Year 4Learning from home

Week 9

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Morning

Number of the day (online) or Math Mentals (offline).

DataRevision and

Recite 1

Graphs 1

Dot Plots

Hit the button (online) or Math Mentals (offline).

DataRevision and

Recite 2

Pictograph

Venn Diagrams 1

Graphs 2

Number of the day (online) or Math Mentals (offline).

Data2 Way tables

Venn Diagrams 2

Assessment

Hit the button (online) or Math Mentals (offline).

DataResearch and

Apply

Number of the day (online) or Math Mentals (offline).

Cross Number Puzzle

Area Revision

Data AssessmentCreate Your own

Google Forms quiz and graph the

results (online) or survey your

family/friends and create a graph to show the results

(offline).

Break

Week 9 Timetable

★ If you finish your work early or are looking for additional activities don’t forget you can login to Reading Eggs, Khan Academy and Prodigy.

★ Band students - don’t forget to practice your instruments at home and use Soundtrap.★ Try and join our daily Zoom meetings at 2pm. You’ll find the link on the Google Classroom.

★ Make sure you're moving around and doing some physical activity everyday!

More fun activities on the next page!

Middle

Spelling - Complete tasks through Reading Eggspress (online) or from your grid using

your choice of 10 words (offline).

Writing: KWO Cradle Mountain,

Snowy Mountains and Flinders Ranges

information sheets.

Reading: Complete an assigned Reading Eggs activity (online)

or read your own book for 20 minutes

(offline).

Grammar: Complete the who/which clauses

worksheet

Writing: Draft writing

Reading: Complete an assigned Reading Eggs activity (online) or read your own book

for 20 minutes (offline).

Vocabulary: Choose 3 words from the extension spelling list

to complete in the frayer model. Use a dictionary to look up the

definition of the word.

Writing: Dress-ups/Sentence Openers

Reading: Flinders Ranges, Cradle

Mountain and the Snowy Mountains Comprehension

Grammar:

Complete the compound sentence activities.

Writing: Editing/Revising

Comprehension: Complete the Roald

Dahl reading and comprehension

Spelling - Complete tasks through Reading Eggspress (online) or from your grid using

your choice of 10 words (offline).

Writing: Publish on Google Classroom or

in your book

Break

Afternoon

Band StudentsPractice your

instrument (15 minutes).

Create/Continue a song using Soundtrap

and post it to the Google Classroom.

ArtBucket filling

Band StudentsPractice your

instrument (15 minutes).

Create/Continue a song using Soundtrap

and post it to the Google Classroom.

GeographySAVE OUR KOALAS

ScienceLook at one of these Animal Fact Sheets (online or in the pack) and choose an animal. https://australian.museum/learn/animals/

On a map of Australia, mark where your animal lives. Then tell us why - what is special about this habitat?

ItalianRead the

information about Circus Maximus

and complete the Circus Maximus

Quiz

PDHPE

Pick 1 or 2 physical activities from the PE/Sport Learning

matrix

REVISION - RECITE ● Times Tables

○ Goal 1: Know them all - get someone to test you.○ Goal 2: Recite each set of multiplication facts in less than 20 Seconds

● Decimals = Fractions

○ 0.25 = ¼

○ 0.5 = 1/2

○ 0.75 = 3/4

● Time

○ How many minutes in an hour?

○ How many minutes in ¼ of an hour?

○ How many minutes in ½ an hour?

○ How many minutes in ¾ of an hour?

○ How many minutes in 0.75 of an hour?

Equivalent FractionsHow many equivalent fractions can you find for ¼?

Is ⅓ the same as 20/60? Why? Why not?

DATA - GRAPHS 1

DATA - GRAPHS 1

DATA - DOT PLOTS

Total number of dots

Writing

Writing will be completed daily. We will provide you with a source text to use to write a short summary/report on the given topic.

MondayYou will write Three Key Word Outlines using the Cradle Mountain, Snowy Mountains and Flinders Ranges Information sheets.Remember to plan your source text using the following planning model. You will need to highlight or underline key words and facts. Next choose 5-6 of the most relevant facts to put into your KWO.

