WPS Flexible Learning Grid – Year 4 Term 3, Week 6

At Werribee Primary School we understand that every family is different and every family has their own routines, so our home learning planning is structured in such a way thatparents/carers/families have flexibility to adjust their child/children’s learning from day to day. Schedules are provided as a timetable/guide to assist you in managing your day. Students arefree to contact classroom teachers on Xuno if they have any questions regarding their learning tasks. Parents can also contact teachers about Learning Tasks through Xuno Messages.Teachers' responses will be during working hours.

YEAR 4 TERM 3 WEEK 6 - EXAMPLE WEEKLY TIMETABLE

LITERACY(30 mins)

LITERACY(30 mins)

BREAK NUMERACY(30-45 min)

BREAK ADDITIONAL LEARNING(30-45 min)

MONDAY Reading Writing Maths Specialists

TUESDAY Reading Writing Maths Specialists

WEDNESDAY Reading Writing Maths Specialists

THURSDAY Reading Writing Maths Specialists

FRIDAYOr onsiteRemote

Reading Writing Maths

**The highlighted sessions are what needs to be submitted to your teacher for feedback. All tasks must be uploaded on the required day.

● Literacy activities that take a total of about 45-60 minutes ● Numeracy activities of about 30-45 minutes ● Additional curriculum/learning areas i.e. Specialists, physical activity of about 30-45 minutes.

LITERACY NUMERACY

Reading - Writing Number - Multiplication

Monday: READINGLearning Focus: Analysing Plot-What it is and how to analyseit?

We analyse when we think about how the writer tells thestory (author's craft). So when a good reader analyses aFiction text, they also ask themselves questions about Plot.Let’s look into some of the vocabulary.

Plot is the problems of the story and events that flow fromit.A problem or conflict is a matter or situation that isunwelcome or harmful and needs to be dealt with andovercome by the character.

Events are things that happen in a story. The order inwhich the events happen is called sequence.

Click the link to see examples of problems and alsocategories that we can place conflicts into.Analysing Plot-Problems.pdf

Monday: WRITINGLearning Focus: Haiku Poems - Brainstorming + Structuring

Today you are learning about Haiku poems. Haiku poemsdescribe a particular topic. Traditionally, they are writtenabout nature; however you can write a haiku about any topicyou like. Haiku poems have 3 lines. The first and third lineshave 5 syllables and the second line has seven syllables. Inhaikus, rhythm is created by the number of syllables in eachline. Haiku poems do not usually rhyme.

Firstly, what are syllables? A syllable is a single, unbrokenvowel sound within a spoken word. They typically contain avowel (a,e,i,o,u ).

For example:Fox-es (has two syllables, you can see each part has 1 vowel init)Al-pha-bet (has three syllables, each containing a vowel)

Here is an example of a haiku poem about snow:

Monday: MATHSLearning Focus: Multiplication (Multiples of 10 Strategy)

Warm up: Play Sunset maths on your Essential Assessmentaccount. Select multiplication as your focus for today topractise your times tables.

Today we will be learning about a new strategy in maths called

the Multiples of 10 strategy. The year 4 teachers havecreated an information sheet explaining what thisstrategy is and how to use it. Please read this carefully!

Click on the link to access the Multiples of 10 strategyinformation sheet

Task: Pretend you are teaching a younger student or a siblingabout this maths strategy. Your task is to create a posterdescribing how to use the Multiples of 10 strategy that youhave just learnt about.

You can do some more research online about this strategy tohelp your understanding. Your poster needs to include adefinition of the strategy, some examples of how to use thestrategy (see the examples above of what you could include onyour poster).

You can use pictures, words and coloured textas or pencils tomake your poster bright and colourful. This does not have tobe done on poster paper, you can make your poster in yourbook.

You will need your poster for tomorrow’s maths task.

Example of strategy using a number line:

Today we are going to share a text and I will show you howI would answer the questions using the sentence stems.

Read the text first then look below to seehow I have answered each question.Text Title:The Ninja bread Man

Questions:1. What is the main problem in

this narrative?Why is it a problem?

SS-The main problem in this narrative is that the‘ninjabread’ man runs away from the man and all theanimals want to eat him.It is a problem because eventually he tries to escape byjumping over the river and falls in.

