Year 5
Street Child - Part 16
Exercise video - Part 3
Exercise Video - Part 2
Shirts in order of appearance: Vintage Plymouth Argyle (95/96), Irish Rugby, West Ham United, Atletico National (sorry this was a very hard one!) and Plymouth Argyle again!
Exercise Video - Part 1
Street Child - Part 15
Street Child - Part 14
Street Child - Part 13
Street Child - Part 12
Street Child - Part 11
Street Child - Part 10
Writing Task 6 - Semi-colons and colons
Street Child - Part 9
Street Child - Part 8
Read page 71 (roughly 58 second in the video). What three adjectives does the author uses to describe London? Why do you think the boy doesn’t want to swap clothes with Jim? How does Jim know he’s found Rosie’s house?
Street Child - Part 7
Follow the link below to a 'True or False' activity based on this chapter. https://leigham-primary-school.secure-primarysite.net/photo-gallery-1/
Writing Task 5 - Standard and non-standard English
Street Child - Part 6
Why do you think Jim has to ‘force’ himself to remember what the outside world was like? What motivates Jim in his decision to leave the Workhouse? What is a ‘bobby’? What might Tip be thinking and feeling when Jim tells him he plans to run away?
Year 5 Keepy Uppy Challenge!
Street Child - Part 5
How is the schoolroom different to your classroom? Find and copy a phrase from the text to show that Mr. Barrack is a strict teacher. What does Tip do ,in this chapter, that suggests he might become a good friend to Jim? What do the musical instruments symbolise for the boys?
Street Child - Part 4
Why does Jim refuse to cry at the news of his mother’s death? Find the simile on page 46. What is the author trying to say about Joseph? Look at page 46. What devices does the author use to highlight the monotony of life in the Workhouse? Why does Joseph refuse to call the people in the asylum ‘animals’? Describe the character of Joseph, using 5 adjectives.
Writing Task 4 Explanation Video - Punctuating direct speech
Street Child - Part 3
Try answering the following questions once you have listened to this part of the story. Why do you think Jim and his mother made slow progress? Why did someone suggest that prison would be a better alternative to the Workhouse? What do the verbs 'tugged' and 'jagged' suggest about Jim's treatment during his haircut? What does Jim learn at the end of the chapter? What do you think he might be thinking and feeling after receiving this news from Joseph?
Street Child - Part 2
As this clip is longer, you are more than welcome to watch it in 2 parts. Try answering the following questions after listening to the video: Write down all the verbs used to describe ‘The Stick Man’. What do they suggest about him as a character? Why do the children call Mr Spink ‘The Stick Man’? How do you think the author wants us to feel towards Mr Spink? How can you tell? Do you think Mr Spink is right to force the family to leave?
Street Child - Part 1
Try answering the following questions after watching the clip: What do you think might be wrong with Ma? How do Lizzy and Emily try to protect Jim? Why do you think the children are longing for the morning to come?