Year 4
Hello everyone!
It's Mrs Rigby here. I will be setting your home learning for the next few weeks so if you have any questions or would like me to see any of the work that you have done, please email me at stpaulsteachers@yahoo.com and FAO 'Mrs Rigby' in the subject bar.
I hope that you and your families are all safe and well. I can see how hard you have all been working and I hope you have all been having lots of fun too.
Home Learning Timetable
Week beginning 29th June 2020
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Maths
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My Maths – always do the lesson first before attempting the questions. Attempt all questions. There are some good videos and extra lessons on BBC Bitesize if you are struggling or want some extra practise. Maths tasks will be set daily on either My Maths or Purple Mash. |
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My Maths
Number and Place Value 4
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My Maths
Addition and Subtraction 4 |
My Maths
More Multiplying |
My Maths
More Short Multiplication |
My Maths
The Distributive Law |
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Extension activities can be found on Oak Academy and NCTEM if you want some extra tasks.
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English
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Tasks are on Purple Mash unless otherwise stated. All resources needed are included below.
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Research and Writing
Link to topic work on “Environment”– see detailed plan below.
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Purple Mash: Reading Comprehension
Alien Hotel
Read Chapter 7 and answer the online questions.
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Purple Mash: Writing
Book Review (set as a 2Do)
Now that the story has ended, it is time to write a book review about Alien Hotel.
What was your favourite part of the story? Would you recommend this story to someone else?
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Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
1. Complete the activities on the SPaG Mat 2 (see below).
2. BBC Bitesize -Using inverted commas to show speech at https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4rbgwx
Learn a) Watch the short video clip to learn about what inverted are and how they are used to show speech. b) Read the information under the video clip. c) Song – learn about inverted commas with Mr. Smith
Practise
Activity 1: Complete the quiz on the BBC Bitesize page
Activity 2: Complete the Comic Strip Speechactivity sheet (see below).
Activity 3: Be the Teacher activity sheet (see below). |
Purple Mash: Spelling
Spelling tests – there are two tests this week – statutory words from Year 3 and 4 list.
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If you wish to do any extra comprehension or writing activities, have a look on Pobble. It’s free for parents to register and there are lots of activities being uploaded regularly. |
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English Resources
Topic
Environment
Task 1 – BBC Bitesize Weather and Climate
a) Watch the video clip about weather at https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/z7dkhbk
b) Read the information: What is weather? What is climate? Climate change
c) Look at the photos of the different types of weather
d) Quiz - Test your knowledge of weather and climate
Task 2 - What is the weather like around the world?
a) Use the Climates around the world power point (see below) to find out about the climate in different places around the world. There are 10 places to learn about on the power point.
b) Choose three of the places and produce a fact file for each of them.
Remember to include:
Temperature
Facts about the climate on the place
Any extra information about the place from your research
If you send me a photo of your work, I will put it on the class page so you can share your work and see what your friends have been up to.
Task 3 – Weather and Natural Disasters
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Look at the photos on the Natural Disasters power point (see below).
b) Find out about natural disasters such as forest fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, tornadoes, etc..
c) Research which countries are most likely to have a snowstorm, torrential rain, heatwaves, etc..
Task 4 – Climate Change – Greta Thunberg
Read the text about Climate Change – ‘Greta Thunberg’ and answer the questions.
Task 5 Recycling Mascot
Using recycled materials, design and make a recycling mascot to spread the word about the importance and need to recycle as well as looking after our common home.
Think about:
What is your mascot going to look like?
Which materials are you going to use?
How are you going to join the materials together?
Once you have finished your mascot, remember to evaluate it:
What would you do differently next time?
Which parts did you find the most challenging and why?
Record your work in your homework book.
Topic Resources
Bolton Music Service - Music at Home
Fabulous Home Learning
There are many other useful educational resources online. Here are a few examples:
https://corbettmaths.com/primary/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home
Kind Regards,
Mrs Tagari
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