Topic1.2.3.4.5.(6.)Clincher

Topic - Clincher Rule: The clincher should reflect or repeat 2-3 key words from the Topic sentence.

TuesdayUse your KWO to write your sentences for your report. Say your sentence out loud before writing your sentence down. Continue this process until you have finished writing your report. Continue to reread your sentences.

WednesdayDress up your writing, Use the Writing Dress-Ups chart to help you. Remember you need at least one of each of the following dress-ups:-ly - adverbsw-w - who/which clauseSV - Strong VerbsQA - Quality AdjectivesSentence starters - subject, prepositional phrase, -ly adverb (adverbial phrase)

ThursdayEdit and revise your writing. Make sure you read it aloud to check if it makes sense. Add a picture. Use the Writing Dress-Ups chart to help you.

FridayGo onto Google Classroom and publish your work or publish it in your workbook.

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

Key word outline

Write your report

Dress-ups Edit Publishing

Topic CRADLE MOUNTAIN

1

2

3

4

5

Clincher

Key Word OutlineYou will write a KWO using the provided source text.

Remember to plan your source text using the following planning model.

You will need to highlight or underline key words and facts. Remember to choose important, relevant

and/or interesting facts. We are only writing between 6 - 8 sentences only.

Next choose 5-6 of the most relevant facts to put into your KWO.

Topic - Clincher Rule: The clincher should reflect or repeat 2-3 key words from the Topic (first) sentence.

Some people think this looks like a cradle. Do you?

Topic SNOWY MOUNTAINS

1

2

3

4

Clincher

Topic FLINDERS RANGES

1

2

3

4

5

Clincher

Which explorer were the Flinders Ranges named after? - What is he famous for?

Hmmmm. I wonder why they are called the Snowy Mountains?

Practice with W

ho/Which C

lauses

Use w

ho/which clauses to m

ake new sentences.

1.A

ustralia is home to a sm

all marsupial know

n as the numbat.

Example: The num

bat is a small m

arsupial which calls A

ustralia home.

2. There are only 1,500 of them left. They are considered endangered.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

________________________

3. Num

bats are difficult to find because their size and appearance enable them to

blend into their surroundings.__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

________________________

4. Each person creates approxim

ately 12kgs of rubbish each week.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

________________________

5. Your effort can go a long way in saving our environm

ent.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

________________________

__________________________________________________________________

____________

WRITING DRESS-UPS CHART

SentencesUse your KWO to write your sentences for your report. Say your sentence out loud, before writing your sentence down. Continue this process until you have finished writing your report. Continue to reread your sentences.

Dress-UpsGo back to your sentences from yesterday.Dress up your writing. Remember you need at least one of each of the following dress ups:

● -ly - adverbs● w-w - who which clause● SV - Strong Verbs● QA - Quality Adjectives.

You also need one of each of these three sentence starters:

● Subject (who or what is doing the verb)● Prepositional phrase● -ly adverb (adverbial phrase)

Strong Verbs

Adverbs Adjectives

considered widely beautiful

journey freely breathtaking

discover incredibly fascinating

trek daringly spectacular

hike carefully superb

inquisitive highly pristine

SENTENCE OPENERS - Writing Dress-Ups

AUTHOR TOOLS1. With a verb: Stretching out across ..2. With a simile, personification or a

metaphor: Like a clawed finger, the bridge clung … ‘, ‘…the spray threw rainbows…’

3. Rule of 3: ‘It had white shell beaches, pale gold sand …’

4. With personification: ‘...where the spray threw rainbows into the sky.’

5. With a pronoun - It was… It had…

Try dressing up your writing by using some of these author tools.

It was the most beautiful island in the whole world. It had white shell beaches, pale gold sand, and tumbled black rocks where the spray threw rainbows into the sky. It had a fiery mountain with green rain forest on the high slopes and grasslands at the bottom. There was a pool of fresh water to drink and a waterfall to slide down, and, in a hidden hollow where the grasslands met the white shell beach, there was--"A place for a hut!"

Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr

Edit and Revise

Finally, it is time to read through your writing and fix any errors.Make sure you read it aloud to check if it makes sense. Be sure to use the chart beside this to help you.

