Elm Academy

Home Learning

We set daily and weekly home learning appropriate to your child’s ability and age.  We expect all homework to be completed and we welcome any support from home to ensure that this happens.

Reception

  • Daily Reading/phonics (10 minutes)
  • Maths task (every other week - 15 minutes)

Please check Tapestry for your weekly Reception Learning Journey.

Year 1

  • Daily Reading (10 minutes)
  • Numbots
  • Oxford Owl

Y1 home learning phonics

Year 1 home learning phonics

Year 2

  • Daily reading (10 minutes)
  • Reading Comprehension - CGP Books (every other week - 20 minutes)
  • Numbots/Times Table Rock Stars (20 minutes)

Year 3

  • Daily Reading (10 minutes)
  • LBQ Maths weekly
  • LBQ SPAG weekly
  • Reading Buddies
  • Times Tables Rock stars

Year 4

  • Daily Reading (10 minutes)
  • LBQ Maths weekly
  • LBQ SPAG weekly
  • Reading Plus weekly
  • Times Tables Rock stars

Year 5

  • Daily Reading (10 minutes)
  • LBQ Maths weekly
  • LBQ SPAG weekly
  • Reading Plus weekly
  • Times Tables Rock stars

Year 6

  • Daily Reading (10 minutes)
  • LBQ Maths weekly
  • LBQ SPAG weekly
  • Reading Plus weekly
  • Times Tables Rock stars

Practical Home Learning Activity

To give pupils the opportunity to apply a range of skills from across the curriculum, each year group will be set a practical home learning activity half termly, linked to their upcoming topic. 

 

Reception

 Year 1 Year 2

Autumn 1

 

 

 Toy project 

Draw a picture of your favourite book  

 

Autumn 2

 Make something to show a festival or event that you celebrate with your family. 

Project matrix; keep a weather diary, create a weather picture, record a weather report etc. 

 

 

 Dinosaur worlds 

Spring 1

Create your favourite book character 

 Create a modern day fire engine Safari Scenes

Spring 2

Create your favourite creature in their habitat. 

 Create something to do with farming and/or animals.  Models of the Titanic

Summer 1

Create a scene from one of your traditional tales. 

 Create a plant or insect that you would find in your garden.  Project matrix linked to hospitals

Summer 2

Visit your local beach and create a picture using natural objects that you can find. 

 Create a king, queen or castle.  Under the sea scenes
Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Autumn 1 Stonehenge Model Paint or make a model of your own made-up mythical creature and give it a name Create a model solar system Make a gas mask
Autumn 2 Make a plane model Model of a famous American landmark / research a state of USA and create a presentation Find out about the Mary Rose + create a fact file or model Cook a 1940s recipe
Spring 1 2D shadow puppet Research Hadrian’s Wall and make a fact file/ create a Roman mosaic Find out about the best Victorian invention Make a model of a scene from Holes
Spring 2 Sarcophagus/mummy model Healthy eating poster/make a healthy meal and share the recipe or photos River / mountain model with features labelled Easter revision packs
Summer 1 Mayan masks/headdresses Viking longboat or Saxon shield or research King Alfred and his reign Famous British landmark models/research Create a model of a heart
Summer 2 Volcano model Model sea creature from recycled materials or find out about which creatures live in different layers of the ocean and make a poster Trench model Design and create futuristic gadgets

Here is a useful document to support with reading with your child at home:

Home Reading Support

 

 

Access these free and useful websites to assist your child’s learning:-