Pirates Ahoy! - Bratton Primary School

Pirates Ahoy!

Term 5 Week 1

Thank you!

First of all, we hope you have had a lovely Easter and are all keeping well. We would like to say a very big thank you for working with us to

support your child at home. We know that you have all had huge changes to adjust to. This document, as well as others on the school website, are a guide to home learning for Week 1 of Term 5. There are also videos on the website to accompany the writing activities.

If you are able to photograph or scan your child’s work, we would love to see what he or she has done. This also allows us to provide you

and your child with feedback and advice. Please also get in touch with any questions regarding the activities set.

Our email address is [email protected]

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This Week

• On the next pages are a range of activities based on

our Topic learning for this term.

• Each activity should take about 30 minutes.

• Most of the activities are linked to our Pirates theme

however, in Science the children will be learning about

plants and our Art work is also linked to nature.

• When you have finished a project please send any

pictures to: [email protected] . We are very

excited to see your learning!


History – What is a pirate?• For this session we are going to explore what a pirate

was and did. We are going to think about ways of life for people in the past.

• We will answer these questions: What did it mean to be a pirate? What was life like for a pirate?

• Go through the next few pages - Read the statements and decide if they are true or false.

Aye, Jim Lad

Never, me hearties

• If you think it may have

happened say,

• If you think it was a lie

then say,

1. Pirates were gentlemen

Answer: Aye, Jim Lad!Blackbeard was thought to be a ‘learned’ man born in a well-to-do family. Henry Morgan was made ‘Sir Henry’ by King Charles II and went on to be Governor of Jamaica. But some pirates were not even men! Mary Read and Anne Bonney were a couple of lady pirates.

2. Pirates carried parrots

Answer: Aye, Jim Lad!The parrots were captured in South America and carried back home. But they weren’t just cute pets – they could be sold for lots of money back in Britain.

3. Pirates stole gold and jewels

Answer: Aye, Jim Lad!But soon ships with gold and jewels on them became too big and too well protected. Pirates started to steal things they could sell like sugar and cloth. They would steal food and clothes that they could use too!

4. Pirates made maps of buried treasure

Answer: Never, me hearties!They shared the money and spent it quickly. Captain Kidd may have hidden his treasure, but pirates didn’t want to leave their loot anywhere where someone else could find it! They may have hidden their treasure if they were being chased – but they would go back to get it!

5. Pirates left shipmates on desert islands

Answer: Aye, Jim Lad!If a pirate broke the rules they were ‘marooned’ – left on an island all by themselves! Rules were very important – just like at school!

6. Pirates had wooden legs and eye patches

Answer: Aye, Jim Lad!Fighting hurts! If legs (or any other bit of you) got hurt, there weren’t doctors and hospitals around to make you better – so if something went wrong, the sore parts were cut off! Eek!

7. Pirates flew skull and crossbones flags

Answer: Aye, Jim Lad!But some stories say that there were flags with other things on too – we don’t know if that bit is true or not!

8. Pirates made enemies walk the plank

Answer: Never, me hearties!Pirates never wasted their time with planks! There is a story that Black Bart made someone walk the plank once, but it is probably just that – a story!

9. Pirates sent their enemies a black spot to say they were coming to get them

Answer: Aye, Jim Lad!A circle of paper was cut out and covered in black ink. The circle was sent to someone the pirates didn’t like. It was a warning sent to scare them!

10. Pirates wore fancy clothes, black beards and curly wigs

Answer: Aye, Jim Lad!They liked stealing fancy clothes and, if they fitted, they wore them. Most of the time, their clothes were a bit scruffy, because they didn’t wash very often and they couldn’t always find new ones when they wore out. Blackbeard grew a long tangled beard just to look scary.

History – What is a pirate?

• Now that you’ve found out more about being a pirate, try to answer this question:

• Would you have wanted to be a pirate? Why or why not?

• You could talk about this with your family or you could write a sentence to explain your answer.

• Extra task: Can you draw yourself as a pirate? Remember to think about what you now know about pirates to help you. What would you wear? Would you have an eye patch or a wooden leg? Would you have a parrot?

Geography – The World

• Pirates sailed all around the world.

• Today we are going to explore maps of the world. We are going to name and label the continents and oceans.

• First go through the next few pages to learn more about each continent.

• Then use the maps provided to label the continents and oceans.

• Extra challenge: The United Kingdom is on the continent of Europe. Can you use Google Maps to find any of the other countries in Europe?

What Is a Continent?

A continent is a very large landmass.

A continent is usually separated by water or

other natural features, like mountains.

There are seven continents in the world:

1. Asia

2. Africa

3. North America

4. South America

5. Antarctica

6. Europe

7. Australasia

Let’s Find Out More!

