P6 Lions

P6 Lions

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2019 and 2020

March Learning

Literacy

This month we will

Celebrate Book week by reading the BFG by Roald Dahl.
Use persuasive writing to convince Miss Mulholland to let us sell Fairtrade smoothies.
Create posters for our Fairtrade smoothie sale.
Use the green screen to teach others about Fairtrade.
Create a story board plan for our film and animation Fairtrade project.
Create a non-chronological report using evidence obtained from the Fairtrade website.
Revise commonly misspelled words.
Investigate the difference between using past, present and future tense sentences.
Improve our knowledge of using the comma.
Revise knowledge of antonyms.

Numeracy

This month we will

Mental Maths:

Number:

Multiply any 2 or 3 -digit whole number by a 2 digit no, (e.g. 37 x 30, using partitioning strategy to multiply by 3 then by 10)
Multiply/divide any whole number by 100, answers within 99 999, using concept that digits move two places to the left, as the value of each digit becomes 100 times larger.
Subtract mixed numbers whose fractional parts have the same denominator.

Handling Data

Measures

Calculate area of irregular shapes by counting squares
Develop a formula for calculating the area of squares and rectangles, based upon the length of each row (or column) and the number of rows (or columns) of squares. Extend to compound shapes

Handling Data

World Around Us

Participate in a variety of discussions about what Fairtrade is, who is involved in it, what products are involved and how we can be involved.
Make comparisons between their lives and ours.
Investigate the prices people receive for products.
Research aspects of Fairtrade using reliable websites.

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