Year 5 Home Learning
Term 3 2017
English
Write a biography about Neil Armstrong or Buzz
Aldrin.
Maths
Learn all the square numbers up to 12 x
12 off by heart.
Use the attached
sheet to help you.
Bake your own space themed
cookies or biscuits. They could
be star, rocket or planet shaped.
They could even include space
rocks such as popping candy!
Write the recipe in your home
learning book.
Investigate
the
distances (in
kilometres)
from Earth
to the Moon. How far is the
International Space station from
Earth? Which planets are the closest
in distance?
Compulsory
Revision – please complete attached on
number bonds.
Compulsory
Spelling – Spellings will be sent home each week.
There will be spelling tests on Wednesday each
week.
Reading – Read at least twice a week. Adults need to
sign your reading journal to earn the points.
Practice – complete
the attached sheet on
inserting inverted commas(speech
marks) in the correct place.
DUE IN: Wednesday 8th February 2017
Topic
You are going on a spaceship and can only take
10 things with you. What will you take? Either
write or draw them in your suitcase.
You are going to meet
some aliens on another
planet. What 10 things
would you take as
presents for them? Draw
them in a gift box.
Find out
facts about
the space
missions –
What was the first creature sent
into space? Who was the first
astronaut? Who was the first man on the
moon? What other interesting facts can you
find?
Be creative!
Use scrap paper, foil, sweet wrappers and other
junk around the house to create your own space
collage.
Or make a space mobile that you could hang in the
classroom.