Home Learning Activities for Children in Year 3 and 4
Here is the link for the work set for this week - please click on date below.
Tuesday 2nd June 2020
For our cross curricular topic this half term our theme will be: The whole world in our hands. We will be visiting the 7 continents in 7 weeks.
Our English this week is looking at the great author: J K Rowling and for Art have a go at illustrating her new story and send off your competition entry - it might end up in the book!
Chapter 1
Ickabog competiton
Ickabog themes
illustration instructions and guidelines
white paper, less than A4 and keep flat and dry until the end of July just in case they are winners! Send a photo digitally of your artwork. See theme suggestions.
For our cross curricular topic this half term our theme will be: The whole world in our hands. We will be visiting the 7 continents in 7 weeks.
Our English this week is looking at the great author: J K Rowling and for Art have a go at illustrating her new story and send off your competition entry - it might end up in the book!
Chapter 1
Ickabog competiton
Ickabog themes
illustration instructions and guidelines
white paper, less than A4 and keep flat and dry until the end of July just in case they are winners! Send a photo digitally of your artwork. See theme suggestions.
Hi welcome back everyone, hope you enjoyed our special class video - a chance to connect with each other in some way. I have really enjoyed seeing all the different videos you have shared. There was one or two later entries so I may edit it further but I wanted to share it with you now and hopefully make you smile lots because it did me!
Now is the time to reflect on your developing skills and try to move those skills on further in the next few weeks - before the year ends.
Now is the time to reflect on your developing skills and try to move those skills on further in the next few weeks - before the year ends.
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OAK ACADEMY has some video English lessons available for each year group.
ENGLISH FOCUS THIS WEEK
English this week:Discussion time (if possible with an adult):
Task 1 Look at the picture: - why do you think the children are holding those flags? How do you think the children are feeling? What makes you think that? Where are they - does it look dangerous to you? If you were able to move the camera around what else do you think might see? Sentence doctor - can you make the sentence better? When the girl heard a sound, she lowered her flag and looked around while her sister jumped up onto a nearby rock. Can you add some adjectives to the girl - words describing her look / size / mood? the __________ girl. Can you add some further detail about the sound: a_________sound. Can you add an adverb to how she lowered her flag? she ________ly lowered her flag. Can you do the same for how her sister jumped ________ly on the rock? Can you reorder this sentence (it should still make sense)? Can you try starting this sentence in a different way - careful it doesn't get too long. Task 2
This week, many people will be doing something to remember VE day. What is it? On 7 May 1945 the formal act of military surrender was signed by Germany, ending the war in Europe. The next day celebrations broke out all over the world to mark Victory in Europe or VE Day. How long had the Second World war gone on for? Can you remember who the leader of Germany was called? Task 3:
Further guided discussion through a child's point of view of VE day.
Task 3: (See above) Use these guided questions to guide you - record some of your own ideas from a child's view.
Reading about VE day with some questions differentiated (task 2):
Read all about it! Read all about it - more confident readers. Day 4 and 5:
When you have found out about what VE day is, it is time to plan your own VE day home celebrations - however small or big you want to go. below is a link to the Heritage party pack - instructions on how to do the Lindy Hop dance, make lemonade and lyrics for singing some of the class songs. Take a look: Could you record what you do or make in some way - instructions for others / diary / letter / blog about it.
How do you make ginger beer? What is the Lindy Hop?
Ideas for planning your own VE day celebrations.
Why not research into some of the medal designs during the war. Have a go at this design sheet.
Perhaps you could design a medal for some of the key workers such as the doctors and nurses. 
PEACE: fun art with magic salt effect
Try sending your own morse code message! write it in dots and dashes or try tapping it out...
Can you crack the coded messages?
