Year 4 Home/School Learning

Week 8 – Week beginning 1st June 2020 The learning outlined below is set for both school and home learning. Literacy, mathematics and topic learning will be set weekly linked to Year 4’s

theme ‘Norway.’

DB PRIMARY – STAYING IN CONTACT

Please make sure you email us on DB Primary at the beginning of the week to let us know you are ok and to show us something you are proud of with

your home learning. We expect you to email at least once a week Literacy Mathematics Topic

Mon Daily Spellings: See spellings

for this week at below. Practise Look Cover Write Check for 10

minutes a day. Remember to look at the spelling rule in the spellings, this will help you

remember them. Daily Reading -10 minutes –

read to an adult or a sibling. You may be needing more

books to read. Take a look at the website ‘oxford owl’. They

have books for all ages. The details are on our webpage.

Handwriting Practise: Handwriting practise will now be

linked to our weekly spellings. If you would like to start with a pencil and then progress to

using a pen this will get you ready for your return to

school. I am sure you all would have been awarded your

Arithmetic focus:

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opics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb

This week start each day in The Deadly Sea of Shapes. It

is a challenge – make sure you have a piece of paper

and pencil ready to calculate your answers using column

method. Times Table Rock

Stars –10 minutes practise. Log on

to Rock Stars and practise your times tables for 10

minutes. Each Monday a Rock

Reasoning focus:

We are continuing with our unit of work on shape that

we started before half term. Can you remember the names of the different

groups of shapes? 1. Circle all of the

quadrilaterals.

2. Is this shape a quadrilateral? Explain your

answer.

3. Colour the quadrilaterals

using the key.

Introducing our new topic.

Our new topic is ‘Norway and is Geography based.

The first activity is to brainstorm on a piece of paper what you think you know about Norway

already. The purpose of our topic on

Norway is to allow us to explore Environmental Geography. We are

going to think carefully about the physical features of Norway as

well as the sustainable energy solutions it has developed. We will

also compare and contrast Norway with the UK.

To begin our exploration of

Norway, it’s important that we know a bit more about Norway as

a country. Therefore, we will begin our topic by researching

different facts and information about the country to create an

pen licences by now! See below

for handwriting practise.

Literacy Task: Grammar task –

LI: To understand how and when to use apostrophes to show possession.

This lesson includes: two videos to help you

understand possessive apostrophes

three activities Learning: A possessive

apostrophe shows that something belongs to or is

connected to something else. Watch this clip to learn how to use possessive apostrophes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ar

ticles/zmt2mfr

Battle -4D against 4H– will

begin at 12pm. It will finish at 12pm on Friday! Which

class will be the Rockstars winners? Reward stickers will be posted

on DB Primary for everyone that participates! Good luck!

Starter:

Medium:

Tricky:

information poster. Make sure that

you make notes that you can then write up into sentences on your

poster. We expect that your research will take a couple of days before creating an

information poster on Wednesday.

Useful websites: https://www.fjordtours.com/places-

to-visit-in-norway/

https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/norway-facts.html

Using the internet, find factual

information about the following things:

Geography: Where is Norway in the world? What seas surround

the coast of Norway? What is the terrain like? Does it have any

major rivers and what are they called? Does it have any mountain

ranges, Fjords or Glaciers?

General information: What is the population? What money do they use?

Capital city? Flag?

National Anthem? National dance?

Singular nouns

A singular noun is a noun referring to just one person or

thing. For example: Cat When you want to show that

something belongs to that person or thing, you add a

possessive apostrophe and an s.

For example: The cat's tail was fluffy.

's shows that the tail belongs to the cat.

Top tip If a singular noun already ends

in s, you don't need to add another s. You can just add an apostrophe at the end.

For example: Charles' cat was naughty.

Plural nouns ending in s

Plural nouns refer to more than one person or thing.

For example: Brothers

To show possession when the

noun is plural and already ends in s, you just add an apostrophe to the end of the

word. You don't need to add an extra s.

For example: The brothers' feet were muddy.

Challenge:

Solve the riddles to find the quadrilaterals.

Prime Minister?

Government? Economy? Language?

Food and Drink: What traditional food and drink

do they eat and why?

History: What history does Norway have?

Did they have invaders and Settlers? Kings or Queens?

Education:

When do their children begin school? What type of things do

they learn? Do they have a different schooling system to the UK? Do they take exams?

ECO:

How is Norway Eco friendly? What natural resources do they

use to do this? How do they produce electricity? Sustainable

power and recycling?

Culture: Famous landmarks? Museums and what is in them?

National holidays?

Food and Farming:

The girls' bathroom was a mess.

Watch this video to revise apostrophes for possession.

Focus on the words that are highlighted

in pink. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ar

ticles/zmt2mfr Activity 1

Complete the quiz online rewriting the sentence. You will

need a pen and paper for this activity.

