The focus for this next 2 weeks (September 21st - October 2nd) will be on the following text by Oliver Jeffers:
Here we are by Oliver Jeffers
English - this is for home-learning if absent from school (this is not homework)
Read / watch upto 'lets get started with a quick tour'.
Decide on what special places you would include in a tour of the Earth. What places are special to you? What are the 'highlights' to this planet that you would want to share with a visitor to Earth?
Create a leaflet to describe what makes each of these places (aim for at least 3 good sentences about each place). Create some illustrations for each of these places to go in your tour leaflet.
Extra challenge - you could create a little script and record your tour. If you have access to the computer, you could narrate a PowerPoint with pictures of the places that are special to you. Here you could add some facts about these places. Do send in what you create and share it with us.
If you are off mid to end of this first week - We will be further appreciating the natural world. Read further and look at all the amazing people and animals that populate our world. You could watch some clips from David attenburough's amazing nature programmes such as Seven worlds: Our Planet - extended trailer.
We will be thinking of additional lines that we could add to the song: Wonderful world by Louis Armstrong (see below). What places would you describe for each line of verse:
I see... and ... too
I see... and I think to myself what a wonderful world.
Maths - this is for home-learning if absent from school (this is not homework)
It would be wonderful to see any work that you manage to do - either by photograph and sent via seesaw or email the school. Thanks!
Year 3
Teaching video - comparing objects
task sheet
Teaching video - comparing numbers
task sheet
Year 4
Teaching video - partitioning
task sheet
Teaching video - comparing 4 digit numbers
task sheet
It would be wonderful to see any work that you manage to do - either by photograph and sent via seesaw or email the school. Thanks!
Year 3
Teaching video - comparing objects
task sheet
Teaching video - comparing numbers
task sheet
Year 4
Teaching video - partitioning
task sheet
Teaching video - comparing 4 digit numbers
task sheet
ART and GEOGRAPHY - opportunities to explore animals from around the world that can be seen in the book. Emulate some of the artwork on the pages. Celebrate what makes our planet beautiful this week.
Welcome back year 3 / 4 children and parents!
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This week our class has been continuing to focus on the theme of colour monster and emotions. Children have been working hard on their writing for their little monster books and written some fun poems about monsters in the classroom! They have also been great illustrators and created a chosen setting for their monsters emotion. With some good choice of adjectives they have described these further for the reader. In maths we have been outside hunting and using other resources to look at maths practically and physically. We have also worked hard in the classroom thinking about place value and ways to present numbers. It was a real challenge to create our portraits in just one colour but the children all showed creativity, patience and perseverence.
This half term we're focusing as a whole school on our overall 'well-being'. We will be using the same texts across the school and focusing on our character strengths to ensure that we are ready to enter into our new academic year effectively. We've started the year by reading 'The colour monster' by Anna Llenas, who is an artist, illustrator and art therapist. As an additional resource we've also been looking at film clips from the film inside out.
This half term we're focusing as a whole school on our overall 'well-being'. We will be using the same texts across the school and focusing on our character strengths to ensure that we are ready to enter into our new academic year effectively. We've started the year by reading 'The colour monster' by Anna Llenas, who is an artist, illustrator and art therapist. As an additional resource we've also been looking at film clips from the film inside out.
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Please click on the document icon below for our welcome back letter.
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With our monster theme, we have had fun with monster maths games and creating our own monsters in English and art. No monstrosities here!
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We have been enjoying some new songs in class too! Here are some of the children in our class using their monster puppets to sing We are the Earth!
Maths worksheets and answers have been emailed to you all to go alongside clips for each year group.
Year 3 video clips
Year 4 video clips
Year 3 video clips
Year 4 video clips
English
As we are reaching the last 2 weeks of this year, I would like you to engage in some purposeful and reflective writing. As you do so - please be vigilant in checking your spellings and punctuation and adding as much interesting detail as you can. You can choose what order you would like to do these.
Write a letter to your teacher for next year - telling them about what you have been up to during lock-down and letting them know your interests - what games, films, activities do you like most? write about some thing you are proud of during your time at home and what you have found most difficult.
Instead of the letter, you could write a fact file about yourself for your next teacher - even if they are the same teacher (me) - you will have changed since I last saw you and grown up a lot... letter template
Talk for Writing - Explorers log...The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe stimuli - jungle diary (could link with India)
Or please feel free to choose one of the learning areas on the Oak National academy that you haven't covered yet:
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-3/subjects/english - year 3
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-4/subjects/english - year 4
As we are reaching the last 2 weeks of this year, I would like you to engage in some purposeful and reflective writing. As you do so - please be vigilant in checking your spellings and punctuation and adding as much interesting detail as you can. You can choose what order you would like to do these.
