TROON PRIMARY SCHOOL & EARLY YEARS CENTREHome Learning: Primary 4 - Week beginning Monday 18th May 2020

LiteracyReading Spelling Writing

We are learning to select an unfamiliar text to read for enjoyment.

We are learning to answer literal and inferential questions about a text.

We are learning to spell words that contain the letter string ‘ough’.

We are learning to create and write an informative text using facts and information.

We are learning to plan our writing to improve the quality and accuracy.

Task: Reading Comprehension & Listening and Talking

Reading Challenge Read for enjoyment for at least 20 minutes each

day Read - “Fossils” and then answer the

comprehension questions in your ‘work-from-home’ jotter or use the worksheet provided.

Spicy: Read: The ‘Cats and Dogs’ Reading Challenge Card

Retrieve and record information/ identify key details.

Make comparisons within the text. Summarise the main ideas.

We have shared sentence starters to get you started this week.

Using your Oxford Reading Tree Login & Read: Mild – Swamp Crash by Steve Colehttps://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/13279.html Spicy – Tales of the Underworld by Susan Pricehttps://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1392.html

Task: ‘ough’

Handy hint: ‘ough’ is one of the trickiest spelling string in English. It can be used to spell a number of different sounds.

Practice these words using a spelling task from your ‘work from home’ jotter.

Discus these with a family member/ guardian and record these in your jotter.

Have a parent quiz you on the spelling of these words and record your score.

Task: Welcome to Troon Leaflet (Week2)Alongside our topic ‘Old Troon’ we will be completing

research which we can use to create a leaflet to encourage tourists to visit Troon.

This writing task will be completed over a 3 week period, to ensure time and quality.

Week 1(Last week): Plan your leaflet and consider what you would like to focus on i.e. the attractions of Troon, the history or leisure. Consider how many pages your leaflet will have, the layout and the information you will need to research.

Week 2 (This week): Use your plan and the information you have gathered to write your leaflet. Make sure you include facts and key information that a tourist may need to know when visiting Troon i.e. where they could stay. (Remember the information should be accurate and factual).

This activity may be completed using a word document or as a PowerPoint. Pupils should log on to Microsoft Teams on the final week, week ending Friday the 1st of June to share their leaflets.

NumeracyMental Arithmetic Core Learning Science: Germs

We are learning to improve our problem solving skills.

We are learning to improve our mental recall of table facts.

We are learning to describe, follow and records routes and journeys using signs and words

associated with directions. We are learning to use ‘clockwise’ and ‘anti-

clockwise’ when turning through angles.

You will need:3 slices of bread

3 zip lock bags (or similar) big enough to hold a slice of breadHand-wash/soap/hand sanitiser (or similar)

Process:Place 1 slice of bread straight into a zip-lock bag, label this zip-

lock bag “control”.

Hold your school pencil, play with some toys, touch the handle on a fridge/cupboard and then press your hand firmly onto the

middle of the second slice of bread. Place this slice of bread into the second zip-lock bag and label it “dirty hands”.

Finally, wash your hands with soap/hand-wash/hand sanitiser then touch the third slice of bread (press your hand firmly onto the middle of the slice) then place it onto the third zip-lock bag

and label this “washed hands”.Leave the 3 zip-locks bags in an area near a window and at

room-temperature, do not touch them or remove the bread from

Please complete the ‘Unit 23’ Numeracy Problem Solving Sheet (provided).

Multiplication Practice – Can you create/come up with your own resource/game to help you practice your

multiplication tables?

Examples

1. Complete ‘Position & Movement’ pages 61 & 62.2. Complete ‘Position & Movement’ pages 63.3. Create a poster that could be used to help others

who are learning about Position & Movement. Remember when creating a poster it should be eye-catching, include pictures and words (information), the information must be correct and overall presentation should be neat.

Fast Finisher – Can you create a journey round your house/out a walk or cycle/in your garden and write down the route you took.

Challenge – Can you record the route using a laptop/tablet/mobile phone and post the instructions and the video on your class Microsoft Teams? the bags.

Record any changes using the table provided below. Personal Project: Old Troon (Expressive Art) Health and Wellbeing

We are learning to create and present work using the visual elements of line, shape, form, colour, tone, pattern and texture.

We are learning to use a range of resources to create an image, discovering their suitability for specific tasks.

We are learning to discover and choose different ways to create a piece of art work.

We are learning strategies and techniques to calm and relax our mind.

Over the next 2 – 3 week we are linking our IDL, Literacy and ICT tasks together. Hopefully by researching Troon and your local community over the last few weeks you will have gained some new knowledge and understanding about the town you are growing up in and can use this new information in your leaflet.

We would like you to imagine you were growing up during historical times when Scotland was made up with clans and tribes (we covered some of this during Scottish Fortnight).

Week 2 Using your line drawing, give your Coat of Arms some colour. You may wish to use pencils, pens, crayons, or paint (whatever you have available and have permission from an adult to use). Once you have decorated your coat of arms we would like you to create a slogan/motto/inspiring or motivational quote that you feel would match your Coat of Arms. (A motto uses a few words to express – and remind you of – the person you want to be, for example “Carpe Diem – seize the day”/ “don’t count the days, make the days count”)

This term we are learning about our mental wellbeing and the strategies we can use to relax

our minds.

Choose a ‘brain break’ breathing exercise each day to complete. Find a calm and quiet place to complete these

activities.

**Class Catch-up: On Tuesday log-on to Microsoft Teams and have a chat with your friends in your class. It would be great to hear from you all. (Tuesday

12pm-1pm)**

Spelling Chilli ChallengeFrom the word lists below, select the set that will challenge you at an appropriate level:

Talisman Mild Spicyrough thought thoughtlesstough bought forethoughtcough ought doughnutthough fought thoughtfuldough nought breakthrough

brought afterthoughtsought coughingwrought overwrought

Select an activity from your spelling activity sheet to secure your spelling skills this week.

Germs – Science ExperimentControl Dirty Hands Washed

HandsDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9

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Diary EntryDay What I did today

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