Year 4 Homework Autumn 6

Date set: 21.10.2016

Date Due in: 4.11.2016

-      Reading every day. Please write in your reading diary when you have read.

-      Maths (20mins): Our topic this week is angles and symmetry. Homework will be posted on the mathletics website. Please ask your teacher for a paper copy if you need one or if you have trouble logging on.

-      Times tables. I need to learn my __x table.

-      Blogging (20mins): In science we have been looking at teeth and eating.

This week we would like you to write about the different types of teeth  and their functions in humans (you could also write about other animals) and how to look after them.

You are expected to write at least three paragraphs for this homework. If you type your work in Microsoft word first, it should be at least 250 words.

You will find some information to help you on the following websites. Please remember that your work should be in your own words, so make notes, rather than copy information from the website!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/living_things/teeth_eating/read/1/

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/teethandeating/

Remember to check your work carefully before you post. 

Try to include the features of an explanation text:

o   Present tense

o   Paragraphs

o   Time adverbials eg. next, after, finally

o   Cause and effect conjunctions and adverbials eg. if, so, because, however

-      Spellings (20mins) should be practised for a short time each day, using the words given in sentences.

You need to:

 • look at each word

• say the word

• copy the word in first space

• cover the words and try to write it from memory

• check to see if they are right

• then cover, write and check again

Thursday, 13 October 2016

Year 4 Homework: Autumn Week 5

Date Due in: 21.10.16

 

Reading (every day)

Please write in your reading diary when you have read.

Maths (20mins):

Our topic this week is multiplication and division. Maths homework will be posted on the Mathletics website. Please ask your teacher for a paper copy if you need one or if you have trouble logging on.

I need to learn my ____ x tables.

Literacy (20mins):

You can either submit your homework on paper or post it on your class blog. Links to the blogs can be found in the class pages on the school website.

In ICT we will be designing our own educational games using a programme called Scratch. This week we want you to think about any games that you already play, for example on Mathletics.

Write about your favourite games:

• What are they?
• Why do you enjoy playing them?
• What do you learn from them?
• Do you have any ideas for your own educational game?  

Spellings (20mins):

These should be practised for a short time each day, using the words given in sentences.

You need to:

 • look at each word

• say the word

• copy the word in first space

• cover the words and try to write it from memory

• check to see if they are right

• then cover, write and check again

The Digestive System

Friday, 7 October 2016

The Digestive System

Your homework this week is to make notes about the digestive system. Please do this on paper-do not write on the blog for this activity. 

Make sure that you make notes, rather than write in full sentences. Please do not just copy out information. 

For example using this information, 

Information from the website:

Chewing - Chewing is the first stage of the digestive system. When you chew your food it breaks up big pieces into little pieces that are easier to digest and swallow. Also, your saliva is more than just water. It has special enzymes in it that start to break down starchy food (potatoes, bread) while you chew.

I can make these notes.

My notes:

Chewing: first stage, breaks up big pieces easier to digest. Saliva, special enzymes for starchy food.;

You may find some of these websites useful: 

http://www.ducksters.com/science/digestive_system.php

http://www.ngkids.co.uk/science-and-nature/digestive-system

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/bodyandmedicine/digestivesystem/

You may also find this video useful:

http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/dsmovie.html

Alien Explanation

If an alien came down to Earth from another planet he would probably be very confused by a lot of things he would find here. Look around your house. There are a lot of things in your house that would confuse an alien. You probably take a lot of these things for granted. Things like a television, a games console, a computer, a vacuum cleaner, and a washing machine would probably be unknown to the alien.

Imagine an alien did land on Earth and that you made friends with it. Choose an item from the list above, or use an idea of your own, and explain what it is to the alien. Write your explanation down. Think about what the thing is used for, how you use it and how it works. 

Remember to read through your work carefully before you post and check for spelling and punctuation errors.