Write a letter to your teacher for next year - telling them about what you have been up to during lock-down and letting them know your interests - what games, films, activities do you like most? write about some thing you are proud of during your time at home and what you have found most difficult.
Instead of the letter, you could write a fact file about yourself for your next teacher - even if they are the same teacher (me) - you will have changed since I last saw you and grown up a lot... letter template
- Write your own mini report... What would you say about yourself? What are your strengths? What are the things that you could do with improving in the different subjects: English and Maths, Science and History / Geography? What about PE and Art and Music?
- Create a short play script using puppets / toys / shadow puppets or you and your brother and sisters... remember a play script format has the name of the characters at the start and then what they say. You could create a play-script for a well known story or make up your own. You could video it - share it with us or load onto Purplemash blog. playscript document to support
Talk for Writing - Explorers log...The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe stimuli - jungle diary (could link with India)
Or please feel free to choose one of the learning areas on the Oak National academy that you haven't covered yet:
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-3/subjects/english - year 3
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-4/subjects/english - year 4
Addendum as from June 2nd 2020
Curriculum Access for all classes
Weekly planning will be available for each year group on the Oak Academy and BBC bitesize or we may guide you to something else such as Hamilton Trust. maths video links will be still available. At the start of each week we will email out the worksheets and answers directly to parents from the class email addresses.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
The home learning pages will still have content/ activities on them which will be linked
to our topic of 7 weeks - 7 continents.
You can navigate to the right day for the year group on both the BBC / Oak academy, where you will find a maths lesson, English lesson and if required - two other lessons from the wider curriculum.
If you wish to find additional learning activities - Remember to click your child's year group.
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/schedule/#schedule
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
Curriculum Access for all classes
Weekly planning will be available for each year group on the Oak Academy and BBC bitesize or we may guide you to something else such as Hamilton Trust. maths video links will be still available. At the start of each week we will email out the worksheets and answers directly to parents from the class email addresses.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
The home learning pages will still have content/ activities on them which will be linked
to our topic of 7 weeks - 7 continents.
You can navigate to the right day for the year group on both the BBC / Oak academy, where you will find a maths lesson, English lesson and if required - two other lessons from the wider curriculum.
If you wish to find additional learning activities - Remember to click your child's year group.
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/schedule/#schedule
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
Week commencing 6th July
Wider curriculum ideas for this week are focused on: Australia!
Click here to choose learning activities from the Year 3/4 home learning page.
Click here to choose learning activities from the Year 3/4 home learning page.
Week commencing 29th June
Wider curriculum ideas for this week are focused on: India!
Click here to choose learning activities from the Year 3/4 home learning page.
Click here to choose learning activities from the Year 3/4 home learning page.
Short video input for maths - year 3 above and year 4 below. Hope these help.
Week commencing 15th June 2020
English
Aims: suggested focus - Oak academy: settings descriptions this week
Click the link above to go to Friday's lesson.
Maths
Click here for Family challenge Friday 19th June worksheets
Answers
Year 3 ppt:
Year 4 ppt:
BBC daily lessons
Continent Asia and country of focus - Japan
(click for an introduction)
This is the country where the Olympics would have taken place.
Please check (click here) on the Inspire plus web link for activities from Tuesday onwards to take part in the mini Olympics.
Japan facts ppt (or pdf version)
Challenge 1 - find out more about the Olympics - make your own presentation
Challenge 2 - Japanese worksheet - Japanese writing
Challenge 3 - Counting to 10 in Japanese
Challenge 4 - Origami - look at this link to make a dolphin (then explore - what can you make?)
Challenge 5 - Can you make a Minecraft Japanese house?
Friday 12th June 2020
English
Today's lesson is picture inspired. see: https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk/portfolio_page/hut-chicken-legs/
- What can you see in this picture? Look for the details you think others may miss.
- Why is the hut on chicken legs? Does it move? Who controls it?
- Who is the person in the doorway? What are they doing? Do they want to be inside this hut?
- Why is there a tiger in the foreground? Does it live here? Is it owned by someone or is it wild?
- Imagine you discover this place on a walk in the woods. How would you feel? What would you do?
- What kind of story would this setting best fit into?
- Final Task: Write a short story based on this picture. Consider the atmosphere you want to create and choose your language and structure carefully.
adverbials support mat
Enjoy a little Harry Potter being read aloud by some celebrities you may recognise!
Maths
Friday maths challenge 1 y3: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmtx8hv
Friday maths challenge 2 y4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zsrgp4j
Other curriculum area suggested activity: Art - Sculpture
A sculptured inspired session for a rainy day - whether its fairytale, superhero cupcakes, houses or linked with your learning around south Africa - use clay, dough, cakes, cardboard or something else.... there is inspiration on this BBC page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z9ggp4j
In this activity from Tate make a sculpture of your own house or perhaps a house for your favourite book character.