2. What category of conflict does the overallproblem fit into?

SS-The category of the problem is Person vs Person

Task: Independently read a text at your level and practiceanswering the same questions in your head or share youranswers with a family member. Tomorrow you will have ago at answering them again.

Task:1. Brainstorm a list of topics and words that you could

write about for your haiku poem. You will need thisfor tomorrow’s lesson when you will write your ownpoem. You can draw pictures to go with your list tohelp you.

2. Create a poster of what a Haiku Poem is. Rememberto include information about the structure and anydefinitions needed in your own words.

Resources: Here are some extra resources that may help youwith finding some tier 2 vocabulary (words) to add to yourtemplate. They helped me.

https://www.rhymezone.com/

https://www.poetry4kids.com/rhymes/

Wheely-Wonderful-Words--Emotional-.pdf

Tuesday: READING UPLOAD TO CLASS DOJOLearning Focus: Analysing Plot-Problems and category ofconflict.

Yesterday we discussed analysing plot, remembering thatPlot is the problems of the story and events that flow fromit.We looked at types of Problems and also categories thatwe can put conflicts into.We showed you how to use the sentence stem to answerthe questions using a shred text called The NinjabreadMan.Today you will have a go at answering the questionsindependently.

Task: Follow the below as a template and copy it into yourClass Dojo portfolio. Then simply add the title of the textyou have read and answer the questions.

Text Title:Questions:

1. What is the main problem in this narrative? Whyis it a problem?

SS-The main problem in this narrativeis…………………………. It is a problem because…………………..

2. What category of conflict does the overallproblem fit into?

SS-The category of the problem is……………………………

Please choose 1 of the following textsThe thing Lou Couldn't do- Level15-16The Trouble with Heathrow-Level 16Scared of the dark-Level 25

If these levels are not suitable then please choose anindependent level on Sunshine online or Epic.

Tuesday: WRITING -Learning Focus: Haiku Poems - Writing your own haiku poem

Re-read yesterday’s writing lesson to revise what a Haikupoem is and how to write one. Remember to go over yourposter you created to help understand the structure of a haikupoem.

Remember a haiku poem has 3 lines, The first and third lineshave 5 syllables and the second line has seven syllables. Inhaikus, rhythm is created by the number of syllables in eachline. Haiku poems do not usually rhyme.

Today you will be having a go at writing our own haiku poemusing the list of topic ideas created yesterday. Look at theexample below to help you:

Examples:

Task: Using your list and words from yesterday, select onetopic to write a Haiku poem about. Remember if you are stucklooking for words to suit, research your topic and try to findwords to help fill a word bank up!

Tuesday: MATHSLearning Focus: Multiplication (Multiples of 10 Strategy)

Warm up: Play Sunset maths on your Essential Assessmentaccount. Select multiplication as your focus for today topractise your times tables.

Today we will be continuing to work on the Multiples of 10strategy. Please read over the teacher notes from yesterdayand the poster you created.

Task: Complete at least one Set of questions to practise usingthe Multiples of 10 strategy. You may select set A, B or C andanswer as many questions as you can (at least 6 questionsfrom your chosen set)

Wednesday: READINGLearning Focus: key turning points in a narrative.

When a good reader analyses a Fiction text, they also askthemselves questions about Plot. The plot is the problemsof the story and events that flow from them.

A turning point is when something very importanthappens in the plot (a major narrative shift!) and the restof the story will be different.Read/listen to the story of Little Red Riding Hood.

Little red riding hood - Read to me.

As you read/listen, see if you can answer the followingquestions in your head.

1) What is the plot of Little Red Riding hood?

2) What is the turning point?3) Why do you think this?

Now read the examples below.1.What is the plot of Little Red Riding hood?Little Red Riding Hood goes to bring her grandmothersome food because she is sick. She’s told to never talk tostrangers. She talks to a wolf and tells him where she isgoing. He then goes to Grandma’s house and tries to eatLittle Red Riding Hood and Grandma.2.What is the turning point?A turning point in this story is when Little Red Riding Hoodtalks to the wolf.3.Why do you think this?I think this because if she hadn’t done that, the wolfwouldn’t have known about Grandma and tried to eat her.

