Bronze: how does the Rainbow Fish feel at the start? How does it feel at the end? Silver: What happens at the beginning, middle and end of the story? Gold: The Rainbow Fish has lots of beautiful scales. If you were writing a story what would your character have lots of? What words would […]
Reading Challenge
Autumn 1: Year 3 Reading Challenge
Here are the first few pages of an adventure story called Oliver and The Seawigs. Read the story carefully, then try these challenges. BRONZE Write a list of 5 adjectives you can find in the story. Then write your own sentences using those adjectives. SILVER Answer these retrieval questions in full sentences: How did Oliver […]
Year 4 Autumn 1: Reading Challenge
This term you have been looking at stories set in imaginary worlds. We hope that you are inspired to read more by these fantastic authors and to write stories of your own at home! Below is an extract from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. In this extract, Edmund has […]
Year 1 Reading Challenge Autumn 1
Hi Year 1,Firstly, practise reading the sounds below and then read the words. Now use your knowledge to read the ditty below… Choose a challenge to complete. You can complete your challenge on the blog or on paper. If you would like to send us a photo or video of your learning, please send it […]
Year 6: Autumn 1: Reading Challenge
This half term you have been learning about mountains in Geography and studying biographies in literacy, specifically looking at inspirational people. Below are several links all about a man, a man who broke world records at the age of 23, a man who has the skills to survive nearly anywhere in this world….you all know […]
Year 5 Reading Challenge- Autumn 1
Reading Challenge – To use inference skills to write a recount on the Moon Landing During Autumn 1, we have been learning about recounts and making them as effective as we can. You will need to carry out some research into the moon landing and then write a recount, choosing a challenge from the list below. […]
Year 2 Reading Challenge Autumn 1
This half term we are learning about the Seaside. Read the texts below and complete at least one of the challenges. If your answers impress your teachers, you might win a prize in the challenge assembly at the end of half term! Bronze When did seaside holidays first start? Where was the first British seaside […]
Year 3 Reading Challenge Summer 1 2020
For this reading challenge, you can chose any fiction book you like. It can be the class novel, your reading book or a book from your house or the library. Bronze Challenge Silver challenge: Gold Challenge:
Year 2 Reading Challenge Summer 1
Hi Year 2. In Summer 1 we are going to share the story, Fantastic Mr Fox, written by Roald Dahl. Read about him below. Bronze When was Roald Dahl born? Where was he born? Name a book that he wrote. […]
Reception Reading Challenge- Summer 1
Listen to the story below and attempt the challenges below. Bronze: Draw a picture of the Rainbow Fish and using your segmenting and blending skills to write words to describe the fish Silver: Write three simple sentences to describe the Rainbow fish.Don’t forget to use a capital letter, full stop and finger spaces. Gold: Draw […]
Year 1 Reading Challenge – Summer 1
Hi Year 1.Please look carefully at the above picture. Red Group Complete the sentences below: He is ________ She is ________ They are _______ Have a go at writing your own simple sentence. Remember to ‘say it, hold it and then write it’. Don’t forget to use a capital letter, finger spaces and a full […]
Year 4 Summer 1 Reading Challenge
Anne Boleyn Did marrying her solve any or Henry’s problems? Anne Boleyn is an interesting character. People always felt strongly about her, they either loved her or they despised her with a passion! Here is quick look at her early years- how do you think she compared to Catherine of Aragon? • Anne was one […]
Year 6 Spring 2 Reading challenge
This half term we are reading the novel ‘Holes’ and we studied elements of the book on world book day. Your task is to read the book in your own time also and complete the following challenges. We have a few copies of the book in school, the local libraries also have the books but […]
Year 5 Reading Challenge- Spring 2
Hi Year 5, Your challenge is to read through this article (click on the link): http://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2014/aug/27/do-dams-destroy-rivers The article is on whether dams destroy rivers – you need to read it through all the way to the end (you may need to look up any words you are unfamiliar with). This is a challenging piece, but it […]
Year 4 Reading Challenge Spring 2: Around the world in 80 Days
This is an extract from the story “Around the World in 80 Days” by Jules Verne. Read the text and answer the challenges below! Please attempt as many challenges as you can! Bronze: Can you please put the following verbs from the text into a sentence? “exclaimed”, “muttered”, “gasped”, “bet”. Please remember your capital letters […]
Year 3 Spring 2 Reading Challenge
Bronze: What did Ben’s Granny love?Why did Ben think it was odd that Granny liked gangsta books? Why might Ben have put the soup in the plant pot? Silver: Do you think Ben was telling the truth when he said the soup was yummy? Why/Why not? Why did Ben feel lonely at school? How does […]
Year 2 Reading Challenge – Spring 2