Top tip! Decide whether the noun is singular or plural so you know where to put the

apostrophe.

Activity 2 – See sheet below.

Complete the Possessive

Apostrophes activity sheets. You can either print out the activity sheet which is saved

below or write your sentences on a piece of paper.

Top tip!

See Additional daily maths challenges saved in the

Home learning Week – these are optional tasks if you

like a challenge!

How does Norway grow and

produce food? Do they grow crops and if so what? What meat

do they eat? How do they farm the land and what methods do they use?

Employment / occupations:

What jobs do the Norwegian people do?

Entertainment: What is the national

sport? What outdoor activities do they take part in/ Do they have

any festival?

Religion: What is the main faith in Norway?

What do they believe and where do they worship?

Wildlife and Animals?

Other interesting facts?

The items in the sentences only

belong to one person. Activity 3- See sheet below

Complete the Possessive Plural Nouns activity sheet. You can either print out the

activity sheet or write your answers on a piece of paper.

Top tip! When using possessive

apostrophes with plural nouns, add the apostrophe after the s.

For example: The boys' classroom was neat and tidy.

Challenge: How many different examples of possessive

apostrophes can you find on two pages of your reading book? Can you explain why

they have been used?

Tue Daily Spellings: See spellings for this week at below. Practise Look Cover Write Check for 10

minutes a day. Remember to look at the spelling rule in the

spellings, this will help you

remember them.

Daily Reading -10 minutes – read to an adult or a sibling.

Handwriting Practise: Handwriting practise will now be

linked to our weekly spellings. Tuesday’s handwriting also includes three sentences.

Arithmetic focus:

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b This week start each day in The Deadly Sea of Shapes. It

Reasoning focus:

Continue to make notes under the suggested headings from Monday.

When you have finished, take your factual information and

change them into draft sentences

that you can include in your

poster. Save your sentences for tomorrow when you will make

your poster.

Literacy Task:

Have you ever wanted to go on an adventure? Have you ever

wanted to be a spy? Well this unit of writing is all about two

twins who have a special secret. By reading this story, you will

earn their spy-licious secret and build your way to writing your

own adventure story!

Read the story ‘Mission Impossible’ or listen to it via the link.

Use the story grid to think of questions about the story. There

are three headings – observe,

is a challenge – make sure

you have a piece of paper and pencil ready to calculate

your answers using column method.

Times Table Rock Stars –10 minutes

practise. Log on to Rock Stars and

practise your times tables for 10 minutes. Did you beat your

score from yesterday?

Starter: Set yourself a timer, between 5 and 2 minutes

depending on your confidence. How many of the table wheels can you complete? What times

tables do you need to work on?

Challenge:

wonder and infer. Under each

heading you need to write a list of questions.

Observe: What have you learnt from the story? Make a list of bullet points.

Wonder: Ask questions about the story that you are

wondering about that maybe haven’t been answered yet.

Infer: Make statements about the text – I think…, Maybe…

Use the grid at the bottom of the page to set out your bullet

points, questions and statements about the story. Here is an

example of what your questions might look like:

See Additional daily maths

challenges saved in the Home learning Week – these

are optional tasks if you like a challenge!

Once you have completed your

grid, please send it to your teacher on DB Primary.

Once you have completed the Observe, Wonder and Infer sheet consider everything you

know about the text. Complete the following sheet:

Wed PLEASE EMAIL YOUR TEACHER TODAY

Daily Spellings: See spellings for this week at below. Practise Look Cover Write Check for 10

minutes a day. Remember to

look at the spelling rule in the

spellings, this will help you remember them.

Daily Reading -10 minutes – read to an adult or a sibling.

Handwriting Practise: Handwriting practise will now be

linked to our weekly spellings.

Arithmetic focus:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/t

opics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb

This week start each day in The Deadly Sea of Shapes. It

is a challenge – make sure you have a piece of paper

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR TEACHER TODAY

Reasoning focus: Main Activity:

Investigating Symmetry: Cut

out the shapes below (see

larger images in Wednesday’s worksheet

section). How many times can you fold and unfold

each shape perfectly so that none of the lines overlap.

For example, if you fold a square in half vertically it

Create an information poster about Norway.

Take two A4 pieces of paper –position them so that they are

landscape, overlapping them

slightly before taping or gluing

them together.

A4

Wednesday’s handwriting also

includes three sentences.

Grammar Task: Continue to

revise the use of apostrophes

for possession. See Larger sheets below.

and pencil ready to calculate

your answers using column method.

Times Table Rock Stars –10 minutes

practise. Log on to Rock Stars and

practise your times tables for 10 minutes. Did you beat your

score from yesterday?