Frayer diagram

Definition

Sentence

Facts/Characteristics/Prefixes/Suffixes

Examples Non-examples

Frayer diagram

Definition

Sentence

Facts/Characteristics/Prefixes/Suffixes

Examples Non-examples

Frayer diagram

Definition

Sentence

Facts/Characteristics/Prefixes/Suffixes

Examples Non-examples

Extension Spelling WordsKoalassouvenirsmammalvulnerableextinctionmarsupialsnativeperchedconservenocturnalill

Flinders Ranges, Cradle Mountain and the Snowy MountainshighlandsTasmaniaregionwildernessheritagetouristballadamphitheatre florafaunawallaby

MATHinformation, data, collect, category, display, symbol, list, table, column graph, picture graph, vertical columns, horizontal bars, equal spacing, title, key, vertical axis, horizontal axis, axes, spreadsheet.

A compound sentence includes two independent clauses. The twoindependent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction.

1. Write 10 independent clauses (simple sentences) with your spelling words. Example: Tasmania is located 240km south of Australia.

Tasmania has a population of 528,201.

2. Brainstorm the coordinating conjunctions. (FANBOYS)

3. Join your independent clauses from Activity 1 to create compound sentences. Example: Tasmania is located 240km south of Australia and it has a population of 528, 201.

Read your sentences to ensure they make sense. Try to use a variety of coordinating conjunctions, but make sure they fit your sentences.

Revision and Recite 2 RECITE

Australia

Russia

America

Japan

This diagram shows the number of pirates in each country.

Which country has 50 pirates?

Key:

= 20

Leanne Williamson, 2015

PICTOGRAPH

Data - Venn Diagrams 1

DATA - Venn Diagrams 1

Some students chose their favourite sport. They made a graph.

• Tennis was the most popular.• Football was more popular than soccer.• Netball was less popular than football.

Which column shows football on the graph?

Favourite Sport

Sport

Number of

students

Leanne Williamson, 2015

Graphs 2

3H

3M

3J

4T

4S

This diagram shows the number flowers each class grew.

Who grew the least amount of flowers? What was the difference between them and 4S?

Key: = 12

Graphs 2

DATA - 2 WAY TABLES2 way data tables are a great way to record a lot of information.

Data - Venn Diagrams 2

What does this Venn diagram show? List 4 pieces of information you can see represented by the Venn diagram.

1._____________________________

2._____________________________

3._____________________________

4. ____________________________

ASSESSMENT

Data - Venn Diagrams 2

Find 10 picture books - Make a table and record a tally

BOY GIRL

RESEARCH AND APPLY

Look carefully - make a tally every time you see a picture of a boy or girl.

Do you think the results would be different if we did a tally for all the books in our school library? Why/Why not?

Area Revision AREA problem

Khaled’s garden is a rectangle. It

has a length of 9 m and a width of

7 m.

Jill’s classroom is a square. It has

sides of 8 m. What is the area of

each classroom?

Whose classroom has the greatest

area?

How much more area does it have?

CREATE YOUR OWN SURVEY AND GRAPH THE RESULTS

Create a 5 question survey and graph your results.

Create your own survey quiz using Google Forms, then post it on our Google Classroom (online) or create a graph in your book (offline). Remember - before you post you must have 100% correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Your survey may be about - pets, sports, food, books, hobbies, fidget toys, favourite TV shows, favourite movies, etc.

ASSESSMENT

KOALAS https://www.wwf.org.au/news/blogs/10-interesting-facts-about-koalas#gs.abujts

While koalas are popular worldwide and are the face of many Aussie tourist souvenirs, there are some really basic facts that people might not know about this iconic and lovable mammal – like right now they are incredibly vulnerable to local extinction in NSW.

Interesting facts about koalas:1. Koalas aren’t bears – they’re marsupials!You might hear the term ‘koala bear’ being tossed around when it comes to these fluffy animals. While they might look bear-like with their round ears and big black nose, they actually share more characteristics with other marsupials like the wombat.

2 Baby Koalas are called ‘joeys’. Baby koalas develop in their mother’s pouch for about six months. After this time, they’ll ride on their mum’s back for another six months, only using the pouch to feed and sleep.

