Design and technology and art
Could you…design a jungle?
Can you use old cereal boxes to make a jungle?
Draw out your design first and then carefully make your jungle!

What does a jungle need?

Go to the park and collect leaves and twigs to add to your jungle!

Aim higher: Draw your own jungle animals! Don’t forget to add lots of detail and colour.

Geography
Could you tell me…

What are the seven continents of the world?
Which continent do you think this picture is set in?

Is this in a hot climate or a cold climate? How do you know?

Aim higher: Would this tiger like to live in Antarctica? Why/ why not?  

Talking
We know that talking with your child is so important. Why not have a look at the picture together and ask your child the following questions:
1) What can you see in the picture?

2) What do you like about the picture

3) Prediction: What do you think the tiger will do next?
 

Take One Picture

Literacy
Could you…write a story about the tiger?
Here’s the beginning of our story. Can you write the ending using your prediction?

One hot summer’s day, a tiger crept through the wild jungle in the scorching hot sun.  Hidden in the green long grass was the hungry predator with sharp white teeth.  This beast had black and vibrant orange stripes which camouflaged him in the jungle grounds.  Patiently, he sat and waited for his next meal to arrive.  The tiger’s bright yellow eyes grew larger and larger as he focused on something in the distance.

Suddenly …
Aim higher:

Up level your writing using the vocabulary below.

Research

Save our Zoos and protect the animals!

Did you know our zoos across the UK are battling to stay afloat following forced closures as a result of the coronavirus pandemic?

Zoos have recently announced that, as a result of a government order for them to remain closed, they are headed for financial ruin. If one of the biggest zoos (Chester Zoo) in the country is feeling the strain, you can imagine the implications for smaller facilities. 

Have a look at Chester zoos website!

https://www.chesterzoo.org/saveourzoo/

Twycross zoo is one of my favourite places to go as a family. I’m going to book tickets very soon!

https://twycrosszoo.org/fundraise-from-home/

General Knowledge
Could you…complete a quiz with your family?

1. Name a fruit which has its seeds on the outside?
2. Name a football team with black and white kit?
3. Name an animal beginning with the letter Y?
4. How many sides does a hexagon have?
5. What is the name of the princess in Shrek?
6. What is the Olympic Games?
7. What is the continent below North America?
8. What is the name of the monkey in Aladdin?
9. How many wheels does a tricycle have?
10. What was the name of the man who helped us understand the history of the Great Fire of London through his diary?