Week 2 - wb 27th April

Daily live interactive literacy hour with Pie Corbett. Every weekday morning at 9.30am Pie presents on RadioBlogging.net This is a free internet literacy radio show aimed at KS2 that includes language games, creative writing and guest input from famous authors such as Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

Our new topic is titled 'Were the Greeks really groovy?'

Find 10 writing activities to complete:

1) Research about who the Ancient Greeks were.

2) Create a Factfile on a Greek God.

3) Write a diary entry expressing your daily life as an Ancient Greek.

4) Create a newspaper report about the battle of Sparta!

5) Create a menu based around the food and drink consumed in Ancient Greece.

6) Create a flyer based around the Olympics.

7) Research where Greece is, what type of climate the country has, the terrain, the continent, the capital city and population.

8) Draw a Greek soldier and label the armour used.

9) Re-tell a traditional Greek Myth e.g. Pandora's Box, King Midas.

10) Describe what a Greek home was like in Ancient Greece.

You will be able to find templates for some of these Explore challenges on Purple Mash.

This week we have focused on houses and clothing.

Some 2Do's on Purple Mash have a blue information book so if you see this remember to click on it as it will give you more information about the topic.

Ancient Greece Please visit this website to find out more about Ancient Greece and to help you complete the Explore (and Purple Mash) writing challenges.