Did You Know?

Continents only cover 29% of the Earth. The rest of the Earth’s surface

is water!

Asia

• 2/3 of the world’s population live

in Asia.

• Major countries include India

and China.

• The Himalayas, the world’s tallest

mountains, are found here.

• The Dead Sea, the lowest point

on land, is also in Asia.

• Asia is home to tigers, monkeys

and giant pandas.

Asia is the biggest continent in the world.

Africa

• Africa has 54 countries, more than

any other continent.

• Major countries include Egypt,

Nigeria and South Africa.

• Africa has the longest river in the

world, the Nile.

• Africa also has the world’s biggest

non-polar desert, the Sahara.

• In Africa, you will find giraffes,

elephants and lions.

Africa is the second biggest continent in the world.

North America

• Major countries in North America

include the USA and Canada.

• Pumpkin and corn originally came

from here.

• North America is home to bears,

moose and skunks.

North America is the third biggest continent in the world.

South America

• South America only has

12 countries.

• Major countries include Brazil and

Argentina.

• The Amazon, the world’s biggest

rainforest, is found here.

• Tomatoes, potatoes and chocolate

all come from South America

originally.

• South America is where you will find

llamas, sloths and jaguars.

South America is the fourth biggest continent in the world.

Antarctica

• Antarctica is almost completely

covered in ice.

• It is surrounded by the

Southern Ocean.

• It is the coldest and windiest

continent.

• Each year, hundreds of scientists

live and work in Antarctica.

• Antarctica is home to penguins,

albatross and seals.

Antarctica is the third smallest continent in the world.

EuropeEurope is the second smallest continent in the world.

• Europe is the most densely

populated continent. It has 44

countries altogether.

• Major countries include France,

Germany and the United Kingdom.

• Apples, pears and raspberries all

originally come from Europe.

• The majority of Australians have

ancestors from Europe.

• Europe is home to foxes, wolves

and bears.

AustralasiaAustralasia is the smallest continent in the world.

• Australasia is sometimes called an

island-continent.

• The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s

largest coral reef, is in Australasia.

• Australasian Aboriginal people first

came to Australasia more than 50

000 years ago.

• The continent nearest to Australasia

is Asia.

• Australasia has many unique

animals including kangaroos, koalas

and emus.

Science - Plants– In this lesson we are going to learn about common

plants that we might find in our back gardens or in our local environment.

– First use the plant hunt activity on the next page to explore and look for these plants. If you cannot find these in your garden then you could look for them whilst on a walk around your local area.

– Next choose one plant that you can easily observe over the next few weeks. This could be a daisy in your garden or some nettles that you spot on your walk.

– Draw this plant, looking closely at the shape of the petals and leaves. It is important not to touch the plant without adult permission.

– Every week we would like you to look at this plant again and see how it changes. Draw how it looks different and you could write a sentence to go with it explaining what has changed.

Science – Plants Mrs Janman

found in her garden.

Can you name any of them?

Science – Mrs Janman’s

observational drawing of a

plant. This is apple blossom

over 2 weeks. Can you see how

it has changed?

Art in Nature

– Over the next few weeks we are going to be learning about an artist called Andy Goldsworthy.

– First we would like you to find out about the type of art that Andy Goldsworthy creates using this website and video:

– https://www.liveenhanced.com/andy-goldsworthy-art-and-images/

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP_-P7ZcWZU

– Can you create any simple shapes using natural resources that you might find in your garden or whilst on a nature walk? See the next page for ideas.

– Take a photo of your shapes and you could send them to [email protected]

https://www.liveenhanced.com/andy-goldsworthy-art-and-images/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP_-P7ZcWZU


Art in Nature – Can you name the

shapes Mrs Janman has made?

PE• In PE this term we are going to explore basic

movements such as running, skipping and jumping.

• Over the next few weeks we are going to try a range of obstacle courses and games linked to our pirate theme that we have adapted to be used at home.

• Today we are going to play the pirate ship game. On the next page are instructions for this game. It could be played in your back garden or in your living room.

• Don’t forget to also join in with the Joe Wicks workouts. These can be viewed live every morning at 9am on his YouTube channel or previous workouts can be accessed at any time, also on YouTube. We have been enjoying doing these every morning at school!

Music

• Our music this week links to our English learning.

• On this website are some fun rhyming songs about pirates that you can join in with:

• https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/4-pirate-songs-for-kids/

• Some of the songs have actions to join in with and “A Sailor Went To Sea Sea Sea” has a clapping game to try whilst singing!

• Which is your favourite song?

• Why did you like this song the best?

https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/4-pirate-songs-for-kids/

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