Read/Research/See/Write/Thin

Compulsory

Year 6 ~ Term 3 ~ Homework

SpellingGrid
Activities
Spelling/Reading

Write your
spelling list out
each night
using the Look,
say, cover,
write, check
method.
Make sure you
use your best
cursive
handwriting
and your work
is set out
neatly.
Dictionary
Meanings
Choose 1 word
each night
from your
spelling list and
find its
dictionary
meaning.
Use the word
in a complex
sentence.
Read EVERY
night and
record it in
your reading
log. Reading
for any of the
homework
activities can
be included as
reading as long
as you record
it in your
reading log.

Compulsory
Spelling/Reading

1. For the spelling words

you got wrong in your pretest, find all of the small
words in them & write them
in your book.

11. Go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/
Choose any clip to view from the site.
What clip was it?
Summarise what the clip was about and what
you learnt/gained from it in your own words.

2. Choose 5 words from

your spelling list and break
them up into syllables.
Eg: clapping
Cla - pping

12. Go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/
Choose a world news article. Print it (or write
down the name & date of the article). Read the
article & summarise it in your own words.

3. Write each of your

spelling words like graffiti.

13. Write a detailed description of a rainforest

mammal that you previously knew nothing
about.

4. For the spelling words

that you most need help
with, write them down and
circle the vowels in each
word

14. Research & write a detailed description of

a rainforest plant. Be sure to include where it
is found & any other relevant information.

5. Write ten of your words

forwards and then
backwards. Write neatly!
Example:
where erehw.

15. Many natural medicines are found in the

rainforest. Research and list some of these &
how we & the tribes who live in & around the
rainforests use them.

6. Go to
http://www.crosswordpuzzle
games.com/create.html and
create a crossword puzzle
using all of the words in
your spelling list.

Spelling
Activities

16. Using the internet, books, etc, look at

pictures of various rainforests in the world.
How do they make you feel? List your thoughts
and feelings.

Read/Research/See/Write

Read/Create
Do/Write

Exposition

20. Make a cake or prepare something to

eat in the kitchen.
Write down what you made and the
procedure for making it.
21. Interview a parent or another adult
about their attitude towards mobile speed
cameras.
22. Do a household chore that you wouldnt
usually do. What was it?
Why did you choose this particular chore?
How did your parents/guardian react when
you did this chore? How did you feel after
doing it?
23. Where in Australia will you find tropical
rainforests? Make an A4 sized poster
advertising the Daintree Rainforest as a
place to visit on a holiday.

24. Go to
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/s
trings/rainforest/
Read the instructions for how to make a
rainforest liana vine and make one of your
own to hand in our classroom rainforest.
Feel free to make more than one if you wish!

25. Go to:
http://kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomerainfor
.htm
Read Rainforest Biome Draw a diagram,
picture or make a collage that shows the
layers of the rainforest on A4 paper to
display in the classroom.

Read/Create
Do/Write
26. You are an Australian Scientist. You have

30. Find a letter to the editor in a

newspaper or magazine. Print or cut it out
& glue it into your book. What is the point
of view of the writer?
Highlight (or underline) & label the
following:
issue or background information
the point
elaboration
31. Collect a variety of letters to the
editor on any topic from your local
newspaper.
Identify persuasive language such as
emotive words and exaggeration.
32. What is it that you feel very strongly
about? Is it cruelty to animals? Is it the
environment? Or something else? Write it
down and make a list of the arguments
that support your point of view.

33. Go to the property section of a

newspaper (weekend newspapers or our
local newspaper are best for this).
Select the Property of the Week or
another advertised property that has a lot
of information about it.
Glue it into your book.
Circle all of the emotive language used.
Why were these words used to sell the
property?
How have pictures of the property been
used?

Exposition
34. Find a printed advertisement from a
newspaper or magazine. Stick it into your book.

Year 6 ~ Term 3 ~ Homework Grid

New Homework Grid

This grid is designed to give you choice in what you do for homework and in how you do it. It caters to the levels of ability of all students and integrates your HSIE
unit for term 3 into English to maximise your learning across subject areas. This grid is your homework for the whole term however you need to submit pieces of
homework at least every two weeks (more frequently if you wish).
In addition to this grid you will receive your spelling list each week separately.
You may bring in a USB to have this grid copied onto it if you wish. Doing this will enable you to click on the hyperlinks to take you directly to the websites
mentioned rather than having to type them in.
Instructions:
1.

You MUST complete the activities in the first column Compulsory Spelling/Reading each night from Monday Thursday.

2. You must complete at least one Spelling Activity (in column 2) each week, depending on how many words you have gotten wrong in your spelling pre-test.
3. You must complete at least one activity of your choice each week from one of the other columns, (over the course of the term however, you must complete at
least one activity from column 3, 4 & 5 so that you vary your activities). The number of activities you complete should be dependent on how much time and
effort you put into the activities that you complete. This will be evident to me when I mark your work.
4. Each activity that you do must include the activity number.
5. You must hand in your homework at least once every 2 weeks, however you may hand in tasks that you have completed more frequently than this if you wish.
6. Each time you complete an activity, tick it on your grid so that you know you have completed it.
7. You are being given choice with your homework so you must be responsible. Each student has their own strengths, weaknesses and capabilities, therefore each
student should always do each activity to the best of their own ability. Extend yourself to improve yourself. Doing something poorly merely for the sake of
handing something in, is a waste of your time and the teachers.
Remember: Anything worth doing is worth doing properly!

Year 6 ~ Term 3 ~ Homework Grid