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Learning Project Week 9 - MusicAge Range: Y5/6Weekly Maths Tasks (Aim to do 1 a day)Weekly Reading Tasks (Aim to do 1 a day)Spend at least 20 minute playing on Times Table Rockstars. Some of this time should be focused on the Garage and Studio games.Practise your arithmetic skills using TopMarks or Math’s Frame. (Daily 10 is a great game for practising quick recall of facts.)Play these online games here and here about manipulating shapes. Test your spatial awareness with this challenge.Try this coding activity at at least 20 minutes reading a book on Bug Club – making sure to answer the quizzes to help build their comprehension.Click ?here? for a reading activity about Music. Try and read the text in 3 minutes and then complete the questions. Turn on the radio and listen carefully to the next song’s lyrics. If you can jot them down. Do any of the lyrics stand out? What is the message of the song? Read this story about Sound from NASA. What have you learnt about how sound works? Listen to the poem Alligator Pie can you write another verse using the same rhythm? Alligator cake anyone? Weekly Spelling Task (Aim to do 1 a day)Weekly Writing Task (Aim to do 1 a day)Encourage your child to practise eight of the Year 5/ 6 Common Exception Words (see list). They could do this by looking, covering, then writing or coming up with poems or rhymes to help them remember.Arpeggio, Crescendo, tempo Find the meaning of these words and any other music related vocabulary you find during the week. Can you write a sentence for each one? Your child could access spelling games to help them practise their Y5/6 words. Click here for Spooking Spellings or here for Look, Cover, Write, Check.Get your child to proofread their writing from the day. They can use a dictionary to check the spelling of any words that they found challenging. This will also enable them to check that the meaning of the word is suitable for the sentence.Said is Dead- Many of you will recall playing this game in school. If not, the rules are simple, you must find as many words to replace ‘said’ in a sentence. For example; whispered, asked, mumbled……… See how many ways you can think of and make a list.Check out these writing challenges on Authoryfy (you will need to create a free account) Choose any of the challenges, watch the video and get writing!Listen to Modest Mussorgsky’s famous composition, A night on Bare Mountain. Write your own story with the same title which could be read along to the music. Think about the how the tempo of the music changes to create tension and excitement. Listen to this instrumental track. Could you write some lyrics to accompany it? Or maybe you could rewrite the lyrics to your favourite song? ‘All children should learn a musical instrument in school.’ Think about this statement. Do you agree? Think of the reasons why someone might disagree with you and record both sides of the argument. Close your eyes and listen to Hoppipolla. How does the music make you feel? Write down any words that spring into your head. If you close your eyes what can you picture happening? Use your ideas to create a short story or poem. Learning Project - to be done throughout the weekThis project this week aims to provide opportunities for your child to learn more about music. Learning may focus on famous musicians, listening to and performing music and exploring a range of music genres and instruments. Sound effects- ? Many audio books use sound effects to enhance the retelling of books. Think about a story that you are currently reading or have read recently. What sound effects would enhance the retelling of the story? Source a range of props to help add sound effects and record the retelling of the story with all your added extras!Carnival Time- ?The Rio carnival is a spectacle of samba, costumes and dance and takes place every year. ?Here are? some of the pictures from this year’s parade. Challenge your child to research the samba inspired costumes and headdresses worn during the parades. Ask them to design, label and make their own mask or headdress taking inspiration from the research completed?. Music in colour-. Kandinsky? felt that he could express emotions and music through colours and shapes within his painting. Create a piece of artwork inspired by your favourite piece of music. Listen to the music several times and feel free to draw or paint the emotion you feel at the time. With the band?- ?Create your very own musical instrument. This could be a cereal box guitar, drums or shakers or maybe even a carrot flute?! Maybe you could make several instruments and create a one-man band!? STEM Learning Opportunities Pump up the volume! Have you ever thought that the speakers on your parents phone are too quiet? Create a DIY speaker with things you can find around the house. Get some inspiration here and here Does your creation work? Can you create another design and test which works the best? Why? The materials used? The size? Additional learning resources parents may wish to engage withBBC Bitesize - Lots of videos and learning opportunities for all subjects.Classroom Secrets Learning Packs - Reading, writing and maths activities for different ages. Twinkl - Click on the link and sign up using your email address and creating a password. Use the offer code UKTWINKLHELPS. White Rose Maths online maths lessons. Watch a lesson video and complete the worksheet (can be downloaded and completed digitally).Times Table Rockstars and Numbots. Your child can access both of these programmes with their school logins. On Times Table Rockstars, children should aim to play Soundcheck for 20 minutes daily. IXL online. Click here for Year 5 or here for Year 6. There are interactive games to play and guides for parents. Mastery Mathematics Learning Packs. Take a look at the mastery mathematics home learning packs with a range of different activities and lessons. Y5 Talk for Writing Home-school Booklets and Y6 are an excellent resource to support your child’s speaking and listening, reading and writing skills.#TheLearningProject ................
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