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Home Learning Grid – Year 4 Week 5 4.5.20
Engl
ish
Task 1: Task 4: Task 7: Task 10: Task 13:
Reading
Read the text and answer the
questions in as much detail as
you can.
Grammar
See what you remember about
possessive apostrophes
Research
Watch the video and make
notes about Prey animals
Information Texts
Seesaw
Create your information
page about Prey animals
Information Texts
Choose a Prey animal to write
about.
Research and plan your non-
fiction page.
Information Texts
Create your information page
about the Prey animal of your
choice
Mat
hs
Task 2: Task 5: Task 8: Task 11: Task 14:
Multiplication
Practise your x6 tables
Capacity
Work through the tasks to build
your confidence with capacity.
Multiplication
Practise your x7 tables
Capacity
Work through the tasks to build
your confidence with capacity.
Shapes
Sort the shapes by their
properties
Shapes
Quadrilaterals
Can you identify and name the
quadrilaterals
Multiplication
Practise your x8 tables
Triangles
Watch the Seesaw lesson to
learn about sorting triangles
Top
ic
Task 3: Task 6: Task 9: Task 12: Task 15:
History
Watch a Horrible Histories
episode and create a poster all
about the facts you learn.
French
All about our likes and dislikes.
Watch the Seesaw video to
remind you of the vocabulary
and pronunciation.
PSHE
What would your picture of
HOPE look like?
PE
Try out these different activities
to build your fitness. Can you
beat your scores?
Science – Food Chains
Learn about and create a range
of food chains.
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Reading Times Tables Spelling Additional
We have used some of the illustrations
from the Book of Hopes by Katherine
Rundell in Task 9, why not follow the
link and read some of the poems and
short stories.
https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-
zone/9-12/book-hopes/
TT Rockstars – focus is on the x6 x7
and x8 this week
Hit the Button for x6 x7 and x8 as well
as ÷6 ÷7 and ÷8
Revisit this term’s spellings or choose
new ones from the list in your planner.
Practise writing them in different ways
to help learn the letter pattern.
Handwriting – try to have 20mins a
week to focus on a neat, joined style.
Seesaw Virtual learning platform.
We are so pleased with the work you
uploaded last week!
Keep up the great effort!!
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Task 1: Non-Fiction Texts
Read through this text and then answer the questions
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1. When was David Attenborough born ________________________________________________________
2. ‘…he collected fossils, rocks, and other specimens, such as bird eggs.’ Which is the closest in meaning to the
word specimens? Tick one.
O items of interest O spectacles O precious O careful
3. Where did David serve in the Royal Navy?
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4. Explain in your own words how David’s style of wildlife programme was different to programmes at the time.
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5. Why did David leave the BBC in 1972?
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6. Tick the boxes to say whether the sentences are true or false
7. What do you think the phrase ‘national treasure’ means and why do you think David is considered to be a
‘national treasure’?
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8. Why do you think David is fighting against plastic pollution?
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Task 2 Times tables
Fill in the gaps in this 6 times tables web.
How quickly and accurately can you do it?
Digit Card Games
Focus on the 6x table today – you could also use the digit cards from last week to play against
someone else.
Turn a card over, times by 6. If you are correct, score a point if you are not – they can steal the
point by getting it right!
Hit the Button
Play the x6 game AND the ÷6 game – can you beat your scores each time?
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Capacity
You have already looked at measuring the amount of liquid different containers can hold. Today
you need to look carefully at the measuring jugs and convert between L and ml.
How much is in each jug?
Golden Rule
1L = 1000ml
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Work out the equivalent capacity
Ml L
2L
5000ml
0.5L ( ½ L)
8500ml
12L
300ml
Draw a line so this jug has 1.2L of water in it.
How many more ml would fill the jug?
Draw a line so this jug has 0.95L of water
in it.
How many more ml would fill the jug?
Golden Rule
1000ml = 1L
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Task 3: History - Learning about the Past
There are 2 parts to today’s task.
