Learning Project week 3 ‘East’

Year 4Weekly Maths Tasks – aim to do one

per dayWeekly Reading Tasks – aim to do one per

dayTry to do 10 minutes of arithmetic/ mental maths each day:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train (Choose any of the multiplication activities)

https://www.timestables.com/rally.html (a range of times tables games to test and challenge you!)

Year 4 skills check : (answers published next week) Reproduced by kind permission of mathsbox.org.uk

Answers from last week: 1. 6.05, 2. 910

, 3. £15, 4. 834, 5. 2249, 6. 2.1, 7. 6306 6360 6603, 8. 256.6, 9. 120, 10. 1.1 1.11 White Rose Maths has daily maths lessons

for you to work through:https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/ Watch the video, pausing to do the activities when you are told. The BBC are providing free worksheets to support the White Rose Maths lessons. Access these here.From May 4th, White Rose Maths are charging for their worksheets – your school may provide you with a code to access these – the BBC sheets are completely compatible with White Rose.

Try to read every day. There are some ideas here:

This story is an ancient Chinese tale:https://readon.myon.co.uk/reader/index.html?a=uk_rch_jade_f08 1. Read chapter 1. How would you describe the

brothers? How are they different? Do you think they have a good relationship?

2. Read chapter 2. What signs are there that the Jade Dragon is a magical object?

3. Read chapter 3. How has the Jade Dragon changed the way Zhou feels about himself?

4. Read chapter 4. What evidence is there that Zhou was nervous when he met the princess?

5. Read to the end of the story. Do you think the Jade Dragon was magical or not? Why do you think that?

6. Have you ever had a lucky object? How did it make you feel? Do you believe in luck or do you believe that luck is inside you?

7. What is the moral of this story? Do you know any other stories that have a similar moral?

Audible have made all their children’s books free while schools are closed. Choose one and listen:

https://stories.audible.com/discovery Read a book of your choice to an adult. Talk about

the story and the characters. Predict what you think might happen next. Explain why you like/ do not like the book.

Read the text about The Fable of the Two Doves. Choose the 2 or 3 star level. Go to https://www.twinkl.co.uk and enter the code parentstwinklhelps.Answer the questions. Ask an adult at home to mark your work for you using the answers provided.

Weekly Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar Tasks – aim to do one per

day

Weekly Writing tasks – aim to do one per day

Choose some of these tasks to learn how to spell words ending with -ous.

Nouns are naming words for a general person, place or thing. Verbs are actions that show what is happening in a sentence. Sort the words below into groups of nouns and verbs.

cat hole hopping bread build castle bake shark feel glide pour skating skate

Sometimes, words can be both nouns and verbs. Example: Can you match the words and pictures?We went to the match together.

In the first sentence, match is the verb. In the second sentence, match is the noun.

Write sentences like the examples for these words:a) pointb) fallc) plantd) washe) jump

Play and practise words from the year 3 and 4 statutory spelling list.

Focus: writing instructions Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into

decorative shapes and figures Follow the instructions to make an origami fortune teller. You will need:a single sheet of square white paper 15 by 15 cm crayons or felt tipsMethod:1. Create an “X” crease. Fold the paper in half

so that the top right corner meets the bottom left corner. Use your finger to make a good crease and unfold the paper. Then fold the paper the opposite way, joining the top left corner with the bottom right. Make a good crease and unfold.

2. Make a cross crease. Fold the paper in half again, meeting the bottom edge up with the top edge. Make a crease, then unfold. Repeat this along the vertical axis, make a crease, and unfold the paper

3. Fold all 4 corners to meet the centre. You should end up with a smaller square than you had before.

4. Turn your paper over and fold all 4 corners to the centre again. You will now have an even smaller square.

5. Decorate your fortune teller. You now have 8 triangles (4 triangular flaps that are divided in half by folds). Colour each of the 8 triangles with different colours. Write a ‘fortune’ on the underside of each triangle. Fortune ideas include: You will have a wonderful day today. A friend will call you tomorrow. You will get an A on your next test. Be careful on Wednesday.