You will need:
- Cardboard boxes
- Wallpaper, corrugated card, paint, crayons etc
- Material for curtains or blinds
- Any objects which you may want people to see through the windows
- Scissors, glue, sticky tape, stapler etc
- Strong tape to make shoulder straps so you can wear your house!
- An active imagination. (This is essential!)
OR get physical (please note we are not in this virtual school games so don't upload score - but there is a mini olympics challenge coming via email)
physical activity 1
Athletics challenge
Or song - bear necessities - 'Sing up' teacher led.
Thursday 11th June 2020
English
Aims: Character description to develop further from last week; focus -show don't tell
Show don't tell lesson ppt with audio
[Show don't tell pdf if easier] - no sound :)
lesson sheet
Maths
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
worksheets
answers
Also, remember BBC bitesize link their lessons with Whiterose maths learning.
Mathsbot and Maths frame links from yesterday still relevant
Other curriculum area suggested activity: Tour South Africa
Find out what the main tourist attractions are for a holiday in South Africa. Make up your own tour map, leaflet or make an itinerary for a trip to south Africa (See Purplemash).
See https://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions/south-africa-saf.htm - for some ideas. Think of what it is that you can see or do there that is special and draw it / write about it in full sentences (or both).
https://travelforkids.com/Funtodo/South_Africa/south_africa.htm
South Africa 360 tour -https://www.discoverafrica.com/southafrica360/menu
Live safaris from reserves in South Africa https://wildearth.tv/safarilive/
Wednesday 10th June 2020
English
Aims: Poetic techniques - alliteration, repetition, similes and more...
worksheet for Wednesday- ...choosing words carefully - animal focus - Fox
SPELLINGS - if you know your child struggles with common spellings - try daily sessions of these handwriting sheets- high frequency words.
Spellings to focus on: invention, discussion, hesitation, musician, magician
Handwriting ppt - for those children needing support with handwriting formation
Maths (please see video input above for support)
interactive fraction wall to support visualising equivalence
simple equivalence game with visuals
A great resource for comparing specific fractions and discussion (maths frame)
Fraction wall sheet to print off
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
decimal representation - interactive website (mathbot)
worksheets
answers
Other curriculum area suggested activity: Art - tribal influences on design
Watch African choir performance - observe the clothing: colour and pattern
Find out more about the Ndebele tribe and their design inspired homes, clothing and jewellery.
Create your own design for a home, piece of jewellery or outfit inspired by the Ndebele tribe.
Tuesday 9th June 2020
English
Aims: using adverbials - ZOO ~ discuss words: conservation, bred, captivity, contribute, habitat, roam
worksheet for Tuesday - ...points of view on zoos using adverbials. Zoos - are they a good thing? [For audio support and guidance with this lesson see video above. Please note - I miss used the word 'fronted adverbial' a couple of times. These are only when the words / phrases come at the start of the sentence. ]
Adverbials lesson ppt with audio
Or adverbials lesson pdf
or
differentiated reading task on topic of black segregation in the USA in 50s & 60s.
Maths
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
worksheets
answers
Other curriculum area suggested activity:
National Anthems - what are they? When are they used? Why do countries have flags? How are they different?
Take a look at the lyrics of the National Anthem for South Africa.( You can get an English translation if you scroll below the lyrics).
Watch the Anthem being sung at a special event.
What are the words trying to say to the people of that country? Why is it important?
Compare it to the Mozambique anthem.
Do you know the words to the British National anthem?
Look at and compare the flags for some of the countries that are near South Africa. What is the same and what is different?
Monday 8th June 2020
English
Aims: using adverbials - ZOO
Adverbials lesson ppt with audio
Or adverbials lesson pdf
worksheet for Monday - ...feelings vocabulary with conjunctions
Maths
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
worksheets
answers
TIME worksheets
Y3 review of basic
Y3 reading time with more accuracy
Y3 Roman clock times
Y3 challenge - time lapse
Y4 review y3 work
Y4 digital and analaogue
Y4 comparing challenge
Other curriculum area suggested activity:
New continent of Africa and country....South Africa: add a new page to your tour book.
PPT with audio or if easier PDF
video - African penguins waddling tour through the aquarium!
or Oceanday for schools - take a look at the website and activities
Friday 5th June 2020
English
Aims: Adding an extra clause in character description ~ HARRY POTTER
worksheet for Fri - School report - Character description
supportive resources - conjunctions
or
Oak academy - character description- SPAG focus - subordinate clauses
support sheet
Maths
Nrich maths challenge- find as many possibilities as possible - prove ideas - be systematic - use your addition &subtraction skills - 5 coins
Ben has five coins in his pocket.
How much money might he have?
How will you make sure you don't repeat any totals?
How will you make sure you find all the different ways?