Task: Your task today is to read independently for 30minutes, or more if you like. As you read, see if you cananswer the questions you looked at just now in your head.YOU DON’T HAVE TO WRITE THEM DOWN.

Wednesday: WRITINGLearning Focus: Cinquain poems

A cinquain (SIN-cain)is a poem consisting of five lines arrangedin a special way. It doesn’t rhyme.

PlanetGraceful, ringed

Spinning, whirling, twirlingDances with neighbor Jupiter

Saturn

It’s an example of shape poetry. Because of the exact numberof words required for each line of this poem, a unique,symmetrical shape is created from interesting, descriptivewords. The word cinquain comes from the Latin root for “five.”

Notice that the cinquain has five lines that follow thissequence:

Line A: One vague or general one-word subject or topicLine B: Two vivid adjectives that describe the topicLine C: Three interesting -ing action verbs that fit the topicLine D: Four-word phrase that captures feeling about the topicLine E: A very specific term that explains Line A

Task: Brainstorm a list of topics that you could write about andwords that you can use to go with those topics for your owncinquain poem. You will need this for tomorrow’s lesson whenyou will write your own poem. You can draw pictures to gowith your list to help you.Note: The link below explains how a cinquain poem worksand also explains how to brainstorm for topics and words touse in your own poem. The second part explains how to writeyour own cinquain poem. You will be able to use thistomorrow when you write yours.

Wednesday MATH UPLOAD TO CLASS DOJOLearning Focus: 2 by 1 - solving 2 digit multiplication by 1 digit

Warm up: Play the interactive game. Tommy's TrekTimesTables. In this game you are to select the timetables youare currently practicing and go on a mathematical worldadventure.

Introduction: Multiplication is a quicker way of adding thesame number multiple times. Today you will be learning thetraditional multiplication method. This method involveswriting the numbers vertically and lining them up by placevalue as you can see below. This method is typically used withlarge numbers.

Watchthevideo:

Multiplying 2 digit by 1 digit Video, this resource will helpexplain the formula and structure of solving 2 digit by 1 digitmultiplication.

Task: Use the app Google Dice Roller and in your work books,you are to roll the dice and create a 2 digit by 1 digit sum. Youare to create 10 sums, you are to write and answer themneatly in your books. Remembering to write your sumvertically and lining them up by place value.

Extension: Use the Google Dice Roller link to create 3 digit by1 digit sums. Create and record 10 new sums.

- Resource linkHow to write a cinquain poem.pdf

Thursday: READINGLearning Focus: key turning points in a narrative.

Task: Go back to yesterday’s lesson and reread theinformation about the turning point in a plot. Now listento/read the story about ‘The 3 little pigs’.

https://www.getepic.com/app/read/37595

Now answer the following questions.

1. What is the plot of ‘The three little pigs’?

2. What is the turning point?s.s. A turning point in this story is when ...

3. Why do you think this?s.s. I think this because ...

Thursday: WRITING UPLOAD TO CLASS DOJOLearning Focus: cinquain poems

Revise all you learned about cinquain poems yesterday. Todayyou get to write your own. These instructions are the same asthe ones in the link you read yesterday and will help you .

Write Your Cinquain

1.Pick out your most descriptive words from your

brainstorming and put your cinquain together.

2.Your cinquain should have 5 lines and the finished poem

should only have 11 words.

3.When you are satisfied, recopy the poem onto clean

notebook paper.

4.Center your cinquain on the paper.

5.Begin each line with a capital letter, and remember your

commas. Do not use ending punctuation.

Line A. _______Line B. _______ , _______

Line C. _______ , _______, _______Line D. _______ _______ _______ _______

Line E. _______

Enjoy writing your own cinquain poem!

Thursday: MATHSLearning focus: The box method of multiplicationThe box method is a strategy you can use when you multiply

numbers together. Look at the example below and you’ll

understand straight away why it is called the box method.

Watch these videos Mr. Edwards made last year about the box

method of multiplication. Knowing about multiples of 10 will

come in handy today.

Box Method 2-digit x 1-digit

Box Method 2-digit x 2-digit Part 1

Box Method 2-digit x 2-digit Part 2

Click on the link to see some more written examples.

Examples of Box Method Sums

Task: Click on the link below and you will find 4 different sets

of multiplication questions. Choose at least 1 set of questions

to answer and print it out. If you can’t print, copy the

questions into your book and draw the boxes. Make sure you

challenge yourself.