6. Play with your fortune teller. Tell a friend to choose a number from 1-8. Open and close the fortune teller that number of times. Next, tell the friend to choose 1 of the four colours they see. Lift up that colour flap and read your friend their ‘fortune’.

Make a list of all the imperatives in the instructions (remember, these are bossy verbs) E.g. Create.. How clear were the instructions? Were any parts unclear? Why? What would make the instructions easier to follow?

Look at the shape below. Try to instruct a friend or member of your family to draw it. Think carefully about how to make it clear what you want. What kind of language makes it easier to follow the instructions?

Now swap roles and ask your partner to describe a difficult shape to you.

What does this experience tell you about the importance of clear instructions?

Look at the shape from yesterday. Try writing the instructions for drawing it. What equipment is needed? Where should the person start? What order should they do each part in? What special vocabulary will you need? How will the person know if they have been successful? Use sub-headings and numbered steps to help the person to follow the instructions. Give the instructions to someone to follow. Did they manage it?

Write the instructions for making a sandwich. Use sub-headings and numbered steps. Think carefully about your experience of following instructions when you made the fortune teller. Try to make the instructions clear by using simple language and short sentences. Check you have used imperatives.

Remind yourself of how to make a panda origami bookmark from the Design and Technology task below. Write the instructions for how to make one. Make sure you include every stage. Use imperatives and simple, clear language. Give the instructions to somebody at home to follow. Did they manage it? Were your instructions clear enough?

Learning Project to be done throughout the week

Science: All animals, including humans, are born, they get older and bigger and some will go on to have children. In the end, all animals die. We call this a life cycle. This diagram shows the life cycle of a butterfly. Animals are small when they start life. Over time they grow bigger and their bodies change. When they are grown up, they might reproduce and have young animals of their own. These children will get older and may eventually also have children too, and so the life cycle keeps going!

Plants have life cycles too. Watch this clip that explains how plant life cycles work.

Plants disperse their seeds in lots of different ways. Some seeds are transported by the wind and are shaped to float, glide or spin through the air. Plants growing near a river or the sea may use the flowing water to transport their seeds. Some seed pods are designed to explode and throw the seeds a good distance from the parent plant. Many plants also use animals to carry their seeds. This type of seed may have handy hooks which attach to an animal’s fur. Alternatively, the plants might make tasty fruit to enclose the seeds, which attract animals to eat them or bury them for later.

Look closely at these seeds. See if you can find any of them in your garden or in a park. Identify any characteristics that help you to work out how they are dispersed.

Dandelions Peas Sycamore Coconut palm Burdock Hazelnuts Blackberries

When you have predicted how you think each one is dispersed, check your answers by looking them up on this website: https://kids.kiddle.co/Seed_dispersal

The lotus flower is a very important symbol in China because of its life cycle. Can you find out what is special about it?

Art & Design: Re-read the Fable of the Two Doves from the reading activities above. This story has been used as inspiration for artwork for hundreds of years. It is called Willow Pattern and is often used on plates and tableware in Britain. You may have some at home. What elements from the story can you see on the plate?On a paper plate, or circle of white paper, use a white wax crayon or a white candle to draw part of the willow pattern. You could choose the birds, the boat, the fence in the garden, etc. You won’t be able to see what you have drawn. Then wash all over the paper with thin blue paint and the wax picture will show up. This technique is called relief painting.

History: The Shang Dynasty was the earliest dynasty in China that we know much about and it ruled from about 1600-1046 BC. A dynasty is a society ruled by a line of kings from the same family. Go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z39j2hv/articles/z2ckrwx and watch the video about the Shang Dynasty. Complete the activities that follow the video. There are lots more videos to explore about the Shang Dynasty: find out what life was like, what jobs people did, how they won battles and who the people prayed to. Choose one to watch and write down at least 5 important facts about the Shang Dynasty.

