Lessons for Year 6
Here you will find Home School resources especially for Year 6, age 10-11 years.
Remember that there is also a selection of activities set on Purple Mash each week.
Summer is here!
Well done and thank you to everyone for all of your hard work this term, whether you were in school or home-schooled.
Details of summer learning has been emailed to all families, so please remember to read regularly and practise the times tables.
We wish you all a wonderful summer break and we look forward to welcoming you back in September.
Stay safe and keep smiling!
Welcome to a new term, year 6.
Whether you are back in school or continuing with your learning at home, everyone will share the same exciting learning opportunities.
Below you will find this week's work.
Below is the Y6 Learning Plan
with the resources and links you will need for the
week beginning Monday 20th July.
Below is the Y6 Maths Learning Plan
with the resources and links you will need for the
week beginning Monday 13th July.
Below are the Year 6 English learning plans and resources for the week beginning 13th July.
Below is the Year 6 Science, Art and Humanities Learning Plan
with the resources and links you will need.
Picture News Check out this week's Picture News and chat to your family members about it. Click on the picture to take you to the link.
The question is..Are holidays important? 
Below is the Year 6 maths learning plan with questions, resources and links for the week beginning 6th July.
Below is the Year 6 English learning plan and resources for the week beginning 6th July.
Below is the Year 6 Science, Art and Humanities Learning Plan
with the resources and links you will need.
Picture News Check out this week's Picture News and chat to your family members about it. Click on the picture to take you to the link.
The question is...How important are first impressions?
Below is the Year 6 maths learning plan with questions, resources and links for the week beginning 29th June.
Below is the Year 6 English learning plan and resources for the week beginning 29th June.
On the learning plan, you will find questions and links.
Below is the Year 6 Science, Art and Humanities Learning Plan
with the resources and links you will need.
Picture News Check out this week's Picture News and chat to your family members about it. Click on the picture to take you to the link.
The question is... Why do we have statues? 
Below is the Year 6 English learning plan and resources for the week beginning 22nd June.
On the learning plan, you will find questions and links.
Below is the Year 6 maths learning plan with questions, resources and links for the week beginning 22nd June.
Below is the Year 6 Science, Art and Humanities Learning Plan
with the resources and links you will need.
Picture News Check out this week's Picture News and chat to your family members about it. Click on the picture to take you to the link.
The question is... Should zoos have been allowed to reopen earlier?
Below is the Year 6 English learning plan and resources for the week beginning
15th June.
On the learning plan, you will find questions and links.
Captain Tom Moore's extraordinary fundraising efforts have come to an end raising nearly £33m for the NHS. Captain Tom Moore was "overawed" to find out he was being awarded a knighthood for his fundraising efforts.
Below is the Year 6 maths learning plan with questions, resources and links for the
week beginning 15th June.
Follow the links on the learning plan to watch the video, then download the activity sheet to have a go yourself. You will also find links to the answers for checking your progress (but no cheating! )
There is a Science activity set on Purple Mash about Food Groups and Healthy Eating.
There is a Geography activity set on Purple Mash about Map symbols.
Picture News Check out this week's Picture News and chat to your family members about it. Click on the picture to take you to the link.
The question is... How should we learn to manage our money?
Below is the Barn Owl class English learning plan a
nd resources for the week beginning 8th June.
On the learning plan, you will find questions and links.
Can you also write a fact file about William Shakespeare?
You have been set a writing activity on Purple Mash; 
just click on the link ....
Below is the Barn Owl maths learning plan with questions, resources and links for the week beginning 8th June. 
This week's maths is: Year 6,week 6.
Fractions, decimals and percentages. 
Follow the links on the learning plan to watch the video, then download the activity sheet to have a go yourself. You will also find links to the answers for checking your progress (but no cheating! 
)
There is also a fractions, decimals and percentages game to play on Purple Mash;
just click on the link... 
Here's some Geography work about maps and grid references for you to complete.
Here's some Science about the Refraction of light.
Picture News Check out this week's Picture News and chat to your family members about it. Click on the picture to take you to the link.
