Week 5
Welcome to another week of activities, creativity and fun. There are lots of learning activities to do at home during the holidays. This week’s Summer holiday pack is full of things to do, including games, crafts and quizzes.
This week you can;
- create sunflower decorations,
- draw a family tree,
- illustrate your favourite story.
Create: Sunflower decorations
Flowers always make nice decorations. A sunflower is a large yellow flower that needs lots of sunlight to grow. Sunflowers are a symbol of summer.
Follow the instructions below to make your own sunflower decorations.
Stay active
Dr Ranj Singh as he leads a wacky workout with a high energy.
Follow Andy as he mimics some of the animals that call the sand and the sea their home.
Boost – Wacky Workout with Dr Ranj Singh
Boost - Wacky Workout: Moodboosters
Andy's Wild Workouts: the Beach
Andy's Wild Workouts - The Beach: Super Movers
Go explore: Family history
Families come in all shapes and sizes and every one is different. Find out all about your family and their history.
Talk to the people you live with about what things were like for them when they were your age.
Draw or write about your family and their history.
Make a family tree with Lucy and Nathan.
Lucy: Hi there, I’m Lucy.
Nathan: And I’m Nathan. We’re twins.
Lucy: We’re eight years old and we’re the youngest in a really big family.
Nathan: We have loads of fun talking to all our relatives.
Lucy: And they tell us all the things that they got to do when they were eight years old like us.
Nathan: This is Great Grandma.
Lucy: But we call her Gigi.
Nathan: She was eight years old ninety years ago. She’ll show us all the fun things she did in the 1930s, growing up in Manchester.
Lucy: And this is Grandpa.
Nathan: He’s going to show us what happened to him in the Second World War.
Lucy: Nanna and Gramps moved to Britain from Jamaica and India.
Nathan: They’re going to show us what it was like when they moved here in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lucy: Then there’s Mum’s older brother, Uncle Marcus.
Nathan: He likes to take us camping and tell us all about growing up in the 1970s.
Lucy: Mum and Dad have got loads of stories about growing up in the 1980s and 1990s.
Nathan: And then there’s cousin Sam and our older sister, Maya. They show us things from the year 2000 until now. We love having such a big family.
Lucy: And we love hearing stories from everyone about what it was like when they were our age.
Nathan: Why don’t you watch some of our family stories?
Lucy: And then you can ask some of your relatives about what it was like when they were your age.
Family tree
Use the family tree template below to create a family tree or make your own. Draw your family and write a sentence to show what their life was like when they were younger.
activity
the family tree colouring sheet here.
Illustration challenge
Illustrations are pictures which show what is going on in a story.
Some authors choose to include illustrations in their books to help the reader picture the story.
Challenge
Choose your favourite story and make some illustrations to show what happens. You could even illustrate a different ending to a well known book!
Illustrate your writing
Illustrate your writing: KS1 English
Play: Astonishing activists
Take a trip back in time with the people who wanted to change the world.
Learn about the life and legacy of:
- Nelson Mandela
- Emmeline Pankhurst
- Rosa Parks
- Guy Fawkes
Game - Back in time with... Astonishing Activists
Astonishing Activists: KS1 History
More games
There are lots more great primary games to help you learn and play.
Dinosaur Discovery. game
Dinosaur Discovery KS1 Science
Galaxy Pugs. game
Bitesize: KS1 Science
Pirate Bunnies: World Adventures
Play Pirate Bunnies: World Adventures KS1 Geography
Where next?
KS1 Summer Holiday Pack - Week 6
Head to week 6 for more fun!
