Year 4 Home Learning
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MATHS
Times Tables
In Year 4, the children need to learn all their times tables.
- https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
- https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
- https://www.timestables.co.uk/
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
- https://collins.co.uk/pages/primary-mathematics-times-tables-test-simulator
More Maths Fun
- NCETM have a series of short videos about fractions - start at week 1 and make your way through them https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/54454#LowerKS2Fractions
- Carol Vorderman and The Maths Factor are offering free sign up for families during the school closures. They have loads of videos, games and other resources https://www.themathsfactor.com/
- White Rose Maths have fantastic lessons to use at home with videos and resourceshttps://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/
- This teacher is giving a new Maths lesson for Year 3 and 4 every day http://www.iseemaths.com/home-lessons/
- Practise fractions, area, telling the time, shape (quadrilaterals and triangles), data handling and place value on this website: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/shape-position-and-movement
- Maths Frame has free games practising different Maths skills aimed at Years 3-6 https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular
- Maths Train is a great way to practise mental maths https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train
- This website has a range of Maths activities https://en.e-learningforkids.org/math/grade/4/
- MathsMastery have learning packs available for each year group to use at home https://www.mathematicsmastery.org/free-resources
- We use NRich in school as it has all sorts of interesting Maths activities for children to do https://nrich.maths.org/14600
- Maths fun and games http://www.mathgametime.com/grade/4th-grade
- Lots of games, videos and other Maths resources https://www.coolmath4kids.com/math-games/fourth
- Natwest have some money-based fun and games for 5-8 year olds https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-5-8/
Key Stage 2 passwords for Spelling Shed and Maths Shed:
LITERACY
- The Case for Books You Tube channel has a wealth of fantastic booky videos, including interviews with authors https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXGj9JGOehYaTUY7bwyj_xQ/featured
- Power of Pictures has teaching sequences for a range of books, but even if you don't do those, there are videos of the authors reading the books https://clpe.org.uk/powerofpictures/books-and-teaching-sequences
- Sign up to Authorfy for free and get access to free author videos and writing resources https://authorfy.com/
- The Literacy Shed is providing free Literacy resources for Key Stage 2 https://www.literacyshedplus.com/en-gb/browse/age-7-9
- Click on the links on this page to find words to practise and games to try https://www.spellzone.com/curriculum/national-curriculum/years-3-4.cfm
- Pobble 365 brings a new picture every day as a stimulus for creative writing, along with story starters, questions and drawing ideas https://www.pobble365.com/
- You can register for free access during the school closures to PurpleMash for a range of daily activities, including comprehension and grammar https://2simple.com/purple-mash/
- The Book Trust have got so many videos, books, games and other fabulous online activities to keep you busy https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/
- Enjoy the world of David Walliams on his website for his children's books https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
- This website has a range of Literacy activities https://en.e-learningforkids.org/language-arts/grade/4/
- Do you fancy putting on your own play? Here are some free scripts! http://www.playscriptsforkids.net/browse-play-scripts-for-kids/free-scripts/
Read as much as you can. Some authors are offering storytimes online each day. There are lots of stories and non fiction books on youtube which are read aloud. Kindle offer a free trial and if you have Amazon Prime you can access a huge number of books for free.
Year 4 are expected to summarise what they have read, so you could practice reading a chapter, a picture book, a section of an information book, a poem and then trying to "sum it up" in 3 sentences!
VIRTUAL LIBRARY
Click the book to find lots of books and videos of stories online:
SCIENCE
If you do any Science at home, you can write a report, make posters, take photos of any investigations you might do. You can share them on Showbie.
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This website has loads of fabulous child-friendly science experiments to do at home: https://www.science-sparks.com/
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Here is a selection of interesting Science investigations you can do at home https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.co.uk/resources/challenge-cards.html
- There are some great videos on youtube and the bbcteach website https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/music--science-ks2-house-of-sound/zncr7nb
- Also, the dkfindout website has a lot of really good information https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/
- The Royal Institution has a series of short films making it fun, easy and cheap to do science experiments at home with children https://www.rigb.org/families/experimental
- This website has a range of Science activities. If you follow the links at the top, there are also activities for health, environmental, Computer and life skills https://en.e-learningforkids.org/science/grade/4/
- And here is another website with a wealth of Science ideas, activities, games and experiments http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
Crest (yes, the toothpaste people!) have some detailed science activities aimed at primary aged children. There is a guidance booklet and a booklet of activities, as well as a certificate you can print on completion. SuperStar level is aimed at children from 7-11 years old.
HISTORY
Year 4 are learning about the Romans. You could find out about the Roman army and their forts. You could also research what life was like for rich Romans for example what their villas were like and how they had slaves. There was some exciting entertainment in Roman times which you could find out about like Gladiator fights and Chariot racing. You could make a poster or make some pages about what you find out. You could share this, or a photo of it on showbie if you like.
There is a lot of information on these websites:
This might also be a good place to start looking for information:
If you wanted to get a head start on our next area of history learning, you could find out as much as you can about World War Two...
ART
Wildlife artist Rory McCann has made some videos about how to create wild art
Make your own flip book!
