Downs Junior School
Year 5 Homework Grid
World War 2 9 week topic, complete at least 4.
Make gas mask box with a name tag Visit the Imperial War Museum,
(to wear during our visit to
London or Wings Museum,
st
nd
Balcombe. Write down at least 5
OPTION 1: Newhaven Fort 1 /2 March.
facts you learnt whilst you were
CREATIVE
there.
ARTS.
http://www.dayoutwiththekids.c
o.uk/
Design a poster warning or
reminding people about
how they should behave
during WW2.
There are a lot of examples
that you can find on line.
We also have some on
display in the classroom.
P4c Consider the argument
'War is never necessary'
discuss with an adult. Make
notes.
Practice making your bed for when
you go to the Isle of Wight (Mon
14th March!)
OPTION 1:
You could bring in a photo to prove
CREATIVE you can do it or ask your parents to
jot a note to your teacher.
Make up a code for a member of In literacy we will be
your family to solve. Show us the studying ‘Just William’. He
code and tell who solved it and
was very naughty. Ask your
how they did it.
parents if they were ever
naughty at home or at
How does code making link to
WW2? Try to find out.
school. Retell their story.
Cartoon/audio/picture/stor
y...the choice is yours.
Imagine you had to be
evacuated. You are allowed
one small suitcase. What
would you bring and why?
Draw/pack and
photograph/list….the
choice is yours.
Research the battle of Britain. Write
a diary entry from the perspective of
OPTION 2: a Brightonian who witnessed the
bombs landing in Brighton. How did
LITERACY,
you feel?
Who inspires you? Write their
Play battleships (practicing
biography and tell us what it is
co ordinates)
about them that you admire. (RE
link)
Research a war time
recipe. Are their any
ingredients that change
state during the cooking
process? Melting?
Expanding? Can you think
of any other materials that
can change state?
ARTS.
MATHS &
SCIENCE.
Instructions: A task in bold means you must complete it and hand it in by the given date. We also ask you complete at least one other
English or Maths task alongside other homework of your choosing. Trips can be documented in photo form as well as anything else
mentioned in the task. Alongside these tasks we still expect daily reading of at least 20 minutes, preferably to an adult, as well as completion