Do you notice any similarities between the Shang dynasty and another ancient civilisation you may have learned about? (Greeks or Egyptians)

Geography: The Himalayas are a mountain range in South Asia, the highest in the world. The west end is in Pakistan. They run through India, Nepal, Bhutan and China. The 15 highest mountains in the world are in the Himalayas. The main ones are the Mount Everest, K2, Annapurna and Nanga Parbat. Mount Everest is the highest mountain on the face of the Earth. Mount Everest is 8,849 metres tall. There are over 100 mountains in the range. Of the fifteen highest mountain peaks in the World, nine of them are in the Himalayas. The word "Himalaya"

means House of Snow in Sanskrit (an old Indian language). The Himalayas are so high that they kept the Indian and Chinese people separate from each other most of the time.

Have you ever wondered how mountains are formed? This clip explains the process. Try to recreate this type of mountain formation using something at home: playdough, towels, slices of bread, anything that will crumple and rise up. Create two flat ‘plates’ and push them against each other until they rise up to form a mountain range. Take a picture or draw what you did and explain what happened.

French: Watch the story of Tchi le Panda being read. It is the story of a panda who sneezes a lot. In the story, 2 things make Tchi almost sneeze. Can you find the French words for them?A useful phrase in French is il y a… It means there is…

Write sentences describing the animals you can see here using il y a … The panda is done for you:

un cochon un lapin un mouton un serpent un oiseau

Design & Technology: watch this video and follow it to make an origami panda bookmark. Now that you know how to make a panda, can you adapt the design to make other animals? Could you adapt the design or materials to make the bookmark stronger so it lasts longer? How could you do that? Could you make a waterproof bookmark for reading on the beach or by the pool? Draw and label your new design, explaining how you have adapted the original design to be more durable.

PSHCE: Olympic and Paralympic Values Japan was due to host the Olympic Games in July 2020 but this has been postponed to July 2021 because of the Covid 19 virus. The Olympic Games are made up of three Olympic values – Friendship, Respect, and Excellence – along with the four Paralympic values – Determination, Inspiration, Equality and Courage. Think of people who demonstrate the Olympic and Paralympic values particularly well. This may be someone you know or somebody famous. Draw a picture or copy a photo of this person and explain how this person has demonstrated the values.

RE: Why are festivals important to religious communities? In Japan, there are different festivals. In July, a huge festival takes place called Gion Matsuri to appease Gods who are thought to cause fires, floods and earthquakes. It is celebrated for the whole month of July with something happening every day. Another special festival celebrated between the 13th and 17th July is Mitama Matsuri. The Shinto Yasukuni Shrine is normally a relatively quiet place of worship. But in mid-July, between the 13th and 17th approximately, its twenty thousand lanterns light the central path and provide an opportunity for a walk and to buy food or trinkets sold on small stalls. An event rich in colour, it reveals a Japan that celebrates the here-and-now without flouting the respect of its ancestors. The cherry blossom festival is a celebration of the beauty of nature throughout Japan that sees the Japanese gather together for food, drink, songs and friendship while the flowers are in bloom. All of these festivals are celebrated in different ways. Think about the hopes and expectations of these festivals for the future and the shared values, beliefs, and commitments that are celebrated. Think about the festivals of Christmas, Hanukah and Eid and how believers express the meaning of religious festivals through symbols, sounds, actions, story and rituals. Create a table showing the differences and similarities.

Christmas Hanukah Eid Symbols usedSoundsActionsStoriesRituals

PE: Every day, Joe Wicks has a 30-minute workout at 9 am. Join in via youtube.

Family learning

Have a mini Olympic tournament with people who you live with. Who is the champion at running, jumping, cycling, gymnastics and any other favourite sport that you have? Make medal to award. Take photos of the medal presentation. Who is the Olympic Champion in your house?