Year 4 Home Learning Friday 24th April

Maths

Similar to Wednesday, I now want you to practise your new skill of dividing HTO numbers. Please do 20 calculations choosing a number from the left and a divisor from the right. Use the part-part whole models to figure out your answers. Remember - it is all about clever partitioning!

Sumdog - I have added LOTS of Sumdog challenges for you to be ticking along with. Dont panic when you see how many - its to keep you going for a few weeks!

English

Today, I want you to think about the lovely way Phillip Pullman describes things - there’s a chance to do a bit of drawing too. Watch my little video below and create your own page in your English book collecting interesting description for the elephant, the fireworks, the people and the other things


Year 4 Home learning Thursday 23rd April

Maths

Time to learn some higher level division. You can do it Year 4. Watch my lesson and follow the instructions. Do your answers in your maths book and please send me pictures so I can see how you are getting on.

English

Today I would like you to complete the reading activity below. We are still focusing on the chapters we have already read. This skill requires us to summarise what we have read and find 3 reasons why we know something using the text.

Year 4 home learning Wednesday 22nd April

Maths

Practise your division skills now using the part part whole models to partition and exchange. Some will have remainders and some will not. Ask a grown up to mark them for you.

English

Today I will read some of chapter 2 to you. Then we will be thinking about figuring out the meaning of words from their context and then checking by looking up in a dictionary.

Year 4 home learning Tuesday 21st April

Maths

Today’s short lesson is like yesterday - but with remainders. We practised those on Thursday and Friday last week - so you will be great!

English

Today I will be reading chapter one of the Firework Maker’s daughter to you - please follow and read with me. We will be practising three different Year 4 reading skills .

Year 4 Weekly home learning for week beginning Monday 20th April

Hello Year 4! Thanks for all your lovely messages last week and pictures. I really enjoy seeing you engaging with all your home learning. It is so important to keep up with all your learning - especially that maths and english!

This week, our focus is on Rocks and soils. Tune into our fieldwork session this morning and make sure you have your soil samples handy. I would love you to send me samples of your work this week in an email please - especially your English and maths work.

Here are your weekly activities that you can do any time during the week. Don’t forget also to keep reading and to take quizzes on accelerated reader. See if you can work towards that target!

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Year 4 Monday 20th March Home learning

Science

Let’s take part in our fieldwork session about Soil! First Link below to the live lesson homepage - beginning at 9.30 Monday. Have your soil ready! YEAR 4 UPDATE! SORRY - THE SESSION STARTS AT 10.30!!!

Maths

We are nearing the end of our multiplication and division unit. Its time to tackle the exciting challenge of dividing larger numbers this week. Let’s start by the lesson below. Today you do the activities as you watch the video - you will need to pause the screen when I say, to complete the activity. then play - and mark. No cheating!!

English

I am excited to say that we are starting our 3rd class novel ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter.’ We are going to be practising MANY DIFFERENT year 4 reading skills this week that help us become readers who analyse for good understanding. It is really important you keep up with this each day so you do not fall behind!

Today is a very short lesson in Active Reading - just looking at the the Front and back cover and making some predictions. Also pre-learning some vocabulary that will come up in the first chapter!

Year 4 home learning for Friday 17th April

Geography

Please complete your explanation/information text set yesterday, trying your very best - on Purple Mash.

Science

Please make sure you have written some questions about soil and shared them with us on the blog. Tune in to the LIVE session at 10.30 on Monday morning here: (if you cannot make it at this time, you can watch later on) You will need a sample of soil from your garden or local area handy.

if you have a printer, you may wish to prepare, by printing this sheet below ready for your fieldwork on Monday:

English

Please read Chapter 6 of ‘The Sleeping Volcano’ on purple mash and complete the 2do Book review.

Maths

Complete the following challenges linked to division with remainders as mentioned in yesterday’s lesson. Answers will be on at 5.00pm. there is also a quick division game to play

Geography extra!

