Oakfield Infant and Junior Schools Federation Year 4 Home Learning Planning Week Summer 2 Week 5

Date: W.B. 29/6/20 Year Group 4

English

This week you will be starting a new Talk for Writing unit: The King of the Fishes by Jo Pearce.

Task 1: What would you wish for?See Resources attached: The King of the Fishes

Task 2: Read the story: The King of the Fishes

Task 3: Exploring word definitions

Task 4: Revising apostrophes for possessionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znyf382

MathsWhite Rose Maths Home Learning is a very well organised series of lessons which mirrors our school curriculum. See the link below or Google White Rose Maths Home Learning Y4.https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

Aim to complete one lesson every week day (or 3 per week if this is not possible).You may begin on Week 1 or later if you have already been accessing these resources. Each week has 4 lessons which follow a structured order. If you are unable to print out the sheets, don’t worry, just write down your answers on a blank sheet of paper where possible.

Handling Data (Week 10) This week you are going to interpret charts, compare data and understand line graphs.

Answers are uploaded on the school website in Year 4 Summer 2 Week 5.

ScienceSound experiment

Watch this clip and see if you can make your own telephones. You can use an empty yoghurt pot instead of a cup. Look at the instructions attached.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yqB2KFwJCo

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Maths Ongoing TasksMake sure you continue to work hard on TTRockstars this week – Mr Clayton and Mrs Taylor will be checking!

Countdown legend and all round maths whizz Carol Vorderman has launched daily classes for schoolchildren.Access free activities on the link below:

https://www.themathsfactor.com/

English Ongoing TasksSummer 2 week 5 spellings: Adverbials of frequency and possibility

regularly, occasionally, frequently, usually, rarely, perhaps, maybe, certainly, possibly, probably.

Continue to practise your statutory spellings following the different methods shown in school (mnemonics, rainbow writing, pyramid writing)

Read a book of your choice for three 20 minute sessions this week.

Every day, J.K. Rowling (the celebrated author of Harry Potter) will be releasing a chapter from her new book The Ickabog. As well as being able to read her book, there is also information about a competition where you can help to illustrate the book! Details can be found at https://www.theickabog.com

R.E History Geography Computing Art Music MFL

Activity 1: R.E. You have been learning about Hindu pilgrimages lately. Explore other special journeys. See the PowerPoint posted on the school website in Year 4 home Learning Summer 2 week 5.

Task: Complete the worksheet attached.

P.E.It is Dance week! This week, let’s learn a new dance with Oti every day!

Check the links to the website- see attached sheet.

P.S.H.ETransition TaskCreate a ‘Wordle’ about yourself, which you can send to your Year 5 teacher: year5@oakfield.schoolThink of words that describe your personality and what you like doing at school. See the example

Activity 2: ComputingYou will continue to add slides to your PowerPoint that you started last week. Research and write facts about:

The understorey layer and animals that live there The forest floor and animals that live there The threat to The Amazon Rainforest- deforestation

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attached.

You can use coloured pencils, felt tip pens or have a go at creating one digitally: https://wordart.com/create

If you cannot access PowerPoint, you could make an eBook on your iPad instead (Book Creator).

Don’t forget to copy in images and explore Font size and colourChallenge:If you are using PowerPoint, can you use animations in your presentation?Don’t forget to save your work, so you can add slides next week.

This video will help you get started: PowerPoint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx4yLPh2nNk

Book Creator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJOrU11wWSk

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Science task:

String Phone Project

Step back in time and use some old fashioned technology to make a string phone while learning about sound waves with this fun science project for kids.

All you need is some string, a sharpened pencil and a few paper cups to get started.

Make a String Telephone

What you'll need:

2 paper cups (or empty yoghurt pots) A sharp pencil to help poke holes

String (kite string and fishing lines work well)

Instructions:

1. Cut a long piece of string, you can experiment with different lengths but perhaps 20 metres (66 feet) is a good place to start.

2. Poke a small hole in the bottom of each cup.3. Thread the string through each cup and tie knots at each end to stop it pulling through the

cup (alternatively you can use a paper clip, washer or similar small object to hold the string in place).

4. Move into position with you and a friend holding the cups at a distance that makes the string tight (making sure the string isn't touching anything else).

