Good morning and welcome to another week of home learning. We hope you had a lovely weekend and are feeling refreshed and ready to continue with learning. Look at the timetable below to see what we have planned for you today.
Remember, if you have any questions or would like to send us your work, you can email us on year4@bgfjs.org. Don't forget to put your name and class so we know who has contacted us!
Remember, if you have any questions or would like to send us your work, you can email us on year4@bgfjs.org. Don't forget to put your name and class so we know who has contacted us!
Daily Timetable
PE with Joe Wicks
LIVE 9:00-9:30
Well done if you have been keeping up with Joe Wicks' workout. Now grab your water bottle and lets get started!
Literacy
Jasminara, Nasima and Louise's group
What to do:
1. Read three more stories from Africa
• Read these three stories from Africa:
o Creation and Separation Myth of Man and the Elephant
o How the Monkeys Saved the Fish
o The Poor Man without work
• How are these stories similar to yesterday’s stories? How are they different? Which two stories would you say are most alike? Why? Which two are most different? Why?
2. Spot story-telling techniques
• Watch The ‘Yes, Sir’ Chief again (1:03 to 5:45)
• Make a list of all the things that the story-teller does to make the story interesting.
3. Practise telling a story
• Pick your favourite story from today or yesterday. There are 8 to choose from – yesterday’s stories are at the end of this document.
• First make a StoryBoard for your story. Use words and pictures in the boxes to show what happens.
• Now practise telling your story again and again. What techniques can you use to make it interesting?
Try these Fun-Time Extras
• Share your story-telling with somebody else. You could make a recording and send it to them.
• Teach your story to somebody else. Show them your storyboard and teach them how to use it to tell the story. Show them how to keep the story interesting.
1. Read three more stories from Africa
• Read these three stories from Africa:
o Creation and Separation Myth of Man and the Elephant
o How the Monkeys Saved the Fish
o The Poor Man without work
• How are these stories similar to yesterday’s stories? How are they different? Which two stories would you say are most alike? Why? Which two are most different? Why?
2. Spot story-telling techniques
• Watch The ‘Yes, Sir’ Chief again (1:03 to 5:45)
• Make a list of all the things that the story-teller does to make the story interesting.
3. Practise telling a story
• Pick your favourite story from today or yesterday. There are 8 to choose from – yesterday’s stories are at the end of this document.
• First make a StoryBoard for your story. Use words and pictures in the boxes to show what happens.
• Now practise telling your story again and again. What techniques can you use to make it interesting?
Try these Fun-Time Extras
• Share your story-telling with somebody else. You could make a recording and send it to them.
• Teach your story to somebody else. Show them your storyboard and teach them how to use it to tell the story. Show them how to keep the story interesting.
Vicky and Bonnie's group
| We hope you enjoyed doing instructional texts last week! Today you are going to be reading a new story. It is called Wild Pets. 1. Story time- Read and enjoy the story, Wild Pets. 2. Answering Questions- Look at the set of Wild Pet Questions. - Carefully read each question. - Write your answers neatly. | |
Numeracy
Jasminara, Nasima and Louise's group
Today we are going to practice our data handling skills.
You will need to watch one video that will remind you on how to read a bar chart, why they are useful and some important features to remember when drawing your own. You will then need to complete three activities. Remember, you can watch the video more then once if it helps you.
Click on the link below to go onto the BBC Bitesize website.
You will need to watch one video that will remind you on how to read a bar chart, why they are useful and some important features to remember when drawing your own. You will then need to complete three activities. Remember, you can watch the video more then once if it helps you.
Click on the link below to go onto the BBC Bitesize website.
Vicky and Bonnie's groups
This week for numeracy, we would like you to continue practicing your times tables and division skills.
Today you will practice the 5 times tables.
Remember to pause the video if it asks you a question to give you some thinking time. Watch it more than once if you would like.
Complete the activities in the link below. Once you have finished, ask an adult to go through the answers with you.
Today you will practice the 5 times tables.
Remember to pause the video if it asks you a question to give you some thinking time. Watch it more than once if you would like.
Complete the activities in the link below. Once you have finished, ask an adult to go through the answers with you.
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Science
In today's lesson,we will recap our understanding of light and dark.
This lesson includes:
- two videos to help you to recognise that we need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light. Also, how light behaves with transparent, reflective and opaque objects.
- three practise activities to test your understanding.
Click on the link below to get started.
This lesson includes:
- two videos to help you to recognise that we need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light. Also, how light behaves with transparent, reflective and opaque objects.
- three practise activities to test your understanding.
Click on the link below to get started.
Story time
Now its time for you to sit back and enjoy story time with Andy Stanton. This week we will be listening to his story 'Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire'. Listen to a little part of it each day and relax.