Good morning Year 4,Today you will be going on a wonderful adventure of London . . . from home! You will begin by starting your journey on a virtual bus tour of

London- what famous landmarks can you recognise? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vdxTAFtvsI (watch up to 8 minutes)You have a range of fun activities to try during the day- you can do these

as they interest you, tick them off once you have completed them.

Explore the London landmarks PPT

Task: London word search (see word

document)

Landmarks of London Fact Matching Cards

Task: use the pdf as a guide to create your own game- writing or typing out the facts

London underground- explore the website:

https://tfl.gov.uk/ maps/track/tube

Task: play Underground top

trumps game

Explore Buckingham Palace

Task: make fairy cakes to enjoy an

afternoon tea ‘with the Queen’

Visit the London Eye and see the sights and

streets of London below

Task: create a map of London and key

landmarks

Explore the mechanics of Big Ben

Task: on large paper draw your own version

of Big Ben- how tall can you make it?

Take a tour of the Natural History

museumTask: make a stick

dinosaur

West End MusicalTask: choose a

musical of your choice to watch on YouTube,

make a poster to advertise it

London paper Model challenge

Task: which 3D models can you make?

Follow the given instructions

Have a great day exploring, we hope you enjoy it Year 4 Team x

Extra web links and tasks:

Natural history museum:https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/virtual-museum.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxovPsJ2b6gIVm-vtCh3Hzwx1EAAYASAAEgI5jvD_BwEExplore an area of the museum that intrigues you- what have you learnt? What amazed you?Task: what dinosaurs are kept at the Natural history museum and how do the paleontologists work out where the bones go? Select your favourite dinosaur and go on a hunt for some sticks in your garden to make your own dinosaur picture.

Big Ben:Watch this clip to explore the making of this famous clock tower in London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Elffjsjbio

Buckingham Palace:Take a virtual tour at: https://www.royal.uk/virtual-tours-buckingham-palaceThe Queen also had her birthday during in lockdown this year- normally this is a grand affair but to keep with lockdown rules she did not have big celebrations. Her Royal Chefs shared a special birthday cake recipe, you could making some of these special cakes or follow your own recipe: Share these with your family- sit down and enjoy a cup of ‘British’ tea and have a chat- talking and sharing the places you’d love to visit in London once we can freely travel again

London eye:https://360.visitlondon.com/#Visit London offers a virtual map of the entire city. The tour starts at the top of the London Eye. From there, you can drop down into selected landmarks, like Big Ben or Westminster Abbey, and explore the locations from a street view.Task: create a map of London for tourists marking key landmarks (see the example map). This could be presented as a fold out map or small

leaflet. Geographical skills and fieldwork: use maps, atlases, globes and computer mapping. Include the eight points of a compass.

West End Musical:Some example musicals you could watch on YouTube:Matilda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk0ubU-lqHMAladdin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-gLbgpzCc8Or you could watch clips from lots of different musicals:Lion King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewOAsUWQJvoWicked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ29Aq0KZy4