Spellings: beautifully, carefully, finally, faithfully, usually, completely Please work on the words above and test yourselves on Friday 5th June. Review previous - keep retesting - which are your tricky ones? natural, interest, different, strange, continue, busy, guide, extreme, experience, exercise The next round of spellings to work on - Aim to test yourselves on Friday 30th: arrive, strength, length, early, century, famous, guard, forward, position, build Review and test yourself on the last 2 weeks... make some sentences with them....make some flash cards with the ones that are really tricky for you....make up mnemonics or rainbow right etc,,, (see tips). woman and women quarter and consider remember important and imagine describe and decide complete tips for spellings:
spelling game linked with year group 'common exception words'
BBC teach - adding suffix -ous
 9AM daily maths support linked with White Rose Maths
Daily maths lessons to help with daily input
White Rose & BBC daily maths
WHITE ROSE MATHS: is the maths scheme we use in school. Follow the link and you’ll get the work for each day, a video explaining each days work and the answers.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ It is important that you DO NOT give them the work of the year or two above as this is not how our curriculum works. We go deeper with questions rather than skip onto the next year. If they are finding the work difficult try and get them to apply the skills in a problem solving situation. Thanks :) Click on the button below to see guidance on how we approach our calculations depending on the level on confidence (not age related). Our next topic is Marvellous Mountains: there is a lot to explore - literally! We will be starting off in the location below - but where is it? Look at the PowerPoint link and use maps to explore where it is and what it is like here. Try to create your own fact card - like Top Trumps or booklet: Name, where in the world, how high? Temperature at the peak, what plants and animals / people live around / on it? What is it like? Please do write some sentences!
We will explore more next week so just focus on this one this week. TOPIC WORK investigating mountains (Geography)
Mountain range adventures - weeks 2 
Where is this?
Topic: Mountains - where can you find these amazing rainbow mountains?
Get creative: You could show what you have found out by making a labelled 3D model.
Find out about mountain animals.
Take a quiz on mountains - find out what you don't know!
Previous English resources / stimulus if you still wish to use them:
LO: PERFORMANCE POETRY - poems and song lyrics to read, write and perform 
English: 2 weeks of fun filled poetry!! Take a look...
The BBC game / programme below - offers a great way to play around with some music to go with your song words that you are creating!
Listen to poems being read out ...
Here is an additional creative poetry writing pact that has some ideas and acrostic templates you could use.
CREATIVE POETRY SUPPORT PACK BBC top tips on performance poetry
What is the meaning of song lyrics? Take a closer look...
Discussion points
Could you write a short letter or postcard to someone in hospital with a little artwork?
It is a lonely time in hospital for patients as they can't see family and friends very easily at the moment and are feeling lonely. They would love to know about the things you have been enjoying doing in the sunshine and it would cheer them up to hear from someone. REMEMBER - we don't give away personal information - first name only, no home address just school's, no private details about who is in your family needs to be given. Pop any letters and artwork into school and make someone smile :) Pop any letters and artwork into school so that we can send on - please don't seal in an envelope as we need to check it before passing on. Thank you. 
support with writing your smiley letter or postcard.
The Trench
A mysterious picture prompting some great English grammar and creative writing.
Possible additional activities: Time to keep a diary - this period will soon be history...
While you are at home, why not keep a diary?
It might seem like you haven't got a lot to say. Remember to think about describing your feelings and thoughts as well as things that happened on that day. You could add photos and drawings to make it personal. In the future, people will be fascinated to know what happened in people's homes during this time of isolation. 
Exciting learning using STEM subjects
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Looking for a book to dive into with your child? Here are some that come recommended and link with our topic on Mighty Mountains!
Here is chapter 1,2 and the start of 3 - of The Abominables (see below). "Hilarious, touching, romping fun..." The Times The rest of chapter 3 coming soon... 
A fun novel on the theme of mountains, but this one is a more light-hearted choice, popular with lower KS2. Full of humour and imagination, this laugh-out-loud book tells the story of a young woman who is kidnapped by the Yetis of the Himalayan Mountains and given the tasks of bringing up their unruly children. Although this book is very funny, it also carries a strong message about caring for our planet.
