Mossbourne Riverside Academy

Home Learning Year 3 & 4 24.04.20

Home Learning Timetable

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Monday

MATHS

Task Comparing and Ordering fractions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH7s9SIjwus comparing fractions video

Work sheet- see Appendix 9a / 9b

• Comparing and Ordering fractions

Additional support- see Appendix 8 fraction wall

Challenge- see Appendix 10a

• Describe the fraction • Do you agree?

Parent/carer guidance:

If children require additional support with understanding please find fraction wall in Appendix 8 this will assist children in their pictorial knowledge of comparing fractions.

See Appendix 10b for answer sheet.

Additional support- https://www.theschoolrun.com/teacher-tricks-fractions

LITERACY

Task:

1. Watch https://tinyurl.com/yd6eldl5 to 51 seconds. Then discuss with someone – what do we know about the boy so far?

2. Look at the words and phrases from Appendix 1. Are there any on there that you don’t know the meaning of? Use a dictionary to find out their meaning.

3. Select a few words and decide where would you place them on the importance zones Appendix 2 (red being not very important, green being very important). Some words might be unimportant because we don’t know if he has that quality or not! Can you find any?

4. Choose a word from the green zone and use thesaurus.com to find some synonyms!

Parent/carer guidance:

Show the children the first part of The Black Hat film up until where the boy goes into the woods and finds the hat (32 seconds) The children will watch this section again but think about the following question. What do we know about the boy? Discuss with the children about what they have seen and heard from the film. Children then use words and decide which are the most relevant when describing what they know about the boy so far. They complete a thesaurus activity.

SCIENCE

Task:

1. On your daily exercise in your garden or on a walk to the park, collect a sample/take photos of wild flowers, weeds, sticks or plants (don’t pick planted flowers or plants). They can be dead or alive.

2. Can you group them into different groups? Can you describe them in different ways? You could draw scientific diagrams (with labels) of your collection or even use photos to create a Pic Collage.

Parent/carer guidance:

Children can have the opportunity to photograph or pick wild plants/flowers to classify and sort (an important line of scientific enquiry). They can use this as an opportunity to practice describing the collections which builds on their literacy lessons this week.

Tue

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MATHS

Task Ordering fractions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNJfa3nGok4&t=56s ordering fractions on a number line.

Work sheet- see Appendix 14a / 14b

• Ordering fractions

Additional support- see Appendix 8 fraction wall

Challenge- see Appendix 15a

• Find the missing denominator • Do you agree?

Parent/carer guidance:

If children require additional support with ordering fractions by size please find fraction wall in Appendix 8.

If necessary, please revisit the link from last lesson to support with understanding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH7s9SIjwus comparing fractions video.

Additional support- https://www.theschoolrun.com/teacher-tricks-fractions

See Appendix 15b for answer sheet.

LITERACY

Task:

1. Watch https://tinyurl.com/yd6eldl5 to 51 seconds. Can you think of a word or simile to describe the forest?

2. Imagine that you have found yourself in the middle of a dark forest and you’re going to walk through it. It will get darker and deeper before you pass the boy’s cabin home and you will then find your way out again.

3. Look at the images in Appendix 3. Can you write some sentences using prepositions to describe where things are in the forest? For example, ‘In the distance...’, ‘under a log’, ‘up a tree’...Use the phrases in Appendix 4 to help.

4. Play the next part of the film and stop as soon as the boy places the hat neatly on his head.

Parent guidance:

Children re-watch the clip to 51 seconds. They will use prepositions to describe what they could see as if they’re walking through the forest, writing in first person.

HISTORY

Task:

1. Visit: https://tinyurl.com/ya2gjbt6 2. Watch the video and answer the activity on the same page. 3. Create a fact file (a collection of facts) about Robin Hood in any way you want – you can

include drawings and photos if you wish! 4. Was Robin Hood right to rob from the rich to give to the poor? What would you think of

Robin Hood if you were rich? How would you feel if you were poor?

Parent guidance:

Children are to research about Robin Hood, a famous forest dweller, creating a fact file. You can then have some discussions about issues such as the sharing of wealth and looking after people who are less off or disadvantaged in the modern world (and if there are modern day Robin Hoods out there!).

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MATHS

Task Fraction of an amount (unit fractions):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Y6CpIimLg please watch link before completing task

Work sheet- see Appendix 16

• Fraction of an amount (unit fractions)

Challenge- see Appendix 17

• Fraction investigation

Parent/carer guidance:

Unit fractions- a fraction where the numerator is 1. For example, ¼.