Box Method Worksheets

Friday: ReadingLearning Focus: Independent Reading

This week you have been learning to analyse plot.Remembering plot is a key component that engages areader, whether it is through conflict, problem, solution, aturning point or any main impact in a story.

Task: Today you will be continuing to focus on Fiction Textsat your Independent Level. Look at the Reading Bingochart, complete TWO of the Reading Bingo activities! Applyyour new learnt skills with analysing plot to the text youare currently reading!

Friday: WritingLearning Focus: Free Write Friday (minimum 1 page)

Task: If you are unsure of what to write about please use one

of the following prompts.

● What does it mean to be a parent?

● You have just been shipwrecked. Where are you and

what is it like?

● You run the classroom. What will change?

● What does it take to run a farm successfully?

● If you became president, what would you do or

change?

● Your character comes into a massive inheritance.

What do they do first? What are their plans and

concerns?

Please remember to re-read your work, edit and make

changes as required.

Friday: MathsLearning Focus: Prodigy

Today, you will spend some time playing Prodigy.

If you don’t like Prodigy, go into My Numeracy or Sunset

Maths on Essential Assessment and practice your skills.

Don’t forget that the links for Prodigy and Essential

Assessment are in the box just below this.

Have fun!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Prodigy: https://play.prodigygame.com/Sunshine online: www.sunshineonline.com.au Password: Werribee Username: WerribeeEpic: https://www.getepic.com/ABC Education: https://education.abc.net.au/Code.Org: https://code.org/

SPECIALISTS

Spanish Physical Education Music

Webex: Tuesday 2.00 Webex: Friday 12.30 Webex: Monday 2.00

Learning Focus: We are learning to say other countries inSpanish.

Task.

1. Go to this linkhttps://www.spanish-games.net/spanishlessons?variant=latino-spanish&topic=World%20-%20European%20countries&level=primary

2. Say each country in Spanish and click the “EN” buttonto see what it is in English.

3. Click this linkhttps://www.spanish-games.net/spanishgames/four-in-a-row?variant=latino-spanish&topic=World%20-%20European%20countries&level=primary and test yourself with theSpanish words.

4. Go to google translate and type in English “Myfavourite country is (type a country from the list in thewebsite)”

5. Record yourself reading it out in Spanish and upload.

Learning Focus: We are refining and exploring different waysin which we can move our body from one place to another.

Challenge: How many core twists can you do in 1 minute?Grade a ball of any kind (basketball, netball, tennis ball, etc)and twists to the left and right side of your body. Keeping yourfeet off the ground will provide an extra challenge.(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FDo_T8SAyt9X2x22VnHJgUtDfQifJb9-/view?usp=sharing)

Task: Trick Shot Activity

● In the last few months, lots of athletes and sportsfans have been sharing some crazy trick shots bythrowing or kicking a ball into a challenging target.Take a look on the internet for some AFL, basketballor soccer trick shots for inspiration.

● Find a ball and target to use (like a bucket or box, ortwo objects to make goal posts) and set up your trickshot – keep practicing until you throw/kick the ballinto your target. Once you achieve your goal, makethe trick shot more challenging by increasing the

LEARNING FOCUS: We are learning to create finger puppets fora performance.

TASK:We are focused on drama and acting, and we are going to usefinger puppets to create a short performance!Please check the learning resources for the finger puppetsheets, choose one and either print it out or TRACE it by placinga piece of paper on your screen.

Try your best to put the finger puppet together (some of themare a challenge so take your time and keep trying!), add somecolour if you like and give him or her a name!

NOTE: The farm animals finger puppets are the challenge level,they are a little harder!

● distance between you and the target, changing theangle of your shot, or making your target smaller.

● Try to take a video of you hitting your target andshare it on Class Dojo.

Art

Webex: Thursday 2.30

Learning Focus: We are making bird collages inspired by Peter Cromer’s artworks

Task: Have a look at Peter Cromer’s colourful collages on the attachment. Your task is to choose a bird, draw it then if you are able to – make a collage of it. Be creative, if you only havemagazines or newspapers or scrap paper that has already been written or printed on – use that! I’ve done the same thing.

I look forward to seeing what you create.