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Year 4

PRACTICE BOOKLET

Dear Parents,

We have had a brilliant year in Year 4 and we would like to thank you for your continuous support.

Here is an activity booklet which you can do with your child during the holidays. They can bring this back to school to share with their Year 5 teacher.

Once again, thank you and have a lovely break!

Year 4 Teachers

Fill in the missing punctuation. Use some or all of the following:

Period . Exclamation mark ! Question mark ? Apostrophe ‘

Comma , Quotation marks “ ” Semi Colon ; Colon :

The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

Every afternoon as they were coming from school the children used to go and

play in the Giants garden

It was a large lovely garden with soft green grass Here and there over the

grass stood beautiful flowers like stars and there were twelve peach trees that

in the spring time broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl and in the

autumn bore rich fruit The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the

children used to stop their games in order to listen to them How happy we are

here they cried to each other

One day the Giant came back He had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre and had

stayed with him for seven years When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden

What are you doing here he cried in a very gruff voice and the children ran away

My own garden is my own garden said the Giant Anyone can understand that

and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself So he built a high wall all round it

and put up a notice board

TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED

He was a very selfish giant

Fill in the missing punctuation. Use some or all of the following:

Period . Exclamation mark ! Question mark ? Apostrophe

‘ Comma , Quotation marks “ ” Semi Colon ; Colon :

The Lion and the Mouse

by Aesop

A lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse running over his face

Rising up angrily he caught him and was about to kill him when the mouse cried

out If you would only spare my life I would be sure to repay your kindness

The lion laughed and let him go It happened shortly after this that the lion was

caught by some hunters who bound him with ropes to the ground The mouse recognized

his roar and came and gnawed the rope with his teeth and set him free

The mouse said You made fun of the idea of my ever being able to help you But now

you know that it is possible for even a lion to be helped by a mouse

Answer key-The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant’s

garden.

It was a large, lovely garden with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood

beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach trees that in the spring time

broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit. The

birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order

to listen to them. “How happy we are here!” they cried to each other.

One day the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend, the Cornish ogre, and had stayed

with him for seven years. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden.

“What are you doing here?” he cried in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away.

“My own garden is my own garden,” said the Giant. “Anyone can understand that and I will allow

nobody to play in it but myself.” So he built a high wall all round it and put up a notice board:

“TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED!”

He was a very selfish giant.

Answer key- The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop

A lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse running over his face.

Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him when the

mouse cried out, “If you would only spare my life I would be sure to repay

your kindness!”

The lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the

lion was caught by some hunters who bound him with ropes to the ground.

The mouse recognized his roar and came and gnawed the rope with his

teeth and set him free.

The mouse said, “You made fun of the idea of my ever being able to

help you. But now you know that it is possible for even a lion to be

helped by a mouse.”

Remember: The five elements of a story.

Dust Of Snow

By Robert Lee Frost

The way a crow

Shook down on

me The dust of

snow From a

hemlock tree

Has given my

heart A change

of mood And

saved some part

Of a day I had

rued.

Read the given poem Dust of Snow.. Answer the questions given below.

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✩A whale of a story Background knowledgeIn air, sound travels more than 300 meters every second (about 750 miles perhour). In water, it travels five times faster, at about 1,500 meters everysecond. Whales use their vocal cords to make sounds. They also have a verygood sense of hearing. The sounds that they make travel for thousands ofkilometers through the oceans and can be heard by other whales far away.

Science activityThe figures in the table on the rightshow how many meters sound travelsevery second in different materials.Use the information in the table todecide which of the statements beloware true and which are false. Place acheck mark (✔) beside the statementsthat you think are true.

Science investigation

Whales in the ocean hear sounds more quickly thangoldfish in a lake.

It is easier to hear sounds in winter than in summer.

Railway workers hear the horn of an approachingexpress train before they hear the vibrations itmakes in the steel rails.

You hear sounds more quickly in gases than in liquids.

It is possible to hear sounds through rocks.

Material Speed of sound(meters per second)

Cold air 330Warm air 350Fresh water 1,410Ocean water 1,540Steel 5,060Granite rock 6,000

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Using two balloons, one filled with water and the other with air, design and conduct an experiment to see if you can hear better through air or water. Make sure the balloons are the same size.

Take extra care - ask an adult to supervise you.

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Year 4 Science

The speed of sound is affected by the medium throughwhich it travels. Sound travels faster through densermaterials. Temperature also affects the speed of sound.The child should observe that it is easier to hearthrough water than air.

