KPS
CLASS 6M and 6J
DATE SET
1.10.15
DATE DUE
20.10.15
Dear Children and adults,
Our topic this half term is the all about Britain in the 19th
Century – Victorian Britain and the Industrial Revolution.
We will be studying argument language (both written and
spoken) and a variety of writing styles, working from the
text ‘Street Child’.
MATHS
Remember to revise your weekly number facts to earn
your reward based on your rocket card!
Children will be tested each week on their number facts
– they will be told which ones to learn by their teacher.
Prizes will be awarded in assembly to children who are
successful.
READING
Remember to read
each day and get
an adult to sign
your reading card
/book.
SPELLING
Don’t forget spelling will
go home Friday for your
test the following week!
And don’t forget to log onto Mathletics!
WRITING AND TOPIC
You have a scrap book to use to complete your homework project.
Over the next six weeks complete some of these activities or make some up of
your own.
COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE OF THE WRITING TASKS
1. Take on one of the characters of Street Child and write a diary,
over three different days.
2. Research two sides of an argument of your choice, from the
following options: Junk food should be banned from being sold
near schools / Mobile phones should be banned from schools /
Pop stars are bad role models. Take inspiration from our
previous learning, and write a balanced argument piece.
3. Write a modern day version of Street Child, set in London 2015.
NOW CHOOSE SOME OR ALL OF THESE:
1.
Write your own version of the Horrible Histories Workers song -
Topic Words
Do you know what these words
mean and how to spell them?
Industrial Revolution
development
urbanisation
population
rapid
growth
health
policies
legislation
substantial
tough
conscious
discussion
education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwPXisYXTVc&safe=active
2. Write a fact file on Dr Banardo, include personal information, his
work and the legacy (look this up) he left.
Find out about exploration during the Victorian era - Famous explorers and their
discoveries particularly in Asia and Africa.
Create a colourful and informative presentation of your findings.
Places you could visit
 Victoria and Albert
Museum
 Museum of London
 Geffrye Museum –
walk through a
Victorian house.
 British Museum