This story is called ‘Katie Morag delivers the mail’ and it was written by Mairi Hedderwick. You can listen to the story by watching the video OR read it all by yourself. You could even do both! Then try one or more of the challenges… Wednesdays were always hectic on the Isle of Struay, for […]
Reception Reading Challenge Spring 2
Gold Challenge: Look at the picture above and write 5 sentences to describe the fire engine using the words red, ladder, big, hose, fire and save. Silver Challenge: Draw a picture a fire engine and write 3 sentences to describe it. Bronze Challenge: Draw a picture of a fire engine and write a list of […]
Year 1 Reading Challenge Spring 2
Year 1, here is a picture of Hansel and Gretel can you describe what is happening in the picture? Red group One day________________________ The witch was____________________ Hansel was______________________ Gretel was_______________________ Orange and yellow group Write five sentences with your first sentence beginning with ‘One day’ or ‘Once upon a time’. Use the conjunction ‘and’ to describe what is happening […]
Reception Reading Challenge
Gold Challenge – Listen to the story. Now, can you write three sentences about the story.Silver Challenge – Listen to the story. Goldilocks is missing in the forest. Can you create a ‘Lost Poster’ for them to put around the forest, describing her so that she can be found. Draw a picture of Goldilocks and write two […]
Year 3 Spring 1 Reading Challenge
Apollo’s Oracle at Delphi The ancient Greek god Apollo enjoyed having temples built in his honor. He liked the gifts. He liked the attention. Everyone knew that Apollo was the god of music. He also brought out the sun each day. He had other special powers. Apollo could see the future, not always, but sometimes. […]
Year 4 Reading Challenge Spring 1
Willie froze with the branch still held high in his hand. Sweat broke out from under his armpits and across his forehead. Now he was for it. He was bound to get a beating now. Tom came towards him, took the branch firmly from his hand and lifted it up. Willie automatically flung his arm […]
Year 2 Reading Challenge Spring 1
This half term, in our History lessons, we are learning about significant individuals (famous people). One very significant individual in our country is Queen Elizabeth II. Read the text below and complete one or more of the challenges set. BRONZE Tell me 5 new things you’ve learnt about the Queen. SILVER Use a dictionary to […]
Year 5 Reading Challenge- Spring 1
Hi Year 5, This half term we have been learning about the Victorians in topic. We would like you to use your inference skills to interpret some pictures of Queen Victoria. Some of you will also need to complete a researching task as part of your reading challenge. ALL RESEARCH MUST BE WRITTEN IN YOUR […]
Year 1 Reading Challenge Spring 1.
Gold Challenge. Watch the non-fiction video below about Humpback Whales. Can you write down five pieces of information about the Humpback Whale. Silver Challenge. Watch the non-fiction video below about Monkey’s. Can you answer these questions? 1. What does a monkey use his tail for? 2. What do monkey’s like to eat? 3. How do […]
Year 6 Reading Challenge – Hurricanes
Your geography work for spring 1 will be based on Natural Disasters. For your Reading Challenge, we would like you to watch the following clips, read the web links and conduct your own research on HURRICANES, TORNADOES, TYPHOONS AND CYCLONES. Please complete in your homework books. https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm https://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/hurricanes.php Bronze Challenge – Create a factfile on […]
Year 4 Reading Challenge Autumn 2
Sutton Hoo By about 600, England was divided into small Anglo-Saxon kingdoms each ruled by a king. Much of what we know about the Anglo-Saxons comes from graves like the one discovered at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk.Near the River Deben in Suffolk, at Sutton Hoo, are eleven mounds or ‘barrows’ dating back to the 7th […]
Yr 6 Reading Challenge (Autumn 2)
This half term you have experienced the life of an adventurer whilst trekking mountains in the Peak District as part of your Geography learning as well as reading and writing biographies in English. Therefore this challenge will be right up your valley – see what I did there? ;) Below are several links all about […]
Year 5 Autumn 2 Reading Challenge
Blackface is the story of a colonial hunter who goes in search of some exotic monkeys. Shooting them for sport. He is warned away by a tribal elder, who warns the ‘brave’ and arrogant explorer about an immortal monkey. The explorer scoffs at the idea and sets off in search of his trophy. The elder […]
Year 1 Reading Challenge Autumn 2
Year 1, Look at the challenges below. Can you complete one of them? Emerging – Can you use a dictionary or the internet to find the meaning of these topic words and put them into a sentence? temperature, modern, freezing.Expected – Can you use a dictionary or the internet to find the meaning of these […]
Year 3 Autumn 2 Reading Challenge
Read this non-chronological text and then complete the challenges. Bronze: Give an example of a desert plant.What do all plants need to live and grow?How long can the roots of a bromeliad grow? Silver: Write 3 sentences about desert plants using subordinating conjunctions. Gold: Improve one of the sections by adding more adjectives, adverbs and […]