Year 4 - Learning at Home
In order to develop the children's learning at home and consolidate any previous knowledge acquired in class, please find tasks, worksheets and useful links to the following websites for their use.
Thank you in advance for your continued support and we hope you find this helpful.
Mrs Cox, Mrs Chamberlain and Miss Akhtar.
Week commencing 29.6.20. Updated home learning activities
Please have a look at our word of the week and our weekly spellings for the next 5 weeks:
Log into your Bug Club account and look for our book of the week! Take a look at the reading activity below:
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| Year 4’s Weekly Text week 3 poetry.pptx | Download |
English activities
Focus: Poetry- work through the video lessons and try the independent activity. Have fun!
Lesson 1: word meaning: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/poetry-reading-comprehension-word-meaning
lesson 2: language comprehension: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/poetry-reading-comprehension-language.
Lesson 3: features of poetry: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/features-of-poetry
Lesson 4 : repetitive poetry: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/poetry-write-a-repetitive-poem
Lesson 5: Extended writing: Use the powerpoint slides to help you create your own poem using the template given.
We look forward to reading your poems on Seesaw!
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| Day 5 poetry Excuses.pptx | Download |
Maths activities
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/
Lesson 1: Interpret charts:
Lesson 2: Sum and difference
Lesson 3: Interpreting line graphs
Lesson 4: Creating line graphs
Lesson 5: Maths challenge!
Please look on Seesaw for the daily activity sheets to practise these skills
Creative Curriculum Activities
Work through the lessons and have a go at the follow up activities:
Week commencing 22.6.20 Good morning Year 4
All of the activities below are posted on Seesaw too. We would love to see the work that the children are doing, whilst using Seesaw as a way of sharing this with us.
If your child is having difficulties accessing any of the online learning platforms including Bug Club and Seesaw, please email: Year4@barrview.bham.sch.uk.
Please have a look at our word of the week and our weekly spellings for the next 5 weeks:
Log into your Bug Club account and look for our book of the week! Take a look at the reading activity below:
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| Year 4’s Weekly Text week 2.pptx | Download |
English Activities w.c 22.6.20. Have a look at our daily activities by working through the PowerPoint lessons and tasks . Don't forget to share your wonderful work on Seesaw! Have fun!
Day 1: Expanded noun phrases:
Day 2: Developing Inference
Day 3: Fronted adverbials
Day 4: Using pronouns
Day 5: Descriptive writing
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| writing.docx | Download |
Maths activities w.c 22.6.20
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/
Day 1: pounds and pence
Day 2: ordering money
Day 3: estimating money
Day 4: solve problems with money
Day 5: Challenges and puzzles
Creative Curriculum Activities w.c 22.6.20
Please continue with your POwer project tasks.
In recognition of National Windrush Day this week, the activities provided will help to explain this historical event further for the children.
In light of recent events, we have also provided additional activities, relating to the Black Lives Matter movement.
We would love the children to share their understanding in a method of their choosing (poster, video of their explanation, etc) through their Seesaw profiles.
There are 2 lessons with follow- up activities:
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| Comprehension task George Floyd.docx | Download |
| Daily News article George Floyd.pdf | Download |
| Links to videos.docx | Download |
| should we stand up for others lesson 2.pptx | Download |
| t-t-4091-we-are-all-different-activity-sheets-_ver_1.pdf | Download |
| Task 2 all about me.docx | Download |
| windrush day year 4 lesson 1.ppt | Download |
UPDATE -Week Commencing 15.6.20.
Thank you for all of your hard work and we have loved seeing your home learning activities.
We will now be updating the website weekly with daily resources for English and Maths
All of the below resources will be posted on See Saw too. Remember to upload anything that you do- we love to see your hard work!
- Your Seesaw logins have been sent to you again via Marvellous Me and one of the Year 4 team will be contacting you to make sure that you are able to access your activities.
Have a look at our suggested Year 4 Reading list- can you see your favourite author?
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| reading list.docx | Download |
English Activities W.C 15.6.20
Bug Club Reading focus: The Tale of 2 Poggles. ( you have been allocated this via Bug Club) First of all, look through the PowerPoint and then have a go at the daily activities. We hope you enjoy this book.
