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Year 4 Home Learning Pack 2
Activity 1:
How were your Easter
Holidays?
Collect a word bank to
describe Spring .
Check your spellings.
Activity 2:
Write an acrostic poem
using the vocabulary
from Activity 1.
What words could you
use?
EASTER, SPRING
Illusrtate & display
Activity 3:
Read the poem
“A sheep is asleep on
my sofa.”
Answer the questions.
Do you like it?
Write a review to put in
our book corner.
Activity 4:
Read “How to write an
alliteration poem”
Collect a word bank.
It could be
- An animal
- A season
- A place
Activity 5:
Choose a subject.
Eg. Sausages
Write an alliteration
Poem.
Check your spellings.
Write up in neat.
Illustrate & save so we
can make a class
poetrybook.
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English and Writing Activities
Contents Page numberEnglish and Writing (10 activities) pages 1 - 17Reading (10 activities) pages 19 - 30Maths (10 activities) pages 31 - 55PE ideas page 56
Activity 6:
Complete SPaG
Summer 1 mat.
Activity 7:
Revise fronted
adverbials.
Complete fronted
adverbial sheets for
place or manner.
Activity 8:
Writing prompt sheet
using fronted adverbails.
London Marathon.
Activity 9:
Use the correct
punctuation to complete
the fronted adverbials.
Activity 10:
Complete the final activity as an assessment.
How did you do?
Have a go at making up some sentences using
the word mat.
Activity 1: Create a word bank to describe Spring
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Bright, yellow daffodilsGorgeous, green grass
Activity 2: Create your own acrostic poem about Spring (use the template on the next page or choose a word of your own)
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S___________________P___________________R___________________I____________________N___________________G___________________
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S___________________P___________________R___________________I____________________N___________________G___________________
Activity 3
Activity 4 and Activity 5
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Activity 6
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Activity 7:
Activity 8:
Activity 9:
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Activity 10:
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Activity 1: Activity 2: Activity 3: Activity 4:
Write your own poem
called “If you could see
laughter”
Activity 5:
Activity 6:
Activity 7:
Activity 8: Activity 9: Activity 10:
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Reading Activities
The following poem is for reading activities 1 to 4. It will be helpful to read it before you complete each activity.
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Activity 1: Vocabulary
Read the above poem “If you could see laughter” by Mandy Coe. Reading activities 1 to 4 are all based on this poem so we need to ensure we understand all of the words! If you would like to hear this poem being read you can listen to it here https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/poem/if-you-could-see-laughter/ (and also find lots of other wonderful poems to listen to!)
Once you have read the poem, underline any words you are not sure of. Write these words in the table below and then find out their definitions. You could ask an older sibling or an adult if they can help you, or use a dictionary (there are lots of online dictionaries if you do not have a dictionary at home)
Word (make sure you spell it correctly!)
Definition Use this word in your own sentence or draw a picture
Example
Spiral
Winding in a continuous and gradually widening or tightening curve
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Activity 2: Retrieval
Read the poem “If you could see laughter” and answer the following retrieval questions.
1. How does the poet describe “Tickle breath”? ____________________________________________________________
2. What balloon animals does the poet compare laugher to? ___________________________________________________
3. What type of laughter creates “balloons that float”? ________________________________________________________
4. Which is your favourite type of laughter that the poet describes? Why? _____________________________________________
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Activity 3: Inference
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1. Why do you think the poet uses so many colours to describe laughter? ___________________________________________
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2. Do you think the poet is more likely to be describing a hot air balloon or a helicopter in the final verse? Why do you think this? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. What do you think the poet means when she says “tickle breath”? __________________________________________________
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Activity 4: Write your own poem called “If you could see laughter”
Use Mandy Coe’s poem as inspiration to write your own poem about what you think laughter would look like!19
By ______________________
Activity 5: Read the extract and answer the questions
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Activity 6: The following article about “Teeth” will be used for activities 6 to 9.
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Activity 6: VocabularyRead the article above all about teeth. Underline any words that you do not understand and use a dictionary to find out what they
mean. Answer the questions below.
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Activity 7: RetrieveAnswer the below questions about the text “Teeth”
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1. At what age do young children’s teeth usually start falling out? ___________
2. What is the crown of each tooth covered with? ______________________
3. Look at the beginning of the section ‘Teeth and Food’ in ‘Belle’s Brilliant Blog’. Find and copy two sentences which explains why Belle’s surgery has been so busy.
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Activity 8: ExplainAnswer the below questions about the text “Teeth”
1. Why do you think Belle’s surgery give away samples of dental floss for free? _________________________________________________
2. Sammy does not look after her teeth very well. Give two reasons from the text that show this
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3. Why does Belle think that some of her patients won’t be eating any more bonfire toffee? Give two reasons.
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Activity 9: Summarise
These questions refers to the whole of the text ‘Teeth’.
1. Referring to the text, give three ways in which your life would be affected if you didn’t look after your teeth.
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2. Using examples from the text to support your answer, what is the overall aim of this text? Give two examples.