If you have finished all these activities, I would love you to draw a labelled diagram of a volcano - use the vocabulary from earlier in the week to label it. You could do this on 2animate Purple Mash

Year 4 home learning for Thursday 16th April

Geography/English

Watch the following slides to find out about features of volcanoes. Then, over the next two days, I would like you to type an explanation text about how volcanoes erupt and also include some information. I HAVE SET THIS AS A PURPLE MASH TASK TODAY.

You can use my example of an explanation text below and my glossary to help you include the things you need in an explanation text

. Don’t forget, you could also refresh your memory by looking at yesterday’s slides.

English

Go on Purple Mash to read Chapter 5 of ‘The Sleeping Volcano’ today.

Here are some comprehension questions to answer:

Maths

Today we will revise how to solve simple division and make sure we understand remainders. Follow the lesson below then complete the division problems below.

Year 4 home learning for Wednesday 15th April

Science

On Monday, we will be watching a LIVE FIELDWORK session produced by EDucation Edu all about soil. I would like you to come up with some really interesting questions about soil - I know you are great at this!

Send me your most interesting one or two on the Purple Mash class blog - I have created a special blog for this topic. You may get a ‘shout out’ during the live session on Monday as I will be sending your questions to the producers!

English

The story continues…. Go on Purple Mash and read chapter 3 and 4 and do your quizzes!

If you have time, you could complete the spelling, punctuation and grammar learning linked to Chapter 1 and 2. These practise our key skills for Year 4.


Geography

Today, please watch and read the slides below all about volcanoes and how they erupt.

Now see if you can explain to an adult what these words mean: crust, core, magma, lava, pressure. Can you explain to an adult how a volcano erupts?

Tomorrow and Friday, you will be writing an explanation text to explain this process.

Maths

Today we are learning to find factors. First watch the video below

Now follow my lesson below to learn further. There are activities to complete underneath the lesson.

Year 4 Home Learning for Tuesday 14th April

Welcome back Year 4. I hope you have had a lovely Easter with your families and are ready to learn afresh!

This week in Year 4 it is VOLCANOES WEEK!

Each day this week, you will have Geography or Science work to do around the subject of Volcanoes or rocks. For this reason, there are no separate ‘weekly activities’ as we usually have.

Geography

Read the information below to find out all about volcanoes around the world. As you do this, you will be brushing up on your Geography - finding the volcanoes and seeing how close they are to the Equator and which hemisphere they are in.

Task 1

Go on Google Earth and type in the names of some of the volcanoes. What do they look like? Are they all the same? Zoom out and look at the shape and location of the country they are in.

Task 2

Use the world map and anything you have at home to help you plot these volcanoes using the symbols below. Then answer the questions:

Maths

To practise your skill of multiplying 3 digit numbers by one digit numbers I would like you to solve the problems in IXL H13. You will find many of these are easy and can be solved mentally or with jottings - until you get to the challenge zone! These last ones will need to be worked out using the extended method in your maths home learning books. You must finish it to challenge yourselves!

I have also set you a new Sum dog challenge to practise this skill - you have until Sunday to complete it.

English

This week, all of our English will be done on Purple Mash. We will be reading parts of a story each day called “The Sleeping Volcano.’ I will set you some reading and comprehension challenges to do each day about this so check your 2do’s today and every day please.

If you have time, you could complete the spelling, punctuation and grammar learning linked to Chapter 1 and 2. These practise our key skills for Year 4.


PE this week

Keep active each day. Complete any school PE challenges. You could do a Joe Wicks workout, some yoga, have a good dance round your kitchen, do some gymnastics or simply go for a walk or bike ride!



Year 4 Friday 3rd April Home Learning

English

Today, you are writing your ending to your Dragon Slayer story. You need to think what might have happened to the Dragon Slayer and his little dragon family in the future. Maybe you could use one of our novels as inspiration - what happened at the end of Charlotte’s Web or the Butterfly Lion? Make sure the reader feels happy at the end and the Dragon Slayer is no longer a killer!