5. One person talks into the cup while the other puts the cup to their ear and listens, can you hear each other?

What's happening?

Speaking into the cup creates sound waves which are converted into vibrations at the bottom of the cup. The vibrations travel along the string and are converted back into sound waves at the other end so your friend can hear what you said. Sound travels through the air but it travels even better through solids such as your cup and string, allowing you to hear sounds that might be too far away when traveling through the air.

More about phones:

Landline telephones feature microphones that convert sound waves into electric currents that are then sent through wires and converted back into sound waves by an earphone inside the telephone at the other end. Modern mobile phones use radio waves (part of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes microwaves, infrared, visible light, X-rays and others) to communicate with base stations located throughout telephone networks.

Phones have come a long way since Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first electric telephone patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office back in 1876. Today’s cell phones are a marvel of modern technology, featuring not only the ability to make phone calls but to also surf the web, play music, view documents and much more.

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R.E task:

Journey Reason for travelling

Is there anything special they would

pack?

Feelings and emotions

A war widow travelling to her

husband’s grave in France.

An Arsenal fan travelling to Leeds to watch a match.

A Christian travelling to Canterbury Cathedral.

Special Journeys

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Websites to help you with rainforest research:

https://tropical-rainforest-facts.com/Tropical-Rainforest-Layer-Facts/Tropical-Rainforest-Emergent-Layer-Facts.shtml

https://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/explore-the-world/physical-features/ecosystems/rainforests/rainforest-layers/emergent-layer/

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/animals-and-nature/habitats-and-ecosystems/emergent-layer/

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PSHE task: Example of ‘Wordle’:

Oakfield Infant and Junior Schools Federation Year 4 Home Learning Planning Week Summer 2 Week 5

PE activities for this week:

Monday – English Waltz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMKx1HSLIRA&safety_mode=true&safe=active&persist_safety_mode=1

Tuesday – Tango https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZpUSPhJep8&safety_mode=true&safe=active&persist_safety_mode=1

Wednesday – Quickstep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhN1P4tZTQ&safety_mode=true&safe=active&persist_safety_mode=1

Thursday – Foxtrot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX2Myh3inkQ&safety_mode=true&safe=active&persist_safety_mode=1

Friday – Viennese Waltz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdO4Egx8V4Q&safety_mode=true&safe=active&persist_safety_mode=1

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Oakfield Infant and Junior Schools Federation Year 4 Home Learning Planning Week Summer 2 Week 5

Task 1: Sparky Start

So, my first challenge for you is: What you would ask for if you were given three wishes?

My three wishes:

1. I wish I could fly BECA use I would love to visit A different country every week.

2. I wish tHAt the rich people in the world would SHAre their money so t HA t no one WAs homeless or hungry.

3. I wish for A mAgic WArdrobe which would mEAN tHAt I could crEATE Any outfit I FANCIed.

Tip: The words and phrases I have underlined might help you extend your ideas.

1.

2.

3.

‘The King of the Fishes ’is a wishing tale. A wish is amagical request for something that you want.

‘The King of the Fishes ’is a wishing tale. A wish is amagical request for something that you want.

‘The King of the Fishes ’is a wishing tale. A wish is amagical request for something that you want.

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Task 2: Our story

The story we are going to look at is ‘The King of the Fishes’. This traditional story has been passed around the world by many people which means that there are many different versions of the story out there. Our story is Pie Corbett’s version.

You can listen to a recording of the story here:https://soundcloud.com/talkforwriting/fishes/s-v410Lk1dxJy

The King of the FishesOnce upon a time there was a poor fisherman called Li.Every day, he went down to the sea to fish. There he stood on the rocks and threw the nets into the icy waters and waited. When he pulled the nets in, he would take any fish back to the market and sell them.One day, he caught a huge fish. It had silver scales that glittered in the sunlight, blood–red fins and a golden crown. It was so beautiful that Li stood,

amazed, staring at the fish as it thrashed about in the net. Suddenly Li felt guilty. It was so beautiful, and surely it must have a family…

I wonder what you will like about the story. What will surprise you? What will it remind you of?

