Explorers- 'air' sound words

As part of our Impact Study think about EXPLORERS

who tried to find out more about deserts, rainforests and polar regions.

Search one of the links below and answer the following questions about exploration.

Highlight the 'air' sound words in your answers.

When did they explore this area?
How did they travel?
What equipment did they bring?
What did they find there?
What dangers did they face?
Why did they explore the region?

Ernest Shackleton explored the Antarctic

Marco Polo crossed the Gobi Desert on his way to China

Dr David Livingstone explored the rainforests of Africa

Maths Challenge

World Maths Day

Class Visits to Lurgan Library

Your class has been chosen to take part in a Starbucks and Lurgan Library Project.
You will visit the library three times to play games and learn more about reading and books.

On each visit you will be able to choose a free book sponsored by Starbucks.

Weather Reporters

In World Around Us we will be comparing our weather with three different regions of the world. We will study the impact the weather has on our lives and the impact it has on the living things in rainforests, deserts and polar regions.

Use the following weather links to research the weather conditions Here, in Manaus in the Brazilian Rainforest, Dakhla in the western Sahara Desert and Qaanaaq in the Arctic Circle.

Weather in Craigavon
Weather in Manaus
Weather in Dakhla
Weather in Qaanaaq

Post a short weather report for each location. Your report should say if there is sunshine, rain or snow and also include maximum and minimum temperature and wind speed and direction.

Impact Research

In World Around Us we will be finding out more about animals that live
in rainforests, polar regions and deserts.
Use a link below to start researching your chosen animals

Arctic
Antarctic
Rainforest
Desert

The Journey of a Product - Chocolate

Wouldn't it be good if chocolate grew on trees?

Well maybe it does!

Click on the picture and map the journey of chocolate

from it's source to your shopping bag.

FAIRTRADE - 'f' sound words

This week we have been studying the 'f' sound.

Write a short story using as many 'f' sound words as you can.

Remember this sound can be made in a number of ways- 'f', 'ff', 'ugh' and 'ph'.

Use each way as many times as you can.

This week's word list and scaffold text will help you.

Try writing your story about FAIRTRADE.

TBs for those stories published