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Year 4 Home Learning

Learning Log: Pack 10 Support for Home Learning can be found at Y.4@arkbentworthprimary.org

Learning can be accessed through your child’s account on the following: DB Primary https://arkbentworth-lbhf.secure-dbprimary.com/ Mathletics https://www.mathletics.com/uk/ Accelerated Reader https://ukhosted40.renlearn.co.uk/2142174/

However, we recommend that this is in addition to the times below. Please do not feel pressured to finish all the material in one week. However, we will continue to give out new packs each week to ensure full coverage of the curriculum.

Reading Our class book for this half term is Charlotte’s Web. This week there will be an extract from the book with some comprehension questions. You will find daily readings from Charlotte’s Web on DB primary.

Writing This half term we will be writing persuasive letters. This week children will use their work from last week to plan and write their own persuasive letter based on Charlotte’s Web.

Maths This week we are looking at angles and 2D shapes. Children will make their own angle finder using the resources included in the pack.

Spelling Children will be doing spelling work based on vocabulary from this week’s reading. There will also be spelling work assigned on DB Primary.

The wider Curriculum

Topic – Complete session 2 in your workbook on the physical geography of the USA. Science – Complete session 2 in your workbook. Use the page in this pack to help you with some of the tasks. Art - We are looking and American photographer Ansel Adams to create a black and white image of an American landscape. French – This week we are revising key vocabulary of the days of the week and numbers.

Extra Activities

We recommend your child go onto dB primary daily to upload work, comment on other children’s work or complete activities. We are there to respond any issues with the packs. There will be daily activities uploaded onto dB primary that will include Music and Online safety. There will also be writing and maths challenges.

Websites EPIC books https://www.getepic.com Cooks with Jack Deane a chef from the Jamie Oliver Cookery school. For videos and shopping lists https://biteback2030.com/real-story/cook-jack-1st-5th-june

Many thanks for your continued support,

Mr Nieto and Mrs Morgan

Year 4 teachers

Writing a persuasive letter

You are going to write a persuasive letter from Fern’s perspective writing to her father to persuade him not to kill Wilbur, the pig.

To complete these tasks you will need ‘Chapter 1 Before breakfast’ from pack 9.

You will also need the model text letter to Miss Faddy. The language features and boxed up plan will also help you along with your work from that lesson.

PART A – Emotive language

Task 1 – Read through ‘Chapter 1 before breakfast’. Make a list of words to describe how Fern is feeling.

Task 2 – Read the article on animal rights. Highlight the arguments and persuasive language in your text. You can use these in your letter.

PART B – Write a plan for your letter

Your letter will be address to Mr Arable.

Task 1 – Complete the boxed up plan for your letter using the template in the pack.

Task 2 - Annotate your plan with the language features. Use the resources from last weeks pack to help you.

Task 3 – Complete the ‘Editing Sentences’ task

PART C – Write your letter

Task 1 – Write the first draft of your letter using your boxed up plan.

Task 2 – Proof read and edit your letter.

Questions to ask yourself:

Is my punctuation correct? Are my spellings correct? Does my writing make sense when I read it back?

Use the toolkit you created in pack 9 to make sure you have included all of the features.

Have you followed the correct structure? Have you used emotive language? Have you included rhetorical questions? Have you used persuasive conjunctions?

Make any corrections in red pen or pencil if you have one.

When you have made the necessary edits re-write your letter in your best handwriting. Remember this is a formal persuasive letter and presentation is important.

Once you have completed your letter send a copy of it to the class email or to us on DB Primary.

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Date

Recipients address

Greeting

Paragraph 1: Opening Introduce

yourself/character, explain why you are

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Paragraph 2: Middle Describe your

hopes/concerns and your main arguments

Paragraph 3: Additional arguments

Paragraph 4: Conclusion

Draw ideas together

Formal finish

Names of angles

Angle maker

You will need two strips of card.

Use a split pin to fasten the strips of card together.

Obtuse angle

An obtuse angle measures more than90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.

Right angle

A right angle measures exactly 90 degrees.

Straight angle

A straight angle measures exactly180 degrees.