1). Watch a Horrible Histories episode online (simply google Horrible History full episodes and pick one). You
can choose whichever time or event in history you want! You might want to revisit a subject you
have already studied or learn about a new one – your choice!
*If you don’t have access to the internet, focus on what you remember from one of the topics we have studied
this year: the Maya, the Romans or the Vikings.*
Make notes here about all that you learn.
Chosen Topic: _________________________
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2). Create a poster that shares the facts you have learnt about that time in history.
Ideally, we would like this done in Word or Publisher so you can brush up on your organisation
skills. Below is a reminder of how to do the different skills. If an adult is available, they might be
able to talk you through the skills or if you are a whiz then you could even teach them ;-)
Word and Publisher Skills
➢ Change the Font and Colours – avoid fonts where all of the writing is CL.
Choose colours that look right for the topic – not just your favourite ones!
Choose colours and fonts that are easy to read!
*Remember you have to the word before you can change it.
or subheadings stand out – size, bold, underlined, ➢ Make sure your headings
centre
Pictures - Copy and Paste images from the internet to make your poster eye catching.
Right click with the mouse and copy or pressing Ctrl and C. Then Ctrl and V will paste back into your
document.
Use Text Boxes – so you can move facts around
and space out your whole page.
Insert → Text Box
Change the outline and fill of
the text box to make them
stand out.
Click wrap text so that you can
move and resize the picture.
Crop helps you to
cut the picture to
just the bit you
want.
Click on the picture and the Format bar will be at the top
By moving the line in the bottom right hand corner,
you will be able to see your whole page and make
sure there aren’t huge gaps.
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Task 4: Some grammar practise
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Information Texts
Watch this film clip to help you understand what prey animals are:
Life on Earth. Episode 11. The Hunters and the Hunted.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qry6h (it is 54mins long)
A prey animal is an animal that is hunted and eaten by predators
What helps prey animals survive?
Follow this link to find some characteristics of prey animals https://bit.ly/2WgZT6j
Make a list of the most helpful adaptations prey animals have to avoid being hunted.
Fill the box with any words you would have to use when talking about prey.
Remember the job of an information page is to TEACH people about a topic.
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Task 5: Times tables
Fill in the gaps in this 7 times tables web.
How quickly and accurately can you do it?
You could make up one of these of your own with trickier calculations!
Digit Card Games
Focus on the 7x table today – you could also use the digit cards from last week to play
against someone else.
Turn a card over, times by 7. If you are correct, score a point if you are not – they can steal
the point by getting it right!
Hit the Button
Play the x7 game AND the ÷7 game – can you beat your scores each time?
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Capacity
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Create your own Summer Fruit Punch
Design your own summer punches using a range of drinks below
Drink Quantities:
200ml water 150ml blueberry juice 75ml strawberry juice
50ml raspberry juice 150ml apple juice 300ml lemonade
200ml fizzy water 250ml orange juice
or add other fruit flavours with your choice of quantity!
➢ You must make the Total Capacity
Draw and name
your own drink
Ingredients Total
capacity
How much of each
liquid did you use?
Berry Blitz
Lemonade x1,
Blueberry x1 and
Strawberry Juice
x4
750ml
0.75L
300ml
+ 150 ml
+ 300ml
350ml
0.35L
800ml
0.8L
1.2L
0.5L
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Task 6: Saying what we like and dislike in French
This is a reminder of some learning we have already done in French lessons this year. See
what you remember and hopefully build your confidence.
Key French Vocabulary you will need:
*Think carefully about the word order
– in French, the colour goes after the
object.
*Look carefully if the object is masculine or feminine – le or la / un or une
Complete the missing words from these sentences:
Translate into English
J’ai une balle rouge.
I have got a _____ ________.
J’aime le manteau bleu et gris.
________ the blue and grey ________.
Je n’aime pas l’écharpe jaune.