The question is... How important is it to have a routine?
Next week is 'half term' so here are some different types of activities for you to try.
Write your own rap/song around a theme of your choice. Use pots and pans for the music.
Build a den (inside or outside) that can fit at least two people in.
Have an upside-down meals day (breakfast for lunch etc).
Make a fitness routine and put your family through their paces.
Sketch something in your house/garden or create a sculpture.
Please click on the link below to find out more about the
Year 5 and Year 6 Challenge.
Resources and Activities for week beginning May 11th, which stand alone but also supplement BBC Bitesize, set by Miss Reeder.
This week I would like you to choose a book you have read over the last month, it could be a fiction or non-fiction book. Write a detailed book review like the one below. 
Maths The BBC Bitesize lessons this week have been about fractions. Think back to all the hard work we did in school on fractions. Use those skills to find the answers to the word problems below.
On Purple Mash I have set you an activity where you need to describe the different electrical components. 
History On Monday, the BBC Bitesize lesson is all about Tutankhamun. Click on the image of 
him to go to the National Geographic website. Read the information and watch the videos. Then complete the work further down this page. 
This week's question is: Who does outer space belong to? Click on the image to be taken straight to the Picture News page, where you will find questions to discuss at home
Writing and History (British Value link). This week, linked to the Picture News discussion,
which you can find below. I would like you to write a report about VE day. What is it? Why do we celebrate the 8th of May every year and why is it special this year? Can you find any local history linked to the day. 
Perhaps you have an ancestor who was alive during that time and you can include information about it. I would love to see these, so please email them to swans@billingborougjh.lincs.sch.uk or send me it on PM email. 
maths skills please log on to White Rose by clicking on their maths badge opposite to find, home learning summer term week 3, and complete the fraction work booklet
This links to your BBC bitesize lesson on Wednesday.
Please go to the Picture News page. This week our question is...
How can one person make a big difference? What is VE Day?
weeks resources. 
There are three levels of challenge 1,2 and 3 star start with 1 and work up (be honest and don't peep at the answers ). This will link to the Bitesize religious lesson from Thursday about Rama and Sita.
Maths This week's Bitesize lessons have featured ordering operations. To make sure you keep on top of other maths skills please log on to White Rose by clicking on their maths 
badge opposite to find, home learning summer term week 2, and complete the scale factors lesson and activity booklet
Science Please log on to Purple Mash where I have set you a 2Do about reversible 
changes. This links to your BBC bitesize lesson on Wednesday.
Music On Friday the BBC Bitesize lesson is about rhythm and percussion. I have set you a quiz on Purple Mash, all about different instruments. 
You may need to research some of the answers! Good luck!
Please go to the Special Picture News for Captain Tom Moore's 100th Birthday. 
The question is... How can one person make a big difference?
Click here to download the Hindu reading comprehension
From Monday 22nd :
Reading Please complete the Ancient Egypt reading comprehension attached to the the end of this weeks resources. There are three levels of challenge 1,2 and 3 star start with 1 and work up (be honest and don't peep at the answers ). This will link to the Bitesize history lesson from Tuesday about the pyramids.
Maths This week's Bitesize lessons have featured number and rounding. To make sure you keep on top of other maths skills please log on to White Rose by clicking on their maths badge opposite to find, home learning summer term week 1, and complete the geometry lesson and activity booklet.
Science Please log on to Purple Mash where I have set you a 2Do about Charles Darwin. We will be finding out more about him in the coming weeks.
Art - if the Ancient Egypt history has got you thinking, you might want to try your hand at some art inspired by their lifestyle and culture. Click on the Egyptian painting opposite to visit the Artyfactory website for some ideas and suggestions.
And don't forget to have your Picture News debate, this fortnight's question is Do we think people 
will travel less in future? There are lots of resources and discussion prompts on the Picture News page, click on the Apple to go straight there.
Remember to visit the class blog on Purple Mash to let us know what you have been doing this week, also to send your pictures to the sharing page e mail them to
swans@billingborough.lincs.sch.uk