Monday

Good morning Year 3! You will find all of your home learning for today here. It is our West African WOW day today where we explore the history and culture. We are going to be looking at Ghana in English and completing a reading comprehension activity. In the afternoon, we will have a Music lesson all about African drumming. 

Below you will find instructions and resources for all of our lessons today. Have a great day! :) 

Mrs Thomas and Miss Imtiaz

Maths

Today we will be looking at spotting patterns within calculations when adding 1, 10 and 100. We will be using part-part-whole models to help us to answer questions. Click on the video link for the teaching video then download the worksheet to complete. Mark your answers in another coloured pen and make corrections. There are also challenge tasks to have a go at. 

English

Today we will be looking at the story 'Anansi the Spider' by Gerald McDermott. Click on the video link for the audio of the story then download the worksheet to complete. Mark your answers in another coloured pen and make corrections. 

Mrs Trotter's English Group (Phonics) 

'er' sound 

Geography

Today's learning:

What is the structure of the Amazon Rainforest?

We will be learning about the four different layers of the rainforest. You will need a pencil and some paper to draw diagrams and complete activities when asked to in the video. You may want to have a go at making your own layers of the rainforest diorama. 

Music

Today is West African WOW day! Download the PowerPoint (or PDF file if you are unable to access PowerPoint) to learn about African drumming. Listen to the music then have a go at answering the questions in your home learning book/on some paper.