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English and Literacy
Home Learning Read and Respond Units
Year 5 and Year 6 - Week 11
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Week Eleven
Year 5/6 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Space (Part Two) Explore how to Find out about the Explore and make notes Explore the fictitious Re-watch the Pandora
become an astronaut history-making SpaceX about the planet Mars by planet ‘Pandora’ from video from yesterday’s
Discover what it takes by reading these texts, rocket which has just watching and reading the film Avatar by session. As you are
to become an making notes as you landed at the these sources: watching the clip below. watching, imagine you
astronaut, the exciting read each one. (You International Space (Note: Although Avatar are an astronaut about
space explorations will need to become a Station – making notes Watch: Mars 101 – has a 12 certificate, this to embark on a journey
lined up for 2020 and member of as you read: National Geographic: extract is age to Pandora. Make a note
beyond, and delve LoveReading4Kids. https://www.youtube.co appropriate). of the parts you would
into the fictitious Membership is free). BBC Newsround – m/watch?v=D8pnmwOXh Pandora Discovered: love to explore and also
planet, Pandora. SpaceX docks to ISS: oY (Note: contains https://www.youtube.co the places/things which
NASA astronauts land American spellings). m/watch?v=GBGDmin_3 you would be nervous to
When following links The Usborne Official safely and make 8E&t=11s encounter.
online, parents Astronauts Handbook history: Read: NASA Space Place -
by Louie Stowell: https://www.bbc.co.u All About Mars: After watching once, Pandora Discovered:
should monitor that
https://www.loveread k/newsround/525268 https://spaceplace.nasa.g watch again – this time https://www.youtube.co
children are
ing4kids.co.uk/book/1 49 ov/all-about-mars/en/ making notes about the m/watch?v=GBGDmin_3
remaining on that
1250/The-Usborne- planet as you watch. You 8E&t=11s (Note:
page only and are
Official-Astronauts- Imagine Newsround NASA plans to have may find pausing the clip Although Avatar has a 12
keeping safe online.
Handbook-by-Louie- have asked you to do people land on Mars in at these times helpful to certificate, this extract is
Stowell.html a TV news bulletin for the next ten years. write down your notes: age appropriate).
their show about the Explore which spacecraft - 0:00 – 0:56 mins
After watching, now
Page 5 ‘How to SpaceX rocket landing. might get them there and - 0:56 – 2:04 mins
imagine you have just
Become a NASA what it would be like to - 2:04 – 3:33 mins
spent your first day in
Astronaut’ of Cool Write a news report travel to Mars by - 3:33 – end.
Pandora. Write a diary/
Astronomy 50 script about the watching and reading
blog about your
Fantastic Facts for Kids landing. To help when these sources: Based on the notes you
experiences – using the
of All Ages by Malcolm writing your news have written, create a
notes you gathered to
Croft: script, think about Watch: Orion: Journey to page, which might
help you.
https://www.loveread including these points: Mars – How Will We Get appear in a travel
ing4kids.co.uk/book/1 - Introduce yourself to Mars? Space Week Live brochure, advertising a Before writing your
© Lancashire County Council 20202345/Cool- and explain what Channel 4: space trip to Pandora. diary/blog entry, plan
Astronomy-50- your news is, in a https://www.youtube.co When writing your out each
Fantastic-Facts-for- short summary m/watch?v=FZDymr-usdA advertisement, consider section/paragraph – you
Kids-of-All-Ages-by- sentence ‘Good these points: may wish to use this
Malcolm-Croft.html evening, my name Read: National - Have you included an format to support you:
is… Tonight’s main Geographic Kids: Mars enticing title which will
Section Thoughts
Spacekids website: news is…’ Mission draw the reader in? and
Ever wondered what it - Stick to the key facts https://www.natgeokids. - Begin with an opening feelings
takes to become an – making your news com/uk/primary- paragraph which gives
Spaceship
astronaut: as clear as possible resource/mission-mars- an overview of
journey to
https://www.spacekid - You may wish to primary-resource/ Pandora and why they Pandora
s.co.uk/astronauts/ include quotes from (To access this resource, might want to visit.
the astronauts scroll to the bottom of - Include short sub- Landing on
Pandora / first
Imagine you have which can be found the page and click on the sections which
impressions
been asked to design a in the article PDF button below describe what they
short guide / leaflet - Give a closing ‘download primary might see if they took First place
for NASA titled ‘How statement to end resource’. This will the trip. visited (taken
to Become an your bulletin ‘I’m … download a zip file Mars - Don’t forget to use from your
notes)
Astronaut’. The guide and this has been PDF which contains the persuasive features,
is for children aged tonight’s news. documents ‘Mission to such as: appealing Second place
around 9-11 to inform Goodnight.’ Mars’ Pages 1 and 2 adjectives to describe visited /
them of what it takes inside). the attractions, meeting
creature from
to become an To get an idea of how rhetorical questions, Pandora (taken
astronaut. Newsround currently Based on all you have imperative verbs, e.g. from your
Using what you have present the news, read and watched about ‘grab a ticket’ ‘book notes)
read, create your watch the show here: Mars and the mission to now’, facts and figures
Closing
leaflet/guide. You may land there, create a about Pandora.
paragraph –
wish to include these CBBC Newsround: poster with interesting where are you
features: Watch Newsround - facts and information Remember to keep now? How do
https://www.bbc.co.u which might appear in a checking through your you feel about
k/newsround/news/w space magazine. work for spelling and tomorrow?
atch_newsround punctuation.
© Lancashire County Council 2020- Instructional writing As you are writing If you would like support Keep reading through
– use the 2nd person your script, make sure with the layout of your your diary/blog as you
You to write your you practise reading it poster, you may wish to write to check it makes
guide ‘If you’re aloud. Ask a member look at this poster all sense. Remember to
thinking of of your family to listen about space facts: check for spelling and
becoming an to you read – they https://www.natgeokids. punctuation too!
astronaut… You will may be able to help com/uk/primary-
need…’ make suggestions for resource/space-facts-
- Rhetorical questions how you can primary-resource/
as sub-headings, edit/improve your (To access this resource,
such as ‘What will report. scroll to the bottom of
you need?’ the page and click on the
- Clear diagrams / Once you have written PDF button below
labelled pictures to your script, set up ‘download primary
support your your ‘news area’ and resource’. This will
information perform it to a family download a zip file which
- Presentational member. has the PDF ‘6 Out of This
features such as World Space Facts’
bullet points/ If possible, you may inside).
numbering to order want to record your
your information. news report to send to
your teacher!
© Lancashire County Council 2020Additional activities:
If you enjoyed this week, why not try some of these additional activities?
• Explore these resources to discover more about life as an astronaut, SpaceX and space exploration in 2020:
- National Geographic Kids: Life as an Astronaut Primary Resource: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/primary-resource/life-as-an-astronaut-primary-
resource/ (To access this resource, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the PDF button below ‘download primary resource’. This will
download a zip file containing Astronaut Interview inside).
- CBBC Newsround: 2020: What’s happening in space this year? https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/50643314
- Kiddle: SpaceX facts for kids: https://kids.kiddle.co/SpaceX
- With an adult, explore Find Starlink – this website provides live information about when and where the SpaceX Starlink satellites will be visible
where you live: https://findstarlink.com/
- NASA Space Place – The Mars Rovers: Perseverance: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/mars-2020/en/
• Hooked on space? Explore these websites and resources!
- National Geographic Kids (a collection of resources all themed around space): https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/?s=space&post_type=
- BBC Bitesize – KS2: Earth and Space: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkbbkqt
- NASA Space Place - Solar System: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/solar-system/
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