Castleford Academy - Home Learning

From the week commencing 4th January, all staff will set the main home learning activities through the Show My Homework platform. Work will consist of a mixture of Screencastify and National Oak Academy lessons. We expect pupils to complete the lesson activities set for each day and send completed work back to their teachers.

Home Learning Documents (For pupils isolating when school is open)

Art – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	Practice mark making in biro and with coffee. See demonstration videos in PowerPoint.	Link to Texture PowerPoint
11th January	Drawing assessment. Using all of the skills that you have been practicing to complete the drawing assessment. Choose one of the 4 images in the PowerPoint that suits your ability. Draw in pencil only. Add a full range of tones and marks to show the texture.	Link to Drawing Assessment PowerPoint
18th January	Finish drawing assessment	Link to Drawing Assessment PowerPoint
25th January	Look at the different examples of patterns in the PowerPoint and design your own sweet inspired pattern.	Link to Pattern PowerPoint
1st February	Make a poster on colour theory. Include information about primary colours, secondary colours, warm and cool colours and complimentary colours. Present this in a creative way. Use the knowledge organiser if you are stuck.	Link to Formal Elements PowerPoint
8th February	Make a poster on tints and shades. Include information on how to mix them and find examples of artwork where tints and shades of one colour have been used. Search for ‘monochrome’ paintings to bring up results. Present this in a creative way. Use the knowledge organiser if you are stuck.	Link to Formal Elements PowerPoint

Computing – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	Program a Computer to Make a Jam Sandwich	Link to Jam Sandwhich document Link to Screencastify
11th January	Programming a Mars Rover	Link to Mars Rover document Link to Screencastify Link to Scratch Project (Big Trak Simulation) bigtrak_Lesson 02 on Scratch (mit.edu)
18th January	Intro to Flowcharts	Link to Flow Charts document Link to Screencastify
25th January	Big Trak Challenge	Link to Big Trak Challenge Link to Screencastify Link to Scratch Project (Big Trak Simulation) bigtrak_Challenge on Scratch (mit.edu)
1st February	Recap on Flowcharts	Link to Flow Charts p2 Link to Screencastify
8th February	Lightbot challenge	Link to Lightbox Link to Screencastify Lightbot weblink (needs flash player) Lightbot Google Play Store link Lightbot Apple Store link

Drama – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5^th January (4^th Jan is INSET)	Adrian Mole (Family)	Link to Adrian Mole (Family) document
11th January	Adrian Mole (Bullying)	Link to Adrian Mole (Bullying) document
18th January	Adrian Mole (Relationships)	Link to Adrian Mole (Relationships) document
25th January	Adrian Mole (Elderly)	Link to Adrian Mole (Elderly) document
1st February	Adrian Mole (Assessment Preparation)	Link to Adrian Mole (Assessment Preperation) document
8th February	Adrian Mole (Assessment)	Link to Adrian Mole (Family) document Link to Lesson 6 Assessment Sheet

Food – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	Make the Apple & Sultana Crumble from the Recipe Booklet. Take some photos of you making it & a picture of your finished product & email it to your Food teacher = “their name@castlefordacademy.com) such as kgarbett@castlefordacademy.com.	Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment
11th January	Complete the Basic Nutrition lesson booklet. Watch the Youtube link about a balanced diet, complete the grid & the plenary questions. REVISE FOR THE NUTRITION TEST USING THE REVISION MATERIALS & THE WORK YOU HAVE COMPLETED ON THE EATWELL GUIDE & BASIC NUTRITION.	Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment
18th January	Make the Healthy Scones from the Recipe Booklet. Take some photos of you making it & a picture of your finished product & email it to your Food teacher = “their name@castlefordacademy.com) such as kgarbett@castlefordacademy.com.	Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment
25th January	Complete the Nutrition Test from the booklet including the extended writing question & the questions about the practical lessons that are in the booklet.	Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment
1st February	Make the Oaty Raisin Cookies & the Mini Fruit Cakes from the Recipe Booklet. Take some photos of you making it & a picture of your finished product & email it to your Food teacher = “their name@castlefordacademy.com) such as kgarbett@castlefordacademy.com.	Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment
8th February	IMPORTANT INFORMATION – IF YOU WERE IN SCHOOL YOU WOULD NOW MOVE FROM FOOD TO TEXTILES SO YOU NEED TO GO TO THE YR7 HOME LEARNING FOR TEXTILES. THIS WORK IS FOR THE PUPILS THAT ARE MOVING FROM TEXTILES TO FOOD. Complete the first 5 pages of the lesson in the Food Booklet that cover Health & Safety by watching the video clips & completing the activities & questions.	Link to Recipe Booklet Link to Food Project Link to Revision Assessment

English – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	The Structure of Comedy	Link to document
	Rule and Order	Link to document
	Conflict and Patriarchy	Link to document
11th January	Unrequited Love	Link to document
	Love in Conflict	Link to document
	Understanding Helena	Link to document

Geography – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	Animal adaptations in the TRF	Link to document
11th January	Causes of deforestation	Link to document
18th January	Impacts of deforestation	Link to document
25th January	Conservation and sustainability of the TRF	Link to document
1st February	Humans impact in the TRF	Link to Therapy Booklet p15 – 16
8th February	Developing the TRF	Link to Therapy Booklet p17 – 20

History – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	Magna Carta: why did King John sign it?	Link to Magna Carta document Link to Layers of Inference document
11th January	Who was most responsible for the Black Death?	Link to BD Investigation document
18th January	Causes and cures: how did medieval people cope with the Black Death? Black Deaths causes & cures	Link to Black Death document
25th January	Black Death Revision	Link to Black Death Cures document
1st February	lack Death Assessment: How useful are sources A & B for understanding ideas about the treatment of disease?	Link to Black Death Assessment Link to Lesson Update
8th February	What were the effects of the Black Death?	Link to Black Death Effects

Maths – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	Long Multiplication and Division	Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2
11th January	Coordinates and Linear Graphs	Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2
18th January	Sequences	Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2
25th January	Averages	Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2
1st February	Product of Primes	Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2
8th February	FDP	Link to Lesson 1 Link to Lesson 2

MFL – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	Weather	Link to document
11th January	Weather	Link to document
18th January	Weather	Link to document
25th January	House	Link to document
1st February	House	Link to document
8th February	House	Link to document

Music – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 8: How can melody and rhythm communicate a language that we don’t understand?	Link to document
11th January	Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 9: To explore singing in two-part harmony	Link to document
18th January	Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 10: To explore gumboot dancing	Link to document
25th January	Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 11: Creating a structured rhythm-focused composition: Exploring repetition and contrast	Link to document
1st February	Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 12: To understand how to develop rhythmic ideas	Link to document
8th February	Oak National Academy, “Stomp & Sing” Lesson 13: Layering rhythmic ideas: Exploring metre	Link to document

PE – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	Muscles and Bones	Link to video
11th January	Muscles and Bones	Link to video
18th January	Muscles and Bones	Link to video
25th January	Muscles and Bones	Link to video
1st February	Muscles and Bones	Link to video
8th February	Muscles and Bones	Link to video

Product Design – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January 2021(4th Jan is INSET)	Modelling Mechanisms 1	Link to document
11th January 2021	Modelling Mechanisms 2	Link to document
18th January 2021	Modelling Mechanisms 3	Link to document
25th January 2021	Designing POP UP Models Mechanisms 1	Link to document
1st February 2021	Designing POP UP Models Mechanisms 2	Link to document
8th February 2021	Designing POP UP Models Mechanisms 3	Link to document

RE – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	Jewish belief about G-d	Concept of God (thenational.academy)
11th January	Jewish worship	The Synagogue (thenational.academy)
18th January	G-d in history	Understanding God in History (thenational.academy)
25th January	Shabbat	Shabbat (thenational.academy)
1st February	Passover	Festivals (thenational.academy)
8th February	Assessment	Revision (thenational.academy) Revision (thenational.academy)

Science – Half Term 3

Week Commencing	Lesson Focus	Link
5th January (4th Jan is INSET)	Light and Sound	Link to document
11th January	Light and Sound	Link to document
18th January	Atoms, elements and the periodic table	Link to document
25th January	Atoms, elements and the periodic table	Link to document
1st February	Metals and non metals	Link to document
8th February	Metals and non metals	Link to document