Starter: Starter: Play Hit the Button, practise your 6, 7, 8,

9, 11, 12 times tables! https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ma

ths-games/hit-the-button

makes 1 rectangle. Unfold

and fold again horizontally to create a second rectangle.

Unfold, fold to the corners- what shape is made now? Each fold is one line of

symmetry. How many does each shape have in total?

Record on the sheet below.

1. Which shapes have more than one line of

symmetry?

2. Match the halves

together to make symmetrical shapes.

3. Pair the lines of symmetry

to the shapes they match.

Things to consider:

Title Subheadings

Factual information Presentation – how will you

organise the facts neatly on

your poster so that it is eye catching and well presented?

Include diagrams or pictures (can be drawn).

Think very carefully about the

layout and presentation of the facts you have made.

Please send a picture of your

poster to your teachers on DB Primary.

Literacy Task:

Re-read the Mission Possible story again or listen to it using

the audio link. Today I will need you to mark my work! Yes indeed, you will

be able to pink and green my comprehension answers about

the story using the sheet below. However, I will need you to

use your comprehension skills very carefully to see firstly, if

my answers are true or false and secondly, prove it, giving

your own responses!

True or False Quiz!

Welcome to my quiz! I love quizzes

and I need you to mark mine for

me. Am I right or wrong? Be ready

to explain how you know if I have

got the answer right or wrong!

You may find it useful to circle and

draw on the story where you find

the answer.

4. How many lines of symmetry does this shape

have?

See Additional daily maths

challenges saved in the Home learning Week – these

are optional tasks if you like a challenge!

Now I need you to be

detectives for me and look for the clues to answer these

questions. Here are four questions which I am not sure

of the answers to so I need your help! What do you think

the answers are and why? Can you find any clues in the story

to help you? See the questions below in

Wednesday’s Literacy. Thur Daily Spellings: See spellings

for this week at below. Practise Look Cover Write Check for 10

minutes a day. Remember to look at the spelling rule in the spellings, this will help you

remember them.

Arithmetic focus: Reasoning focus:

Lines of symmetry show a perfect reflection of a

shape. If you were to investigate symmetry with

mirrors, the shape in the mirror should show an

Science

Over the next few weeks we will be exploring Living things and

their habitats. We will be able to explain and observe the key features of living things can be

classified, to recognise how a

Daily Reading -10 minutes –

read to an adult or a sibling. Handwriting Practise:

Handwriting practise will now be linked to our weekly spellings. Thursday’s handwriting also

includes three sentences.

Grammar Task: Write 8 sentences that show the correct

use of apostrophes for possession. Examples of singular (one

person): Mrs Downey’s laptop.

The children’s pencils. Miss Harrison’s classroom.

Examples of plural (several

persons):

The teachers’ staffroom. The girls’ football team.

The boys’ toilets.

Literacy Task:

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This week start each day in The Deadly Sea of Shapes. It is a challenge – make sure

you have a piece of paper and pencil ready to calculate

your answers using column method.

Times Table Rock

Stars –10 minutes practise.

Log on to Rock Stars and practise your times tables for

10 minutes. Did you beat your score from yesterday?

Starter: How many can you complete? Check your time

from Tuesday- can you beat your score? Remember the

commutative law, if you know 3x6=18 you know that

6x3=18

exact image of the shape.

In previous years, you would have explored

symmetry in nature, particularly on butterflies’ wings. Everything on one

side is reflected exactly on the other side.

simple key helps identify living

things and ask questions that can be used to construct a key,

observe key features of living things.

Play the Yes/ no game to sort ideas and identify and object. You

will need another person to play. Think of a creature and write it

down without showing your partner. They have to ask you a

set of questions to try and identify what it is – you are only

allowed to answer yes or no in response! Eg: Does it have two

legs? Use the pictures below to sort into

groups – you can use the yes/ no game to help you group the Living

things into categories Eg: Plants / Insects. What questions did you

have to use to help you sort them into categories? Make sure you

look carefully at the creatures,

they fall into different categories

and might be classes as something other than an insect. Think carefully!

Re-read the story, sequencing

the events in to the correct position on the story mountain.

Wonderful Words

Often in stories there are some words which

we do not know the meaning of.

Can you match these words to their correct

definition? Complete the work sheet below.

Challenge:

See Additional daily maths challenges saved in the

Home learning Week – these are optional tasks if you

like a challenge!

Activity 2: Using the Venn diagram below –

sort the animals under the different headings.

Fri Daily Spellings: See spellings

for this week at below. Practise Look Cover Write Check for 10

minutes a day. Remember to look at the spelling rule in the spellings, this will help you

remember them. Daily Reading -10 minutes –

read to an adult or a sibling. Handwriting Practise:

Handwriting practise will now be linked to our weekly spellings.