3. Koalas can be found in southeastern and eastern Australia. While koalas are a national symbol of Australia’s unique wildlife, they can only be found in the wild on the southeast and eastern sides of Australia, along the coastlines of Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. They live high up in eucalyptus trees of native bushlands and forests, usually perched between the forks of the tree’s branches.

4. They’re fussy eaters! Koalas survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves and can eat up to a kilogram a day! Pretty impressive, considering eucalyptus is poisonous to most animals..

5. Koalas can sleep up to 18 hours a day. It’s because the leaves are so low in nutrients that koalas need more sleep than most animals which basically helps them conserve energy.

Read this information about koalas and make a poster to

help us save them.

KOALAS 6. Koala numbers are on the decline. They are losing their homes to excessive tree-clearing.With their trees gone, koalas are spending more time on the ground in search of food and shelter. Sadly, this is when they’re most vulnerable to being hit by vehicles, attacked by dogs and falling ill.

What you can do to help

• Send a message to key NSW politicians now to ensure a future for koalas.• You can donate to our current appeal to support WWF's conservation efforts.• Join local environmental groups to plant koala food trees in your neighborhood.• Drive slowly and carefully at night. Koalas are nocturnal. Keep to the speed limits.• Carry the phone number of your local koala group or wildlife rescue service in your car.• If you live in koala country, at night lock up your dog. It is not enough to just keep it in your yard – koalas can climb most fences or trees into yards.• In times of drought or in particularly hot weather, place a container of water at the base of a tree known to be used by koalas.

CREATE A

POSTER

PERSUADING

PEOPLE TO HELP

US SAVE KOALAS!

Use these

persuasive tools:

1.strong,

emotional

language

2.groups of three

3. facts and cute

pictures.

Description

A large species of frog reaching up to 7.5 cm in body length.

It has a brown or grey-brown back, with orange or yellow

mottling on the sides. There is a pale or yellow stripe from

under the eye to the shoulder. The belly is mottled brown

and yellow, and the throat is sometimes yellow. The pupil is

horizontal and the iris is golden-brown. Fingers are

unwebbed and toes are one-quarter webbed, both without

discs.

Eastern Banjo FrogScientific name: Limnodynastes dumerilii

Breeding BiologyEggs are laid as a foamy mass on the surface of stream pools, dams, and ponds. Tadpoles can reach a total length of up to 7 cm and

are dark brown or golden brown in colour, with gold clusters. They often remain on the bottom of water bodies. They take four to five

months to develop into frogs, although tadpoles in colder areas may take much longer. Breeds during spring to autumn.

Similar SpeciesIt is divided into five subspecies, each differing in their distribution and only slightly in call and colour. Looks similar to Heleioporus

australiacus, Neobatrachus pictus, and Neobatrachus sudellae in its distribution, but all of these species have a vertical pupil instead of

a horizontal pupil, as well as different back colours and patterns. Also looks very similar to Limnodynastes interioris and Limnodynastes

terraereginae in its distribution, but is usually smaller and has less toe webbing than Limnodynastes interioris, and lacks the distinct

inner red thighs of Limnodynastes terraereginae.

DistributionFound in southeast QLD, most of eastern NSW, the ACT, all of VIC, most of TAS, and southeast SA.

DISTRIBUTION

Australian tarantulasAlternative name/s:Whistling spiders; Barking spiders; Bird-eating spiders

IntroductionAustralian tarantulas are often known as

whistling or barking spiders because of

the sounds most species can produce.

IdentificationThe Australian tarantulas have a large,

heavy body, which varies in colour from

dark chocolate-brown to pale fawn, often

with a silvery sheen. Selenotypus

plumipes is the only species that has long

hairs on the rear legs, making it easily

identifiable.

Distribution

Taratulas span the continent in habitats

ranging from rainforest to desert but is

not found in the northern tropics. The

species that is most often kept as a pet

is often come from the north

Queensland areas around Cairns.