Olaf Falafel is making some super fun art videos.
We are learning how to draw people. You might want to use some family photos as a starting point for making a drawing of your family. Look at how their bodies are positioned and try to copy them!
We will also be looking at landscapes in the summer, so you might want to draw pictures of what you can see from your windows. You might also find some inspiration from the Art Ninja on iplayer or youtube
Crayola have lots of colouring pages and activities to try at home
Award winning author / illustrator Rob Biddulph is making videos to draw along to
Learn how to draw from observation with this free programme of online lessons from an artist
PE
GoNoodle has lots of videos and activities to keep your fit and healthy (scroll down, you don't need to register)
Join in with the nation doing your daily Joe Wicks workout on You Tube!
Cosmic Kids Yoga on You Tube
The Yorkshire Sport Foundation have made a range of videos demonstrating different PE skills.
The Sports Partnership has provided some fantastic ideas for staying active at home for all the family
We have signed up to this website for lots of free videos and dance routines for ages 4 and up:
Log in Details
email: office@woodrow.worcs.sch.uk
Password: B987UZ
COMPUTING
If you ever wanted to learn to type - have a look at the games here
Make your own animations online for free.
Tynker are offering free access to their premium coding activities during the school closures.
CodeMonkey is also free, though you do have to register for this one.
Scratch is a great resource for coding.
MUSIC
Year 3 and 4 had been planning to present the story of Hansel and Gretel through opera before everything changed. The Royal Opera House are providing some interesting home learning activities, which includes Hansel and Gretel. Check it out and perform the songs at home!
Everyone has an instrument you can use - your voice! Learn to beatbox!
Harvard University in the USA has developed a series of musical games and activities which also help them with their research!
Singing Medicine is providing videos of songs to join in with - you might just recognise some of them that Miss Capron-Tee uses!
SingUp are working on providing a range of music videos and resources for free
Young Voices have lots of singing and dancing videos to keep everyone busy
The Sing King You Tube channel has absolutely LOADS of karaoke backing tracks for all your favourite songs. Why don't you have a karaoke night once a week? You could even make your own fake microphone from a rolled up paper tube with a ball of scrunched up paper taped on top!
Here is an excellent video teaching you all about pulse with activities you can join in with. You don't need an instrument!
FRENCH
Duolingo is a great place to practise your French. Although you can create a profile, you don’t need to. Just start with the basics and begin collecting your XP! (You can also use Duolingo to begin learning other languages, too, at any age.)
OTHER GREAT RESOURCES
AimHi is a global online school for students to learn, interact and be inspired by charismatic role models and exceptional teachers, for free. Aimed at age 8 and up.
The Premier League has a wealth of football-based learning activities (including Literacy and Maths) to explore.
BBC's Supermovers have a great range of active learning ideas to use.
Classroom Secrets have made some awesome home learning packs for each year group.
Hamilton have free Maths and English learning at home packs for each year group which they are adding to regularly.
Twinkl have made loads of resources accessible. Just click on the parents hub.
The Scholastic website has two weeks worth of activities available for free, including reading and educational videos. It is from the USA, but is still a great resource.
Collins are providing their Key Stage 2 Maths and English study books for free. They have some good activities in them, but they also include work aimed at Years 5 and 6, so don't panic!
Here is a list of other links to Collins resources:
This website has a range of great projects - scroll down to see the Year 3/4 ones:
Brain Pop has extensive educational resources and are offering free access. Just follow the link for the instructions about getting free access.
Free activity books to download from tts
Online books, games and other fun resources
Want to design and make your own board game? This page might be useful
Don't forget we have more resources for everyone to enjoy.
Click the tick!
OTHER THINGS TO DO AT HOME
- Keep a diary (this would be fascinating to keep and share with people in the future!)
- Write a letter to someone in your family who doesn't live with you. Maybe they will even write back!
- Make a postbox in your house and everyone can write letters to each other - take it in turns to be the post person and deliver the mail!
- Play any board games you have. You could start a league table to keep a record of who wins the most and least.
- Cook or bake together (even if it is as simple as making a sandwich together)
- Write a book (will you be the next JK Rowling? You could even write a series of books about the same characters!)
- Do some research about your family and make bar charts with the data (favourite colours, favourite foods and so on)
- Interview someone in your family and find out things you didn't know about them.
- Set up a points chart for things like keeping your bedroom tidy and doing household chores - at the end of each week, whoever has the most points is crowned "House Mega-Star".
- Make play-doh (flour, a little salt and enough water to make a dough). What will make the best dough? More flour? More salt? Less water? Experiment to find the best play-doh recipe.
- Household Olympics - every day run a different event (how about who can run up the stairs fastest? Or balance on one leg for the longest? Or do the most star jumps during the Eastenders opening music?)
- Put on a concert (plan who will sing or perform what, find backing tracks on You Tube with adult help, rehearse, work out what you will wear, make a leaflet about it, make a poster to tell people in the house when it will happen)
- Teach someone in your house some of the French you have learned. You could even teach the dog or cat, or even a teddy!