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Activity 10: Read the extract and answer the questions
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Maths Activities:
Activity 1:
Addition & Subtraction:
Add and subtract 1s, 10s,
100s and 1,000s
Activity 2:
Addition & Subtraction:
Add two 4-digit numbers -
no exchange
Activity 3:
Addition & Subtraction:
Add two 4-digit numbers -
one exchange
Activity 4:
Addition & Subtraction:
Add two 4-digit numbers -
more than one exchange
Activity 5:
Addition & Subtraction:
Subtract two 4-digit
numbers - no exchange
Activity 6:
Addition & Subtraction:
Subtract two 4-digit
numbers - one exchange
Activity 7:
Addition & Subtraction:
Subtract two 4-digit
numbers - more than one
exchange
Activity 8:
Addition & Subtraction:
Efficient subtraction
Activity 9:
Addition & Subtraction:
Assessment
Activity 10:
Arithmetic Test
(15 min time limit)
&
Problem of the Day
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Activity 1
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Activity 2
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Activity 3
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Activity 4
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Activity 5
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Activity 6
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Activity 7
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Activity 8
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Activity 9
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Answers to Mark your Test
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Activity 10 – Remember you only have 15 minutes to complete this test
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Answers to mark your test
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Physical Activities:Use a balloon to practice
your hand and eye coordination skills.
Go Noodle Counting the number of
jumping jacks, sit ups and squats you can do in one minute. Do this every day. Have you improved at the
end of the week?
https://www.thebodycoach.com/
blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html
Just Dance
Turn on the music and shake your groove thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Jf_dEcgeJWo
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Project Grid:
Create a brochure for Derwentwater Primary
School
The Queen of England is coming for dinner. Design a 3-course menu that you would serve her. It must
be fit for a Queen!
Write a script for a conversation you had at
the Tate Britian. Use descriptive vocablulary to
describe a piece of art.
Design a rollercoaster that would scare the bravest
person.
Create a sports card (e.g. a football card) of your
favourite athlete. What 5 key facts should you
include?
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Art Activities:
Activity 1:
Making a Photo Transfer
Activity 2:
How to Make a Pop-Up
Heart Card
Activity 3:
How to make a House
Booklet
Activity 4:
Kirigami Reversible
Bookmark
Activity 5:
Colour Wheel
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Activity 1
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Activity 2
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Activity 3
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Activity 4
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Activity 5
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Creative Actvities:
Make some home made play dough. Use a recycled tissue box
box at home to create a monster.
Keep a weather chart.
Design symbols & write a
Forecast for next week.
Visit the Tate Modern
Online.
Investigate Seek by
iNaturalist.
Find a minibeast & create a
fact file with a detatiled
drawing.
https://
www.goodhousekeeping.com/
https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-
modern
https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/
seek_app
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https://
www.thebestideasforkids.com/
playdough-recipe/
home/craft-ideas/how-to/g1389/
diy-kids-activities/
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Well-Being
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Other useful links:
Writing:
Literacy Shed: https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html
Story Jumper: https://www.storyjumper.com/
Top Marks (Grammar Games): https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=conjunctions
Parts of Speech: https://www.abcya.com/games/parts_of_speech
Reading:
Listen to David Walliams as he reads you a story everyday.
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com
Reading Buddy: https://www.oxfordreadingbuddy.com/uk
Roald Dahl: https://www.roalddahl.com/create-and-learn/teach
Numeracy
Times Table Rock Stars: https://ttrockstars.com/
Maths With Parents: https://www.mathswithparents.com/KWeb?startTime=1584568112603
Maths Bots (Question Generator): https://mathsbot.com/
My Mini Maths: https://myminimaths.co.uk/
The Mathematics Shed: http://www.mathematicshed.com/fractions-shed.html
Snappy Maths: http://www.snappymaths.com/counting/placevalue/placevalue.htm
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Jamit Fractions: http://www.jamit.com.au/welcome.html
Science – Changing states
BBC Bitesize: bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topicst
Science Zone: http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/revision/Science/
Topic - History Crime and Punishment Through the Ages
Twink have some great Powerpoints and activities .
www.twinkl.co.uk/offer
UKTWINKLHELPS
PE
“P.E with Joe” on You Tube
Daily P.E lessons with Jo Daly “The Body Coach”
Starting Monday to Friday 30 minute sessions
Use your USO to access these resources
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/web-technology-tutor
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LGFL Resources
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/j2e-tool-suite
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/j2code
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/stop-frame-animator
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/maths-in-the-real-world
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/maths-at-home
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/maths-toolbox
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/readingzone-live
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https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/ebooks-by-rising-stars
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/early-shakespeare
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/grammar-explained
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/super-action-comic-book-maker
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/virtual-experiments-years-3-and-4
https://www.lgfl.net/learning-resources/summary-page/virtual-experiments-years-5-and-6
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