It might help to limit yourself to just two types of coin first so that you develop a good system.
Or
WhiteRose / BBC family challenge
see link above for sheet, answers and certificate
TIME worksheets
Y3 review of basic
Y3 reading time with more accuracy
Y3 Roman clock times
Y3 challenge - time lapse
Y4 review y3 work
Y4 digital and analaogue
Y4 comparing challenge
Other curriculum area suggested activity: DT: food / clothing or Geography research
* Ireland fascinating facts - review and decide on any areas you want to learn about more (this is the ppt from Monday which has been converted to pdf).
* DT: Irish cooking / baking: why not have a go at making: soda bread, Barmbrack, potato farls or boxty?
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipes/irish-recipes.aspx
* DT: What was traditional Irish clothing like? Do some research - sketch out clearly and label what you find out for others to see.
If you fancy a treat - Song of the Sea - Irish folklore free on Amazon Prime
Thursday 4th June 2020
English
Aims: Adding an extra clause ~ HARRY POTTER
adverbs lesson with audio (ppt)
worksheet for Thurs - Quidditch ...adverbs
supportive resources - conjunctions
or
Oak academy - character description & features of text
support sheet
Maths
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
worksheets
answers
TIME worksheets
Y3 review of basic
Y3 reading time with more accuracy
Y3 Roman clock times
Y3 challenge - time lapse
Y4 review y3 work
Y4 digital and analaogue
Y4 comparing challenge
Other curriculum area suggested activity: PE
Gaelic football
In Ireland Gaelic football is most commonly called ‘Gaelic’ or just ‘football’ or ‘gah’ (after the GAA, the Gaelic Athletic Association) and occasionally ‘Caid’ particularly in the south-west of the country.
It’s a game of 15 men against 15 on a grass pitch, a good 20 metres longer and about 10 metres wider than a soccer pitch. The funny thing about Irish football is that it is as much if not more about using your hands as your feet. The ball is kicked, caught, hand-passed and punched. While players can’t run with the ball in their hands more than three steps, they can move the ball up the field by ‘soloing’, basically the skill of running and repeatedly kicking the ball into the hands and dropping to the feet again.
If you can find a space - why not work on this skill of kicking the ball up into your hands ('soloing')- standing still and then if possible whilst walking and then running!
Why not find out about / watch some of the gaelic games and their rules.
Could you make up your own brand new game rules? What shape and size would the ball and possibly bat be? How do you pass the ball? How do you score? How many on a team? What would you call your game?
Choose a GoNoodle session to get you active - Youtube channel
Wednesday 3rd June 2020
English
Aims: Adding an extra clause ~ HARRY POTTER
worksheet for Wed - broomstick lesson...feelings vocabulary with conjunctions
supportive resources - conjunctions
or
Oak academy - character comprehension - inference
support sheet
Maths
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
worksheets
answers
TIME worksheets
Y3 review of basic
Y3 reading time with more accuracy
Y3 Roman clock times
Y3 challenge - time lapse
Y4 review y3 work
Y4 digital and analaogue
Y4 comparing challenge
Other curriculum area suggested activity: Investigate Gaelic / Celtic Irish artwork. Use coloured paper to recreate similar twisted knot style patterns.
Tie a Celtic knot with rope / string
Listen to an Irish folk tale
Irish song - Molly Malone -listen and join in.
Tuesday 2nd June 2020 (see welcome back video from Mrs H on homelearning pg)
English
Aims: Adding an extra clause ~ HARRY POTTER
worksheet for Tues - sorting hat...
supportive resources - conjunctions
Oak academy - character description
support sheet
Maths
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
worksheets
answers
TIME worksheets
Y3 review of basic
Y3 reading time with more accuracy
Y3 Roman clock times
Y3 challenge - time lapse
Y4 review y3 work
Y4 digital and analaogue
Y4 comparing challenge
Other curriculum area suggested activity: Music - listening and appreciation - comparison of versions and picking out instruments.
Michael Finnegan - take a listen and compare
Song with lyrics to join in and compare to previous version
Let's play music
Listen to some Irish music
Identify the instruments.
Harps are one of the symbols of Ireland - could you make your own? Try with card, boxes / tins or even a coat hanger...
Monday 1st June 2020 (see welcome back video from Mrs H on homelearning pg)
English
Aims: Adding detail to sentences with Conjunctions ~ HARRY POTTER
worksheet - sorting hat...
supportive resources - conjunctions
Maths
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
worksheets
answers
Other curriculum area suggested activity: Geography - 7 weeks...7 continents
The world in our hands...visit 1
Can you create a tour poster or leaflet that would let people know about the special things they could enjoy by visiting this country. Be sure to write some fully sentences with persuasive words such as:
unique, incredible, amazing, extraordinary, delicious...
