Outline of Our Work for The Summer Term – Year 4
Numeracy:
We will be developing these skills and concepts:
● 4 & 5 digits numbers
● multiplying & dividing by 10 & 100
● times tables - 11 & 12
● ladder method multiplication
● Roman numerals
● area & perimeter
● properties of 2D & 3D shapes
● 2 place decimals, percentages and their equivalent fractions
How you can help:
● Ensure all ActiveLearn allocated online homework is completed on time
● Continue to practise & master times tables up to 12.
● Apply the above concepts to multi-step word problems.
● Discuss & practise money problems when shopping or in restaurants.
● Calculate area & perimeter of rooms/garden/objects at home.
Language and Literacy:
We will be developing these skills and concepts:
Grammar:
● negative word contractions
● pronouns
● synonym verbs
● adverb clauses
Spelling:
● homophones
● syllables
● -ive suffixes
● unstressed vowels
Creative Writing:
● summaries
● solving problems in stories
● advertisements
● points of views -book blurbs
Reading/Comprehension:
● reading independently a variety of genres & answering questions to demonstrate
understanding
● give full written response to text restating the question
● give an oral response/opinion about text & listen to other’s responses
● using a dictionary to help & inform understanding
● skimming & scanning techniques for locating keywords & relevant information
How you can help:
● visit the library as often as possible - take out CDs and DVDs as well as books..
● buy dual-language books if English isn’t your family’s first language - you can talk about
books and stories, and develop a love for them, in any language.
● look for books on topics that you know your child is interested in
● make sure that children’s books and dictionaries are easily accessible around your home.
● take time to discuss & ask questions about characters, settings, plots and vocabulary.
Science:
Animals Including Humans- Teeth, Digestion & Food Chains
We will be developing these​ skills ​and concepts:
● Learn about the first stage of the digestive system, consider why our teeth are different
shapes and have different functions ( ​exploring, researching, analysing secondary
sources)
● Use everyday objects to demonstrate the human digestive system (​exploring)
● Use physical activity to demonstrate an understanding of the functions of each part of the
digestive system (​exploring)
● Find out what we can learn from a poo (​exploring, researching, analysing secondary
sources)
● Interpret food chains and discuss the impact of changes to a chain (​exploring, researching,
analysing secondary sources)
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discuss the differences between human & animal teeth
allow your children access to relevant information about the human digestive system
schedule your bi-annual dentist appointment with a view to discussing the structure of
teeth,care & hygiene
watch wildlife programs which explain how digestive system works in animals
History:
The Ancient Egyptians
We will be developing these skills and concepts:
● Investigate through role play & drama the experience of Ancient Egyptians
● Explore emotions & feelings related to event in this period
● Using timelines to order events
● Use appropriate vocabulary related to topic
● Understand that information can be found from a variety of sources
What we will be covering this topic:
● Who were the Ancient Egyptians?
● What was life like in Ancient Egypt?
● Study of mummies
● Tutankhamun
How you can help
● Support and complement your child’s knowledge with information from books, documentaries
and the internet.
● Visit any museums that have Ancient Egyptians exhibits.
● Encourage art & craft activities that reflect ancient Egyptian culture.
Homework serves to reinforce the learning which takes place in school.
● Homework activities set for your child may not always correspond to the order of the skills listed
above.
● Homework sheets must be signed by parents each week​;​ this signals to teachers that an
effective dialogue has taken place between each child and their parent.
Year 4 half termly project is:
We will be learning about Ancient Egyptians during this Summer term. Please
bring in ​one research task​ and ​one creative activity​ from the list provided below.
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Research tasks:
​Use hieroglyphs to write a message.
​Create a fact file on a famous Ancient Egyptian.
​Write an explanation for how the pyramids were constructed.
​Create a project book on different aspects of Ancient Egyptian life e.g. work,
family, religion.
​Find out some interesting facts about Ancient Egypt and create a multiple choice
quiz.
​Research the importance of the River Nile and how it was used.
​Write a biography of an Ancient Egyptian God & illustrate .
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Creative Tasks:
​Design a death mask for Tutankhamun.
​Design / make an Ancient Egyptian Mummy Sarcophagus.
​Make a pyramid model. Could you show what it might look like inside?
​Design a tourist leaflet to encourage tourists to visit Egypt.
​Create top trump cards using Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses.
​Make a set of Canopic Jars
​Design and make an Egyptian cartouche or jewellery.
​Make your own mummy and tomb.
​Mummify an apple!
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We look forward to sharing your work.
Useful websites:
http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/games/discover-ancient-egypt/discover-ancient-egy
pt/egyptian-tomb-adventure/
http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-egypt.html
http://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/egypt/ten-facts-about-ancient-egyp
t/
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt.php
DUE DATE: Friday 16th JUNE, 2017
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