DISTRIBUTION

HabitatAdult female Australian tarantulas live in web-lined burrows in the ground. Younger stages and males may use flimsy silk retreats under

rocks and logs.Burrow size usually correlates with the size of the spider, however the depth of the burrow can vary considerably (40 cm

-100 cm deep), without relation to the size of the occupant. The temperature of the burrow remains fairly constant, with the minimum

temperature for activity (20 degrees C) only being exceeded during the months of September to May, which is the feeding and growth

season for these spiders. Burrows are sometimes plugged (with a trap door) during the colder months and during the hottest part of

summer.

PlatypusScientific name: Ornithorhynchus anatinusAlternative name/s: Duck-billed Platypus

The Platypus is a unique

Australian species. Along with

echidnas, Platypuses are

grouped in a separate order of

mammals known as

monotremes, because they lay

eggs. When first discovered, the

unusual look of a Platypus

caused considerable confusion

and doubt amongst European

naturalists and scientists, many

of whom believed that the animal

was a fake.

IdentificationThe Platypus is well adapted for semi-aquatic lifestyle. Its streamline body and a broad, flat tail are covered with dense waterproof fur, which provides excellent thermal insulation. The Platypus propels itself through the water by using its front, short, webbed limbs, and the partially-webbed hind feet act as rudders. Behind its distinctive bill are the grooves that house the ear openings and the eyes which close when the animal dives. The Platypus uses its tail for storage of fat reserves and the strong claws on its feet for burrowing and moving on land. In addition, males possess a horny spur on their ankles, which is connected to a venom gland in the upper leg, making the Platypus one of the few venomous mammals.

HabitatPlatypuses occur in freshwater systems from tropical rainforest lowlands and

plateaus of far northern Queensland to cold, high altitudes of Tasmania and the

Australian Alps. They feed in both slow-moving and rapid (riffle) parts of

streams, but show preference to water with gravel beds. The ideal habitat for

the species includes a river or a stream with earth banks and native vegetation

that provides shading of the stream and cover near the bank.

DISTRIBUTIONPlatypus is endemic to Australia and is dependent on rivers, streams and bodies of freshwater. It is present in eastern Queensland and New South Wales, eastern, central and southwestern Victoria and throughout Tasmania.

SCIENCE

Look at one of these Animal Fact Sheets and choose an animal. https://australian.museum/learn/animals/

Make a Google Slideshow

On a map of Australia, mark where your animal lives. Then tell us why - what is special about this habitat?

Answer these questions in your project.

1. What are the unique characteristics that distinguish the habitat you have chosen?

2. How does your habitat support living things?

3. How have plants and animals adapted to the habitat?

PROJECT GUIDESlide 1 - Animal Facts + picturesSlide 2 - MapSlide 3 - Unique Characteristics of the habitatSlide 4- How does your habitat support living things?Slide 5 - Adaptation.

Take care with presentation, spelling, grammar and punctuation.

What does endemic mean?‘...some only live in Australia so they are endemic.’

SCIENCEhttps://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/habitats/

Circus Maximus

What visitors see today is a large oblong field that modern-day Romans go for walks in. But Circus Maximus today is not so very different to what the ancient Romans saw when they first started to use this small valley between two of Rome’s hills, the Palatine and the Aventine, for sports. People sat on the ground on the slopes to watch sporting events. The shape and structure of the Circus Maximus changed as fast as Rome grew and with the importance of chariot racing, one of the great Roman passions.

But what was Circus Maximus like then?

Well, actually we don’t know. The first building, built in the VII century B.C. by Tarquinius Priscus was made of wood, but in its moment of splendour, Circus Maximus would have completely been covered in marble and travertine stone; in the centre of the track were two large Egyptian obelisks, one of which, from the time of Ramses II, can now be found in Piazza del Popolo, the other from the reign of Thutmosis III from Thebes, in Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano.

Circus Maximus is the biggest sports stadium ever built. Just think it could hold almost three hundred and eighty thousand visitors with free access to races. Almost four times bigger than the biggest stadium today, an incredible number.

Its structures couldn’t have been much different from our horse racing tracks. Imagine watching a chariot race surrounded by the cheering and clapping of thousands of people, betting huge fortunes on the races, eating, arguing and cheering their champions on just like modern fans. Excitement, risk and tension were vital ingredients of the race.

