year 4 literacy aesop’s fables 28.04
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Year 4 LiteracyAesop’s Fables
28.04.20
Aesop’s Fables
Aesop’s Fables are a collection of short stories said to have been told by Aesop, a slave in Ancient Greece. These stories have been passed down for generations, and each one contains a message, known as a moral, which teaches the reader a lesson about how to live their life.
Watch these animated examples of his most popular fables:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=o-M8rKiq35s&feature=emb_logo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RKB_zNCrJw
Dictionary DefinitionsCan you match the vocabulary from the reading comprehension to the correct definition?
appetite very quickly or immediately; without delay
even-tempered a natural desire especially for food
promptly a large branch of a tree
limb having a feeling that something is wrong; causing questions or doubt
suspiciously not easily upset or made angry
wits the ability to understand, think or know
Year 4 LiteracyNature Trail
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Nature Trail Poem
Nature Trail was written by the poet Benjamin Zephaniah. He enjoys being close to nature and animals, and in this poem, he describes all the wildlife that he sees in his garden. He encourages us to think about the importance of having a garden. Benjamin is a performance poet and this poem has a sing-song rhythm. Read the poem out loud to a family member and look out for pairs of rhyming words.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjhhvcw/articles/zqjgrdm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4mmn39/articles/z83g2nb
Dictionary DefinitionsCan you match the vocabulary to the correct definition?
easy-going words that sound similar to each other when you say or hear them
constant relaxed and not easily upset or worried
deserve a regular repeated pattern of beats, sounds, activity or movements.
rhyme remaining steady and unchanged
rhythm to be qualified for or worthy of
Poem writing, Brain hurting, Thought provoking
Year 4 Additional Literacy Task
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Kennings are like riddles and are a type of poem. They describe something without saying what it is. Each line in a kenning poem has only two words. The two words are usually a noun and a verb or a noun and a noun. This two-word phrase is used instead of a one-word noun.
Bible reader
Prayer giver
God follower
Heat giver
Light maker
Tan provider
Kennings were originally used in Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon poems. We use kennings in our everyday language, such as 'sky-scraper' for a very tall building. Kennings describe what a person, idea or object is or does.
Kennings came into our language via the Anglo-Saxon and Norse
cultures. These people came from what is now Scandinavia and
northern Germany.
The two-word format for a kenning relates to the Old Norse tradition of naming things like weapons, e.g. Skull Splitter or Blood Taker.
The word ‘kenning’ derives from the Old Norse word ‘kenna eitt við’, which means ‘to express a thing in terms of another’.
Did you know?
Paw lickerMilk drinkerBall chaserDog hater
Mouse catcherStroke lover
Ball chaserCrowd pleaser
Fast runnerSneaky diverGoal scorerMate hugger
Nappy changerDinner makerFace kisserBig hugger
Mistake forgiverTaxi driver
Challenge setterWhistle blowerCoffee drinkerBoard writerBook ticker
Children helper
Now look at these examples...
Hard workersFriend makersAward winnersPE loversPoint gettersExample setters
Year 4
Great jumperWater drinkerStraw eaterStrong walkerRace runnerHuman carrier
Corner takerGoal scorerBall chaserTeam playerLA loverTattoo wearer
Animal worrierQuick moverMeat eaterPaw lickerPrey hunterWood dwellerMoon howlerNight prowler