Create a #still learning poster of what you have been doing during lockdown to share with the lillustrator Nick Sharatt: for #Stilllearning @NickSharratt1 He has sent replies to Harby pupils already so get creating!
http://theirworld.org/news/nick-sharratt-children-drawing-still-learning-school-closures-coronavirus
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.
Friday 22nd May 2020
English
Aims: SPAG conjunctions
Think about the habitat for your animal. Is is the desert, tundra, savanna, rainforest, marine or grassland? Are they herbivore, omnivore or carnivore? What kinds of things do they eat in this habitat and how do they catch / gather it and eat it? Try to use some of those conjunctions from yesterday that will help you write a detailed sentence. Give subheadings to your report - write about their habitat, appearance and their 'diet' - what they eat. Try to make sure it is interesting for others to read.
support sheetfriday_own_animals_support_sheet.docx
or
Oak National academy: SPAG Conjunctions
Genre focus (this says year 4 but is appropriate for both years) - click on the link below and scroll all the way down to... - day 5 of:
Non-chronological reports Write a non-chronological report
(or take a look at the BBC daily lessons if you prefer)
Remember to read and practise your spellings daily - test yourself at the end of this week.
Maths
Family maths challenge
support sheet
answers
certificate of completion
Game - strike it our for two
two digit targets
There are lots of really good Mathletics tasks awaiting you too and keep working on those times tables: 2, 5, 10 then: 3, 4, 8 and then: 6,7,9... (Times Table Rockstars or other activities)
Other curriculum area suggested activity:
create a 3D shape with sticks from outside or can you make a floating raft? This week's challenge
Aims - Fun with French
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zcwrkqt - hopscotch with a difference
http://www.lindfieldprimaryacademy.org.uk/docs/learning/languages/[28794]KS2_French.pdf
greetings, numbers, colours, months and pets
activities – there are some QR links to activities
Also:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjx3cdm/resources/1
or
French video animation – youtube – listen and repeat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN6ttL6MhQY
Racket games - spot of tennis. Junior tennis school (video guidance on teaching points)
Happy Half term break everyone - hope you enjoy developing more amazing skills in and out the house and have lots of fun!
Thursday 21st May 2020
English
Aims: SPAG conjunctions
Using your newly created or undiscovered creature on the website: Switchzoo (click on this link - its lots of fun)from yesterday... Focus on writing some facts for your creature using some subordinating conjunctions: see below, and then try: when, whilst, despite
The ____(name of your creature) screeches loudly because...
The ____(name of your creature ) moves rapidly until
The ____ name of your creature) eats slowly but
If not done yesterday: write several sentences on its appearance - remember to use expanded noun phrases (be adventurous with your choice of adjectives). Also, how would you introduce this creature - a few sentences to explain where its found and what makes it fascinating or different to other creatures. You can add more information in tomorrows session and remember - don't just copy sentences from the website - make your own. OR YOU COULD DO THIS TOMORROW.
or
Oak National academy: SPAG Conjunctions
Genre focus (this says year 4 but is appropriate for both years) - click on the link below and scroll all the way down to... - day 4 of:
Non-chronological reports Identifying and understanding features of a text.
Oak academy support sheet
(or take a look at the BBC daily lessons if you prefer)
Remember to read and practise your spellings daily - test yourself at the end of this week.
Maths
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
worksheets
answers
Keep on doing Mathletics tasks & working on those times tables: 2, 5, 10 then: 3, 4, 8 and then: 6,7,9... (Times Table Rockstars or other activities)
Other curriculum area suggested activity: Music - listening and appreciation
What instruments do they use? How are the sounds different? What are they typically like? Could you use objects around the house to join in with your own percussion / drum like instruments? (Please ask an adult before hand).
African music ppt
African music website lesson (different - both valuable)
Wednesday 20th May 2020
English
Aims: Features of non-chronological texts
create your own brand new undiscovered creature on the website: Switchzoo (click on this link - its lots of fun) . Don't take too long....then start to think of facts for your creature: write several sentences on its appearance - remember to use expanded noun phrases (be adventurous with your choice of adjectives). Also, how would you introduce this creature - a few sentences to explain where its found and what makes it fascinating or different to other creatures. You can add more information in tomorrows session and remember - don't jusst copy sentences from the website - make your own. OR YOU COULD DO THIS TOMORROW.
or
Oak National academy:
Genre focus (this says year 4 but is appropriate for both years) - click on the link below and scroll all the way down to... - day 3 of:
Non-chronological reports Identifying and understanding features of a text.
Oak academy support sheet
(or take a look at the BBC daily lessons if you prefer)
Remember to read and practise your spellings daily - test yourself at the end of this week.