Acute angle

An acute angle measures less than90 degrees.

Which is the greater angle?

Use your angle maker to decide which angle is greater. Put a tick next to the greater angle.

Ordering angles

Order the following sets of angles, labelling the greatest as number 1 and the smallest as

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Right angles

Put a tick next to any right angles:

Use your folded piece of paper, showing a right angle, to decide which of the following

shapes have right angles and which angles they are. Mark the right angles with a small

square.

Challenge: using squared paper, can you create a shape with at least one right angle

and 3 sides, 4 sides, etc.

Right angles

You will be using a folded piece of paper to create your very own

right angle checker.

Instructions on how to make it are on the right.

Acute or obtuse?

The angle is acute because it is smaller than a right angle.

The angle is obtuse because it is greater than a right angle.

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1. First, draw the shape on the squared paper

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A rectangle has one acute angle.

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2D shapes have two dimensions (such as width and height) and no thickness, therefore are completely flat.2D SHAPES

The vertices are the points where two or more edges meet.Regular shapes have all equal sides and angles.Irregular shapes have different sized sides and angles.

Task 1: Write statements to describe each shape below.E.g. A square is regular shape and it has four right angles.

Chapter 5: Charlotte

And then, just as Wilbur was settling down for his morning nap, he heard again the thin voice that had addressed him the night before. “Salutations!” said the voice. Wilbur jumped to his feet. “Salu-what?” he cried. “Salutations!” repeated the voice. “What are they, and where are you?” screamed Wilbur. “Please, please, tell me where you are. And what are salutations?” “Salutations are greetings,” said the voice. “When I say ‘salutations’, it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning. Actually, it’s a silly expression, and I am surprised that I used it at all. As for my whereabouts, that’s easy. Look up here in the corner of the doorway! Here I am. Look, I’m waving!”

At last Wilbur saw the creature that had spoken to him in such a kindly way. Stretched across the upper part of the doorway was a big spiderweb, and hanging from the top of the web, head down, was a large grey spider. She was about the size of a gumdrop. She had eight legs, and she was waving one of them at Wilbur in friendly greeting. “See me now?” she asked. “Oh, yes indeed,” said Wilbur. “Yes indeed! How are you? Good morning! Salutations! Very pleased to meet you. What is your name, please? May I have your name?” “My name,” said the spider, “is Charlotte.” “Charlotte what?” asked Wilbur, eagerly. “Charlotte A. Cavatica. But just call me Charlotte.” “I think you’re beautiful,” said Wilbur. “Well, I am pretty,” replied Charlotte. “There’s no denying that. Almost all spiders are rather nice-looking. I’m not as flashy as some, but I’ll do. I wish I could see you, Wilbur, as clearly as you can see me.” “Why can’t you?” asked the pig. “I’m right here.” “Yes, but I’m near-sighted,” replied Charlotte. “I’ve always been dreadfully near sighted. It’s good in some ways, not so good in others. Watch me wrap up this fly.”

A fly that had been crawling along Wilbur’s trough had flown up and blundered into the lower part of Charlotte’s web and was tangled in the sticky threads. The fly was beating its wing furiously, trying to break loose and free itself. “First,” said Charlotte, “I dive at him.” She plunged headfirst toward the fly. As she dropped, a tiny silken thread unwound from her rear end.

“Next, I wrap him up.” She grabbed the fly, threw a few jets of silk around it, and rolled it over and over, wrapping it so that it couldn’t move. Wilbur watched in horror. He could hardly believe what he was seeing, and although he detested flied, he was sorry for this one.

“There!” said Charlotte. “Now I knock him out, so he’ll be more comfortable.” She bit the fly. “He can’t feel anything now,” she remarked. “He’ll make a perfect breakfast for me.” “You mean you eat flied?” gasped Wilbur. “Certainly. Flies, bugs, grasshoppers, choice beetles, moths, butterflies, tasty cockroaches, gnat, midges, daddy longlegs, centipedes, mosquitos, crickets – anything that is careless enough to get caught in my web. I have to live don’t I?” “Why, yes of course,” said Wilbur. Do they taste good?” “Delicious. Of course, I don’t really eat them. I drink them – drink their blood. I love blood.” Said Charlotte, and her pleasant, thin voice grew even thinner and more pleasant.