Additional information: https://www.theschoolrun.com/teacher-tricks-fractions

LITERACY

Task:

1. What do you think will happen next in the film? Make a prediction and tell someone about it.

2. Today you are going to pretend that you are the boy from the film and that you have discovered a black hat in the middle of a forest. You will use drama to help them understand how the boy must have felt. With an adult, act out how you might express your feelings at walking through the forest and finding the black hat. Think about your sentences from yesterday, what might be around you as you walk?

Parent guidance:

Ask the children to remind you about what we know about the boy so far. Ask: we know that the boy has an ordinary and lonely life. How do you think he would feel if he found a black hat in the forest? Act out walking through the forest and adding expression to show different types of feelings e.g. looking shocked, feeling lonely...

GEOGRAPHY

Task:

Can you research the answers to these questions and record them using an app or pen and paper:

1. Where is the largest forest in the world? In Europe? In the UK? Find them on a map! 2. How many varieties of trees are there in the world? How many trees can you name? 3. What is a deciduous tree? 4. Why is Sherwood Forest so famous? 5. Find a recipe for a ‘Black Forest Gateau’ and see if you can make one!

Parent guidance:

Children have already learned about the impact of deforestation This will help re-cap their learning and ties in with their literacy activities this week. Task 5 is optional given the circumstances and availability of ingredients but perhaps one for the future!

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MATHS

Task- Fraction of an amount (non- unit fractions):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgrF1TYXP6Y please watch link before completing task

start at 2:10

Work sheet- see Appendix 18

• Fraction of an amount (non- unit fractions)

Challenge- see Appendix 19

• Would you rather?

Parent guidance:

Non- unit fraction: a fraction where the numerator is greater than 1. For example, ¾.

Additional information: https://www.theschoolrun.com/teacher-tricks-fractions

LITERACY

Task:

1. Read Appendix 5. 2. Re-write Appendix 6 by using adjectives, adverbs and prepositions to make it more exciting.

You can use the boring sentences to start you off. Check for grammar and punctuation! 3. Make a prediction about what is going to happen next!

Parent guidance:

Read Appendix 5 to the child without expression. The children should realise that there is little excitement and suspense. Ask: can you suggest ways in which to improve the piece? Encourage the children to think about their own writing targets. Have you noticed anything about the punctuation? Children re-write a boring version and then make a prediction about what is going to happen next.

ART

Task:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d815wa7aIMs NASA Earth Day 2020

Earth Day took place on Wednesday 22nd April 2020. The theme was climate change. Your art task for this week is to create your own planet Earth from recyclable items around your house. You can make a collage or even make a 3D Earth out of paper mache.

Suggested materials

Newspaper, tissues, egg cartons, glue, paint, colouring pencils, felt tips and scissors.

Parent guidance:

Additional information- https://www.earthday.org

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MATHS

Task Fraction of an amount word problems:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgrF1TYXP6Y start at 2:10 re-watch video if necessary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Y6CpIimLg please re-watch link before completing task if necessary

Work sheet- see Appendix 20a

• Fraction of an amount word problems

Challenge- see Appendix 20b

• Multi- step word problems

Parent guidance:

Remind children how we can use fractions of amounts in everyday life for example in recipes, crafts and shopping.

See Appendix 21 for answer sheet.

Additional information https://www.theschoolrun.com/teacher-tricks-fractions

LITERACY

Task:

1. Watch the film to 1min 30secs. Write down the three descriptions of the creatures that have come from the hat. You can watch this part more than once if you need to.

2. Look at the picture in Appendix 7. Write a descriptive sentence for each creature using some interesting adjectives, adverbs or similes such as this: ‘Turquoise butterflies with beautifully glowing wings burst from the hat.’

3. Share your sentences with an adult at home!

Parent guidance:

Children use all their practice from the previous lessons to write some creative and ambitious sentences about the creatures the little boy finds in the hat. Remember to praise for their efforts. They can use a thesaurus to help them find synonyms.

PSHE

Task:

Earth Day took place on Wednesday 22nd April 2020. The theme was climate change. This work sheet is an interesting fact file about the origins of Earth Day and its importance.

Worksheet (reading text) see Appendix 11

Question sheet see Appendix 12

Parent guidance:

Answer sheet see Appendix 13

Additional information- https://www.earthday.org

Appendices

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 4

Appendix 5

Appendix 6

Appendix 7

Appendix 8

Appendix 9a

Appendix 9b

Appendix 10a

Appendix 10b

Appendix 11

Appendix 12

Appendix 13

Appendix 14a

Appendix 14b

Appendix 15a

Appendix 15b

Appendix 16

Appendix 17

Appendix 18

Appendix 19

Appendix 20a

Appendix 20b

Appendix 21

Extra Activities

Useful Links

Please see the Useful Links section or the school’s website for more activities. These will be regularly updated on a weekly basis. Enjoy!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn

http://www.thesaurus.com