89 ✩A whale of a story Background knowledgeIn air, sound travels more than 300 meters every second (about 750 miles perhour). In water, it travels five times faster, at about 1,500 meters everysecond. Whales use their vocal cords to make sounds. They also have a verygood sense of hearing. The sounds that they make travel for thousands ofkilometers through the oceans and can be heard by other whales far away.

Science activityThe figures in the table on the rightshow how many meters sound travelsevery second in different materials.Use the information in the table todecide which of the statements beloware true and which are false. Place acheck mark (✔) beside the statementsthat you think are true.


Whales in the ocean hear sounds more quickly thangoldfish in a lake.

It is easier to hear sounds in winter than in summer.

Railway workers hear the horn of an approachingexpress train before they hear the vibrations itmakes in the steel rails.

You hear sounds more quickly in gases than in liquids.

It is possible to hear sounds through rocks.

Material Speed of sound(meters per second)

Cold air 330Warm air 350Fresh water 1,410Ocean water 1,540Steel 5,060Granite rock 6,000

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The child will learn to change the volume of a sound.Beating a tambourine harder makes the vibrationslarger and so increases the volume of the sound.However, it does not change the number or speed ofthe vibrations, so the pitch stays the same.

86 ✩ Loud or soft? Background knowledgeIn addition to pitch, loudness is another property of sound. If you hit a cymbalsoftly, it makes a soft sound. If you hit it hard, it makes a loud sound. Theharder you pluck a guitar string, the louder the sound it makes. The harderyou blow a whistle, the louder the sound it makes. All musical instrumentswork in the same way.

What do you think will happen to the rice grains ifMichael beats the tambourine harder?

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Science activityMichael put some grains of rice on the skin of a tambourine. When he beatthe tambourine, the rice jumped up and down as the skin vibrated. Learnmore at website 86-1.


They jumped higher.

Dense materials, such as hands, are good soundinsulators because they do not vibrate very much. Anymaterial that does not vibrate well, such as foam, canbe an insulator. Encourage the child to test a numberof materials.

88 ✩ Quiet please!Background knowledgeSound travels through any material that will vibrate. Some materials, such asmetals, vibrate easily and carry sound well. These materials are called soundconductors. Other materials, such as rubber, do not vibrate very much andthus do not carry sound as well. These materials are called sound insulators.

Science activityMaria and Brian tested materials to see which was the best sound insulator.One by one, Maria covered her ears with a material and closed her eyes. Brianread out 20 numbers, and Maria called out the numbers she heard. Each time,Brian stood the same distance away and spoke with the same loud voice.

Which material was the best insulator?

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Material How many numbersMaria heard

Rubber 16Thick cotton wool 11Thick wool 12Thick plastic 17Polystyrene 12Hands 10


Maria’s hands

As the child talks into the can, the air vibrates,causing the can to vibrate. This then vibrates thestring, transmitting sound across the string to theother can. As the second can vibrates, the air in thecan vibrates and the other child hears the sound.

87 ✩Feel the vibrations! Background knowledgeWhen a person sings, the vocal cords in the throat make the air vibrate(move back and forth). These vibrations travel through the air to your ears.You hear the vibrating air as sounds. Try feeling the vibrations in your throatwhen you sing. Sound is a type of energy that always travels as vibrations.

The string vibrates.

The vibrations are heard by the ear.

The girl’s vocal cords vibrate.

The air vibrates in the girl’s container.

The air vibrates in the boy’s container.

Science activityHere are two children using a string walkie-talkie. The sentences below explainhow the boy can hear the girl speak, but they are not in the correct order.Write the numbers 1–5 in the boxes to show what the correct order should be.


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The speed of sound is affected by the medium through which it travels. Sound travels faster through denser materials. Temperature also affects the speed of sound. The child should observe that it is easier to hear through water than air.

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✩All mixed up!

Design and conduct anexperiment to see if asugar cube dissolvesfaster in hot water orcold water. Go towebsite 59-1 to findmore fun activitiesabout solutions.

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Sand dissolves in boiling water. True FalseSugar dissolves in lemon juice. True FalseSoil dissolves in water. True FalseSalt dissolves in tomato soup. True FalseSugar dissolves in sand. True FalseOil is soluble in vinegar. True False

Sand

Boilingwater

Background knowledge When solids are added to some liquids, the solid dissolves into very tiny particlesand seems to disappear. A mixture in which one material dissolves in another iscalled a solution. When you add sugar to a cup of tea, the sugar dissolves in thetea to form a solution. Some solids will not dissolve in liquids. For example, flourwill not dissolve in water. Materials that dissolve in liquids are called soluble.Materials that do not dissolve in liquids are called insoluble. Water is a liquidthat can dissolve many types of materials.

