Team 1 Autumn 1 Buckingham Palace group
This is your child’s English homework for the first half of the Autumn term. The activities are designed to consolidate the key skills we are learning.
Please complete the tasks in the books provided and return to school on the dates specified. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to come
and see me. Thank you for your support, Mrs Telfer.
Week 1
Hand in Friday 16th September
Description
Write a short description about what you can see in the
picture. Try to use some interesting vocabulary.
Week 2
Hand in Friday 23rd September
Internet research
Research the Great fire of London using the
internet or books. Hand write or type up the
information on a computer. You may wish to add a
picture download or draw a picture of the fire.
Week 3
Dictionary definitions
Hand in Friday 30th September
Borrow a dictionary from school to complete this
week’s homework. Can you write a dictionary
definition for the following words?
1. Great
2. Fire
3. Dry
4. Hot
5. Bake
6. King
Can you think of any other words to do with the Great
fire of London?
Week 4
Hand in Friday 7st October
Acrostic poem
Write an acrostic poem about the Great fire of London.
L
O
N
D
O
N
Begin each line with the letters above to spell out the word
London.
Week 5
Hand In Friday 14th October
Simile
Describe what the fire was like, using similes.
Remember a simile compares two things which are
not similar. They help make your description more
vivid.
For example: The fire moved like a dancer. The
fire roared like a lion.
Week 6
Hand in Friday 21st October
Diary entry
Write a diary entry for Samuel Pepys from
Sunday 2nd of September on the day the fire
started. Write as if you are Samuel Pepys. What
could you hear and smell and how did it make you
feel?