Y4 Home learning 
If you need to contact the Y4 teachers, please see our contact details below.
Mrs S. Pearce spearce@stnics.w-berks.sch.uk
Miss N. McCabe nmccabe@stnics.w-berks.sch.uk
Mrs V. Carvill vcarvill@stnics.w-berks.sch.uk
Week beginning: 04.01.2021
Class Novel: The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
Audio -Read by Teachers
Chapter One - Chilblains and Semolina Pudding
Reading Comprehension |
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Wed |
New Year |
Questions and answers |
Thu |
The Man Who Bought The Mountain |
Questions and answers |
Fri |
My Longest Journey |
Questions and answers |
Read the book by clicking on the name of the book below
The Angel of Nitshill Road by Anne Fine
Click on the chapter - audio read by teachers.
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
English
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Lesson activities
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L.O. To identify a dilemma in a story Establish the difference between an issue and a dilemma. Give definitions of the words ISSUE and DILEMMA. Show and read out two sentences containing the words issue and dilemma. e.g. The important issue was raised at the meeting. The only curtains left are either red or blue and I hate both colours. This poses a dilemma for me. e.g. Watch Pixar Short film clip ‘One Man Band’. Pictures Stop video at various points. What is the girl’s dilemma? Who should she give the coin to? |
Watch the clip |
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L.O. To use Spelling shed and activities for the Stage 4 spelling programme List 12 Challenge words- complete, continue, experiment, famous, favourite, February, naughty, material, knowledge, remember Please go online to use the Spelling Shed activities assigned to your level |
Stage 4 Spelling practice sheet |
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L.O. To identify and describe the key characters in the story Part 2 To identify the dilemma in a story
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Read from the beginning of The Angel of Nitshill Road by Anne Fine; identify the key characters and discuss what we know about the characters so far using evidence from the text. What is the dilemma for these children? |
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L.O. To build up a description of a character (Celeste)
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Read Ch. 2 of The Angel of Nitshill Road up to pg 10; discuss the introduction of the new character and where do they think she’s come from? How do they think this will effect the story? Make notes about the character of Celeste. Try and use the text to support your ideas. |
Maths
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Lesson activities - Teaching videos (click HERE) https://corbettmathsprimary.com/5-a-day/ Extra Maths challenges Mathletics - activities linked to our units of work Primary Maths Challenge - good for some extra challenges Times Tables Rock Stars - keep up your skills Transum puzzles, problems and investigations https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/
For some easier Multiplication and division activities |
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Extra problem solving for the week |
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https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ LO: The 11 and 12 times-table |
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https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ LO: To multiply 3 numbers
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https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ LO:To identify factor pairs |
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https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ LO: To use efficient multiplication
Watch the Written Methods Learning video to help you get ready for the next week of lessons. Spr4.1.5 - Written methods on Vimeo |
Something easier: multiplication families |
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| Tuesday | New Year Resolutions |
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| Geography- Wednesday |
L.O To explore the landscape of Iceland Use fact file template Find Iceland on a world map/label blank map of Iceland Look at different features of Iceland Google Earth -Iceland Label regions on blank map including Reykjavik capital Colour Icelandic flag and explain colours |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUaN_tki82o https://www.atozkidsstuff.com/iceland.html |
| Science - Thursday |
Recap - teeth
What happens to my food? To describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans |
Diagram of different types of teeth to draw
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| Art - Friday |
Northern Lights |
ppt |
| PE |
Mrs Carvill has set you a small daily challenge, please send pictures or videos of anything extra/fun you've been doing to keep active to vcarvill@stnics.w-berks.sch.uk |
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