This week I’d like you



4541521-59436000 Home learning for Year 4Week Beginning Monday 27th April 2020Spelling:This week I’d like you to continue to look at the spelling rule where words are spelt with the /s/ sound spelt sc?e.g. science, ascent. Follow the link below and try some of the different games to help you to learn the spelling rule. (Latin-in-origin)Grammar:This week we are going to be revisiting fronted adverbials. Remember that a fronted adverbial goes at the beginning of the sentence and describes the verb. It can be used to describe when, why, how or where something happens. What punctuation follows a fronted adverbial?Before she knew what was happening, the timid, little girl’s bath became her place of safety on her new, exhilarating adventure.Because the tap was still running, the magnificent, turquoise ocean grew in size every minute.Feeling terrified, the little girl stared into the depths of the ocean below her floating bath tub.Beneath the waves, glorious, miniscule fish and giant, speckled turtle swam gracefully. Write 4 of your own sentences, using fronted adverbials and interesting vocabulary. Try and write one for each, as the examples above. Share your sentences with the class as a comment on this blog post!Extra language fun: Why not learn a word a day? Ask your parents to help you with this free download of new words to learn. Reading: Complete this lesson, looking at the vocabulary and word meanings within the poem ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright. This week you are going to be looking at synonyms and antonyms. Start the video and follow along with the poem. When you reach the independent task, pause and close the video before clicking next activity (you will be taken to some slides, click until you reach slide 3). Have a go at the independent task and if you’re up for a challenge, you can try the extra synonym and antonym hunt. When you have finished, check your answers by watching the end of the video (which will be in the top right of the screen). English:This week you are going to have a go a writing your own story based on ‘The Egyptian Cinderella’. Listen to the story again to remind yourself what happens, using the link below. one:Create your own story map, thinking about how you are going to adapt ‘The Egyptian Cinderella’ to make it your own story. Before you start, consider these questions:How might the slave girl end up in Egypt?What kind of special garment could she be given?What kind of creatures might she befriend?Who or what could swoop down to steal her garment?What might happen during Pharaoh’s action section when he travels to find the slave girl?Does she agree to marry the Pharaoh in the end or not?Then add some fronted adverbials and interesting words and phrases to your text map that you would like to use in your story. How could you apply some of the language skills you have looked at in your reading work? What might you use to help you use exciting, interesting vocabulary in your writing?Task two:Using your story map, write your own version of this story. Write a section of the story each day, starting with the beginning. Remember that a story moves through the beginning, the build up, the problem, the resolution and then the ending. Once you have written a paragraph, re-read your writing and think about how you could improve it. Remember our editing checklist to help you. SpellingsCheck for sensePunctuationIs there anything you would improve?Think carefully about your success criteria in your story: This week please think about your sentence starters and choose one thing you were working on at school e.g punctuation, vocabulary, checking for sense. Maths: To solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes; minutes to seconds; years to months; weeks to daysPlease complete as much as you can! Don’t worry if you don’t complete all 3 tasks.Fun Warm UpWhat can you do in one minute? How many star jumps can you do? How long can you run on the spot for?Task OneHow many minutes in an hour?How many seconds in a minute?How many months in a year?How many months in two years?Task Two:Which of these lengths of time is shorter? How do you know? 1 minute and 6 seconds or 76 seconds.Convert these times below:Years and monthsYearsMonths3 years4 years2 years10 years Weeks and daysWeeksDays2 weeks5 weeks 3 weeks7 weeks Hours and minutesHoursMinutes2 hours5 hours11 hours6 hoursMinutes and secondsMinutesSeconds2 minutes4 minutes9 minutes10 minutesTask Three:Now have a go at solving these time problems using your knowledge of time.1. Clara leaves school at 3:45. She arrives home at 4:18. How long does her journey take?2. Lara switches her computer on at 6:17. She switches it off at 7:10. How long is it on?3. Robert takes his dog for a walk at 09:23. They arrive back at 10:15. How long have they been out?4. A lesson starts at 1:50. It finishes at 2:25. How long does it last?5. Jo leaves home at 8:40. She returns at 9:15. How long has she been out?6. The class enter the museum at 10:25. They leave at 12:13. How long are they in the Museum?7. A tennis match starts at 11:09 and finishes at 12:25. How long as it lasted?8. The train leaves Bristol at 8:16. It arrives in London at 9:45. How long has the journey taken?PE Power of PE challenge activities: see the attached powerpoint and complete the daily PE activity! Extra family fun! Why not give the Premier League Primary Stars family challenge a go this week?Topic: HistoryCartouche are oval rings around names. Read and listen to all the information about Egyptian hieroglyphs. the hieroglyphic alphabet at the bottom of the page, write your name on a rectangle piece of paper and then design around the edge. Remember to colour the hieroglyphs in.There are also two games at the bottom of the page where you can try and crack the code. 10 top tips for staying safe on the internet1) 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. ................
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