I don’t like the _________ ________ .
Je déteste l’ordinateur blanc et noir.
___ _______ the black and white ____________.
bleu gris noir blanc jaune
rouge violet rose vert orange
Key words
J’ai – I have
J’adore – I love
J’aime – I like
Je n’aime pas – I don’t like
Je déteste – I hate
et - and
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Now, translate into French
I like the orange bike.
___________ le velo _________ .
I love the purple and yellow doll.
____________ la poupée violet ___ jaune.
I hate the pink roller skates.
Je déteste _____ __________ ________.
I have got a blue and green pen.
_______ l’écharpe ________ et ___________ .
Challenge – Please only upload this part to Seesaw
You can either write your sentences here and take a photo to upload to Seesaw or type
them straight onto Seesaw. For an extra challenge, you could record yourself reading
your sentences so that I can hear your wonderful pronunciation!
Write 3 sentences of your own like the ones above, use the items I have listed or you could
find others to talk about.
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Task 7: Information Page
Please log in to Seesaw to see the full lesson and expectations.
What are prey animals?
Today you are going to create your information page all about prey animals and how they avoid
being hunted.
Skills
➢ Use conjunctions to explain your ideas when because if although
➢ Use technical language to teach the reader
➢ Use a range of homophones correctly
You can complete this task on paper using the format on the next page, onto the format that
is saved on Seesaw or create your own A4 document and then attach that to Seesaw for us to
read.
Don’t forget
Title
Subheadings – you can change mine if you want to!
Group the information
Explain your ideas
Make it eye catching
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How do they avoid being hunted?
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Special skills
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Interesting Facts
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What are they?
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Task 8: Maths – Sorting Shapes by their Properties
Shapes have lots of different properties, today we are going to look at parallel lines and right angles.
Parallel lines always stay the same distance apart, so they will never cross no matter how long they
go on for.
An angle is where the lines meet and a right angle is when the lines meet at exactly 90⁰.
Right angles can be found on the corner piece of paper and the corner of a book.
Task: Draw a larger version of this Venn diagram and sort the shapes, on the next page, into the
correct places.
Remember, the middle section means the shape has both properties.
There are 2 examples for you:
The videos and activities on these web pages will help you learn more about angles parallel and
perpendicular lines.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zb6tyrd/articles/zg68k7h - Angles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zb6tyrd/articles/zp327hv - Parallel and Perpendicular lines.
These two lines on this
shape are parallel because
they are the same
distance apart and will
never cross.
These two corners are
right angles (90⁰).
If you don’t have a
protractor you can use the
corner of a piece of paper to
check this!
This polygon has
one set of parallel
lines and two right
angles so it goes in
the middle of the
Venn diagram.
This triangle has a right
angle and no parallel lines
so goes in this section of
the Venn diagram.
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These are the shapes you need to sort onto your Venn diagram:
Cut them out and stick them on OR draw them with a pencil and ruler.
Remember you can check for right angles using the corner of a piece of paper if you do not have a
protractor at home.
Challenge:
In my example I explained why I put the shapes where I did. Your challenge is to choose 2 or more
shapes and explain why you have put them where you have.
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Task 9: PSHE / Art – Hope
Katherine Rundell has put together ‘The Book of Hope’ containing pictures, poems and short stories
by a wide range of authors and illustrators.
Here’s a selection of the pictures of HOPE I really liked.
Here’s the link if you would like
to explore it some more.
https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/9-12/book-hopes/
Your task is create your own picture of HOPE. You can ‘borrow’ ideas from these pictures or come
up with your own! Use pencils, pens, paints, watercolours, collage – whatever you think would be
effective! Please ask your grown-ups to share it on our Yr3&4 Facebook page if you are pleased with
your efforts.
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Task 10: Information Pages
You are going to create a fact file, leaflet or poster all about 1 prey animal.