Maths
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
worksheets
answers
Keep on doing Mathletics tasks & working on those times tables: 2, 5, 10 then: 3, 4, 8 and then: 6,7,9... (Times Table Rockstars or other activities)
Other curriculum area suggested activity: ART - The fabulous ~ TingaTinga art showing Kilimanjaro and the african Savanna.
Session support:https://art-educ4kids.weebly.com/african-art.html
OR African sunset art
silhouette templates
session guide for sunset African savannah
Aims - Fun with French
http://www.lindfieldprimaryacademy.org.uk/docs/learning/languages/[28794]KS2_French.pdf
greetings, numbers, colours, months and pets
activities – there are some QR links to activities
Also:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjx3cdm/resources/1
or
French video animation – youtube – listen and repeat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN6ttL6MhQY
Tuesday 19th May 2020
English
Aims: Identify the structure of non chronological texts.
Key features sample text and list
Wild Cats
BBC:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p030bdk0
or
Oak National academy:
Genre focus (this says year 4 but is appropriate for both years) - click on the link below and scroll all the way down to... - day of:
Non-chronological reports reading comprehension structure
Oak academy support sheet
(or take a look at the BBC daily lessons if you prefer)
Remember to read and practise your spellings daily - test yourself at the end of this week.
Maths
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
worksheets
answers
Keep on doing Mathletics tasks & working on those times tables: 2, 5, 10 then: 3, 4, 8 and then: 6,7,9... (Times Table Rockstars or other activities)
Other curriculum area suggested activity: Science - the water cycle linked with mountains: watch it, read it, explore it, draw it or make a working model if you wish to gain understanding of the science concepts and vocabulary within this.
BBC - The water cycle what is it?
fun experiment
fun song to revise the key vocabulary
Go noodle song and dance it!
Monday 18th May 2020
English
Aims: synonyms (words with similar meaning and antonyms (words with opposite meanings)
SPAGS - synonyms sheet
vocab sheet
BBC bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfkk7ty/articles/z8t8pbk
or
Oak National academy:
Genre focus (this says year 4 but is appropriate for both years) - click on the link below and scroll all the way down to... - day 1 of:
Non-chronological reports SPAG: synonyms and antonyms
Oak academy support sheet
(or take a look at the BBC daily lessons if you prefer)
Remember to read and practise your spellings daily - test yourself at the end of this week.
Maths
Year 3 ppt:
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt:
worksheets
answers
Keep on doing Mathletics tasks & working on those times tables: 2, 5, 10 then: 3, 4, 8 and then: 6,7,9... (Times Table Rockstars or other activities)
Other curriculum area suggested activity:
Geography focus on a specific mountain - where in the world are we visiting this week? Mount Kilimanjaro - know location and key features. Compare to facts you have learnt so far.
ALTERNATIVE MATHS SHEETS IF ALREADY DONE WR FRACTION SHEETS
year 3
answers
year 4
answers
W for Friday 15th May 2020
English
Aims: Write own instructions
own choice support sheet
or
Oak National academy:
Genre focus (this says year 3 but is appropriate for both years) - click on the link below and scroll down to... - day 5 of:
instructions Write a set of instructions
Oak academy support sheet
(or take a look at the BBC daily lessons if you prefer)
Remember to read and practise your spellings daily - test yourself at the end of this week.
Maths
White Rose website
Family challenge for both year 3 and 4
answers
The most suitable questions for Year 3 and 4 are 1, 2, 3 & 4. But why don’t you work with your family on the rest of the problems. Do as many as you can! Help each other out.
Keep on doing Mathletics tasks & working on those times tables: 2, 5, 10 then: 3, 4, 8 and then: 6,7,9... (Times Table Rockstars or other activities)
Other curriculum area suggested activity:
Aims - Fun with French
http://www.lindfieldprimaryacademy.org.uk/docs/learning/languages/[28794]KS2_French.pdf
greetings, numbers, colours, months and pets
activities – there are some QR links to activities
Also:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjx3cdm/resources/1
or
French video animation – youtube – listen and repeat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN6ttL6MhQY
Thursday 14th May 2020
English
Aims: Grammar focus on adverbs
instructions (SPAG) - adverbs
or
Oak National academy:
Genre focus (this says year 3 but is appropriate for both years) - click on the link below and scroll down to... - day 4 of:
instructions Adverbs
(or take a look at the BBC daily lessons if you prefer)
Remember to read and practise your spellings daily - test yourself at the end of this week.
