Year 5 Home Learning – 28.9.20 | Sandylands Primary School

English activities – printable version below. Click on the link

Printable version below – click the link

Guided Reading

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Prahlad and Holika

The Story of Prahlad and Holika has been passed down orally and is an example of Smriti writing.
Read the story
Children to sort the images and sequence the story.
Research Hindu stories and the festivals linked with them, eg Holi, Divali
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0909590.html, http://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/lt-t-967-holi-festival-information-powerpoint. For the story linked to Holi see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnc2NQ8uPRQ, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGA6ltqSsXw or a variety of Hindu story books eg Hindu Stories by Anita Ganeri.
Teacher makes signs with parts of the story on and puts them up around the room. Children have to stand by the part they think is most important and explain why, encourage them to refer to Hindu teachings.
The message of Holi is that devotion will be rewarded.
How can sacred stories tell us?
Stories found in Hindu scriptures offer Hindus guidance on how to live their lives.
Create story board to show the main events
Write about the importance of what the story means and what guidance it gives to Hindus

RE Resources

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Theseus and the Minotaur

How can artefacts show us evidence about the Greeks?

Recap on the story of Theseus and the minotaur from our English lessons

Look at the images found around Greece.

Look at whether this shows evidence that Theseus and the Minotaur existed.

Complete the sheet with your ideas and thoughts about what each picture shows

History Resources

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Printable version below – click the link

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Year 5 Home Learning – 28.9.20