Maths

Let’s use our extended method for multiplication now with three digit numbers. Fist watch my short video and do a few examples with me.




Then complete the further activities on the sheet below. I will put the answers on from 6.00 tonight! No cheating though!

Purple mash time - conversions.

Reading

Have you managed to do a quiz yet this week? Which books have you enjoyed? Why not share what you have read on our class blog. Is there a good book you can recommend?

Weekly activities

How did you get on? Which have you got left to do?

Year 4 Thursday 2nd April Home Learning

English

Time to write your resolution paragraph. This is when the Dragon Slayer makes his decision and then the other babies appear! Try to use those fronted adverbials to make the start of your sentences more interesting. You may need possessive apostrophes and don’t forget to slip in some extended noun phrases!

Maths

Now complete IXL H8 and H9. You will need to work out some of the answers using the extended method in your maths books but others are easy enough to work out mentally.

Purple mash Time - mixed clock times.

I have also set you a new Sum Dog challenge - practising multiplication and division. On Friday, I will set you a few to keep you busy over the Easter holidays. I know you all love it!

Daily reading and select some thing/s from the weekly tasks. Happy learning!

Year 4 Wednesday 1st April

Happy April Fool’s Day!

English - Writing your Dragon Slayer Story

Today it is time to write the dilemma. What does the Dragon Slayer DO to show he is in a dilemma? Why is he in a dilemma? Write this paragraph including some speech-dialogue and show the reader how he feels. You can still use extended noun phrases to describe the little baby dragon. Aaaah!

Maths

Today we re going to learn another new skill - multiplying a two digit number by a one digit number using THE EXTENDED METHOD. It is really important that you do this just as I teach you, rather than skipping to the next step.

New Sum Dog challenge set today Practising x and divide.

there is a Purple mash time 2 do - if you have time!

Daily Reading

I hope you have a really good book you are enjoying like me! Don’t forget to quiz!

Weekly tasks

Remember to go back and choose from these fun learning activities. Feel free to send pictures to my email about what you are up to!

Year 4 Tuesday 31st March Home Learning

English - Writing your Dragon Slayer story

Check the story planner below and write the build up paragraph today using extended noun phrases. You should watch that part of the film and maybe make a few notes of key actions that happen to help you remember.

Maths

Practise your new skill of multiplying 3 numbers on IXL. H12 and H13

Purple Mash telling the time 2do - Five to the hour today!

Daily Reading

I hope you have a really good book you are enjoying like me!

Weekly tasks

Remember to go back and choose from these fun learning activities

Year 4 Daily tasks Monday 30th March

English

Watch again the film below. Each day this week, I would like you to write a part of the story (1 paragraph) as we do in class. I have included a story planner below. Today, you need to write the beginning paragraph. Introduce the setting and main character, using extended noun phrases. Don’t forget to include the weather!

Maths

We are going to learn a new skill today - multiplying 3 numbers. Look at the help sheet below and complete the activities in your maths book. I will put up the answers tomorrow so you can mark it!

Also, complete the quick 2do in purple mash about time - Quarter to today.

Reading

I am still watching those reading targets on Accelerated reader and have set some new ones. Every day, curl up and read somewhere for at least 30 minutes. Then don’t forget to quiz when you’ve finished. There is a link to Accelerated Reader log in on the Help your child section. There are also lots of free books to read on the site too!

This week I finished my book ‘The Colour Purple.’ (I cried!)

Year 4 Weekly tasks for Week beginning Monday 30th March

To try something different this week, alongside daily Maths, English and reading, there are weekly tasks that you can pick from.

You can choose to do them any day which gives you a bit more freedom - see what you are in the mood for each day. You could choose to do a few on one day and none on another!

Follow the links below this image for the Science task

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