Friday’s handwriting – practice your ten spellings again using

the LSCWC method before your test.

Weekly Spelling Test: Please ask an adult to test you on your

weekly spellings and then send us your scores.

Literacy Task:

Reading Comprehension: The Girl Who Walked on Air

Arithmetic focus:

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7nb/articles/zn2y7nb

This week start each day in The Deadly

Sea of Shapes. It is a challenge – make

sure you have a piece of paper and pencil

ready to calculate your answers using

column method.

Times Table Rock

Stars –10 minutes

practise.

Log on to Rock Stars

and practise your times tables for 10

minutes. Did you beat your score from

yesterday?

Starter: Symmetry quiz- have a go at the

quiz, how many do you know?

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-m-

436-symmetry-powerpoint-quiz

Reasoning focus:

Our RE topic for the summer term

is God’s people.

Our big question is: Why do some people do extraordinary things?

Create a mind map of what you

know already? On a piece of paper place the title and big

question in the middle bubble and consider what you already know.

Who are God’s people? Who was particularly special

to Jesus and God? Explain why?

Why do some people do extraordinary things?

Give examples of people in

the UK that have gone above and beyond

everyone’s expectations over the last few weeks.

For many people, some places in

the world are special. For others the whole world is special. We all

God’s people

Why do some people do

extraordinary things?

feel a need to look after what is

special to us. Sometimes it is easy to explain why things are special.

At other times it might be difficult to put into words why something is special. Think carefully about

the following questions:

Q What are your special places and

why?

Q Can you recall an occasion when you

were hurt or angry by the way your

special place was treated by others?

Why were you hurt or angry?

What did you do?

Q Do you know any groups who

campaign because of the way people

or our world are being treated

today?

Christians believe that the diversity of the world and its people is

God’s gift. Jesus in his life and gospel, challenges people to

appreciate diversity and to create with it a harmony that reflects the

unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is reflected in the work

of CAFOD.

Read the scripture Word of God

“See, the body is one, even if formed by many

members, but not all of them with the same

function. The same with us; being many, we are

one body in Christ, depending on one another.

Let each one of us, therefore, serve according to

our different gifts. Do you have prophecy? Let

the deacon fulfil his office; let the teacher teach,

the one who encourages, convince. You must,

See Additional daily maths challenges saved in the

Home learning Week – these are optional tasks if you

like a challenge!

likewise, give with an open hand, preside with

dedication, and be cheerful in your works of

charity. Let love be sincere. Hate what is evil

and hold to whatever is good. Regarding

brotherly love, have love for one another.

Regarding respect, judge others as more worthy.

Regarding your duties, do not be lazy.

Be fervent in the Spirit and serve God.”

(Romans 12:4-11)

Think carefully about our

wonderful world and how

important it is to us. We are

grateful for all that we have. Reflect carefully:

How do you think we can be encouraged to value and care for

God’s wonderful world and creations?

Think carefully about St. Peter’s fundraising efforts and all that we do to try and help and

support others less fortunate than ourselves.

Why do we need to work towards justice for all?

Finally finish your learning with

this prayer of reflection:

Creator God, in your hands you hold the

depths of the earth and the heights of the mountains, for all creation belongs to you.

Grant us grace to cherish your

world and wisdom to nurture its resources.

Save us from the desire to control what is not ours and the impulse to possess what is not ours and

the impulse to possess what is there to share.

Amen. (Annabel Shilson-Thomas/CAFOD)

Daily spellings and Handwriting practise:

Monday’s Literacy – Activity 2

Monday’s Literacy – Activity 3

Tuesday’s Literacy:

Tuesday’s Literacy Lesson:

Wednesday’s Literacy: Grammar Task:

Now I need you to be detectives for me and look for the clues to answer these questions. Here are four questions which I am not sure

of the answers to so I need your help! What do you think the answers are and why? Can you find any clues in the story to help you?

1) The men on the boat were Dodgy Rodger and Raucus Reggie.

2) Polly and Pete were successful in their mission and left the mirror on the doorstep of the Japanese Embassy.

3) At the end of the story Pete is given another mission.

4) Pete and Polly are brave.

Your Turn to be Quiz Master!

Can you write a quiz based on this story or another one that you have read?

Write six questions about the story. Make sure you know the answers to them before you ask someone.

Why not post them in 4D’s or 4H’s Discussion Forum on DB Primary? Remember – if you have chosen another book, rather than use

our Literacy story, you must name the book the quiz is on before asking someone your questions!

Thursday’s Literacy

Wonderful Words

Often in stories there are some words which we do not know the meaning

of.

Can you match these words to their correct definition?

Friday’s Literacy

Monday’s Maths Starter

Tuesday’s Maths

Wednesday’s Maths:

Thursday’s Maths:

Friday’s Maths: Main Activity:

Science