Summer 1

Homework Summer 1 2024 

Please submit your finished homework by 20th May 2024

We look forward to seeing your creations!

ENGLISH

Create a fact-file on the Ancient Egyptians or Tutankhamun. You can record your ideas on paper or create a Keynote or PowerPoint here. Use the following website as a guide:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg87xnb

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks1-ancient-egypt/z2vmjsg

HISTORY

Look at the hieroglyphic alphabet used by the Egyptians on the BBC website below and follow the examples set. Then create your own hieroglyphic alphabet using pictures relevant to our life today. Finally, create your own message for others to solve.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg87xnb/articles/zp4mm39#z3gdwnb

DT/ENGLISH

Look at the way pyramids were created using the video below:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-pyramids/z2qgydm

Then use materials from home to create a pyramid. This can be from sugar cubes, Lego bricks, recycled boxes etc.  What do you need to consider when you place the items on top of each other? Is your pyramid stable? Share a photo of your finished pyramid or bring your model to school to share with the class.

OR Write a dairy in the role of a pyramid builder. How did it feel to work in the heat, move the blocks etc? Use ideas from the clip as a guide.

ART

Create a simple printing block using a range of materials such as potatoes, foam boards or string on cardboard. Watch the clip below as a guide:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/art-and-design-printmaking-different-materials/zhytscw

Don’t worry about using a roller, paint brushes work just as well here.

SCIENCE
Look around your house for objects/materials based on the three states of matter. Please look but don’t touch as some of these materials may be hot or cold and dangerous. Watch the clip below as a guide.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zngfp4j#z23xxbk

Group your objects/materials according to their properties. Record your findings in a chart, like the one below.

PRSHE

We are looking at ways we can keep ourselves healthy. Keep a food diary for a week. Make a specific note of any healthy choices you make, such as fruit or vegetables.