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| a_tale_of_two_poggles text.pdf | Download |
| day 1 supported.pdf | Download |
| day 1 vocabulary.pdf | Download |
| day 2 questions.pdf | Download |
| day 3 questions.pdf | Download |
| extra task- advert.pdf | Download |
| letter template day 4 supported.pdf | Download |
| letter template day 4.pdf | Download |
| tale of 2 poggles week 1.pptx | Download |
Here is your weekly book which has been allocated to you on Bug Club this week:
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| Year 4’s Weekly Text week 1.pptx | Download |
Maths Activities w.c 15.6.20
Please have a look at the video lessons below for this week and the daily activities to help you practice the skill.
White Rose Maths: Focus: Decimals; https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/
Lesson 1: Writing Decimals
Lesson 2: Comparing decimals
Lesson 3: Ordering decimals
Lesson 4: Rounding decimals and maths challenges
Why not try our 'Fun Friday' activities too?
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| Year 4’s fun Friday ideas.pptx | Download |
Creative Curriculum Activities: Power Projects
Focus: Reign Over Us 
Here is a writing booklet you may want to have a go at. Also, the Literacy shed website is great too!
https://www.literacyshedplus.com/en-gb/browse/free-resources/key-stage-2-activity-packs - Using this link, you will be able to access a range of activities using engaging and thought-provoking videos.
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| w.c 11.5.20.docx | Download |
Here are some other ideas for you...
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| t-e-2550236-captain-tom-moore-reading-comprehension-lks2_ver_3.pdf | Download |
| T2-E-1143-Year-3-4-Statutory-Spelling-List-Crossword-Pack-_ver_3.pdf | Download |
| t2-e-4117-lks2-uplevelling-sentences-activity-sheets_ver_15.pdf | Download |
| t2-e-41426-ks2-all-about-garden-birds-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity-_ver_7.pdf | Download |
| w.c 11.5.20.docx | Download |
| Year 4 Maths Activity Revision Booklet.pdf | Download |
| Year 4 Summer English Activity Booklet.pdf | Download |
The Summer term's power projects have also been e mailed to all of you ( parents) so please have a go at these and we look forward to seeing them!
Also, daily lessons have arrived on BBC Bitesize with weekly timetables, lessons and activities- everything you need and it matches the curriculum- a great resource!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
Below is the attached document of ideas that you may want to try over the next 2 weeks- focus on 'Family' and ' Your local area'
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| My Family Year 4.docx | Download |
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| Local area project.docx | Download |
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| easter-activity-pack-year 4.doc | Download |
Have a look at this website to help you with any maths learning that you may wish to practise.
There are short video clips followed by an activity so that you can practise the skill:
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| white rose doc.docx | Download |
You might like to think about your favourite book that you may have been reading or think of a film that you have enjoyed watching and complete the reviews below:
You may also want to have a look at the activity journal below, or create one of your own to complete?
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| 2020 Covid-19 time capsule sheets.pdf | Download |
You can still continue to access the activities below and we will continue to update this page with further activities.
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| Correct the sentence punctuation.pdf | Download |
| Fiction Revision Mat.pdf | Download |
| Inference challenge cards.pdf | Download |
| Non Fiction Revision Mat.pdf | Download |
| Poetry Revision Mat.pdf | Download |
| Spring English Activity Booklet.pdf | Download |
| Story settings description writing frames.pdf | Download |
Please find attached Maths task sheets/activities below:
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| Adding 4 Digit Numbers.pdf | Download |
| Maths activity mat 1.pdf | Download |
| Maths activity mat 2.pdf | Download |
| Maths activity mat 3.pdf | Download |
| Maths activity mat 4.pdf | Download |
| Multiplication and Division Booklet.pdf | Download |
| Subtracting 4 Digit Numbers with borrowing.pdf | Download |
| Subtracting 4 Digit Numbers with no borrowing.pdf | Download |
| Telling the Time Game.pdf | Download |
| The Mystery of the Missing Horse Activity Booklet.pdf | Download |
Please find any additional task sheets/activities, which we hope the children can enjoy!
Pre-learning for Summer science topic:
Here are some practical ideas that you may wish to try...
You may like ways to keep your child active. Here are some ideas and links to use at home:
Links for Body Coach:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbFqQarDM50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnKCGY9ZocA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAUckPMJKSY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN0h6EZd6TM
Wake Up Shake Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gUbdNbu6ak
Cosmic kids Yoga