Deanesfield Primary School
Dream, Believe, Achieve... And Make A Difference!Week 9 - Week Beginning 8th June 2020
Year 4 Home Learning - Week 9 (8th - 12th June 2020)
Click the links for the English and Maths tasks each day. Watch the videos, make notes if you would like to and complete the activities underneath the videos. You can print out the activity sheets or write down your answers on paper or in your home learning journal. Have fun!
Don't forget, children can still use Mathletics, Reading Eggspress and Times Table Rockstars freely.
This week for maths activities, please click the link, which will take you to the Year 4 White Rose Maths homepage. Then click alternative lesson and that should match with the worksheets below.
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READING |
ENGLISH |
MATHS |
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Day 1 |
Countdown spelling game! Choose vowels and consonants and see how many words you can make!
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Mastering Inverted commas! Monday 8th June lesson
This is to recaap your previous lesson on inverted commas. Try to challenge yourself to vary the layout of the reporting clause!
"I'm tired," moaned Lucy. Lucy moaned, “I’m tired!” Have a go at writing your own speech punctuation with exciting reporting verbs and varied reporting clauses! Can you write in the style of a play? |
Lesson 1: 1s, 10s, 100s, 1000s,
Please click the link to summer week 7 (w/c 8th June) alternative lesson and follow along with the worksheet in the printed resources section.
3615 + 3000 = 3615 + 3815 = 3615 + 100 = 3615 + 5615 = 3615 + 40 = 3615 + 3843 = 3615 - 600 = 3615 - 1515 = 3615 - 3000 = 3615 - 3510 =
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Day 2 |
Read your book for 20 minutes. Write a short prediction using evidence from the text about what you think will happen next. |
Investigating Dictionaries - Tuesday 9th June lesson
Why do we use dictionaries?
What can they help us to do with our writing? |
Lesson 2: Add two digit numbers - no exchange
Please click the link to summer week 7 (w/c 8th June) alternative lesson and follow along with the worksheet in the printed resources section.
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Day 3 |
Complete the reading activity on the book 'Dindy and the Elephant' by Elizabeth Laird - the same author as 'The Fastest Boy in the World!'
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Using a Thesaurus - Wednesday 10th June lesson
Why and when do we use a thesaurus?
How do they differ from dictionaries? |
Lesson 3: Add two 4-digit numbers - one exchange
Please click the link to summer week 7 (w/c 8th June) alternative lesson and follow along with the worksheet in the printed resources section.
Which one of these calculations was the easiest to complete? Why? Which one was the most difficult? Why?
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Day 4 |
-sion and -ous suffixes!
What is a suffix and what do they do to a root word?
How do the -sion and -ous suffixes change root words?
E-mail in a poster explaining the -ous and -sion suffixes to admin@deanesfieldschool.org.uk |
Exploring synonyms and antonyms - Thursday 11th June lesson
What is a synonym? What is an antonym? Why do we need to know the difference? Can you create a poster explaining what synonyms and antonyms are and give examples for each?
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Lesson 4: Add two 4-digit numbers - more than one exchange
Please click the link to summer week 7 (w/c 8th June) alternative lesson and follow along with the worksheet in the printed resources section.
Can you explain who's correct and how do you know?
A plane makes 3 flights a day. Journey one is 1462km, journey 2 is 3952km and journey 3 is 4123km. How far does the plane travel in total?
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Day 5 |
Reading Eggspress Activity.
How many eggs can you collect today? |
Story Opening
Using your improved vocabulary and knowledge of using a dictionary and thesaurus from this week’s lessons, click on the link to a Pobble picture. First, create your own story opening or setting description using ambitious vocabulary! Once you have finished, remember to use your proofreading skills to edit and improve your writing! Then, you can scroll down the page and complete the writing and reading activities!
If you can, send in your writing to admin@deanesfieldschool.org.uk
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Friday Challenge!
Multi-step problems!
Please click the link to summer week 7 (w/c 8th June) alternative lesson and follow along with the worksheet in the printed resources section.
Kieran needs to run 2500 metres. In the first ten minutes, he runs 639 metres and in the second ten minutes he runs 794 metres. How much further does he still need to run?
Miss Imane has 1938 glue sticks in her classroom. She gives 348 to Miss Harragan and 827 to Mr Wallace. How many glues sticks does she have left?
Don’t forget Mr Thorp’s videos on our YouTube channel! |
Throughout the week, once you have completed the Reading, English and Maths tasks, choose activities from the second grid below.
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Last week we focused on identifying and categorising leaf characteristics. This week, we are going to add our findings to a classification sheet and add/discover more information about the tree’s shape and bark. To do this activity you can either go outdoors with a camera or research the tree online.
1. If you haven’t already, make sure you have identified the trees using the leaves characteristics.
2. Print or make your own classification sheet (printable resources) Add the tree names to your 5 trees and leaf characteristics from last week.
3. Using the tree fact file (printable resources), identify the tree’s shape and bark characteristics and add to your classification sheet.
4. Can you identify and write up any similarities/differences the trees have? Can you identify any patterns?
5. *Challenge* Choose one of the trees from your classification sheet and create a fact file including all its characteristics.
Remember to wash your hands before and after going outdoors!
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Geography |
This week we’re going to learn about the weather and climate in the UK and around the world including an introduction to climate zones and climate change. Before completing this lesson create your own mind map of everything you know about weather and climate. What different types of weather are there? Do you know what the weather is like in other countries? Are you aware of how weather is changing around the world at the moment? What is climate? What is your understanding of climate change?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbwckmn
*Challenge* After completing the activities go back to your mind map and correct/add to what you have written.
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Fitness & Wellbeing |
This week we are going to learn about the importance and benefits of teamwork.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbcthbk
*Challenge* How many times can you think of when you have worked as part of a team and used teamwork at school?
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History |
Last week, we recapped what we learnt about the Bronze Age in Year 3. This week, let's find out about the iron age.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrv4dty
*Challenge* Which comes first? The Bronze Age or the Iron Age?
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RE |
Hi Year 4! This term in RE we are looking at Places of Worship. Lockdown worship; All around the world people are having to practise their religions without going to their special place of worship. Coronavirus has changed how we live. Watch the video to find out how different children are worshipping their God at the moment. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52214311 *Challenge* Write a paragraph about how your life has changed over the last eight weeks. Have you found it difficult, or are you enjoying it? Be honest! Enjoy your learning! Mrs Westall
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ICT |
Hi Year 4, Do you remember when we were creating some great projects using code? Today I've got a great challenge for you, involving j2code, visual. https://www.j2e.com/j2code/ Click on the link to access it. I would like you to add 3 sprites and make them move across the screen. Watch the video I have made (on Deanesfield’s Youtube channel) to see how I did it. You do not need to sign in, so it doesn't matter if you cannot remember your login. Have fun! Mrs Fraser |
| MUSIC |
Revise your Treble Clef notes and then have a go at playing this tune (attached file - Ode to Joy) on the virtual piano! If you have a real piano/keyboard/glockenspiel at home, try to use that as well.
From Mr Owen |