Science activityRead the sentences below and decide which ones are true and which onesare false. Circle the right answers.


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The sugar cube will dissolve fastest in hot water. Thesugar dissolves into particles that are too small to beseen, but we know they are still there because the

59 All mixed up!

Sand dissolves in boiling water. True FalseSugar dissolves in lemon juice. True FalseSoil dissolves in water. True FalseSalt dissolves in tomato soup. True FalseSugar dissolves in sand. True FalseOil is soluble in vinegar.

Sand

Boilingwater

Science activityRead the sentences below and decide which ones are true and which onesare false. Circle the right answers.


Background knowledge When solids are added to some liquids, the solid dissolves into very tiny particlesand seems to disappear. A mixture in which one material dissolves in another iscalled a solution. When you add sugar to a cup of tea, the sugar dissolves in thetea to form a solution. Some solids will not dissolve in liquids. For example, flourwill not dissolve in water. Materials that dissolve in liquids are called soluble.Materials that do not dissolve in liquids are called insoluble. Water is a liquidthat can dissolve many types of materials.

The sugar cube will dissolve fastest in hot water. The sugar dissolves into particles that are too small to be seen, but we know they are still there because the water tastes sweet.

True False

Animal homes ✩ Background knowledge Animals can be found living in almost any place on Earth. The place where an animal normally lives is called its habitat. There are many different kinds of habitats, such as in grass, under the ground, in trees, in ponds or rivers, on the seashore, and in the ocean.

Science activity Where would these animals normally live? Draw a line between each animal and its habitat.

Worm

Water snail

Stickleback

Centipede

Crab

Pond Frog Soil

Rabbit

Mackerel

Millipede

Butterfly

Starfish

Ocean Woodpecker Woodland


Create a poster about one type of habitat. Include the plants and animals that live in the habitat. What type of habitat is it? What is the source of food and shelter for the animals?

Animal homes ✩ Background knowledge Animals can be found living in almost any place on Earth. The place where an animal normally lives is called its habitat. There are many different kinds of habitats, such as in grass, under the ground, in trees, in ponds or rivers, on the seashore, and in the ocean.

Science activity Where would these animals normally live? Draw a line between each animal and its habitat.

Worm

Water snail

Stickleback

Centipede

Pond

Ocean

Crab

Frog

Rabbit

Mackerel

Millipede

Butterfly

Starfish

Woodpecker

Soil

Woodland


Lines in the activity could also be drawn from the soil-dwellers to the woodland. Aquariums and terrariums are great examples for habitat study.

Go to website 31-1 to compare the skull and teeth of carnivores and herbivores. How do they differ? Draw a picture that compares their teeth. Make paper puppets of carnivore and herbivore dinosaurs from website 31-2. Write and act out a play that shows how dinosaurs eat.

Dinnertime for animals ✩ Background knowledge When animals feel hungry, they need to eat. Food provides the animals with carbohydrates, faats, and proteins, which are important nutrients they need to grow and live. Some animals have to hunt for their food while other animals eat mostly plants. Plants can make their own food using sunlight and gases from the air and water. Animals that eat plants are called herbivores. Animals that eat herbivores are called carnivores.

Science activity Can you spot the herbivores in this group of animals? Write their names in the box. Herbivores

Spider ....................................

Slug ....................................

....................................

....................................

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Woodlouse


Caterpillar Find some pictures to compare the skull and

Thrush teeth of carnivores and herbivores. How do they differ? Draw a picture

Ladybug that compares their teeth. Make paper

Deer puppets of carnivore and herbivore dinosaurs and act out a play that shows

Rabbit how dinosaurs eat.

Dinnertime for animals ✩ Background knowledge When animals feel hungry, they need to eat. Food provides the animals with carbohydrates, faats, and proteins, which are important nutrients they need to grow and live. Some animals have to hunt for their food while other animals eat mostly plants. Plants can make their own food using sunlight and gases from the air and water. Animals that eat plants are called herbivores. Animals that eat herbivores are called carnivores.

Science activity Can you spot the herbivores in this group of animals? Write their names in the box. Herbivores

Spider S...l.u...g............................. W....o..o...d..l.o..u...s..e.................

Slug C...a...t..e..r..p..i.l.l.a...r................ .D..e...e..r............................ .R..a...b..b...i.t........................

Woodlouse


Caterpillar The child should understand that all

Thrush living things depend on plants, either directly or indirectly.

Ladybug

Deer

Rabbit

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