Family Project Planning

Alongside their Maths and English CGP books, children can complete a family learning project, which contains ideas for older and younger children but parts of which can be done together as a family. Please see below for the plans and resources for each project. Thank you

A Child's War

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Day 1 - For everyone - Map of Europe Spitfire model Spitfire instructions

For younger children - Winston Churchill word mat Winston Churchill writing frame

For older children - List of countries KWL Grid

For the challenge - Outbreak of War PowerPoint Early Events Timeline

Day 2 - For everyone - Rationing PowerPoint Rationing Information Sheet Ration Book

For younger children - Rationing Meal Activity

For older children - Menu Comparison Activity Wartime Weekly Meal Plan

For the challenge - Writing A Balanced Argument

Day 3 - For everyone - Blitz Art Instructions Blitz PowerPoint

For older children - Blitz Writing Frame Anderson Shelter Model

For the challenge - Blitz Evidence Activity

Day 4 - For everyone - Children in WWII PowerPoint

For younger children - Suitcase Activity

For older children - Evacuee Reading Comprehension

For the challenge - Evacuee Letter Writing Activity

Day 5 - For everyone - VE Day PowerPoint VE Day Wordsearch

For younger children - Union Jack Template

For older children - Design a Medal Template

For the challenge - Morse Code Activity Sheet

Frozen Kingdoms

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Day 1 - For younger children: Winter picture cards

For older children: Arctic and Antarctic Comparison

For the challenge: The Arctic The Antarctic Polar Regions

Day 2 - For everyone: Polar Regions Animals Sorting Fingerprint Penguins

Comparing Polar Regions Powerpoint

For younger children: Snow Dough recipes

For older children: Amazing Antarctica Reading Comprehension Polar Animals Wordsearch

Day 3 - For younger children: Small World Characters

For the challenge: Innovate Board

Day 4 - For younger children: Bird Food Cake Recipe

Day 5 - For everyone: Inuit Powerpoint Igloo Powerpoint

Chinese New Year

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Day 1 - For everyone: Make A Paper Lantern

For younger children: A World Map

For older children: China Fact File

For the challenge: Pros and Cons sheet

Day 2 - For everyone: Dragon Cookies recipe

For younger children: Instruction Writing Sheets Dragon Mask Colouring Sheets

For older children: Chinese Zodiac Wheel Chinese Zodiac Animals Tangrams

For the challenge: Year of the Ox Reading Comprehension

Day 3 - For everyone: Dance prompt for younger children Dance prompt for older children

For younger children: Story of Chinese New Year PowerPoint Writing frame

For older children: Chinese Numerals Chinese Code Breaker

For the challenge: Chinese Fraction Challenge

Day 4 - For everyone: Dancing Noodles Fireworks in a Glass Floating Rice

For younger children: Dragons in the City e-book Speech bubbles writing

For older children: Chinese Coordinates Crossword Wordsearch Fortune Teller

For the challenge: Chinese Coordinates Challenge

Day 5 - For everyone: Chinese New Year Recipe Book Red Envelope Template

Art activities: Handprint Dragon Dragon Head and Tail Cut Outs

Fire-Breathing Dragon Paper Plate Dragon

Zig Zag Snakes Lucky Fish Instructions Lucky Fish Template

Beast Creator

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Day 1 - For younger children - instruction writing frame

For older children - Instruction writing success criteria

For the challenge - hotel advertisements

Day 2 - For younger children - Life cycle of a Butterfly Powerpoint Film Sheets

For older children - Insect Life Cycle activity sheets and prompt sheet

For the challenge - Complete metamorphosis Incomplete metamorphosis

Day 3 - For everyone - Food Chain Game Food Chain Pictures

For younger children - Draw your insect

For older children - Deadly animals fact files Deadly critters pictures Top Trumps

For the challenge - World Map

Day 4 - For younger children - Ladybird Life Cycle Powerpoint Cut & Stick Workbook Film

For older children - Selective Breeding Presentation Ideal Dog Cards

For the challenge - Selective Breeding Presentation Balanced argument frame

Day 5 - For younger children - What Am I?

For older children - Super Minibeast lifecycle

The Titanic

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Day 1 resources - For everyone - Boats method board

For older children - Rufus & The Racers instructions and templates

Day 2 resources - For older children - Propeller boat activity sheet and recording sheet

For the challenge - Salt water experiment sheet and recording sheet

Day 3 resources - For younger children - KS1 Powerpoint Colouring sheets Word mat

For older children - KS2 Powerpoint Titanic Fact Cards Research Questions

For the challenge - Lifeboat Powerpoint Lifeboat Data Cards Table

Day 4 resources - For everyone - Acrostic poem template

For younger children - Titanic Stick Puppets

For older children - Coloured cross-section Blank cross-section Wordsearch

Day 5 resources - For everyone - Titanic Quiz Titanic Powerpoint

For younger children - Titanic Storyboard

For older children - Titanic recount writing frame

For the challenge - Titanic pictograms Answer sheet

The Skies Above Us

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Click here for the Clouds e-book

Click here for the outdoor Solar System data sheet

Click here for the raincloud in a jar experiment

Click here for the Rocket Mice instructions

Street Detectives

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Day 1 resources - Our local community photos Old photos of Great Tey

Land use fact cards Land use word grid Land use wordsearch

UK Land use Powerpoint UK Land use worksheet

Day 2 resources - Sketch Map Activity Sheet - What Can I See?

Community Maps Road Furniture cards

Map Symbol Match Up Map Symbol Matching Cards

OS Maps Activity Use an OS Map

Day 3 resources - Compass Challenge Cards Compass Labelling Compass Powerpoint

Pirate Map Treasure Map design Sheet

Compass Directions Sheet

Maptown Zoo Activity Escape from Maptown Zoo

Day 4 resources - Travelling Ted's Journal

Map of Europe with and without names

Day 5 resources - Transport i-Spy

Local Area Design Sheet

Getting to Grips with Grid References Swanage Map Activity

Potions/Solids, Liquids and Gases

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Day 1 resources - perfume bottles

Day 2 resources - Changing States Powerpoint Solids, Liquids and Gases Quiz Solids, Liquids and Gases Activity Solids, Liquids and Gases Sorting

Day 3 resources - Magic Potions experiment Ramp Experiment Changing States activity

Day 4 resources - Bubble, Bubble Experiment Magic Milk Experiment

Magic Potion Prompt Cards Magic Potion Writing Sheet Potion Description sheet

If I Was PowerPoint If I Was Activity Sheets

Story Writing frame Newspaper report frame

Day 5 resources - Magic Potions price list Irreversible Changes powerpoint Irreversible changes activity