HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD AT HOME
SPRING 2
What we will be learning.
The following activities have been designed to further your child’s learning at home. The activities are
suitable for all pupils in Year 5/6
Literacy
During this half term our writing will link closely to the book Matilda by Roald Dhal. The children will complete a wide variety of
fiction and non-fiction pieces of writing, including character descriptions, report writing and persuasive pieces. The children will
also look at some great British writers as part of some of their literacy and Britishness work.
Guided reading will be structured around a range of non-fiction and fiction texts.’ When reading with your child please talk to
them about the types of writing they are reading. Also discuss the purpose of the writing and why it has been used.
Children will carry out spelling and grammar activities everyday; both the spelling lists and activities will link to a spelling rule or
grammatical theme. Please see the attached sheet to support your child with their spelling; play bingo or word search using the
spelling lists for your child’s year group. This half term we will begin each morning with 10 minutes of handwriting; we are
following the cursive script technique.
Here are some interactive websites for you to look at with your child:
www.spag.com
www.crickweb.co.uk › Key Stage 2
www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/punctuation
Numeracy
The areas we are covering in Numeracy this half term are:
 Multiply multi-digit numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long multiplication
 Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long division, and interpret
remainders as whole number remainders, fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context
 Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division where appropriate,
interpreting remainders according to the context
 Compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes and find unknown angles in any triangles,
quadrilaterals, and regular polygons
 Recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a straight line, or are vertically opposite, and find missing angles
 Year 6 children will be preparing for their SATs tests
 Please continue to practise the Times Tables from 1 -12 and their related division facts e.g. 6 x 4 = 24, 24 ÷ 6 =4.
 Here are some interactive websites for you to look at with your child:
www.coolmath-games.com
www.mathplayground.com/games.html
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/maths/games
Creative Curriculum – ‘London’
This half term the children will carry out a number of activities based on our London topic using skills from Geography, History
and ICT; these activities will allow the children to show case their individual creativity and knowledge and understanding of our
topic. The children will also look at great British historical events and how local government works, particularly looking at how
elections happen and work as part of our ‘Britishness’ topic.
In art the children will be looking at the British artist ‘Banksy’.
This half term for DT the children in class 5 will be designing and making their own skyscraper.
Here are some interactive websites for you to look at with your child:
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/.../london.htm
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
primaryfacts.com/2218/banksy-facts-and-information