BBC Bitesize lessons: Week 8 supporting resources
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Activities and resources to support the BBC Bitesize Daily Lessons.
During school closures, BBC Bitesize has been publishing daily lessons in English and Maths for all ages. You’ll find a list of our supporting resources for the Week 8 lessons (starting Monday 15th June) below. Alternatively, take a look at this week’s lesson support.
Year 1: English
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily English lesson. For more Year 1 English support, visit English: Age 5–6 (Year 1).
Monday 15 June: Graphemes
Practise using graphemes.
Practice activities:
- Introducing letter families, Set 2 (i l t j u y) Writing letters [PDF]: Trace and write letters.
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Tuesday 16 June: Using the days of the week in sentences
Use the days of the week in sentences.
Practice activity:
- Punctuation marks [PDF]: Practise writing different kinds of sentences.
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Wednesday 17 June: Using long ladder letters in writing
Practise using long ladder letters in writing.
Practice activity:
- Letters, words, and sentences [PDF]: Practise writing letters.
- Words to practice in Year 1 [PDF]: Practise high-frequency words.
- Introducing letter families, Set 2 (i l t j u y) Writing letters [PDF]: Trace and write the letters.
- Introducing letter families, Set 2 (i l t j u y) Writing words [PDF]: Trace and write the words.
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Thursday 18 June: Using describing words in adverts
Practise using describing words in adverts.
Practice activity:
- Create your own villain [PDF]: Make up the details for your own dastardly villain with this description sheet.
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Year 1: Maths
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily Maths lesson. For more Year 1 maths support, visit Maths: Age 5–6 (Year 1).
Monday 15 June: Equal groups – Arrays
Practise using equal groups (arrays) in multiplication and division.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Multiplication introduction
- Arrays [PDF]: Complete the missing numbers in the calculations, using the array to help you.
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Tuesday 16 June: Equal groups – Doubles
Practise using equal groups (doubles) in multiplication and division.
Practice activity:
- Doubling numbers [PDF]: Double the number of legs each alien has!
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Wednesday 17 June: Sharing
Practise sharing in multiplication and division.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Division introduction
- MyMaths: Division tool – grouping and sharing
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Thursday 18 June: Grouping
Practise grouping in multiplication and division.
Practice activities
- MyMaths: Division introduction
- MyMaths: Division tool – grouping and sharing
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Year 2: English
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily English lesson. For more Year 2 English support, visit English: Age 6–7 (Year 2).
Monday 15 June: Identifying errors in writing
Practise applying phonics skills to develop your vocabulary.
Practice activity:
- Story buddies [PDF]: Read and edit a friend’s story.
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Tuesday 16 June: Using the days of the week in sentences
Practise using the days of the week in sentences.
Practice activity:
- Punctuation marks [PDF]: Practise writing different kinds of sentences.
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Wednesday 17 June: Using long ladder letters in writing
Practise using long ladder letters in writing.
Practice activities:
- Letters, words, and sentences [PDF]: Practise writing letters.
- Words to practice in Year 1 [PDF]: Practise high-frequency words.
- Introducing letter families, Set 2 (i l t j u y) Writing letters [PDF]: Trace and write the letters.
- Introducing letter families, Set 2 (i l t j u y) Writing words [PDF]: Trace and write the words.
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Thursday 18 June: Creating adverts using describing words
Practise creating adverts using describing words.
Practice activity:
- Create your own villain [PDF]: Make up the details for your own dastardly villain with this description sheet.
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Year 2: Maths
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily Maths lesson. For more Year 2 maths support, visit Maths: Age 6–7 (Year 2).
Monday 15 June: Properties of 2D shapes
Practise finding the properties of 2D shapes.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Introducing 2D shapes
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Tuesday 16 June: Properties of 3D shapes
Practise finding the properties of 3D shapes.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Introducing 3D shapes
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Wednesday 17 June: Sorting shapes
Thursday 18 June: Shape patterns
Practise finding patterns in 2D and 3D shapes.
Practice activity:
- Numicon: Wrapping paper [PDF]
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Year 3: English
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily English lesson. For more Year 3 English support, visit English: Age 7–8 (Year 3).
Monday 15 June: Exploring poetry
Practise exploring poetry.
Practice activity:
- Perform a poem [PDF]: Perform the poem out loud.
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Tuesday 16 June: Sound words
Practise using sound words.
Practice activities:
- Onomatopoeia (1) [PDF]: Find examples of onomatopoeia.
- Onomatopoeia (2) [PDF]: Play an onomatopoeia game.
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Wednesday 17 June: Nonsense poetry
Practise nonsense poetry.
Practice activities:
- Roald Dahl: Mystery gobblefunk [PDF]: Make up your own nonsense words.
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Thursday 18 June: Alliteration
Year 3: Maths
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily Maths lesson. For more Year 3 maths support, visit Maths: Age 7–8 (Year 3).