A book crammed with exciting information about the author's adventures in the world's remotest places, and it's all presented in a highly readable journal-style format. The neat drawings are done by the author, too, and there are fun quizzes dotted through the book.
If you are looking for a gripping novel on the theme of mountains, this one could be for you. This story, from the popular children's author Michael Morpurgo, recounts the perilous journey of Ashley and his Uncle Sung across the Himalayan Mountains as they battle for survival.
This is the story of Tomas, whose father is a climbing guide in the Swiss mountains. When his father disappears, Tomas worries that a mountain monster called the Brockenspectre might be at work and sets about to brave the treacherous mountain terrains to find his father before it is too late.Parents: This is an emotive song by Alicia Keys which is a message for everyone - celebrating the good job being done at the moment and in particular key / front line workers. You may wish to watch it first before playing it to your child .
Alicia Keys performs her new song, "Good Job."
song: Live Lounge Allstars - Times Like These
write a short postcard to make someone smile :)
Class BLOG: Share your thoughts, work and say hello with the class.
This is not accessible to the public - only our class. I will check all comments and entries before they are shared. When you save your work in purple mash make sure you save it in class 3. Then you can opt to share (world icon), choose our blog (see above). You then need to give it a title which will be related to the work you are sharing or theme of discussion. You can put in a summary and then save. When I have approved it, your class mates will be able to see your work or comments. I thought it might be nice to help with our class connection during this time. Mrs Hodder I will be checking regularly to see what you are up to and there will be a range of ways that I can do this - one will be through our class email: class3@harby.leics.sch.uk, one will be completing tasks on Purple mash, Mathletics or Times table Rockstars. If you are missing logins let me know so that I can re send these.
NCETM (National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics) have also brought out some daily video maths lessons - they are very clear and take you through fundamental aspects to do with fractions. Good revision over key points and covered in a different way:
https://youtu.be/5wDHSOnK2B0 https://youtu.be/9GCUWTcHX7U https://youtu.be/PiI8ve_hgo0 https://youtu.be/Ws2C5cRKj6o https://youtu.be/Zdhhf4WwxoA https://youtu.be/V92z9i3Ybrw SCIENCE
STATES OF MATTER - HUNT AROUND THE HOUSE - WHAT EXAMPLES CAN YOU FIND?
Are there any liquids that behave like a solid? Are there any solids that seem to act a bit like a liquid?
WATCH the programme below once a week - its GREAT!
A weekly programme keeping you up-to-date with the amazing world of SCIENCE! Enjoy!
This week's schedule of lessons for each year group if you wish to access them.
koinonia - meaning community - there are lots of these fruits of the spirit qualities being shown in our community right now. Could you create a fruity fun character to go with each of these fruits of the spirit? or your own Fruits of the spirit tree?
ART
Try the Zentangle challenges for quiet contemplation and creativity
ICT
Explore coding with the hour of code website - recommended!
coding with star Wars
Get active and learn at the same time with BBC super movers!
ELEVENSES WITH THE WORLD OF DAVID WALLIAMS - click on the picture!
Every day at 11am, you can listen one of David Walliams’ World’s Worst Children stories, so sit down, take a break, and enjoy 20ish minutes of pure fun! 
Have fun playing with music!
BBC: How to perform poetry
Compose your own music that you can sing along to!
Bonjour tout le monde!
Remember: you can go on and learn a few new words in french and participate in a few fun games via the 2 simple french app within Purplemash - just use search within this website to find this. 
A special little french recipe of chocolate cake to follow :)
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Enjoying some practical maths!
Someone is enjoying planting their seeds in the garden! Great to see. Look forward to checking out how they grow... Also, I spot someone participating in a Joe Wicks session - they are super active sessions. I can highly recommend! Great to see children enjoying the great outdoors too! Lovely. 
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Year 3 Home Learning Activities
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Year 4 Home Learning Activities
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