1) What does the word ‘salutations’ mean?2) How do you think Wilbur feels when he realises

Charlotte is a spider?3) Why does Charlotte bite the fly?4) Later in the chapter Wilbur describes Charlotte as

‘bloodthirsty’. Why does he call her that?

Session 2: Which appliances use electricity? Do the appliances use mains electricity or battery electricity?

You can cut and sort the images or write them out into your table for the task on page 11.

Top 10 rules for electric safety To be safe around your home, remember the rules for using electricity the right way.

1. DON'T plug lots of stuff into one outlet or extension cord. It could damage the electrical system in your house or even cause a fire.

2. DO make sure all electric cords are tucked out of the way. Pets might chew on electrical cords, and people might trip and fall.

3. DON'T ever play near or on a green transformer box or climb the fence around an electrical substation. If a ball or pet gets inside the fence, ask an adult to call your electric company - they'll come and get it out for you.

4. DON'T yank an electrical cord from the wall. Instead, pull from the plug. Pulling on a cord can damage the appliance, the plug or the outlet.

5. DON'T fly anything like drones or kites near power lines. A kite and its string may conduct electricity - sending it right through you to the ground.

6. DO ask an adult for help when you need to use something that uses electricity.7. DO look up and look out for power lines before you climb a tree. The electricity can

go right through the tree branch - and right through you.8. DO have an adult put safety caps on all unused electrical outlets. Covering outlets

will also help save energy by stopping cold drafts.9. DO watch out for power lines when using a ladder, chainsaw or other outdoor

equipment.10. DO keep electrical stuff away from water. Most electrical accidents around the house

happen when people use electricity near water.

Geography Session 2: What are some of the physical features of the USA?

What is physical geography?

Geography can be divided into two branches: physical geography and human geography. Physical geographers observe, measure, and describe Earth’s surface. They study how landforms develop and how they change. They look at how different landforms affect climate. They also study how people change the land through such activities as building cities, digging mines, and clearing forests.

The physical features of a place can include:

• Weather and temperature • Land and soil • Plant life • Animal life

Everglades National Park, Florida, USA Squish, squash! Your boots sink into mud as you wade through a swamp where frogs, turtles, and fish live. Suddenly, you see a roseate spoonbill with bubblegum-pink feathers soaring overhead. Then your gaze falls upon what appear to be stones emerging from the swamp—but you know these rocks could be crocs. So you keep a safe distance at all times. This wild, watery adventure is happening on a slog—a hike through water—at Florida’s Everglades National Park.

Creating the Park

Many people once thought of the Everglades as nothing more than swampland, and companies began to drain the territory in the 1920s in order to construct buildings. But the National Park Service became aware of the huge numbers of animals that live, breed, and feed in the area, including manatees and types of wading birds. In order to protect the land and animals from builders, they voted to designate the Everglades as a national park in 1934.

Today Everglades National Park is a 1.5-million-acre wetland ecosystem. Much of the area is covered with saw grass, a grass-like plant that sprouts in water. The park also boasts mangrove swamps, or coastal wetlands where sturdy mangrove trees grow. Visitors to the park can boat along the wetlands, or bike through pinelands—forests that take root on rockier sections of the Everglades.

Whether you’re canoeing, biking, or hiking through the Everglades, you’ll likely see some cool critters. In addition to manatees and roseate spoonbills, ivory-billed woodpeckers and the rare Florida panther make their homes here. The park is also the only place where the American alligator and the American crocodile can be found living side by side. The awesome animals at this park really scale up the fun!

Source: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/everglades/

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Year 4 spelling and handwriting practise

Year 3/4 statutory word list

Look Say Cover Write Check

Make sure that your handwriting is joined like the example.

history

history

imagine

imagine

increase

increase

important

important

interest

interest

Look up each word in the dictionary to check its meaning. Write out the definition in your own words.

history _______________________________________________________________________________

imagine _______________________________________________________________________________

increase _______________________________________________________________________________

important _______________________________________________________________________________

interest _______________________________________________________________________________

Now use the space below to write some of your own sentences using these words. If you can write 8 good quality

sentences you will earn a Dojo (use extra paper if needed).