I wonder what you will like about the story. What will surprise you? What will it remind you of?

I wonder what you will like about the story. What will surprise you? What will it remind you of?

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So, he scooped it up out of the net and set it free. Li stood watching as the fish swam out to sea. Then, to his amazement, it turned and spoke to him.

Oakfield Infant and Junior Schools Federation Year 4 Home Learning Planning Week Summer 2 Week 5

“Li, you have saved the King of the Fishes. I grant you one wish. When the moon is high in the sky, come back here and tell me your heart’s desire.’ With a flick of his fin, the King of the Fishes was gone.Immediately, Li hurried home, wondering what on earth he should wish for. There were so many things that his family needed. First, he asked his elderly father. “Father, if you had one wish, what would it be?” There was a silence and then his father spoke, ‘Why son, I would wish for new eyes, for I am blind and will never see again.’Next, he asked his mother. “Mother, if you had one wish, what would it be?” His mother thought for a minute and then said, “Why son, I would wish for money, for the roof needs mending and the winter winds whip through the house and make my bones shiver so.”Finally, he asked his beautiful wife. “Wife, if you had one wish, what would it be?” There was a silence and then his wife whispered, “Why Li, I would wish for a baby, for who will care for us when we are old? Yes, nothing would be more precious than a child.”Poor Li could not make up his mind – they needed the money certainly, but his father was blind and that was a terrible thing. However, he also knew that a child would bring joy to them all. All evening, Li paced up and down trying to decide what the wish should be.Suddenly, he stopped pacing and grinned. Yes, he had it! He rushed out of the house, through the forest and down to the sea. The moon was high in the sky and so it was time to talk to the King of the Fishes. Li ran down onto the rocks and stood there with the foam crashing about him. He could see the moon’s reflection on the waves, and then came the King of the Fishes.“What do you wish for Li?” called the King in a high, silvery voice.“I wish for my father to see our son in a cradle made of gold,” shouted Li. There was a silence and the great fish disappeared. The waves stilled and Li could see the stars like silvery freckles in the dark night sky. Then out of the darkness he heard a noise, drifting down through the forest. It was a baby crying…

© Pie Corbett

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What did you think?Do you remember I asked you three questions before we read the story?

1. What did you like about the story?

2. What surprised you?

3. What did it remind you of?

Let’s share those ideas now!

1. I loved the pART when Li chose to put the fish bACK in the WATer b ECAU se it told me thAT he WAS A kind MAn.

2. The finAl wish surprised me bec AUSE it wAS so clever!3. This story reminded me of AlADDin b ECAUS e they Are both

wishing tAles.

Tip: The word because might help you extend your ideas.

What did you likeabout the story?

What surprised you?

What did it remindyou of?

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Task 3: Words! Words! Words!

Go back over the story and underline or highlight any words that you don’t know.

Ask an adult to help you find the meaning or look in a dictionary online. You might also want to use google images to see pictures of the word.

Can you see I have highlighted my words in yellow? Let’sinvestigate those together:

1. My first word is whip.

★ Whip has many meanings. Can you match the definition to the picture?

I’ve done the first one for you.

Definition PictureTo beat a liquid fast to make it light and fluffy

To move fast and suddenly

A length of rope or material used to hit animals or people

A member of a political party who makes sure that other members turn up tomeetings and vote

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Write a short sentence to match each picture. Make sure you use the word ‘whip’, ‘whipping’ or ‘whipped’. I have done the first one for you.

Picture Sentence

LAst week, the chief whip ordered membersof the pArty to vote in fAVOUr of schools closing.

2. My second word is precious. Precious means ‘something very special to be treated with care’.

★ Squeeze the word: What do you think of when you hear the word precious?

Add your ideas to mine below:

time with my FAMily precious gold

3. My final word is reflection.

★ Have a look at the pictures and the definitions of the word. Write a sentence under mine:

Reflection

Meaning 1 : CAREFul thought ANd considerATion

My sentence: Upon CAReful reflection, Tim decided not to purchAse A new bike.

Your sentence:

Meaning 2: An imAGE you cAN see in A mirror, glAss or WATer.

My sentence: Polly CAUght sight of her reflection in the mirror ANd gASPED.

Your sentence: