Year 4 LiteracyAesop’s Fables

28.04.20

Aesop’s Fables

Aesop’s Fables are a collection of short stories said to have been told by Aesop, a slave in Ancient Greece. These stories have been passed down for generations, and each one contains a message, known as a moral, which teaches the reader a lesson about how to live their life.

Watch these animated examples of his most popular fables:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=o-M8rKiq35s&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RKB_zNCrJw

Dictionary DefinitionsCan you match the vocabulary from the reading comprehension to the correct definition?

appetite very quickly or immediately; without delay

even-tempered a natural desire especially for food

promptly a large branch of a tree

limb having a feeling that something is wrong; causing questions or doubt

suspiciously not easily upset or made angry

wits the ability to understand, think or know

Year 4 LiteracyNature Trail

28.04.20

Nature Trail Poem

Nature Trail was written by the poet Benjamin Zephaniah. He enjoys being close to nature and animals, and in this poem, he describes all the wildlife that he sees in his garden. He encourages us to think about the importance of having a garden. Benjamin is a performance poet and this poem has a sing-song rhythm. Read the poem out loud to a family member and look out for pairs of rhyming words.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjhhvcw/articles/zqjgrdm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4mmn39/articles/z83g2nb

Dictionary DefinitionsCan you match the vocabulary to the correct definition?

easy-going words that sound similar to each other when you say or hear them

constant relaxed and not easily upset or worried

deserve a regular repeated pattern of beats, sounds, activity or movements.

rhyme remaining steady and unchanged

rhythm to be qualified for or worthy of

Poem writing, Brain hurting, Thought provoking

Year 4 Additional Literacy Task

28.04.20

Kennings are like riddles and are a type of poem. They describe something without saying what it is. Each line in a kenning poem has only two words. The two words are usually a noun and a verb or a noun and a noun. This two-word phrase is used instead of a one-word noun.

Bible reader

Prayer giver

God follower

Heat giver

Light maker

Tan provider

Kennings were originally used in Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon poems. We use kennings in our everyday language, such as 'sky-scraper' for a very tall building. Kennings describe what a person, idea or object is or does.

Kennings came into our language via the Anglo-Saxon and Norse

cultures. These people came from what is now Scandinavia and

northern Germany.

The two-word format for a kenning relates to the Old Norse tradition of naming things like weapons, e.g. Skull Splitter or Blood Taker.

The word ‘kenning’ derives from the Old Norse word ‘kenna eitt við’, which means ‘to express a thing in terms of another’.

Did you know?

Paw lickerMilk drinkerBall chaserDog hater

Mouse catcherStroke lover

Ball chaserCrowd pleaser

Fast runnerSneaky diverGoal scorerMate hugger

Nappy changerDinner makerFace kisserBig hugger

Mistake forgiverTaxi driver

Challenge setterWhistle blowerCoffee drinkerBoard writerBook ticker

Children helper

Now look at these examples...

Hard workersFriend makersAward winnersPE loversPoint gettersExample setters

Year 4

Great jumperWater drinkerStraw eaterStrong walkerRace runnerHuman carrier

Corner takerGoal scorerBall chaserTeam playerLA loverTattoo wearer

Animal worrierQuick moverMeat eaterPaw lickerPrey hunterWood dwellerMoon howlerNight prowler