Monday 15 June: Ordering fractions
Practise ordering fractions.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Starting to compare fractions
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Tuesday 16 June: Adding fractions with the same denominator
Practise adding fractions with the same denominator.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Fraction calculations
- MyMaths: Adding and subtracting fractions [PDF]
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Wednesday 17 June: Subtracting fractions
Practise subtracting fractions with the same denominator.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Fraction calculations
- MyMaths: Adding and subtracting fractions [PDF]
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Thursday 18 June: Problem-solving with fractions
Practise problem-solving with addition and subtraction of fractions.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Modelling fraction calculations
- MyMaths: Cupcake fractions [PDF]
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Year 4: English
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily English lesson. For more Year 4 English support, visit English: Age 8–9 (Year 4).
Monday 15 June: Exploring poetry
Practise exploring poetry.
Practice activity:
- Perform a poem [PDF]: Perform a poem out loud.
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Tuesday 16 June: Sound words
Practise using sound words.
Practice activities:
- Onomatopoeia (1) [PDF]: Find examples of onomatopoeia.
- Onomatopoeia (2) [PDF]: Play an onomatopoeia game.
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Wednesday 17 June: Learning a poem off by heart
Practise learning a poem off by heart.
Practice activity:
- Perform a poem [PDF]: Perform a poem out loud.
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Thursday 11 June: Rhyming in poetry
Practise rhyming in poetry.
Practice activities:
- Roald Dahl: Ringbelling rhymes [PDF]: Match the rhyming words and create your own limerick.
- Roald Dahl: Rhyming games [PDF]: Finish the couplets with rhyming words.
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Year 4: Maths
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily Maths lesson. For more Year 4 maths support, visit Maths: Age 8–9 (Year 4).
Monday 15 June: Writing decimals
Tuesday 16 June: Compare 2 decimals
Practise comparing numbers with two decimal places.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Ordering decimals
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Wednesday 17 June: Order decimals
Thursday 18 June: Rounding decimals
Practise rounding decimals to nearest whole number.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Rounding decimals
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Year 5: English
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily English lesson. For more Year 5 English support, visit English: Age 9–10 (Year 5).
Monday 15 June: Analysing and performing poems
Practise analysing and performing poems.
Practice activity:
- Perform a poem [PDF]: Perform a poem out loud.
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Tuesday 16 June: Imagery and figurative language in poems
Practise using imagery and figurative language in poems.
Practice activity:
- Striking similes [PDF]: Learn to use creative language.
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Wednesday 17 June: Writing a nonsense poem
Practise writing a nonsense poem.
Practice activity:
- Roald Dahl: Mystery gobblefunk [PDF]: Make up your own nonsense words.
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Thursday 18 June: Writing a narrative poem
Practise writing a narrative poem.
Practice activity:
- Phonics: Rhyming games [PDF]: Finish the couplets with rhyming words.
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Year 5: Maths
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily Maths lesson. For more Year 5 maths support, visit Maths: Age 9–10 (Year 5).
Monday 15 June: Percent symbol (%)
Practise recognising the percent symbol (%) and understand that per cent relates to ‘number of parts per hundred’.
Practice activities:
- MyMaths: Fractions, decimals, percentages 1
- Numicon: Mixed numbers [PDF]
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Tuesday 16 June: Percentages as a fraction
Practise writing percentages as a fraction with a denominator of 100, and as a decimal.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Fractions, decimals, percentages 1
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Wednesday 17 June: Adding decimals using a formal method
Practise adding decimals using a formal method and in questions involving exchange.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Adding decimals in columns intro
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Thursday 18 June: Add decimals with different decimal places
Practise adding numbers with different decimal places.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Add and subtract decimals
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Year 6: English
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily English lesson. For more Year 6 English support, visit English: Age 10–11 (Year 6).
Monday 15 June: Analysing and performing poems
Practise analysing and performing poems.
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Tuesday 16 June: Assonance, onomatopoeia, and alliteration
Practise using assonance, onomatopoeia and alliteration in poetry.
Practice activity:
- Onomatopoeia (1) [PDF]: Find examples of onomatopoeia.
- Onomatopoeia (2) [PDF]: Play an onomatopoeia game.
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Wednesday 17 June: Writing limericks and clerihews
Practise writing limericks and clerihews.
Practice activity:
- Roald Dahl: Write a limerick like Matilda [PDF]: Learn about the structure of limericks and write your own.
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Thursday 18 June: Writing free verse and narrative poetry
Practise writing free verse and narrative poetry.
Practice activity:
- Phonics: Rhyming games [PDF]: Finish the couplets with rhyming words.
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Year 6: Maths
Expand the sections below to explore resources related to each daily Maths lesson. For more Year 6 maths support, visit Maths: Age 10–11 (Year 6).
Monday 15 June: Forming and solving two step equations
Practise forming and solving two step equations.
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Tuesday 16 June: Substitution
Practise using substitution to find the possible values of a pair of variables.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Algebraic thinking
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Wednesday 17 June: Converting metric measures
Practise converting metric measures.
Practice activities:
- MyMaths: Metric conversion
- Measuring units
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Thursday 18 June: Convert between miles and kilometres
Practise converting between miles and kilometres.
Practice activity:
- MyMaths: Imperial measures
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