Four teams (the factions) took part in each race, each with an identifying colour; they were so popular and important that they ended up becoming actual political parties. Classical races were those with the drivers, called “charioteers”, were hired and sold to other teams for sums much like those spent today to buy sports champions. Prizes were magnificent. Diocles, the greatest Roman charioteer, stopped racing when his riches amounted to the equivalent of 7 million euros today.

The most important races took place during the Roman Games, from 4 to 18 September. The excited crowd was stimulated by organizers using different tactics, of which the most original was small parcels full of sweets, money or presents showered down on the crowd. The historian Suetonius even mentions presents like: houses, farms, ships, not so different to what we see in so many of our television programmes today.

Races went from morning till night, up to a hundred a day. Each lasted seven laps indicated by a mechanical counter placed in the centre of the track which, as each chariot drove by, raised large wooden eggs or bronze dolphins (a symbol of the horse protecting Gods).

But Circus Maximus was not just for races: Caesar simulated a battle with about one thousand foot-soldiers, six hundred cavalry and forty elephants. To add variety to events, during the intervals between races they put on acrobatics or fights between exotic animals.

The races were really dangerous, often bloody, anything was allowed. Crashes between chariots were normal. Chronicles of the day tell of violent, often fatal crashes, and give the names of the young charioteers who died in the ruins of their chariots. But it was not just the race that was dangerous. Over-excited Emperors like Vitellius or Caracalla could have a team killed just because it threatened the victory of their favourites or because it had disappointed them.

Watching a race at Circus Maximus was not just dangerous for athletes, but for spectators too. Lots of stories tell of fatal accidents involving the audience. During one race a herd of elephants knocked down an iron fence and injured many people. It was a regular occurrence for a chariot to

Over the centuries, Circus Maximus was damaged by fire several times. It is well known that the famous fire of Rome (the one that legend says was started by Nero) began on one of the short sides of the Circus (the one where we can now still see the brick remains), but after each fire Circus Maximus was repaired, rebuilt and even enlarged straight away.

The last games were organised around 549 A.D. In the Middle Ages it became a fortified area as the small Frangipane tower shows. Then, due to the urban decentralization suffered by the area, Circus Maximus fell into disuse and slowly began to fall apart due to the stealing of marble and stone and the progressive sinking into the ground that still covers a large part of the building today.

Circus Maximus has again become popular with young people, thanks to events such as concerts and shows, sometimes with internationally famous artists. So, two thousand seven hundred years later, tradition lives on.

Circus MaximusRead the information about Circus Maximus and then circle the correct answer to these questions.

1. What is Circus Maximus used for now?BowlingGoing for walksSport

2. When they first started to use this area, it was used for ...Looking at the mountainsHuntingSport

3. To watch the sport taking place, people ...Sat on the slopesWatched on TVSat in grandstands

4. As Rome got bigger, one of the Romans' passions was ...RunningChariot racingSleeping

5. The first building might have been made from ...BrickConcreteWood

6. As Rome became richer, the buildings would have been made from ...MarbleWoodDirtTravertine stone

7. Circus Maximus is the biggest stadium ever built. How many people did it hold?

380380 000 000380 000

8. Which of these did the Romans do while watching the chariot races ...

EatingCheering and arguingBettingAll of the above

9. 4 teams took part in each race. How were they

identified?They each had a colourBy their jerseyBy their hair colour

10. These 4 teams later on also became ...The colour of their housesTheir political partiesTheir name

11. The most important games took place ... On September 4-18On December 25On January 26-29

12. The crowd were often given things to make them excited. This included ...

Houses and farmsLollies and moneyShipsAll of the above

13. In the intervals between races they ...Put on acrobaticsSang songs and dancedHad fights between animalsWatched a concert

14. Chariot races were often ...DangerousSafeFast

15. Races could be dangerous for ...AnimalsSpectatorsAthletesAll of the above

16. Over the years Circus Maximus was damaged by ...WindFloodsFire

17. The last games took place in the year ... 549AD459BC594AD

18. Circus Maximus fell apart because ...It was no longer usedIt sank into the groundPeople stole the marble and stoneAll of the above

19. Circus Maximus is popular again because people use it for ...

Chariot racesConcertsPlays

20. How long has Circus Maximus been used?270 years2 700 years7 200 years