Topic: Invasion!HOMEWORK PLANNERClass: Birch

Verbal
I enjoy reading, writing and speaking / Research the Runic alphabet online and write sentences about what you did on the weekend. / Imagine you are living in the Anglo-Saxon times and that you are being invaded by the Vikings. Write a diary entry to describe what happened and how you feel? / Using the word ‘Anglo-Saxon’, create an acrostic poem. / Create a fact file about the Anglo-Saxons and include information about
Mathematical
I enjoy working with numbers and science / Design a new shield for an Anglo-Saxon soldier.Use your knowledge of symmetry to help you. / Use a Venn diagram to compare the daily activities of children from the Anglo-Saxon period to yourself as a child in today’s society. / Create your own number-related board game based on the Anglo-Saxon game Nine Mens Morris. / Create a timeline of events which happened during the Anglo-Saxon period. Make sure you put it in chronological order!
Visual
I enjoy painting, drawing and visualising / Research and sketch a picture of an Anglo-Saxon coin (use to help if needed). / Sketch or paint a picture of an Anglo-Saxon. Label it by writing what he/she is wearing. / Sketch or paint a picture to show the journey the Saxons, Angles and Jutes went on to invade England. / Make an information poster about King Alfred the Great.
Kinaesthetic
I enjoy doing hands on activities / Create a collage of a Saxon house. / Make a model of an Anglo-Saxon lyre (musical instrument). / Using your knowledge of Anglo-Saxon gods, create your own and write a paragraph about him/her. / Make an Anglo-Saxon helmet.
Musical
I enjoy making and listening to music / Create a song about the mystery of Sutton Hoo. / Make up a rap aboutthe Kings which ruled during the Anglo-Saxon period. / Make up a song about why the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain (remember the 3 F’s). / Research instruments used by the Anglo-Saxons. Can you listen to any? Describe how they make you feel.
Interpersonal
I enjoy working with others / Anglo-Saxon children wrote riddles to entertain themselves. Can you work in a pair and write a riddle to entertain the class? / In a pair, create a sequence of movements to represent a battle and put these to music. / Research with your family traditional Anglo-Saxon clothes. Caan you ifnd old clothes, scrop to dress up a sibling/parent/carer as an Anglo-Saxon! Don’t forget a photo! / In a pair, write your own myth based on Beowulf which could be retold for generations.

These activities should be completed as home learning.

You should complete at least one a week and by the end of the term you should have completed any 6 of the above activities and at least one from each row.

Homework will be collected in every Friday morning (please ensure it is dated).Could be also ensure that your child is reading regularly at home and practising spellings (if they have been given an individual spelling log).

Have fun!

Miss Donoghue