Choose one of the prey animals we watched in the film clip (or another of your choice) to research
Today is a research/ gathering ideas day:
There is lots to think, research and write about, I have grouped the information you might want to talk
about:
OR YOU COULD HAVE ANY OTHER PIECES OF INFORMATION YOU WANT TO!
At the top of each box / section, come up with a suitable subheading. Some could
be questions, some could be statements.
➢ Where does it live?
➢ What is it like there?
➢ Is there a special reason it lives
there?
➢ What does it eat?
➢ What special skills / techniques
does it have?
➢ What does it need / do in order
to survive?
➢ Is it the predator of another
prey animal?
➢ How does it survive?
➢ Is it an endangered species? If
so, what can we do to protect it?
➢ Could you draw a picture and
label the different parts?
➢ Do you know any interesting
facts about it?
➢ Have you ever seen one in real
life?
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Your Research
Key Skills:
*write as NOTES, not full sentences
*try to include key vocabulary: technical / topic vocabulary
*make sure the information goes in the correct group.
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Task 11: Maths – Properties of Quadrilaterals
A quadrilateral is any 4 sided shape with 4 corners.
Using what you know, draw a line to match up the name with each the quadrilateral.
Start with the ones you are confident with, this will help you!
Rectangle Rhombus Square Parallelogram Kite Trapezium
Now check your answers.
Once you have checked your answers, complete the concept cartoon:
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Task 12: PE
Try each of these different activities to build your speed, agility and fitness. Record your
scores or times in the table. Can you beat your scores each time?
Activity Try 1 Try 2 Try 3
Sit Up Challenge
Move the Objects
Through the Ladder
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Task 13: Information Page
What are prey animals?
Today you are going to create your information page all about the prey animal of your choice and how
they avoid being hunted using your planning notes from yesterday.
Skills
➢ Use conjunctions to explain your ideas when because if although
➢ Use technical language to teach the reader
➢ Use a range of homophones correctly
You can complete this task on paper using the format on the next page or create your own A4
document and make it as professional looking as you can!
Don’t forget
Title
Subheadings – you can change mine if you want to!
Group the information
EXPLAIN your information and facts
Make it eye catching
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Task 14: Times tables
Fill in the gaps in this 8 times tables web.
How quickly and accurately can you do it?
You could make up one of these of your own with trickier calculations!
Digit Card Games
Focus on the 8x table today – you could also use the digit cards from last week to play against
someone else.
Turn a card over, times by 8. If you are correct, score a point if you are not – they can steal the
point by getting it right!
Hit the Button
Play the x8 game AND the ÷8 game – can you beat your scores each time?
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Please watch the Seesaw lesson for a full explanation on Sorting Triangles
This task can be done straight onto Seesaw or take a photo and upload your paper copy.
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Task 15: Science –Food Chains
You have learnt lots about habitats, animal groups, predators and prey.
Watch this video to learn about Food Chains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pasB5FxhVUk
You can either draw or write in each box to complete the food chains.
Producer
Grass, trees and plants
They produce / make
their own food
Consumer / Prey
They consume / eat the
producer.
They are the prey of
the predator
Predator
They are at the top of the
food chain and eat their
prey. (In longer food chains,
they might be the prey of a
bigger predator!)
Point at what
eats them
‘is food for’
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Choose up to 5 different living things of your own to create a food chain.
They could be typical ones you would find in your garden or ones from one of the climates you
have learnt about.
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Spelling (8 words for 2 weeks - 2 different ability groups)
Continue to practise these key spellings – or you could choose more from the lists in your planner
if they are all secure.
Ways to practise:
Write the word as a pyramid:
Write the word in a swirl:
Write the word as a wave:
Try different ways until you’re sure you can spell it correctly.
Handwriting Practice
Please push neat, joined handwriting
Even size and shape for all letters
Small gaps between words
Ensure ascenders (tall letters) are clearly
higher than smaller letters
guard guide describe popular
difficult different increase pressure
again hour minute Sure
move even break Group
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