Home learning for Year 4

Week Beginning Monday 13th July 2020

Spelling:

This week we would like you to have a go at the games on spelling frame: https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/74/36-Random-selection-of-12-words-taken-from-years-3-and-4-word-list

Your spellings this week will be 12 different words from the WOW word list – each time you play a game, the words may change which allows you to practice lots of different words.

Over the summer holidays you could keep playing this game or keep looking out for the different spelling rules we have learnt around you. Can you spot any of our prefixes and suffixes in your reading books? Have you seen any apostrophes anywhere?

Grammar:

Similes and Metaphors

Brief recap:

What is a simile?

What is a metaphor?

Can you write two sentences using examples of similes and metaphors?

Check your definitions using the link https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfkk7ty/articles/z9tkxfr

Here are some metaphors you might recognise from popular songs!

· Love is an open door.

· You’re a firework – comparing someone’s personality to a firework means the author is suggesting they have the potential to do something amazing!

· I am titanium – titanium is one of the strongest metals, therefore this metaphor suggests that the person is super strong.

· Through an endless diamond sky – in this metaphor, the author has compared the stars in the sky to diamonds shining in the night.

Look at this pictures.

Can you write some exciting metaphors and similes?

What can you see in the picture?

What might he be thinking?

Where might he have come from?

Where might he go next?

Reading: To make a prediction based on clues from the author.

This week we would like you to focus on your prediction skills. Prediction is an important reading skill and helps us as readers think about what might happen next in a story. Readers use details and clues that the author has put in their text and illustrations to help them make a prediction.

Reading the title and the blurb (found on the back cover) of a story will help. Remember that predictions need to be a sensible, thoughtful suggestion about what might happen next rather than a wild guess.

· What is the ogre doing? Why?

· Why is there a glowing light over the flower? Where is it coming from?

· What do you think is in the pouches on the ogre’s bag strap?

· Why were the children in the woods?

· Does he know that they are watching him?

· Do the children want him to know that they’re there?

· What is going to happen next?

Challenge:

Looking at the picture, think about how the illustrator is trying portray the ogre.

Is this the same as an ogre would normally be shown?

Draw an ogre that is opposite to this portrayal.

Remember to keep reading as much as you can over the summer holidays!

English:

This is your final piece of home learning in Year 4 and we would like you to focus on being courageous. During this unfamiliar time you have all been very courageous and have continued to work hard! We are very proud of your effort and determination throughout your time in Year 4.

Task 1:

This week we would like to share a story with you, which is all about a little boy called Milton. Watch our youtube video where we look at the story ‘The making of Milton’ and discuss courage. Then have a go at thinking about which ingredients you would put into your jar of courage and write some instructions. Make sure you include items that make you feel brave and think about those imperative verbs (bossy).

Use the layout on the blog to help you or you could create your own courage jar!

Task 2:

For this task, we would like you to have a go at innovating the story of Milton, thinking about your courage jars and what makes you feel brave and courageous. Create your own characters and plot and think carefully about the structure: remember stories have a beginning, middle and an end. Look at the story mountain below to remind you of each part.

Be as creative as you like! Try and include some of the different things we have been learning about in Year 4 to make your writing really engaging for the reader. You might include: expanded noun phrases, fronted adverbials, different sentence starters, similes, adverbs and conjunctions.

We would love to read your story or even just a part of it. If you would like to share your writing, you could email it to the blog or leave it as a comment on this blog post. Enjoy

Maths:

We have done lots of work on decimals at school so this week is a recap of our learning.

Task one: To recognise tenths and hundredths as decimals and be able to write decimals of any number of tenths and hundredths.

Where do we see decimals in everyday life?

· Money

· Weight

· Length

· Time

Decimal points are used to separate the whole numbers from the parts of a whole. When 1 whole is divided by 10, it forms tenths. Each of the ten parts is called a tenth. or 0.1

When 1 whole is divided by 100, it forms hundredths. Each of the hundred parts is called a hundredth.

or 0.01

Have a go at the activity sheet provided on the blog!

Think about these fractions too: Can you remember what the decimal equivalent for these would be?

Task two: To compare decimals to 2 decimal places.

In this lesson you will be looking at numbers which contain decimals and comparing them. Comparing numbers means identifying differences and similarities between them. In this task, you will be looking at which number is bigger and which is smaller.

Before you begin, think about which decimal is the smallest? How do you know?

0.1 or 0.01

Can you write or say your answer as a full sentence?

Watch our youtube video to help you and then have a go at the questions attached to the blog

Task three: To order decimals with up to 2 decimal places.

For this activity, please watch the video on White Rose Hub: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

You will need to go to: Summer term week 1 (w/c 20th April) and then scroll down to lesson 4.

Watch the video before completing the activity on the blog.

Task four: To round decimals to the nearest whole number.

As part of our decimal work we looked at rounding decimals to the nearest whole number. Visit the BBC bitesize lesson about rounding decimals and then complete the activities at the bottom of the web page.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zwhtwnb

Challenge: Have a go at these reasoning questions. Remember to write your answers in full sentences. Prove it by showing your answer and explaining how you know.

PE:

This week we would like you to have a go at creating your own sports day at home this week! Use the activity guide to help you think about the different sports you could include. Create a team and challenge each other at home

Topic – PSHE: reflecting and looking forward.

Task one: Reflection

You have written a letter or created a fact file for your new teacher but this week we would like you to think about reflection. We would like you to reflect on your time in Year 4 and create a graffiti style poster about the things that you have enjoyed.

Please see the example attached to the blog along with some instructions to help you begin your graffiti poster

Task two: Looking to the future

For this PSHE activity we would like you to think about the future, more specifically your summer holidays! This year’s summer holidays may be slightly different to normal but we would like you to think about all of the fun things you might get up to before you come back to school.

You might include eating ice cream, going to the park or playing games with your family. Use the bucket template to design your own summer bucket for 2020!

10 top tips for staying safe on the internet

1) Don’t post any personal information online – like your full name, email address, mobile number, etc.

2) Think carefully before posting pictures or videos of yourself. Once you’ve put a picture of yourself online, most people can see it and may be able to download it, it’s not just yours anymore.

3) Keep your privacy settings as high as possible!

4) Never give out your passwords.

5) Don’t befriend people you don’t know.

6) Don’t meet up with people you’ve met online. Speak to your parent or carer about people suggesting you do.

7) Remember that not everyone online is who they say they are.

8) Think carefully about what you say before you post something online.

9) Respect other people’s views, even if you don’t agree with someone else’s views doesn’t mean you need to be rude.

10) If you see something online that makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe or worried: leave the website, turn off your computer if you want to and tell a trusted adult immediately.