Maths
Year 3 ppt: Scaling
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt: Counting squares
worksheets
answers
Keep on doing Mathletics tasks & working on those times tables: 2, 5, 10 then: 3, 4, 8 and then: 6,7,9... (Times Table Rockstars or other activities)
Other curriculum area suggested activity:
Aim: Famous artist: Georgia-o’Keeffe - mountain art - step by step guide
https://www.happyfamilyart.com/art-lessons/art-history-for-kids/georgia-okeeffe-art-history-lesson-for-kids/
PE - obstacle courses
Wednesday 13th May 2020
English
Aims: search for and find key features of instructions
Unicorns
Casting a spell
or
Oak National academy:
Genre focus (this says year 3 but is appropriate for both years) - click on the link below and scroll down to... - day 3 of:
instructions Identifying and understanding the features of a text
(or take a look at the BBC daily lessons if you prefer)
Remember to read and practise your spellings daily - test yourself at the end of this week.
Maths
Year 3 ppt: Multiplying and dividing by 4 and 8
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt: Multiplying and dividing problem solving
worksheets
answers
Keep on doing Mathletics tasks & working on those times tables: 2, 5, 10 then: 3, 4, 8 and then: 6,7,9... (Times Table Rockstars or other activities)
Other curriculum area suggested activity:
Music – Aim: Listening and appreciation
Composer: Edvard Greig
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/KS2-edvard-grieg-in-the-hall-of-the-mountain-king-from-peer-gynt/z7nf3k7
In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg (Peer Gynt)
BBC Discuss what you have just watched and explain that ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ is about a man called Peer Gynt creeping around in the home of an evil troll called the Mountain King.
Ask your child if they think Peer Gynt made it out safely (you may want to watch the end of the film again 2’10 onwards). 3. Listening task. Give out paper and pens to your child. As you watch and listen again, this time to the full orchestral performance film rather than the introduction, ask your students to draw one of the following things – a) The Hall of the Mountain King – ie his grand palace b) The Mountain King himself – i.e. a scary, ugly monster c) Peer Gynt running away down a twisty path d) The full story, featuring all of the above!
As they work on this, play the track or film over and over. 4.
Finally, tell the story of Peer Gynt. Here’s a quick version: Peer Gynt is the son of a wealthy family. When his father dies he inherits a great fortune but quickly spends it all and finds himself penniless. Instead of being unhappy he chooses to wander the world as a poet. Every time something happens to him, he writes home to his mother but often his adventures seem too fantastical to be true!
Tuesday 12th May 2020
English
Aims: Use fronted adverbials to add more detail to instructions.
Day 2 - instructions or 'algorithms'
or
Oak National academy:
Genre focus (this says year 3 but is appropriate for both years) - click on the link below and scroll down to... - day 2 of:
instructions Reading comprehension (word meaning)
(or take a look at the BBC daily lessons if you prefer)
Remember to read and practise your spellings daily - test yourself at the end of this week.
Maths
Year 3 ppt: Multiplying and dividing by 4 and 8
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt: Multiplying and dividing problem solving
worksheets
answers
Keep on doing Mathletics tasks & working on those times tables: 2, 5, 10 then: 3, 4, 8 and then: 6,7,9... (Times Table Rockstars or other activities)
Other curriculum area suggested activity:
Science - Aims: explore gases. & resource sheet
The Earth’s surface air fills every available space, even those tiny spaces between and within solid objects. But what evidence is there of this? Provide children with a variety of solids in containers (soil, stones, marbles). With a magnifying glass in hand if you have one or Ipad apps or just looking closely, ask children to investigate what happens as they slowly pour water over them. Bubbles of air/gas escape as water fills the spaces. Where do the bubbles come from? (From the gaps between the solids.) In a bowl of water, submerge a sponge and squeeze it. Can they explain what is happening? Where are the bubbles coming from? (From the spaces and gaps within the sponge.) Ask children to record what they have observed through annotated drawings using the table in the session resource. Encourage the children to look closely using magnifying glasses if you have them, make their sketches as detailed as they can and describe what they have seen using scientific terms where possible.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/gases-and-their-uses-no-narration/1610.html - A look at how different gases are used in everyday life for heating, cooking, spraying, scuba diving, flying, swimming and so on.
Hello, here is the work for Monday 11 May 2020...
English
Aims: Read instructions and identify the prepositions.
Table football instructions.
or
Oak National academy:
Genre focus (this says year 3 but is appropriate for both years) - click on the link below and scroll down to...
instructions
(or take a look at the BBC daily lessons if you prefer)
Remember to read and practise your spellings daily - test yourself at the end of this week.
Maths
Year 3 ppt: Multiplying and dividing by 4 and 8
Work sheets
answers
Year 4 ppt: Multiplying and dividing problem solving
worksheets
answers
Keep on doing mathletics tasks & working on thoses times tables: 2, 5, 10 then: 3, 4, 8 and then: 6,7,9... (Times Table Rockstars or other activities)
Other curriculum area suggested activity:
Geography
Aims: what are the physical features of this mountain range? What will you find there? How is it used by people?
Mountain range number 3… Where in the world...?
