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

Art – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
Draw from Tim Burton’s work. Work in whatever materials that you have available to you. If you have a fine-liner pen practice bleeding the edges with a paintbrush or a cotton bud.Link to document
Link to Fine-liner and Water document
Link to Knowledge Organiser document
Link to Tim Burton Resources document
Do further drawings in Tim Burton’s style using whatever materials/pens you have available to you. Work from the resources on the PowerPoint or from the YouTube videoLink to Youtube
Link to Knowledge Organiser document
Link to Tim Burton Resources document
Research different watercolour techniques and find examples of artworks produced in watercolour. Use the information on the video to help you. Present this information by hand or on a PowerPoint.Link to youtube
Link Watercolour Research document
Link to Knowledge Organiser document

Computing – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
Heroes of Computing Lesson 1: Creating a Questionnaire.Link to Lesson
Link to Document
Heroes of Computing Lesson 2: Creating a Spreadsheet .Link to Lesson

Need help Accessing Excel?
Link to help

Not sure how to log onto your Emails?
Link to help
Heroes of Computing Lesson 3: Creating Graphs to Analyse Results.Link to Lesson
Link to Document
Need help Accessing Excel?
Link to help

Not sure how to log onto your Emails?
Link to help
Heroes of Computing Lesson 4: Magazine Cover.Link to Lesson
Link to Document
Need help Accessing Word?
Link to help

Not sure how to log onto your Emails?
Link to help
Heroes of Computing Lesson 5: Improving the Cover.Link to Lesson
Link to Document
Need help Accessing Word?
Link to help


Not sure how to log onto your Emails?
Link to help

Drama – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink

Into The Woods Performance and note taking

Into the Woods video
login: Castleford
password: c123


Link to Into the Woods Notes sheet
Into The woods quizLink to Document
Into The Woods Plot SummaryLink to Document

English – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
The Tempest Lessons 6 – 8Link to website
The Tempest lessons 9 – 11Link to website
The Tempest lessons 12 – 14Link to website

Food – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
Make Ratatouille from the Recipe Booklet. If you are unable to make the ratatouille watch a video clip on how to make a ratatouille or make a similar product and video yourself making the product and email to your teacher.Link to Food Project
Link to Recipe Booklet
Unusual Vegetables – complete the lesson from the booklet.Link to Food Project
Link to Recipe Booklet
Make Tuna, sweetcorn & broccoli bake from the Recipe Booklet. If you are unable to make the pasta bake watch a video clip on how to make a pasta bake or make a similar product and video yourself making the product and email to your teacher.Link to Food Project
Link to Recipe Booklet

Geography – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
Introduction to the Middle EastLink to Lesson 1
Link to Lesson 2
Introduction to the Middle EastLink to Lesson 1
Link to Lesson 2
Oil and War in IraqLink to Lesson 1
Link to War in Iraq worksheet

History – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
Lesson 1: What were the experiences of local soldiers and women in WWI?Link to Lesson
Lesson 2: What were the consequences for women in World War One?Link to Lesson
Lesson 1: How did warfare change during WWI? (weapons)Link to Lesson
Lesson 2: Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?Link to Lesson



Lesson 1: How does a country become a dictatorship?
Lesson 2: Was appeasement really a bad idea?



Link to Democracy to dictatorship Document
Link to WW1 Appeasement lesson document
Link to WW1 Appeasement starter document
Lesson 1: WWI Revision
Lesson 2: History Project
Link to WW1 Revision lesson Document
Link to WW1 Research Project document 2020-21
Link to WW1 research project ideas
Lesson 1: History Project
Lesson 2: History Project Feedback
Link to WW1 Research project 2020-21 Document
Link to WW1 research project ideas document
Link to Project feedback document

Maths – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
4 Rules of DecimalsLink to lesson 1
Link to lesson 2
Solving EquationsLink to lesson 1
Link to lesson 2
AnglesLink to lesson 1
Link to lesson 2
CirclesLink to lesson 1
Link to lesson 2
Surface AreaLink to lesson 1
Link to lesson 2

MFL – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
SportsSports 1
Sports 2
SportsSports 3
Sports 4
CountriesCountries 1
Countries 2
Holidays Holidays 1
HolidaysHolidays 2
Holidays 3

Music – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
VIP Studios 1: Create your own genre of music in VIP, using video number 1 of your selected genre.Link to Lesson
VIP Studios 2: Continue to create your unique genre with video 2!Link to Lesson
VIP Studios 3: Finish off your piece with video 3!Link to Lesson

PE – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
PE with Joe WicksLink to Youtube
Link to Injuries in sport video
Link to Injury in sport document
Link ThemeLink to Injuries in sport video
Link to Injury in sport document
PE with Joe WicksLink to Youtube
Link ThemeLink to Injuries in sport video
Link to Injury in sport document
PE with Joe WicksLink to youtube
Link ThemeLink to Injuries in sport video
Link to Injury in sport document
PE with Joe WicksLink to Youtube
Link ThemeLink to Injuries in sport video
Link to Injury in sport document
PE with Joe WicksLink to Youtube
Link ThemeLink to Injuries in sport video
Link to Injury in sport document

Product Design – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
Modelling Mechanisms 1Link to Modelling Skills for DT document
Modelling Mechanisms 2Link to Modelling Skills for DT document
Modelling Mechanisms 3Link to Modelling Skills for DT document

RE – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
Healthy relationshipsSafe relationships (thenational.academy)
LBGTQ+ rightsSame-sex marriage (thenational.academy)
Family life in the UKNature and Purpose of Families (thenational.academy)
MarriageNature and Purpose of Marriage (thenational.academy)
DivorceDivorce (thenational.academy)

Science – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
Chemical EnergyEnergetics and rates – Oak National Academy
Chemical EnergyEnergetics and rates – Oak National Academy
Types of ReactionChemical reactions – Oak National Academy
Types of ReactionChemical reactions – Oak National Academy
Types of ReactionChemical reactions – Oak National Academy

Textiles – Half Term 4

Lesson FocusLink
To gain knowledge and understanding about four famous POP ART Artists and to analyse and understand POP ART style.Link to Lesson 2
To research a Pop Art Artists to inspire new ideas.
Create a mood board and develop presentation skills using ICT.
Link to Lesson 3
Develop your knowledge of the Acronym ‘SCAMPER’ as a development tool and learn how to use itLink to Lesson 4
Develop your knowledge of different methods to create repeat patterns.
Use the image you developed last lesson and create a repeat pattern with that image.
Link to Lesson 5
To develop design ideas through a range of textiles sampling techniques.Link to Lesson 6