Madresfield CE Primary School L E A R N I N G P A C K 2 M A R T I A L A R T S This learning pack belongs to Learning with curiosity, initiative and perseverance. 1
Learning pack handed out to the children on Wednesday 4th March 2015 Whilst exploring this learning pack you will have the chance to use a range of skills such as... 1. Spelling 2. Maths 3. Art 4. Creative writing 5. PE MUST: Once you have completed the theme, tick off the skills that you think you have used. Learning pack to be returned on Thursday 26th March 2015 2
March 2015 Dear Parents, I hope that you had a lovely half term break with family and friends. Once again, your support with last month s pack was gratefully received. The majority of families really enjoyed the last theme and we had some superb learning responses. As you can see the theme for this pack is Martial Arts, a theme that was suggested by one of the children. As usual, we have tried to cover a range of curricular areas so this one contains learning linked to: Spelling, creative writing, Maths, Art, PE. Our aim for the packs is for the children to understand that learning does not just take place in the classroom and that they are able to continue their studies and skills development at any time and indeed anywhere. Additionally, the packs enable the children to develop good time management skills in addition to independence and perseverance. We also hope that parents will take an interest whilst their child is completing their pack. This reinforces the links between home and school and raises awareness that education and learning continues throughout our lives and does not stop when school studies finish. As the children get older and more able to tackle the packs with increasing independence, we would expect that parent support ( but not interest ) will reduce. Obviously, if your child has difficulty with any aspect of the pack you are very welcome to help but please don t complete the pack FOR your child. Your child s class teacher will always be able to point you both in the right direction, so feel free to contact school if you have a problem. I hope you enjoy helping your child to complete this month s pack. Happy learning! Mrs D Langston 3
MUST Learning activity 1 spelling skills (Suggested time limit 40 minutes) Judo Sumo Karate China skill strength stamina flexibility Wrestling Kung Fu respect training Use the game board over the page to help you learn your spellings with a partner. 4
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MUST Learning activity 2 Maths (Suggested time limit 40 minutes) Judo is a Japanese martial art. Athletes normally wear a jacket with trousers and a belt. In Judo different coloured belts are worn depending on how skilled the athlete is. The trousers and jacket are normally white or blue but can occasionally be red. White top White trousers Blue top Blue trousers Red top Red trousers Yellow belt Black belt Given the clothing above, how many combinations might there be? For example White top, White trousers, Yellow belt. 6
Record your Judo clothing combinations on this page. You can record them however you like..you might even like to draw your ideas on little Judo people!! 7
MIGHT Learning activity 3 PE (Suggested time limit 40 minutes). Practise these Kung Fu moves with a friend or family member. Why not take some photographs for us to look at in school? 8
MUST Learning activity 4 creative writing (Suggested time limit 40 minutes) Write a limerick about Kung Fu Panda! Remember that: Limericks have five lines Lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme and have 8 syllables each Lines 3 and 4 rhyme and have 5 syllables each 9
Write your limerick below 10
MIGHT Learning activity 5 Geography and research skills (Suggested time limit 30 minutes) In which country did these martial arts originate? Join the martial art to the country of origin use a ruler Judo Taekwondo Kung Fu Sumo Tai Chi Karate 11
MIGHT Learning activity 6 Art drawing, cutting and sticking skills ( Suggested time limit 60 minutes) A silhouette is a picture of something showing it as a dark shape on a light background; Can you create your own martial arts silhouette by drawing, cutting carefully and then sticking? We have included a black piece of paper for you to use. 12
Carefully stick your silhouette below 13
Home Learning pack March 2015 pack 2 In order for us to further develop our home learning packs we would welcome feedback from parents and children. Please complete the brief questionnaire below and return to school with the completed home learning pack Yes No Comment My child enjoyed this home learning pack The pack was at an appropriate level for my child There were an appropriate amount of learning opportunities and ideas contained within this pack We worked together to complete the pack as a family Any ideas for themes please... 14