge).

Answer the questions in your exercise book.

STEP 4:

Ask a grown-up to check your work or mark the work yourself using the answers below...

STEP 5:

Test yourself by clicking below and trying Practise Activity 1

► COMPUTING - challenge

Can you steal the diamond?!

Click below.....

► TOPIC - the Titanic
We have built some boats and ships of our own...on Monday from paper and yesterday from metal. See some of your work below...

One of the most famous ships ever built was The Titanic. Learn about the story of The titanic below...

Watch the next two films to see lots of real photos of the Titanic...

ACTIVITY TIME

Choose an activity or two that you like the look of...

 

ACTIVITY 1

  1. Learn to draw the Titanic (if you do, please send me your picture)

ACTIVITY 2

Build a big ship like the Titanic in Minecraft

ACTIVITY 3

Investigate icebergs

You will need:

  • ice cubes or (to do this in a few days time) an ice balloon
  • a glass of water (or a bowl)

What to do:

  1. Float your ice in the water and look closely - icebergs are a real hazard to ships because they are much more massive than they look - most of the size and weight of an iceberg is under water.
  2. Look at your floating ice - can you see roughly what fraction is above water and what fraction is below?
  3. Watch some children investigating at home...

ACTIVITY 4

Try these wordsearch and crossword puzzles if you can print them... (you may need to do some research to answer the crossword)

ACTIVITY 5

Create an animation of the Titanic sinking in Purple Mash 2animate...

ACTIVITY 6

Create a fact file about the Titanic....on paper, in Microsoft Word, in Powerpoint or in Purple Mash 2PublishPlus Slideshow.

ACTIVITY 7

Make a junk model of the Titanic or paint a picture of the Titanic

ACTIVITY 8

Draw a cross-section of the Titanic and design your own rooms inside...

► STORY

Listening to someone read a story is a great way to relax and unwind.
We are lucky that, at the moment, we have some fantastic stories being read by famous people and excellent story-tellers that are wonderful to enjoy.

Choose a story from below to listen to. Choose somewhere to relax and enjoy it.

David Walliams is sharing his stories and they are funny...

Indian Myth: Yesterday I shared two Welsh myths with you. Here is an Indian myth to listen to:
Audio Library: Fancy something different? Visit our audio library where you can listen to a *HUGE VARIETY* of books and stories! Find somewhere comfortable...click below and then choose a story to listen to.

► WHAT ELSE?

EXTRA LEARNING SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

yesSPELLING - practise your spellings from Monday
yesToday's interactive wordsearch click here
yesToday's interactive crossword click here
yesToday's interactive sudoku click here

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