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American Art – Ansel Adams & American landscapes Artist of the week

Ansel Easton Adams (1902 – 1984)

Ansel Adam was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West including Yosemite National Park in California.

His first photographs were published in 1921 and he is considered one of the most important photographers of the 20th century. He was an environmentalist which means he was concerned about protecting the environment.

Here are some of Adams’ photographs:

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

In this weeks topic lesson you looked at the physical geography of the USA. They are going to be the inspiration for this weeks art activity.

Mount Williamson – Clearing Storm, 1944

Half Dome, Apple Orchard, Yosemite, 1933

Task 1 - Look at the photographs and answer the questions. You can talk about them with someone at home or write down your answers. What kind of environments are shown in the photographs? Describe what the photograph is about. Why do you think Ansel Adams took these photos?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Salt Lake

• Grand Canyon

• Missouri and Mississippi

• Mojave Desert

• Everglades

• Niagara Falls

Task 2 – Chose one location from the list. Use the images below to help you. You can also find photos online or in your USA workbook. Create a black and white image of it. You can use pencils, felt tips, chalk, paint or even collage.

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PSHE – Protest and demonstrations

The last few weeks you may have seen on the news lots of different protests. Protests are statements or actions showing disagreement or support for something or expressing an opinion. Recently there have been lots of anti-racism protests as part of the Black Lives Matter movement in the USA, UK and all over the world. Protests have been important throughout history to achieve social change.

In 1963 over 200,000 demonstrators gathered peacefully at the Lincoln Memorial in D.C to promote racial equality in the USA. In 1989 the Berlin Wall finally came down and protests were an important part in this change happening. At the start of the 20th century women protested outside Parliament and local government buildings for women’s right to vote. During the 1950’s and 1960’s in America there were mass protest marches and sit in’s during a period known as the Civil Rights Movement. This movement was part of the demand for equal rights for African Americans. Many people have made comparisons between the current protests against police brutality and the civil rights movement.

Protests can take different forms and don’t always involve people marching. In South Africa during Apartheid hundreds and thousands of South Africans participated in a “Stay at Home” protest. As a result, June 16th was celebrated as National Freedom Day from 1950 until 1994.

People can protest for or against something through writing letters. Boycotting is also a form of protest. To boycott is to intentionally stop using, buying or dealing with an organisation or country as an expression of protest.

Task 1 - Design a protest sign.

Think of an issue that is important to you. It might be about animal rights, environmental issues or the Black Lives Matter movement, or something else. Design a protest sign about your issue.

Here are some examples of protest signs. Many people also use images and signs as part of protest.

You can make your protest sign on a piece of recycled cardboard or any other paper you have at home. Once you have made your sign please send a photo of you holding it to the class email or on DB primary so that we can share it with the class.

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A: A square is a regular shape and it has four right angles.B: Irregular 7 sided shape (heptagon). Has 7 obtuse angles.C: Regular 6 sided shape (Hexagon). 6 obtuse angles.D: Irregular 6 sided shape (Hexagon). 6 obtuse angles.E: Not a 2D shape. 2 obtuse angle. 1 acute angle.F: Irregular 5 sided shape (pentagon). 2 acute angles. 3 obtuse angles.G: Irregular 7 sided shape. 7 obtuse angles.H: Irregular 6 sided shape. 6 obtuse angles.I: Irregular 8 sided shape (octagon). 8 obtuse angles.J: Regular Octagon. 8 obtuse.K: Irregular pentagon. 2 acute. 3 obtuse.L: Irregular hexagon. 1 acute. 5 obtuse.M: Regular heptagon. 7 obtuse angles.N: Irregular heptagon. 7 obtuse angles.O: Regular pentagon. 5 obtuse angles.P: Irregular octagon. 8 obtuse angles.