Week 3
Need ideas for activities to do at home? Our Summer holiday pack offers fun learning activities, with a variety of creative and fun things to do like games, challenges, crafts, and quizzes.
This week we are travelling all over the world. You can go to;
- France to build a castle,
- China to make a puppet show,
- the Savannah for a wild workout.
Create: Make a Chinese shadow puppet
Using puppets is a great way to tell a story.
Shadow puppets are made by shining a light on an object to create a shadow.
You can use your hands, found objects or make a shadow puppet out of paper or card.
Stay active
Stay active during the holidays.
Join Paralympian Ade Adepitan as he embarks on an epic boat race where you’ll encounter various obstacles along the way!
Ready to roar like a lion and pronk like a springbok? Andy wants to take you on a wild workout in the savannah!
Boost – Boat Race with Ade Adepitan
Boost – Boat Race with Ade Adepitan: Moodboosters
Andy's Wild Workouts: the Savannah
Andy's Wild Workouts: Super Movers
Go explore: Back in time
Castles are big buildings made to keep people and places safe from anyone who might attack.
They were made in the past to protect the people inside so they are built to be strong.
You might see the remains of old castles around the country.
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Find out more about how castles developed and why they were built
A medieval castle had two purposes: it was both a fortification and the home of a lord. The first castles were just earthwork enclosures.
Later earth mounds and timber towers were built forming a type of castle called a motte and bailey.
However the timber constructions were vulnerable to fire so shell keeps were built to protect the wooden structure within a stone wall or shell.
During the time when the motte and baileys were being built, powerful noblemen were constructing the Norman great towers.
There was no tactical reason for building them so high. The great tower in all its forms became a symbol of power and nobility.
The curtained wall was one of the castle’s most important defensive feature. At first, it was just a wall with a crenelated parapet but over time the defences were developed and more towers were added.
Fighting platforms were built, first from timber and later stone. At the same time, gateways evolved from simple openings within towers to twin towered gateways, keeps in their own right.
And castles built with an outer wall around the curtain wall were known as concentric castles. Inside domestic life often centred around the Great Hall where the wealthy could entertain guests with lavish feasts.
In the case of fortified manor houses, battlements were more for show than defence.
Medieval castles were considered so prestigious that the style was revived by rich men who wanted to appear as powerful as the noblemen of the middle ages.
Brain workout: New words
Vocabulary is the collection of words that we use. Learning new words is fun and is something we do our entire lives!
Look at the exciting words below and find out what they mean. Can you use them in a sentence?
Image caption, Exciting new words
Let's find out!
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Using new words
Read along with the story using the exciting words. Can you write your own story using the new vocabulary?
Play: Galaxy Pugs
Explore Space with the Galaxy Pugs.
Build and test your science skills by exploring the universe.
Galaxy Pugs
Galaxy Pugs KS1 Science
More games
There are lots more great primary games to help you learn and play.
Dinosaur Discovery. game
Dinosaur Discovery KS1 Science
Creative Lab. game
Creative Lab: KS1 Art and Design
Pirate Bunnies: World Adventures
Play Pirate Bunnies: World Adventures KS1 Geography
Where next?
KS1 Summer Holiday Pack - Week 4
Head to week 4 for more fun!