Record the facts in a creative way – drawings labelled, 3D model labelled… create a fact card or booklet.
Or try another activity from Purplemash 2dos or the class homelearning page.
Welcome to Class 3 - Year 3/4
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Spring 2020 - We all had a great visit from Jed, our Ancient Roman visitor and the children had lots of fun participating in soldier drills as well as exploring lots of the replica articles that he had brought in, including lots of different spears, helmets and clothing. great fun and incredibly informative!
We have started our work this term with a wonderful picture book: Leon and the Place between. This has really given them some inspiration which has led us into work in our Science topic of Electricity and in listening and appreciation in music. In maths we have looked at fair and unfair with a range of sweet array problems. |
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Our Author focus for the first part of this Spring term is Anne Fine with many many fun and exciting titles, and Andy stanton's Mr Gum series.
Children really loved trying out the books from last term - Anthony Horowitz including the Diamond Brothers series. |
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Top tip:
Something you can easily do at home is explore times tables through sweets and other objects! Here there are 3 rows of 3 so 3x3=9. This helps children to visualise their times tables. |
The class thoroughly enjoyed the Autumn term topics of the oceans and seas with the wonderful book: Flotsam enhancing their imaginations. They were thoroughly inspired by the Egyptians and had a lot of fun learning about this fascinating Ancient culture which led to lots of great work across the curriculum. For remembrance children wrote some effective poems which looked wonderful on the wooden crosses alongside their amazing artwork of poppies influenced by Georgia O'Keeffe.
Autumn term
We have been enjoying exploring the wonderful illustrations in the book Flotsam. Lots of great observations and description have come from this book. We have also been learning about the oceans around the world. We looked at the Great Barrier reef and imagined that we were diving and exploring under the sea. We have also compared the Red Sea with the North sea.
Now we are enjoying studying Ancient Egyptians. The class loved performing: Pharaohs dream explained from Joseph's Technicolour Dream coat musical, in our Harvest Festival in church. We had looked at how the seasons in Ancient Egypt were based on the Nile and we created our own model of the Nile flooded. Soon after children observed that the water had all evaporated! we had our own drought. This gave way to lots of discussion about what plants need to grow and the impact of droughts on people.
We have been enjoying exploring the wonderful illustrations in the book Flotsam. Lots of great observations and description have come from this book. We have also been learning about the oceans around the world. We looked at the Great Barrier reef and imagined that we were diving and exploring under the sea. We have also compared the Red Sea with the North sea.
Now we are enjoying studying Ancient Egyptians. The class loved performing: Pharaohs dream explained from Joseph's Technicolour Dream coat musical, in our Harvest Festival in church. We had looked at how the seasons in Ancient Egypt were based on the Nile and we created our own model of the Nile flooded. Soon after children observed that the water had all evaporated! we had our own drought. This gave way to lots of discussion about what plants need to grow and the impact of droughts on people.
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Children enjoyed the trip to Creswell Crags as part of the work we were doing on Early history including the Stone Age. We learnt survival skills such as shelter making and hunting. Linking with our Science we also sorted a variety of different rocks based on their properties.
Here are some of the topics we have been studying this year!
Ancient Egypt We had a great time studying all aspects of Ancient Egyptian life. Toward the end of our topic we had a special dress up day where we faced various challenges. Everyone looked amazing! |
The class have some fantastic homework over this year. These were some great Egyptian homes. More recently we have some incredible Roman shields. Looking forward to using these in our workshop this Summer term.
We have looked at the funny story of Flat Stanley and sent our own flat stanleys off around the world. He has been to many countries from Australia to the United Arab Emirates and Canada. He must be exhausted!
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The class made some superb tiles using some special Ancient Egyptian Gods / images such as Anubis or the scarab.
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The class made some fantastic death masks. Using plaster of paris they shaped the face and they carefully created beards and patterns. Good job!
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The Great Sugar cube pyramid challenge - these master builders had to work out how many bricks they used!
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What happens to yeast when you add water and sugar to it?
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We have enjoyed exploring Science through our Design Technology project. It was amazing how the yeast blew up our balloons. We learnt about micro organisms and gases. It was really exciting!
Our class made some great models using electricity. It was hard work and we had to work hard on working in partners. Sometimes our connections broke and it was very frustrating. we were proud of what we created and had a lot of fun along the way. |
Maths it Fun! We explore maths with real objects and situations where we can. Keeping our maths real helps it make sense to us.
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A great Greek week was had with our student teacher Miss Cioca. At the end of the week we celebrated with a special role play day in costume. The class enjoyed role playing Greek myths, painting pandora's box and writing some super sentences to go with them. In the afternoon we had our own mini olympics. Some great performances on the javelin, speed jump and long jump were observed. To complete the day we had an Egyptian feast. Everyone loved trying different food and making their own houmous.
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