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: 25.01.2021 Weekly Timetable - document
The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis
Embark on an adventure with The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis. Two siblings, Tom and Stella, who have recently moved from Hong Kong, try to solve the case of a disappearing dog!
Reading Comprehension Focus text: The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis |
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Mon |
Listen to the introduction by Karen Inglis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW8f2nymq4Y
Isabella Plantation - inspiration for The Secret Lake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xEEjvASIbw
Sit back and enjoy the first 3 Chapters of this book read by Karen Inglis (10 minutes) |
First three chaptersClick here -Character Sketch of Tom and Stella-
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Tue |
Listen to the audio |
Chapter 4 |
Wed |
Listen to the audio |
Chapter 5 |
Thu |
Listen to the audio |
Chapter 6 |
Fri |
Listen to the audio |
Chapter 7 PART 1 with questions Chapter 7 PART 2 with questions |
English
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Lesson activities
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L.O. To think about and draw ‘The Secret Lake’ The main characters (Tom and Stella) find ‘The Secret Lake’ in our book. What do you imagine it looks like? Look at the two book covers on the plan to spark some ideas.
Drawing the setting 'The Secret Lake' |
Draw and colour what you imagine ‘The Secret Lake’ to look like. You need to draw your setting in detail as you are going to describe it in another lesson. |
| Tue |
L.O. To write a description of 'The Secret Lake' I hope you’ve enjoyed The Secret Lake so far! In Chapter 4, Tom and Stella discover a hole and ladder leading down to ……..a lake. Here is the start of a description of the lake. Can you continue to describe what it looked like. Remember not to tell the story! What can you see, hear, smell ? The most beautiful lake could be seen through the thinning branches. There were crimson pink flowering bushes…. |
Chapter 4Here are a few words that you could use in your description:
You could use this weblink to search for words to help you. Although it says rhyme zone, it covers different language features. |
| Wed |
L.O. To use Spelling shed and activities for the Stage 4 spelling programme List 15- The suffix ‘-ous.’ The final ‘e’ of the root word must be kept if the sound of ‘g’ is to be kept. Please go online to use the Spelling Shed activities assigned at your level |
List 15 Spelling Practice Sheet Stage 1 List 7 Spelling practice sheet Stage 1 Activity 1 ANSWERS |
| Thu |
Word Work L.O. To use the dictionary to find meanings of words and synonyms to find similar words Use the attached sheet to find the definition and words that have the same or nearly the same meaning as another(synonyms) How many words can you manage to do? |
Dictionary/Thesaurus work Use this online tool : Thesaurus and Word Tools | WordHippo
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| Fri |
L.O. To use the text to draw characters To ask questions about these characters
Read the descriptions of the boy in the boat and the two girls. Draw and label them. If you were Stella or Tom, think of questions that you would like to ask them. |
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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/ https://www.timestables.co.uk/
For some easier Measurement activities Mathletics Booklet (area section only)
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Resources
powerpoint-problems for the week
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Mon
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LO: What is area?
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powerpoint-problems for the week |
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https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ LO: Counting squares to find area |
powerpoint-problems for the week
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| Wed |
https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ LO: Making shapes
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powerpoint-problems for the week
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| Thu |
https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ LO: To compare area |
powerpoint-problems for the week |
| Fri |
https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/
Hot task. Answer the assessment questions. How did you do?
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TOPIC
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| SCARF - Monday |
Friend or acquaintance?LO: To consider the different types of relationships we can have with other people. Read the story, there are different characters mentioned.
identify the different ways Umar helped Henry.
We have different types of relationships and these affect the way we are with people and what kinds of conversations we have. Explore the conversation Henry might have with one of the following people:
Think about what kind of relationship is being shown and how this affects the amount of detail and feeling revealed to the person All the people we know and meet have important roles in our lives but we might share more with our families and friends than acquaintances. |
Umar helps Henry - story sheet Story Audio by a teacher Questions Audio - teacher led |
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Tuesday Research work
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Science Research- You could use www.google.co.uk OR Safe search engines Kidtopia
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Research work sheet about volcanoes
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| R.E Wednesday |
Last lesson we learnt about Noah and his friendship with God, now we are going to learn about Abraham (Noah’s descendant) and his relationship with God. Abraham was asked to leave behind (everything) and told to go to a distant land by God. (Sometimes referred to as Abram) Abram had to leave his home in Ur in the land of Haram. Watch the clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JeYA2x1OIk
Here is the first part of the story of Abraham from the Bible. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis+12&version=ERV
Abraham lived near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq. Use the attached map to track his journey from Ur to Haran to Canaan and then to Egypt
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Abraham reading sheet
Follow the route with a marker pen. List some of the places marked on the map |
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Geography/ Science - Thursday Where In the World Are Volcanoes? |
L.O. To use a map of the world
A list of extinct volcanoes in the UK; https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/uk-volcanoes-must-visit/ -
Fun activities with volcanoes/Investigations Make your own volcano and watch it erupt! |
BBC clip about volcanoes; https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zd9cxyc
Look at this
https://volcano.si.axismaps.io/
List of active and dormant volcanoes Labelling sheet - volcanoes of world (3 levels of difficulty - choose your own level)
Extra challenge If you have identified all the active volcanoes from the list, join them together with a thin red pen. This is called the Ring of Fire because it is where most of the active volcanoes in the world exist. Interactive map to label online |
| Art - Friday |
L. O. To draw or paint a secret lake |
You can draw /paint your own or use the frame as a template and add a rowing boat and flowers. |
| PE |
Mrs Carvill's Daily Fitness Challenge
P.E with Mrs Carvill at school 2.30 Cardio with Carvill Meeting ID: 931 4792011 Password: workout |
Fitness Challenge |
